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Big Sky Power Rankings: Week 5

weberwildcat

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I've been following the ISU Blog by Kellis Robinett and its been entertaining.

If you've never seen it here's the link:

Power rankings
http://www.pocatelloshops.com/new_blogs/kellis/?p=4550

Main page
http://www.pocatelloshops.com/new_blogs/kellis/



Written By: krobinett
We’re halfway through the conference season, and that means it is my job as a journalist to speculate who could win Big Sky MVP honors.

Right now, I see five candidates:

1. Anthony Johnson, Montana (Averaging a league-best 21 points in conference games. Has Montana playing fantastic basketball. Lock for newcomer of the year.)

2. Kellen McCoy, Weber State (Could a little guy win it two years in a row? McCoy is Weber State’s best player, is averaging 16 points in conference games and amazingly is the league’s 15th best rebounder.)

3. Amorrow Morgan, Idaho State (Quite possibly the league’s best slasher, Morgan has turned into a leader this year with the Bengals)

4. Jeremiah Dominguez, Portland State (The incumbent is having a down year, but he could turn it on down the stretch)

5. Phil Nelson, Portland State (Some believe he is the Vikings’ best player)

Right now I would say McCoy is the front-runner. His team is in first place, and he’s playing great. Johnson would be my runner-up. The other three have a lot of work to do to give them a fight. Morgan’s team is floundering at 4-5, and if anyone from Portland State wants to win the trophy the Vikings have to finish first.

I expect all five to receive all-league recognition, though. Other candidates for those 10 spots would be:

Loren Leath, Sacramento State
Benny Valentine, Eastern Washington
Cameron Jones, Northern Arizona
Matt Stucki, Idaho State
Jabril Banks, Northern Colorado
Will Figures, Northern Colorado
Dominic Waters, Portland State
Damian Lillard, Weber State
Josh Wilson, Northern Arizona
Divaldo Mbunga, Montana State
Chron Tatum, Idaho State
Brandon Moore, Eastern Washington
Kyle Bullinger, Weber State

And now, on to the rankings …

1. Weber State (8-1, 14-8)
Book your hotel rooms now. The Big Sky conference tournament will be held in Ogden, Utah. And I didn’t mention it above, but Randy Rahe is a lock for coach of the year.


2. Montana (7-3, 13-9)
If the Grizzlies keep this up, they could be looking at 12 conference wins.

3. Portland State (6-3, 15-7)
Something isn’t right in Portland. Jeremiah Dominguez isn’t starting every game, and coach Ken Bone told reporters before making a trip through Montana that he thought his team’s fortunes in road games were about to run out. He was right.

4. Montana State (5-4, 12-9)
Boy, did the Bobcats ever look good against the Vikings.

5. Northern Colorado (5-5, 9-14)
Games against Weber State and Idaho State this week will determine whether the Bears have any staying power.

6. Idaho State (4-5, 7-16)
Getting swept by Weber State was tough on the Bengals. But losing that game at Sacramento State is what’s still haunting the Bengals.

7. Northern Arizona (3-6, 6-14)
If the Bears or Bengals falter, the Lumberjacks will take advantage.

8. Eastern Washington (3-7, 9-13)
Anyone who played Eastern Washington early in the season got a raw deal. The Eagles could play back then. Now, they’re horrible.

9. Sacramento State (1-8, 2-20)
One of only seven 20-loss teams in the country.
 
No love for D-Will, huh? He should be a lock for Defensive Player of the Year. Along with McCoy he has been the teams leader. He has moments of absolute brilliance and always gives the Cats a needed boost when he comes into the game. Davis is definitely the unsung hero of our team, and to be honest (of course I can't speak for him), I think, thats how he likes it. Its going to be really hard replacing the two seniors. I was at the UNC game last week and the fans couldn't understand how a 5'6" player could drive inside so easily against the Bigs (UNC has some exceptional Bigs, Banks is a great player). Lillard or Bullinger will get the Freshman of the Year award. But I agree with the Newcomer award going to the Johnson.
 

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