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Paul Millsap comes up short of a new KIA

Danny Granger took home the award for Most Improved Player today.  It was a pretty tough year competition-wise for this award.  Both Granger and runner-up Devin Harris had huge years and were the bright spots on their teams.

Paul Millsap finished fourth, right behind Kevin Durant.  

Player Team 1st 2nd 3rd Pts
Danny Granger Indiana 48 37 13 364
Devin Harris New Jersey 43 35 19 339
Kevin Durant Oklahoma City 6 14 11 83
Paul Millsap Utah 3 13 23 77

Millsap had the huge task of filling in for Carlos Boozer's 20 & 10 when Booze went down with an injury.

He did phenomenal during that period and at one point had 19 straight double-doubles (much to Boler & Booner's delight).

Unfortunately, he played so well that he's going to command big money this offseason and that leaves his status as a Jazz man up in the air.

There's no question that the Jazz and fans want him back.  He's the embodiment of hustle and pure "who wants it more" status.  What will the price be and will we be able to afford him will be the biggest question.  The other of course will be, is he the go-to guy for a championship team?  He is definitely a player on a team like that, but do we need to go after someone else to lighten the load on offense?

Ronnie B also finished with 2 3rd-place votes.

Poll
Where would you have ranked Millsap?
1st
57 votes
2nd
35 votes
3rd
33 votes
4th
17 votes
5th
1 votes
Lower
2 votes

145 votes | Poll has closed

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…but Danny Granger went to my high school in New Orleans about ten years after me. We had the same coach. So I’m a fan. The rest of you all ought to like him because he’s a MWC guy.

I'll make it coach.

by MTN on May 12, 2009 5:14 PM MDT reply actions  

I do like him

he’s a really exciting player, and I’m glad he’s repping for UNM/the Mountain West. Besides, he was a fantasy MONSTER for me.

Uh, do you think you could draw me like a ninja?

by Shums on May 12, 2009 6:14 PM MDT up reply actions  

Like Granger, but

why is the award his?
Sure, he scored 6 ppg more, but his rebounds & steals both went down… and he played 13 fewer games (all compared to the season before).

Devin Harris also improved his scoring by 6+ ppg, but also increased his rebounds (barely), steals & assists… while playing more games.

’Sap played 6 fewer games, but his scoring went up by 5+ ppg, and he got 3 rebounds more/game. He also had slight increases to blocks & steals (0.1/game better) and an increase to assists per game (0.8 apg better than the season before).

Maybe it has to do with records? Utah’s record got worse, while Indiana & NJ each had the exact same record.

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by UtesFan89 on May 12, 2009 7:30 PM MDT reply actions  

Most difficult leap is from really good to great

And in a lot of people’s minds, that’s what Granger did, whereas Harris went from good to really good, and Sap’s increased production (as much as I love him and would have voted for him for MIP) was due at least in part to his significant increase in minutes. I dunno, I could be wrong, but that’s how I see it.

by shandonfan on May 12, 2009 9:09 PM MDT up reply actions  

I didn’t like Granger getting the award either. I don’t think he’s deserving of it.

Not sure who my first choice is though … need to ponder that some more.

by NBR on May 17, 2009 1:21 PM MDT up reply actions  

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