SOTG

[Lighthouse 84]

1.  Jae
2.  Van
3.  DJO

[tower912]

Everyone is going to take Jae with the points, but give me Vander's rebounds, assists and steals.   I vote Blue.

[shiloh26]

Helluva line by Vander.  9 rebounds, 4 steals, 7 assists is not a bad game at all!    

Hard to argue with Jae though.  He looked great.

[GGGG]

Vander was exactly what you wanted out of him tonight.  Didn't force much but stayed aggressive.  Jae really had a great game though.

Second half was great all around.  Loved Juan's hustle...Mayo's shooting...

[pbiflyer]

1. Jae
2. Jae
3. Vander

[lab_warrior]

Jae

[rocky_warrior]

Added a poll.  I'm thinking Vander - impressive line, and helped change the game in the second half.  But haven't voted yet.

[kryza]

1. Jae
2. Vander
3. Mayo

[Silkk the Shaka]

Blue had his best game of the season tonight and he only scored 3 points.  If he can have Kirilenko-type numbers (5 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 5 steals) every game MU will be VERY good.

That said, I'm gonna have to vote Crowder.  He single-handedly put the game on ice with about 10 to play.

[Markusquette]

The thing about Crowder is he gets good position inside but guys like Blue, Junior and DJO really find him down low.  Can't discredit Jae's performance at all, but a bulk of his points come from those bunny lay-ins that are set up by the others.  Hard to pick between Vander and Crowder, but I think Jae's burst early in the second half is what sealed it so I gotta go with Crowder.

[flash]

This one is a no brainer for me, Jae Crowder.  He played excellent in the paint and hit some nice 3 point shots.  Vander had a nice game but had some pretty stupid turnovers.  I like what I am seeing from DJO, he is letting the game come to him and not forcing anything.  Great win for MU.

[brewcity77]

This one is a no-brainer, I voted for Vander. When JVU was keeping it close, Vander was the reason we were maintaining a first half lead. Jae didn't show up until the second, and while he ended up with a good game, I can't see any way to look past Vander. There's a lot more to the game than points, and Vander chipped in all of those things tonight.

Honorable mention to Juan Anderson. No, he didn't fill a stat line, but if he's going to play that hard, he's going to win a lot of fans. That kid's gonna be a star.

[noblewarrior]

I went with DJO as my "no-brainer"... was right up there with 5 boards, 4 dimes, 19 pts and only 1 TO and kept us up in the first half... slowed in the second but the team was picking their play up by then.   VB's lack of pts / 3 TOs and Jae's single cat stat line fall just short of DJO's all around game. 

[Abode4life]

If you would have told me that Vander was going to be the leading rebounder tonight with 9 boards, no way would I have believed you.  I vote Vander.

[MattyWarrior]

Jae for me. He seems to be in the right place and the O runs real smooth when hes in thereat the top of the key. Plays with a nice flow to his game.

[PGsHeroes32]

Jae for a lot of points. DJO for solid scoring, rebounding, assists and keeping us in it 1st half

[esotericmindguy]

You guys make me chuckle. You really vote vander? Seriously? Good grief.

[Nukem2]

Was at the g ame.  Vander was easily the star tonite.  Hands down.

[MUCrew]

You guys make me chuckle. You really vote vander? Seriously? Good grief.

I voted Vander. Led the team in rebounds, assists, and steals tonight. Most people tally the glamourous points and call that ultimate justification for SOTG. Van did the dirty work tonight and for that, gets my praise.

[dw3dw3dw3]

Perfect game from Van... Can't expect much more, especially if you are in the, VB please don't shoot 3 pointers, camp like myself.

Jae sealed the game though, Jae gets the vote.

[rocky_warrior]

Here's my problem with making Jae the stud...0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks, and only 4 rebounds!  I'm not sure 27 points makes up for the rest of that line.

[PGsHeroes32]

Here's my problem with making Jae the stud...0 assists, 0 steals, 0 blocks, and only 4 rebounds!  I'm not sure 27 points makes up for the rest of that line.

Then go DJO. He had 19 pts(way more than Vans 3), he had 5 of each assists and rebounds, which is his goal for the year. Only 1 TO and had 11 pts in the 1st half when the rest of the team was pretty poor.

[brewcity77]

You guys make me chuckle. You really vote vander? Seriously? Good grief.

Absolutely. Outside of shooting, Jae had a very unimpressive night. DJO was fine, but Van deserves it as much for his energy as his overall stat line. We have people to score. Sometimes the best player on the court will defer to those scorers and take over every other aspect of the game himself, which is what Van did last night.

Why does someone need to score 15+ to be SOTG?

[DJO's Pump Fake]

Jae for one reason

Swagger - seriously think of all the yelling that would be going on if he and Lazar could have played together.

[Wade for President]

Van led the team in 3 of the most important 4 categories.  Hard to argue with that.  Not to echo a lot of the earlier sentiments, but if Van can put up those kind of numbers more consistently, his points will come.  Offense shouldn't be a problem for this team.  It's those intangibles that make a team great, and Van has the ability to play that role on a nightly basis.

I like what I am seeing from DJO, he is letting the game come to him and not forcing anything.

Couldn't agree more!  His patience is much improved, he's cut down his turnovers, and he's getting his teammates involved.  One thing that Jordan always said was that he let the game come to him.  Kudos to DJO for focusing on this aspect of his game.  He's averaging a somewhat "quiet" 20 points/game.  Can't imagine what we could see if he starts turning it on.