2023-24 Season: Knicks Midseason Report, NBA Midseason Awards and Caitlin Goes Down

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Greetings my peeps and welcome to the all things basketball podcast with your boy GD.

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In this episode I'll be doing my mid-season grades guys.

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I'll give you all the grades for the players there.

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Also NBA mid-season awards.

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I'll be doing my awards section there so we'll talk about those players and coaches and so forth.

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And then also incident in at Ohio State with the star player in women's basketball

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Caitlin Clark. I'll talk about that as well so just sit back relax and enjoy the show guys.

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Okay guys it's your boy GD back with the all things basketball with GD podcast.

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And I wanted to do next mid-season report along with that giving out my grades and so forth.

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So I'm going to do that. Well I did want to cover mid-season awards.

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We're at the midway point of the season so I'll give you all the candidates that I see.

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And then after that one other news item as of basketball importance I would think.

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We'll just cover those three for today. Of course eventually I will have my week 13 review.

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But in this episode we'll do Knicks mid-season report cards.

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We'll do mid-season awards throughout the NBA and then the other news items.

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So let's get right into it shall we. The New York Knicks.

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At this point they have played about more than half of their games.

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And they look pretty good guys. So I want to give out my grades and I'll do so.

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I'll start with the bench first and then I'll do the starters.

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Now just to let you know in advance I will not be giving a grade to OG Ananobe because he just

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got here. So I won't be grading him. I won't be grading any of the guys who came with him.

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Preston Sature also Malachi Flynn. I won't be grading Jericho Sims because remember he missed

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a lot of times so really couldn't get a feel for kind of how his season is going. So I won't be

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grading him. Guys at the end of the bench I won't be bothering with. Basically it'll be eight players

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guys. Eight players that I'll be covering. So let us get right into it. I will start with Miles McBride.

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Otherwise known as Deuce McBride. Our backup point guard 6-2. So for Deucey's scoring over four

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points a game along with about a six per game. Right now well you're going to see those numbers

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climb guys with the absence of Emanuel quickly. So he's immediately slotted in as the next guy up

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behind Jalen Brunson. So he's shooting from the field over 45 percent about 45 and a half.

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Well 43.5 percent from three and 80 percent from the free throw line. So Deuce McBride

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making the most of his opportunities now that Emanuel quickly has now gone to Toronto.

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And he's had some pretty good games so far guys. So it seems as if he's getting comfortable being

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that next guy up. All in all I will give him a C plus because before the trade he didn't really get

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that much burn. So he's getting all the minutes he can handle now playing behind Brunson and he's

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making the most of it. So I will give him a C plus. Next Quentin Grimes the now backup shooting guard

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6-5. And remember he started the season as the starter. He got the injury so he kind of lost his

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job pretty much because of inconsistency. He's scoring about seven points per game. Not much

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rebounds not much assists. He's shooting only 39 percent from the field guys which is the obvious

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reason why he's now a bench player. Nearly 38 percent from three 71.4 from the free throw line.

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And he started in 18 games guys but now he's been relegated to the bench. There's been rumors

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swirling around him not being happy about that and so forth. But Quentin I kind of have to get on

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you a little bit because you know we saw you working out in the offseason. You was working with

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JJ Redick. We just knew this year you were going to pop and that didn't happen. And I know he's

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complaining about his role that he's more than just a spot up shooter and so forth. I think when

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the rubber meets the road guys I think Quentin may end up being traded. He'll probably be packaged

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for whoever the Knicks try and acquire. So he'll get his chance. It'll probably have to be elsewhere.

