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5 minutes ago, Zippy87 said:

Who is going to win MAC POY? 

 

The top five scorers right now are all on mediocre teams. There's no Enrique-type this year.

 

Does Nate have a shot if he finishes strong?

 

To add to this, Da'Sean Nelson (3) and AJ Clayton (2) are the only players who have been awarded the MAC Player of the Week more than once this season. It's wide open. 

 

2024-25 MAC Men’s Basketball Players of the Week
Nov. 11 -- Tyson Dunn, Guard, Buffalo
Nov. 18 -- Sonny Wilson, Guard, Toledo
Nov. 25 -- AJ Clayton, F, Ohio // Nate Johnson, G, Akron
Dec. 2 -- Jermahri Hill, G, Ball State // Da'Sean Nelson, F, Eastern Michigan
Dec. 9 -- Derrick Butler, G, Bowling Green // Peter Suder, G, Miami
Dec. 16 -- Juanse Gorosito, Guard, Ball State
Dec. 23 -- Da'Sean Nelson, Forward, Eastern Michigan
Dec. 30 -- Javontae Campbell, Guard, Bowling Green
Jan. 6 -- Da'Sean Nelson, Forward, Eastern Michigan
Jan. 13 -- AJ Clayton, Forward, Ohio
Jan. 20 -- Amani Lyles, Forward, Akron
Jan. 28 -- Tavari Johnson, Guard, Akron
Feb. 3 -- Payton Sparks, Center, Ball State
Feb. 10 -- Sam Lewis, Guard, Toledo

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9 hours ago, Let'sGoZips94 said:

This is such an odd matchup. Miami is a high IQ, quality shooting team that lacks athleticism and strength. Kent is an athletic, strong team that is low IQ and not a great shooting team. 

 

Low IQ is proving to be the fatal flaw. 

What do u mean low IQ?

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Weird year for the MAC, across the board.  There's no single player who is dominating the conference.  Heck, the leading scorer (Jones from NIU) is averaging only 17 a game.  Nate is 16th in the MAC in scoring, 24th in rebounding, 7th in assists and 3rd in steals.  Solid and multi-dimensional but nothing that jumps out.  If the voters look at who's the best player on the best team he probably has a chance.

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1 hour ago, NWAkron said:

What do u mean low IQ?

 

Kent is a dumb team. They don't really run an offense, they miss tons of ball movement, take stupid shots, and make stupid mistakes.

 

Exhibit A: That game went OT because they fouled Miami 30 ft from the basket while up by 1 with 12 seconds left (sound familiar?). 

 

Exhibit B: There was a play late in regulation or in OT where they had a mismatch in the post and essentially waited until Potter go back in position before throwing the lob down low. Spoiler alert: Potter stole the pass with ease. 

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