Goran Dragic Named NBA's Most Improved Player

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Goran Dragic Named NBA's Most Improved Player 

Post#1 » by RealGM Wiretap » Wed Apr 23, 2014 3:22 pm

Goran Dragic has won the NBA's Most Improved Player of the Year award.


Klay Thompson finished second.

Via RealGM Staff Report

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Post#2 » by imDatknicksTape » Wed Apr 23, 2014 3:32 pm

they had to give the suns some kind of award.

what a tremendous season and organization.

wish my team was more like them
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Post#3 » by crazymaso » Wed Apr 23, 2014 3:43 pm

RealGM - step your game up. Klay wasn't second; it was Lance Stephenson.

How could you possibly get that mixed up.
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Post#4 » by ... » Wed Apr 23, 2014 3:53 pm

Dragic definitely deserved it.
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Post#5 » by King4Day » Wed Apr 23, 2014 3:55 pm

I expect McDonough to win Executive of the year as well.
Markieff Morris should be top 3 in '6th man' voting too.

Not a bad coup from a team expected to finish bottom in the league.
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Post#6 » by Knicks Universe » Wed Apr 23, 2014 4:06 pm

He definitely has improved and turned into a GREAT player but shouldn't this award go a team that actually made the playoffs? Being "most improved" doesn't mean anything if your team doesn't even make the playoffs.
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Post#7 » by Sam195 » Wed Apr 23, 2014 4:11 pm

DarkHawk wrote:I expect McDonough to win Executive of the year as well.
Markieff Morris should be top 3 in '6th man' voting too.

Not a bad coup from a team expected to finish bottom in the league.


lol, Masai Ujiri might win exec of the year for the second season in a row. He just turned the raptors season around from being a non-playoff team to a division winner. He also made the F*** Brooklyn comments while voting was still taking place, so he is a buzz with the media members right now. The rudy gay trade was a coup for the raptors who will have a chance to retain vazquez and patterson since both are restricted free agents. Getting rid of Barngani while getting draft picks back including a first rounder was one of the best trades in the nba in recent memory. Not trading Kyle Lowry to the knicks for a first round pick was also a good move because his value has increased and he looks like he wants to resign in Toronto for the next few seasons.
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Post#8 » by RoyalMajesty » Wed Apr 23, 2014 4:13 pm

Can't argued with that. His teammate Gerald Green also had a good season as well as Miles Plumlee. All 3 are good candidates for the award.
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Post#9 » by Sam195 » Wed Apr 23, 2014 4:16 pm

... wrote:Dragic definitely deserved it.


I guess but Anthony Davis seemed to be the most logical choice. The dude is the best #1 pick in the nba since Blake Griffin. He was injured last season so his play fell below expectations and he didn't win rookie of the year. Than this season he exceeded expectations by a mile and played like the nba's third best player behind lebron and durant for most of the season. I think the pelicans would have gotten in the playoffs if davis, gordon, holiday and Anderson weren't injured.
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Post#10 » by RoyalMajesty » Wed Apr 23, 2014 4:16 pm

Sam195 wrote:
DarkHawk wrote:I expect McDonough to win Executive of the year as well.
Markieff Morris should be top 3 in '6th man' voting too.

Not a bad coup from a team expected to finish bottom in the league.


lol, Masai Ujiri might win exec of the year for the second season in a row. He just turned the raptors season around from being a non-playoff team to a division winner. He also made the F*** Brooklyn comments while voting was still taking place, so he is a buzz with the media members right now. The rudy gay trade was a coup for the raptors who will have a chance to retain vazquez and patterson since both are restricted free agents. Getting rid of Barngani while getting draft picks back including a first rounder was one of the best trades in the nba in recent memory. Not trading Kyle Lowry to the knicks for a first round pick was also a good move because his value has increased and he looks like he wants to resign in Toronto for the next few seasons.


This alone should give Ujiri the award hahaha!!!
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Post#11 » by crazymaso » Wed Apr 23, 2014 4:17 pm

Knicks Universe wrote:He definitely has improved and turned into a GREAT player but shouldn't this award go a team that actually made the playoffs? Being "most improved" doesn't mean anything if your team doesn't even make the playoffs.


MIP is probably the award that isn't strictly biased to a teams record compared to others.

Also finishing 48-34 in the West is impressive for this team.
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Post#12 » by jizzme » Wed Apr 23, 2014 4:18 pm

Knicks Universe wrote:He definitely has improved and turned into a GREAT player but shouldn't this award go a team that actually made the playoffs? Being "most improved" doesn't mean anything if your team doesn't even make the playoffs.


