Big (Man) Love, 2023-24 season

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Let's see who wants to be great!

1. Anybody who is on the "pre-approved" list of Top Tier Big Men (as determined by @Mr. S£im Citrus) will have their nightly statlines recorded, regardless of whether they are good or bad.
2. Any big man not on the pre-approved list of Top Tier Big Men is eligible to be included in the Honorable Mention portion of the nightly listing. Inclusion into the Honorable Mention portion requires at least one of the following:
   • 20/10 performance (doesn't matter which stat is the 20, and which one is the 10)
   • Triple-double
   • Double-double in a win versus a Top 5 team
     • Prior to Week 8, the designation of "Top 5 team" will be determined by the average power rankings score, as compiled from ESPN, NBA, CBS Sports, NBC Sports and Yahoo Sports. After Week 8, the designation of "Top 5 team" will be determined solely by win-loss record.
3. 5 or more appearances in the Honorable Mention portion of the listing in the same month will qualify a player for a probationary inclusion to the Top Tier Big Men nightly listing, until/unless otherwise determined by @Mr. S£im Citrus (criteria for full inclusion to be disclosed at a later date... maybe).
   • Any big man who receives two or more BMOtN awards in the same month as an Honorable Mention will also be subject to probationary inclusion to the Top Tier Big Men nightly listing.
   • Any player included in the listing who posts five or more "double-singles" in a month will be subject to removal from the listing.
4. This is a list for Big Men, not Tall Men. Tall, talented players who don't play regular minutes at PF or C, or whom don't self-identify as Big Men (e.g., Kevin Durant, Giannis Antetokounmpo) will not be included in this listing.
5. Nightly listings will, TTBOMA, be posted between 23:00-23:30 ET, with any late game statlines being posted the following morning.

The following is the "pre-approved" list of Top Tier Big Men:

• Bam Adebayo (MIA)
• Anthony Davis (LAL)
• Joel Embiid (PHI)
• Rudy Gobert (MIN)
• Nikola Jokić (DEN)
• Domantas Sabonis (SAC)
• Alperen Şengün (HOU)
• Nikola Vučević (CHI)

Probationary Top Tier Big Men (as of April 1, 2024):

• DeAndre Ayton (POR)

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

10/24 Big Man update:

Anthony Davis: 17/8/4/0/2 versus Nuggets
(BMOtN) Nikola Jokić: 29/13/11/1/1 versus lakers

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

10/25 Big Man update:

Alperen Şengün: 14/8/6/0/0 versus Magic
Bam Adebayo: 22/8/3/0/2 versus Pistons
Rudy Gobert: 15/13/1/2/4 versus Raptors
Nikola Vučević: 11/9/4/3/2 versus Thunder
(BMOtN) Domantas Sabonis: 22/12/5/1/2 versus Jazz
DeAndre Ayton: 4/12/1/3/1 versus Clippers

Honorable Mention

Ivica Zubac: 20/12/0/0/4 versus Trail Blazers

 

[macadocious]

Does Wemby count for this official unofficial Slim BMOTN ranking system?

 

[Tetsujin]

Does Wemby count for this official unofficial Slim BMOTN ranking system?

I dunno if Wemby is going to get enough rebounds in a night to qualify.

 

[mrlaze]

For anyone wondering its.

Pts/reb/ass/stl/blk

Thanks Slim I enjoy following this thread.

 

[mrlaze]

Wemby is no big.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Does Wemby count for this official unofficial Slim BMOTN ranking system?

