Just wanted to put the averages out there for discussion:

Kid From Richmond-ROY-20 starts in 30 games

Pts- 9.9/game
Rebs- 5.9/game
Ast- 2.1/game
Stl- 1.6/game
FG%- 44.00
3%- 34.6

Isiaha Mike-31 starts in 31 Games

Pts- 11.2/game
Rebs- 5.6/game
Ast- 1.6/game
Stl- 0.86/game
FG%- 43.0
3%- 32.3

Mike Lewis II- 30 starts in 31 Games

Pts- 13.9/game
Rebs- 2.3/game
Ast- 1.6/game
Stl- 0.64/game
FG%- 40.7
3%- 36.1

Who gets your vote? While Mike Lewis seemed to always show up based on these numbers I would say Isiaha Mike, either way we probably got hosed.

Last edited by Duques102 (3/07/2017 2:45 pm)

Dukes2012 wrote:

I think it had more to do with our lack of team success. Richmond had a good year and he was a big part of it.

 
I would argue that without our two guys we may well have had 00000 conference wins. They were almost 100% in terms of games started, so even an outsider would say they had an impact on this team. The starting percentage coupled with the fact that both of our guys have better stat lines proves it should one of them. Remember this is an individual award. Rookie of the year not rookie of the year (competitive teams only)

Maybe a better qualifier: of the three guys, who would you want to build your program around? Not taking a shot at you 2012 I'm wondering what people think about this in general.

levon1975 wrote:

How did they possibly pick anyone by ML2 for rookie of the year?  Seriously this cat Buckingham had so-so numbers, but played on a much better team, so defenses were paying little attention to him with the League MVP Cline playing next to him. 

 

This is exactly how I feel. While this richmond kid was an important piece on a good team, our two freshman basically carried our team through most of the season with a team that had three seniors on it, two of which basically contributed nothing to our season. Without the freshman we may have 3-6 wins this year. They were our best, most consistent players and would probably be starters or at least major contributors on any A10 team.