Feeling mentally rested from the break. Ready to bear down for the home stretch and the goal achieving portion of the season. Thought this would be a good time to maybe go through some of the award leaders.
MVP – Steph Curry. Enough said.
Offensive Player of the Year – Steph Curry again. But I think OKC’s own Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook have been excellent and should be in the mix.
Defensive Player of the Year – I’ll go Kawhi Leonard.
Sixth Man of the Year – I’ll go multiple guys here with it still being a horserace between Victor Oladipo, Jeremy Lin, Ryan Anderson, and Will Barton.
Coach of the Year – At this juncture, I’m going with either Brad Stevens or Terry Stotts.
Rookie of the Year – I’m going with Karl-Anthony Towns, with Kristaps Porzingus in close pursuit.
Most Improved Player – I’m going with CJ McCullum from the Portland Trailblazers.
Most Surprising Team From a Positive Standpoint – I’m going with either Boston or Portland. Both have been great stories. Nobody thought Portland had much of a chance to even contend for a playoff spot. Boston is on a roll and currently the No. 3 seed in the East with a young core of players who are growing up under Brad Stevens.
Most Disappointing Team – New Orleans clearly leads in this category with Houston and Washington following in the mix.
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Already starting to miss games. Trade deadline on Thursday. Then big home games this week-end against the Pacers and Cleveland.