The Unofficial 2003-04 NBA Awards

[Fresh8]

AWARDS 2003-04

I have decided to try and do this properly...I introduce my new thread: The unofficial 2003-04 NBA Awards (I can't use the name: 'NLSC NBA Awards' because I'm not sure if its copyright or if i can use it- am i stupid or what!)

Anyway- this what I'm trying to do:

My aim is to get everyone to voice their opinions and to find out which players, this forum honestly; as a group, thinks should win the awards for the 2003-04 season. Then when the awards are announced by the league, we will be able to see how close or how we think compared to the panelists who actually vote for this stuff...

So how will I carry this out? From today (Monday, 29)- for a week, posters will be able to put down their own top 5 candidates for the different awards. Then next Monday- I will be able to make a shortlist of the 5 most mentioned candidates for each award...from the responses of everyone!

Then we will have a voting period and the final results can be posted and we will have an unofficial list of the NBA award winners for the 2003-04 season!

What do y'all think?

RULES

No spamming
I also would prefer your honest opinions on the different players you think should win the award!

The Awards:

Most Valuable Player
Defensive Player of the Year
Most Improved Player
Sixth Man
Rookie of the Year
Coach of the Year

Also:
Who do you think will win it all? (And a realistic contender for the crown please!

[PRoPuLsiOnDJ]

mvp - kevin garnett(the only "top-notch" player that has been healthy all season)
defensive player - ben wallace (very consistent year after year)
most improved - ron artest(look at indiana's record)
sixth man - antawn jamison(the best sixth man out there)
rookie of the year - lebron james(performing above expectations)
coach of the year - hubie brown(just because memphis has a better record than the mavs )

who is going to win it all?
LAKERS

[Fresh8]

MVP:

Kevin Garnett
Tim Duncan
Jermaine O'neal
Jason Kidd
Shaq O'neal

Defensive Player:

Ben Wallace
Ron Artest
Andrei Kirilenko
Kevin Garnett
Erick Dampier

Most Improved:

Michael Redd
Zach Rudolph
Andrei Kirilenko
Erick Dampier
Carlos Boozer

Sixth Man:

Earl Boykins
Bobby Jackson
Antawn Jamison
Al Harrington
Darrel Armstrong

Rookie of the Year

Lebron James
Carmelo Anthony
Chris Bosh
Dwyane Wade
Kirk Hinrich

Coach of the Year:

Jerry Sloan (Utah)
Jeff B. (Denver)
Hubie Brown (Memphis)
Rick Carislie(Indiana)
Terry Porter (Milwaukee)

TO WIN IT ALL: LA Lakers[/b]

[alexboom]

Most Valuable Player :
Kevin Garnett
Kobe Bryant
Jermaine O'Neal
Tim Duncan
Dirk Nowitzki

Defensive Player of the Year :
Ben Wallace
Ron Artest
Andrei Kirilenko
Baron Davis
Theo Ratliff

Most Improved Player :
Ronald Murray
Jason Williams
Mark Blount
Erick Dampier
Brian Cardinal

Sixth Man :
Antawn Jamison
Drew Gooden
Darrell Armstrong
Earl Boykins
Rafer Alston

Rookie of the Year :
LeBron James
Carmelo Anthony
Dwyane Wade
Kirk Hinrich
Chris Bosh

Coach of the Year :
Jerry Sloan
Hubie Brown
Rick Carlisle
Terry Porter
Stan Van Gundy

And it's hard to say who will be the champion ... My vote would go for the Los Angeles Lakers

That's not really creative, but well deserved I think

[Filip]

Man this have to be like the 6th time we are doing this

[Andrew]

I have decided to try and do this properly...I introduce my new thread: The unofficial 2003-04 NBA Awards (I can't use the name: 'NLSC NBA Awards' because I'm not sure if its copyright or if i can use it- am i stupid or what!)

There's no problem with calling it that. It's a thread for NLSC forum members to post their opinions about the annual NBA awards. I guess unofficial is a good term as well, since our votes don't count towards the actual selection of this year's award winners in the NBA.

