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Naismith Award finalists

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RoadWarrior said:
@FanSince17, are you rewriting the Naismith Awards process? This year, as last year, 10 semifinalists were whittled down to four finalists (Paige, JuJu, Lauren, and Hannah).
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Now you know that I'm on the committee!
This may be sacrilege- Booker for Azzi. Why did I just say that? Count to 10 before hitting return.
 
I feel for Kiki Rice, who all the advanced metrics clearly have as UCLA's best player yet Lauren Betts is getting all the publicity.

This award is for Sarah to lose as any and every analytical score has her as the clear #1. Hannah Hidalgo is the #2 across HerHoopStat, Bart Torvik, BPM, PER....

Now whether these pundits actually use analytics is another question. Sarah is only a sophomore so if they choose Azzi, I would not be upset. I would eventually get over my angst if Blakes wins the award. Betts? Not...so....much...
 
I'm sitting here saying who is that Sarah. I don't see Sarah in that half shot. Yeah, I know. Who else would it be dummy!
 
I think Hidalgo should be nominated for player of the year. I think she will win defensive player of the year though. So, maybe that can be a consolation prize?

Sarah strong will likely win national player of the year.

And I think Shea Ralph will win national head coach of the year.
 
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So pleased to see Azzi on this list. It’s more validation for her decision to stay another year. I think it’s between Strong and Blakes, but to be top 4 is an accomplishment.

On edit to add: I’m not sure Strong will win DPOY. Her defense relies on quiet, sneaky play rather than the more in your face obvious defense.

As an aside, how often do guards win DPOY?
 
So here’s my question. Does being a nominee for NDPOY enhance your chances for NPOY? You would think so.

Both Betts and Sarah are listed on both. While I don’t think Sarah will win NDPOY, I would be very surprised if she doesn’t win NPOY.
 
WBBZen said:
I am fairly certain Sarah is going to sweep the awards like Paige did
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Paige did not win the Wade Trophy as a freshman, because freshmen were not eligible. NaLyssa Smith won that award, the only NPOY that Paige did not win. Subsequently, the WBCA changed the eligibility to include freshmen, and Paige did win the Wade Trophy last year.
 
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oldude said:
Paige did not win the Wade Trophy as a freshman, because freshmen were not eligible. NaLyssa Smith won that award, the only NPOY that Paige did not win. Subsequently, the WBCA changed the eligibility to include freshmen, and Paige did win the Wade Trophy last year.
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Paige also shared the Freshman NPOY award with CaitlinClark
 
browns said:
Paige also shared the Freshman NPOY award with CaitlinClark
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There is no “Freshman NPOY”. It’s Freshman of the Year. Paige was the 2020-21 (all classes - no restrictions) unanimous NPOY.

https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/seasons/women/2021.html#all_award-winners

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oldude said:
I think Browns is referring to the WBCA freshman of the year award, which was shared by Paige & CC, at a time when the WBCA NPOY was not available to freshmen.
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It’s in the pic of my post. There is a tendency by some to push this Paige vs Caitlin narrative. Both players are friends and their achievements stand on their own merit.
 
NycUcWbbFan said:
It’s in the pic of my post. There is a tendency by some to push this Paige vs Caitlin narrative. Both players are friends and their achievements stand on their own merit.
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For what it’s worth, Wikipedia lists both Paige & CC as the WBCA FOY’s and there were several news stories at the time saying as much.
 
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