scottdude8
01-06-2019, 05:02 PM
The ESPN crew mentioned this a couple times during the telecast last night (along with some odd discussion of whether Tre was over or under six feet tall, but it was a Dickie V game so that seemed normal relatively speaking, haha). That got me thinking: who else are top candidates for DPOY as we get into conference play?
From my CBB watching two players have sticked out, and (surprise surprise!) they're Wolverines: Zavier Simpson and Jon Teske. While it may sound like me being a homer, I think both are more than viable candidates considering Michigan has arguably the best defense amongst the top teams in the nation. As much as I adore Tre's D, Zavier's is arguably better from the PG spot (all the more impressive consdiering Zavier is definitely under 6 feet, unlike that weird discussion about Tre's height, haha)... and Teske has been a shot-altering, blocking, and rebounding machine as a 7-foot-1 behemoth at the rim (not to mention that he guards the pick and roll better than any 7 footer I can remember).
The only other guy I can think of is Texas Tech's Jarrett Culver... if he hadn't been so injured Kansas' Azubuike might also be a candidate. And honestly, it wouldn't surprise me if Zion starts getting some love the way he blocks shots.
FWIW, according to Fox Sports (https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/stats?season=2018&category=ADVANCED&group=2&sort=5&time=0&pos=0&team=0&qual=1&sortOrder=0&opp=0), Zion, Teske and Culver are all in the Top 10 in defensive rating (along with what seems like the entire Texas Tech team, haha). Zavier is at #20, while Tre (surprisingly) isn't in the Top 50 (meanwhile, Cam and Marques are, so maybe these rankings need to be taken with a grain of salt). Another guy who could be in the running based off of team reputation and is high on this list is Ty Jerome of UVA.
But there hasn't been anyone dominating the conversation nationally like there has the past few years with WVU's Jevon Carter as far as I can tell (being in Canada cuts me off a little bit from the talking heads, haha). Anyone else I'm missing? And what do we think Tre's odds are?
From my CBB watching two players have sticked out, and (surprise surprise!) they're Wolverines: Zavier Simpson and Jon Teske. While it may sound like me being a homer, I think both are more than viable candidates considering Michigan has arguably the best defense amongst the top teams in the nation. As much as I adore Tre's D, Zavier's is arguably better from the PG spot (all the more impressive consdiering Zavier is definitely under 6 feet, unlike that weird discussion about Tre's height, haha)... and Teske has been a shot-altering, blocking, and rebounding machine as a 7-foot-1 behemoth at the rim (not to mention that he guards the pick and roll better than any 7 footer I can remember).
The only other guy I can think of is Texas Tech's Jarrett Culver... if he hadn't been so injured Kansas' Azubuike might also be a candidate. And honestly, it wouldn't surprise me if Zion starts getting some love the way he blocks shots.
FWIW, according to Fox Sports (https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/stats?season=2018&category=ADVANCED&group=2&sort=5&time=0&pos=0&team=0&qual=1&sortOrder=0&opp=0), Zion, Teske and Culver are all in the Top 10 in defensive rating (along with what seems like the entire Texas Tech team, haha). Zavier is at #20, while Tre (surprisingly) isn't in the Top 50 (meanwhile, Cam and Marques are, so maybe these rankings need to be taken with a grain of salt). Another guy who could be in the running based off of team reputation and is high on this list is Ty Jerome of UVA.
But there hasn't been anyone dominating the conversation nationally like there has the past few years with WVU's Jevon Carter as far as I can tell (being in Canada cuts me off a little bit from the talking heads, haha). Anyone else I'm missing? And what do we think Tre's odds are?