Cousy Award Update
The six finalists for the Cousy Award, given to the nation’s top point guard, have been named. Devan Downey did not make the cut.
The finalists are Kentucky’s John Wall, Maryland’s Greivis Vasquez, Duke’s Jon Scheyer,Villanova’s Scottie Reynolds, Kansas’ Sherron Collins and Ohio State’s Evan Turner.
I know what you’re saying: Turner is a point guard?
OK, I know what you’re really saying: No Downey? What a crock!
Look, I’ve killed a lot of trees the past two seasons writing about how great I think Downey is.And I’m still mulling over whether to give him my vote for SEC player of the year for the second straight year.
But the bottom line is the above players all play for teams heading to the NCAA tournament – in fact four of those teams could be No. 1 seeds and the other two will probably be top four seeds. And as Downey has said many times, a point guard is judged on how your team plays. It’s not Downey’s fault his team is 15-15 – in fact it’s pretty much all his doing his team has six league wins. But it is what it is.
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State newspaper sports writer Seth Emerson blogs on University of South Carolina basketball and baseball.
Which proves that “awards” of every kind in sports are political. Just as the Heisman trophy almost never goes to the top college football player, so it is with the Cousy Award. The people who choose such things have little interest in picking the most deserving. All of the awards, including the various All-American teams, are a joke.
Devan Downey is a great player. I’ve seen him play and lead his team. That’s all I need to know. He has the heart of a lion. I could care less about awards and I bet DD feels the same way. It’s about the money and some NBA scout having the guts to select him.
Vasquez has amazed me this season
He deserves the SEC Player of the Year. KY would still be a top 3 seed without Wall. USC would have been horrible without DD. That’s how I look at it, anyway.
Well said Seth! The Turner vote is bologna, however I do think Evan is the best player in the land. Just not the best PG…
Travelin is dead on… If the SEC POY award is considered a MVP acknowledgment then there isn’t a player in the land more valuable to their team than D. Downey. No one!
It really is ‘all about winning!’ Isn’t that what the jumbo-tron says at Colonial life during the pregame festivities for all USC basketball games?