Roy for MIP, says Hollinger

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Daily Dime, Section 2

I nominated Brandon Roy for Most Improved Player in our ESPN.com award votes Tuesday, and I suppose I should explain that pick. I've been an ardent Devin Harris supporter in that category for nearly the entire season, but when I looked over the full body of work one more time before submitting my vote, I realized that Roy's improvement was just as large in PER terms. And while Harris slumped a bit after the All-Star break, Roy kept chugging along.

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Second, while Roy's improvement in PER terms was no larger than Harris', I would argue he did it at a more difficult level. Going from borderline All-Star to full-blown superstar, as Roy did, is a more substantial feat than going from a quality regular to an All-Star, as Harris did, in the same way that a leap from 55 wins to 65 is much more difficult than a leap from 35 wins to 45.

I approve!

Too bad MIP almost always goes to someone who "breaks out" in the classical sense (like Granger or Harris)...

 

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Daily Dime, Section 2

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I approve!

Too bad MIP almost always goes to someone who "breaks out" in the classical sense (like Granger or Harris)...

Yeah, I don't think MIP has ever gone to anyone who was already an all-star the previous season.

BNM