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He'll get his chance but I don't know what to say. He's had his opportunity and he kind of

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squandered it away a little bit. Nonetheless all in all I'll give him a C. I won't give him a failing

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grade. I'll give him a C because he still gives you something on the defensive end and he still can

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knock down some threes when needed. It seems like his game is starting to get a little better as

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well with the absence of a quickly because it's being known that you know you're going to need

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some more scoring punch now that quickly is gone. So it seems like his scoring is starting to come

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around a little bit but I still give him a C. So that's my grade for him. Josh Hart. Josh Hart

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are back up small forward but he can play power forward in a pinch given his 6-4 size. He started

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out the season slow guys and then he started to turn it on as the season progressed. Scoring over

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seven points a game giving you over six rebounds and nearly three assists. But Josh Hart you know

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him. He's a dog. He's a guy who's going to go in there. He's going to be the catalyst coming off

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the bench and that's just who he is. From the field he's shooting just 44% from the field

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from three not what you want to see nearly 32% and over 79% from the free throw line.

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But Josh Hart you know what you're getting with him. He's not going to play outside of himself

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and he's what this team needs especially coming off that bench with that bench mob there. So all

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in all I give Josh Hart a B. It could have been higher but again he had kind of the slow start

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in the beginning of the season but it seems like his play now is picking up. Then I will turn my

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attention to Mitchell Robinson. Now Mitchell Robinson he is now out with that ankle our center seven feet tall.

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He appeared in 21 games so he just reaches my kind of threshold. I put a threshold that

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that player should at least have played half of the 41 games so that I'll put it at 20 or 21.

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So he reaches the threshold. His average above six points per game over 10 rebounds a steal and a

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half and his blocks to me were kind of down over a block per game. Shooting from the field you know

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he's going to be efficient in that regard given this limited opportunities over 59% and from the

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free throw line that always leaves something to be desired just a shade under 37% from the free throw

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line which is Pauling. Mitchell Robinson you know he's the anchor for the defense. There was a lot

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of rumbling skies of him being a defensive player of the year candidate that's how well he was playing

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so to have him go down with the ankle was unfortunate but it seems like now that the league

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has ruled that the Knicks won't get the disabled player exemption it seems like he could be back

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later in the season guys. It'd be nice if he could come back. Knicks surely need him that's for sure.

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All in all I give Mitchell Robinson a B plus for what he gives you on the defensive end throw a few

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lobs this way and so forth. I always give you my recipe for him that you give him some lobs early

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and that'll keep him engaged and involved in the game. Mitchell Robinson sorely missed but

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hopefully we'll see him the latter half of the season guys. So that turns my attention to the

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starting lineup now. I'll start with a guy summons into action in Robbison's place and that's

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Isaiah Hartenstein. Now playing the starting center at seven feet tall as well. He played in

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nearly all the games but he just got hurt recently guys has a ankle sprain so Hartenstein is what he

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has given you over six points per game kind of in the same vein as Mr. Robinson. Eight and a half

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rebounds to assist over a steal per game over a block per game. From the field just like his guy

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Robinson nearly 61% and from the free throw line a far cry better than Robinson in that regard

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at just about 70% and in his 16 starts guys he has four double doubles he has seven games where he

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pulled down 15 or more rebounds guys so I expect those rebound numbers to rise and he's been what

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Robinson was supposed to be provided he was healthy and you gotta remember two guys Hartenstein's

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playing for a new contract will it be Mitchell Robinson big perhaps but we'll see but Hartenstein

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has been a godsend as far as him covering for Mitchell Robinson with that said I give him a

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a minus guys reasons not a full a the fact that he was recently thrust into starting for this team

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but he was solid coming off your bench make no mistake about that but he's really shown himself

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as a starter in this small sample size so all in all I give him a minus guys let us move to

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Dante DeVincenzo who had now taken over the shooting guard position the starting shooting

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guard position over Quentin Grimes Dante he started out the season slow but has really come on

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so much so that he's now the starter in the backcourt with Jalen Brunson and it seems those two

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guys really play off each other well he's the spot up shooter you were hoping that Quentin Grimes

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could be he's been that and then some he's been as good as advertised actually better than I thought

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to be honest with you I thought you know he gets some spot play here and there but he is really

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risen to the occasion as the starter here over 11 points per game over three rebounds

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two or so assists and over steel per game and I tell you what guys he's been playing defense

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pretty well at the shooting card position as well guys he has also averaged 2.6 threes per game

