TSMs NBA 2012/13 Awards

  If you could use one word to describe the talent in the NBA, one word comes to mind, Greatness. Throughout the 2012-13 season we saw amazing feats of record-breaking achievements to awe-inspiring plays and highlight-reel material posterzing dunks, aswell as a great sense of overall team-play. The 2012/13 NBA season was one to remember. These are the TSM NBA Awards 2012/13. The TSM team and close associates have picked 5 nominees for each award and have voted.

There are 13 awards for the taking:

Match of the Year, Coach of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year, Most Improved Player, Underachiever of the Year,  Mr. Villian, Mr. Nice Guy, Defensive Player of the Year, The LOL Award, Best Throwdown of the Year, The All-NBA Teams, Rookie of the Year, and the notorious MVP award.

#1 – Match of the Year (excluding Playoffs)

 

 – Boston Celtics @ Denver Nuggets – February 10, 2013
 – Miami HEAT @ Chicago Bulls –  March 27, 2013
 – Toronto Raptors @ LA Lakers – March 8, 2013
 – Miami HEAT @ Boston Celtics – March 18, 2013
 –  Golden State Warriors @ NY Knicks – February 27, 2013

WINNER – Boston Celtics @ Denver Nuggets – February 10, 2013:  

Paul Pierce finished with his second triple-double of the past two weeks, as the Boston Celtics fought their way past the Denver Nuggets with a 118-114 win in a TRIPLE overtime thriller, which consisted of CLUTCH shot-after-shot.

 

  #2 – Coach of the Year

 

 – George Karl, Denver Nuggets – (57-25 Record)

 – Tom Thibodeau, Chicago Bulls – (45-37 Record)

 – Erik Spoelstra, Miami HEAT – (66-16 Record)

 – Gregg Popovich, San Antonio Spurs – (58-24 Record)

 – Mark Jackson, Golden State Warriors – 47-35 Record)

WINNER – Gregg Popovich – San Antonio Spurs

Gregg Popovich, widely regarded as the best coach in the NBA and one of the greatest of all-time, lead the Spurs to their 14th straight 50+ win season, a NBA record. Although coming up short in the NBA Finals, Greg Popovich proved once again why he is the best. 

#3 – Sixth Man of the Year

 

 – Jamal Crawford, Los Angeles Clippers

 – Jarrett Jack, Golden State Warriors

 – JR Smith, New York Knicks

 – Kevin Martin, Oklahoma City Thunder

 – Jeff Green, Boston Celtics

WINNER – JR Smith – New York Knicks

JR Smith averaged 18.1 points in 80 games, all off the bench. He had 29 games in which he scored 20 points as a reserve, and this lead to the TSM to vote JR Smith as the Sixth Man of the Year. Some may have complained about coming off the bench, but Smith honored the opportunity and thrived.

#4 – Most Improved Player

 

 – Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio Spurs

 – Greivis Vasquez, New Orleans Pelicans

 – Jeff Green, Boston Celtics

 – John Wall, Washington Wizards

 – Paul George, Indiana Pacers

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WINNER – Paul George – Indiana Pacers

As evident, Paul George is set for a monster 2014. Not just by looking at his stats, but if you tuned into the ECF Pacers vs. HEAT, you would see the confidence oozing from the Fresno State star. He looked confidence on offense, handing out multiple posterzers and highlight reel material throw-downs. In addition, on defense, he strived tremendously, matching-up with LeBron and helping to limit his offensive production. 
 

Most Improved Player, Paul George pic.twitter.com/dwrBewSUrB
— Beyond The Buzzer (@BeyondTheBuzzer) April 23, 2013

 

 #5 – Underachiever(s) of the Year

 – Oklahoma City Thunder
 – Jeremy Lin, Houston Rockets
 – Andrew Bynum, Philadelphia 76ers
 – Los Angeles Lakers
 – Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls

WINNER – Los Angeles Lakers

After a incredible offseason that bought 2x MVP Steve Nash and the best Center in the NBA Dwight Howard to L.A., the Lakers looked prime to win the championship with one of the greatest starting 5s in recent memory.

Must’ve been fools gold pic.twitter.com/0I0FjyKlf8
— Trey Adell (@TreyAdell) April 29, 2013

 However, this wasn’t the case, and the team struggled from beginning to end. It was a complete disaster.

#6 – Mr. Villain Award

 

 – LeBron James, Miami HEAT
 – Ray Allen, Miami HEAT
 – Kobe Bryant, Los Angeles Lakers
 – David Stern
 – Dwight Howard, Los Angeles Lakers

WINNER – Dwight Howard – Los Angeles Lakers

In 2008-2009 Dwight Howard was soaring in Orlando and was at the height of his popularity. But it all turned sour during the 2012 season as Dwight vented his frustration at the Magic’ franchise. After a turbulent, indecisive offseason, Dwight Howard joined L.A. and looked destined for greatness, but the Lakers struggled and much blame was put on Dwight, from fans and from Kobe. Dwight once again made headline this 2013 offseason as he decided to join Houston which angered many fans as they question his loyalty.

