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Years ago

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A few comments in the media that Bogut is the favourite for MVP.

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Jack Toft  
Years ago

The talk of Bogut as MVP has increased of late. Mainly around how he has brought the big man back into the NBL. He has had an influence on the game of the other centres with Hodgson seemingly lifting a gear, Long, McKay to name a few others.

The MVP in the AFL has traditionally gone to a midfielder who gets a lot of ball action and usually features in the scoring. In the NBL, the MVP is typically a high scoring import with Chris Anstey the last Aussie centre to win it in 2007/08.

The last 10 winners have been: Penney, Homocide Williams, Ervin, Lisch, Jackson, Clarke, Conklin, Lisch, Randle, Cotton.

There's plenty of money going to Cotton to go back to back. While Bogut has influenced the key play, there has been numerous games where Cotton has lit up and single handedly brought Perth into the game and won it.

My money is a back to back MVP.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

The difference relative to other sports and even NBL history is that the coaches and captains decide it though. That's the wildcard.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Ware is the real MVP but Bogut seems to have the hype. Maybe the NBL just don't want him throwing his all star 5 trophy in the river and going to the USA next season so they'll give it to him to prevent a tantrum.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Cotton for sure.

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Lovebroker  
Years ago

There is an argument for Bogut as MVP, has a player/coach ever won an MVP though?

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Jack Toft  
Years ago

has a player/coach ever won an MVP though?


Gold. Someone has just run off to the chemist for some burn cream

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Mark  
Years ago

Cotton the winner but think it will go to Bogut as he is he face of the NBL and it would be a kick in the ass for him if he didn't win.

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LV  
Years ago

MVP race should be really tight but my tip is Cotton

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LV  
Years ago

Although with players voting, it may well be the respect factor gets Bogut over the line. Guys like Goulding have spent a lot of time watching Bogut in the NBA

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Name  
Years ago

It's on NBL.tv btw

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Flop Warning  
Years ago

I just saw them go to footage of the lecturn and some heads walking around.

Saw Greg hires face. And then they cut the footage and went back to the picture with the hungry jacks logo and the heading 2019 gala dinner.

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Name  
Years ago

Split the screen in 3 on stage? Whose idiotic idea was that?

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Flop Warning  
Years ago

Dunno but it's a huge fail.

Amongst many other fails all night. You get that. And they have free booze don't they? So maybe not noticing

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Flop Warning  
Years ago

Tbh I wasn't expecting Te Rangi to get MIP.

I thought Kay deserved it, but Barlow would get it... Seems I was wrong on all counts haha

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Name  
Years ago

Michael Ayelen ref of the year. Everytime he refs a Wildcats game they lose.

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koberulz  
Years ago

Barlow shouldn't even have been eligible. How he managed to get nominated I have no idea.

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Name  
Years ago

Most Improved player was stolen from Kay's bookcase. Terrible decision.

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Flop Warning  
Years ago

Yeah I agree kobez. Hence why I expected him to win.

Also I threw up metaphorically EVERYWHERE!!!!! When aylen won ref of the year.

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Name  
Years ago

Bogut not accepting his award? Wtf?

Is he injured or just an arogant son of a btch.

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J  
Years ago

That bogut award was weird.

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AngusH  
Years ago

Aylen referee of the year? Really? Yikes.

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Zodiac  
Years ago

Who else are they going to give it to Mayberry?

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Zodiac  
Years ago

I thought Barlow was a bit stiff to miss out on most improved.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Reuben Te Rangi I can give a pass for not doing a full speech if you don't like public speaking but come on Bogut that was really not a good look for the league

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Anonymous  
Years ago

bahahaha Bogut you piece of shit, what a farce

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AngusH  
Years ago

Bogut just took the piss, love it.

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Name  
Years ago

Bogut is an idiot. He's ego is shocking. What a boofhead.

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Name  
Years ago

Nice speech by the owner.

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LV  
Years ago

Not watching- did Bogut win MVP?

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Zodiac  
Years ago

He won DPOTY

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AngusH  
Years ago

Not watching (twitter updates aside) either but no, defensive player of the year.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

"He won DPOTY"

Yeah - Disrespectful Player Of The Year

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Timberball  
Years ago

What did Bogut do? for those not watching

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Anonymous  
Years ago

The speeches have been unbelievable.

