Dolson selected as finalist for WBCA Defensive POY [merged]

[pap49cba]

Others are Sims and Ogwumike. LINK

 

[UcMiami]

http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/040314aaa.html

Chiney and Sims are her competition which I find a little odd and suggest to me that she has a strong chance of winning

 

[Sakibomb25]

Why is this odd to you? Sims is a great on-ball defender and Ogwumike is the three-time Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year. How would the inclusion of both Sims and Ogwumike suggest that Dolson has a strong chance of winning? I think all three are worthy winners.

 

[meyers7]

http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/040314aaa.html

Chiney and Sims are her competition which I find a little odd and suggest to me that she has a strong chance of winning

One would think.

 

[UcMiami]

Why is this odd to you? Sims is a great on-ball defender and Ogwumike is the three-time Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year. How would the inclusion of both Sims and Ogwumike suggest that Dolson has a strong chance of winning? I think all three are worthy winners.

I think Sims with her incredible offensive output this year really wasn't able to expend the same energy she did in previous years on defense - in the games I saw, I just didn't think she was as disruptive or intense on defense.
Chiney really the same observation.
Honestly I don't think any of the three candidates are particularly noteworthy in the realm of someone like Kelly Faris or Griner, but with Stef playing on by far the best defensive team in the country* she may have an edge when it comes to a defensive award.

*New blocks record (73 more blocks than #2 SC), 6.2 PPG better defense than the next closest team Presbyterian, 2.7% better % FG defense than the number two team Hampton