Hoops

NBL MVP Race

"Ballinger reaffirmed his credentials as MVP candidate" - NBL today.

Early predictions would have said Homicide to take out the MVP this year, but now he's a bit rocky.

I'd love this year to be Ballinger's year for a League MVP but the guards are just tearing things up this year.

You'd have to give it to McKee at the moment. If the Sixers go on a swing now and win the next 4-5 games straight and Gilly is displayed as the catalyst for it; then you're talking an MVP.

Stats are definately a factor; provided in turn that it contributed to some level of success for the team. Hodge probably has the best line out of everyone in the league; but as a team player, he hasn't done squat for them. He won't get a look in; and probably never will unless he can get his team on a winning streak.

Depending on the shape the rest of the season takes, it's Mckee with Gilly chomping at the heels. No matter what happens, the winner will be a PG this year.

Gilchrist isn't MVP material

'It's unlikely to be Tez' Jack Toft - GOLD ! LOL.
The ole days are gone forever for our forgotten hero.

Interesting reading the above - tooo close too early to call.

McKee isnt carrying them.....

Yesterday arfternoon was proof enough that he does. I think in the last 1/4 he had 18 points himself and assisted in all the others.

Without McKee the Hawks are toast.

Gillchrist is good, at times very good, but no way will he win the MVP

and as for Ubaka - at this stage Id say that Petrie is teh Coast MVP, Ubaka has been great and is exciting to watch but its Petrie who has been consistent and held the group together. Will any coast player feature in the league MVP?? NO. The Coast team is very even with everyone popping up at different times to do their bit without having an individual standout player.

There's a few of those name just sneaking under the radar. Leaders according to NBL:

PPG: McKee (19.5)
FG%: Rickert (59.9)
FT%: Ubaka (88.2)
3P%: Ng (47.3)
OR: D. Johnson (3.2)
DR: Holmes (5.8)
TR: Holmes (8.1)
AS: Gilly (4.5)
ST: Saville Road (1.5)
TO: Redhage (3.2)
BS: Roberts (1.6)

It's unlikely to be Tez

MACDUB - In previous seasons,votes are cast after each game which would make it very unlikely that Penney will win, having missed so many games already.

Wheres Kirk Penney in this conversation?

He is easily the most consistent scorer in the league, which is funny because you'd think that because he is a shooter he would have good and bad shooting games..Still finds other ways to score.
Was impressed how he came back frm injury and led the team in scoring the next 2 games ( 20 + points in both games i think)

The Breakers sub-par season (if it continues) may hinder his chances however. I like Ty McKee, simply because he is the MOST VALUABLE player. No one was talking the Hawks up with their pre-season roster of local players, then they got an import and have done an amazing job..If you took him out of the Hawks team they would be dismal.

McKee over Homicide over Gilchrist for mine.