NBA Mid-season Awards

Who has been impressive so far, fill in whichever ones you want....

MVP:
1) Tim Duncan
2) Lebron James
3) Steve Nash
4) Shaquille O'neal
5) Dirk Nowitzki

Defensive Player:
1) Bruce Bowen
2) Andrei Kirilenko
3) Ben Wallace
4) Tim Duncan
5) Larry Hughes

Rookie of the Year:
1) Emeka Okafor
2) Dwight Howard
3) Andre Iguodala
4) Luol Deng
5) Josh Smith

6th Man:
1) Jalen Rose
2) Hedo Turkoglu
3) Vladimir Radmonovic
4) Jerry Stackhouse
5) Ben Gordon


Most Improved Player:
1) Bobby Simmons
2) Nazr Mohammed
3) Drew Gooden
4) Dwyane Wade | Lebron James
5) Primoze Brezec | Gerald Wallace

The former rookies, and the Most Improved Minutes guys shouldn't really count, but whatever.

All NBA 1st Team:
C - Shaquille O'neal
F - Tim Duncan
F - Kevin Garnett
G - Lebron James
G - Steve Nash

All NBA 2nd Team:
C - Amare Stoudemire
F - Jermaine O'neal
F - Dirk Nowitzki
G - Kobe Bryant
G - Dwyane Wade

All NBA 3rd Team:
C - Ben Wallace
F - Elton Brand | Shawn Marion
F - Chris Webber
G - Ray Allen
G - Tracy McGrady


All Defensive Team
C - Ben Wallace
F - Tim Duncan
F - Kevin Garnett
G - Brunce Bowen
G - Larry Hughes

All Defensive Team #2
C - Shaquille O'neal
F - Jermaine O'neal | Brand
F - Andrei Kirilenko
G - Shawn Marion
G - Jason Kidd

*Kirilenko would be other forward on first team, but has been injured.

Rookie Team:
Emeka Okafor
Dwight Howard
Luol Deng
Andre Iguodala
Ben Gordon

Coach of the Year
1) Nate McMillan
2) Scott Skiles
3) Greg Popovich
4) Mike D'Antonio
5) Stan Van Gundy

Kirilenko on anything is not right. hes been injured and hasnt played enough games for me to put him on any of these.

Ben Gordon should be an ROTY canditate, as well as on the 1st rookie team.

He is in the Rookie Team category
I agree 100% with your MVP selections

MVP:
1) Tim Duncan
2) Lebron James
3) Jermaine O'Neal
4) Steve Nash
5) Shaquille O'Neal

Defensive Player:
1) Larry Hughes
2) Andrei Keirilenko
3) Tim Duncan
4) Larry Hughes
5) Ben Wallace (throws up)

Rookie of the Year:
1) Emeka Okafor
2) Dwight Howard
3) Ben Gordan
4) Luol Deng
5) Andre Iguadala

6th Man:
1) Jerry Stackhouse
2) Vladamir Radmonovic
3) Ben Gordon
4) Jalen Rose
5) Hedu Turkaglu


Most Improved Player:
1) Drew Goooden
2) Samuel Dalembert
3) Antawn Jamison
4) Larry Hughes/ Gilbert Arenas
5) Bobby Simmons

The former rookies, and the Most Improved Minutes guys shouldn't really count, but whatever.

All NBA 1st Team:
C - Shaq O'Neal
F - Jermaine Oneal
F - Tim Duncan
G - Lebron James
G - Steve Nash

All NBA 2nd Team:
C - Amare Stoudemire
F - Dirk Nowitzki
F - Kevin Garnett
G - Allen Iverson
G - Dwyane Wade

All NBA 3rd Team:
C - Ben Wallace
F - Elton Brand
F - Andrei Kirilenko (when he gets more games in)
G - Ray Allen/ Michael Redd
G - Gilbert Arenas

ill do the rest later

edit most improved play number one to jamall tinsley!