My picks:

Most Valuable Player

1. Kevin Garnett
2. Jermaine O'Neal
3. Tim Duncan
4. Shaquille O'Neal
5. Peja Stojakovic

Defensive Player of the Year

1. Ron Artest
2. Kevin Garnett
3. Ben Wallace
4. Andrei Kirilenko
5. Theo Ratliff

Most Improved Player

1. Zach Randolph
2. Ronald Murray
3. Erick Dampier
4. Kwame Brown
5. Mark Blount

Sixth Man

1. Antawn Jamison
2. Rafer Alston
3. Earl Boykins
4. Maurice Taylor
5. Desmond Mason

Rookie of the Year

1. LeBron James
2. Carmelo Anthony
3. Dwyane Wade
4. Kirk Hinrich
5. Chris Bosh

Coach of the Year

1. Rick Carlisle
2. Rick Adelman
3. Hubie Brown
4. Jerry Sloan
5. Terry Porter

[Waz]

[b]mvp[/b] Kevin Garnett
[b]defensive[/b] Ben Wallace
[b]Most Improved[/b] Zach Randolph
[b]6th Man[/b] Al Harrington
[b]Rookie[/b] b4 all-star weekend i woulda said lebron and melo draw coz melo did more 4 denver as a team player but now that clevelend is most probably goin 2 b in the play-offs [b]Lebron James[/b] 4 sure
[b]coach[/b] Hubie Brown or Rick Carlisle
[b]Champions[/b] my favorite team [b]sacramento[/b]

[Andrew]

Forgot my pick for this year's champions. Even though I'd like the Timberwolves to win (I'd actually prefer Chicago to be on top of the league, but that's obviously not happening this year), I'll have to pick the Lakers. Given my luck with predictions, I should have just prevented a Laker championship.

[Waz]

[quote]Given my luck with predictions, I should have just prevented a Laker championship. [/quote]
THANK U i couldnt stand another Laker championship lol

[alexboom]

Hey Andrew, our pick are REALLY similar

[Andrew]

Indeed they are. I pretty much agree with many of your picks, though I've substituted my own choices in places and changed the order as I see it.

[pennyyyyyyyyy]

Most Valuable Player

1. Kevin Garnett
2. Jermaine O'Neal
3. Tim Duncan
4. Shaquille O'Neal
5. Peja Stojakovic

Defensive Player of the Year

1. Ron Artest
2. Kevin Garnett
3. Ben Wallace
4. Andrei Kirilenko
5. Theo Ratliff

Most Improved Player

1. Zach Randolph
2. Ronald Murray
3. Erick Dampier
4. Kwame Brown
5. Mark Blount

Sixth Man

1. Antawn Jamison
2. Rafer Alston
3. Anfernee Hardaway
4. Bobby Jackson
5. Desmond Mason

Rookie of the Year

1. LeBron James
2. Carmelo Anthony
3. Dwyane Wade
4. Kirk Hinrich
5. Chris Bosh

Coach of the Year

1. Rick Carlisle
2. Rick Adelman
3. Hubie Brown
4. Jerry Sloan
5. Terry Porter

[Nel]

MVP- Tim Duncan
Def. Player - Ron Artest
R.O.Y. - Dwyane Wade(playing w/ a lot of scorers but still averaging 18ppg)
M.I.P. - Zach Randolph
6th man - Raja Bell
Coach of the year: Hubie Brown or Jerry Sloan

[Boyk]

Most Valuable Player:
1. Kevin Garnett
2. Jermaine O'Neal
3. Tim Duncan
4. Kobe Bryant
5. Ron Artest(This is a long shot, but Artest has been great)

Defensive Player of the Year:
1. Ben Wallace
2. Ron Artest
3. Andrei Kirilenko
4. Jermaine O'Neal
5. Theo Ratliff

Most Improved Player of the Year:
1. Michael Redd
2. Zach Randolph
3. Ronald Murray
4. Erick Dampier
5. Kwame Brown

6th Man of the Year:
1. Antawn Jamison
2. Al Harrington(Why is everyone forgetting about him?)
3. Raja Bell
4. Maurice Taylor
5. Rafer Alston

Rookie of the Year:
1. Carmelo Anthony/Lebron James (Tie)
2. Dwayne Wade
3. Chris Bosh
4. Kirk Heinrich
5. Marquis Daniels/Josh Howard(Both been great with minutes)

Coach of the Year:
1. Hubie Brown
2. Terry Porter
3. Jerry Sloan
4. Rick Carlise
5. Phil Jackson(Making the offense work so well with 4 superstars)

Championship Winners:
LA Lakers over Indiana 4-1.

[.]

