Forum › Forum › Lehigh Sports › Lehigh Men’s Basketball › CJ *NOT* PL Player of the Year
This topic contains 13 replies, has 1 voice, and was last updated by norcalfan 13 years, 11 months ago.
-
AuthorPosts
-
March 1, 2011 at 3:29 pm #3343
http://www.lehighsports.com/sports/mbba … ition.aspx
You read right.
McCollum’s bid to win his second straight Patriot League Player of the Year fell short as Bucknell’s Muscala walked away with the honor. McCollum’s play has jumped greatly from last season, though, as he is averaging a league-leading 21.8 points per game, 23.2 in league play. His point total also ranks among the top 10 nationally while his 2.5 steals per game are among the top 20 in the country as well.
I’ve got to believe that this should light a fire under Moldoveanu and McCollum in the playoffs, both whom could make an excellent case for POY honors. At least, let’s hope so.
March 1, 2011 at 4:21 pm #3344I don’t think any close followers of PL basketball history thought McCollum had a shot at POY after LU finished 6-8 in the league – tied for 4th, 5th, and 6th. The PL POY award, based on how the coaches have traditionally voted, has always been like a MLB MVP award – going to an outstanding player on either the #1 team or a close contender.
In 21 years of PL voting, the WORST league record for a POY’s team has been 9-5. And 18 of the 21 winners played for a 1st place team. The only exceptions were Foyle, Feaster, and Sprink – and all of them played for contenders who had records of 9-5 or better.
Also, with regard to C.J., I think the fact that he shot .389 from the field in league play (and only .313 on threes), coupled with him having more turnovers than assists, couldn’t have helped his cause.
Prior to the vote, I thought Vlad had maybe a 30% shot, but the fact the BU beat them easily twice – with Vlad contributing very little – made it likely Muscala would prevail.
March 1, 2011 at 4:38 pm #3345disappointed that CJ not POY but , while he was very good, I think burden of carrying team too often wore him down towards the end of the regular season. His effort was still there but not his shooting. A rest before playoffs will I think do him a world of good. I thought early on Ojo would become a consistent 2nd scorer. Oh, well.
March 1, 2011 at 4:48 pm #3347Hard to argue with choice of Muscala, but I’d still rather watch CJ play.
March 1, 2011 at 7:55 pm #3349I’m a little disappointed, as well, but not surprised for all the reasons given by B137. Here’s a side by side comparison of some PL stats:
Stat CJ / Ranking MM / Ranking
FG% .389 / Out of Top25 .530 / 4th
Scoring 23.2 / 1st 16.1 / 6th
Reboun 8.8 / 2nd 8.7 / 3rd
Assists 2.4 / 15th Out of Top 15
FT% .861 / 2nd .802 / 7th
Steals 2.4 / 1st Out of Top 15
Blocks 0.9 / 7th 2.6 / 1st
Minutes 35.9 / 2nd Out of Top 10Had Lehigh finished with a winning record, the vote may have swung in CJ’s favor. Let’s hope they meet in a head-to-head dual in front of a national TV audience on Sunday. Now that would be fun.
March 2, 2011 at 7:10 am #3351"Bison137" wrote: I don’t think any close followers of PL basketball history thought McCollum had a shot at POY after LU finished 6-8 in the league – tied for 4th, 5th, and 6th. The PL POY award, based on how the coaches have traditionally voted, has always been like a MLB MVP award – going to an outstanding player on either the #1 team or a close contender.
In 21 years of PL voting, the WORST league record for a POY’s team has been 9-5. And 18 of the 21 winners played for a 1st place team. The only exceptions were Foyle, Feaster, and Sprink – and all of them played for contenders who had records of 9-5 or better.
Also, with regard to C.J., I think the fact that he shot .389 from the field in league play (and only .313 on threes), coupled with him having more turnovers than assists, couldn’t have helped his cause.
Prior to the vote, I thought Vlad had maybe a 30% shot, but the fact the BU beat them easily twice – with Vlad contributing very little – made it likely Muscala would prevail.
I must say I was not surprised that Muscala got the award. Congratulations to him. He had a good season.