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Zodiac  
Years ago

I think Bogut might've been saving himself for a more important speech later tonight.

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Anon  
Years ago

Bogurt did block shots but once he was drawn further out could not defend if his life depended on it.
Bad choice.
If he gets MVP it will only be because he was probably told it was part of his sign on fee.
Others more deserving.

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Flop Warning  
Years ago

@timberball

He won sport and sent someone else up there to do his speech for him, that he had written for him to say. It was weird and awkward and the flashed to Bogut sitting at the table laughing. Wasnt a great look. But it is what it is

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Flop Warning  
Years ago

He won dpoty

Why the fk did that get autocorrected to "sport"

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Perthworld  
Years ago

Need a GIF made up of Bogut laughing.

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Trev  
Years ago

Funny how the owner of the NBL said the league is bigger than one person in a direct missile to Bogut lol

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Flop Warning  
Years ago

I'm on my phone's ATM. Not really able to get that done PW. Might be able to sort you out late tonight or tomorrow morn

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Why are we watching Melbourne again?

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Zodiac  
Years ago

Don't complain to Melbourne about Melbourne.

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Zodiac  
Years ago

Liam Santamaria not happy with Bogut

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Name  
Years ago

Williams smashing Bogut LOL

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Flop Warning  
Years ago

They are right though

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Flop Warning  
Years ago

Lol what has Carey been drinking tonight....


Why did she reveal that live???

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Name  
Years ago

Bogut won't get MVP now because the NBL is pissed off. Changing of the envelope is taking place.

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Flop Warning  
Years ago

It will be Bogut...

And it shouldn't be. It should be ware or cotton. But I think it will def be Bogut.

Tbh he has been good, but for me is 3rd in line for the title, but will win it because of the hype of SYD making playoffs, not for what he has done on court

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Name  
Years ago

Nah, without Cotton the Wildcats are doomed.

Sydney still can win games without Bogut, they got many options.

Perth only has Cotton who can get into 20pt region.

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J  
Years ago

Reveal what?

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Sydney can't win game without Bogut.

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Flop Warning  
Years ago

@J his name is "Carey" not Corey, and didn't like being teased, being called Carrie. Was an odd reveal. Seemed like he thought Bogut would reveal that after saying his stunt of not accepting the award was a bad look. So got in first incase Bogut wins MVP

@NAME I agree and so do plenty of others. But Liam santa basically admitted he voted for Bogut and in reflection would change his vote.

The voting system, although an improvement... Is still seriously flawed.

Bogut will win the MVP

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Anonymous  
Years ago

That sort of stunt by Bogut would appeal to idiots. I am sure Jack Toft and Manu found it hilarious

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Name  
Years ago

What time does this finish?

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Flop Warning  
Years ago

12pm Feb 19th

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J  
Years ago

Well, well, well. Mr Bogut has truly shown his hand or should I say his fat middle finger tonight.

Yuck it up you Pizzagate-worshipping ninny, true fans of basketball will not forget your foul disrespect for this league nor your dopey, shit-eating grin.

Karma will bite this fool hard.

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Jick  
Years ago

The above post was mine but I must have made a typo. Let the record show Jick will not abide Bogut's buffonery.

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Flop Warning  
Years ago

So Kay > long eh

Bit of a shock

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Ingles13  
Years ago

Kay's first half of the season was sublime; Compared to Long who was inconsistent with foul trouble. Didn't help that NZ only own 12 games which would sway the voters minds a bit.

Long did storm home hard the last 8 or so weeks

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Flop Warning  
Years ago

Yeah Long's last part of the season was massive.

I had him in the 1sts because of it. But huge congrats to Kay. So stoked for him. Very well deserved

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Doesn't look good on Dane Pinaeu’s part either.....

NBL would be livid.

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koberulz  
Years ago

But Liam santa basically admitted he voted for Bogut and in reflection would change his vote.
He doesn't get a vote.

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Zodiac  
Years ago

Good speech from Copes, well done.

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Trev  
Years ago

Only the coaches votes for mvp. Some coaches hate Bogut as a person. Cotton will win.

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Manu Fieldel  
Years ago

Can't be mad with the Kay first team selection. His standard stats were similar to those of Long and probably a lot better in advanced stats. Not to mention team success.

