THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 2012
QUOTE OF THE DAY
PAGE 9
"I told him after the game, if I had a vote, he would be my vote for Player of the Year. I know he's been through a lot the last couple years, but just the way he carried himself and playing against him, he's terrific."
Texas coach Rick Barnes on Thomas Robinson after losing to Kansas Saturday
FACT OF THE DAY
Kansas' current roster features no former McDonalds All-Americans.
- ESPN.com
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
Q: Who was the last Kansas player to win the Naismith Award?
A: Danny Manning in 1988
THE MORNING BREW Comparing Player of the Year nominees
The Player of the Year race will come down to
Davis
Robinson
come down to the wire. Kentucky's freshman Anthony Davis has stormed onto the national scene recently, thanks in large part to his ability to dominate a game on the defensive side of the ball. Kansas junior Thomas Robinson has been a front-runner for the award since the season started.
STATS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES
This season, Robinson has averaged 18 points, 11.9 rebounds and 1.8 assists a game. Robinson also raises his game against ranked opponents, averaging 19.8 points a game.
Davis averages 14.4 points, 9.8 rebounds and 4.7 blocks a game. Despite being 6 feet 10 inches tall, Davis' wingspan measures 7 feet 4 inches. With his length, he alters as many shots as he blocks and can change the wav a team plays offensive.
Robinson ranks second in the nation in both rebounds per game and double-
doubles, with 22 on the season. He is also the only player in the Big 12 averaging a double-double.
Davis leads the nation in blocks per game and is second in the SEC for rebounds per game.
Ultimately, the player who wins this category depends largely on how important defensive production is to you.
This one is much more subjective than looking at statistics. How valuable is each player to his team?
IMPORTANCE TO THEIR TEAM
Robinson has shouldered the offensive load this season for Kansas. Davis has anchored the Kentucky defense all season and has recently added a new dynamic to Kentucky's offense.
Kentucky probably isn't a one-loss team without Davis, but I think it would still be a top-10 team. Kentucky's last two recruiting classes feature eight five-star recruits and two four-star recruits. Every player in Kentucky's starting lineup was a five-star recruit. Losing Davis would hurt, but Kentucky has the firepower to be an elite team without him.
Without Robinson, Kansas could very well be a bubble team this season instead of Big 12 champions and ranked in the top five.
Elijah Johnson is the only five-star recruit featured in the Jayhawks' rotation. Tyshawn Taylor, Jeff Withey and Travis Releford were all four-star recruits, while Kevin Young was a three-star and Justin Wesley was not rated.
In a season where expectations were already low, without Robinson, the Jayhawks would not be anywhere close to the top 25 teams in America.
HUMAN FACTOR
This criterion really isn't fair to Davis or Robinson, but it has to be a factor in any process where people decide the outcome.
By all accounts, Davis is a great young man, who loves to play basketball. He
hasn't put a wrong foot forward off the court and seems to be well-liked by all who know him.
The reality is, however, it's hard not to root for Robinson and what he went through last season. That's not to take away from what he's accomplished this season, because his numbers speak for themselves, but his story has to sit in the minds of the voters.
Robinson didn't ask for that consideration, and I would guess he doesn't want it either, but it's there and it's real.
CONCLUSION
Despite me being a bit biased, Robinson's statistics not only suggest he should be the choice, but so does his importance to his team. Robinson should take home the hardware at the end of the season.
This week in athletics
— Edited by Katie James
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Baseball
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A&M
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Sprint Center,
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