RebKell's Junkie Boards
Board Junkies Forums
 
Log in Register FAQ Memberlist Search RebKell's Junkie Boards Forum Index

Awards 2021
Goto page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5  Next
 
Post new topic   Reply to topic    RebKell's Junkie Boards Forum Index » WNBA
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
pilight



Joined: 23 Sep 2004
Posts: 66773
Location: Where the action is


Back to top
PostPosted: 09/22/21 12:11 pm    ::: Awards 2021 Reply Reply with quote

The official awards will come soon enough, but first let's see what AP thinks:

https://apnews.com/article/sports-media-connecticut-sun-wnba-playoffs-jonquel-jones-ed51096f2217ef927f6d8193cfcfd646



_________________
Let us not deceive ourselves. Our educational institutions have proven to be no bastions of democracy.
Iluvacc



Joined: 11 Jun 2005
Posts: 4167



Back to top
PostPosted: 09/22/21 12:43 pm    ::: Re: Awards 2021 Reply Reply with quote

pilight wrote:
The official awards will come soon enough, but first let's see what AP thinks:

https://apnews.com/article/sports-media-connecticut-sun-wnba-playoffs-jonquel-jones-ed51096f2217ef927f6d8193cfcfd646


Pilight beat me to it.

https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/32257268/connecticut-sun-f-jonquel-jones-g-brionna-jones-coach-curt-miller-earn-ap-wnba-awards

I attached the link to the ESPN page.

I’m glad they don’t follow the same format of G G F F C. Or maybe they did and included Stewart as a guard Wink


ucbart



Joined: 21 Nov 2004
Posts: 2811
Location: New York


Back to top
PostPosted: 09/22/21 12:50 pm    ::: Re: Awards 2021 Reply Reply with quote

Iluvacc wrote:
pilight wrote:
The official awards will come soon enough, but first let's see what AP thinks:

https://apnews.com/article/sports-media-connecticut-sun-wnba-playoffs-jonquel-jones-ed51096f2217ef927f6d8193cfcfd646


Pilight beat me to it.

https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/32257268/connecticut-sun-f-jonquel-jones-g-brionna-jones-coach-curt-miller-earn-ap-wnba-awards

I attached the link to the ESPN page.

I’m glad they don’t follow the same format of G G F F C. Or maybe they did and included Stewart as a guard Wink


Only in the WBB universe would a player who played 23 of 32 games and averaged 13.8 & 8.4 - be 2nd team All-WNBA! Like, I’m what universe was she better than Plum, Gray, Bonner, Collier, Brionna Jones, or Arike?


Iluvacc



Joined: 11 Jun 2005
Posts: 4167



Back to top
PostPosted: 09/22/21 12:54 pm    ::: Re: Awards 2021 Reply Reply with quote

ucbart wrote:
Iluvacc wrote:
pilight wrote:
The official awards will come soon enough, but first let's see what AP thinks:

https://apnews.com/article/sports-media-connecticut-sun-wnba-playoffs-jonquel-jones-ed51096f2217ef927f6d8193cfcfd646


Pilight beat me to it.

https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/32257268/connecticut-sun-f-jonquel-jones-g-brionna-jones-coach-curt-miller-earn-ap-wnba-awards

I attached the link to the ESPN page.

I’m glad they don’t follow the same format of G G F F C. Or maybe they did and included Stewart as a guard Wink


Only in the WBB universe would a player who played 23 of 32 games and averaged 13.8 & 8.4 - be 2nd team All-WNBA! Like, I’m what universe was she better than Plum, Gray, Bonner, Collier, Brionna Jones, or Arike?


She’s not! At least not this season.


PUmatty



Joined: 10 Nov 2004
Posts: 16346
Location: Chicago


Back to top
PostPosted: 09/22/21 1:50 pm    ::: Re: Awards 2021 Reply Reply with quote

ucbart wrote:
Iluvacc wrote:
pilight wrote:
The official awards will come soon enough, but first let's see what AP thinks:

https://apnews.com/article/sports-media-connecticut-sun-wnba-playoffs-jonquel-jones-ed51096f2217ef927f6d8193cfcfd646


Pilight beat me to it.

https://www.espn.com/wnba/story/_/id/32257268/connecticut-sun-f-jonquel-jones-g-brionna-jones-coach-curt-miller-earn-ap-wnba-awards

I attached the link to the ESPN page.

I’m glad they don’t follow the same format of G G F F C. Or maybe they did and included Stewart as a guard Wink


Only in the WBB universe would a player who played 23 of 32 games and averaged 13.8 & 8.4 - be 2nd team All-WNBA! Like, I’m what universe was she better than Plum, Gray, Bonner, Collier, Brionna Jones, or Arike?