A good pick just quietly

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Anonymous  
Years ago

The raffle is so lame, thought they would have learnt from the hate it copped last year

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Anonymous  
Years ago

I mean, he can be a bit of a flog, but jesus how was gleeson not a finalist

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Trev  
Years ago

Too much politics

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Zodiac  
Years ago

Vickerman a deserved winner over Bevo for mine.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

lame, feck off vickerman

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Trev  
Years ago

Nice advice Dean, you idiot

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Zodiac  
Years ago

Not sure Gaze should've been a Top 3 finalist though.

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Flop Warning  
Years ago

No Gleeson in the finalists?

Really... Seems like a massive snub to me

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Anonymous  
Years ago

ffs, fuck off seriously with this shit

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Cotton all day *sigh*

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Zodiac  
Years ago

As expected Bogut wins MVP

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Trev  
Years ago

Bogut? You got to be joking. Take him to the 3 point line and he's shit.

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Flop Warning  
Years ago

Yeah congrats to Bogut.

But he didn't deserve it over ware or cotton for mine.

Was always a pretty obvious outcome though

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Anonymous  
Years ago

bahahahaha yeah ok, the NBL is a joke

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Anonymous  
Years ago

I would have had Bogut 3rd or 4th, but i can't say I'm surprised by it. Bryce should have won.

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LV  
Years ago

The MVP is out of 144 votes

18 votes per club

3-2-1 6 votes for each of Captain, Head Coach and Assistant coach.

How is ALL nbl 1st team voted? Santamaria just told Casper it was voted by peers, but what's the voting process there? Just every player submitting their 1st 5?

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Like him (unlikely) or hate him, Bogut was clearly the MVP.

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LV  
Years ago

Damn!!!!!

Had a bet on Cotton at $7 start of season, then bet hedge on Casper.... Bogut was my main risk...damn

Not big dollars but still

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LV  
Years ago

Bogut wasn't "obviously" the mvp

He was one of 3 guys who would've all been deserving winners

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Timberball  
Years ago

MVP about the only award I can agree with tonight. Any of Bogut, Cotton or Ware were deserving.
But how the coach of the top side isn't a finalist? How a guy goes from prospect to All NBL first team doesn't get MIP?

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Gleeson and Cotton snubbed, oh well

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Ingles13  
Years ago

yeah I got Bogut early at $14, then again when it was clear at $4 I loaded up on him.

Always good to trust your own eyes when watching all the games instead of listening to experts like Koberulz

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Ingles13  
Years ago

Ware had a shocking opening 2 rounds. Also the last 3 games were pretty damn poor. Many nights, Melbourne's best player was Kennedy, Boone or McCarron. Even Goulding and Barlow were huge in some games. Too much depth at Melbourne to just single out Casper

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koberulz  
Years ago

What did I do this time?

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Anonymous  
Years ago

hahaha koberulz always getting called out

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Flop Warning  
Years ago

Bogut winning this is huge for the cats.

Bryce is going to DESTROY brisbane

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Zodiac  
Years ago

Ware had more than a shocking opening two rounds he was poor in United's first 8-9 games. In saying that I thought he deserved MVP but it was obvious after Bogut sending Pineau up to get his DPOTY award that he was going to win MVP.

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Flop Warning  
Years ago

There were plenty more signs than just that zodiac.

I think the new system is "ok" but still has major flaws. It's maybe better than the previous system. It worked out great for the nbl tonight. But there are gonna be alot of bemused fans after tonight.

Hopefully it's fixed to make voting happen AFTER the season. Because that was one of the major flaws

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Lovebroker  
Years ago

The Mighty Yarra might just receive a couple more runner up awards tonight.

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LV  
Years ago

Casper was easily United's most influential player this season. By a decent margin. CG had some good games and Kennedy is perhaps a sleeper for the playoffs, since his finish to the season has been brilliant, but looking at the season as a whole it was Casper by a mile

Further evidence tonight- that most of us would agree with- Kay and Randle getting in 1st and 2nd team. So Bogut and Cotton had better 2nd bananas than Casper

Can't argue with Bogut as MVP tho. He is elite at rim protection, rebounding and passing. That's a rare combination at any level of basketball.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

"What did I do this time?"

Haha that was uncalled for.

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Anonymous  
Years ago

"The Mighty Yarra might just receive a couple more runner up awards tonight."

*Laughing emoji*

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Anonymous  
Years ago

Close to 39,000 viewers for the awards night on Twitter. Good ratings for the NBL

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