Race to MVP - through 2 sims

[Moscow]

Inspired by San Miguel’s top 3 Rookie of the Year candidates, I felt I would contribute a counterpart article discussing the even more coveted MVP race through the first 2 sims of the season. I understand this may be slightly more controversial, and I saw a lot of great candidates. These are the absolute top 3 I decided on.


Hakeem Olajuwon - LA Lakers


His team hasn’t had a great start. But surprise to no one, last year’s MVP winner is leading the pack again. He’s having a “down season”, but he’s putting up 32.9ppg (60% shooting) and 9.7 rebounds with 3.5 blocks, on only 33.5 minutes per night. This man is a beast. Perhaps the craziest thing? The league’s best inside player is also 7 for 14 from downtown. Small sample size, and a small reminder to guard this freak at all times.



John Stockton - San Miguel Beermen



Definitely not the point-monster you’d expect in an MVP candidate, but I’m sure many ABCA GMs agree this guy’s the most valuable player at the most treasured position. Thanks to a couple TC jumps, Stockton has become an insane player putting up 22.9ppg/7.6rpg/12.5apg/3.5spg on 49.8% shooting and a 4.82 A/T ratio. Coupled with an A+ Prd rating this guy is a fantastic asset to an SMB team that is trying to stay in contention despite trading away another great player in Patrick Ewing.



Jo Jo White - Seattle Supersonics



Sorry Zoran fans, I have to give this one to old man Jo Jo one more time (before he gets injured). He’s currently putting up career highs in ppg and rpg and close to his best in shooting % and 3p %. Combine that with his elite defense and this guy is as good @ age 33 as anyone could ever hope to be.



Very close also-rans: this was a large elite bunch to pick from;

Zoran Slavnic
Charles Barkley
Adrian Dantley
Shawn Kemp
Patrick Ewing

[Los Angeles]

Hakeem gonna take it down again

[New York]

Surprised by none of my guys making top 3 but yeah Hakeem is the only real candidate for this. He's a threat to score 35 each night and LA doesn't have a legit 2nd option right now (consistent 20+ ppg) guy so he's likely to go off more often then not.

Good stuff man,once I get my new laptop charger I may do my own version of these MVP/ROTY articles.

[Moscow]

May 30, 2015 23:21:52 GMT -6 New York said:

Surprised by none of my guys making top 3 but yeah Hakeem is the only real candidate for this. He's a threat to score 35 each night and LA doesn't have a legit 2nd option right now (consistent 20+ ppg) guy so he's likely to go off more often then not.

Good stuff man,once I get my new laptop charger I may do my own version of these MVP/ROTY articles.

Like I said, Zoran and Dantley are real close calls, JoJo was just making a curtain call. 

I'd love to see your articles, always the best formatting and always a great opinion. In the meantime I'm just trying to throw in some entertainment

[San Miguel]

Nice job with this CSKA. Most people would be surprised to know John Stockton is still not an option. I like my point guards to facilitate the action more then take over. But it may be time to give Stockton a shot as an option.

Good work again.

San Miguel

[San Francisco]

150 pp nice read

[Milan]

Hakeem putting up some dirty stats, holy shit.

[Belgrade]

Barkley will be getting career high minutes and a lot of touches this year as we go through a transition period. No one else on the team is a threat on offence, so it will be interesting to see how his numbers play out.

[Portland]

Good article. I like Stockton a lot; if the Beermen secure a high playoff seed it'll be hard to vote against him as the 'most valuable' player in the ABCA. But almost unquestionably... Hakeem is the best 'player' in the league and as NYK alluded he doesn't have the talent around him as he once did. It's the age old mvp argument.

[Seattle]

Getting English out of here has really opened up some touches for a few of my players. Glad Jo Jo isn't going away without a fight. He honestly may stay above the skill level of the slightly younger guys I've been offered in a few deals as they both decline.

[San Francisco]

pp credited

[Berlin]

After three sims, Hakeem is still in the driver's seat, but has anyone noticed that Shawn Kemp is up to 31.7 PPG while shooting an absurd 67.5% from the field? San Miguel might be missing Ewing in the win/loss column, but Kemp is picking up the slack.

[San Francisco]

Jun 2, 2015 10:08:46 GMT -6 Berlin said:

After three sims, Hakeem is still in the driver's seat, but has anyone noticed that Shawn Kemp is up to 31.7 PPG while shooting an absurd 67.5% from the field? San Miguel might be missing Ewing in the win/loss column, but Kemp is picking up the slack.

[ankstotle]

Love the dream. Definitely best player in abca. Only guy I d trade Barkley for

[Toronto]

Jun 9, 2015 20:09:23 GMT -6 ankstotle said:

Love the dream. Definitely best player in abca. Only guy I d trade Barkley for

He's awesome