Big (Man) Love, 2021-22 season

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

3/21 Big Man update:

Jonas Valanciunas: 24/18/5/1/2 versus Hornets
Bam Adebayo: 22/9/2/1/3 versus 76ers
Rudy Gobert: 11/4/1/0/0 versus Nets
Nikola Vucevic: 19/13/2/1/1 versus Raptors
(BMOtN) Christian Wood: 39/10/2/1/1 versus Wizards
Karl-Anthony Towns: 22/8/3/2/1 versus Mavericks

Nine three-point attempts... Harumph! I almost didn't give him the award, on principle.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

3/22 Big Man update:

Nikola Vucevic: 22/7/2/0/0 versus Bucks
Nikola Jokic: 30/14/6/2/3 versus Clippers

Not enough bigs. No award, unless needed for a tiebreaker.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

3/23 Big Man update:

Rudy Gobert: 14/11/1/1/0 versus Celtics
Bam Adebayo: 25/9/4/1/0 versus Warriors
(BMOtN) DeAndre Ayton: 35/14/3/1/1 versus Timberwolves
Karl-Anthony Towns: 15/11/2/0/3 versus Suns
Christian Wood: 12/10/1/1/0 versus Mavericks
Joel Embiid: 30/10/3/3/3 versus lakers

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

3/24 Big Man update:

DeAndre Ayton: 16/7/0/1/0 versus Nuggets
Nikola Jokic: 28/6/6/3/0 [8 to] versus Suns
Nikola Vucevic: 16/8/3/2/2 versus Pelicans
(BMOtN) Jonas Valanciunas: 16/19/2/1/1 versus Bulls

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

3/25 Big Man update:

Rudy Gobert: 11/19/1/0/1 versus Hornets
Bam Adebayo: 17/9/1/1/1 versus Knicks
Karl-Anthony Towns: 20/9/1/1/0 versus Mavericks
Christian Wood: 10/11/5/1/1 versus Trail Blazers
(BMOtN) Joel Embiid: 27/10/2/1/2 versus Clippers

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

3/26 Big Man update:

Jonas Valanciunas: 18/11/6/0/1 versus Spurs
Nikola Vucevic: 16/9/4/1/1 versus Cavaliers
Bam Adebayo: 14/6/2/1/2 versus Nets
(BMOtN) Nikola Jokic: 35/12/8/2/2 versus Thunder
Christian Wood: 13/6/0/2/1 versus Trail Blazers

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

3/27 Big Man update:

Julius Randle: 20/7/5/2/0 versus Pistons
Karl-Anthony Towns: 19/4/5/1/0 versus Celtics
Joel Embiid: 37/15/3/3/2 versus Suns
DeAndre Ayton: 14/12/2/1/0 versus 76ers
Jonas Valanciunas: 19/12/3/1/1 versus lakers


Honorable Mention
Andre Drummond: 20/17/0/3/3 versus Hornets

Ugh. Not super-impressed with the statlines of any of the bigs whose teams actually won. No award, unless needed for a tiebreaker.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

3/28 Big Man update:

(BMOtN) Nikola Jokic: 26/19/11/2/0 versus Hornets
Bam Adebayo: 22/15/1/2/1 versus Kings
Nikola Vucevic: 16/13/1/2/1 versus Knicks
Julius Randle: 5/13/4/0/1 versus Bulls


Honorable Mention
Clint Capela: 22/15/3/0/0 versus Pacers
Devin Eubanks: 27/14/3/3/2 versus Thunder

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

3/29 Big Man update:

Joel Embiid: 29/14/7/1/0 versus Bucks
Nikola Vucevic: 27/5/4/1/0 versus Wizards
Rudy Gobert: 9/16/1/2/3 versus Clippers

I'm not giving BMOtN to a guy that only got five rebounds. No award.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

3/30 Big Man update:

(BMOtN) Nikola Jokic: 37/13/9/2/1 [7 to] versus Pacers
Bam Adebayo: 17/12/8/2/0 versus Celtics
Julius Randle: 21/5/7/0/0 versus Hornets
Karl-Anthony Towns: 18/10/3/2/1 [7 to] versus Raptors
DeAndre Ayton: 16/16/0/0/0 versus Warriors
Jonas Valanciunas: 19/11/4/4/0 versus Trail Blazers

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

3/31 Big Man update:

Joel Embiid: 37/15/3/1/2 [7 to] versus Pistons
Nikola Vucevic: 22/14/1/0/0 versus Clippers
(BMOtN) Rudy Gobert: 25/17/9/1/2 versus lakers


Honorable Mention
Dwight Howard: 21/12/0/1/0 versus Jazz

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

End of month update:

Big Man of the Month for March is Nikola Jokic. Jokic gets his third BMOtM award, off the strength of five nightlies, Embiid and Gobert tie for second, at two apiece.

