Frank Longo Member since Nov 18th 2003 86701 posts
Mon May-10-21 07:47 AM
4. "Randle over Grant, mostly for two reasons." In response to Reply # 0
1. Grant missed over 20% of his team's games. 2. Randle affects winning more, simple and plain.
I also think, while Grant did better than I expected coming into the season, one could argue that the lion's share of his improvement came from higher usage. His FG% and 3P% numbers are way down, as are his defensive analytics numbers. Meanwhile, Randle's improvements come not from usage increase, but from vastly improved perimeter shooting and notable leaps in basically every advanced analytics number. Not only is he better on the court, but also the team is much better.
10. "Second ( and maybe third) year players shouldn't be on the list. " In response to Reply # 0
That's just development and the natural progression of the NBA. Improved should be players that struggled or didn't live up to their expectations the first three or four years and then made a vast improvement.
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11. "If you're talking MPJ everybody doesn't double their ppg in their 2nd..." In response to Reply # 10
(really 3rd) season
>That's just development and the natural progression of the >NBA. Improved should be players that struggled or didn't live >up to their expectations the first three or four years and >then made a vast improvement.
12. "Minutes 16 up to 32....Pts 9 to 19" In response to Reply # 11 Tue May-11-21 09:40 AM by Sofian_Hadi
Did he actually "improve" and double his points or did he just double his playing time and the scoring per minute is exactly the same? He's not the most improved player. Hes just a second year player with more playing time. Julius Randle's situation is a better example of a player improving from their prior ability
I think 3rd year players should be considered if no one thought they were gonna be much after 2 years, but yeah, 2nd year improvements are just a natural progression. Not really the spirit of the award.