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SH Staff Predictions: Most Improved Player

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Sheridan Hoops staff predictions, continued. In this installment, we make our predictions for the winner of the Most Improved Player. At the bottom of the page, you can click over to our choices for Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Sixth Man Award, and Executive of the Year. We also made picks for East champ, West champ and NBA champion. Your comments are welcome in the comments section. MOST IMPROVED PLAYER  ENES KANTER, UTAH   Chris Sheridan,

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Ernst & Young improperly counts Most Improved Player voting

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There was more than a little head-scratching when the Most Improved Player voting was released Friday. In addition to Ryan Anderson undeservedly winning the award, a scan of the balloting showed a single first-place vote going to Andrew Bogut. Bogut played just 12 games this season, driven to the sidelines by a pair of injuries. He also was dealt from Milwaukee to Golden State at the trading deadline. In addition, all of his numbers – except his formerly horrific free-throw shooting –

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Ryan Anderson, who didn’t improve a lick, is Most Improved Player

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Ryan Anderson is not the NBA’s Most Improved Player this season. Yes, the voting by a media panel says he is, and the Orlando Magic made a big to-do about their guy winning the award, even though he really didn’t improve and has stunk up the postseason joint something fierce over the last week. But Anderson should not have been voted Most Improved Player. Andrew Bynum should have. Or James Harden. Or Gerald Green, who wasn’t even in the NBA the last

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Sheridan: Chris Paul gets my MVP vote, plus other ballot selections

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I always use “valuable” as the operative word when voting for the Most Valuable Player, and that is the reason why I have cast my ballot this season for Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers. It came down to a decision between Paul and LeBron James, and as impressed as I have been with LeBron’s focus, determination and across-the-board improvement in every statistical category except assists, I do not see him as a valuable closer when he is paired with

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Bernucca: Some surprises in my season-ending awards

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We’re gonna go out on a limb and say the artist formerly known as Ron Artest won’t be repeating as winner of the Citizenship Award. But what of the NBA’s other season-ending awards? Our winners are below, replete with the customary snotty remarks. EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR: Indiana’s Larry Bird turned the Pacers into a borderline elite team, with offseason additions David West and George Hill and in-season addition Leandro Barbosa, adding needed playoff experience. He also preserved his cap room for this

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Who is the NBA’s Most Improved Player?

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Yesterday, this forum was devoted to discussion of the Defensive Player of the Year, and there was a ton of support for Tyson Chandler and LeBron James, with some love for Tony Allen and Paul George sprinkled in. Today we turn to the Most Improved Player award, which is somewhat of a wide-open field this season. I have an official NBA ballot to vote for the award, and I had been leaning toward Ryan Anderson throughout the season. I remember covering the

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Bernucca: And the midseason winner is …

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There aren’t many fringe benefits that come with a 66-game schedule, but one cool quirk is that All-Star Weekend is splitting the season almost exactly in half. When the Lakers and Thunder wrap things up late Thursday night, all but six teams will have played half their games as the league takes a four-day break in Orlando, where the forecast is less than ideal. Speaking of less than ideal forecasts, below are our midseason award winners, delivered with the complete understanding that “they

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SheridanHoops staff predictions

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// You received a sampling of my NBA picks yesterday in this video I produced for the CineSport network, and today the U.S.-based columnists from SheridanHoops.com are adding their voices. So without further ado, here are our guys’ picks for Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year, Most Improved Player, Coach of the Year, Eastern Conference championb, Western Conference champion and NBA champion: JAN HUBBARD MVP: Chris Paul Rookie of  the Year: Kemba Walker Most Improved: DeAndre Jordan Coach of the Year: Gregg Popovich East champs: Miami

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