Most Improved Player In The NBA

[DBAHO]

Dwayne wade.

I wonder how much he would have improved this season, if the Heat still had the same roster as last season. LeBron is still a better all round player though, and all of his stats have pretty much increased. 24.3 points, 7.2 assists, 7 rebounds, 2.4 steals is pretty much insane.

[hammerhead johnson]

LeBron James anyone? Others that would come to mind for me that haven't been mentioned are Antawn Jamison, Drew Gooden, Raef LaFrentz, Josh Howard and Marko Jaric.

 

I think that in order to qualify for Most Improved Player, you would have to pretty much emerge from mediocrity, or worse. While guys like Wade, Lebron, and Antawn are better than they were last year, they're not that much better. They were already all star caliber players.

 

When Lafrentz is healthy, he always puts up numbers.

 

Gooden, at least to me, is a lackluster player & I don't take his rebounding average seriously (cherrypickin' like Fortson). He's just a beter version of Marcus Fizer, IMO. He's notoriously lazy.

 

There was already a lot of hype surrounding Josh Howard coming into the season. I don't think that many people are surprised by what he has done in increased minutes.

 

Jaric is a good call.

[qwerty]

I wonder how much he would have improved this season, if the Heat still had the same roster as last season. LeBron is still a better all round player though, and all of his stats have pretty much increased. 24.3 points, 7.2 assists, 7 rebounds, 2.4 steals is pretty much insane.

 

He is the better all around player, but barely. No one expected him to be putting up the numbers he is this early into his professional career if ever.

[qwerty]

I think that in order to qualify for Most Improved Player, you would have to pretty much emerge from mediocrity, or worse.  While guys like Wade, Lebron, and Antawn are better than they were last year, they're not that much better. 

 

When Lafrentz is healthy, he always puts up numbers.

 

Gooden, at least to me, is a lackluster player & I don't take his rebounding average seriously (cherrypickin' like Fortson).  He's just a beter version of Marcus Fizer, IMO.  He's notoriously lazy.

 

There was already a lot of hype surrounding Josh Howard coming into the season.  I don't think that many people are surprised by what he has done in increased minutes.

 

Jaric is a good call.

 

Wade has improved as much if not more than any player in the nba. His jump in points per game and assists is excellent. He also shoots at a very good percentage.

[hammerhead johnson]

Wade has improved as much if not more than any player in the nba. His jump in points per game and assists is excellent. He also shoots at a very good percentage.

 

I hear that, but he was already an all star caliber player before. Since they started the Most Improved Player award, it has always gone to someone who was on nobody's radar before a given season started.

 

While Wade could realistically be the most improved player in the NBA, he wouldn't qualify in the traditional sense.

[ChWRoCk2]

jamaal tinsley has also improved much since last year, same with bruce bowen of the spurs

[Heads22]

Yeah, Tinsley's had to do well cause he carried the team there for a while.

[hammerhead johnson]

jamaal tinsley has also improved much since last year, same with bruce bowen of the spurs

 

Tinsley has been forced to provide some more offense this year, but he was already a defensive monster.

 

And Bowen? He finished 2nd or 3rd in Defensive Player Of The Year voting last year. He's been peaking for a few years now.

 

That's why I didn't consider either of the two.

[Jake]

i think you forgot grant hill

[hammerhead johnson]

i think you forgot grant hill

 

He's the Comeback Player Of The Year.

[qwerty]

i think you forgot grant hill

 

If this was come back player of the year he would win it.

[southsider2k5]

He's the Comeback Player Of The Year.

 

No doubt about it in my mind.