First Quarter NBA Awards: Part One

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A quarter of the 2013-14 NBA season is in the books and if the staff of Posts from the Parquet, my friend Adam Levin-Epstein, and my brother Sam had votes for the major awards, here's what the results would look like....

(Bold name is the recipient of the most votes)
 

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER:

Danny: Lebron James

Ankit: Kevin Durant

Jack: Kevin Love

Marquist: Kevin Love

Dontae: Kevin Love

Sam: Kevin Love
Levin-Ep: Lebron James

"[He's] the best player on the planet, and I don't think it's close" -Levin Ep

"I just don't see how anyone in the league is more valuable than the King.  If he left Miami, a 60+ win team, the Heat would  then win at most 20 games. That exact situation already happened in Cleveland.  Now, Lebron James is statistically the most efficient offensive player ever and he's by far the best player in the game. Everyone should have to vote for the best player in the league for MVP. But it looks like K-Love is taking this award if only PFTP writers are voting. Love shouldn't even be eligible for this award because even though he's putting up monster numbers, his team still isn't good." -Danny Emerman

 

MOST IMPROVED PLAYER:

Danny: Lance Stephenson

Ankit: Eric Bledsoe

Jack: Isaiah Thomas

Marquist: Jeff Green

Dontae: Anthony Davis

Sam: Eric Bledsoe
Levin-Ep: Eric Bledsoe

"[In my opinion,] Jeff Green took control of the team after Pierce and KG left. He deserves to win MIP" -Marquist Parker

COACH OF THE YEAR:

Danny: Terry Stotts

Ankit: Terry Stotts

Jack: Jeff Hornacek

Marquist: Brad Stevens

Dontae: Terry Stotts

Sam: Terry Stotts
Levin-Ep: Terry Stotts

"With essentially five players scoring in double figures, [assistant coach] Neil Olshey and Terry Stotts have built this team from the ground up and while they flashed potential last season, due to the lack of bench production they were unable to grab a playoff spot in the tightly contested West. This season is different...Standing tall at 20-4, Stotts has turned this team around with multiple stars in LaMarcus Aldridge and Damian Lilliard and surrounding them with above average contributors. Stotts has devised a hard-nosed team and hope to see the Indiana Pacers in the Finals." -Ankit Mehra

ROOKIE OF THE YEAR:

 

Danny: Michael Carter-Williams

Ankit: Tim Hardaway Jr.

Jack: Michael Carter-Williams

Marquist: Michael Carter-Williams

Dontae: Michael Carter-Williams

Sam: Tim Hardaway Jr.
Levin-Ep: MCW

"[Carter-Williams] leads all rookies in scoring, rebounding, and assists...tough to argue with having MC-Dubs as the leader of the ROY candidates." -Adam Levin Epstein
 

SIXTH MAN OF THE YEAR:

 

Danny: Manu Ginobili

Ankit: Tyreke Evans

Jack: Jamal Crawford

Marquist: Manu Ginobili

Dontae: Tyreke Evans

Sam: Tyreke Evans

Levin-Ep: Jeremy Lin
 

"An honorable mention for this category should be Celtics guard Jordan Crawford. He has really stepped up in his new role as point guard." -Danny Emerman

"I really wanted to vote Dion Waiters here, but it's gotta be Tyreke." -Sam Emerman

DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR:

 

Danny: Roy Hibbert

Ankit: Roy Hibbert

Jack: Roy Hibbert

Marquist: Dwight Howard

Dontae: Roy Hibbert 

Sam: Roy Hibbert

Levin-Ep: Roy Hibbert
 

"Paul George, Tim Duncan, Lebron James, and Avery Bradley also deserve to be in the conversation but nobody has been better on the defensive side of the ball than Hibbert." -Danny Emerman

 

 

This post is part one of a two-part series. In part two, Levin-Ep and I will choose the NBA First and Second teams and predict the winner of the 2013-2014 NBA Finals! Be sure to check it out...