Monday, December 10, 2012

7th Men of the NBA

 I've been mulling the idea for awhile, and believe some credit or investigation at the very least should go to finding the NBA's best seventh men. The Sixth Man of the Year Award is handed out annually to the player who most impacts his team from the bench. Guys like Manu Ginobili, James Harden, Lamar Odom and Jamal Crawford have been recognized for their contributions while out of the starting lineup, but the teams with depth who can made the first substitution of the game a double are truly dangerous. Obviously injuries, coaching strategy, and other circumstances shift a player's role, but here's an attempt at making a top 10 for the season so far,

1. Eric Bledsoe, LAC - 10.1ppg, 3.0apg, 50%FG, 0 games started, behind sixth man Jamal Crawford
2. Jeff Green, BOS - 9.8ppg, 3.0rpg, 45%FG, 0 games started, behind sixth man Courtney Lee
3. Derrick Favors, UTA - 9.3ppg, 7.5rpg, 2 games started, behind sixth man Randy Foye
4. Larry Sanders, MIL - 7.6ppg, 7.7rpg, 3 games started, behind sixth man Mike Dunleavy 
5. Steve Novak, NYK - 8.6ppg, 47 3s, 0 games started, behind sixth man JR Smith
6. Amir Johnson, TOR - 7.3ppg, 5.4rpg, 50%FG, 0 games started behind sixth man Jose Calderon
7. Nick Collison, OKC - 6.1ppg, 3.9rpg, 64%FG, 0 games started behind sixth man Kevin Martin
8. Stephen Jackson, SAS - 7.7ppg, 4.3rpg, 2 games started, behind sixth man Manu Ginobili
9. CJ Watson, BRK - 6.7ppg, 1.8apg, 1.3rpg, 0 games started, behind sixth man Andray Blatche
10. Taj Gibson, CHI - 5.9ppg, 4.5rpg, 0 games started, behind sixth man Nate Robinson

Also... Udonis Haslem, Andre Miller, JJ Barea?


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