Big East honors

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Kris Dunn POY
Henry Ellenson FOY

[ChelseaFriar]

Won't be popular, but the coaches know who they spent the most time game planning against all season and knew they could only solve him with double teams and constant help defenses. Nobody else close in terms of game preparation for an individual opponent.

edit: I will enjoy watching the Dunn-basher from Banners on the Parkway cry about this one.

[redmen9194]

Coach of the year goes to Willard AND Wright. How in the world does Mack not get it with Willard if its a co-award? Mack deserved it over Wright.

[DudeAnon]

Yea, Mack getting snubbed is f---ing bullsh--.

[GumbyDamnit!]

Yea, Mack getting snubbed is f---ing bullsh--.

Their peers vote on it so it's not like an East Coast bias thing that you see with some AP voting at times.

My guess is that it went 4-4-2 in voting.

Four coaches rationalized that Willard deserved it for beating expectations. 4 felt that the team who dominated the league and won going away deserved it. Mack is somewhere in between the two--finished near the top and exceeded some expectations. But in terms of just the BE conference Mack finished 2 games behind Wright and and only two games ahead of Williard. I don't think it is a HUGE snub. Mack might end up winning NCOY. You never know.

[GumbyDamnit!]

Kris Dunn POY
Henry Ellenson FOY

Congrats to them both. Both exceptional talents who will be making a LOT of $ next year.

[stever20]

I think the coaches respected Willard a ton. Didn't I hear after Seton Hall beat Xavier that Mack interrupted Willard's post game show to congratulate him on the win??? That's a lot of respect there.

And like Gumby said, Mack could still very well win NCOY.

[anXUfan]

Well, the basketball writers already did name Mack national COY. Earlier today.

[milksteak]

Remember last year when Holtmann took over the program in October and led the team to 12 wins as well? Also, Butler was picked 7th preseason just like SHU this year.

Guess what? Holtmann didn't get Co-COY.

[XtoDC]

So I guess Willard to Louisville now!?!?!