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No Raptors winners, but more than a few Honourable Mentions.
Curry is his MVP, then Leonard, James, Durant and Paul
Kerr for COY, followed by Pops and Stotts.
Iguadala for 6th man, followed by Will Barton and, shockingly, Ed Davis.
Patterson in the mix and Cojo and Biz with mentions.
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Curry is his MVP, then Leonard, James, Durant and Paul
There are seven candidates for the last four spots: the four listed, plus Russell Westbrook, Kyle Lowry and Draymond Green. You could build an argument for James Harden, carrying the wheezing wraith of Houston on his back, but he showed up out of shape and played zippo defense for a would-be contender about to limp into the No. 8 spot with a win over the tanking Kings.
Lowry became a superstar, always in hunched motion, waiting to spring into open space when you take a breath. He's just not as good as these other guys.
Lowry became a superstar, always in hunched motion, waiting to spring into open space when you take a breath. He's just not as good as these other guys.
The final spot came down to a bunch of guys whose teams play together, play hard and know who they are: Stotts, Dwane Casey, Brad Stevens, Steve Clifford, Erik Spoelstra, Dave Joerger, Quin Synder, Stan Van Gundy, Mike Budenholzer and Carlisle. The trio of Casey, Clifford and Stevens were the final, painful cuts; all of them have real arguments for the top spot.
The Raptors love Casey, and play hard for him.
The Raptors love Casey, and play hard for him.
Patterson in the mix and Cojo and Biz with mentions.
There are too many six-point, five-rebound nights for Davis to win this award, but he deserves a hard look. Patrick Patterson's candidacy suffers from the same lack of raw production, but his 3-point shooting at power forward and ability to guard multiple positions make him a key part of almost every successful Toronto lineup. He is much better than his traditional numbers suggest.
This was just a brutal category.
Additional apologies to: Crawford, Turner, Patterson, Thompson, Mirza Teletovic, Jeremy Lin, Shaun Livingston, Dennis Schroder, Clint Capela, Ryan Anderson, Jrue Holiday, Darren Collison, Patty Mills, Cory Joseph, Manu Ginobili, Bismack Biyombo and Matthew Dellavedova.
Additional apologies to: Crawford, Turner, Patterson, Thompson, Mirza Teletovic, Jeremy Lin, Shaun Livingston, Dennis Schroder, Clint Capela, Ryan Anderson, Jrue Holiday, Darren Collison, Patty Mills, Cory Joseph, Manu Ginobili, Bismack Biyombo and Matthew Dellavedova.
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