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djsunyc
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4/26/2007  2:15 PM
Ellis Wins Most Improved Player Award
26th April, 2007 - 2:12 pm
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Monta Ellis of the Golden State Warriors was named the winner of the 2006-07 NBA Most Improved Player Award, the NBA announced today. The annual award is presented to a player who has made a dramatic improvement from the previous season or seasons.

Ellis received a total of 352 points, including 47 first-place votes, from a panel of 129 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada. The Sacramento Kings ’ Kevin Martin finished second with 349 points (44 first-place votes) followed by the Utah Jazz ’s Deron Williams with 101 points (13 first-place votes). Players were awarded five points for each first-place vote, three points for each second-place vote and one point for each third place vote received. This is the closest finish in the history of the award since 1990-91 when Scott Skiles of Orlando edged out Kevin Gamble of Boston by four votes

After averaging 6.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists and .415 shooting for the Warriors in 2005-06, Ellis increased his scoring by 9.7 points (16.5 ppg) – the largest increase in the NBA this season -- to go along with his averages of 3.2 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.71 steals. Starting 53 of the 77 games he appeared in, Ellis reached double figures in scoring 68 times, including 24 games of 20 or more points. The 6-3 guard recorded three or more steals 20 times and had at least five steals three times, including a career-high six at Seattle (March 17).

Selected by the Warriors in the second round of the 2005 NBA Draft (40th overall), Ellis was second only to Chris Paul (17.2 ppg) of the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets in scoring among players from that Draft class. Ellis also noticed a significant increase in his assist numbers as he dished five or more assists 33 times, including a career-high 13 at the Los Angeles Clippers (Feb. 24). [READ]
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4/26/2007  2:16 PM
well deserved
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4/26/2007  2:31 PM
the guy shoots 48% from the field. that's pretty darn high for a guard, especially one of his build.
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4/26/2007  2:32 PM
Posted by djsunyc:
Ellis Wins Most Improved Player Award
26th April, 2007 - 2:12 pm
RealGM -

Monta Ellis of the Golden State Warriors was named the winner of the 2006-07 NBA Most Improved Player Award, the NBA announced today. The annual award is presented to a player who has made a dramatic improvement from the previous season or seasons.

Ellis received a total of 352 points, including 47 first-place votes, from a panel of 129 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada. The Sacramento Kings ’ Kevin Martin finished second with 349 points (44 first-place votes) followed by the Utah Jazz ’s Deron Williams with 101 points (13 first-place votes). Players were awarded five points for each first-place vote, three points for each second-place vote and one point for each third place vote received. This is the closest finish in the history of the award since 1990-91 when Scott Skiles of Orlando edged out Kevin Gamble of Boston by four votes

After averaging 6.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists and .415 shooting for the Warriors in 2005-06, Ellis increased his scoring by 9.7 points (16.5 ppg) – the largest increase in the NBA this season -- to go along with his averages of 3.2 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.71 steals. Starting 53 of the 77 games he appeared in, Ellis reached double figures in scoring 68 times, including 24 games of 20 or more points. The 6-3 guard recorded three or more steals 20 times and had at least five steals three times, including a career-high six at Seattle (March 17).

Selected by the Warriors in the second round of the 2005 NBA Draft (40th overall), Ellis was second only to Chris Paul (17.2 ppg) of the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets in scoring among players from that Draft class. Ellis also noticed a significant increase in his assist numbers as he dished five or more assists 33 times, including a career-high 13 at the Los Angeles Clippers (Feb. 24). [READ]

Where's Lee?, LOL where's Curry? Man ISAYUGH's plan just didn't quite work out as planned. Not even a footnote mention?

[Edited by - TrueBlue on 04-26-2007 1:50 PM]
LMFAO @ the Bio [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephon_Marbury[/url]
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4/26/2007  2:38 PM
352 points for Ellis and 349 for Martin. Wow, that's close.

On a whim a guy who voted Ellis first and Martin second decided to swap their places, and Martin is the MIP.
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4/26/2007  6:34 PM
unreal, unreal! if your fantasy league had all 3 of these players plus boozer but you still lost the big one......???

say hello to my little buddy........pimpin aint easy mane
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4/26/2007  8:36 PM
wahtever happened to Chris Taft?

>>Where's Lee?, LOL where's Curry? Man ISAYUGH's plan just didn't quite work out as planned. Not even a footnote mention?

TrueBlue - speaking of footnotes, your ability to look in the rear-view mirror and throw the easy diss is unquestioned.

