04-15-2021, 11:25 PM
(04-15-2021, 04:30 PM)MFFL Wrote: Zach Harper has Brunson as his current leader for 6th Man
Sixth Man of the Year
Criteria: My criteria for how you earn the 6MOY award are based both on how I view the award and what a lot of voting in the NBA’s past has said about the winners of the award.
*Did you score a lot off the bench? For many years, Sixth Man has gone to the best scorer off the bench.
*Did you anchor the second unit and also boost the starters? As minutes get staggered, being able to anchor a second unit and help out the starters while also on the court matters.
*Seriously, how much did you score? Scoring is really important for this award.
1. Jalen Brunson, Dallas Mavericks (previously 2nd)
Quick-hitter: Moved Brunson into the second slot this past week, and this week he’s getting the top position. Some of this is the slippage and unavailability of Jordan Clarkson. Some of this is because Brunson has just been really damn good. Even in a stretch over the last three weeks in which he’s had a couple of rough games, his overall production and efficiency stand out. For the season, the team is a coin flip when he’s on the bench, and they’re plus-5.0 points per 100 possessions when he’s on the floor. Brunson does all of the little things for them, and he’s making life easier on Doncic in the process. That’s what you want from your Sixth Man.
Happy to see this, I bet Tim is a little surprised as well. Mark and Harp have been pushing Tim as sixth man material during the broadcasts.