Until further notice, Victor Wembanyama is Tall Man™, not Big Man™.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

10/26 Big Man update:

Joel Embiid: 24/7/6/0/1 [7 to] versus Bucks
*Anthony Davis: 30/12/2/3/3 versus Suns

No award, unless needed for a tiebreaker.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

10/27 Big Man update:

(BMOtN) Nikola Jokić: 22/12/7/1/1 [9 to] versus Grizzlies
Bam Adebayo: 27/7/2/1/2 versus Celtics
Nikola Vučević: 11/12/1/0/1 versus Raptors
Alperen Şengün: 25/14/7/2/1 [6 to] versus Spurs
Domantas Sabonis: 19/18/7/5/0 versus Warriors
DeAndre Ayton: 14/15/1/0/0 versus Magic

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

10/28 Big Man update:

Nikola Vučević: 12/4/1/0/0 versus Pistons
(BMOtN) Joel Embiid: 34/9/8/1/2 versus Raptors
Edrice Adebayo: 19/3/2/0/0 versus Timberwolves
Rudy Gobert: 14/14/1/1/0 versus Heat


Honorable Mention
Jalen Duren: 23/15/5/1/2 versus Bulls
Myles Turner: 20/12/1/0/2 versus Cavaliers
Evan Mobley: 33/14/3/0/3 versus Pacers

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

10/29 Big Man update:

Nikola Jokić: 28/14/5/0/0 versus Thunder
Alperen Şengün: 19/5/7/0/0 versus Warriors
DeAndre Ayton: 7/9/2/2/1 versus 76ers
(BMOtN) Joel Embiid: 35/15/7/2/6 versus Trail Blazers
Domantas Sabonis: 12/15/5/1/0 versus lakers
Anthony Davis: 30/15/2/2/3 versus Kings


Honorable Mention
Clint Capela: 12/12/1/1/0 versus Bucks

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

10/30 Big Man update:

(BMOtN) Nikola Vučević: 24/17/3/1/0 versus Pacers
Rudy Gobert: 14/13/1/1/2 versus Hawks
DeAndre Ayton: 10/23/2/1/2 versus Raptors
Nikola Jokić: 27/10/11/0/2 versus Jazz
Anthony Davis: 26/19/5/1/3 versus Magic

Honorable Mention
Myles Turner: 20/11/3/0/2 versus Bulls
Walker Kessler: 22/13/0/0/1 versus Nuggets

Going to give it to the other Nikola, on account of:

1. Joker can't win it every night.
2. I watched the fourth quarter of that game: he only got that triple-double due to Home Cooking™ from the scorekeeper.
3. Bulls were on the road.

 

[Geoff]

10/30 Big Man update:

Nikola Vučević: 24/17/3/1/0 versus Pacers
Rudy Gobert: 14/13/1/1/2 versus Hawks
DeAndre Ayton: 10/23/2/1/2 versus Raptors
Nikola Jokić: 27/10/11/0/2 versus Jazz
Anthony Davis: TBD versus Magic

Honorable Mention
Myles Turner: 20/11/3/0/2 versus Bulls
Walker Kessler: 22/13/0/0/1 versus Nuggets

Kessler finally validates them 3rd/4th round picks I burned on him and Claxon in my FB leagues. Hope Claxon does the same sooner than later.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

10/31 Big Man update:

Turner's war against big men continues unabated. Barring an Honorable Mention in the late games, no award.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

End of Month update:



Big Man of the Month for October is Nikola Jokić. Joker wins with three awards, Embiid finished second with two.



Big Man of the Month, season-to-date:

October: Nikola Jokić

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

11/1 Big Man update:

(BMOtN) DeAndre Ayton: 16/11/1/5/1 versus Pistons
Bam Adebayo: 21/14/3/2/2 versus Nets
Alperen Şengün: 19/7/4/1/0 versus Hornets
Nikola Jokić: 25/10/3/0/0 versus Timberwolves
Rudy Gobert: 4/12/1/1/2 versus Nuggets
Nikola Vučević: 21/20/1/2/0 versus Mavericks
Domantas Sabonis: 23/11/6/0/0 versus Warriors
Anthony Davis: 27/10/3/1/4 versus Clippers


Honorable Mention
Jakob Poeltl: 14/11/2/0/4 versus Bucks
Zion Williamson: 20/10/8/0/0 versus Thunder

 

[mrlaze]

Isn't zion more of a big wing like giannis?

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Isn't zion more of a big wing like giannis?

