Isaac
Years ago
PC wins Most Improved
"The Wildcats star recorded 65 votes to clinch the trophy ahead of Townsville's Kelvin Robertson (34) and New Zealand's Aaron Olsen (28)."
The NBL awards still to come are MVP, Defensive Player, Coach of the Year, and the All-NBL first, second and third teams.
Doctor E
Years ago
Gee, I know we're biased because we see a lot of him but surely Oscar had to be up there around the top 3 at least.
DJ
Years ago
I would have expected to see Oscar and Darryl Corletto's name come close along with Crawford.
KOBE#8
Years ago
What a terrible result. Still say Oscar Forman diserved this one. Tallest player to lead the league in 3-point accuracy, last year no where near the impact he had this year.
Had 16 and 7 off the bench in an elimination final. Not in the top 3, disgusting result!
just remember oscar only improved by 4 points and a few rebounds.
shooting % shouldnt have much effect to do wit hthe most imrpoved
Jasmine
Years ago
Anonymous...
Peter Crawford only improved by 4 ppg himself, from 12 to 16. His rebounds improved by 2, from 4.5 to 6.5. (in other words, the same as Forman)
Kelvin Robertson imroved his ppg by 4 points, from 6 to 10. One more assist per game and the rest looks about the same as last year.
Both Robertson & Crawford improved on their FG%.
Olson didn't improve in too many aspects, but did increase his ppg by 5.
I think Crawford was the right choice, he went from being a role player in Townsville to a key player in the Wildcats lineup and responded with the best year of his career. Oscar improved from being a quite ordinary role player to being a very effective role player. That is probably the difference.
That is shame for Oscar that he didn't poll better. He had a good year.
Isaac
Years ago
I would've given it to Robertson (22 yo, improved in every category, except slight increase in turnovers) rather than Crawford (26 yo, a lot more turnovers and fouls, and dropped in FT%) because I value the improved impact of a younger player with the same team over an older player who has changed teams. I thought Oscar (23 yo, increase in every category, including reduced turnovers despite more minutes, and also 32% improvement in FT%, plus lead the league by almost 5% in 3P%) might've been in the top three behind these two, but I think the scoring impact of Olson may have got him in there.
Still, regardless of the award result (or lack of), Oscar definitely improved and that's great for himself and for the club.
coach k
Years ago
I agree with Isaac, think Robertson would have been a more deserved winner. His insertion into the starting line up was the catalyst for Townsville's turn around in form.
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