Not sure it’s really a true panel of A10 bloggers  it’s three Dayton grads’ podcast and  I don’t think they included any GW fans in their voting. It’s a really, really bad last.   

The panel is so bad that one dipsh*t even put Darrius Quisenberry on the first team, 1 put Jaren Holmes on the first team, 12 left Brajkovic off the first team, and 1 dummy didn’t even have Oduro on any team. 

I’d vote for Brajkovic for POY. (I guess I could understand Oduro, but I don’t see how you can’t give it to the guy who dominated on a team that won the league with only two losses).

I’d put Williams on first team and probably Loyer second team (close between him and Lee.  Oduro, Collins, Brajkovic are locks - and it would be a massive travesty to leave Vince Williams off.)

Second team there’s a case for both Joe and James. If they get snubbed like this, it’s probably because they split votes and voters don’t want to vote for two colonials, even though they are second and third in the league. 

I would be surprised if Daron Holmes makes second team.  He’s ROY for sure; and Dayton is the two seed,  but hard to see a guy averaging 11 points and 6 boards making second team (especially when voters can already recognize him with ROY)   

As great as Osun Ossunyi has been for the Bonnies, I can’t see him as a second team player either. 11 points 6 boards.  He is the DPOY for sure, but his offensive game was down from last year (rebounds and assists down over 20%, turnovers up, scoring about the same) so either a bunch of Bonnies bloggers were voters or it’s based on his reputation from past years (or hipsters who just put him there because of defense). 

I’d have Lofton, Ohams, and one of the JBs on that second team over Holmes, Osun, and Adaway.  And then on the third team I don’t think Ace Baldwin’s 11 ppg gets him there. Out of Jimerson, Hall, and thr other JB, one or two get snubbed, but I’d probably

Looks right to me. Collins definitely the league's best PG. Davidson is head and shoulders above the rest in the standings. SBU appropriately faded.

Bamasile and Bishop on the 3rd team. Brayon Freeman on the All-Rookie Team

https://gwsports.com/news/2022/3/8/mens-basketball-bamisile-bishop-freeman-earn-postseason-honors.aspx

Coaches get it right. Glad to see all the GW guys honored!

It is a little strange how VCU’s havoc gets no love on the all-defense team.

Pretty incredible that Davidson has been in the A10 for 8 years and has had the POY 4 times.

GW0509 wrote:

Pretty incredible that Davidson has been in the A10 for 8 years and has had the POY 4 times.

All the more incredible, because for all of his success, McKillop has only taken Davidson to 2 NCAAs since he got to the A10.

2 1st round NCAA losses, 3 1st round NIT Losses, and yet they feel a lot more successful.



 

The Dude wrote:

GW0509 wrote:

Pretty incredible that Davidson has been in the A10 for 8 years and has had the POY 4 times.

All the more incredible, because for all of his success, McKillop has only taken Davidson to 2 NCAAs since he got to the A10.

2 1st round NCAA losses, 3 1st round NIT Losses, and yet they feel a lot more successful.

Hopefully with the right matchup they break that streak and get a win.  They need to draw a team that won’t overwhelm them with athleticism and that doesn’t have a big who can guests Brajkovic one on one both inside and on the perimeter.

I’m hoping they draw Iowa.  Think that would be a perfect matchup for them.    That also describes Alabama, who they beat already so won’t draw them. 

 

Free Quebec wrote:

The Dude wrote:

GW0509 wrote:

Pretty incredible that Davidson has been in the A10 for 8 years and has had the POY 4 times.

All the more incredible, because for all of his success, McKillop has only taken Davidson to 2 NCAAs since he got to the A10.

2 1st round NCAA losses, 3 1st round NIT Losses, and yet they feel a lot more successful.

Hopefully with the right matchup they break that streak and get a win. They need to draw a team that won’t overwhelm them with athleticism and that doesn’t have a big who can guests Brajkovic one on one both inside and on the perimeter.

I’m hoping they draw Iowa. Think that would be a perfect matchup for them. That also describes Alabama, who they beat already so won’t draw them.

 

I realize that every year/team is different but am pretty sure that Davidson recently played Iowa at the dance and Iowa was up by around 40 at some point.  Same coaches.

Tyler Kalinoski!  Just wow.  Both Gibbs and Grady never won it.  Full disclosure:  I could have guessed all day and still would not have come up with Kalinoski.  That's an amazing piece of trivia.


 

MG14 wrote:

GW0509 wrote:

It is a little strange how VCU’s havoc gets no love on the all-defense team.

I was shocked to see no VCU Players on the all-defense team. Don't they have a top-10 defense (either in steals or generally, I'm not sure which).

It's called lazy voters who are doing very little more than looking up the very top of the leaderboards.  Vince Williams, a 6' 6" forward, is 6th in the conference in steals and 13th in blocked shots.  The only other player in the top 13 at both of these categories is Ricky Lindo who finished 8th at both.  Rather than vote for complete defenders, they vote for the very top shot blockers or the very best guys at generating steals.  VCU has 3 guys in the top 13 at steals and 3 guys in the top 16 at blocks.  They had the second best scoring defense, .2 points behind Dayton.  

The fact is that a case could easily be made for both Vince and Ricky to have made this team.  Because they do everything well (defensively) but not any one thing exceptionally well, they did not.