Big (Man) Love, 2022-23 season

[chief bromden]

3//15 Big Man update:

Joel Embiid: 36/18/4/0/4 [6 to] versus Cavaliers
Bam Adebayo: 26/8/3/0/3 versus Grizzlies
Domantas Sabonis: 14/17/10/1/1 versus Bulls
Nikola Vucevic: 20/14/3/0/0 versus Kings
Alperen Şengün: 13/9/6/1/2 versus lakers
Rudy Gobert: 15/6/1/1/0 versus Celtics

Honorable Mention
Christian Wood: 28/13/3/0/1 versus Spurs

No top tier big men playing in the nightcap, but I'll wait until morning to make it official, anyway. On the one hand, Embiid's line is tasty, and the Cavaliers are a better team than the Bulls. On the other hand, Allen didn't play, and Sabonis put up a 3D versus another top big... decisions, decisions.

Vuc is a fraudulent big man.

 

[mrlaze]

In before the Domas announcement.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

3/16 Big Man update:

Nikola Jokic: 30/10/9/1/1 versus Pistons
(BMOtN) Domantas Sabonis: 24/21/5/0/4 versus Nets
Pascal Siakam: 25/14/8/0/0 versus Thunder
Myles Turner: 11/8/3/0/0 versus Bucks
DeAndre Ayton: 16/7/0/0/1 versus Magic

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

3/17 Big Man update:

(BMOtN) Joel Embiid: 38/13/5/0/4 versus Hornets
John Collins: 22/5/0/1/1 versus Warriors
Clint Capela: 6/9/2/0/2 versus Warriors
Rudy Gobert: 21/19/1/0/5 versus Bulls
Nikola Vucevic: 21/11/4/2/3 versus Timberwolves
Jonas Valančiūnas: 22/17/0/0/4 versus Rockets
Alperen Şengün: 17/11/1/2/0 versus Pelicans
Anthony Davis: 26/10/3/0/1 versus Mavericks

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

3/18 Big Man update:

Nikola Jokic: 24/10/8/0/1 versus Knicks
Rudy Gobert: 14/12/3/0/1 versus Raptors
Pascal Siakam: 27/10/6/0/0 versus Timberwolves
Joel Embiid: 31/7/7/0/2 versus Pacers
Myles Turner: 20/5/2/0/1 versus 76ers
(BMOtN) Domantas Sabonis: 30/9/10/1/1 versus Wizards
Bam Adebayo: 23/7/4/2/0 versus Bulls
Nikola Vucevic: 12/10/2/0/1 versus Heat


Honorable Mention
Wendell Carter, Jr.: 27/12/2/3/2 versus Clippers
Walker Kessler: 12/14/1/0/3 versus Celtics

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

3/19 Big Man update:

(BMOtN) Nikola Jokic: 22/17/10/2/0 versus Nets
Bam Adebayo: 22/10/5/0/3 versus Pistons
John Collins: 14/6/2/0/0 versus Spurs
Clint Capela: 15/12/1/1/1 versus Spurs
Jonas Valančiūnas: 21/12/2/1/2 versus Rockets
Alperen Şengün: 9/7/6/1/1 versus Pelicans
Pascal Siakam: 13/12/7/2/0 versus Bucks
Anthony Davis: 15/11/1/2/4 versus Magic


Honorable Mention
James Wiseman: 22/11/0/0/0 versus Heat
Jusuf Nurkic: 23/11/5/0/2 versus Clippers

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

3/20 Big Man update:

Myles Turner: 20/7/5/0/0 versus Hornets
*Nikola Vucevic: 21/12/2/4/0 versus 76ers
Joel Embiid: 37/16/1/1/3 versus Bulls
Rudy Gobert: 16/7/3/1/1 versus Knicks
Domantas Sabonis: 12/12/9/1/0 versus Jazz

On second thought, that line is kinda mid. No award, unless needed for a tiebreaker.

