I think Pope has a solid argument too. And maybe that's the problem that some

Mar 2, 2021
2:13:38pm

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people and some years it seems the award goes to 1) who did the best with limited pieces they had vs 2) who is the most dominant and best-coached team. I think 1) is there so that Few doesn't get the award every single year.

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Haarms with defensive player of the year. Rest of the awards all to Gonzaga.

westsidecoug

3/2/21 11:04am

Good for Haarms. And good for BYU.

lightmann

3/2/21 11:06am

Barcello 1st team, Haarms+Averette 2nd team, Lohner Freshman Team

ZacSeljaas'Stache

3/2/21 11:07am

Is it strange that the DPOY isn't 1st team?

The Dark Knight

3/2/21 11:10am

Disrespected just like Rudy. 🙂

westsidecoug

3/2/21 11:12am

My thoughts exactly

downtownchrisbrown

3/2/21 11:14am

If not completely awol offensively for several conf games wouldve been on 1st

coug10278

3/2/21 11:18am

Still, if you are considered, "The BEST defensive player in the conference"...

The Dark Knight

3/2/21 11:19am

Not as strange as Haarms getting DPOY, imo.

SinkingQuffa

3/2/21 11:25am

Honestly for 7'3'' I thought he'd be more of an impact defensively than he is.

SoValleyCOUG

3/2/21 12:04pm

It looks like motivation has been an issue

icecougar

3/2/21 12:18pm

Strongly disagree.

kudzucoug

3/2/21 12:20pm

We actually don't have to miss him next year. It will be interesting to see

TailgateU

3/2/21 2:13pm

He's gone.

kudzucoug

3/2/21 2:58pm

I don’t know what games you are watching. You are wrong.

idacoug

3/2/21 12:38pm

This post is a few weeks too old.

SinkingQuffa

3/2/21 1:26pm

Just like with TJ, we will miss him when he's gone. BYU never has rim protection

Ash

3/2/21 8:44pm

He's was the most sought after transfer last year. Maybe the hype was overblown.

SoValleyCOUG

3/2/21 9:41pm

As I always say, if our players were as polished as we would like they'd be

Ash

3/3/21 12:21am

And why are there 10 first team players? 5 offensive & 5 defense?

ptcougr

3/2/21 1:57pm

Essentially everyone is a two way player in bball so doesn't work like fball

coug10278

3/2/21 2:42pm

My real question is why have 10 players on the all-WCC 1st team, rather than 5?

ptcougr

3/2/21 7:30pm

Literally they don't want representation from only one school

coug10278

3/2/21 8:07pm

Shows that offense is (almost) all that matters. A la shaq ranting about Gobert

SoBlueitHurts

3/3/21 8:25am

No. Not strange at all. Especially in basketball. Like gymnastics.

StalwartBraveTrue

3/3/21 8:32am

Wow. Didn’t see anyone predict that.

DieHarder

3/2/21 11:07am

There was a post a few days ago asking about it.

BYUHawk

3/2/21 11:08am

Looks like it was Oxcoug. Might have been other discussions, but this is the one

BYUHawk

3/2/21 11:10am

Edited hack

rivercitycoug

3/2/21 11:07am

It's amazing that he could do that without being known for getting blocks

The Dark Knight

3/2/21 11:09am

I think Pope and Burgess really helped him improve in that area

rivercitycoug

3/2/21 11:13am

They showed a graphic later that stated he had 5 career games with 5 blocks or

Charles Darwin

3/2/21 11:21am

Maybe not known to you

Cougrrrs Roll

3/2/21 12:30pm

I was making a joke about the commentator for the game on Saturday

The Dark Knight

3/2/21 1:40pm

😂 One of my favorite comments from the broadcast. What exactly does it take to get known for blocking shots?

5150man

3/2/21 2:08pm

Should Few really get coach of the year?

BYU '80

3/2/21 1:03pm

Number one team in the nation for pretty much the whole season? And out of the

BYUHawk

3/2/21 1:14pm

Pope did it without amazing players and built the team as well

BYU '80

3/2/21 2:08pm

I think Pope has a solid argument too. And maybe that's the problem that some

BYUHawk

3/2/21 2:13pm

It's NOT not a recruiting award. It certainly is part of it. Putting those

SinkingQuffa

3/2/21 7:02pm

It's Coach of the Year, not best program builder

slatecoug

3/2/21 2:43pm

So that's not a significant part of the coach's resume?

SinkingQuffa

3/2/21 7:22pm

Absolutely.

SinkingQuffa

3/2/21 1:15pm

I had the same thought for about a microsecond.

Ham

3/2/21 5:14pm

If George had started at the beginning I think he would've at least been a

Seahawks CougFan

3/2/21 1:38pm

Interesting that Few wins Coach when he by far has the best talent every year.

Blue for Life

3/2/21 1:50pm

That's why Stoudamire got it last year

downtownchrisbrown

3/2/21 1:56pm

Like I said above, he's the one that built that and recruited the talent.

BYUHawk

3/2/21 2:06pm

With BYU losing so much from last year and not missing a beat, well didn’t

Cougarpride

3/2/21 2:05pm

Photo looks like Haarms is holding his ground against an onslaught of angry Zags

osbooks

3/2/21 4:00pm

Only one with any debate is Few. I’m not a voter so have no idea what the

StalwartBraveTrue

3/2/21 5:09pm

Don't see the point of giving the same guy the same award over and over.

Mitty

3/3/21 11:45am

If he’s the best coach this year is there any chance anyone else can

StalwartBraveTrue

3/3/21 11:56am

It's a moving target. It's sometimes relative to expectations, and sometimes there's fatigue from the same guy

SoBlueitHurts

3/3/21 12:06pm

Here's an idea: give him a "best WCC coach ever award' and be done with it.

Mitty

3/3/21 12:07pm

Or, similar to the heisman, best coach of the best team.

StalwartBraveTrue

3/3/21 12:09pm

Who has gotten the most out of their team? I love Pope, but Few is the best.

TailgateU

3/3/21 12:28pm

I don’t think there’s much argument that Few is the best. Based on track record

StalwartBraveTrue

3/3/21 12:39pm

I'm talking about this year. This is Few's best team ever.

TailgateU

3/3/21 1:21pm

Last year it should have been Pope for the same reason they gave it to Stoudamire: exceeding expectations.

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