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER:

1-Kevin Garnett
2-Jermaine O´Neal
3-Tim Duncan
4-Kobe Bryant
5-Peja Stojakovic

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:

1-Ron Artest
2-Ben Wallace
3-Andrei Kirilenko
4-Theo Ratliff
5-Erick Dampier

MOST IMPROVED PLAYER:

1-Andrei Kirilenko
2-Michael Redd
3-Carlos Boozer
4-Ronald Murray
5-Erick Dampier

SIXTH MAN:

1-Antawn Jamison
2-Earl Boykins
3-Bobby Jackson
4-Desmond Mason
5-Rafer Alston

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:

1-Carmelo Anthony
2-Lebron James
3-Dwayne Wade
4-Chris Bosh
5-Kirk Hinrich

COACH OF THE YEAR:

1-Hubie Brown
2-Flip Saunders
3-Rick Carlise
4-Larry Brown
5-Jerry Sloan

CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS:

Los Angeles Lakera 4-0 Indiana Pacers

[Jackal]

I didn't look at the other posts except the first one:

Most Valuable Player:

- Kevin Garnett
- Jermaine O'Neal
- Tim Duncan
- Pedrag Stojacovic
- Shaquille O'Neal

Defensive Player Of The Year:

- Ron Artest
- Ben Wallace
- Theo Ratliff
- Andrei Kirilenko
- Shawn Marion

Most Improved Player Of The Year:

- Zach Randolph
- Ronald Murray
- Erick Dampier
- Carlos Boozer
- No Cantidate

Mehmet Okur should win.

Sixth Man Of The Year:

- Antawn Jamison
- Earl Boykins
- Drew Gooden
- Darrell Armstrong
- Desmond Mason

Rookie Of The Year:

- LeBron James
- Carmelo Anthony
- Dwyane Wade
- Chris Bosh
- Kirk Hinrich

Worth a mention: Raul Lopez

Coach Of The Year:

- Hubie Brown
- Jeff Bzdelik
- Rick Carlisle
- Jerry Sloan
- Terry Porter

2003-2004 Eastern Conference Champions:

- Indiana Pacers
- Detroit Pistons
- New Jersey Nets
- No Cantidate
- No Cantidate

2003-2004 Western Conference Champions:

- Los Angeles Lakers (Yes, biased)
- Sacramento Kings
- Minnesota Timberwolves
- San Antonio Spurs
- Dallas Mavericks
- Memphis Grizzlies

2003-2004 NBA Champions:

- Los Angeles Lakers (More biasedness)
- Sacramento Kings
- Minnesota Timberwolves
- Indiana Pacers
- San Antonio Spurs

2003-2004 Finals MVP:

- Kobe Bryant and/or Shaquille O'Neal (Mucho biasedness)
- Pedrag Stojacovic
- Kevin Garnett
- Jermaine O'Neal
- Tim Duncan

[Waz]

[quote]2. Al Harrington(Why is everyone forgetting about him?) [/quote]
hhhmmmmmm i said he would win the award

[Ruff Ryder]

Most Valuable Player
KG

Defensive Player of the Year
Theo Ratliff(Its time for some recognition)

Most Improved Player
Zach Randolph

Sixth Man
Antawn Jamison

Rookie of the Year
Lebron James and Carmelo Anthony: Co-Rookies of the Year

Coach of the Year
Rick Carlisle

Lakers over Pacers(again) in Finals (6 games)

[Nick]

Yay! i'm just echoeing stuff but what the heck i'll do this anyway...

MVP: KG (By far the best stats in the league, with a W-L record to match unlike last year)

DPOY: Andrei Kirilenko... 3rd in the league in bpg, 5th in the league in spg... what else can i say?

MIP: Brian Cardinal... (last year .8 ppg and 1 rpg in 3 mpg... this year 9.7 ppg and 4.4 rpg in 22.2 mpg) Although his stats have gone down the past few weeks.

6th man: Jamison

Rookie: LeBron James, without a doubt.

Coach: Hubie Brown

Win it all? Hmm no idea... lets say... Memphis.

[Andrew]

Most Valuable Player

1. Kevin Garnett
2. Jermaine O'Neal
3. Tim Duncan
4. Shaquille O'Neal
5. Peja Stojakovic

Defensive Player of the Year

1. Ron Artest
2. Kevin Garnett
3. Ben Wallace
4. Andrei Kirilenko
5. Theo Ratliff

Most Improved Player

1. Zach Randolph
2. Ronald Murray
3. Erick Dampier
4. Kwame Brown
5. Mark Blount

Sixth Man

1. Antawn Jamison
2. Rafer Alston
3. Anfernee Hardaway
4. Bobby Jackson
5. Desmond Mason

Rookie of the Year

1. LeBron James
2. Carmelo Anthony
3. Dwyane Wade
4. Kirk Hinrich
5. Chris Bosh

Coach of the Year

1. Rick Carlisle
2. Rick Adelman
3. Hubie Brown
4. Jerry Sloan
5. Terry Porter

I've seen those picks somewhere before. As they say, great minds think alike.