Not in my Personal Record Book™. To me, Giannis is a wing who can post up, and Zion is more like a big who can face up. Ironically, between the two of them, the "natural" big is the inferior rebounder.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

11/2 Big Man update:

(BMOtN) Joel Embiid: 28/13/7/0/1 versus Raptors


Honorable Mention
Jonas Valančiūnas: 23/13/5/0/3 versus Pistons
John Collins: 20/10/0/0/1 versus Magic

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

11/3 Big Man update:

Edrice Adebayo: 18/4/3/0/0 versus Wizards
Nikola Vučević: 13/13/3/0/0 versus Nets
DeAndre Ayton: 16/12/2/3/1 versus Grizzlies
(BMOtN) Nikola Jokić: 33/14/9/1/1 versus Mavericks

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

11/4 Big Man update:

Joel Embiid: 26/11/3/0/1 versus Suns
(BMOtN) Anthony Davis: 28/13/3/0/7 versus Magic
Domantas Sabonis: 11/15/4/1/2 versus Rockets
Alperen Şengün: 15/9/6/2/0 versus Kings
Rudy Gobert: 11/10/1/0/4 versus Jazz
Nikola Vučević: 19/7/3/0/0 versus Nuggets
Nikola Jokić: 28/16/9/3/0 versus Bulls

Giving it to Brow for the seven blocks.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

11/5 Big Man update:

DeAndre Ayton: 6/11/0/2/1 versus Grizzlies


Honorable Mention
Zach Collins: 21/11/5/0/1 versus Raptors


No award.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

11/6 Big Man update:

Joel Embiid: 48/11/6/1/1 versus Wizards
Anthony Davis: 9/6/4/0/2 versus Heat (injured 3rd quarter [hip])
(BMOtN) Bam Adebayo: 22/20/10/2/2 versus lakers
Nikola Vučević: 10/8/4/1/1 versus Jazz
Rudy Gobert: 14/12/1/0/1 versus Celtics
Domantas Sabonis: 8/8/5/0/0 versus Rockets
Alperen Şengün: 17/8/12/1/0 versus Kings
Nikola Jokić: 35/14/12/1/1 versus Pelicans

Honorable Mention
Julius Randle: 27/10/3/0/0 [6 to] versus Clippers
Zion Williamson: 20/10/9/2/0 versus Nuggets

 

[mrlaze]

You mean Edrice?

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

You mean Edrice?

When he gets a 20/20 triple double, he's Bam.

 

[chief bromden]

I'm eager for Mark Williams to start making his appearance on these lists, he's flirted with it a couple times already but just didn't quite meet the criteria

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

11/8 Big Man update:

Joel Embiid: 27/10/4/1/4 [6 to] versus Celtics
Nikola Vučević: 26/6/3/1/1 versus Suns
Anthony Davis: DNP versus Rockets
Alperen Şengün: 19/7/4/0/0 versus lakers
Bam Adebayo: 30/11/1/1/3 versus Grizzlies
Rudy Gobert: 17/21/1/0/2 versus Pelicans
DeAndre Ayton: 18/10/2/0/0 versus Kings
Domantas Sabonis: 27/11/9/1/1 [6 to] versus Trail Blazers
Nikola Jokić: 35/13/5/3/1 versus Warriors

Honorable Mention
Julius Randle: 23/15/5/1/0 versus Spurs
(BMOtN) Jusuf Nurkic: 20/17/8/2/0 [6 to] versus Bulls

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

11/9 Big Man update:

No eligible statlines. No award.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

11/10 Big Man update:

Joel Embiid: 33/16/3/0/2 versus Pistons
Alperen Şengün: 24/8/3/2/1 versus Oekucabs
Rudy Gobert: 11/19/1/1/0 versus Spurs
Anthony Davis: 16/11/4/0/1 versus Suns
Domantas Sabonis: 17/13/13/1/2 versus Thunder

Honorable Mention
(BMOtN) Mark Williams: 21/24/3/0/0 versus Wizards
Karl-Anthony Towns: 29/12/2/0/0 versus Spurs