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Title: Player of the Year
Post by: Brandon Riley on March 25, 2007, 11:53:27 AM
alright, lets hear it.  Who is the frontrunner entering the TOC?

Duke - 3 titles, high average, but an injury plagued season.
PDW - 2 titles (one being a major) and a few other solid finishes
Malott - 1 title, but the leader in telecasts and points
Kent - 2 major titles + 1 other telecast, but with a big midseason drought
PA - 2 titles, 4 telecasts and a miraculous second half.
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Title: Re: Player of the Year
Post by: KDawg77 on March 25, 2007, 07:56:55 PM
What about Jason Couch?
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Title: Re: Player of the Year
Post by: metallicaaaaaaa on March 25, 2007, 09:03:24 PM
Yea PDW is long overdue for Player of the Year...he's gotta be the favorite.
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Title: Re: Player of the Year
Post by: Hogsharley on March 25, 2007, 09:07:27 PM
Kent has 2 majors. That's going to be tough to beat.
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Title: Re: Player of the Year
Post by: J_Mac on March 25, 2007, 09:08:36 PM
Unless Pete takes the TOC I can't see him taking POY
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Title: Re: Player of the Year
Post by: metallicaaaaaaa on March 25, 2007, 09:12:20 PM
If PDW even makes the semifinals next week, I predict he'll take the POY. Other than that Kent would be the other favorite seeing as everyone now knows, he has two majors.
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Title: Re: Player of the Year
Post by: Coleman on March 25, 2007, 09:21:36 PM
Duke is so the man.  But it really going to come down to how everyone one does at the TOC.
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Title: Re: Player of the Year
Post by: BWB300 on March 25, 2007, 09:30:28 PM
I believe PDW will finally prevail and get POY. He just needs to have a good showing next week at the TOC. Now, if Kent or Duke were to win next week, then it might get interesting.


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Title: Re: Player of the Year
Post by: Brandon Riley on March 25, 2007, 10:18:34 PM
i didn't mention couch because i saw PA with the same credentials (2 titles + a couple more telecasts) but also better finishes in majors, plus the fact that couch has done nothing outside the 2 month stretch after xmas.

At this point i agree with all of you that its tough to call.
i'd give it to big Wes myself.  Stats do not lie.  And its not like he has bowled bad on tv either.  He has been solid on every pattern, every tournament.  I feel that some guys have gone through hot stretches or hit a couple patterns, but nobody has been as strong as Malott through thick and thin all season long
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Title: Re: Player of the Year
Post by: shelley on March 25, 2007, 11:14:35 PM
quote:
if one of the following guys wins the TOC they've got a shot at POY:
Wes(7 SHOWS,2 titles,1 major,POINTS CHAMP)
PDW(5 shows,3 TITLES,2 MAJORS)
Duke(4 shows,4 TITLES,1 major,)
Kent(4 shows,3 MAJORS)
Barnes(6 SHOWS,2 titles,1 major)
Sean Rash(3 shows,3 TITLES,1 major,PERFECT TV RECORD)


Minus the ToC, all of those guys have a shot anyway.  If one of them wins the ToC, it'd be hard not to vote for them, especially if it were Duke, PDW, or Kent.  Hell, if Fresh wins the ToC, he'd have to admit to killing puppies not to win PoY.

SH
Title: Re: Player of the Year
Post by: TurboManGT on March 25, 2007, 11:17:44 PM
Go Duke or PDW
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Title: Re: Player of the Year
Post by: tonybowls on March 26, 2007, 05:00:09 AM
Kent is definately the front runner. 2 Majors in one year doesn't happen very often. Right now Kent is at the top of the list followed by Duke, Weber and Malott.
Title: Re: Player of the Year
Post by: justdale on March 26, 2007, 05:06:21 AM
I think that they are chasing Doug Kent right now, but if he doesn't do well and someone else steps up ( Like Duke, PDW, Sean Rash and ecspecially Big Wes) they they for sure deserve it.

But if it turns out to be a lefty show, tyhen maybe Couch or PA have a chance.

I would like to see Pete get his
Title: Re: Player of the Year
Post by: on March 26, 2007, 09:50:12 AM
Doug Kent.
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Title: Re: Player of the Year
Post by: baccala8872 on March 26, 2007, 09:59:11 AM
If it is not Duke, then it should be Doug Kent.  But hasn't Norm won every telecast that he's made?  I think that speaks volumes.
Title: Re: Player of the Year
Post by: Raven829 on March 26, 2007, 11:29:31 AM
Kent because of the 2 majors.  Duke's 3 titles look good also, but just not as impressive as Kent.  Remember that Jaros got the shaft a couple years back when he won 4 (an outstanding accomplishment) and did not win POY.  Of course Tommy was just as deserving.  I think any of the other guys would have to win the TOC to have a chance.

Don
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Title: Re: Player of the Year
Post by: Rev_O on March 26, 2007, 11:41:16 AM
When, not if, PDW wins the TOC, he will FINALLY be PBA PLAYER of the YEAR!!!!

He should have been in 88 or 89, Holman was voted POY, and he didn't even win a title that season!!!
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Title: Re: Player of the Year
Post by: Djarum on March 26, 2007, 12:03:10 PM
How is POY voted anyways?

The reason I ask, is that sometimes POY is not always about how well you do, but what kind of sportsman you are.

Dj
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Title: Re: Player of the Year
Post by: shelley on March 26, 2007, 12:07:39 PM
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Remember that Jaros got the shaft a couple years back when he won 4 (an outstanding accomplishment) and did not win POY.  Of course Tommy was just as deserving.  I think any of the other guys would have to win the TOC to have a chance.


Jaros won three titles in 03-04 but had an otherwise modest year.  Mika won PoY, and was at or close to the top in points, had two titles, including a 300/800 on TV.  Made the show in two majors, was the average leader.  He was quite dominating.  TJ was up against Patrick Allen the next year, four titles to three, while one of PA's was a major.  I believe PA was tops in points, and had the second largest single season earnings ever.  It was a tossup, admittedly, but you can't say that TJ got the shaft by losing to PA.

SH
Title: Re: Player of the Year
Post by: Matt Fortney on March 26, 2007, 02:56:56 PM
probably right on doug kent, but i'll for sure be rooting for duke this week! DUUUUUUKKEEEEE!!!!! lol

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Title: Re: Player of the Year
Post by: Raven829 on March 26, 2007, 02:58:56 PM
Shelley-
  Boy I sure seem to have a lousy memory.  Thank you for the correction.

Don
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Title: Re: Player of the Year
Post by: Spider Ball Bowler on March 26, 2007, 03:08:35 PM
I'd say Kent, but if any of the other guys you mentioned wins the TOC, I think that will change.
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Title: Re: Player of the Year
Post by: shelley on March 26, 2007, 03:32:28 PM
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Shelley-
  Boy I sure seem to have a lousy memory.  Thank you for the correction.


Mine's not always that much better (ask me about viscous operators and deformation tensors), but I like Steve Jaros, he's one of my favorite bowlers.

SH
Title: Re: Player of the Year
Post by: Fluff E Bunnie on March 26, 2007, 03:41:19 PM
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I honestly think it depends on next week's TOC... that's how close it is. Right now I see Duke as the front-runner.



Yeah I think we'll know after next week.  Now you can't really rule out any of these guys.
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