Most of the weekly awards during the season are based on stats and not competition - there just isn't a whole lot of 'competition' across the country in the OOC schedule so that is doubly true in November and December.I guess, but it's kind of easy to be refreshingly honest when your team is gliding on the #327 schedule and hasn't played anyone south of the #170 mark. No wonder the Bear posters think their freshman are marvels against that competition.
And please tell me how Odyssey Sims can win the ESPN Player of the Week award when her team is beating up on patsies? Shouldn't the Bears have to beat somebody? I didn't see any refreshingly honest comments about that subject, just that Sims was clearly the best player in the nation. To win the award Sims led her team to wins over #171 Rice, #237 Northwestern St., #305 Savannah St., and #204 UTSA. I guess the criteria is quantity over quality for ESPN, as usual.
Oh sure, I know ESPN has slim pickings for anointing the top player, and most players never are on a team that wins four games in a week during their career. The big question for me is boosting her to the top player in the country role based on the sad schedule to date. Sure DT back in 2003 was the best player in the country, but if UConn fans had tried to state that fact to UTenn or Duke fans off a schedule of Monmouths, they would have had some pretty evil stuff to say about the brains of UConn fans. Instead DT had played decent teams like NC State, Hawaii (out in Hawaii, #82 that year), and the previous year's NC sparring mate Oklahoma. I know Sims had 22 points in 26 minutes versus poor #305 Savannah State, but I'm just not ready to call her the best player in the country off of that. Others are, and I guess that's fine.Most of the weekly awards during the season are based on stats and not competition - there just isn't a whole lot of 'competition' across the country in the OOC schedule so that is doubly true in November and December.
But if you have the best and likely then another top 5 and now the top player on your team, you don't get knocked out in a Sweet 16 game. That would be like UConn with Maya and Tina getting knocked out by Iowa State in the third round in 2010 instead of beating them 74-36. The top two-five players in the country do not let the other team hang around if they are that good and have a solid cast behind them (which the Bears did).Well, I think they are also basing it off her play last season. She was pretty dominant and basically single-handedly brought Baylor back against Louisville in the second half. She was pretty great this summer also with the WUG team. I definitely think she's one of the best players in the country; it's not her fault that KMR didn't schedule anybody good to start the season.
Once Sims starts chewing up the KY, UConn and B12 slate, I'll be ready to acknowledge all elevations of stature,
Um, right, as she is this year. We are talking about the Bears fans' comments that she is the BEST player in the country. If you move from around 4 to 7 in the ratings last year to be #1, is that not an elevation, a move upward? Thought that was the way numbers worked, or is there another system you are referring to? If you say she gets the spot by default because BG, EDD, and Diggins have moved onward, okay, but I would just say there are other players in contention who have played some real teams this year.Elevation of stature? Sims was one of the best players in the country last year.
Um, right, as she is this year. We are talking about the Bears fans' comments that she is the BEST player in the country. If you move from around 4 to 7 in the ratings last year to be #1, is that not an elevation, a move upward? Thought that was the way numbers worked, or is there another system you are referring to? If you say she gets the spot by default because BG, EDD, and Diggins have moved onward, okay, but I would just say there are other players in contention who have played some real teams this year.
... I know Sims had 22 points in 26 minutes versus poor #305 Savannah State, but I'm just not ready to call her the best player in the country off of that. Others are, and I guess that's fine ...