Hays & Voepel pick their Player, Coach, and Freshmen of the year. Plus AA's.

[Ozzie Nelson]

Sorry, but her name was Felina! And the poor cowboy dies in the end.

Now I can't get that tune out of my head!!!

 

[MilfordHusky]

Duke 27, UConn 3.

Thanks. I saw that right after I finished my post. I stand by my statement that EW dominated a soft league. There are only 2 players in this conversation and they are very close--just as with the HG rankings last year. I can see the argument for Elizabeth, but I give a slight edge to Kaleena.

 

[jsloanjr]

Williams suffered again top 10 comp and that is why Duke got bounced early. Williams beats up teams in the ACC.....Maybe, there is a reason she choose Duke over UCONN....Williams needs more quality players around her next season......Wait until she gets a look at next years UCONN team.......

 

[UConnCat]

ESPN.com just announced Williams as its FOY. Griner is POY and Crowley is COY.

http://espn.go.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7666051/brittney-griner-player-year

 

[doggydaddy]

Williams suffered again top 10 comp and that is why Duke got bounced early. Williams beats up teams in the ACC.....Maybe, there is a reason she choose Duke over UCONN....Williams needs more quality players around her next season......Wait until she gets a look at next years UCONN team.......

Williams suffered against top 10 comp?

vs ND 16 points, 13 rebounds, 7 blocks
vs UK 17 points, 6 rebounds, 1 block
vs UConn 10 points, 4 rebounds, 3 blocks
vs Maryland 16 points, 7 rebounds, 2 blocks
vs Maryland 19 points, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks
vs Miami 19 points, 9 rebounds, 2 blocks

Those were the only games against top 10 teams. No suffering there.

Maybe there is a reason she chose Duke over Uconn? Yeah, Duke is a great school with a very good basketball program. And closer to home. And UConn was never really in the mix.

 

[doggydaddy]

Congrats to Williams!

 

[MilfordHusky]

ESPN.com just announced Williams as its FOY. Griner is POY and Crowley is COY.

http://espn.go.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/7666051/brittney-griner-player-year

Correlation with Graham's and Mechelle's picks is not a coincidence. They had major input in the selection. Certainly EW is not a bad choice.

As Alex noted, UConn's opponents had better look out for KML. She's on a mission!

 

[doggydaddy]

Are there more than one FOY awards given out? Other organizations?

 

[MilfordHusky]

Are there more than one FOY awards given out? Other organizations?

I think so. Probably AP. Possibly the WBCA. Gatorade?

 

[CamrnCrz1974]

Williams suffered against top 10 comp?

vs ND 16 points, 13 rebounds, 7 blocks
vs UK 17 points, 6 rebounds, 1 block
vs UConn 10 points, 4 rebounds, 3 blocks
vs Maryland 16 points, 7 rebounds, 2 blocks
vs Maryland 19 points, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks
vs Miami 19 points, 9 rebounds, 2 blocks

Those were the only games against top 10 teams. No suffering there.

Maybe there is a reason she chose Duke over Uconn? Yeah, Duke is a great school with a very good basketball program. And closer to home. And UConn was never really in the mix.

She is also pre-med and will eventually be part of the CAPE program, the way Alison Bales, Emily Waner, and Georgia Schweitzer were.

 

[triaddukefan]

Williams suffered again top 10 comp and that is why Duke got bounced early. Williams beats up teams in the ACC.....Maybe, there is a reason she choose Duke over UCONN....Williams needs more quality players around her next season......Wait until she gets a look at next years UCONN team.......

This post doesnt make alot of sense to me.... but since Im a guest...

 

[doggydaddy]

This post doesnt make alot of sense to me.... but since Im a guest...

I took care of it for you.

 

[pinotbear]

For the benefit of city-slickers who are unfamiliar with Marty Robbins's "El Paso," it's an all-time country favorite that tells the story of a cowboy who falls totally in love with a Mexican girl in Rose's Cantina, named...............[ta-da]

And, if you get the chance, look up Raul Malo's cover, on Youtube. Fabulous voice, fabulous version.

