Big (Man) Love, 2020-21 season

Mr. S£im Citrus

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#1
The "rules," for those whom may have forgotten:

  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
  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 Antetokuonmpo) 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:
  • Joel Embiid (PHI)
  • Nikola Vucevic (ORL)
  • Andre Drummond (CLE)
  • Anthony Davis (LAL)
  • Karl-Anthony Towns (MIN)
  • Rudy Gobert (UTA)
  • John Collins (ATL)
  • Nikola Jokic (DEN)
  • DeMarcus Cousins (HOU) [fite me]
  • Domatas Sabonis (IND)
  • Bam Adebayo (MIA)
  • DeAndre Ayton (PHX)
  • Zion Williamson (NOP)
 

Mr. S£im Citrus

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#3
1/23 Big Man update:

Andre Drummond: 14/14/4/1/0 versus Hornets
(
BMOtN) Domatas Sabonis: 32/13/5//1/0 versus Knicks
Bam Adebayo: 25/11/4/0/1 [7 to] versus Magic
Nikola Vucevic: 15/11/3/1/1 versus Heat
Joel Embiid: 29/14/2/0/1 versus Wizards
Zion Williamson: 15/10/3/1/1 versus Raptors
John Collins: 14/4/2/0/2 versus Bulls
Karl-Anthony Towns: 22/11/7/1/2 versus Pistons
Nikola Jokic: 29/15/14/0/3 [6 to] versus Kings
Rudy Gobert: 20/17/2/1/0 versus Trail Blazers
DeAndre Ayton 13/8/1/1/2 versus Mavericks
 
#4
1/23 Big Man update:

Andre Drummond: 14/14/4/1/0 versus Hornets
(
BMOtN) Domatas Sabonis: 32/13/5//1/0 versus Knicks
Bam Adebayo: 25/11/4/0/1 [7 to] versus Magic
Nikola Vucevic: 15/11/3/1/1 versus Heat
Joel Embiid: 29/14/2/0/1 versus Wizards
Zion Williamson: 15/10/3/1/1 versus Raptors
John Collins: 14/4/2/0/2 versus Bulls
Karl-Anthony Towns: 22/11/7/1/2 versus Pistons
Nikola Jokic: 29/15/14/0/3 [6 to] versus Kings
Rudy Gobert: 20/17/2/1/0 versus Trail Blazers
DeAndre Ayton 13/8/1/1/2 versus Mavericks
James Ham
@James_HamNBCS


From the Kings:Today, the NBA issued a stat correction that gives Marvin Bagley III an additional rebound at the 9:19 mark of the 4th quarter. He is now credited with 13 points and 10 rebounds (2 offensive).Double-double for Bagley in his return.

nuggets considered a top 5 team? trying to get our boy on the nightly list one of these days ;)
 

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#5
12/25 Big Man update:

Zion Williamson: 32/14/1/1/0 versus Heat
Bam Adebayo: 17/4/2/2/1 versus Pelicans
(
BMOtN) Anthony Davis: 28/8/5/2/0 versus Mavericks
Nikola Jokic: 24/9/10/1/0 versus Clippers
 

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#6
James Ham
@James_HamNBCS


From the Kings:Today, the NBA issued a stat correction that gives Marvin Bagley III an additional rebound at the 9:19 mark of the 4th quarter. He is now credited with 13 points and 10 rebounds (2 offensive).Double-double for Bagley in his return.

nuggets considered a top 5 team? trying to get our boy on the nightly list one of these days ;)
I normally go by ESPN's power rankings for these purposes, and they have them at 8. But, let's see:

ESPN ranking: 8
S.I. Ranking: 6
NBA.com ranking: 3
NBC Sports ranking: 7

Average ranking: 6

Sorry, boss.
 

