Lopez Finishes Ninth in Most Improved, CDR Gets Vote
by Net Income on Apr 22, 2010 5:00 PM EDT
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PrintThe Rockets' Aaron Brooks was chosen the NBA's Most improved Player Thursday, tallying 403 votes out of a possible 615, four times as many as Kevin Durant, Marc Gasol and George Hill. Brook Lopez finished in a two way tie for ninth with the Wolves' Corey Brewer. They both had 19 points. Lopez scored one first place vote, three second place votes and five third place votes. Lopez wasn't the only Net on the final board. Chris Douglas Roberts got one second place vote for three points, same as Paul Millsap and Nene. No Net has ever won the award, although Bobby Simmons won it in 2005 with the Bucks.
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meh...
….I’d rather we worry about being the most improved team for the 2010-11 season
"No one stands on the top of the world. Not you, not me, not even gods. But the unbearable vacancy of the throne in the sky is over. From now on...I will be sitting on it."
Aaron Brooks is most improved and not Durant?
Um, Aaron Brooks improved from below average point guard to average. Durant went from star to superstar.
The latter is much, much tougher to do.
Agreed but aaron Brooks is better than average point guard he can drop 30 plus at any moment
Conley from Memphis is whatI would call an average point guard.
Durant drops 30 every night and he’s much more efficient than Brooks could ever dream of being.
Also, Brooks shoots 43% from the field. That’s nothing to get excited about, even considering his improved 3pt%.
Yeah, but
But Durant was good… Brooks was not. People who have never heard of Brooks last year now have, simply because he was winning games for the Rockets by himself this past season. Durant was already doing that last year.
Excellent point. This award is basically for guys who were unknowns
and now are hunted! Brooks was basically an unknown and now he can’t hide anymore. Durant was already good.
by inquisitiveman on Apr 23, 2010 12:46 AM EDT up reply actions
I agree and disagree
Yes, it’s much rarer to break in to superstardom. I think there are two reasons why Durant didn’t win, and they both have some justification:
1) Brooks is older. Improving significantly from 20 to 21 is kind of expected. From 24 to 25 is much less common.
2) There’s no longer a Comeback Player award in the NBA. This award will have to serve as the only one for the non-stars. Which I kind of like, it adds a little flavor.
by calling all toasters on Apr 22, 2010 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Agree
There are a handful of players in the league who are true superstars – you can imagine them leading a team to a championship. Getting to this level is a major accomplishment. Durant has climbed into superstar status and deserves to be most improved for this past season.
I hope we find a superstar. Maybe Brooke makes the big leap. Maybe we get Lebron or Melo. Maybe we get #1 pick and Wall/Turner is the guy. Ultimately we need one of these studs if we want the season ending parade.
also
i think most people expected durant would be the good. maybe not this soon, but eventually. he was the 2nd pick in the draft, after all. it’s the same reason why coaches of perennial contenders never get coach of the year. it always goes to a guy who coaches the surprise team.
To Be Honest
I didn’t think Durant would be This Good…
Like I know he was going to be an All Star, but didn’t think he would become a superstar. He totally blew my expectations away with what he has accomplished so far.
Gospel according to M I K E... Whoever he might be...
“Whenever they’s a fight so hungry people can draft Cousin, I’ll be there. Whenever they’s a cop beatin’ up a Nets fan, I’ll be there… I’ll be in the way guys yell when they’re mad an’-I’ll be in the way kids laugh when they’re watching Yi trying to convert a lay up.. an’ they know supper’s ready. An’ when our folks have to eat Yormark’s last marking stunt, I’ll be there.”
Simmons won most improved after trade to Bucks?
I think not. If memory serves, he was still on the Clips, no? It was the reason he got the outrageous sign and trade contract with the Bucks that we inherited in the RJ fleecing, and are MERCIFULLY done with.
Speaking of MIP’s, anybody else see Bobby Simmons sitting like 3 rows behind Marv and Reggie at the Bulls game? Even seeing him there made me mad.
by JohnFromLongIsland on Apr 22, 2010 11:05 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
How does the Salary CAP works?
How come the Lakers and the Celtics can afford to have several high-salaried established players …from good to great players?
The Lakers have Kobe, Gasol, Bynum, Odom, Artest, and Fisher, while the Celtics have Garnett, Pierce, and Allen.
However, for the NETS, inspite of retaining only 6-7 players in their roster they could afforde only 1 Tier-1 free agent for their available CAP space of $23M for next season?
$23M? That is only Kobe’s salary this season. Gasol is paid $16M this season, while Bynum is paid $12M.
Do regular playoff participants get higher Salary CAP or do they base it on the teams earnings or lack thereof?
It's simple
You can re-sign your own players for more than other teams are allowed to pay them. So no, you cannot just sign as many free agents for as much money as you want, but if you keep getting guys in the draft and through trades that are worth contract upgrades, no problem. It’s more expensive to stay good than become good.
i thought you were allowed to go over the cap as long as the owner is willing to pay the luxury tax.
The only way for a team to go over the cap in signing free agents that aren’t their own is to use the Mid-Level or Bi-Annual Exceptions. Every team is allowed to go over the cap in signing their first round picks and their own qualifying veteran free agents (three years without being waved or signing as a free agent).
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