Amare Stoudamire should be a mvp canidate

Amare Stoudamire should be a mvp canidate

Top 10 definently but I dont know about Top 5

Ben Wallace has always been an overrated defender.

People say he's a beast at rebounding but it's his own missed shot that he usually gets back.

MVP:
1) Steve Nash
2) Lebron James
3) Tim Duncan
4) Shaquille O'neal
5) Kevin Garnett (always will be an MVP canidate with those numbers)

Defensive Player:
1) Bruce Bowen
2) Andrei Kirilenko
3) Ben Wallace
4) Tim Duncan
5) Larry Hughes

Rookie of the Year:
1) Emeka Okafor
2) Dwight Howard
3) Ben Gordon (he has helped the Bulls in many ways this year)
4) Andre Iguodala
5) Luol Deng

6th Man:
1) Jerry Stackhouse
2) Hedo Turkoglu
3) Vladimir Radmonovic
4) Bonzi Wells (Playing really good for the Grizzlies off the bench)
5) Brent Barry (I just feel he deserves it more than a rookie)


Most Improved Player:
1) Bobby Simmons
2) Gilbert Arenas (his ppg has went up 4+ points from last season and he is helping the Wizards play some good ball)
3) Drew Gooden
4) Amare Stoudemire
5) Primoze Brezec

All NBA 1st Team:
C - Shaquille O'neal
F - Tim Duncan
F - Kevin Garnett
G - Lebron James
G - Steve Nash

All NBA 2nd Team:
C - Amare Stoudemire
F - Jermaine O'neal
F - Dirk Nowitzki
G - Kobe Bryant
G - Dwyane Wade

All NBA 3rd Team:
C - Ben Wallace
F - Elton Brand
F - Chris Webber
G - Ray Allen
G - Tracy McGrady


All Defensive Team
C - Ben Wallace
F - Tim Duncan
F - Kevin Garnett
G - Brunce Bowen
G - Larry Hughes

All Defensive Team #2
C - Shaquille O'neal
F - Jermaine O'neal
F - Andrei Kirilenko
G - Shawn Marion
G - Jason Kidd


Rookie Team:
Emeka Okafor
Dwight Howard
Luol Deng
Andre Iguodala
Ben Gordon

Coach of the Year
1) Nate McMillan
2) Mike D'Antoni
3) Greg Popovich
4) Mike Fratello (The Grizzlies have a .700 winning percentage since he came on, at this rate he has a chance at winning)
5) Stan Van Gundy

Eddie Griffin should be on 6th man or most improved

Tonight vs. Pistons he had the game winning block and this line

14 points, 10 rebounds and 7 blocks in the win.

MVP:
1) Steve Nash
2) Tim Duncan
3) LeBron James
4) Shaquille O'neal
5) Kevin Garnett

Defensive Player:
1) Ben Wallace
2) Bruce Bowen
3) Andrei Kirilenko
4) Tim Duncan
5) Larry Hughes

Rookie of the Year:
1) Emeka Okafor
2) Dwight Howard
3) Ben Gordan
4) AI the Second
5) Luol deng

6th Man:
1) Earl Boykins
2) Jerry Stackhouse
3) Vladimir Radmonovic
4) Ben Gordon
5) Hedo Tukoglu


Most Improved Player:
1) Jamaal Tinsley
2) Primoze Brezec
3) Shawn Marion
4) Gerald Wallace
5) Nazr Mohammad

All NBA 1st Team:
C - Shaquille O'neal
F - Tim Duncan
F - Ron Artest KG
G - Lebron James
G - Steve Nash

All NBA 2nd Team:
C - Amare Stoudemire
F - Jermaine O'neal
F - AK47
G - Ray Allen
G - Dwyane Wade

All NBA 3rd Team:
C - Yao Ming
F - Elton Brand
F - Chris Webber
G - Kobe
G - Tracy McGrady


