tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34690815.post4112112214964216537..comments2024-01-14T04:47:09.340-05:00Comments on PHSports: The Man-Crush Returns!Paymonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04179522944078513967noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34690815.post-49952292363797991322008-12-08T08:05:00.000-05:002008-12-08T08:05:00.000-05:00Griffin is a beast. After the likes of Durant and ...Griffin is a beast. After the likes of Durant and Beasley, it seems every year the Big XII is gonna have a guy who pushes averaging nearly 30 points a game and 25 rebounds.<BR/><BR/>The National Player of the Year race - for which you can't dismiss Psycho T yet - may be a epic showdown between Stephen Curry and Blake Griffin.<BR/><BR/>Of course, I don't want to sleep on my man crush either.<BR/><BR/>Sure he's turnover prone and needs to get those FTs up to a higher 70% than it currently is; yet, Eric Maynor is as dominant a CAA-player since the likes of Brett Blizzard.<BR/><BR/>He's top 10 in the nation in scoring, without any real second option (Bradford Burgess, seriously?) and defenses keying on him.<BR/><BR/>Of course, the Rams are 5-3 and have at least two losses (ECU, especially) they shouldn't.<BR/><BR/>Nevertheless, they didn't lose any of those three at home. <BR/><BR/>Maynor is a lock for CAA Player of the Year in back-to-back seasons.<BR/><BR/>Am I equating him to Griffin??? Oh hell no.<BR/><BR/>However, I am stating that Maynor deserves notice as one of the top 10 guards in the nation.<BR/><BR/>Yeah, I did say that.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, due to losses @Rhode Island, @ECU, and neutral court versus a good Vandy team...VCU will have one weekend in March to secure a tourney bid.<BR/><BR/>That won't be easy, as it never is come conference tournament time.<BR/><BR/>I hope - for the sake of my sanity - and the nation's waning interest in the real mid-majors (not Gonzaga people) that Maynor is tournament bound (and I don't mean NIT), so my "man crush" gets some national spotlight.<BR/><BR/>I fear Griffin may go 40 and 30 aqainst Larry Sanders' slinky-esque frame in the coming days.<BR/><BR/>I fear...Clementhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04324526593033658641noreply@blogger.com