Spoiler

There ain't gonna be no tiebreaker involving Nikola Vucevic.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

3/21 Big Man update:

John Collins: 15/8/1/1/1 versus Pistons
Clint Capela: 12/16/0/2/2 versus Pistons
Myles Turner: 20/7/5/0/0 versus Hornets
Jarrett Allen: 12/14/1/0/2 versus Nets
*Jonas Valančiūnas: 19/15/5/0/0 versus Spurs
Domantas Sabonis: 16/13/12/1/0 [6 to] versus Celtics

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

3/22 Big Man update:

(BMOtN) Nikola Jokic: 31/12/7/3/0 versus Wizards
Edrice Adebayo: 15/7/3/1/1 versus Knicks
Myles Turner: 16/7/3/0/1 versus Raptors
Pascal Siakam: 31/10/7/0/1 versus Pacers
Joel Embiid: 12/7/7/1/1 versus Bulls (injured 2nd quarter [calf])
Nikola Vucevic: 8/5/2/1/0 versus 76ers
Alperen Şengün: 25/8/4/2/0 versus Grizzlies
John Collins: 16/5/2/0/0 versus Timberwolves
Clint Capela: 11/8/3/0/0 versus Timberwolves
Rudy Gobert: 12/12/2/1/1 versus Hawks
Karl-Anthony Towns: 22/4/3/2/0 versus Hawks
Anthony Davis: 27/9/5/1/0 versus Suns


Honorable Mention
Jaren Jackson, Jr.: 37/10/2/1/2 versus Rockets

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

3/23 Big Man update:

Jarrett Allen: 12/10/2/1/1 versus Nets
Jonas Valančiūnas: 20/19/3/1/0 versus Hornets

Honorable Mention
(BMOtN) Evan Mobley: 26/16/3/1/4 versus Nets

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

3/24 Big Man update:

Pascal Siakam: 32/5/9/1/0 versus Pistons
Alperen Şengün: 7/5/2/1/0 versus Grizzlies
Nikola Vucevic: 23/15/4/1/0 versus Trail Blazers
(BMOtN) Domantas Sabonis: 27/9/9/1/0 versus Suns
Joel Embiid: 46/9/8/2/1 versus Warriors
Anthony Davis: 37/14/0/1/0 versus Thunder

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

3/25 Big Man update:

John Collins: 21/2/3/1/2 versus Pacers
Clint Capela: 17/17/2/0/1 versus Pacers
Edrice Adebayo: 16/7/2/1/1 versus Nets
Nikola Jokic: 31/6/11/1/0 versus Bucks
Domantas Sabonis: 16/15/7/0/0 versus Jazz
Joel Embiid: 28/10/4/0/2 versus Suns
Jonas Valančiūnas: 17/13/4/1/1 versus Clippers


Honorable Mention
Walker Kessler: 31/11/2/1/1 versus Kings
(BMOtN) Bismack Biyombo: 17/13/1/0/5 versus 76ers

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

3/26 Big Man update:

Nikola Vucevic: 4/2/1/1/0 versus lakers (ejected 2nd quarter)
Anthony Davis: 15/9/5/1/1 versus Bulls
John Collins: 9/10/1/0/0 versus Grizzlies
Clint Capela: 18/16/1/1/4 versus Grizlies
Alperen Şengün: 14/8/4/1/0 versus Cavaliers
(BMOtN) Jarrett Allen: 24/14/2/1/3 versus Rockets
Pascal Siakam: 19/11/2/1/0 versus Wizards
Rudy Gobert: 10/18/2/0/1 versus Warriors
Karl-Anthony Towns: 14/5/3/2/0 versus Warriors

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

3/27 Big Man update:

Alperen Şengün: 11/5/1/0/1 versus Knicks
DeAndre Ayton: 14/8/0/0/0 versus Jazz
Nikola Jokic: 25/17/12/0/2 versus 76ers
Rudy Gobert: 16/16/4/0/2 versus Kings
Domantas Sabonis: 24/10/4/1/0 versus Timberwolves
Nikola Vucevic: 20/8/5/0/0 versus Clippers
(BMOtN) Jonas Valančiūnas: 10/21/0/0/2 versus Trail Blazers


Honorable Mention
Brook Lopez: 24/14/2/1/2 versus Pistons
Bobby Portis: 21/14/2/0/1 versus Pistons

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

3/28 Big Man update:

John Collins: 12/7/2/0/0 versus Cavaliers
Clint Capela: 12/10/2/0/0 versus Cavaliers
Bam Adebayo: 21/12/4/1/0 versus Raptors
Pascal Siakam: 26/9/5/0/1 versus Heat
Jonas Valančiūnas: 11/9/5/0/0 versus Warriors


Honborable Mention
Evan Mobley: 20/15/6/1/4 versus Hawks

Would have been Mobley, if the Cavs had won. But they didn't. So, no award.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

3/29 Big Man update:

Alperen Şengün: 21/12/2/1/1 versus Nets
Edrice Adebayo: 9/11/4/1/0 versus Knicks
Joel Embiid: 25/9/3/1/1 versus Mavericks
(BMOtN) Anthony Davis: 38/10/4/2/2 versus Bulls
Nikola Vucevic: 29/12/6/0/0 versus lakers
Domantas Sabonis: 19/12/4/1/0 versus "Trail Blazers"
Rudy Gobert: 7/15/2/2/0 [6 to] versus Suns
Karl-Anthony Towns: 28/8/2/0/0 versus Suns
DeAndre Ayton: 10/4/0/1/3 versus Timberwolves

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

3/30 Big Man update:

Jonas Valančiūnas: 15/12/4/0/1 versus Nuggets

Yeah, right.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

3/31 Big Man update:

Nikola Vucevic: 21/8/0/0/0 versus Hornets
Pascal Siakam: 14/4/7/0/0 versus 76ers
Joel Embiid: 25/12/1/0/1 versus Raptors
John Collins: 5/2/1/0/0 versus Nets
Clint Capela: 6/6/0/1/0 versus Nets
Alperen Şengün: 15/13/7/0/0 versus Pistons
(BMOtN) Anthony Davis: 38/17/0/1/2 versus Timberwolves
Rudy Gobert: 14/11/1/2/0 versus lakers
Karl-Anthony Towns: 23/8/3/0/0 versus lakers
Domantas Sabonis: 28/12/8/2/0 versus Trail Blazers
DeAndre Ayton: 8/10/1/1/0 versus Nuggets


Honorable Mention
Walker Kessler: 20/10/2/0/3 versus Celtics

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

End of Month update:



Big Man of the Month for March is Domantas Sabonis. Sabonis and Anthony Davis were each tied with five awards, so I had to go to a second tiebreaker, which was team winning percentage in the month of March (Sabonis .667, Davis .625).


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

October: Pascal Siakam
November: Joel Embiid
December: Joel Embiid
January: Nikola Jokic
February: Nikola Jokic
March: Domantas Sabonis


Due to earning two Big Man of the Night awards as an Honorable Mention in March, the following player(s) will receive probationary addition to the nightly Top Tier Big Man listing:

Evan Mobley (CLE)

The following player(s) probationary period has ended:

Clint Capela (ATL)
Myles Turner (IND)
Pascal Siakam (TOR)

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

4/1 Big Man update:

Jonas Valančiūnas: 23/12/0/0/1 versus Clippers

No award.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

4/2 Big Man update:

Nikola Vucevic: 13/10/2/1/1 versus Grizzlies
Rudy Gobert: 10/15/3/0/0 versus Trail Blazers
Karl-Anthony Towns: 8/9/3/0/0 versus Trail Blazers
John Collins: 18/10/1/2/0 versus Mavericks
Domantas Sabonis: 26/8/6/1/1 versus Spurs
(BMOtN) Anthony Davis: 40/9/1/0/2 versus Rockets
Alperen Şengün: 18/15/5/2/3 versus lakers
DeAndre Ayton: 19/11/0/0/0 versus Thunder
Jarrett Allen: 15/7/1/1/0 versus Pacers
Evan Mobley: 14/16/4/0/4 versus Pacers
Joel Embiid: 28/9/5/0/0 versus Bucks

Not a fan of single-digit rebounds, but forty points with no three-point attempts will get you Big Man of the Night.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

4/4 Big Man update:

Edrice Adebayo: 18/4/2/2/0 versus Pistons
Jarrett Allen: 12/7/2/0/2 versus Magic
Evan Mobley: 14/7/4/1/1 versus Magic
Rudy Gobert: 12/12/2/0/1 versus Nets
Karl-Anthony Towns: 22/14/5/0/0 versus Nets
(BMOtN) Joel Embiid: 52/13/6/0/2 versus Celtics
John Collins: 9/6/2/0/2 versus Bulls
Nikola Vucevic: 18/10/3/0/0 versus Hawks
Nikola Jokic: 14/10/4/2/3 versus Rockets
Alperen Şengün: 20/10/7/3/1 versus Nuggets
Domantas Sabonis: 18/12/11/0/0 versus Pelicans
Jonas Valančiūnas: 13/8/4/0/0 versus Kings
Anthony Davis: 21/14/6/2/2 versus Jazz
DeAndre Ayton: 19/11/1/1/1 versus Spurs


Honorable Mention
Jalen Duren: 20/14/1/1/1 versus Heat
Bobby Portis: 19/20/4/0/0 versus Wizards

 

[Ozymandias]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1643641780129210368

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

4/5 Big Man update:

John Collins: 23/3/0/0/0 versus Wizards
Nikola Vucevic: 21/11/4/0/0 versus Bucks
Jonas Valančiūnas: 4/6/1/1/3 versus Grizzlies
Domantas Sabonis: 19/11/11/1/0 versus Mavericks
Anthony Davis: 17/11/3/1/2 versus Clippers

Honorable Mention
Daniel Gafford: 25/10/1/1/2 versus Hawks
Pascal Siakam: 28/11/4/2/0 versus Celtics
(BMOtN) Bobby Portis: 27/13/1/1/0 versus Bulls

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

4/6 Big Man update:

Edrice Adebayo: 14/8/1/0/0 versus 76ers
Joel Embiid: 21/6/2/0/2 versus Heat
DeAndre Ayton: 16/5/2/0/2 versus "Nuggets"

I really don't care what happens in the fourth quarter; there ain't gonna be no award.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

4/7 Big Man update:

Alperen Şengün: 14/21/3/2/1 versus Hornets
John Collins: 10/8/0/0/1 versus "76ers"
Jonas Valančiūnas: 8/12/1/0/3 versus "Knicks"
Nikola Vucevic: 20/10/4/0/0 versus Mavericks
*Anthony Davis: 14/21/4/0/3 versus "Suns"

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

4/8 Big Man update:

Nikola Jokic: 6/10/10/2/0 versus "Jazz"
Rudy Gobert: 10/13/5/1/4 versus Spurs
Karl-Anthony Towns: 22/8/8/0/2 versus Spurs


Honorable Mention
Micah Potter: 10/10/1/1/0 versus Nuggets


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[Mr. S£im Citrus]

4/9 Big Man update:

Jarrett Allen: 4/6/1/0/1 versus Hornets
Evan Mobley: 6/5/0/0/0 versus Hornets
Edrice Adebayo: 4/3/1/1/0 versus Magic
Alperen Şengün: 12/12/6/2/2 versus Wizards
Jonas Valančiūnas: 11/18/1/0/1 versus Timberwolves
Rudy Gobert: 2/3/0/0/0 versus Pelicans
Karl-Anthony Towns: 30/8/2/0/1 versus Pelicans
Domantas Sabonis: 14/9/5/0/2 versus "Nuggets"
Anthony Davis: 16/13/3/3/4 versus "Jazz"


Honorable Mention
Mark Williams: 22/10/0/1/2 versus Cavaliers
(BMOtN) Udonis Haslem: 24/3/0/0/1 versus Magic (Final game of his career? **** it, why not?)
Dominik Barlow: 21/19/1/1/1 versus "Mavericks"
Kenny Lofton, Jr.: 42/14/0/1/0 versus "Thunder"
Oliver Sarr: 22/15/1/1/0 versus "Grizzlies"

 

[mrlaze]

Petition to permanently remove Gobert from consideration.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

End of Month update:



Big Man of the Month for April is Anthony Davis. Davis and Embiid were each tied with one award apiece (!!!), and the tiebreaker went to Davis.


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

October: Pascal Siakam
November: Joel Embiid
December: Joel Embiid
January: Nikola Jokic
February: Nikola Jokic
March: Domantas Sabonis
April: Anthony Davis

For the second year in a row, it came down to a tie between Embiid and Jokic. So we go to the tiebreaker, which in this case is team winning percentage, and this time the 2022-23 Big Man of the Year is....