This has been a year full of uncovering problems that need to be fixed immediately. The one-and-done rule is a personal thorn in my side. And that is something the NBA has control over.
Now, we have another problem on our hands people. It is a tradition for NBA personnel, players and fans alike. It is where we all get together and have a year-long argument about NBA Awards. Who deserves them? Who did you not see being a candidate? We all have countless conversations and heated arguments about who should get what award, but for some reason the voters are incapable of voting in a collectively smart matter. The worst was the final tally of the Defensive Player of the Year. Here are the results. Answer this question for me as you look.
Do any of these votes seem pointless to you?
If you said all of the players that are below Anthony Davis, then go buy yourself some Chips Ahoy and chow down.
100+ votes wasted. Who the hell would give Tony Allen a first-place vote? I mean yes, he’s a beast on the defensive end, but he clearly isn’t 1st place. Allen and most of the others on that list have no place being there.
It doesn’t stop there. The voters started to report on themselves. Calling each other out on their votes!
The real difference: Green did not receive a vote on 42 ballots. Leonard was left off 26 ballots
— Marcus Thompson (@ThompsonScribe) April 23, 2015
@ZachLowe_NBA It would be nice if we could just celebrate things instead of trying to tear it all down all the time. It gets depressing.
— Tim Bontemps (@TimBontemps) April 23, 2015
Is this what we’re doing now? Watching PROFESSIONAL basketball writers roast each other on their votes? Come on people! This is just childish now. I’m not sure what’s worse: the fact that writers are deliberately leaving out players to make their votes more significant, or the fact that they’re calling each other out like they’re 14 year olds.
So, what should happen? Well firstly, grow up. If you’re going to waste your vote on somebody that has no chance of winning the award, DON’T VOTE AT ALL. ‘But Charlie, how can the NBA get the voters to actually vote?’
It’s simple. The NBA creates a shortlist. A top 5. And only then will the voters do their thing. They rate the top 5 from 1-5. If they don’t want to vote for a player. TOO BAD. Be a professional and grow up. I don’t see how hard this is. Does it really hurt you that bad if you know that Draymond Green is the rightful winner?
Celtics broadcaster Tommy Heinsohn left Steve Kerr and Draymond Green off his ballots along with Kawhi Leonard.
— Diamond Leung (@diamond83) April 23, 2015
Clearly.