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Post#13 » by Knicks Universe » Wed Apr 23, 2014 4:23 pm

crazymaso wrote:
Knicks Universe wrote:He definitely has improved and turned into a GREAT player but shouldn't this award go a team that actually made the playoffs? Being "most improved" doesn't mean anything if your team doesn't even make the playoffs.


MIP is probably the award that isn't strictly biased to a teams record compared to others.

Also finishing 48-34 in the West is impressive for this team.


Fair. I wonder if he can sustain this with a full year of Bledsoe next year. Assuming they are able to retain Bledsoe. Would be interesting to see.
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Post#14 » by Bryan Colangelo » Wed Apr 23, 2014 4:24 pm

Him and Lowry both are all stars haha Houston
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Post#15 » by Knicks Universe » Wed Apr 23, 2014 4:25 pm

jizzme wrote:
Knicks Universe wrote:He definitely has improved and turned into a GREAT player but shouldn't this award go a team that actually made the playoffs? Being "most improved" doesn't mean anything if your team doesn't even make the playoffs.


do you know you're a dumb*ss?


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Post#16 » by Knicks Universe » Wed Apr 23, 2014 4:26 pm

Bryan Colangelo wrote:Him and Lowry both are all stars haha Houston


Don't know about Lowry but they definitely lost out on Dragic. Ironically they need a good PG right now. Lin and Beverley suck. On the flip side it did get them Harden.
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Post#17 » by johnnystamos » Wed Apr 23, 2014 4:36 pm

crazymaso wrote:RealGM - step your game up. Klay wasn't second; it was Lance Stephenson.

How could you possibly get that mixed up.


I was pretty surprised to see Thompson being second. Stephenson makes way more sense. And I agree- how could such a mistake be made? Weird...
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Post#18 » by hoopnharm » Wed Apr 23, 2014 4:52 pm

Knicks Universe wrote:
crazymaso wrote:
Knicks Universe wrote:He definitely has improved and turned into a GREAT player but shouldn't this award go a team that actually made the playoffs? Being "most improved" doesn't mean anything if your team doesn't even make the playoffs.


MIP is probably the award that isn't strictly biased to a teams record compared to others.

Also finishing 48-34 in the West is impressive for this team.


Fair. I wonder if he can sustain this with a full year of Bledsoe next year. Assuming they are able to retain Bledsoe. Would be interesting to see.


he's no doubt heading to nyk :noway:
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Post#19 » by Arsilva » Wed Apr 23, 2014 5:26 pm

Sam195 wrote:
DarkHawk wrote:I expect McDonough to win Executive of the year as well.
Markieff Morris should be top 3 in '6th man' voting too.

Not a bad coup from a team expected to finish bottom in the league.


lol, Masai Ujiri might win exec of the year for the second season in a row. He just turned the raptors season around from being a non-playoff team to a division winner. He also made the F*** Brooklyn comments while voting was still taking place, so he is a buzz with the media members right now. The rudy gay trade was a coup for the raptors who will have a chance to retain vazquez and patterson since both are restricted free agents. Getting rid of Barngani while getting draft picks back including a first rounder was one of the best trades in the nba in recent memory. Not trading Kyle Lowry to the knicks for a first round pick was also a good move because his value has increased and he looks like he wants to resign in Toronto for the next few seasons.


We need to assess Ujiri's skills under a more challenging situation. Outsmart Knicks front office is too easy (both in trading Barngani and in not trading Lowry).
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Post#20 » by dkjjr » Wed Apr 23, 2014 5:37 pm

Arsilva wrote:
Sam195 wrote:
DarkHawk wrote:I expect McDonough to win Executive of the year as well.
Markieff Morris should be top 3 in '6th man' voting too.

Not a bad coup from a team expected to finish bottom in the league.


lol, Masai Ujiri might win exec of the year for the second season in a row. He just turned the raptors season around from being a non-playoff team to a division winner. He also made the F*** Brooklyn comments while voting was still taking place, so he is a buzz with the media members right now. The rudy gay trade was a coup for the raptors who will have a chance to retain vazquez and patterson since both are restricted free agents. Getting rid of Barngani while getting draft picks back including a first rounder was one of the best trades in the nba in recent memory. Not trading Kyle Lowry to the knicks for a first round pick was also a good move because his value has increased and he looks like he wants to resign in Toronto for the next few seasons.


We need to assess Ujiri's skills under a more challenging situation. Outsmart Knicks front office is too easy (both in trading Barngani and in not trading Lowry).


He kept Denver a playoff team after trading Melo instead of sinking like the Cavs did. Now he has taken a lottery team in Toronto to the third seed in the East. It is a very weak East, and they may not go anywhere, but it's progress and he has built them into a team with a bright future.

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