I am surprised that CJ’s turnover rate was so high. Sometimes I looked at the box score and it seemed high, but I did not look at his overall. The sign says, "In CJ we Trust". CJ will continue to be the focus at LU, so I am sure he will be fine.
March 4, 2011 at 4:26 pm #3365norcalfan, when looking at CJ’s "high" turnover rate, be sure to consider what some might consider an offset, i.e., "Steals."
Here are a few interesting comparisons:
Player….Number of Turnvoers….Number of Steals
CJ (Lehigh)….86….73
Johnson (Bucknell)….35….14
Sugars (Navy)….68….38
Hoban (Colgate)….82….47
Hence (Army)….73….24
Brewer (American)….39….24March 4, 2011 at 6:52 pm #3366from the Bucknell coach to the commttee that voted for POY:
Gee guys, couldn’t you have waited until AFTER our Sunday game with Lehigh?
This guy is going to destroy us on the court!
March 4, 2011 at 10:42 pm #3368"TheFan" wrote: from the Bucknell coach to the commttee that voted for POY:
Gee guys, couldn’t you have waited until AFTER our Sunday game with Lehigh?
This guy is going to destroy us on the court!
The "committee" that voted for Muscala consisted solely of the eight Patriot League coaches. (Note: Bucknell’s coach was not allowed to vote for his own player.)
March 5, 2011 at 1:43 am #3369Little late to this post, but 100% agree with Muscala as POY. Best player on best team, pretty simple.
Did anyone see Jordan Hamilton post-game interview after Navy game? This team is hungry to get another shot at BU, that plus motivated CJ to show league coaches who the best player in the league is, can hopefully keep this thing close til the under 4 minute tv timeout…then, let’s see what happens..have to stop BU runs and keep it close…
March 5, 2011 at 7:46 am #3371"TheFan" wrote: from the Bucknell coach to the commttee that voted for POY:
Gee guys, couldn’t you have waited until AFTER our Sunday game with Lehigh?
This guy is going to destroy us on the court!
This made my day. Paulsen is being real, no airs to him, just making it real. lol
March 5, 2011 at 7:49 am #3372"Bison137" wrote: [quote="TheFan"]from the Bucknell coach to the commttee that voted for POY:
Gee guys, couldn’t you have waited until AFTER our Sunday game with Lehigh?
This guy is going to destroy us on the court!
The "committee" that voted for Muscala consisted solely of the eight Patriot League coaches. (Note: Bucknell’s coach was not allowed to vote for his own player.)[/quote]
I know, but it was funny!March 5, 2011 at 7:50 am #3373"LU65" wrote: norcalfan, when looking at CJ’s "high" turnover rate, be sure to consider what some might consider an offset, i.e., "Steals."
Here are a few interesting comparisons:
Player….Number of Turnvoers….Number of Steals
CJ (Lehigh)….86….73
Johnson (Bucknell)….35….14
Sugars (Navy)….68….38
Hoban (Colgate)….82….47
Hence (Army)….73….24
Brewer (American)….39….24Thanks for the numbers. As I said, LU is built around CJ. Next year will be very interesting to watch.
March 5, 2011 at 7:56 am #3374"LUHoops00" wrote: Little late to this post, but 100% agree with Muscala as POY. Best player on best team, pretty simple.
Did anyone see Jordan Hamilton post-game interview after Navy game? This team is hungry to get another shot at BU, that plus motivated CJ to show league coaches who the best player in the league is, can hopefully keep this thing close til the under 4 minute tv timeout…then, let’s see what happens..have to stop BU runs and keep it close…
I agree that Muscala deserves the nod. He is on the best team, CJ is not, at least not this time. He has two more years, new players coming in. Seniors are almost gone, juniors out soon and Brett Reed gets all his players, not Billy Taylor’s.
Yes I saw it after the game. Seems like a nice and humble kid. Of course, he better say they want to get after BU. As I keep saying, if the whole team works together, they can get this win. No individualism and they get it done. Rotate in and rotate out. Keep them fresh.
-
AuthorPosts
You must be logged in to reply to this topic.