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[ArtBest23]

Provided the links also, the pictures don't seem to want to display.

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[shadowboxer]

Wonder if the committees' even bother to take midmajors(or players* committed to mm's) into consideration for anything anymore, and no, I don't count the Atlantic10 or football-less BigEast teams among the mids. It even seems that should a once top 100-150 HS player commit to a midmajor, their name falls out of talk for MCDonald's, etc..and is left out of talk by the known writers and commentators, in general, for anything.

This is not sour grapes talking, but an attentive gbb/wbb follower who believes that the now Major 5 Conferences allow a quick shorthand, a subconscious dismissal of even consideration of midmajor players* when the experts are picking what players to be considered for whichever top honors. Yes, that happened often prior to the conferences' realignment, but every once in a while a few midmajor players(or even committed mm hs players*) were considered and even occasionally included in some sincerely earned bb player award.

This tendency, (swinging to dead on certainty) seems to start with the rating systems, which start in middle grades, closely aligned to AAU teams, some high schools, and later often involves USA team invitees, as well. It reeks of $$ and the U.S. income disparity and has only become more cemented into the accepted system.

First hand I have witnessed this devaluation and dismissal of teams & players happen, writ small, when a Toledo area school league broke apart after an 80 yr old public/private history, due to "financial concerns", 4-6 yrs ago. The majority of the public schools are rapidly sinking into non-competitors, their athletic futures determined by which leagues they could financially afford to join.

Not exactly sure why I still bother to raise issues like these.The majority of people seem comfortable with the U.S. system. Perhaps it is the current tilting at wind mills political candidate which reignited my fading spark.

Dulcinea would understand.

[BallState1984]

I noticed the lack of Mids as well.

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[StraightFrom40216]

Over 30 players listed and no Myisha Hines-Allen? Anybody been paying attention to her ACC season? If

[ArtBest23]

[PickledGinger]

[Fighting Artichoke]

Representation on the Naismith college list by conference:

7 B1G
6 SEC
5 PAC12
4 American
4 B12
3 ACC
3 Big East
1 America East
1 Atlantic 10

Colleges with multiple players

3 UConn
3 South Carolina
2 Notre Dame
2 Ohio State
2 Maryland
2 Baylor

So 25/34 were from the P5 conferences, leaving 9/33 from the remainder of the conferences. That is probably similar to the proportions of top players committing to the these conferences.

[ArtBest23]

[AAOK423]

Yeah, it really is surprising that neither Myisha Hines-Allen or Mariya Moore are on the list...big omission to anyone that's been watching Louisville at all this season. They should both be on it imo.

[StraightFrom40216]

[Fighting Artichoke]

[AAOK423]

[bacabuck]

I think this is pretty much over as far as the college award is concerned.

During the Monday night interview with Muffet McGraw after their win over Florida state,.........McGraw said Lindsay Allen is the best point guard in America, and later said "Brianna Turner is the best player in the country".

So it is settled..........Although it does beg the question as to why ND can't beat UCon in it's last many tries.

[GEF34]