McKee over Homicide over Gilchrist for mine.

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.

Penney's only played 9 games.
Compared to Cairns who've played 19 or Townsville and New Zealand who've played 18.
It's only possible for him to play 21 of 30 games. Shouldn't be enough to be eiligible to win.

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.

Mckee for mine. Hawks shouldnt be in any positive discussions this season...BUT THEY ARE, and its all because of Ty.

It's unlikely to be Tez

I think everyone's underrating the rest of the Wollongong roster. It's a great team! Ty McKee's a huge part of that, yes, but I wouldn't say he's carrying them. Just because people weren't tipping the Gong to do this well doesn't mean they shouldn't be.

FYI Gilchrist beats McKee and Homicide in Rebounds, assists and blocks amongst others and averages 0.8pts less than McKee.

Virtualsports fantasy scoring is a pretty good measure of performance I think:

Gilchrist: 40.8
Balls: 39.4
McKee: 36.3
Homicide: 37.2
CJ: 34.4
Redhage: 35.4
Ubaka: 31
Wortho: 32.5
Rickert: 34.2
Roberts: 29.3

McKee has been a star, don't get me wrong, but I think Gilchrist has a big case here.

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)

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.

Chuck Gilchrist into that spot and the Hawks will do just as well. There, I said it.

X its almost impossible for this discussion to not always come back to Gilchrsit is your MVP. But never forget his team is barley above 50% and he has gone on spurts of really poor decision making so far this season. It may be on the improve, but not MVP worthy candidate just yet.

i'd vote for McKee, although Gilchrist is awesome an maybe a lil unfairly gets tagged with his stats lookin better than he's played, but hey ya cant complain with either, but then also think of how terrible the 6ers would be without Ballinger, so maybe he deserves it. i predict a 3-way tie lol

Lol I'm willing to be swayed.

But I think you can say those things about McKee too. Similar record and Ty has had some shocking cold patches. Wollongong are a bit more dependant on him than Adelaide are on Gilchrist I concede.

Adelaide are just as, if not more dependant on Gilchrist, and its not like theyve had a choice either! He has gone for massive patches where he wont pass the ball! Its been a case of him or nothing offensively. I just hope he has turned it around now, not just for 2 games, but for the rest of the season. As good things could come of it.

Swayed? Saville is over the hill, and Cam altho able to get going, isnt a game breaker. Ty IS, and the hawks have become accustomed to his game play.

There wont be a real clear cut MVP candidate this year like previous years, perth have to many good team players almost cancelling eachother out to a degree, Ubaka is tough and can take over a game for the GC but after that, no one really standouts for me. Itll come down to how the MVP will be judged this season, team success a big factor? If not Penney is worth a mention too.

'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.

Gilchrist isn't MVP material

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.

In my order for MVP race......

1.McKee
2.Ballinger
3.Corey Williams
4.Gilcrist
5.Ubaka


Worthington will finish in Top ten

I always put the test of 'if you take a player out of the team, how would they go'

if u apply that, the top 3 would be McKee, Ballinger and Homicide

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.

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

BIG BALLS FOR SURE

I'm a bit biased, but I choose Balls especially with his form of the last 2-3 games chasing blocks, tough defence, screaming, pumping his fists etc.