NyCeEvO wrote:therealbig3 wrote:I'll reiterate what I said a while ago: what's the rationale for nominating Deron? What about guys like Ty Lawson, Isaiah Thomas, Joakim Noah, and Joe Johnson? What about David Lee?
The rationale is "We're Nets fans so we gotta support the Nets" lol.
IMO, D-Will wouldn't even be nominated if we went to 30. This guy disappears so often it's uncanny.
He's played better since earlier in the year for sure, but yeah, I can't take him over any of the guys that have already made the list, so that's 22 players right there. I can't take him over any of the nominees, so that's 28 players. I can't take him over 4 of the guys I mentioned (I think Deron vs Johnson is debatable). So that's 32 players that he has no business being ranked over. And in addition to Johnson, I'm sure there are other players that are debatable with Deron.
He's very clearly not a top 30 player this year, and MAY even have trouble cracking the top 40. And I recognize his improved play since the ASB, but he still hasn't been good enough to warrant top 25 consideration.