BirdsEyeView wrote:Jsnhbe1Birds wrote:Go to individual stats for each player. They simply have better stats thats all I'm saying. Cant deny that. More steals per game on average, more blocks per game on average, more defensive reboundes per game on average. Numbers don't lie. I'm sorry, they just don't. And, its not just Fayne and Yarbrough. There are numerous more examples across the MVC. Ben Richardson doesnt deserve this award because he plays on Loyola or is known for his hustle and being scrappy. Hell, we could say the same for Matt Hein of ISUr but none of us even want him on the team. Don't get me wrong, Richardson is a good player and I'd want him on my team but he's simply not the best defender in the MVC. It's not even debatable. He won a popularity contest that's all.
All the LOLz.
Richardson winning DPOY award withstanding....
Can you honestly say we are a good defensive team at Illinois State this year? I know we are negative in rebounds per game vs opponent. I just don't see your argument at all. We were not good this year defensively. Our perimeter defense is crap. Our rebounding is crap. I don't know if you are stuck in 2016-2017 season, but this Redbird team is not good defensively and no matter what stats you think defend your case (
which you have literally shown me zero), they are wrong. Fayne and Yarbrough do NOT deserve this award more than Richardson. Time to drop the "homer" act on this one dude.
Again, I'm not saying they deserve it. I'm just saying their numbers in blocks, steals, and defensive rebounds, and all rebounds together are better. Do I really need to provide a link or do you know what Google is? All I'm saying is they're are better. I'm not being a homer just using two players fro my favorite team as an example. Yes, the Redbirds are bad defensively but still have two guys with better stats than Richardson. That's just on ISUr. I'm sure there are players better than ISUr I just don't have the time to look up 120+ Valley players that dressed this season.
https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/Here's the link for those of you who are deficient with technology, SMH.
Where it says enter person's name that means to put the player's name there (facepalm).