But if you really want to impress someone, why not go out on a limb and predict your choice at the same #40 second round spot Monta Ellis was drafted, and then check back in a year with his freshman NBA season?

Just pretend you are on the clock with the NYK selection at the 23 spot...

who do you select?
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4/26/2007  9:02 PM
the problem I have with ellis getting the award is he was straight out of HS and I seemed to recall people thinking he was talented- granted he went second round.

To me, most improved should go to someone like a Chandler- a guy that has been in the league a bit, but on the verge of being out who comes back re-energized.

I mean, if Ellis goes to college, he doesn't get this award.

Now- if Curry comes back next year, puts up 24 & 8, adds some passing and defense and cuts down on the TOs, I'd say he'd have to be considered.

For the record, I don't see that happening.
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4/26/2007  9:31 PM
LOL here are the official results. Where is Cuurrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeyyyyy?


http://www.nba.com/warriors/news/Monta_Ellis_Most_Improved.html

2006-07 NBA MOST IMPROVED PLAYER AWARD VOTING RESULTS

Player, Team ................1st 2nd 3rd Pts
Monta Ellis, Golden State 47 37 15 352
Kevin Martin, Sacramento 44 38 15 349
Deron Williams, Utah ........13 6 18 101
Tyson Chandler, NOK ......... 6 11 9 72
Andris Biedrins, GSW .......... 8 4 12 64
Al Jefferson, Boston ..........2 13 13 62
Luol Deng, Chicago .............2 7 13 44
Leandro Barbosa, Phoenix ..... 3 3 0 24
Andre Iguodala, Philadelphia .. 1 2 3 14





[Edited by - TrueBlue on 04-26-2007 8:41 PM]
LMFAO @ the Bio [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephon_Marbury[/url]
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4/27/2007  10:30 AM
It's a shame David Lee didn't get a chance to finish the season healthy - he'd have been up for a lot of consideration, though Lee probably would have finished between Chandler and Biedrins.

It's curious that Al Jefferson got so little consideration. He turned into an all-around beast.

Eddy Curry had a much greater impact this season than ever before, but the statistical improvement wasn't out of this world. If he had also improved his rebounding by 2 or 3 rpg or blocks by 1, it'd have been a different story.

I won't say that Kevin Martin got totally robbed, but he certainly was deserving. The increase in his numbers is pretty amazing. His minutes increased from 27mpg to 35mpg, and his scoring increased from 10.8 to 20.2. Fantastic.

Ellis nearly doubled his minutes (18mpg to 34mpg), and more than doubled his scoring from 6.8ppg to 16.5ppg. But as someone mentioned, he shot 48% after shooting 42% as a rookie.
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4/27/2007  11:47 AM
Posted by Bobby:

unreal, unreal! if your fantasy league had all 3 of these players plus boozer but you still lost the big one......???

say hello to my little buddy........pimpin aint easy mane

Stop it please.

Zach Randolph, Joe Johnson and Paul Pierce all were out for the season. That is the only reason you won. You know it, I know it and anyone with eyes know it. You make yourself look bad when you constantly harp on winning a league where I lead from beginning to end until my studs got hurt.

My pikcing Monta ELlis on draft night proves that I know my game, son.

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4/27/2007  11:49 AM
And I hate to say I told you so -- but when everyone was riding Gerald Green's jock, I was the ONLY poster who kept saying the Knicks should go with Monta Ellis.

Go back and find the thread.

I told you the kid had maddddd game.
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4/27/2007  11:55 AM
Isiah worked him and nate out against each other and found the need to take nate, because he had that something.......
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Posted by MS:

Isiah worked him and nate out against each other and found the need to take nate, because he had that something.......

That something being... ADHD?
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4/28/2007  1:23 AM
Posted by bigpimpin:
Posted by Bobby:

unreal, unreal! if your fantasy league had all 3 of these players plus boozer but you still lost the big one......???

say hello to my little buddy........pimpin aint easy mane

Stop it please.

Zach Randolph, Joe Johnson and Paul Pierce all were out for the season. That is the only reason you won. You know it, I know it and anyone with eyes know it. You make yourself look bad when you constantly harp on winning a league where I lead from beginning to end until my studs got hurt.

My pikcing Monta ELlis on draft night proves that I know my game, son.

you really don't get it, you had a stack deck, bragged about it, and could not finish......
that's ok, next year i expect to see an improvement

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4/28/2007  12:24 PM
Could not finish?

Uh, I didn't have control over player injuries

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