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and he has started in 24 games guys as of this recording here and his percentages

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is approaching near 46 percent from the field 42.5 from 3.0 range which you love that and 73.5

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percent from the free throw line so Dante DeVincenzo a free agent signing in the off season that has

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paid dividends for this team with that said I give him a b plus reason to be plus because he did

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have kind of the rocky start but he's really smoothed himself into shape here being a solid

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contributor for this team that leaves us to Julius Randall our power forward 6-8 he's played in every

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game guys his efficiency has been better this season over 47 percent from the field from three

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he has suffered not even 30 percent from three 77.3 percent from the free throw line he's had about

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18 double doubles guys you can see the chemistry between him and Brunson getting better especially

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this season you know the thing with Julius Randall he's going to give you the numbers

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right now he's over 24 points per game over nine rebounds nearly five assists so he's producing pretty

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much at his normal clip it seems like for all intense purposes he will end up being an all-star

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again barring folly so all in all Julius Randall you gotta give him an A guys he's been that for

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this team but of course the big question with Randall is we know what he can do in the regular

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season it's the postseason where we have most of our worries about him but I think that you're

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gonna need to I don't want to say load manage but you're gonna have to manage him so that when the

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season winds down he isn't like worn out and beat up coming into the postseason you need him fresh

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you need him ready to go because this postseason really is going to be the test guys if he doesn't

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show up in this postseason I think the Knicks have to take a long look in the mirror this postseason

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for Julius Randall is probably as important as any in his career hey listen I hope he does show up

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in the postseason because if that happens that means the Knicks are doing well which means they're

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advancing through rounds so Julius Randall all eyes on you come not the regular season we know

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you'll be fine there it's the postseason where us Knicks fans really are on pins and needles as far

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as your production and then last player I'll talk about Jalen Brunson now I did an episode where I

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talked about them in terms of the All-Star voting and then I talked about possible east reserves I

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did not mention Jalen Brunson but I fully expect him to be a reserve this year in the All-Star game

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I know it's going to be tough because I can rattle off all the guards Holly Burton Trey Young

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Donovan Mitchell Tyrese Max he's going to have to be talked about amongst being a All-Star

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and Dame Lillard so you got five guys there along with Brunson how they dole it out we'll see but

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Brunson has to be an All-Star this year he just has to with what he's been doing guys he's missed

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a couple of games his averages over 26 points per game six and a half assists nearly four rebounds

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a steal per game shooting it from the field guys 47 and a half percent you'd like that

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it's from three where I really stand up and take notice 42.3 percent from three you'd love that

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and then from the free throw line 83.2 percent there he's had 16 games guys where he scored 30

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and above he's had three games where he scored 40 and above and he has a 50 point game as well

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Jalen Brunson absolutely tearing it up guys so with that said he gets my a plus guys he's been

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everything the Knicks have won in and then some and even so much so he's upped his average from

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last year pretty much across the board so Jalen Brunson the point guard the New York Knicks have

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sorely needed for seems like decades guys he's been that good so that's your players guys now to the

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coach and then we'll talk about the president of Knicks basketball Tom Tibberdough right now

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as of this writing he's about 25 and 17 fifth in the Eastern Conference and guys it's only like

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three and a half games that separate five teams and they're all bunched together it's Cleveland

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and it's Miami Indiana and Orlando they're all kind of grouped together along with the Knicks

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everyone against these teams it's like doubly important because you want that tiebreaker with

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some of these teams if we both were tied you want to have that season series under your belt in the

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case of a tiebreaker but Tom Tibberdough listen I mean he has them amongst the top six you want that

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oh and also he got his 500 win as a head coach he did that against Memphis by the way he has over

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500 wins now guys so kudos to Tibberdough for that my issue with Tibberdough he can burn you guys out

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man even now with Oji on the nobies playing him all sorts of high minutes although he was playing

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those kind of minutes in Toronto as well so he's used to it I think Tom Tibberdough he has to be

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wiser when it comes to kind of resting guys especially if you're blowing out a team the

