DEJUAN BLAIR IS THE BIG EAST POY. SORT OF.

Regardless of the fact that Dejuan Blair got the best of Hasheem Thabeet on national television as well as the fact that Pitt was responsible for two of UConn's three losses this year, the two big men have no choice but to split this year's Big East Player of the Year honors. Direct your anger at the Big East coaches, who were responsible for the vote.Thabeet averaged 13.6 points, 10.8 rebounds, 0.5 assists and 4.5 blocks per game; Blair's numbers were 15.6, 12.4, 1.2, and 1 block per game. But Thabeet had quite a head start, with considerably more buzz not only for this trophy but also for national honors from the beginning of the season.With his share of the award, Blair becomes the third Panther to either win or split the conference's top billing, joining Charles Smith (1988) and Brandin Knight, who shared it with Caron Butler in 2002. Blair is the second sophomore in league history to win, the only other time being last year when Notre Dame's Luke Harangody t...