Ryan Anderson to be named the MIP

Printable View

Show 100 post(s) from this thread on one page

05-04-2012
Mugen

Re: Ryan Anderson to be named the MIP

Quote:

Originally Posted by 100%duncan

I'd take Bonner over that fuck any day.

That's dumb.
05-04-2012
Mel_13

Re: Ryan Anderson to be named the MIP

Quote:

Originally Posted by Venti Quattro

Quality takes.

The Bonner take was a bit crude, but not without merit. The take on Anderson's improvement year-to-year is backed up by the facts.
05-04-2012
Mugen

Re: Ryan Anderson to be named the MIP

Anderson would have to regress a lot to only be considered marginally better than Matt.
05-04-2012
Venti Quattro

Re: Ryan Anderson to be named the MIP

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mugen

Anderson would have to regress a lot to only be considered marginally better than Matt.

An entire fanbase has to hate his fucking guts.
05-04-2012
coyotes_geek

Re: Ryan Anderson to be named the MIP

Quote:

Originally Posted by _jin

ask Diaw ;)

Can we ask Aaron Brooks too?
05-04-2012
Mel_13

Re: Ryan Anderson to be named the MIP

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mugen

Anderson would have to regress a lot to only be considered marginally better than Matt.

Check out Anderson's bonnerific declines every year in the playoffs. He's a regular season player just like Matt. A better version, to be sure, but he's about to get paid like an All-Star, not the role player that he is.
05-04-2012
_jin

Re: Ryan Anderson to be named the MIP

Quote:

Originally Posted by coyotes_geek

Can we ask Aaron Brooks too?

he got himself a big contract. Well, a big contract in yuans but still :lol
05-04-2012
jesterbobman

Re: Ryan Anderson to be named the MIP

Seeing as Anderson practically didn't improve at all, it's shocking. Pek, Ilyasova, Harden all seem like far better candidates. Not too surprising for Anderson to win though, in a media awards race, scoring per game always seems to matter a lot more than it should.
05-04-2012
Mugen

Re: Ryan Anderson to be named the MIP

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mel_13

Check out Anderson's bonnerific declines every year in the playoffs. He's a regular season player just like Matt. A better version, to be sure, but he's about to get paid like an All-Star, not the role player that he is.

That's all I'm saying.

I wouldn't want either on the Spurs, tbh.
05-04-2012
eric365

Re: Ryan Anderson to be named the MIP

Quote:

Originally Posted by will_spurs

To me the true MIP (but who couldn't get MIP and 6th man award in the same year) is James Harden.

Harden has gained 4.6 points (more than Anderson), 1 rebound, 1.6 assists and has increased his FG% from .436 (very very average) to .491 (elite) and his 3P% from .349 (nice) to .390 (killer), while playing fewer than 5 minutes more per game.

Harden is the real reason why OKC did so well this year.

Yeah he can't have both MIP and 6 man of the year
I don't really know why they don't want to give 2 awards to the same player
05-04-2012
_jin

Re: Ryan Anderson to be named the MIP

Yep, Harden was clearly the most improved player this season. Andrew Bynum and Ilyasova would be up there too imo.
Pek and Lin would have made good cases had they played more, because of their injuries
Cousins and Monroe also improved a lot but, as sophomore lottery picks, they are expected to improve so I don't even think those should be considered.
Anderson didn't improve a lot, his playing time increased but his production remained similar to what he used to do.
05-04-2012
Mel_13

Re: Ryan Anderson to be named the MIP

Danny Green finished 9th in the voting:

http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/04/m...proved-player/
05-04-2012
_jin

Re: Ryan Anderson to be named the MIP

lol Bogut getting one 1st place vote.
05-04-2012
DPG21920

Re: Ryan Anderson to be named the MIP

My top 3 would have been Paul George, Ty Lawson and Hibbert.
05-04-2012
T Park

Re: Ryan Anderson to be named the MIP

The fans hate of Bonner on this forum has been an embarassment.

Taken to the lengths by some asswaffles of cheering the news he was injured.
05-04-2012
CitizenDwayne

Re: Ryan Anderson to be named the MIP

Bynum and Goran would have been better choices. Don't think Danny deserved it, but why exactly did this guy win?

Feel like the media really wanted him to win (he was always mentioned in the running), but not sure why they would have a pro-Ryan Anderson bias.
05-04-2012
DPG21920

Re: Ryan Anderson to be named the MIP

Quote:

Originally Posted by T Park

The fans hate of Bonner on this forum has been an embarassment.

Taken to the lengths by some asswaffles of cheering the news he was injured.

Kind of like you piling on Tiago for being "soft" even though it was Pop's decision to hold him out.
05-04-2012
FromWayDowntown

Re: Ryan Anderson to be named the MIP

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mel_13

Danny Green finished 9th in the voting:

http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/04/m...proved-player/

Fascinated that Tony Parker got a 2nd place vote for this award.

I wonder how many times a 4-time all-star in his 11th season has gotten votes for Most Improved -- and particularly one who has received MVP votes in 4 different seasons (soon to be 5) and has been in the top 12 of MVP voting on three different occasions.
05-04-2012
Pocket Hippo

Re: Ryan Anderson to be named the MIP

If Howard doesn't get hurt Anderson doesn't get this award, voters felt sorry for the Magic I guess.
"Dear Magic,
Next year you won't have Howard or Van Gundy, maybe this consolation prize will increase Anderson's trade value... you are going to need it.
Sucks to be you,
-The Press"
05-05-2012
ploto

Re: Ryan Anderson to be named the MIP

I was rooting for Roy Hibbert- had hoped he would have come in a little higher than he did.
05-05-2012
TDMVPDPOY

Re: Ryan Anderson to be named the MIP

i think players on their contract year have no business winning the MIP if they cant back it up the following year...
05-05-2012
therealtruth

Re: Ryan Anderson to be named the MIP

Quote:

Originally Posted by FromWayDowntown

Fascinated that Tony Parker got a 2nd place vote for this award.

I wonder how many times a 4-time all-star in his 11th season has gotten votes for Most Improved -- and particularly one who has received MVP votes in 4 different seasons (soon to be 5) and has been in the top 12 of MVP voting on three different occasions.

Tony has really improved his passing this season.
05-05-2012
The ADMIRAL 50

Re: Ryan Anderson to be named the MIP

:lol why did anyone ever think Green was gonna win? a guy averaging, what, 8 PPG on the spurs is never going to win any award ever. well, maybe the citizenship award.

buzz and stats are mostly what this award is about, D Green had a truly spectacular year but had neither
05-05-2012
ploto

Re: Ryan Anderson to be named the MIP

Quote:

Originally Posted by FromWayDowntown

I wonder how many times a 4-time all-star in his 11th season has gotten votes for Most Improved -- and particularly one who has received MVP votes in 4 different seasons (soon to be 5) and has been in the top 12 of MVP voting on three different occasions.

In the 2004-2005 season, Shaq got one first place vote for MIP. By then he had already been named the NBA's MVP and a three-time Finals MVP. He even got a second place vote for MIP in 2007-2008!

I also found one third place vote for Kobe for MIP in 2005-2006.
05-05-2012
FromWayDowntown

Re: Ryan Anderson to be named the MIP

Quote:

Originally Posted by ploto

In the 2004-2005 season, Shaq got one first place vote for MIP. By then he had already been named the NBA's MVP and a three-time Finals MVP. He even got a second place vote for MIP in 2007-2008!

I also found one third place vote for Kobe for MIP in 2005-2006.

Interesting. Thanks for looking that up.

Show 100 post(s) from this thread on one page