Big (Man) Love, 2018-19 season

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3/31 Big Man update:

John Collins: 23/12/4/0/3 versus Bucks
(
BMOtN) LaMarcus Aldridge: 27/18/3/2/1 versus Kings
Nikola Jokic: 23/14/4/2/1 versus Wizards**
DeMarcus Cousins: 8/3/2/1/3 versus Hornets^^
** Ejected 4th quarter (Technicals)
^^ Ejected 2nd quarter (Flagrant-2)




Honorable Mention:
Steven Adams: 20/15/2/0/2 versus Mavericks
JaVale McGee: 23/16/3/1/1 versus Pelicans
Thomas Bryant: 20/14/3/0/3 versus Nuggets
 
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End of month update:

There was a four-way tie for BMOtN awards for the month. For the first time since I started doing this, I had to actually resort to a no-award night for a tiebreaker. And, by virtue of a no-award tiebreaker, the Big Man of the Month for March is, once again, Andre Drummond, breaking a tie with Big Sawfty, LaMarcus Aldridge and the Joker.


Big Man of the Month, season-to-date:
October: Anthony Davis
November: Joel Embiid
December: Nikola Jokic
January: Nikola Jokic
February: Andre Drummond
March: Andre Drummond



The following players have had their probationary period expire, and will no longer be automatically featured as part of the nightly Top Tier Big Man listing:

DeAndre Ayton
John Collins
DeAndre Jordan


Due to earning five Honorable Mentions in November, the following players will receive probationary addition to the nightly Top Tier Big Man listing:

Jusuf Nurkic
Julius Randle
Jonas Valanciunas
 
I've never penalized a player for injury, but probationary status is based on a time period, and has not, to this point, ever been conferred across multiple seasons. I'll think about it.
Not to meddle too much into the process, but now that I thought about it a bit, it might be better to just stick with precedent and not open any Pandora's boxes. Tracking injured players separately is a complication I'm assuming, and if Nurkic and Valanciunas return to form, they should make probationary status again. And if they happen not to make it again, then there was no need to introduce a potentially complicating operational procedure for them in the first place.
 

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4/1 Big Man update:

Andre Drummond: 18/17/5/4/0 versus Pacers
Hassan Whiteside: 3/10/2/0/2 versus Celtics
Nikola Vucevic: 13/13/3/0/0 versus Raptors
Marc Gasol: 13/4/4/0/0 versus Magic
Karl-Anthony Towns: 17/12/4/0/2 versus Trail Blazers
(
BMOrN) Rudy Gobert: 18/18/1/0/3 versus Hornets


Honorable Mention:
Enes Kanter: 20/11/1/0/5 versus Timberwolves
 
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4/3 Big Man update:

Andre Drummond: 28/19/3/3/3 versus Pacers
Nikola Vucevic: 29/13/3/0/1 versus Knicks
Marc Gasol: 8/9/6/4/0 versus Nets
Hassan Whiteside: 18/15/0/0/1 versus Celtics
Julius Randle: 34/11/3/2/1 versus Hornets
Karl-Anthony Towns: 28/13/3/0/3 versus Mavericks
LaMarcus Aldridge: 16/6/1/0/3 versus Nuggets
Nikola Jokic: 20/11/9/0/0 versus Spurs
Rudy Gobert: 17/13/3/0/5 versus Suns



Honorable Mention:
Thomas Bryant: 20/12/5/0/2 versus Bulls
Pascal Siakam: 28/10/5/0/0 versus Nets
Enes Kanter: 21/15/0/3/0 versus Grizzlies
(
BMOtN) Clint Capela: 24/15/1/0/2 versus Clippers
 
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4/4 Big Man update:

Joel Embiid: 34/13/13/2/3 versus Bucks
DeMarcus Cousins: 21/10/1/2/0 versus lakers

No award, unless needed for a tie-breaker. Cousins didn't play enough minutes to put up a truly impressive line. Embiid had a great line, but he also lost at home, when his team had a five-point lead, with less than three minutes to go in the game.
 

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4/5 Big Man update:

Nikola Vucevic: 25/11/4/1/0 versus Hawks
Marc Gasol: 6/6/2/0/1 versus Hornets
Hassan Whiteside: 8/7/0/0/2 versus Timberwolves
Karl-Anthony Towns: 13/12/4/1/0 [11 to] versus Heat
Andre Drummond: 4/9/0/1/5 versus Thunder
Rudy Gobert: 17/11/1/3/4 versus Kings
Nikola Jokic: 22/13/9/2/1 versus Trail Blazers



Honorable Mention:
Serge Ibaka: 20/12/1/0/2 versus Hornets
(
BMOtN) Frank Kaminksy: 22/13/2/0/0 versus Raptors
Julius Randle: 31/14/3/0/0 versus Suns
Ray Spalding: 21/13/0/3/3 versus Pelicans
 
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4/7 Big Man update:

Hassan Whiteside: 14/9/0/0/1 versus Raptors
Marc Gasol: 8/10/7/0/0 versus Heat
Karl-Anthony Towns: 35/7/2/2/1 versus Thunder
Andre Drummond: 15/23/1/0/3 versus Hornets
(
BMOtN) Nikola Vucevic: 25/12/4/1/2 versus Celtics
DeMarcus Cousins: 12/9/4/2/0 versus Clippers
Rudy Gobert: 21/10/2/0/2 versus lakers


Honorable Mention:
Pascal Siakam: 23/10/1/0/0 versus Heat
Clint Capela: 22/13/4/1/1 versus Suns
Jahlil Okafor: 23/14/3/0/2 versus Kings
 

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4/9 Big Man update:

(
BMOtN) Andre Drummond: 20/17/1/5/3 versus Grizzlies
Hassan Whiteside: 15/9/0/2/4 versus 76ers
Marc Gasol: 9/6/1/1/1 versus Timberwolves
DeMarcus Cousins: 21/12/6/1/1 versus Pelicans
Nikola Jokic: 2/5/2/1/1 versus Jazz
Rudy Gobert: 20/10/1/1/2 versus Nuggets


Honorable Mention:
Christian Wood: 26/12/0/0/0 versus Warriors
Enes Kanter: 22/16/2/1/0 versus lakers
 

Mr. S£im Citrus

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4/10 Big Man update:

Andre Drummond: 20/18/3/2/0 versus Knicks
LaMarcus Aldridge: 34/16/1/1/1 versus Mavericks
(
BMOtN) Nikola Jokic: 29/14/2/3/0 versus Timberwolves


Honorable Mention:
John Collins: 20/25/6/0/1 versus Pacers
Alex Len: 20/10/3/0/3 versus Pacers
Ivica Zubac: 22/11/2/0/3 versus Jazz
 

Mr. S£im Citrus

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End of month update:

With only ten days worth of games, there ended up being a seven-way (!!!!) tie for BMOtN awards for April. So, the Big Man of the Month, by virtue of a no-award tiebreaker, is DeMarcus Cousins, breaking a tie with Jokic, Drummond, Nikola Vucevic, Frank Kaminsky, Clint Capela and Rudy Gobert.


Big Man of the Month, season-to-date:
October: Anthony Davis
November: Joel Embiid
December: Nikola Jokic
January: Nikola Jokic
February: Andre Drummond
March: Andre Drummond
April: DeMarcus Cousins


This leaves a tie for Big Man of the Year between Andre Drummond and Nikola Jokic. And the winner, by virtue of win percentage tiebreaker is...