Big (Man) Love, 2021-22 season

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

12/8 Big Man update:

Joel Embiid: 32/8/4/1/0 versus Hornets
Nikola Vucevic: 18/12/0/0/2 versus Cavaliers
Jarrett Allen: 13/12/4/1/1 versus Bulls
Julius Randle: 18/8/2/2/1 versus Pacers
Domatas Sabonis: 21/11/5/0/1 versus Knicks
Christian Wood: 12/15/3/1/3 versus Nets
Rudy Gobert: 13/10/0/0/1 versus Timberwolves
Karl-Anthony Towns: 22/7/5/0/1 versus Jazz
(BMOtN) Nikola Jokic: 39/11/11/1/0 [6 to] versus Pelicans
Jonas Valanciunas: 27/11/3/0/3 versus Nuggets

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

12/9 Big Man update:

(BMOtN) Rudy Gobert: 17/21/1/0/2 versus 76ers
Joel Embiid: 19/9/2/3/1 versus Jazz
Anthony Davis: 22/8/1/1/1 versus Grizzlies
Nikola Jokic: 22/13/10/2/1 versus Spurs

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

12/11 Big Man update:

Rudy Gobert: 20/11/0/0/1 versus Wizards
Jarrett Allen: 19/11/1/2/3 versus Kings
Nikola Vucevic: 10/8/2/1/0 versus Heat
Christian Wood: 22/11/3/2/0 versus Grizzlies
Joel Embiid: 26/9/4/2/0 versus Warriors
(BMOtN) Nikola Jokic: 35/17/8/1/2 versus Spurs


Honorable Mention
Dewayne Dedmon: 20/12/2/1/1 versus Bulls

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

12/12 Big Man update:

Julius Randle: 8/10/7/0/1 [7 to] versus Bucks
Jonas Valanciunas: 17/12/4/0/1 versus Spurs
Karl-Anthony Towns: 23/10/4/0/0 versus Trail Blazers


Honorable Mention
Jakob Poeltl: 24/12/3/1/2 versus Pelicans

No award, unless needed for a tiebreaker

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

12/13 Big Man update:

Jarrett Allen: 17/8/3/0/1 versus Heat
Domatas Sabonis: 30/11/0/2/1 versus Warriors
Christian Wood: 12/5/3/1/0 versus Hawks
John Collins: 14/7/0/0/1 versus Rockets
Clint Capela: 12/16/1/1/2 versus Rockets
(BMOtN) Nikola Jokic: 28/19/9/3/1 versus Wizards

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

12/14 Big Man update:

Julius Randle: 31/7/3/2/0 versus Warriors
DeAndre Ayton: 28/13/1/2/0 versus Trail Blazers

Only two of the featured Top Tier Big Men played last night, and one of them lost. No award, unless needed for a tiebreaker.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

12/15 Big Man update:

Jarrett Allen: 6/9/4/0/2 versus Rockets
John Collins: 21/10/2/0/0 versus Magic
Clint Capela: 7/11/4/1/2 versus Magic
Joel Embiid: 17/14/5/1/1 versus Heat
Anthony Davis: 20/12/2/0/0 [6 to] versus Mavericks
Domatas Sabonis: 16/14/5/1/0 versus Bucks
Jonas Valanciunas: 19/16/0/2/1 versus Thunder
Karl-Anthony Towns: 32/4/4/3/1 versus Nuggets
Nikola Jokic: 27/10/11/1/0 versus Timberwolves
(BMOtN) Rudy Gobert: 20/17/3/0/2 versus Clippers

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

12/16 Big Man update:

Domatas Sabonis: 12/9/6/0/0 versus Pistons
Joel Embiid: 32/9/6/1/0 versus Nets
Julius Randle: 21/6/6/1/0 versus Rockets
DeAndre Ayton: 15/10/4/0/1 versus Wizards


Honorable Mention
Daniel Theis: 22/10/1/1/2 versus Knicks


Three bigs lost, and the other two had mid stat lines. No award.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

12/17 Big Man update:

Nikola Jokic: 20/10/7/3/0 versus Hawks
John Collins: 20/10/2/2/0 versus Nuggets
Clint Capela: 15/11/1/0/3 versus Nuggets
Jonas Valanciunas: 24/7/3/1/2 versus Bucks
Rudy Gobert: 16/14/2/0/2 versus Spurs
Anthony Davis: 9/1/0/0/1 versus Timberwolves (injured 2nd quarter)
(BMOtN) Karl-Anthony Towns: 28/10/4/1/3 versus lakers

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

12/18 Big Man update:

Christian Wood: 21/8/1/1/1 versus Pistons
Julius Randle: 20/9/7/0/1 versus Celtics
Jarrett Allen: 14/5/2/1/1 versus Bucks


Honorable Mention:
Robin Lopez: 20/10/4/0/1 versus Nets


Meh.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

12/19 Big Man update:

Nikola Vucevic: 19/13/2/1/0 versus lakers
Karl-Anthony Towns: 24/7/6/1/0 versus Mavericks
DeAndre Ayton: 15/15/2/0/3 versus Hornets

Meh.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

12/20 Big Man update:

(BMOtN) Joel Embiid: 41/10/5/2/4 versus Celtics
Christian Wood: 23/11/1/0/0 versus Bulls
Nikola Vucevic: 18/6/4/0/2 versus Rockets
Rudy Gobert: 23/21/2/1/1 versus Hornets

It was a tough call between Embiid and Gobert, because both the Celtics and Hornets have been kinda mid lately, if for different reasons, respectively. I ultimately gave it to The Process, because he had his big game on the road.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

12/21 Big Man update:

Domatas Sabonis: 12/4/4/0/0 versus Heat
Julius Randle: 21/11/3/1/0 [6 to] versus Pistons
Jonas Valanciunas: 10/16/1/0/1 versus Trail Blazers
Karl-Anthony Towns: 26/14/7/0/2 versus Mavericks
DeAndre Ayton: 19/11/2/2/0 versus lakers

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

12/22 Big Man update:

John Collins: 28/12/2/0/2 versus Magic
Christian Wood: 20/11/0/0/1 versus Bucks
Nikola Jokic: 13/7/3/0/2 versus Thunder


Honorable Mention
(BMOtN) Robert Williams III: 21/11/7/2/2 versus Cavaliers

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

12/23 Big Man update:

Christian Wood: 22/8/2/0/0 versus Pacers
John Collins: 17/5/1/1/0 versus 76ers
Joel Embiid: 23/10/2/1/2 versus Hawks
Julius Randle: 23/9/2/0/1 versus Wizards
Nikola Jokic: 29/21/5/1/0 [6 to] versus Hornets
DeAndre Ayton: 19/12/2/0/2 versus Thunder
Rudy Gobert: 20/17/2/1/4 versus Timberwolves


Honorable Mention
(BMOtN) Myles Turner: 32/10/1/1/2 versus Rockets

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

12/25 Big Man update:

John Collins: 20/8/3/0/2 versus Knicks
Clint Capela: 6/9/1/0/2 versus Knicks
(BMOtN) Julius Randle: 25/12/3/1/0 versus Hawks
DeAndre Ayton: 18/7/1/1/1 versus Warriors
Rudy Gobert: 10/11/1/2/2 versus Mavericks

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

12/26 Big Man update:

Joel Embiid: 38/13/1/1/2 versus Wizards
Domatas Sabonis: 14/16/5/2/0 versus Bulls
Nikola Vucevic: 16/15/3/2/2 versus Pacers
(BMOtN) Nikola Jokic: 26/22/8/2/2 versus Clippers

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

12/27 Big Man update:

Christian Wood: 16/9/3/0/0 versus Hornets
(BMOtN) Nikola Vucevic: 24/17/6/0/4 versus Hawks
Clint Capela: 8/16/3/0/1 versus Bulls
Rudy Gobert: 16/13/2/1/3 versus Spurs


Honorable Mention
Nathan Knight: 20/11/4/1/1 versus Celtics
Steven Adams: 13/16/7/0/1 versus Suns

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

12/28 Big Man update:

(BMOtN) Joel Embiid: 36/11/4/0/1 versus Raptors
Christian Wood: 22/6/3/3/1 versus lakers
Julius Randle: 13/15/2/0/1 versus Timberwolves
Jonas Valanciunas: 15/10/2/0/1 versus Cavaliers
Nikola Jokic: 22/18/5/4/1 [8 to] versus Warriors



