February Western Conference Player of the Month......

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Was thinking the same thing when I saw that. That’s damn efficient!
 
Dame might be having the best month ever by a Blazer, but I don't know how you don't give the award to Davis. Those totals and percentages are ridiculous, and he's got a team winning that was supposed to drop like a rock with Cousins out.
 
handiman said:
Dame might be having the best month ever by a Blazer, but I don't know how you don't give the award to Davis. Those totals and percentages are ridiculous, and he's got a team winning that was supposed to drop like a rock with Cousins out.
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Durant's efficiency at all levels is far beyond what Davis is putting up.

Harden is undefeated for the month, with a vastly superior +/-, and also a better ppp than Davis.

Any one of the 3 could win it and be deserving. Dame is 4th, in my mind.
 
handiman said:
Dame might be having the best month ever by a Blazer, but I don't know how you don't give the award to Davis. Those totals and percentages are ridiculous, and he's got a team winning that was supposed to drop like a rock with Cousins out.
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I know...dammit
 
February is not over yet. The Blazers have one more game, HOU and NOP have two each. With the all star break, February is a short month for NBA teams (even more so than for the rest of us). One great, or one bad game could make a significant difference.

The last time we played SAC, Dame scored 50 in 29 minutes. Although a repeat isn't likely, it's not out of the realm of possibility he could end his February with another monster game.

We'll likely finish February 6-4, NOP will probably be 7-3, or maybe 6-4. Not much difference there.

Right now, it's really hard to ignore HOU's 10-0 record, 12-game winning streak and overtaking GSW for the No. 1 seed in the West. Unless HOU lays a huge egg and loses their next two games, it's hard to see this award going to anyone but James Harden (as much as it pays me to type that).

BNM
 
As an aside, 27 western conference POTM awards have been given over the past 5 season. Precisely 3 have been won by anyone other than Westbrook (7.5), Durant (6), Curry (5.5), or Harden (5).

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PtldPlatypus said:
Durant's efficiency at all levels is far beyond what Davis is putting up.

Harden is undefeated for the month, with a vastly superior +/-, and also a better ppp than Davis.

Any one of the 3 could win it and be deserving. Dame is 4th, in my mind.
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Durant has it too easy with all the talent around him, so I'm not as impressed by his percentages. Like Bosh said on yesterday's broadcast, his response when people asked him how/why he made so many shots: "I was wide open!"

Harden is a stats monster every month. I don't think he'll get the nod over massive outburts by the others.
 
Boob-No-More said:
February is not over yet. The Blazers have one more game, HOU and NOP have two each. With the all star break, February is a short month for NBA teams (even more so than for the rest of us). One great, or one bad game could make a significant difference.

The last time we played SAC, Dame scored 50 in 29 minutes. Although a repeat isn't likely, it's not out of the realm of possibility he could end his February with another monster game.

We'll likely finish February 6-4, NOP will probably be 7-3, or maybe 6-4. Not much difference there.

Right now, it's really hard to ignore HOU's 10-0 record, 12-game winning streak and overtaking GSW for the No. 1 seed in the West. Unless HOU lays a huge egg and loses their next two games, it's hard to see this award going to anyone but James Harden (as much as it pays me to type that).

BNM
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You get paid to post here? WTF?
 
PtldPlatypus said:
As an aside, 27 western conference POTM awards have been given over the past 5 season. Precisely 3 have been won by anyone other than Westbrook (7.5), Durant (6), Curry (5.5), or Harden (5).

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But according to a bunch on here Harden and Westbrook are just stat chasers......
 
HCP said:
But according to a bunch on here Harden and Westbrook are just stat chasers......
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Yes, and they're rewarded by the NBA for chasing stats. Flashy stats puts butts in seats, eyes on screens, and keeps you in the replay business instead of the lawn mowing business.
 
handiman said:
Durant has it too easy with all the talent around him, so I'm not as impressed by his percentages. Like Bosh said on yesterday's broadcast, his response when people asked him how/why he made so many shots: "I was wide open!"
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League-leading efficiency would be one thing, and reasonably dismissable. League-record-level efficiency is another thing completely. Durant's TS% during this month is 74.9%, which would absolutely destroy the league record for a season of 70.8%.

Sure, being on his super-team makes things easier for him, but NBA ball should never be that easy for anyone, regardless of their teammates. What he's done so far this month is other-worldly.
 
PtldPlatypus said:
Durant's efficiency at all levels is far beyond what Davis is putting up.

Harden is undefeated for the month, with a vastly superior +/-, and also a better ppp than Davis.

Any one of the 3 could win it and be deserving. Dame is 4th, in my mind.
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Durant might be more efficient at scoring, but Davis is also putting up over 12 rebounds per game, 2.8 steals and 2 blocks. That's just a huge impact on both ends of the floor.
 
At the end of the day, does being the player/coach of the month really mean anything? This is probably the most useless awards in sports.
 
IDK: Does any player have an incentive clause that pays them a bonus for being selected?
 
PtldPlatypus said:
League-leading efficiency would be one thing, and reasonably dismissable. League-record-level efficiency is another thing completely. Durant's TS% during this month is 74.9%, which would absolutely destroy the league record for a season of 70.8%.

Sure, being on his super-team makes things easier for him, but NBA ball should never be that easy for anyone, regardless of their teammates. What he's done so far this month is other-worldly.
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I said, "not as impressed."

Natebishop3 said:
Durant might be more efficient at scoring, but Davis is also putting up over 12 rebounds per game, 2.8 steals and 2 blocks. That's just a huge impact on both ends of the floor.
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Bingo. Davis is filling the the stats sheet with Wilt-like numbers, and also shooting as well as a guard from deep.
 
The most interesting tangental bit of trivia around Anthony Davis Wilting it up in February? The re-appearance from the deserts of Tattooine of Emeka-wan Ken-Okafor.

https://deadspin.com/its-2018-and-emeka-okafor-is-playing-in-the-nba-1823315419

In a spectacular bit of "rising tide lifting all boats", Emeka Okafor is not only playing in the NBA, but scoring points, getting rebounds, and blocking shots.
 
Player/coach of the month awards are given out just so the NBA can say they don't favor star players from big market teams.
 
handiman said:
No disrespect to Durant and his 22 points and 8 rebounds on 6-10 from the field and 2-3 from three, but Davis with 53 points (16-29, 21-26 FTs), 18 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 blocks, and only one turnover ... signed, sealed, and delivered.
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No disrespect to either, but Dame plays the Kings tomorrow and could in theory drop 100 against them.
 
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