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quicker you can pull your guys off the floor the better so they can get that rest I don't want to

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suggest low management but if you know a guy has a nagging injury I don't see any harm in

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sitting a guy if he has kind of a nagging injury like Jaylen Brunson he's side a couple of games

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because of that Randall you know he's gonna be nicked up at some point so you want to be very

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careful with how you handle these guys and so forth that's my only issue with Tibberdough

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other than that he has his team going in the right direction that's all you can ask for from your coach

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with all of that said I gotta give him a B plus for having them right now fifth in the conference

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but of course there's room for rising up to charts as well but B plus is what I'm giving

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Tom Tibberdough then that leads me to the final person how great is Leon Rose who in the off-season

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signed Dante DeVincenzo I mentioned that he also traded Obi-Toppin in the off-season got back second

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rounders not what you want to see if we're talking a lottery pick type player and that's what you

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got in return and then of course the trade for Ojiata Nobi in which you had to relinquish

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RJ Barrett and Emanuel quickly there was no path to him getting started minutes unfortunately

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he now has an opportunity in Toronto to do that and I definitely wish the kid well in that regard

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and RJ Barrett who was again called on to be the third option in this offense and you know he gave

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your offense 18 points per game but it was just the inconsistency the highs the lows that you got

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with him that I guess Leon Rose said you know what I think we need to make this move they brought in

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Ojiata Nobi along with pressure to Chua and Malachi Flynn and now RJ is now in the city where he made

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his bones and that's Toronto so fresh starts for Barrett and quickly I wish those guys well

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and we'll see what the Ojiata Nobi will see what happens with him so far so good guys he's been

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great for this team thus far his ability to cover one through five has really helped this team a lot

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and with that said does Leon have another trade up his sleeve come the trade deadline who knows

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or even before who knows but on his surface guys I'll give him a minus because of the way the

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Knicks were playing now the way the free agent sign and the defense Chenzo has really paid dividends

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thus far yeah so I'm giving him a minus guys all right so that is my grade for the Knicks in that

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regard so let's keep rolling along all right so we've done that we did the Knicks report card

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now I want to do midseason awards run through those right quick we'll start with MVP first

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right now Joel Embiid your reigning MVP having a fantastic season guys absolutely fantastic

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36 points per game over 11 rebounds nearly six assists nearly two blocks per game over steel per

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game shooting it nearly 54 percent from the field which you like 36.3 from three point range you know

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he can like some pull up from there and 88.7 percent from the free fill line he has had

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two triple doubles and 23 double doubles thus far guys my only caveat is he's played in 31 games

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so if he has another 40 or so games to go that means he really can't miss a lot of time because

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remember you got to reach that 65 game window so he doesn't have a lot of room for missing games so

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I'll be interested to see how many games he sits how many games he plays so bear that in mind because

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if he slits below the 65 game threshold that opens the door for others to sneak into the conversation

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so with that said we'll talk about the multiple time MVP Nikolai Yokic he's played in about 44

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games as of now over 26 points per game for him 12 rebounds nine assists block per game over steel

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per game he's shooting at 59 percent from the field guys so you know he's missed the efficient there

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from three point range those 36.2 percent and then 82 and a half percent from the free throw line

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he's leading the league in triple doubles with 13 he has 25 double doubles guys so

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Nikolai Yokic the Joker doing Joker things always going to be a legit MVP candidate so you can never

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leave his name out. Shy Gilchis Alexander guys you heard me singing his praises all season long

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only missed a couple of games guys he's been available that's been really a great help to that

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Oklahoma City team over there over 31 points per game above six assists about five and a half rebounds

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and he's leading the league in steals guys at 2.3 so you like that very efficient from the field for

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a guard like him 54.5 percent from the field three point shooting still leaves a lot to be desired

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just under 32 88.7 percent from the free throw line so he's pretty much automatic there he has

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five double doubles on the season guys and most importantly his team is looking very good right

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now so Shy Gilchis Alexander a worthy person in the MVP conversation so I'll be interested to see

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the latter part of the season how his team progresses and how he plays along with that

