Mulling over some preseason all-MWC basketball picks
Reporters' Mountain West Conference preseason all-conference ballots are due today. So I have switched gears a little bit in the middle of football season to study the men's basketball scene in the conference and finalize my ballot.
The preseason rankings, all-conference selections and other preaseason individual honorees will be announced at next week's MWC media day in Denver.
Here's what I came up with. Feel free to give me your thoughts in the comments section.
How they will finish:
1. BYU
2. San Diego State
3. Utah
4. New Mexico
5. UNLV
6. Wyoming
7. Colorado State.
8. TCU
9. Air Force
My five-member all-conference team:
Jimmer Fredette, BYU
Tre'Von Willis, UNLV
Jonathan Tavernari, BYU
Carlon Brown, Utah
Afam Muojeke, Wyoming
Note: I also considered New Mexico's Roman Martinez, Utah's Luka Drca, San Diego State's Billy White and TCU's Zvonko Buljan.
Preseason Player of the Year: Jimmer Fredette, BYU
Note: I also thought about Tavernari; No other candidates really jump out.
Preseason Newcomer of the Year: Darington Hobson, New Mexico
Note: This is the most difficult pick to make, because it can't be a freshman. BYU's only candidate would be Logan Magnusson, the transfer from SLCC. I've read some good things about Hobson, so I went with him. Really, it is a crapshoot.
Freshman of the Year: Tyler Haws, BYU
Note: Some might see this as a homer pick, but I'm going to call it a familiarity pick. I know what Haws can do, and from the reports I've been getting about preseason workouts, Haws is looking very good for the Cougars. Of course, BYU's other freshman, Brandon Davies, also merits consideration.
The preseason rankings, all-conference selections and other preaseason individual honorees will be announced at next week's MWC media day in Denver.
Here's what I came up with. Feel free to give me your thoughts in the comments section.
How they will finish:
1. BYU
2. San Diego State
3. Utah
4. New Mexico
5. UNLV
6. Wyoming
7. Colorado State.
8. TCU
9. Air Force
My five-member all-conference team:
Jimmer Fredette, BYU
Tre'Von Willis, UNLV
Jonathan Tavernari, BYU
Carlon Brown, Utah
Afam Muojeke, Wyoming
Note: I also considered New Mexico's Roman Martinez, Utah's Luka Drca, San Diego State's Billy White and TCU's Zvonko Buljan.
Preseason Player of the Year: Jimmer Fredette, BYU
Note: I also thought about Tavernari; No other candidates really jump out.
Preseason Newcomer of the Year: Darington Hobson, New Mexico
Note: This is the most difficult pick to make, because it can't be a freshman. BYU's only candidate would be Logan Magnusson, the transfer from SLCC. I've read some good things about Hobson, so I went with him. Really, it is a crapshoot.
Freshman of the Year: Tyler Haws, BYU
Note: Some might see this as a homer pick, but I'm going to call it a familiarity pick. I know what Haws can do, and from the reports I've been getting about preseason workouts, Haws is looking very good for the Cougars. Of course, BYU's other freshman, Brandon Davies, also merits consideration.
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4 Comments:
This reminds me of two things:
1. BYU is going to be very good this year (especially in conference)
2. The MWC as a whole lost a LOT of talent last year.
Carlon Brown huh? I don't see it... not anything he did particularly well last year except jump high. Love his 17% from the 3pt range stat, and in 29 minutes a night he didn't average double figures, not knocking that a lot of guys don't get double figures, just not pre-season all conference guys....and that he turns the ball over about as often as he makes an assist...curious pick to say the least.
As a BYU fan, I think Carlon will have a big year. Most of his averages jumped by about double from his freshman to sophomore year, including points, assists, steals, and blocks. Carlon is a very good defender also. As far as assist to turnover ratio goes, Carlon's ratio was 1.51, only slightly lower that Jimmer's 1.59. Carlon will take on a much bigger load this year and I expect that he'll do well with it. As a BYU fan, he's about the only player on the Utah team that I'd want on the Cougars.
I'm a homer, but I agree on Haws.
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