AZGrizFan said:
Depends on the # of minutes....
They were already equalized for minutes.
I admit I am probably outsmarting myself trying to make a point. The point I am trying to make is that no stat correlates more to making All-Conference teams than points scored. The 15 players on the 3 teams all finished in the top 18 in scoring.
In most cases there is also a correlation between minutes played and points scored. And a correlation between a team’s tempo and points scored.
I have seen a lot of comments that “Montana has a lot of average players” or “when was the last time Montana didn’t have a person on an All-conference team?”
Last year Pridgett played 36mpg in Conference. Manuel 37mpg. The year before Rorie played 36mpg and Pridgett 31.0mpg. I am no way comparing these players to last year’s team, but I am fairly confident if Owens played 36mpg in conference vs. the 27mpg he played he would have been in the mix for 2nd Team and if a number of other players played 38mpg they would have been in the mix for at least 3rd team.
If we had a 2nd and 3rd team performer would people still be critical of the talent? Is Owens any more talented if he had played 8 more mpg and made 2nd team? The difference between 2nd or 3rd team and getting nothing can be simply a reflection of minutes played (thus more points) and not talent.
Go through some of our team’s individual stats. Average players just can’t attain some of those.
And while I will admit last year didn’t have any POY-type players, I also wouldn’t say it wasn’t a bunch of average dudes either.