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Draymond Green ain't
Defensive Player of the Year
1. Draymond Green
2. Kawhi Leonard
3. Andrew Bogut
Leonard has been the league’s best defender, a pouncing terror who prevents the shots you want, disrupts the shots for which you settle, and steals the ball from anyone who tries one too many dribbles within his general vicinity. He is a goddamned menace to society. He can lock down at least three positions, and the Spurs defense has collapsed with Leonard on the bench. But durability matters, and Leonard has appeared in 15 fewer games and logged about 475 fewer minutes than Green.
That’s enough to swing it to Golden State’s position-less security guard — a cinder block with long arms, quick hands, an unbreakable grip, and an advanced understanding of the floor. Green’s ability to thwart bigger players in the post4 has allowed the Warriors to play smaller and spread the floor with shooting; Kerr has even dared to play heavy minutes with Green at center, and the Dubs defense is just as stingy when Green plays without Bogut, per NBA.com.
Pop has won two of the last three seasons, and he may not even make this season’s top three — even though he remains the league’s best coach for a team doing its usual thing. Voting for someone other than Pop at this point is voting for narrative over boredom — the rise of the Spursian Hawks amid controversy, or Kerr helping transform a good team into a great one.
But this isn’t some lifetime achievement vote. The Spurs have surged into the West’s no. 2 seed despite a brutal winter schedule and injuries to Tony Parker, Leonard, Tiago Splitter, Patty Mills, and others. Popovich lived through the growing pains of easing Leonard into a lead role on offense, and he’s reaping the dividends now as Leonard explodes at the right time. Popovich and R.C. Buford, the team’s GM, find the right bench players, and Popovich sticks with guys like Cory Joseph, Aron Baynes, and Danny Green until they are ready for major roles.
Pop is the best, period.....
Read the rest: http://grantland.com/the-triangle/nb...he-individual/
Draymond Green ain't
Green's going to win it, tbh.
Rather see Gobert win than Green's made ass tbh
GOATbert = game changer
DPOY or not, Draymond can't guard Diaw.
Just please don't let DeAndre Jordan win it.
Isnt Gobert from irrelevant Utah team ?
He did a pretty good job against him the other night, tbh. Diaw couldn't get anything going. I was hoping Diaw could do work but I didn't see it.
Coach of the Year
1. Gregg Popovich
2. Mike Budenholzer
3. Steve KerrDo not apologize to Kevin McHale.Sincerest apologies to Frank Vogel, Brad Stevens, Quin Snyder, David Blatt, Jason Kidd, Brett Brown, Kevin McHale, Dave Joerger, Terry Stotts, and Glenn “Doc” Rivers.
yes
best defending big and overall great impact player
kid has a future if not plagued by injuries
Green
And he was one pick away from being a Spur, smh..
It's been interesting watching certain players like Draymond Green and Paul Millsap re-invent themselves from "under-sized" PFs to "versatile" PFs. Years ago, a PF wasn't expected to switch as much defensively on a SF or a SG, but in today's NBA it's a much more valuable trait. That, plus adding the 3 pt shot offensively has really changed the position.
Draymond Green just because Leonard missed a lot of games
I hope Kawhi gets snubbed.
It'll motivate him to go SSJ-4 on the Warriors.
Isn't 38-year old Timmy already averaging close to Gobert's blocks per game, while also sporting better advanced defensive stats (DRPM, etc)?
Solid analysis. I think I agree.I hope Kawhi gets snubbed.
It'll motivate him to go SSJ-4 on the Warriors.
Thy should get rid of the award if he wins it. Anchoring a team barely at league average defensively. 18th in DRPM among centers.
Ah yes, DPOY for the NBA's new darlings. SMH, guy misses 15 out of 82 games and you give it to the alternate.
McHale always has this look on his face like he just wandered in off the street and isn't sure which team he's supposed to be coaching.
if this comes true
I love Kawhi Leonard, but not sure why anyone would hate on Lowe. Lowe said, he'd pick kawhi if not for the missed games. He also thinks Kawhi is by far the best defender in league specially how team now use the perimeter more than the post.
Because that's a stupid ass argument. If you think Kawhi Leonard is the best defensive player give the award to him, don't come with weak ass excuses.He played 15 less games. Boo ing hoo
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