On a not-good team.

It's insane.


Milks26



Joined: 25 Mar 2021
Posts: 824



Back to top
PostPosted: 09/22/21 3:40 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Congrats to B. Jones on her MIP. Well deserved. She was a player who irked the hell out of me when she subbed in for Jonquel. But, she's handling hers this year for sure.

The other awards - usually names - no surprise thererrree



_________________
~College WBB & the "W' need other tv networks covering the important stuff...Espn is beyond tired~
undersized_post



Joined: 01 Mar 2021
Posts: 2862



Back to top
PostPosted: 09/22/21 5:12 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

lmao that the headline refers to B. Jones as a guard

Quote:
Connecticut Sun F Jonquel Jones, G Brionna Jones, coach Curt Miller earn AP WNBA awards



_________________
RebKell's 2021-2022 NCAA Fantasy League Regular Season Champion 🏆
pilight



Joined: 23 Sep 2004
Posts: 66773
Location: Where the action is


Back to top
PostPosted: 09/26/21 8:25 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Sylvia Fowles, DPOY

https://www.wnba.com/news/sylvia-fowles-named-2021-kia-wnba-defensive-player-of-the-year/

Quote:
Fowles received 31 votes from a national panel of 49 sportswriters and broadcasters. Los Angeles Sparks guard Brittney Sykes finished in second place with six votes. Connecticut Sun forward Jonquel Jones and Phoenix Mercury forward Brianna Turner tied for third place with four votes each. Phoenix center Brittney Griner received two votes and Connecticut guards Briann January and Jasmine Thomas received one vote each.



_________________
Let us not deceive ourselves. Our educational institutions have proven to be no bastions of democracy.
pilight



Joined: 23 Sep 2004
Posts: 66773
Location: Where the action is


Back to top
PostPosted: 09/26/21 8:27 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

All Defense teams

https://twitter.com/WNBA/status/1442113261512577026

The all defense team has a Briann, a Brianna, a Brionna, and a Breanna plus two Brittneys. We need more variety in our names!



_________________
Let us not deceive ourselves. Our educational institutions have proven to be no bastions of democracy.
Richyyy



Joined: 17 Nov 2005
Posts: 24327
Location: London


Back to top
PostPosted: 09/26/21 10:34 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

pilight wrote:
All Defense teams

https://twitter.com/WNBA/status/1442113261512577026

The all defense team has a Briann, a Brianna, a Brionna, and a Breanna plus two Brittneys. We need more variety in our names!

They named the All-Defensive teams, in a tweet, on Sunday morning, at 9am ET. At times, this league has absolutely no fucking clue what the hell they're doing. It's staggering.



_________________
Independent WNBA coverage: http://www.wnbalien.com/
Shades



Joined: 10 Jul 2006
Posts: 63713



Back to top
PostPosted: 09/26/21 10:42 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

pilight wrote:
All Defense teams

https://twitter.com/WNBA/status/1442113261512577026

The all defense team has a Briann, a Brianna, a Brionna, and a Breanna plus two Brittneys. We need more variety in our names!


Bruh!



_________________
Nnekalonians 1:14 - Thou shalt not accept that which is not earned
pilight



Joined: 23 Sep 2004
Posts: 66773
Location: Where the action is


Back to top
PostPosted: 09/28/21 9:05 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Brionna Jones is MIP

https://www.wnba.com/news/connecticut-sun-brionna-jones-named-2021-kia-most-improved-player/

Quote:
Brionna Jones received 38 of 49 votes from a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. Las Vegas Aces guard Kelsey Plum finished in second place with eight votes. Rounding out the list of vote-getters were Dallas Wings guard Marina Mabrey (two votes) and New York Liberty guard Betnijah Laney (one vote), the 2020 Most Improved Player as a member of the Atlanta Dream.



_________________
Let us not deceive ourselves. Our educational institutions have proven to be no bastions of democracy.
UK1996



Joined: 03 Sep 2015
Posts: 403



Back to top
PostPosted: 09/28/21 9:17 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

I smell a conspiracy with the Bri’s. They are secretly working together to take over WNBA defense. We have to fight back.


PUmatty



Joined: 10 Nov 2004
Posts: 16346
Location: Chicago


Back to top
PostPosted: 09/28/21 9:19 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

pilight wrote:
Brionna Jones is MIP

https://www.wnba.com/news/connecticut-sun-brionna-jones-named-2021-kia-most-improved-player/

Quote:
Brionna Jones received 38 of 49 votes from a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. Las Vegas Aces guard Kelsey Plum finished in second place with eight votes. Rounding out the list of vote-getters were Dallas Wings guard Marina Mabrey (two votes) and New York Liberty guard Betnijah Laney (one vote), the 2020 Most Improved Player as a member of the Atlanta Dream.


