<p>Ball Up Top is getting ready to turn the corner into Tournament season and that means it’s time to look towards the end-of-year award lists. It’s one of the deepest All-American fields the sport has had in at least five years and that means there will be some players that have cases for the first-team that may not make it. Who has the best case to overcome that crowded field? Our crew breaks it down. </p><p><em>If you enjoy Ball Up Top, please let us know on </em><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ball-up-top-a-womens-basketball-podcast/id1736799360" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><em>Apple </em></a><em>and/or </em><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/0uYuncW2hQJAdW7ymQ1E3P" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><em>Spotify</em></a><em>. We’d love it if you left us five stars and a nice review to help spread the good word of ball knowledge! </em></p><p>The show jumps right in with a long discussion about the Player of the Year race. Who has the edge? Is it UConn’s Sarah Strong or Vanderbilt’s Mikayla Blakes? After crunching the numbers and laying out the narratives, the attention turns to the First-Team All-American list. This is where Andrew starts to workshop what may be one of the hottest takes of all: Azzi Fudd may not be a first-team All-American. Naturally, Greer disagrees and a good, long debate ensues. </p><p>The show wraps up with a brief look at the Coach of the Year race. Greer makes a case for Shea Ralph, Andrew makes one for Dawn Staley while the entire crew looks at some of the underrated names that deserve consideration. Does Krista Gerlich, Molly Miller or Katie Abrahamson-Henderson have a legitimate case? We take a look. </p><p>0:00 - Show Introduction.</p><p>1:21 - National Player of the Year race…</p><p>26:58 - Projected First-Team All-American lists…</p><p>51:30 - Coach of the Year lists…</p><p><em>Our musical intros are brought to you by Denver’s King of Mile HiFi, DLZMKSBTS. You can check out his music on </em><a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/0fL71qaPCP2TbR7TbgbBhK" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><em>Spotify </em></a><em>and </em><a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE0RPq5dJ6oj4m5xXO8dF_Q" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><em>YouTube</em></a><em>. </em></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.nocapspacewbb.com/subscribe">Subscribe</a></p>