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Whaley wins BE DPOY, Polley wins 6MOTY

Couldn’t be happier for these two. Great to see them getting well deserved recognition. It’s been a crazy ride for the senior class and basically the entire program this year. Regardless of what the rest of of the season brings - it makes me proud to see these guys going out on top. You too Josh!
 
auror said:
Congrats guys.

I kinda like having both a guard and center for DPOYs. It's too often dominated by bigs. (I assume they actually tied or something).

Polley winning shows you how little depth any of the BE teams had this year. Not the best year of talent in the league.
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Whaley's versatility on defense is really what sets him apart.

Yes, he's a big who blocks shots around the rim.

But he also holds his own defending 3/4's on the perimeter and has a pretty high number of deflections/steals.
 
It would be hard to argue against these awards, though I'm sure fans from other BE schools might try. Whaley shuts down your best frontcourt player, blocks a ton of shots, grabs rebounds, harasses guards on the perimeter picking their pocket frequently, and hustles like crazy. Just having Polley on the floor creates gaps in the D even if he is off that day. If he's on, he can be 15-20 off the bench. Sanogo became a problem for every team 4-5 games ago. And Bouknight is, well, Bouknight.
 
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Dream Jobbed 2.0 said:
I was so dumb for talking about Polley as 6MOTY though...
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Dream Jobbed 2.0 ... not all of your takes are so awesome. If your gonna pump yourself up, maybe you can call yourself out for your Feb 10th quote "James Bouknight is not playing again this season these threads are insane. Better chance of Drummond pushing Whaley to the bench".
 
Tenspro2002 said:
Whaley's versatility on defense is really what sets him apart.

Yes, he's a big who blocks shots around the rim.

But he also holds his own defending 3/4's on the perimeter and has a pretty high number of deflections/steals.
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This. Whaley is best at the type of defense that only shows up in the opponents FG%. The blocks are nice but he is consistantly forcing opponents to take difficult shots, which is what you want if you can't turn them over.

For all the blocked shots some of the former guys put up, many gave up just as many easy baskets when they went for the block and missed.

Reminds me of Ben Wallace in that way.
 
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Like 70% of the time someone tries to take IW one on one the ball ends up in the second row.
 
not gonna lie, I am very confused about Polley winning 6th man. In his few good games, he's been great. In the rest he hasn't been a factor at all. But hey, I'll take it!
 
Huskymagic said:
Put some respect on Ty Polley’s name.

#FeedPolley
#DaggerTreyTy
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yuge. epic. dominating.
400 minutes, 8 assists, 5 blocks, 4 steals. 400 minutes. on the udder hand, i am always happy when any husky gets an accolade, so coolaroni.
now comes the time for awards in the 'season of el-stinko mbb teams,' so im expecting much more of this kind of coda for this kind of reality.
whaley dpoy?
1/27/21:
'as of now, he should be a shoo-in. i mean, people have eyes, don't they?
his hands are faster than lightning.'
 
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krinklecut said:
not gonna lie, I am very confused about Polley winning 6th man. In his few good games, he's been great. In the rest he hasn't been a factor at all. But hey, I'll take it!
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Last year, just having Akok on the floor made teams rethink their offense and play differently.

Perhaps, this year the "Polley effect" makes teams rethink their defense and play differently?
 
Hans Sprungfeld said:
Last year, just having Akok on the floor made teams rethink their offense and play differently.

Perhaps, this year the "Polley effect" makes teams rethink their defense and play differently?
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Could be! I certainly don't want to sound like I'm trashing him - I just don't see how he's the best player off the bench in the big east. But I'm just some schmuck sitting on my couch.
 
krinklecut said:
Could be! I certainly don't want to sound like I'm trashing him - I just don't see how he's the best player off the bench in the big east. But I'm just some schmuck sitting on my couch.
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It could be that they think that he ought to be, just like many of us here do. And maybe it'll happen in the coming games. I'd sign up for it.
 
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JohnFSilver said:
He scores 0 points, grabs zero rebounds, gets zero assists, but because of his shooting threat he impacts the game in a positive way.

Think about that. Just having him on the floor creates problems.
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yeah my reaction at first was to the news he got 6 man with barely putting anything in the stat sheets.

joe dirt wtf GIF
 
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Most games Polley isn’t even the 6th man for us...more like 7 or 8. Just shows how deep we are
 
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