Bold season predictions

[PosImpos]

A serious bold prediction:

Taj Gibson of the Bulls wins most improved player of the year award.  This guy just looks really, really good.  He now has a low post game, and knocks down jumpers with consistency.  Keep an eye on him...

i like taj, but im not sure he'll get enough minutes to be a MIP candidate.

usually the MIP is a guy that gets a lot more minutes than he has gotten before, not necessarily a guy who suddenly produces a lot more on a per minute basis.


with that in mind, i think Tyrus Thomas (20-10 guy per 40 minutes) is a candidate, as is Roddy Beaubois (averaged 19 points per 36 minutes over his 2 year career).

Hmmm ... maybe DeMarcus Cousins?

With more minutes, he bursts into that legit 20-10 stratosphere.

i don't think top 5 picks qualify for MIP in their second season.  i think the assumption is that a guy is going to improve in leaps and bounds in his first few years.

[Kwhit10]

A serious bold prediction:

Taj Gibson of the Bulls wins most improved player of the year award.  This guy just looks really, really good.  He now has a low post game, and knocks down jumpers with consistency.  Keep an eye on him...

i like taj, but im not sure he'll get enough minutes to be a MIP candidate.

usually the MIP is a guy that gets a lot more minutes than he has gotten before, not necessarily a guy who suddenly produces a lot more on a per minute basis.


with that in mind, i think Tyrus Thomas (20-10 guy per 40 minutes) is a candidate, as is Roddy Beaubois (averaged 19 points per 36 minutes over his 2 year career).

Hmmm ... maybe DeMarcus Cousins?

With more minutes, he bursts into that legit 20-10 stratosphere.

i don't think top 5 picks qualify for MIP in their second season.  i think the assumption is that a guy is going to improve in leaps and bounds in his first few years.

I can see DeMar DeRozen competing for MIP too.

[Who]

A serious bold prediction:

Taj Gibson of the Bulls wins most improved player of the year award.  This guy just looks really, really good.  He now has a low post game, and knocks down jumpers with consistency.  Keep an eye on him...

i like taj, but im not sure he'll get enough minutes to be a MIP candidate.

usually the MIP is a guy that gets a lot more minutes than he has gotten before, not necessarily a guy who suddenly produces a lot more on a per minute basis.


with that in mind, i think Tyrus Thomas (20-10 guy per 40 minutes) is a candidate, as is Roddy Beaubois (averaged 19 points per 36 minutes over his 2 year career).

Hmmm ... maybe DeMarcus Cousins?

With more minutes, he bursts into that legit 20-10 stratosphere.

i don't think top 5 picks qualify for MIP in their second season.  i think the assumption is that a guy is going to improve in leaps and bounds in his first few years.

They shouldn't qualify. But they do, unfortunately.

His teammate Marcus Thornton could be a good candidate too. Extra minutes, extra shots ... should cross that magical 20ppg threshold ... Of course, he won't have improved at all but when has that stopped them from giving out the MIP.

[Who]

A serious bold prediction:

Taj Gibson of the Bulls wins most improved player of the year award.  This guy just looks really, really good.  He now has a low post game, and knocks down jumpers with consistency.  Keep an eye on him...

i like taj, but im not sure he'll get enough minutes to be a MIP candidate.

usually the MIP is a guy that gets a lot more minutes than he has gotten before, not necessarily a guy who suddenly produces a lot more on a per minute basis.


with that in mind, i think Tyrus Thomas (20-10 guy per 40 minutes) is a candidate, as is Roddy Beaubois (averaged 19 points per 36 minutes over his 2 year career).

Hmmm ... maybe DeMarcus Cousins?

With more minutes, he bursts into that legit 20-10 stratosphere.

i don't think top 5 picks qualify for MIP in their second season.  i think the assumption is that a guy is going to improve in leaps and bounds in his first few years.

I can see DeMar DeRozen competing for MIP too.

I don't know. 17ppg last year. Hard to top that (in a big attention grabbing way).

I think he'd need to push himself into the 25ppg range to garner real interest for the award.

[Celtics18]

I think Kyrie Irving has the RoY award locked up. I don't see any challengers.

I see Jimmer having major success and "experts" giving him the Tebow treatment.

I stick by my "bold" prediction that Brandon Knight will be a serious contender for ROY.  He's my pick. 

I liked what I saw from him in his first preseason game going head to head against Irving.  He reminds me of Rondo.