Honorable Mention
Chris Boucher: 28/19/0/1/2 versus 76ers

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

12/29 Big Man update:

Julius Randle: 9/10/5/2/0 versus Pistons
Domatas Sabonis: 15/18/7/2/1 versus Hornets
Clint Capela: 18/15/3/0/0 versus Bulls
(BMOtN) Nikola Vucevic: 16/20/1/3/1 versus Hawks
Rudy Gobert: 22/14/0/0/2 versus Trail Blazers

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

12/30 Big Man update:

Joel Embiid: 34/7/1/3/1 versus Nets


Honorable Mention
Kevin Love: 24/11/1/1/0 versus Wizards


Why bother?

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

12/31 Big Man update:

Nikola Vucevic: 14/16/4/0/0 versus Pacers
Domatas Sabonis: 24/14/6/1/2 versus Bulls
Christian Wood: 18/8/4/1/1 versus Heat
(BMOtN) Clint Capela: 18/23/2/1/4 versus Cavaliers
Jarrett Allen: 21/8/0/1/3 versus Hawks
Rudy Gobert: 14/16/0/0/4 versus Timberwolves



Honorable Mention
Robert Williams III: 10/11/10/2/5 versus Suns

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

End of month update:



Big Man of the Month for December is Nikola Jokic. Big Honey was able to take advantage of ten different players winning BMOtN honors in December, enabling him to win the moth with five awards. Gobert and Embiid finished tied for second, with three apiece.



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

October: Nikola Jokic
November: Anthony Davis
December: Nikola Jokic

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

1/1 Big Man update:

Nikola Vucevic: 22/12/1/0/1 versus Wizards
Nikola Jokic: 24/11/3/0/1 versus Rockets
Christian Wood: 0/1/0/0/0 versus Nuggets
Rudy Gobert: 20/19/2/0/0 versus Warriors



Honorable Mention
Luka Garza: 20/14/0/1/0 versus Spurs

Yeah... issa no from me, dawg.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

1/2 Big Man update:

Domatas Sabonis: 32/13/7/0/1 versus Cavaliers
Jarrett Allen: 18/11/2/1/3 versus Pacers


Honorable Mention
Omer Yurtseven: 22/16/0/1/0 versus Kings


This year is not off to an awe-inspiring start, for top tier big men.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

1/3 Big Man update:

(BMOtN) Joel Embiid: 31/15/10/1/2 [6 to] versus Rockets
Nikola Vucevic: 13/17/1/2/2 versus Magic
Rudy Gobert: 10/17/0/2/2 versus Pelicans
Jonas Valanciunas: 25/9/2/0/0 versus Jazz
Nikola Jokic: 27/16/3/2/0 versus Mavericks
Clint Capela: 22/11/1/0/0 versus Trail Blazers


Honorable Mention
Wendell Carter, Jr.: 21/10/4/1/0 versus Bulls
Jusuf Nurkic: 21/12/5/1/0 versus Hawks

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

1/4 Big Man update:

Jarrett Allen: 22/12/2/1/3 versus Grizzlies
Domatas Sabonis: 16/8/4/0/0 versus Knicks
(BMOtN) Julius Randle: 30/16/4/1/0 versus Knicks
Jonas Valanciunas: 25/16/2/0/0 versus Suns

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

1/5 Big Man update:

Joel Embiid: 31/5/4/1/1 [6 to] versus Magic
(BMOtN) Christian Wood: 22/11/1/3/0 versus Wizards
Domatas Sabonis: 32/12/10/0/0 versus Nets
Karl-Anthony Towns: 17/16/3/1/2 [6 to] versus Thunder
Nikola Jokic: 26/21/11/0/2 versus Jazz
Clint Capela: 11/14/2/1/2 versus Kings

 

[Noble]

Don't see Myles Turner anywhere in here

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

1/6 Big Man update:

Julius Randle: 22/8/2/2/0 versus Celtics
Jonas Valanciunas: 8/10/4/1/2 versus Warriors

Meh.