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


A repeat appears imminent, at this point. Looks like it's Joker's to lose, unless Embiid dominates April.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

4/1 Big Man update:

DeAndre Ayton: 9/12/1/0/0 versus Grizzlies
(BMOtN) Karl-Anthony Towns: 32/9/0/1/2 versus Nuggets
Nikola Jokic: 38/19/7/1/0 versus Timberwolves
Jonas Valanciunas: 17/12/6/1/1 versus lakers
Anthoy Davis: 23/12/6/1/0 versus Pelicans


Honorable Mention
Damian Jones: 17/17/2/0/6 versus Rockets

Breaking my own rules to recognize Jones' performance. Award goes to Big Sawfty, due to quality of opposition.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

4/2 Big Man update:

(BMOtN) Joel Embiid: 29/14/6/0/0 versus Hornets
Bam Adebayo: 16/7/3/0/0 versus Bulls
Nikola Vucevic: 12/10/5/0/1 versus Heat
Rudy Gobert: 14/20/1/2/0 versus Warriors

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

4/3 Big Man update:

Nikola Jokic: 38/18/6/3/2 [7 to] versus lakers
Anthony Davis: 28/9/8/2/3 versus Nuggets
(BMOtN) Joel Embiid: 44/17/3/1/5 versus Cavaliers
Bam Adebayo: 16/9/1/0/0 versus Raptors
Karl-Anthony Towns: 28/11/5/1/0 versus Rockets
Jonas Valanciunas: 8/9/1/0/0 versus Clippers



Honorable Mention
Dwight Powell: 22/13/1/1/0 versus Bucks
Aleksej Pokusevski: 17/10/12/1/1 [6 to] versus Suns

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

4/5 Big Man update:

(BMOtN) Joel Embiid: 45/13/2/0/1 versus Pacers
Bam Adebayo: 22/9/3/1/1 versus Hornets
Nikola Vucevic: 7/6/3/1/0 versus Bucks
Karl-Anthony Towns: 26/10/4/0/2 versus Wizards
Nikola Jokic: 41/17/4/2/0 versus Spurs
Rudy Gobert: 22/21/0/1/1 versus Grizzlies
Anthony Davis: 21/13/1/1/1 versus Suns
DeAndre Ayton: 22/13/2/0/1 versus lakers


Honorable Mention
Mo Bamba: 21/12/3/0/6 versus Cavaliers
Daniel Gafford: 24/12/3/0/1 versus Timberwolves
Jaylen Hoard: 24/21/3/3/0 versus Trail Blazers
Jaxson Hayes: 23/12/1/1/0 versus Kings

I was tempted to give it to Stifle, due to quality of opposition, but Embiid is on a mission right now.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

4/6 Big Man update:

Nikola Vucevic: 13/7/1/1/0 versus Celtics
Rudy Gobert: 20/10/1/1/2 versus Thunder


Honorable Mention
Ivica Zubac: 13/11/1/0/2 versus "Suns"

No award.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

4/8 Big Man update:

Joel Embiid: 30/10/2/1/1 versus Raptors
Karl-Anthony Towns: 21/13/3/0/0 versus Spurs
Jonas Valanciunas: 14/8/2/0/0 versus Trail Blazers
(BMOtN) Nikola Jokic: 35/16/6/4/1 versus Grizzlies

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

4/8 Big Man update:

Bam Adebayo: 24/6/4/2/0 versus Hawks
Nikola Vucevic: 6/5/3/0/0 versus Hornets
DeAndre Ayton: 19/10/4/1/2 versus Jazz
Rudy Gobert: 16/12/2/0/1 versus Suns


Honorable Mention
Jaylen Hoard: 27/17/4/1/1 versus lakers


No award.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

A repeat appears imminent, at this point. Looks like it's Joker's to lose, unless Embiid dominates April.

Embiid was like, "Say less, fam."

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

4/9 Big Man update:

Jonas Valanciunas: 8/1/0/0/0 versus Grizzlies
(BMOtN) Joel Embiid: 41/20/4/2/1 versus Pacers

I wouldn't have even bothered, but 41/20 deserves acknowledgement.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

4/10 Big Man update:

Rudy Gobert: 18/13/1/0/2 versus Trail Blazers


Honorable Mention
Andre Drummond: 20/13/0/0/2 versus Pacers
Moritz Wagner: 14/11/5/2/0 versus "Heat"
Mo Bamba: 21/10/1/0/2 versus "Heat"

Please.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

End of month update:

Big Man of the Month for April is Joel Embiid. Embiid ran away with his third BMOtM award, off the strength of four nightlies, Big Honey and Big Sawfty tie for second, at one apiece.

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


This set up a tiebreaker for Big Man of the Year between Embiid and Jokic, so I went to head-to-head. The 76ers and Nuggets split their regular season series, but then I took a second look at the box scores, and realized that the game that Philadelphia won, Embiid didn't even play in. And so, almost by default, 2021-22 Big Man of the Year is: