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PAIGE ESPN Player Of The Year

Well deserved for Paige. Dana Evans and Caitlin Clark would’ve been my other choices in contention.

Frese also is deserving of the COY award. Losing what they did to graduation, the transfers of Austin, Mikesell, and Owens, and injuries to Reese and Lewis, I did not think they would be doing well as they’re currently doing at this point.
 
Fairfield Fan said:
Geno got jobbed!!!! This was perhaps his best coaching effort EVER!
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Weren’t you all complaining about his coaching during and after the Arkansas game? No doubt Geno has done great this year, as always, but I’m not sure why you’d say he was robbed. Frese lost all five starters, lost her top freshmen (a #2 recruit) to injury, and has the Terps at 22-2 while leading the nation in scoring.
 
Sched234 said:
Weren’t you all complaining about his coaching during and after the Arkansas game? No doubt Geno has done great this year, as always, but I’m not sure why you’d say he was robbed. Frese lost all five starters, lost her top freshmen (a #2 recruit) to injury, and has the Terps at 22-2 while leading the nation in scoring.
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If Geno loses a game, he’s ineligible. I believe that’s in the bylaws.

He did a great job this year, but no issues at all with Frese winning. They could have had a down year easily, but she patched up their holes and has them playing really well. And you can always use the card against Geno that four of his five starters were top 5 recruits (two No. 1s, a No. 2 and a No. 5), so we should be good, even if a bit young.
 
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Huskyfaninsd said:
Congrats to Paige! Happy for her. Well deserved!

Was it me or did the article at times seemed petty? Almost sounded like she cited why Geno thinks she is player of the year, and not so much why they voted her player of the year. In addition, it seems like there is more Power 5 conf propaganda. I feel like we are hearing more about conference inferiority than when we were in the AAC.
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ESPN is still PO'd that UConn bolted to the Big East. They messed up their plan of having UConn games that were televised by SNY on ESPN+ forcing thousands of viewers to pay their streaming fees. Then without UConn many of the games that the AAC played did not have the numbers that they expected.
 
jaydee602 said:
No problem with Brenda Freese winning Coach of the Year as there were several worthy candidates. As a UCONN diehard, I believe that Kellie Miller deserves some consideration. She not only did a great job in improving a struggling Tennesseee team on the court, she also restored credibility to a storied franchise in only two seasons.
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Harper?
 
PB earned this honor and it will not be her last. There are some great players who had excellent years but she rose to the top.

I'm not super crazy about Freeze's personality but she definitely took what could have been a middling season and they rose to the occasion. Blair should have also garnered some consideration but no issues with Brenda winning.
 
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jaydee602 said:
No problem with Brenda Freese winning Coach of the Year as there were several worthy candidates. As a UCONN diehard, I believe that Kellie Miller deserves some consideration. She not only did a great job in improving a struggling Tennesseee team on the court, she also restored credibility to a storied franchise in only two seasons.
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Kelly Jolly Harper is the coach at Tennessee. Miller was an excellent player in college and the W.

It’s ironic that Brenda won the award for recovering well after chasing major talent—Staiti, Slocum, Mikesell, Owens, and Austin—out of College Park.
 
Congratulations to Paige! Very deserving.
Congratulations also to Frese. She did a very fine job this year.
 
Sched234 said:
Weren’t you all complaining about his coaching during and after the Arkansas game? No doubt Geno has done great this year, as always, but I’m not sure why you’d say he was robbed. Frese lost all five starters, lost her top freshmen (a #2 recruit) to injury, and has the Terps at 22-2 while leading the nation in scoring.
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I'm not mad about Frese winning the award, but celebrating how she's responded to the five starters she lost (which the program is really pushing) seems a little... icky.

She lost three seniors to graduation... fine.

But...

Owusu started 16/32 games and is back, and I have issue with celebrating how a coach recovers after losing two of your top players to transfer -- neither of whom transferred to a program closer to home.

So celebrate the season and how you've developed this team, but don't say you lost all of your starters (because you didn't, really...) and maybe take a good look at why two of your starting underclassmen from last year are currently starting elsewhere.

(Disclaimer, I also don't think that Geno should have won it, either. Gary Blair would have earned my vote.)
 
I would have voted for Kelly Harper but Brenda deserved it..what I can't understand is she is and has been a great recruiter..but an awful lot of great talent goes there for a year and than transfers..why?
 
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jazz said:
I don't care so much about individual awards and I doubt GA cares either.

I have no idea who should win the coach of the year award but I do know that GA has 2 players who were number one in their class and one is a generational talent. They are a bit young but GA still has some amazing talent from the HS Level. He also has maybe two top 5 recruits and several other top recruits so this is probably why he didn't win the award. Most coaches would die for what GA has, but they can't recruit like him. He is hands down, the best recruiter ever and certainly a top coach year in and year out. Possibly, the best coach of his generation as well. We are very, very lucky to have him!
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Stanford and SC could have a good argument about who the best recruiter is, at least for the last five seasons.
 
CocoHusky said:
Definitely vote for Paige for Naismith. Paige will not sweep the awards because she is not eligible to win the Wade Trophy.

