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Post by mcdadenets50 on Feb 27, 2005 9:45:26 GMT -6
I know this is a big topic on the UIC board. Personally both Banks and McCants are great players and worthy of the honor. I like what Ed said about the award/scoring title:
"The team is 22-5 and the guy with the scoring title is in fifth or sixth," said McCants, referring to Banks and fifth-seeded UIC. "They will have to come to our place. It all came down to about 10 points and I'll take winning 10 more games to 10 points any day."
GO PANTHERS
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Post by dunzz on Feb 27, 2005 12:01:22 GMT -6
here is a season comparison..... things to consider when deciding who will be POY.
Player of the week honors
Cedrick Banks of UIC has been named the Horizon League Men's Basketball Player of the Week for Dec. 13. Banks scored a season-high 24 points, including 21 in the second half, in the Flames' 76-67 come-from-behind victory at UNC Wilmington Dec. 12 in UIC's only action of the week. He was 7-of-14 from the field in the second half and connected on five of his career-tying six three-pointers after halftime when UIC trailed 31-27.
Banks, the Horizon League Preseason Player of the Year, has now scored 20 or more points in a half 10 times during his career. For the season, he is averaging 14.2 points and 4.8 rebounds per game.
Cedrick Banks
UIC, Senior, Guard, Chicago, Ill.
honorable mention Jan 10
Banks averaged 13.3 points, four assists, 3.3 rebounds and two steals per game as UIC won all three of its games to even its record at 7-7. After scoring 12 points at Youngstown State, he had 10 points, four rebounds and career-high six assists against Loyola. In non-conference action, he helped the Flames beat Pennsylvania with 18 points, four assists, four rebounds and three steals.
Player of the week honorable mention
McCants netted a career-high 26 points in UW-Milwaukee's 73-62 loss to #2/2 Kansas Dec. 22 at Kansas City, Mo. A preseason first-team All-Horizon League selection, he made 10-of-18 field-goal attempts, including 6-of-12 from three-point range, while adding two steals, two assists and two rebounds
Player of the week
Ed McCants of UW-Milwaukee has been named the Horizon League Player of the Week for Jan. 10.
McCants, a 6-foot-3 senior guard, averaged 24.7 points per game and shot 48 percent (15-of-31) from three-point range as the Panthers went 2-1during the week.
He scored a career-high 38 points Jan. 3 in a 76-68 loss to Detroit, hitting 9-of-17 three-pointers while adding four steals. In a 71-68 overtime win at Butler Jan. 6, he then had 12 points and five steals before ending the week with a game-best 24 points on 5-of-7 shooting from beyond the arc in a 73-56 victory over crosstown rival Loyola Jan. 8. McCants currently leads the Horizon League with 17 points and 3.38 three-pointers per game.
PPG
Cedrick Banks 27 496 18.4
Ed Mccants 27 472 17.5
Free Throw %
Ed 82.8 ( #9)
Ced 80.8 (#12)
3 Point %
Ed 36.6% ( 3.2 a game) 87 total
Ced 35.5 (2.6 a game)
Steals
Ed 1.4 per game
ced 1.3 per game
Turn overs
Ced 2.9
Ed 1.7
Rebounds
Ced 4.9
Ed 2.8
Assist
Ced 2.5
Ed 1.8
Team Success
UWM 22-5, #1 in HL
UIC 14-13 #5
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Post by PantherLou on Feb 27, 2005 12:48:11 GMT -6
Ed is the best player on the (by far) best team in the conference. If UIC had a better year, I think you can make a better arguement for Banks. As it is, I will be shocked if McCants isn't the runaway POY.
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Post by mcdadenets50 on Feb 27, 2005 13:17:05 GMT -6
Do you think Joah could "steal" some of Ed's POY votes? I'm sure Lickleiter, from what he's seen of Joah, would vote for JT.
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Post by dunzz on Feb 27, 2005 13:24:31 GMT -6
joah does deserve to be considered for POY. but i bet it will usually go to a sr. does anybody remeber when a non sr got the POY?
he can always get it next year!
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Kingsbury
Junior
Sadly, no longer in the "Fear 42" Fan Club!!!
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Post by Kingsbury on Feb 27, 2005 13:49:01 GMT -6
I don't know when the last time a non-senior won the award, I would guess maybe Phillips from Detroit won it as a junior.
AS for POY, I would think Ed has the inside track on the award. It is very hard to give the award to a person who's team finishes .500 in conference play.
As for the stats, the POY should be based off the conference stats. Although Ced is leading the league in scoring at 20.9 ppg, he is also playing 38.12 mpg. Compared to Ed who is avg 18.4 ppg and is not in the top 15 for minutes played (meaning Ed plays less than 31.80 mpg).
As for Coach of the year, I can't see how this award does not go to Garland, 0 conference wins last year to 6 this year.
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Post by Hack on Feb 27, 2005 13:59:32 GMT -6
As for Coach of the year, I can't see how this award does not go to Garland, 0 conference wins last year to 6 this year. But Cleveland State is still in 8th place. Garland won't get it because of that. My guess it goes to Whitsell at Loyola, with Pearl and Kowalczyk with outside chances. |
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Post by dylanrocks on Feb 28, 2005 10:18:46 GMT -6
What Kingsbury said. Ed's doing his damage in less than 30 minutes a game for the season. This is a product of the system. Also, as many have said, there's an eight-game difference in the overall records of the two teams. To me, this is an open-and-shut case. Acutally, as McDade said, you could make a better case for Joah as POY. But he's a junior.
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