OT End of year awards - dark horse candidates

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  1. Rastapopoulos

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    Here's somebody I didn't realize had suddenly exploded (because he plays for the Hawks, and, well, who cares?): DeMarre Carroll. Hasn't he got to be Most Improved? It really should count extra that he's playing so well on the team with the second-best record in the league (so he's not stat-padding on a shitty team, something that should count against Andrew Wiggins in the RoY race).
     
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    There should be a Robin Lopez award for the unheralded player whose acquisition suddenly transforms a team so that all the other parts work so much better together. This year it should go to Timofey Mozgov. I always thought he should be doing better in the NBA given how he plays for Russia, and it turns out all it needed was the same coach.
     
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    Butler/Gobert/Whiteside all have a better case for most improved then Carroll.
     
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    That would be an awesome award. Should make a cancer award as well for when a team gets rid of a starter and they should get worse but instead they get better. We could call it the "Rudy Gay" Award. Id Nominate Jeff Green for it this year.
     
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    Wouldn't that award default to Josh Smith? I mean the Pistons didn't make the playoffs without him, but they were downright awful with him.
     
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    I like that idea too. Enes Kanter is also a good candidate. I'd say David Lee, but they kept him, they just realized they should never play him.
     
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    He was an early front runner, but the Rockets turned it around and the Pistons sputtered. Who knew Brandon Jennings could actually be important to his team?
     
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    Are the Jazz really doing that well since trading Kanter?
     
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    Those are all good. I guess they should break it down into separate awards:
    The Joel Freeland: from total non-entity to useful rotation player. (Whiteside)
    The Draymond Green: from rotation player to invaluable starter (Gobert, Carroll)
    The Paul George: from starter to star (Butler has a shot here)
     
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    Uh, yes.
     
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    Al Horford for comeback player (That's a thing right?)
     
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    I dunno, but Brook Lopez and Deron Williams are putting in a late charge.
    How about Tim Duncan for the "Never Goes Away" award?
     
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    Lillard had good stats on a losing team and he won ROY. If I were voting, I'd vote for Elfrid Payton.
     
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    Lillard had good stats on a team with 3 really good players.
     
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    Vince Carter for the "He's still in the league?" award.
     
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    Most of the time ROY's come from shitty teams. Hence good players, drafted high on a team that's rebuilding and can give them as many minutes as they want.
     
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