Young, Williams more deserving of Big East Player of the year honors than Thabeet

DeJuan Blair (15.6 PPG, 12.6 RPG, 1 BPG

Hasheem Thabeet (13.6 PPG, 10.8 RPG, 4.5 BPG)

In the biggest game of the season @ UCONN on February 16, 2009, Blair had 22 points – 23 rebounds compared to Thabeet who had 5 points – 4 rebounds. That alone should have given Blair a slight edge in the voting. Thabeet is a dominating force on the defensive side of the ball but you could possibly make an even stronger argument for Pittburgh’s Sam Young and Louisville’s Terrence Williams for Big East Player of the year honors.

Pitt shouldn’t win the Big East Tournament?

Pitt has already locked up a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament and in the past it has been believed that the team values the Big East Tournament more than the NCAA Tournament. That is no longer the case as the team has its sights set on a final four run but any talk about it being a good thing if Pitt gets knocked out in the second round of the Big East Tournament is ridiculous. The Panthers aren’t expected to play until Friday in the NCAA Tournament and they will be getting a #16 seed which will be a warm up game for them. Looking ahead would be the wrong way to approach this tournament and don’t expect the Panthers to do that

Three Big East teams to receive #1 seeds?

UCONN and Pitt are believed to be locks. What about Louisville who are the #1 seed in the Big East Tournament? For Louisville to get a #1 seed they will have to win the Big East Tournament which is a possibility as Pitt and UCONN will likely play each other in the semi’s. To push them over the top they need to beat UCONN who beat them by double figures in the regular season.