He hasn't killed any friends this season so you could be right.
I vote J R Smith! He's been playing great team ball. He has been nothing like the JR we were use to seeing. Who would you'll vote for?
He hasn't killed any friends this season so you could be right.
Friend killer is an example of why this award sucks. He's averaging the 3rd most MPG on his team and is 2nd on his team in total minutes. There's really no question he's the best (and only real) SG on his team, and isn't by any stretch of the imagination a 6th man.
Jodie Meeks
Kobe. Keeping the Lakeshow at #12 in the West with the way they're playing is worthy of recognition, IMO.
I could see where people would say it's easy to put big numbers on bad teams, but you can't say the guy hasn't been efficient.
They need a 15th Man of the Year award and name it after dis :
To muster up that kind of energy/enthusiasm on a nightly basis while playing for the 12th best team in the Western Conference is admirable.
Actually, they should give it to the whole Clipper bench.... Crawford, Bledsoe, even Matt Barnes all have strong cases, tbh...
It would be close but seeing that NY will have a better record, idk. Then adding to the fact the turn around that JR has done an become a great team player. It's almost like the boy found jesus or something.
JR Smith is averaging less points on less efficient shooting in more minutes. I can see the argument for him, but if Crawford carries on at this pace I don't see how it could go to anyone else.
Agreed with DOK..JR Smith is averaging 33 MPG..he's still considered a 6th man and is probably the favorite to win it, but he doesn't qualify for me..Kevin Martin and Jamal Crawford are averaging 30 MPG as well..The voters won't take the minutes into consideration..
1. Andray Blatche
2. Ray Allen
3. Eric Bledsoe
4. Carl Landry
5. Vince Carter
Jamal's even showing off some sneaky good passing skills too now, so he's not just a shooter....
roddy boobwah will be this years award winner!
My boy javale is beasting off only 18 minutes per
6th man should honestly only be available to guys who play less than 30 minutes per. Beyond that is easily starting territory.
Is it just me or did Pau go a little too far with the man grab?
Patty Mills would be up there tbh. Greatest towel waver of all-time imo.
Hes really entertaining, Ill give him that.![]()
Meeks or Jamison, man that Laker bench is really deep and good!
I couldn't disagree more, 6th man isn't defined by how many minutes you play. In the old days, you were the 6th man because you weren't good enough to crack the starting lineup, but good enough to be the first option off the bench. Basketball and it's entirety has progressed and evolved and so has the role of a 6th man.
In today's NBA the 6th man is there to provide an offensive spark and to lead the flow of the offense - while the starters are resting. The Spurs have been doing that for a long time with Ginobili, now the rest of the league has picked up on it. JR Smith is a starter caliber player, but because of how the Knicks are built, with tons of offensive weapons in their starting line up they don't need another offensive minded player and instead prefer a defensive specialist to defend the opponents top talent. Shumpert is that guy.
6th man isn't about how good you are as a player anymore. Wade can be a 6th man with the Heat. Harden won 6th man last year and he's shown to be a true star with the Rockets. It's about the rotation and how well the player that comes off the bench keeps the flow going. It's harder to do that with players that aren't as talented as the average starter is.
Warrior are 15-7. Richard Jefferson has a chance
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