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so that would be most important in this MVP race all right so that's your MVP let's talk about

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Six Man of the Year now two guys you eliminate from this conversation who are actually front runners

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last season Emmanuel Quickley who's now a starter in Toronto so he will no longer be in the Six Man

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conversation and then Malcolm Brogdon who's actually a starter now for Portland over there

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with all those young players over there they figure let's have a veteran presence in the

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starting lineup so Brogdon is not in the mix as far as Six Man of the Year so where does that leave

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us guys how about a guy like Karris Levert for the Cleveland Cavaliers he's only started in one game

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he's appeared in 31 averaging 16 points per game over four assists three and a half rebounds in a

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steal per game he's shooting at 42.3 percent from the field 34.7 from three and 74.3 percent from

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free throw line Karris Levert on a team that is playing well they're amongst the top six in the east

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and he's been a solid contributor especially given the fact that Cleave has been dealing with injuries

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all season long with Darius Garland with Evan Mobley so a guy like Levert has really helped

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him in that regard definitely this could be a year where Karris Levert could sneak and get it

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also Jordan Clarkson of the Utah Jazz he has started in 19 games guys so we'll have to pay

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attention closely because it seems like now they're bringing them off the bench you have to watch it

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closely the fact that actually two facts whether he comes off the bench or not and the other caveat

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is if he gets traded there's been a lot of rumblance about him possibly being moved so both of those

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two things could affect his candidacy for six man of the year but he's averaging coming off the bench

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or starting over 18 points per game five assists and 3.7 rebounds shooting it over 42 percent from

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the field only 31.3 from 3. range and nearly automatic at 88.7 percent from the charity strike

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so Jordan Clarkson a worthy candidate so we'll see and then Bobby Portis a guy who was in the

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running last year I think could be in the running this year he hasn't started any games for the

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Milwaukee Bucks he's been strictly coming off the bench he's peered in just about every game

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12.3 points per game 6.7 rebounds I think he's a guy you can see making a major move in the

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latter half of the season for the Milwaukee Bucks especially as they start to low manage

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those guys over there guys like Giannis guys like Middleton possibly even Lopez so I really see Portis

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taking on a major role going down the stretch so that could definitely enhance his chances at

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six man of the year shooting it over 50 percent from the field 36.6 percent from 3 and over 77

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percent from the free field line so Bobby Portis another name to keep in mind and the six man of

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the year race there but I would say right now the leader in the clubhouse is probably Karius

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Lavert if I were to take a guess let us move on to defensive player of the year and I have three

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guys here let's start with Anthony Davis of the Los Angeles Lakers right now he's averaging

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nine defensive rebounds 2.4 blocks amongst the top shot blockers in the league and above a

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steal per game also guys if you're into the advanced stats he's second in defensive win shares

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and eighth in defensive rating Anthony Davis this could be the year where he puts it all together

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guys he's definitely somebody who needs to be in the defensive player of the year compensation

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another guy Rudy Goldberg for the Minnesota Timberwolves has nine defensive rebounds per game

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over two blocks per game for him but get this guys he's number one in defensive win shares

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and he also is number one in defensive ratings Rudy Goldberg looks like he has bounced back

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from that first season he had with the Timberwolves seem like he's bounced back now definitely

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showing that with the advanced stats and with the regular stats as well so Rudy Goldberg

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definitely a worthy candidate for defensive player of the year and how's this Joel Embiid

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he's a guy who could get into conversation nearly nine defensive rebounds per game

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nearly up two blocks per game and over a steal per game he's tenth in defensive win shares but

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second in defensive rating so Joel Embiid not a name you automatically think when it comes to

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defense but quietly he's been a defensive presence especially for that Philadelphia team so I think

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it's out of these three guys here I don't see Jared Jackson defending his crown I don't see that not

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with the presence of these guys so and to me the leader in the clubhouse here I'm actually going

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to say Rudy Goldberg I think he could end up getting it although there'll be a loud groundswell

