03-10-2010, 01:11 AM
The SEC named their award winners today (Mar. 9). Here are Kentucky's notables:
John Wall - Player of the Year, First Team All-SEC, All-Freshman Team
DeMarcus Cousins - Freshman of the Year, First Team All-SEC, All-Freshman Team
Patrick Patterson - First Team All-SEC, All-Defensive Team
Eric Bledsoe - All-Freshman Team
The Coach of the Year Award went to Kevin Stallings of Vanderbilt. I have a real issue with this. How can this be? What else could Coach Cal have possibly done to get the award? I mean, he has my unbiased vote for National Coach of the Year, but I figured SEC Coach of the Year would have been a given for him. I almost laughed when I seen Stallings won it. Don't get me wrong because Stallings done a great job and is a fantastic coach, but Cal clearly should have won the award this season. Without Cal, these UK players (other than Patterson) wouldn't have even been at UK to win the awards they did. Cal took a team that went to the NIT last year and turned them back into a powerhouse once again going 29-2 so far with a 14-2 conference record. I'm sorry but I have a real problem with this.
John Wall - Player of the Year, First Team All-SEC, All-Freshman Team
DeMarcus Cousins - Freshman of the Year, First Team All-SEC, All-Freshman Team
Patrick Patterson - First Team All-SEC, All-Defensive Team
Eric Bledsoe - All-Freshman Team
The Coach of the Year Award went to Kevin Stallings of Vanderbilt. I have a real issue with this. How can this be? What else could Coach Cal have possibly done to get the award? I mean, he has my unbiased vote for National Coach of the Year, but I figured SEC Coach of the Year would have been a given for him. I almost laughed when I seen Stallings won it. Don't get me wrong because Stallings done a great job and is a fantastic coach, but Cal clearly should have won the award this season. Without Cal, these UK players (other than Patterson) wouldn't have even been at UK to win the awards they did. Cal took a team that went to the NIT last year and turned them back into a powerhouse once again going 29-2 so far with a 14-2 conference record. I'm sorry but I have a real problem with this.