PCTI's Most Disrespected-Spotlight on The Big Man

It's no secret that PCTI's Biggest Man has spent a lot of time getting scrutinized over the last seven years... Whether it's his reputation as a Bratty snap-out artist or the fact that he's one handed, people are always paying attention to and talking about the Big Guy...

I was soaking in the tub recently doing my usual PCTI reflection, and something jumped out at me.... Is BC appreciated?  The guy has never been picked outside of the first round so surely he is, right?

WRONG.

It's not even just hoops though... Does anyone ever talk about BC being funny, or one of the more likable guys in PCTI?  I've heard at least six guys get both reps, but never for the man they call P.  Did anyone ever thank him for the draft work?  Doubtful.

Forget about the personal stuff, let's dig into BC's on-court performance.  First, let's look at his career stats...

Career:

• W/L: 22/17 (2nd all time).
• Series W/L: 5-2 (2nd all time).
• PPG: 11.41 (3rd all time).
• RPG: 7.36 (2nd all time).
• BPG: .69 (1st all time).
• Effective Scale: 9.05 (1st all time).
• Fouls: 91 (1st all time).
• FG%: 44% (1st all time).

It's pretty clear the guy has had significant success in PCTI over the course of his career, but what jumped out at me is how little recognition he has received for it.  See breakdown below as it relates to awards... BC received the "DMVP" award in year one, which was pretty much the lowest ranking all-tournament team selection despite him averaging 15 and 10 on 50% shooting.  

As you can see, BC is in a 4 way tie for 4th place, tied with Beas (who has played in two less PCTI's), Sabin (one less) and Dan who is a career 32% shooter.

Player	MVP'S	ATT	Total
Abe	3	3	6
Wilson	1	3	4
JT Singz	1	2	3
BC	0	2	2
Beas	0	2	2
Sabin	0	2	2
Krow	1	1	2
Spotlight	0	1	1
Donley	0	1	1
Bruise	0	1	1

As good as that info is, let's dig into who has edged The Pun man out every year....

PCTI2:

• BC (winning team): 10.7 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 44 FG%, 23.8 MPG.
• Ben Wilson (losing team): 12.7 ppg, 8.3 rpg, 33 FG%, 21 3FG%, 30 MPG.
• Stickman (losing team): 9.3 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 40 FG%, 23.9 MPG.

PCTI3:

• BC: 11.3 ppg, 6 rpg, 2.3 apg, 45 FG%, 22.5 MPG.
• Scott Donley: 9.8 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.0 apg, 35 FG%, 27.5 MPG.

PCTI5:

• BC: 13.5 ppg, 8.5 rpg, 1.8 apg, 47 FG%.
• DK: 8.5 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 7.0 apg, 33 FG%.
• Beas: 14.5 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 3.8 apg, 43 FG%.
• Spot: 13.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 2.8 apg, 51 FG%.

PCTI7: 

• BC: 10.5 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 47 FG%, lead in blocks, second in steals.
• Dan:10.7 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 3.5 apg, 
• Wilson: 13.2 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 37.5 FG%, lead in turnovers, no blocks, second to last in steals.

We quit keeping minutes from 4-7, so there's no telling the discrepancy there.  In PCTI5, BC played one half of the first game and ended up with 13 and 7.  

I'm not sure what my favorite is... 

PCTI2 is compelling with BC beaten out by two members of the losing team, with Ben taking an extra 7 minutes a game to score 2 more points, grab 2 more rebounds, and shoot 11 percentage points worse, and Stickman having two more rebounds per game.

PCTI3 has to be the best... BC scoring, rebounding, assisting, and shooting 10 percentage points higher in 5 less minutes per game, but getting beaten out by Donley who I don't think anyone would argue looks significantly better on the court than Pun ever does.  

Morale of the story, in a league that is supposed to appreciate guys for what they bring to the court, and not the way they make it look, Big P has managed to get overlooked in the worst way.