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#7
1/26 Big Man update:

John Collins: 13/10/0/1/2 versus Grizzlies
(
BMOtN) Andre Drummond: 23/16/5/4/3 versus Pistons
Nikola Vucevic: 22/17/3/2/0 versus Wizards
Joel Embiid: 27/10/2/1/1 versus Knicks
Domatas Sabonis: 22/10/11/1/0 versus Bulls
Karl-Anthony Towns: 16/12/3/1/4 versus Jazz
Rudy Gobert: 18/17/2/0/1 versus Timberwolves
DeAndre Ayton: 9/13/2/1/0 versus Kings

Honorable Mention:
Christian Wood: 32/13/3/0/1 versus Trail Blazers
 

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#8
12/27 Big Man update:

Nikola Vucevic: 15/8/4/2/0 versus Wizards
Zion Williamson: 18/11/0/5/1 versus Spurs
Andre Drummond: 24/14/3/3/2 versus 76ers
Domatas Sabonis: 19/10/4/0/1 versus Celtics
DeAndre Ayton: 11/15/4/0/0 versus Kings

Honorable Mention:
PJ Washington: 14/12/5/2/0 versus Nets
(
BMOtN) Julius Randle: 29/14/7/0/1 versus Bucks
Wendell Carter, Jr.: 22/13/4/0/0 versus Warriors


Giving Randle the nod over Andre the Giant, on account of Embiid not playing.
 

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#11
12/28 Big Man update:

John Collins: 15/5/2/0/1 versus Pistons
Rudy Gobert: 12/10/4/1/4 versus Thunder
(
BMOtN) Nikola Jokic: 19/12/18/3/1 versus Rockets
Anthony Davis: 13/10/5/1/0 versus Trail Blazers


Honorable Mention:
Jonas Valanciunas: 14/14/2/1/3 versus Nets
Jusuf Nurkic: 10/12/3/1/0 versus lakers
Enes Kanter: 12/14/0/1/0 versus lakers
 

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#19
12/29 Big Man update:

Andre Drummond: 18/17/2/3/6 versus Knicks
Domatas Sabonis: 14/11/8/2/1 versus Celtics
(
BMOtN) Joel Embiid: 29/16/4/2/2 versus Raptors
Bam Adebayo: 12/6/4/1/1 versus Bucks
Nikola Vucevic: 28/10/5/1/0 versus Thunder
Zion Williamson: 20/2/0/1/0 versus Suns
DeAndre Ayton: 13/12/0/0/1 versus Pelicans
Nikola Jokic: 26/11/12/2/0
[10 to] versus Kings


Honorable Mention:
Julius Randle: 28/12/11/1/0
[9 to] versus Cavaliers
 

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#20
12/30 Big Man update:

John Collins: 30/10/1/1/0 versus Nets
(
BMOtN) Bam Adebayo: 22/8/10/1/2 versus Bucks
Anthony Davis: 20/8/3/0/2 versus Spurs

Honorable Mention:
Jonas Valanciunas: 20/11/1/0/0 versus Celtics
 

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#21
1/31 Big Man update:

Andre Drummond: 11/13/4/1/1 versus Pacers
(
BMOtN) Domatas Sabonis: 25/11/7/0/0 versus Cavaliers
Joel Embiid: 21/9/2/0/2 versus Magic
Nikola Vucevic: 19/10/3/0/0 versus 76ers
DeMarcus Cousins: 8/1/3/0/0 versus Kings
Zion Williamson: 12/5/1/0/0 versus Jazz
DeAndre Ayton: 4/9/3/1/2 versus Jazz
Rudy Gobert: 18/14/0/1/1 versus Suns

Honorable Mention:
Richaun Holmes: 22/13/2/2/1 versus Rockets
Christian Wood: 21/12/3/1/2 versus Kings
 

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#22
1/1 Big Man update:

Bam Adebayo: 19/11/2/4/0 versus Mavericks
John Collins: 20/8/2/0/1 versus Nets
(
BMOtN) Anthony Davis: 34/11/5/2/0 versus Spurs
DeAndre Ayton: 22/11/1/0/2 versus Nuggets
Nikola Jokic: 17/9/11/1/0 versus Suns
Rudy Gobert: 12/9/1/1/1 versus Clippers


Honorable Mention:
Clint Capela: 12/11/6/0/0 versus Nets
 

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#23
1/2 Big Man update:

DeMarcus Cousins: 3/6/0/1/0 versus Kings
Domatas Sabonis: 13/13/4/2/0 versus Knicks
Nikola Vucevic: 30/13/2/0/0 versus Thunder
(
BMOtN) Joel Embiid: 19/14/4/1/1 versus Hornets
Andre Drummond: 12/11/0/0/0 versus Hawks
John Collins: 10/4/5/0/1 versus Cavaliers
Zion Williamson: 21/7/1/0/1 versus Raptors


Honorable Mention:
Christian Wood: 20/15/1/1/4 versus Kings
 

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#24
1/3 Big Man update:

Anthony Davis: 17/9/1/3/3 versus Grizzlies
Nikola Jokic: 19/12/12/0/0 [7 to] versus Timberwolves
Rudy Gobert: 7/16/1/0/6 versus Spurs
DeAndre Ayton: 24/8/2/1/0 versus Clippers

Honorable Mention:
(
BMOtN) Thomas Bryant: 21/14/2/1/0 versus Nets
Enes Kanter: 24/12/1/1/0 versus Warriors
 

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#25
1/4 Big Man update:

Andre Drummond: 10/14/4/1/1 versus Magic
Nikola Vucevic: 23/8/2/2/3 versus Cavaliers
Joel Embiid: 14/11/4/2/3 versus Hornets
John Collins: 18/8/1/2/0 versus Knicks
Bam Adebayo: 20/8/4/0/0 versus Thunder
DeMarcus Cousins: 4/3/0/0/2 versus Mavericks (ejected 2nd quarter)
Domatas Sabonis: 19/11/7/0/2 versus Pelicans (fouled out)
Zion Williamson: 24/10/2/1/1 versus Pacers


Honorable Mention:
(
BMOtN) Julius Randle: 28/17/9/1/0 [7 to] versus Hawks
 

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#26
1/5 Big Man update:

Rudy Gobert: 10/11/3/0/2 versus Nets
Anthony Davis: 26/10/4/3/3 versus Grizzlies
(
BMOtN) Nikola Jokic: 35/15/6/3/1 versus Timberwolves


Honorable Mention:
Jarrett Allen: 19/18/1/3/2 versus Jazz

Technically, Afro Thunder would have needed one more point, or two more rebounds, to qualify for Honorable Mention, under my completely arbitrary rules, but it's my listing, and I made an exception.
 

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#27
1/6 Big Man update:

DeMarcus Cousins: 9/14/1/2/4 versus Pacers
Domatas Sabonis: 22/11/4/0/1 versus Rockets
Andre Drummond: 19/15/1/1/1 versus Magic
Nikola Vucevic: 16/7/6/0/1 versus Cavaliers
(
BMOtN) Joel Embiid: 38/8/5/3/3 versus Wizards
John Collins: 23/11/1/1/0 versus Hornets
Bam Adebayo: 15/8/10/0/2 versus Celtics
Rudy Gobert: 14/12/2/0/5 versus Knicks
Zion Williamson: 29/6/1/3/0 versus Thunder
DeAndre Ayton: 11/16/1/0/0 versus Raptors



Honorable Mention:
Julius Randle: 30/16/7/0/0 versus Jazz
Marvin Bagley III: 21/12/0/2/2 versus Bulls



For as much as he has struggled on offense this season, I would just like it noted for the record that, when Cousins was benched, midway through the third, for the remainder of the game, Sabonis had seven points.
 

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#28
1/7 Big Man update:

Joel Embiid: 20/12/3/0/1 versus Nets
(
BMOtN) Andre Drummond: 22/15/3/2/0 [6 to] versus Grizzlies
Nikola Jokic: 38/11/4/2/0 versus Mavericks
Anthony Davis: 23/10/3/1/3 versus Spurs


Honorable Mention:
Jarrett Allen: 15/11/3/0/1 versus 76ers
 

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#29
1/8 Big Man update:

DeAndre Ayton: 14/12/2/0/2 versus Pistons
Zion Williamson: 26/8/3/0/0 versus Hornets
Nikola Vucevic: 22/12/3/1/0 versus Rockets
DeMarcus Cousins: 6/5/4/1/0 versus Magic
Rudy Gobert: 9/14/0/1/4 versus Bucks


Honorable Mention:

(BMOtN) Christian Wood: 22/15/0/1/2 versus Magic
 

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#30
1/9 Big Man update:

(
BMOtN) Nikola Jokic: 15/9/12/0/0 versus 76ers
John Collins: 12/10/0/1/0 versus Hornets
DeAndre Ayton: 8/14/3/0/0 versus Pacers
Domatas Sabonis: 28/22/4/0/0 versus Suns
Bam Adebayo: 9/16/4/0/1 versus Wizards
Andre Drummond: 26/24/3/1/1 [6 to] versus Bucks
Karl-Anthony Towns: 25/13/4/0/3 versus Spurs
Nikola Vucevic: 30/15/2/2/0 versus Mavericks


Joker gets it, by virtue of having the most impressive line, that actually came in a win.