[Observing]

So tell me how many truly great players from the state of Ky. have not been named Mr. Basketball? Should the championship event in any respective sport not be taken into consideration. It would be ludicrous to award a player based solely on his Sweet Sixteen performance, but many years there is not a clear cut favorite, allowing a player to win it late.

As to one of your questions, MOST sports decide their individual
awards without letting post season affect them. The exceptions
are the few who do. So yes I'd say NO sport should vote on
awards for individuals based on performance in the championship.
It doesn't make sense in team sports.

And no, truly great players don't get overlooked, no matter whether
their teams get there or not. But most years we don't have
such a clearly great player, who's a no brainer. Most years
there's a few[lots] of really good players, and it just seems
unfair to wait and let a big Sweet 16 decide some votes,
when players just as good(even a little better) don't make it
because their teams weren't good enough. Afterall the award
is supposed to go to the state's best player, not the state's
best player that made it to Rupp.