Here is why Elmore was not the MVP/POY. Elmore was nothing short of terrible in three road games against the top three teams in the league. In fact, he didn't have what would be considered a great game against any of the top three even at home. He padded the "look at me" stats by taking lots of shots and shooting free throws. Against the rest of the league he further padded stats in a similar way against lesser competition but did little to help Marshall win games on the road in conference play. Outside of the MT game, Marshall was 4-4 on the road in league play.

Key Numbers Against MT, ODU, and wkcc
FG Road: 16-of-48 (33%)
3-PT Road: 2-of-20 (20%)

FG Home: 18-of-43 (42%)
3-PT Home: 6-of-18 (33%)

Overall, Elmore shot 37% from the field and hit a paltry 21% of his threes in the big games against the top three. His best game on the road probably came against UAB and his team still lost. The point about winning championships and even best player awards is that you have to do it consistently and you have to do it on the road. Elmore did not. Plain and simple. Putting up gaudy numbers in points scored and assists is cool and all, but it's hardly the criteria for assessing the Player of the Year - particularly for someone who always has the ball in his hands. His most impressive stat is that his team was able to win two games against Middle Tennessee, which can probably be attributed more to the fact that Burks was actually more efficient and other players stepped up. Burks was the game changer in the two MT games not Elmore. Otherwise, Elmore was 0-4 against the other two and as referenced above didn't exactly put the place on fire.

In the one big non-conference opportunity he had to show out he was 6-of-17 from the floor including 1-of-6 from three against Xavier.

You compare that to the consistency night in night out that King displayed including the clutch moments both at ODU and wkcc and this was a no-brainer, which everyone but Marshall fans can see. King's only two bad games of the year came against Marshall, but that itself wasn't enough to elevate Elmore. Lastly, stats are for losers. A player's direct impact to winning is what makes one an MVP and the other one not. And no one had BOTH the stats and also hit bigger, clutch shots in key moments than King.