Pac-10 coaches argue that Nicole Powell should get the Player of the Year nod over Beard and Taurasi. Mixed in with their arguments are continued complaints about east coast bias, media bias, no respect for the Pac-10, yada yada yada.

(As I said last week, the Pac-10 needs to start winning more if it wants more respect.)

It is true that Powell carries her team in a way that Diana and Alana don't. It's also maybe true that the numbers put up by Diana and Alana (especialy the former) so far this year haven't lived up to the preseason hype. But right now, the award race is still between the two of them. If Stanford can go somewhere in the tournament, however, that could change.