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for Davis if he plays the amount of games where he qualifies so I think it could be a two horse

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race although Embiid deserves to be in the discussion but I think it's probably between those two guys

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there coach of the year now this one I've heard of myriad of names but I'll give you the three

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names I think should be considered Mark Dagenault I've mentioned the Oklahoma City Thunder right

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now they're on top of the Western Conference they have six game win streaks and five game win streaks

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they are third and point scored amongst the teams as well so Mark Dagenault has this team playing

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above their skis guys definitely a coach who I thought deserved consideration last season

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but nobody was getting it above Mike Brown forget about it but this season he is really has this

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team going in high gear so Mark Dagenault I think is a very worthy coach of the year candidate

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next one Chris Finch for the Minnesota Timberwolves they've been a surprise team guys also tied with

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Oklahoma City Thunder Finch has been November's coach of the month and his team has a seven game

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win streak and a six game win streak in their arsenal thus far and right now they're third

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and three point percentage amongst all the teams so Chris Finch has these guys playing well and

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atop of that Western Conference over there and then the last person I'll mention Joe Mazzulla guys

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for the Boston Celtics his team is the top team in the entire NBA he was coach of the month in the

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east for the month of December and he has eight game win streaks two six game win streaks and

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a five game win streak this season thus far his team is fourth in scoring but first in total

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rebounds so Joe Mazzulla the guy who I thought could have got some consideration last season but

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again nobody was beating out Mike Brown but hey he has his team on top again and I think he deserves

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some recognition for that I could go either way it was any of these guys when the dust settles I

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wouldn't have too much of an argument but I think Dagenault is probably the leader in the clubhouse

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because of his team overachieving the way that they are so I would say Dagenault first all right

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guys a couple more categories and then I want to get to the news item I have real quick rookie

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of the year guys I think it's just a two horse race I don't see anybody other than these two guys

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of course the obvious one Victor Wimba Yama who's having a fantastic rookie season 37 games played

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over 20 points per game 10 rebounds nearly three assists he's leading the league in blocks guys

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with 3.2 blocks and over a steal per game shooting it from the field 46.4 percent I think that number

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could be better if you had better guard play especially point guard play the three-point

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shooter I think he needs to cut down on that he's not even at 30 percent he's just shy of it and

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80.7 percent from the free throw line Victor Wimba Yama is good as advertised team record not so great

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but he's doing this thing guys it's no fault of his own that's for sure and then the second candidate

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Chet Holmgren who actually sat out his rookie season so this is being considered his rookie season

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but he's playing well guys he's appeared in 43 games thus far hasn't really missed much games here

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over 17 points per game for him over seven rebounds 2.6 blocks for him so he's up there

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amongst the league leaders and nearly three assists per game shooting it over 54 percent so you'd like

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that 38.2 percent from three-point range good there as well and 78.8 percent from the free throw line

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so you have both these guys here as candidates guys I think the ground swore will probably go

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more towards Victor but Chet you got to give him credit for what he's doing and with a team that's

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playing very well he's an important piece to that team the interest is to see how that race

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shapes up as the season goes on most improved player this is the area where you know it gets

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kind of tricky but I'm gonna give you the candidates Desmond Bain for the Memphis Grizzlies who has

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really stepped up in the absence of Ja Moran in the beginning of the season but now he's out he's

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gonna be out for like four to six weeks so will they have an effect on him in the most improved

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player race could but nonetheless he appeared in 37 games 24.4 points per game he's up three

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points actually from his average last season 4.6 rebounds well over five assists per game a steal

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per game as well shooting at 47.4 percent from the field 38.3 percent from three point line

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and 86.4 percent from free throw line so Desmond Bain a guy who you can make a case for most improved

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player Tyrese Maxi played in 41 games averaging nearly 26 points per games guys he's up five

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points from his average last season 6.7 assists so he's up in that regard as well 3.7 rebounds

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in a steal per game shooting it nearly 45 percent from the field nearly 38 percent from three and

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86 percent from the free throw line Tyrese Maxi stepping in where they needed him with the course

