sleeper;702493 wrote:This isn't a knock JaJuan, but how can the best player in the country not be the best player in his own conference? Sullinger and Matta snubbed.
Its okay though, OSU will get its championship.
http://www.cleveland.com/osu/index.ssf/2011/03/jared_sullinger_endorses_purdu.htmlCOLUMBUS, Ohio -- After Ohio State demolished Wisconsin on Sunday, 93-65, to win the outright Big Ten by two games over Purdue, with Jared Sullinger scoring 22 points and grabbing eight rebounds, I asked the OSU freshman who the Big Ten Player of the Year should be.
"JaJuan Johnson," Sullinger said, nominating the Purdue senior big man. "No Robbie Hummel, consistent scoring, consistent rebounding, consistent winning. JaJuan Johnson has been doing it all for them."
stroups;702558 wrote:Sully not being unanimous is beyond stupid... somebody has some sour grapes
Hb31187;702935 wrote:Is it really that out of the question for Johnson to get DPOY?
Hb31187;702935 wrote:Is it really that out of the question for Johnson to get DPOY?
CinciX12;702961 wrote:I don't think Sullinger is national player of the year, so I'm okay with that. Craft got screwed over by the freshman problem. And Matta didn't exactly have to put his coaching skills to use much like Painter did at Purdue. Agree with it all.
bucks36;703027 wrote:The problem I have with someone like Johnson getting defensive player of the year is that he doesn't have to play good defense to get DPOY. He can just stand in the paint and wait for penetrators to come in the lane and then block their shot. Or he gets rewarded for getting beat by his man then blocking his shot. Someone like Craft has to work 100x harder than a shot blocker and should be rewarded for the job he has done on the best guards in the league.
Lauderdale is constantly getting praised by commentators for his great defense because he is a shot blocker. But if you actually watch an OSU game, Lauderdale is a terrible defender. Being a former pt. guard I would rather see it go to a guard who works his ass off than a shot blocker that waits for guys to come his way.
And being a former post player, I hate when my guards would do nothing but gamble on steals for cheap easy layups making me rotate over to stop penetration because I was a dominating shot blocker!bucks36;703027 wrote:The problem I have with someone like Johnson getting defensive player of the year is that he doesn't have to play good defense to get DPOY. He can just stand in the paint and wait for penetrators to come in the lane and then block their shot. Or he gets rewarded for getting beat by his man then blocking his shot. Someone like Craft has to work 100x harder than a shot blocker and should be rewarded for the job he has done on the best guards in the league.
Lauderdale is constantly getting praised by commentators for his great defense because he is a shot blocker. But if you actually watch an OSU game, Lauderdale is a terrible defender. Being a former pt. guard I would rather see it go to a guard who works his ass off than a shot blocker that waits for guys to come his way.
bucks36;703027 wrote:The problem I have with someone like Johnson getting defensive player of the year is that he doesn't have to play good defense to get DPOY. He can just stand in the paint and wait for penetrators to come in the lane and then block their shot. Or he gets rewarded for getting beat by his man then blocking his shot. Someone like Craft has to work 100x harder than a shot blocker and should be rewarded for the job he has done on the best guards in the league.
Nashley25;703053 wrote:Agree 100 %. I think the only reasons why Craft didn't get DPOY is b/c he is a freshman and he doesn't start.
SportsAndLady;703257 wrote:Are you seriously that ignorant of post defense? Watch Johnson's next game, he does a lot more than just stand in the paint (lol) and wait for guards to come in so he can swat them.