KALEENA!

 

[VAUConnFan]

For the benefit of city-slickers who are unfamiliar with Marty Robbins's "El Paso," it's an all-time country favorite that tells the story of a cowboy who falls totally in love with a Mexican girl in Rose's Cantina, named...............[ta-da]

KALEENA!

You get an "and one" if you can remember the B side.

 

[VAUConnFan]

Sorry, but her name was Felina! And the poor cowboy dies in the end.

I always thought her name was Selena.

 

[CL82]

Disagree with Tina Martin and think that KML should be FOY. Of course if you agree that no UConn players belong on these lists then should Geno as coach of the soon to be #1 seeded UConn be COY? He's hidden this teams' shortcomings exceptionally well.

 

[triaddukefan]

Is there an actual trophy or medal or anything that comes along with being recognized by espn.com ???

 

[Aluminny69]

You get an "and one" if you can remember the B side.

The song was about five minutes long, so they put a shorter version on the flip side.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Is there an actual trophy or medal or anything that comes along with being recognized by espn.com ???

A studio tour escorted by Maya Moore.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Are there more than one FOY awards given out? Other organizations?

Perhaps the most prestigious freshman award has not been announced yet.

I predict that Kaleena will be the overwhelming winner of the Boneyard National Freshman of the Year Award.

 

[justML]

Is there an actual trophy or medal or anything that comes along with being recognized by espn.com ???

Some say your mother gets a house.

 

[VAUConnFan]

The song was about five minutes long, so they put a shorter version on the flip side.

The B side of our 45 was Running Gun.

 

[Kevin G]

Williams suffered against top 10 comp?

vs ND 16 points, 13 rebounds, 7 blocks
vs UK 17 points, 6 rebounds, 1 block
vs UConn 10 points, 4 rebounds, 3 blocks
vs Maryland 16 points, 7 rebounds, 2 blocks
vs Maryland 19 points, 7 rebounds, 3 blocks
vs Miami 19 points, 9 rebounds, 2 blocks

Those were the only games against top 10 teams. No suffering there.

Maybe there is a reason she chose Duke over Uconn? Yeah, Duke is a great school with a very good basketball program. And closer to home. And UConn was never really in the mix.

Does Maryland count? They dont play defense

 

[CamrnCrz1974]

Duke 27, UConn 3.

Actually, UConn #7 and Duke #16, according to the Jeff Sagarin/CBN Women's College Basketball Ratings. Not quite the same difference.

Of note, Notre Dame and UConn have the most wins (11) against Top 25 competition. While Tennessee ranks #2 in strength of schedule, the Lady Vols went 4-5 against the RPI Top 25, while UConn went 11-4 (Notre Dame went 11-3).

Another interesting statistic...UConn went 3-3 against teams in the RPI Top 5. Notre Dame went 3-2 against the RPI Top 5. Tennessee went 0-3. Duke went 0-2.

Also, UConn was the only team to play every available school in the top RPI Top 5 (Baylor, Notre Dame, Stanford, and Duke, with UConn, obviously, being the other team).

 

[CamrnCrz1974]

Disagree with Tina Martin and think that KML should be FOY. Of course if you agree that no UConn players belong on these lists then should Geno as coach of the soon to be #1 seeded UConn be COY? He's hidden this teams' shortcomings exceptionally well.

Have to agree. Martin did a great job making sure to surround Delle Donne with other players. Plenty of schools have one great player, but Martin did a good job managing the rest of the team and getting them to step up. Not quite sure that is COY-worthy, though.

Geno has done a great job. UConn does not really have a power forward. But the talent he does have were top ten players/All-Americans in high school. That will hurt him with some voters, despite the fact he has overcome a lack of a depth, the absence of a power forward, and the loss of one of the greatest players in the history of WCBB,

Mulkey might be a popular choice because her team is undefeated and ranked #1. But has Baylor really surpassed expectations? They were favored to be a Final Four team going into this year.

Just some random musings...