A10 Conference Play Tracker

[sleeperpick]

Apologize

you apologizing for Yuta being 3rd team?!?!

 

[GMUSig03]

you apologizing for Yuta being 3rd team?!?!

Petey got more right than wrong, far more

 

[sleeperpick]

Petey got more right than wrong, far more

Yes Petey is great for sure man... just was confused by his comment since he said Yuta 1st team and I said no way. Not debating his great picks. URI fans ready to burn the A10 down after Robinson got shafted by Tillman in DPOY

 

[Petey Buckets]

Yes Petey is great for sure man... just was confused by his comment since he said Yuta 1st team and I said no way. Not debating his great picks. URI fans ready to burn the A10 down after Robinson got shafted by Tillman in DPOY

Gotcha. The apologize picture was in reference to Otis being second team and Pipkins being all-conference and most improved, but I didn't realize you got a few of the right guys ahead of Yuta. Nice job.

A few thoughts on all-conference teams:

- The vcu boards are a trip right now. Those dopes thought Tillman should be Player of the Year. I appreciate Tillman's game but that's a stupid homer argument.

- Mobley getting the first-team spot kind of solidifies that first team is only for guys that contributed to top-half teams. Cunningham, BJJ, Yuta, + Pipkins all had resumes that were similar in strength, but they're all on teams that finished 9th or worse.

- Tillman being all-defense is a minor travesty. I also don't think I agree with Javon Bess. Hasahn French from St. Louis, who can actually block shots and protect the paint, should have absolutely had a spot. St. Louis is an elite rim protecting team and Tillman isn't totally blameless for vcu's defense being trash (small credit to the vcu posters, a few of the reasonable ones also seem to think this is a joke). I also had Ladarien Griffin on all-defense, since he plays the defensive 5 for the Bonnies when they go small and the Bonnies are wayyyy better when they go small.

- EC Matthews getting anything is a joke. He's a very good player, but on the season he's got 13 points + 4 rebounds a game and isn't a stud defender. Production needs to mean something and this is a clear reputation over production pick. I would have liked to see Jon Axel Gudmundsson (15/5/5) or Stan Robinson (Rhody's best defender) on there instead.

- All-rookie team was interesting because Grady, Golden, and Eric Williams clearly had the top three resumes, and after that it could have gone to a bunch of guys. Crutcher and French ended up getting it but Mar, Jacob Gilyard, Taylor Funk, and Carl Pierre all had really similar resumes. I think the thing that submarined Mar was that he averages 10 + 4.5 per game but is under 1 per game for assists, steals, + blocks. Hope he puts on some muscle in the offseason and rounds out his game.

 

[Five Two]

- All-rookie team was interesting because Grady, Golden, and Eric Williams clearly had the top three resumes, and after that it could have gone to a bunch of guys. Crutcher and French ended up getting it but Mar, Jacob Gilyard, Taylor Funk, and Carl Pierre all had really similar resumes. I think the thing that submarined Mar was that he averages 10 + 4.5 per game but is under 1 per game for assists, steals, + blocks. Hope he puts on some muscle in the offseason and rounds out his game.

I'm curious how many other freshmen had to play out of position like Mar. I do believe that having to guard the other team's 5 a bunch, when he is really more of a 3 (IMO), impacted his performance on the offensive end. He still had a good year, but he's a bit behind the 8-ball relative to other freshmen who weren't put in that position.

 

[GMUSig03]

Looks like we still have an outside chance at 3 teams, with St. B's RPI sneaking back up to 48. They are currently listed in the first 4 out and have quality wins over Buffalo (27), Syracuse (40), Vermont (52) and MD (58), with at least one more shot at RI (6):https://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/teams/rpi/STBON/st-bonaventure-bonnies

They have won four in a row and have 8 games remaining plus the conference tournament. If they can lose only 1 or 2 more games, win at home vs URI and make it to the finals, then lose in the finals they may get an at large. They would be at a minimum 12-3 over their last 15 with 5 top 60 wins.

For comparison, Miami's best wins are over 21, 41, 42, 59 and 68 (but they have only one loss to 50+ teams, while SB has 4 to 100+ teams).

If they lose in the finals to a team other than RI, that may give us 3 teams.

BOOM