The same Laney whose production went down slightly this year?

That's a voter who needs their voting status revoked.


pilight



Joined: 23 Sep 2004
Posts: 66773
Location: Where the action is


Back to top
PostPosted: 09/28/21 9:38 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Curt Miller COY



Jonquel Jones MVP




_________________
Let us not deceive ourselves. Our educational institutions have proven to be no bastions of democracy.
undersized_post



Joined: 01 Mar 2021
Posts: 2862



Back to top
PostPosted: 09/28/21 9:46 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

Wow - the votes were overwhelming. All that talk about her missed games turned out to be hot air.

A bit surprised Griner didn't get more 1st place votes? I feel like Griner "suffers" from having ungodly expectations placed upon her. Anything less than an absolutely incredible output is seen as a disappointment. Like it's taken a bit for granted how dominant she is / can be.



_________________
RebKell's 2021-2022 NCAA Fantasy League Regular Season Champion 🏆
PUmatty



Joined: 10 Nov 2004
Posts: 16346
Location: Chicago


Back to top
PostPosted: 09/28/21 9:59 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

undersized_post wrote:
Wow - the votes were overwhelming. All that talk about her missed games turned out to be hot air.

A bit surprised Griner didn't get more 1st place votes? I feel like Griner "suffers" from having ungodly expectations placed upon her. Anything less than an absolutely incredible output is seen as a disappointment. Like it's taken a bit for granted how dominant she is / can be.


Maybe, but if one player has seemed the clear winner to voters, the voting gap will be large even if the actual perceived gap in play is small. The gap in #1 votes is just saying that all voters agreed in the ranking.

It reminds me of the 2006 ROY award. Augustus and Pondexter both had huge rookie seasons, and the understanding was that the gap between them wasn't that big. But, pretty much everyone agreed that Augustus was a little bit better, so the ultimate voting was very lopsided.


SCook



Joined: 09 Oct 2013
Posts: 3254
Location: New Jersey


Back to top
PostPosted: 09/28/21 10:06 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

PUmatty wrote:
undersized_post wrote:
Wow - the votes were overwhelming. All that talk about her missed games turned out to be hot air.

A bit surprised Griner didn't get more 1st place votes? I feel like Griner "suffers" from having ungodly expectations placed upon her. Anything less than an absolutely incredible output is seen as a disappointment. Like it's taken a bit for granted how dominant she is / can be.


Maybe, but if one player has seemed the clear winner to voters, the voting gap will be large even if the actual perceived gap in play is small. The gap in #1 votes is just saying that all voters agreed in the ranking.

It reminds me of the 2006 ROY award. Augustus and Pondexter both had huge rookie seasons, and the understanding was that the gap between them wasn't that big. But, pretty much everyone agreed that Augustus was a little bit better, so the ultimate voting was very lopsided.


The only clear thing all season was that Connecticut was the better team. *Shrugs*



_________________
In La'Kech: I Am You. You Are Me. We Are Us
pilight



Joined: 23 Sep 2004
Posts: 66773
Location: Where the action is


Back to top
PostPosted: 09/28/21 10:19 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

PUmatty wrote:
It reminds me of the 2006 ROY award. Augustus and Pondexter both had huge rookie seasons, and the understanding was that the gap between them wasn't that big. But, pretty much everyone agreed that Augustus was a little bit better, so the ultimate voting was very lopsided.


It was 34-20 with Sophia Young getting two votes. That's one of the closest ROY votes we've had. Only 1998, 2014, and 2015 were closer.



_________________
Let us not deceive ourselves. Our educational institutions have proven to be no bastions of democracy.
PUmatty



Joined: 10 Nov 2004
Posts: 16346
Location: Chicago


Back to top
PostPosted: 09/28/21 10:24 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

pilight wrote:
PUmatty wrote:
It reminds me of the 2006 ROY award. Augustus and Pondexter both had huge rookie seasons, and the understanding was that the gap between them wasn't that big. But, pretty much everyone agreed that Augustus was a little bit better, so the ultimate voting was very lopsided.


It was 34-20 with Sophia Young getting two votes. That's one of the closest ROY votes we've had. Only 1998, 2014, and 2015 were closer.


Apparently my memory is terrible.

The general point still stands.


SCook



Joined: 09 Oct 2013
Posts: 3254
Location: New Jersey


Back to top
PostPosted: 09/28/21 10:40 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

undersized_post wrote:
Wow - the votes were overwhelming. All that talk about her missed games turned out to be hot air.