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subsequent trade of James Harden over to the Clippers so Tyrese Maxi stepping in and playing

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well guys playing all-star caliber basketball he's playing that guys and then here's a name that I

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think needs to be included if you want to base it on how you based it last year where you had the

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guys who were all-star caliber guys in Laurie marketing you had SGA shy Gilchis Alexander as

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well so if you're basing it that way guys you have to include this player in the mix for most

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improved player and that player is Jaylin Brunson for the New York Knicks I gave you his stats when

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I talked about the midseason report card for the Knicks but he is a player who has improved his

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scoring went up actually nearly three points higher than it was last year he's a guy who

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could very well be included in the all-star game I think he has a case for most improved player

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we'll see how it shakes out but based on the criteria of last year Jaylin Brunson deserves to

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be in this conversation for most improved player so that's my story I'm sticking to it all right

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and then executive of the year Sam Presti of the Oklahoma City Thunder you can make a case for him

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with all his draft choices panning out in the way they're playing this year so you can make a case

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for him Brad Stevens for the Boston Celtics he made the trade for poor Zingas also made the trade

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for Drew Holiday teams playing fantastic so Brad Stevens definitely I think is probably a leader

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in the clubhouse and then Leon Rose of the New York Knicks you have to include him I told you

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the offseason moves he made the end season trade for Oceano Nobby and he may have another trade

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coming down the pike so definitely belongs in this conversation so those are my three guys

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for exactly of the year but like I said Brad Stevens probably the one who stands out as the

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leader in the clubhouse here so all right guys so that's the midseason awards and then quickly I

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want to talk about women's college basketball number two Iowa falls to number 18 Ohio State and that

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happened in Ohio State and that game went to overtime but Ohio State wins it 192 Ohio State

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rallies in the fourth quarter to send that game into overtime where Iowa got outscored 17 to 9

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in the overtime Caitlyn clock everybody's been singing her praises she's having a fantastic year

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again reigning national player of the year she'll get it again she's leading women's basketball

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and scoring at 31 points per game she's second in assists with 7.7 assists in that game that she lost

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she scored 45 points guys with seven assists three rebounds two steals and for the winners there

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Ohio State Cody McMahon she had 33 points along with 12 rebounds in two blocks but the big story

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in that game Ohio State fans they stormed the court after the win over Iowa as Ohio State knocks

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off the number two team in the country so the fans storm the court so much so one fan collides with

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Caitlyn clock and knocks her to the ground she's low-winded and you know they have to help her off

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the court and so forth so I just want to talk about fans storming the court I think is the most

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ridiculous thing in sports the fact of when your team wins you rush the court and go down on the

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court I think it's dangerous for the players I think it's dangerous for the coaches I think it's

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dangerous for even the fans themselves I just don't get it I really don't that's one of the things

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I'd never understood about sports as a whole in baseball they rush the field well they try to but

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security is put that on lock and pro basketball they don't do that like they used to I'd never

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understood the premise behind that it just bothers me some people are saying oh Caitlyn

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clock she kind of flopped when the lady hit her or whatever I'm not gonna say one way or the other

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but it seems like it was a pretty significant blow she took from the way I saw it some people say oh

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Caitlyn ran into her it was the other way around I'm like I'm not even gonna go there with that but

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I think it's dangerous this is the reason why this sort of thing can happen something serious

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could have happened that young lady where she tore up a knee or twist the ankle or whatever so

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I just I can't get into that storm in the court stuff so thankfully she's all right she's fine

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she just said it was a scary moment because she was trying to get off the court of course the Iowa

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coach Lisa Boulder she didn't like it one bit of course you know she don't want to see her star

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player get hurt over something like that so and I'm with them in that corner you know why get hurt

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over something so ridiculous as somebody storm in the court so all right so I'm gonna leave it there

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guys all right so I thank you for listening as always much appreciated guys I'll come back with

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the recap I'll do all that and other goodies along the way so all right so I thank you for

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listening as always and we'll talk soon take care hello my peeps thank you for listening and supporting

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