All Defensive Team
C - Ben Wallace
F - Tim Duncan
F - Kevin Garnett
G - Brunce Bowen
G - Larry Hughes

All Defensive Team #2
C - Shaquille O'neal
F - Jermaine O'neal
F - Andrei Kirilenko
G - ?
G - Jason Kidd

Rookie Team:
Emeka Okafor
Dwight Howard
Luol Deng
Andre Iguodala
Ben Gordon

MVP: Duncan, followed by Garnett, Shaq, James, Nash & Iverson

DPOY: Duncan, followed by Wallace, Hughes & Garnett

ROY: Okafor, followed by Howard, Gordon, Deng & Iguodala

MIP: Simmons, followed by Wade, Gooden & Mohammed

All-NBA 1st team: Wade, James, Garnett, Duncan & Shaquille

All-NBA 2nd team: Nash, Kobe, Nowitzki, Amare & Yao

All-NBA 3rd team: Iverson, Allen, McGrady, Webber & Brad Miller

All-Defensive 1st team: Iverson, Hughes, Garnett, Duncan, Wallace

All-Defensive 2nd team: Wade, Kobe, Kirilenko, Marion, Shaq

All-Rookie 1st team: Gordon, Iguodala, Deng, Howard, Okafor

All-Rookie 2nd team: Harris, Udrih, Nocioni, Smith, Krstic

COY: Nate McMillan, followed by Gregg Poppovich & Mike D'Antoni

2) Gilbert Arenas (his ppg has went up 4+ points from last season and he is helping the Wizards play some good ball)

I would put Arenas if he actually improved that much, but since I watched him last season, and this one, I know he improved, but not close to the level of MIP. Arenas already won a MIP award when his PPG went up 8 points. Arenas' PPG is up, but his APG is down, his RPG are down, his SPG are down, I don't know how MIP comes into the equation.

Dwyane Wade's PPG went up 7 points, APG up 3, and RPG up 1.2. Lebron James' PPG went up 4 points, APG 1.5, RPG 1.9, FG% up 8%.

What this say's to me is that Arenas was just under the radar to people, like most Washington players last season.

Most Improved Player:
1) Jamaal Tinsley
2) Primoze Brezec
3) Shawn Marion

Huh?

Most Improved Player:
1) Drew Goooden
2) Samuel Dalembert
3) Antawn Jamison

Huh?

Most Improved Player:
1) Jamaal Tinsley
2) Primoze Brezec
3) Shawn Marion

Huh?

Hehe, well I didn't know what to put there and I always thought he was underappreciated to ther you go...

IndyPacers67 wrote:

Most Improved Player:
1) Drew Goooden
2) Samuel Dalembert
3) Antawn Jamison

Lol Dalembert probably played better last year!

another aspect
so far...

worst fa signings: brent barry, big contracts handed out to the GSW team
best fa signings: hedo turkoglu, steve nash

worst trades: lakers trade shaq, orlando trades gooden & varajuo, nets trade kmart
best trades: miami trades for shaq, magic trades for francis & co

biggest/best surprises: grant hill missing only 2 games, bulls & wiz in playoff contention , seattle & phoenix in 1st place

biggest/worst surprises: indiana-detroit brawl, minnesota & denver struggling, yao ming

best games: miami vs lakers during the holidays, spurs vs rockets (tmac's crazy 3pt barrage at the end)
worst games: any atlanta game *sorry hawks fans

most fun team to watch: suns hands down
least fun team to watch: new orleans

players no one talks about but should be: chris bosh, josh howard, al jefferson

put a sock in it award: latrell sprewell for his he doesn't have enough money to put food on the table quote.

feel free to add other categories

IndyPacers67 wrote:

Most Improved Player:
1) Drew Goooden
2) Samuel Dalembert
3) Antawn Jamison

Lol Dalembert probably played better last year!

shut up

yeah i know, i have no idea what i was thinking.

Another fun game was Spurs-Suns the other day