Wade Trophy Criteria (in order of priority): ​

1. NCAA Division I basketball player (sophomore, junior or senior)

Wade Trophy

wbca.org
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sylverstar said:
And on that note don't forget to vote for Paige for the naismith award so that she can sweep the awards this season.
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I believe Paige also is favored to win SOY (Slime of the Year).
 
ScottCT said:
Can any of the stats gurus tell me how often does the epsn player of the year go on to win the other national player of the year awards?
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Appears Jewell Loyd won the 2014-15 ESPN Player of the Year (source) but Breanna Stewart swept the official awards.

Majority of seasons the NPOY is unanimous.

Since 2003-04 when the Women's Wooden Award was introduced making 4 major awards (Wooden, Naismith, Wade and USBWA):
  • Player won 4 out of 4 (10 out of 17)
    • 2004-05 Augustus
    • 2008-09 Moore
    • 2010-11 Moore
    • 2011-12 Griner
    • 2012-13 Griner
    • 2014-15 Stewart
    • 2015-16 Stewart
    • 2016-17 Plum
    • 2017-18 Wilson
    • 2019-20 Ionescu
  • Player won 3 out of 4 (5 out of 17)
    • 2003-04 Beard
    • 2005-06 Augustus
    • 2006-07 Parker
    • 2007-08 Parker
    • 2009-10 Charles
  • Player won 2 out of 4 (2 out of 17)
    • 2013-14 Stewart
    • 2018-19 Ionescu & Gustafson
 
It should be a clear choice - no one has a better all-around game than Paige. Look at her stats, look at her leadership, look at her "clutch" factor, look at how she makes her teammates better.
 
browns said:
I would have voted for Kelly Harper but Brenda deserved it..what I can't understand is she is and has been a great recruiter..but an awful lot of great talent goes there for a year and than transfers..why?
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Two cents why: HUGE state school 60,000 students? commuter school in the highly populated part of MD. "urban institution". no cute downtown. Route 1 (yes that route 1) runs on the outskirts of campus, where the bars are, and continues into D.C. (road becomes Rhode Island Avenue). School's reputation has improved. When I went there, the admissions office grabbed your wrist and checked for a pulse if you lived in-state. Not sure how fun it is.
Minutes from DC, a few more minutes to Baltimore- you'd think the teams would be better, especially the men.
1970's Men were led by Lefty Driesell. He could sell you beach property in AZ. Gary Williams caught lightening in a bottle with a group of second tier recruits from Baltimore City.
 
donalddoowop said:
Stanford and SC could have a good argument about who the best recruiter is, at least for the last five seasons.
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possible yes, but what individual coach has recruited as well as GA has over the last 30 years?
 
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jazz said:
I don't care so much about individual awards and I doubt GA cares either.

I have no idea who should win the coach of the year award but I do know that GA has 2 players who were number one in their class and one is a generational talent. They are a bit young but GA still has some amazing talent from the HS Level. He also has maybe two top 5 recruits and several other top recruits so this is probably why he didn't win the award. Most coaches would die for what GA has, but they can't recruit like him. He is hands down, the best recruiter ever and certainly a top coach year in and year out. Possibly, the best coach of his generation as well. We are very, very lucky to have him!
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Lol, that is what used to be called “ damning with faint praise.” Not criticizing, just amused. I do have a favor if it’s not too much work. Can someone explain how to get the little emojis?
 
Cuango said:
Lol, that is what used to be called “ damning with faint praise.” Not criticizing, just amused. I do have a favor if it’s not too much work. Can someone explain how to get the little emojis?
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When you are typing your post you will notice at the top there is letters for B for Bold and others go to the right, in the middle where what looks like a photo there are three dots. Click on the dots and you will see the smiley face, click on that and you have the emojis. :)
 
MD#12Fan said:
Two cents why: HUGE state school 60,000 students? commuter school in the highly populated part of MD. "urban institution". no cute downtown. Route 1 (yes that route 1) runs on the outskirts of campus, where the bars are, and continues into D.C. (road becomes Rhode Island Avenue). School's reputation has improved. When I went there, the admissions office grabbed your wrist and checked for a pulse if you lived in-state. Not sure how fun it is.
Minutes from DC, a few more minutes to Baltimore- you'd think the teams would be better, especially the men.
1970's Men were led by Lefty Driesell. He could sell you beach property in AZ. Gary Williams caught lightening in a bottle with a group of second tier recruits from Baltimore City.
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Yes, the school's reputation has improved and if you are trying to get into a popular major, you have a hard time getting in if you are an in state student. Seems like they prefer the revenue from the out of state students. That's why my son is at George Mason and not College Park. Now, to be honest, he also liked the George Mason program better, but my bank account sure doesn't. ;) Sorry for the thread hijack.

As to the campus itself, it's beautiful, but the surrounding area can be a little sketchy. It's basically an urban school at this point.
 
MSGRET said:
When you are typing your post you will notice at the top there is letters for B for Bold and others go all the way to the right where nest to what looks like a photo there are three dots. Click on the dots and you will see the smiley face, click on that and you have the emojis. :)
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You forgot to mention the fee and limitations associated with the use of these emojis. 15 BY Points per use and the limit of no more than 7 in anyone calendar fortnight.
 
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