MVC Post Season Awards - 1st, 2nd teams and POY

by **MVCfans** » February 26th, 2012, 8:19 am

I have made my selections for All-MVC teams:

1st:
McDermott, Ragland, Stutz, Ryan, Carmichael

2nd:
Weems, Rice, Simons, Young, Murry

Honorable Mention:
Brown, Odum, Ecehnique, Seck, Tuttle, Patterson, James, Holmes, Lathan, Downing

The MVC Report - Missouri Valley Conference Award Winners

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by **MVCfans** » February 27th, 2012, 7:04 am

Here is a complete list of my award winners:

Coach of the Year - Gregg Marshall, WSU
Freshman of the Year - Seth Tuttle, Northern Iowa
Newcomer of the Year - Anthony Downing, Missouri St
Defensive Player of the Year - Gregory Echenique, Creighton

I have made my selections for All-MVC teams:

1st team All-MVC:
McDermott, Ragland, Stutz, Ryan, Carmichael

2nd team All-MVC:
Weems, Rice, Simons, Young, Murry

Honorable Mention All-MVC:
Brown, Odum, Ecehnique, Seck, Tuttle, Patterson, James, Holmes, Lathan, Downing

Larry Bird Player of the Year - Doug McDermott, Creighton

The MVC Report - Missouri Valley Conference Award Winners

by **Wufan** » February 27th, 2012, 9:46 am

Very reasonable.

by **ShockValue** » February 27th, 2012, 9:50 am

I could make an argument for more Shox but I don't want to look greedy. Nice job.

by **DoubleJayAlum** » February 27th, 2012, 9:54 am

I haven't checked - did Weems' numbers really fall off that badly that he can't even make first team? Wow!

Very solid selections across the board.

by **valleychamp** » February 27th, 2012, 10:29 am

Its not that his numbers have fallen off that significantly, its just that Carmichael had a tremendous year.

I would have the same exact first team.

by **landmark** » February 27th, 2012, 10:38 am

while not disagreeing with your choices, i am a little disappointed when you say the only players you considered for freshman of the year were tuttle and moore. While siu was awful dantiel daniels was very good this year. leading the league in blocks per game as a freshman, 3rd in offensive rebounding, not bad for a freshman thats barely 6'6 playing center

by **Red** » February 27th, 2012, 11:09 am

Love that Jackie was on your first team but I also agree that the other voters won't give it the thought that you did and Weems will actually get put there.

by **Ferd Berfel** » February 27th, 2012, 11:10 am

From Shockernet of course it is biased but it is a good question.

Echenique as the defensive player of the year? I think this is comical considering how bad defensively Creighton is as a team. The defensive player of the year should come from one of the best defenses in the league. According to KENPOM Creighton ranks 8 out of 10 in defensive efficiency as a team in the Valley and 190th out of 345 D1 teams. Shouldn't the defensive player of the year come from a team that plays a little defense?

I guess if you are the defensive leader of the 190th ranked basketball team in Defense in the country that makes you Defensive Valley Player of the Year?

by **Red** » February 27th, 2012, 11:11 am

Ferd Berfel wrote:From Shockernet of course it is biased but it is a good question.

Echenique as the defensive player of the year? I think this is comical considering how bad defensively Creighton is as a team. The defensive player of the year should come from one of the best defenses in the league. According to KENPOM Creighton ranks 8 out of 10 in defensive efficiency as a team in the Valley and 190th out of 345 D1 teams. Shouldn't the defensive player of the year come from a team that plays a little defense?

I guess if you are the defensive leader of the 190th ranked basketball team in Defense in the country that makes you Defensive Valley Player of the Year?

I disagree, but you're right that SN might be a bit biased.