A bit surprised Griner didn't get more 1st place votes? I feel like Griner "suffers" from having ungodly expectations placed upon her. Anything less than an absolutely incredible output is seen as a disappointment. Like it's taken a bit for granted how dominant she is / can be.


This! One of these days we'll need to have this conversation because I have a lot to say about this!



_________________
In La'Kech: I Am You. You Are Me. We Are Us
pilight



Joined: 23 Sep 2004
Posts: 66773
Location: Where the action is


Back to top
PostPosted: 09/28/21 10:46 am    ::: Reply Reply with quote

PUmatty wrote:
pilight wrote:
PUmatty wrote:
It reminds me of the 2006 ROY award. Augustus and Pondexter both had huge rookie seasons, and the understanding was that the gap between them wasn't that big. But, pretty much everyone agreed that Augustus was a little bit better, so the ultimate voting was very lopsided.


It was 34-20 with Sophia Young getting two votes. That's one of the closest ROY votes we've had. Only 1998, 2014, and 2015 were closer.


Apparently my memory is terrible.

The general point still stands.


You might consider 34-20 lopsided. ROY voting tends towards landslides.



_________________
Let us not deceive ourselves. Our educational institutions have proven to be no bastions of democracy.
ucbart



Joined: 21 Nov 2004
Posts: 2811
Location: New York


Back to top
PostPosted: 09/28/21 12:17 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

pilight wrote:
PUmatty wrote:
pilight wrote:
PUmatty wrote:
It reminds me of the 2006 ROY award. Augustus and Pondexter both had huge rookie seasons, and the understanding was that the gap between them wasn't that big. But, pretty much everyone agreed that Augustus was a little bit better, so the ultimate voting was very lopsided.


It was 34-20 with Sophia Young getting two votes. That's one of the closest ROY votes we've had. Only 1998, 2014, and 2015 were closer.


Apparently my memory is terrible.

The general point still stands.


You might consider 34-20 lopsided. ROY voting tends towards landslides.


What was 2019? That was a hotly talked about debate between Arike and Napheesa.


pilight



Joined: 23 Sep 2004
Posts: 66773
Location: Where the action is


Back to top
PostPosted: 09/28/21 12:22 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

ucbart wrote:
pilight wrote:
PUmatty wrote:
pilight wrote:
PUmatty wrote:
It reminds me of the 2006 ROY award. Augustus and Pondexter both had huge rookie seasons, and the understanding was that the gap between them wasn't that big. But, pretty much everyone agreed that Augustus was a little bit better, so the ultimate voting was very lopsided.


It was 34-20 with Sophia Young getting two votes. That's one of the closest ROY votes we've had. Only 1998, 2014, and 2015 were closer.


Apparently my memory is terrible.

The general point still stands.


You might consider 34-20 lopsided. ROY voting tends towards landslides.


What was 2019? That was a hotly talked about debate between Arike and Napheesa.


It was 29-14



_________________
Let us not deceive ourselves. Our educational institutions have proven to be no bastions of democracy.
undersized_post



Joined: 01 Mar 2021
Posts: 2862



Back to top
PostPosted: 09/28/21 1:23 pm    ::: Reply Reply with quote

PUmatty wrote:
undersized_post wrote:
Wow - the votes were overwhelming. All that talk about her missed games turned out to be hot air.

A bit surprised Griner didn't get more 1st place votes? I feel like Griner "suffers" from having ungodly expectations placed upon her. Anything less than an absolutely incredible output is seen as a disappointment. Like it's taken a bit for granted how dominant she is / can be.


Maybe, but if one player has seemed the clear winner to voters, the voting gap will be large even if the actual perceived gap in play is small. The gap in #1 votes is just saying that all voters agreed in the ranking.


Yeah for sure - just to clarify I also "voted" JJ on my Rebkell awards ballot.

SCook wrote:
undersized_post wrote:
Wow - the votes were overwhelming. All that talk about her missed games turned out to be hot air.

A bit surprised Griner didn't get more 1st place votes? I feel like Griner "suffers" from having ungodly expectations placed upon her. Anything less than an absolutely incredible output is seen as a disappointment. Like it's taken a bit for granted how dominant she is / can be.


This! One of these days we'll need to have this conversation because I have a lot to say about this!


I'm here for it Twisted Evil



_________________
RebKell's 2021-2022 NCAA Fantasy League Regular Season Champion 🏆
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic   Reply to topic    RebKell's Junkie Boards Forum Index » WNBA All times are GMT - 5 Hours
Goto page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5  Next
Page 1 of 5

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum


Powered by phpBB 2.0.17 © 2001- 2004 phpBB Group
phpBB Template by Vjacheslav Trushkin