The kPOY: The most exciting race ever
by Ken Pomeroy on Wednesday, January 19, 2011
The kPOY continues to gain traction in the nation’s basketball psyche, as evidenced by a link on Wikipedia to an entry yet to be created. Now, I just need a real trophy. (Maybe a pizza trophy?)
In other news, we have a new leader. However, since the race from first through fifth is so tight, we’re likely to have a new leader a few more times.
(Standings through Sunday’s games.)
1. Jimmer Fredette, Brigham Young (Rating of .499, Last week: 6th) Fredette only had one game last week, but it was memorable, as he scored 47 in a rout of Utah. Fredette took about 42% of his team’s shots when he was on the floor in that contest, and his usage rate stands at 11th in the country through Sunday’s action. There will be chatter about his defense, but I think most coaches are going to hide their…