(Strange how they never point out that terrible minds think alike too, which is also true most of the time. )

[Nick]

He probably copy + pasted what you said...

[Maven]

Most Valuable Player

1. Kevin Garnett
2. Shaquille O'Neal
3. Tim Duncan
4. Pedrag Stojakovic
5. Tracy McGrady

Defensive Player of the Year

1. Ron Artest
2. Ben Wallace
3. Ron Artest
4. Andrei Kirilenko
5. Theo Ratliff

Most Improved Player

1. Zach Randolph
2. Erick Dampier
3. Ronald Murray
4. Carlos Boozer
5. Michael Redd

Sixth Man

1. Earl Boykins
2. Antawn Jamison
3. Al Harrington
4. Rafer Alston

Rookie of the Year

1. LeBron James
2. Carmelo Anthony
3. Dwyane Wade
4. Chris Bosh
5. Kirk Hinrich

Coach of the Year

1. Hubie Brown
2. Jerry Sloan
3. Jeff Bzdelik
4. Rick Carlisle
5. Terry Porter

Who do you think will win it all? LA Lakers

[Macca]

Hey; my picks are below, and I think you'll find all is order.
So without further adoo...

Most Valuable Player: Kevin Garnett, Jermaine O'Neal. Both were in the running last year, but I'd say KG over J.O, becuase Kevin will finally get his respect, though J.O...next year??

Defensive Player of the Year: Ben Wallace, Ron Artest. Both are good picks, Big Ben for a 3- peat at his title, or a great defensive player and mind in Artest. Both bring it every night and deserve it.

Most Improved Player:
Michael Redd, Zach Randolph. These are great picks becuase Redd has improved to a season where he was an All Star, and Zach is now starting, and was anyway with Sheed, and his numbers show he's filling the whole nicley.

Sixth Man: Rafer Alston, Antwan Jamison. You new with the MAvs, either Walker or Jamison would be 6th man, and Jamison has still put up goodnumbers, event hough he ain't starting. Rafer is performing really well in that he has come from the NBDL and shown in clutch situations that he can win games, even if he isn't as good as some other PG's.

Rookie of the Year: Carmelo Anthony, Kirk Hinrich. In a team with so many yong players, the Bulls have been lead by a yuong rookie ahead of is age. Hinrich has held the Bulls together, some days peiceing together a win. He has part of the tea resting on him, as he continues to perfrom. Melo, as a pick, will recieve this because he has helped carry a team in the WEST, to a playoff contender. Everyone is sayin that James is the new Jordan, what about Melo??

Coach of the Year: Hubie Brown, Rick Carlisle. Hubie has done an amazing job with Memphis this year in that, at the satrt, no one had picked them to be a playoff contendee, and they've all played as a team, and when that happens, you will win even the toughest gaes. Coach Carlisle has for the past 2 years, been on top of his Pacers, this year, more so. O'Neal has helped Carlisle with the team that, is certifed to win, with the best record in the East, it's a top and strong choice for the big crown.

And to win it all, I'd say between Indiana Pacers in the East and in the West, Kings look hot. Both have the best record, and have severl times shown that they can win hard games easily, aginast some other former contenders. Both have great cases, but are evenily matched.

My 4 cents as always...
Macca

[hmm]

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[fgrep15]

Most Valuable Player :
Kevin Garnett
Jermaine O'neal
Tim Duncan
Shaquille O'neal
Peja Stojakovic

Defensive Player of the Year :
Andrie Kirilenko
Ron Artest
Kevin Garnett
Ben Wallace
Theo Ratliff/ Marcus Camby


Most Improved Player :
Erick Dampier
Mark Blount
Ronald Murray
Zach Randolph
Kwame Brown

Sixth Man :
Antawn Jamison
Desmond Mason
Rafer Alston
Al Harrington
Bobby Jackson/ Bonzi Wells

Rookie of the Year :
Lebron James/ Carmelo Anthony
Dwyane Wade
Chris Bosh
Kirk Hinrich

Coach of the Year :
Hubie Brown
Jerry Sloan
Rick Carlisle
Terry Porter
Jeff Bzdelik


I think the Lakers will win it all, or Minny.