All-Centercourt & CC MVP – Let the discussion begin

Shocked with some of Mr. Moran’s choices and location of players on what team, and the Honorable Mention section as well. Some poor choices in my opinion.

WNYHOOPS

What a win for Jamestown, I feel as though my blogging career has finally reached it’s culmination! After blogging on Jamestown for almost 7 years dating back to the former Buffalohoops site I think it was called? This is the apex for Jamestown basketball. Let’s bring home that state championships boys!
Raider Pride!

Shocked.
Though I’m not saying I agree or disagree with your sentiments, would you care to share some examples of players you don’t agree with?
(Everybody is entitled to their own opinions and all-star teams aren’t a science, I’d like to hear your perspective)
WNY Hoops: I couldn’t be in Glen Falls so I followed along Keith’s blog today.> that’s the first time I was actually nervous waiting to hear that crackhead scrolling sound every few seconds. That was amazing.. I really liked Jamestown all season long. They got the best player in WNY, the most versatile player in WNY and a solid supporting cast. I certainly can’t say I expected them to win in Glenn Falls, but I did predict they’d knock off Niagara Falls and win Section VI. I’m so happy for that program, Ben Drake is a true first-class person.

Also, if he stays committed to working on his game, it’s scary to think of how good Jaysean Paige is going to be next year.

WNYHOOPS

I can’t wait to see Paige’s crucial dunk in the late goings of the game… I think this game locked Paige’s POY and Butt’s first team status. I think Joey Campion should atleast get WNY HM as well. This kid is the glue of that Jamestown team, and is so smart and tough with his crucial three he can knock down.

angry guest

How do you leave Grandits Bailey and Hughes out of there? They were all 1st team all NFL, AHEAD OF JORDAN STREET WHO GOT 3RD TEAM, and arent even honorable mention? WNY is so biased with ECIC and MMA its ridiculous.

Rare Air

March 20, 2011

Butts isn’t considering either if the colleges mentioned above. Paige will be playing on about 4-5 aau teams as a basic free agent that plays for someone every week.

jj43

March 22, 2011

Paige (POY), Rehbaum, Holland, Butts, Fisher

Small Town Fan

I don’t know how anyone can make a pick of an all WNY team without stats from all the players. Some kids get more press then others. Is there a way to get all the stats?

centercourt

In response to Butters from the Glens Falls post:
I’ve never liked the logic “was All-WNY HM” so gets the edge this year. If you think Nevins was better than Lyons this year, then so be it. But where players finished last year should have no bearing on awards for the current season.
So in applying that logic, every season starts over. You have to earn HM this year, even if you were last year. If you were 2nd team last year, it shouldn’t mean you finish no lower than 2nd this year.
I get that players aren’t likely to “get worse”, but it is quite possible that others emerge in a new season and exceed what someone else did the year before.
Davon Alexander was one of two 3rd teamers last year, but that doesn’t mean he gets a spot on the first team this year because he finished ahead of all but one other player entering this season.

centercourt

WNYHOOPS –
I definitely think Paige will be 1st team All-state this year.

Butters

CC,
That is not my logic, That is how I’ve seen it in the past.I agree that each year should be taken for what it is. The Buffalo news should not list what honors were received in the past, Just this years honors. That alone gives it a “weighted” look.

centercourt

Thanks Butters, I agree.

In regards to my list, you don’t have to agree with the picks and as I reflect, there’s a few picks that even I myself would like to have a mulligan on now. Based on their postseason run, I can’t fathom Butts not being on the first team. I absolutely feel I should’ve included Grandits on the very least as HM.
Having said, I can assure you a lot of work and a lot of consultation was put into it. I can’t even begin to tell you how much research I did for stats and how many coaches I called and emailed.

high off the glass

yo court…when are releasing your allwny teams?

hoopster

The News as I recall uses the he was 3rd team last year and he was HM last year, not to say so and so deserves a spot here or there this year, but I believe in a way that separates players that are close. Of course my memory is likely faulty given my advancing Alzheimers and I certainly can’t speak for Keith, but just seems to me that’s the way it has been explained previously.

I’m considering it, not that it really matters at this point because it’s already out. My original thinking was the more HM’s I had the less meaningful it was, but at the same time there’s at least a few kids who definitely deserve mentioning.
I”m actually considering doing a nice article and coming out with the “All-Snub” team.

jj43

that wasn’t me asking that question!

coach_ek

Small Town Fan-
Couldn’t agree more, case in point last year when the spring season had concluded and the All-WNY baseball team came out. A young man (who came from a small school) who received a Division 1 scholarship and was a member of the Western Empire State squad was not even a honorable mention when released.

softball is cool

Hey TML, Did Duke win last night?
Sincerly, HA HA HA HA HA

jackherlan

In an effort to keep this on a somewhat positive note I am going to try explain why I chose the first team and not discuss why I didn’t choose others. I am also not going to pick HMs as there are probably too many to count.
My teams would be:
1st Team-
WNY POY – Paige (ECIC 1 POY) – he led his team farther than anyone else on top of his obvious talents as an athlete and a basketball player.
Rehbaum (MMA POY) & Holland (City 2 POY) – I put both of these guys together because they are similar to Paige in their athleticism and basketball talents on both ends of the floor – I believe that all 3 have D1 ability. They were also team leaders in every sense of the word and a cut above everyone else with their ability to play several positions. At the end of the game I want the ball in the hands of one of these two guys. Coach Simon and I agree that Connor is the BEST all-around player that we have had in our 11 years at St. Joes.
Fisher (City 1 POY)- I believe the BEST one-on-one defensive player I saw all year and the leader of one of the top teams in WNY.
My fifth guy is
Stasiak(ECIC2 POY) – A true warrior in every good sense of the word. Shoots the 3, runs the floor on the break as well as anyone and finishes. You know you’re going to get his best every night.
2nd Team –
Nevins
Lyons
Butts
Harrington
Feagin
3rd Team –
Taplin
Estarfaa
Bova
Knight
O’Connell
4th Team
Agbeko
Farrant
Avery
Funk
Alexander

Queen “B”

Not having Nevins and/or Butts on 1st team is ridiculous. I’m glad you are not in charge of the “true pick”.

jackherlan

You are entitled to your opinion just as I am.

MMA

Queen B, You are certainly entitled to your opinion but since you say its ridiculous, who would you take off Jack’s first team to make room for Nevins and Butts?

TML1000

No they did not…they forgot to play any semblance of defense in the second half. Hope you don’t think I’m broken up over it or something…I put a lot more emotion into high school sports and Chelsea FC.

Marcus Feagin (who was on my second team), will be playing ball at Monroe Community College next year.

ridiculous

to say nevins not being on first team is ridiculous is ridiculous

StateChamps2003

I’m partial to Tottenham.

Bill Walton