#7 – Mr. Nice Guy Award

 

 – Jason Kidd, New York Knicks

 – Jerry Stackhouse, Brooklyn Nets

 – Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder

 – Grant Hill, Los Angeles Clippers

 – Tim Duncan, San Antonio Spurs

WINNER – Tim Duncan – San Antonio Spurs

With 4 rings, 2 MVPs, 14 All-Stars and numerous other accolades, Tim Duncan has a lot to brag about. However, he is always focused on the game and on the court, helping his teammates where possible. He keeps everything on the court and doesn’t share his life to the public media.

Some say he is boring, but they only say that because he plays smart, effective, fundamental basketball. His style is not flashy, it’s not loaded with highlight dunks and fancy passes. But he is one of the most effective players because he’s smart… He doesn’t make stupid statements at press conferences, Timmy D always keeps it calm and collected. He lets his game do the talking.

#8 – Defensive Player of the Year

 

 – Serge Ibaka, Oklahoma City Thunder

 – LeBron James, Miami HEAT

 – Josh Smith, Atlanta Hawks

 – Avery Bradley, Boston Celtics

 – Marc Gasol, Memphis Grizzlies

WINNER – Josh Smith – Atlanta Hawks

Josh Smith had a stellar season on both ends of the floor, vicious throw-downs on one end, and game-changing blocks on the other. A real defensive and offensive beast in the paint.

#9 – The LOL Award

 – Miami HEAT,  Harlem Shake

 – Bulls’ inbound pass

– Brandon Knight’s Tweet after being POSTERIZED by DeAndre Jordan

It wasn’t in the scouting reports that the clippers threw lobs lol
— Brandon E Knight (@BrandonKnight07) March 11, 2013

 – Russell Westbrook’s rejection on Denver’s Mascot

 WINNER…

GIF: Wait what?!

 JAVALE MCGEE!

 

 #10 – Throw-down of the Year

 – DeaAndre Jordan, Los Angeles Clippers

 – Blake Griffin, Los Angeles Clippers

 – LeBron James, Miami HEAT

 – Jeff Green, Boston Celtics

 – Harrison Barnes, Golden State Warriors

 

 WINNER – DeAndre Jordan – Los Angeles Clippers

#11 – Rookie of the Year

 

 – Dion Waiters, Cleveland Cavaliers

 – Bradley Beal, Washington Wizards

 – Andre Drummond, Detroit Pistons

 – Damian Lillard, Portland TrailBlazers

 – Anthony Davis, New Orleans Pelicans

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WINNER – Damian Lillard – Portland TrailBlazers 

Damian Lillard’s time is almost now. Winning the 2013 NBA Rookie of the Year award, averaging 19.0 Points, 6.5 Assists, 3.1 Rebounds, confirmed what most of us already know about the Portland Trail Blazers guard—he’s on the precipice of stardom. Lillard has joined the company of big names such as Kyrie Irving, Derrick Rose, LeBron James, Kevin Durant and Chris Paul, among others.
 

#12 – All-NBA Teams

All-NBA Team #1

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Position	Player	Team
PG	Tony Parker	San Antonio Spurs
SG	Kobe Bryant	Los Angeles Lakers
SF	LeBron James	Miami HEAT
PF	Kevin Durant	Oklahoma City Thunder
C	Tim Duncan	San Antonio Spurs

All-NBA Team #2

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Position	Player	Team
PG	Chris Paul	Los Angeles Clippers
SG	Dwyane Wade	Miami HEAT
SF	Carmelo Anthony	New York Knicks
PF	Blake Griffin	Los Angeles Clippers
C	Dwight Howard	Los Angeles Lakers

All-NBA Team #3 

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Position	Player	Team
PG	Rajon Rondo/Russell Westbrook	Boston Celtics/Oklahoma City Thunder
SG	James Harden	Houston Rockets
SF	Paul George	Indiana Pacers
PF	Kevin Garnett	Boston Celtics
C	Joakim Noah/Marc Gasol	Chicago Bulls/Memphis Grizzlies

Defensive Team of the Year

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Position	Player	Team
PG	Mike Conley	Memphis Grizzlies
SG	Avery Bradley/Tony Allen	Boston Celtics/Memphis Grizzlies
SF	LeBron James	Miami HEAT
PF	Josh Smith	Atlanta Hawks
C	Dwight Howard	Los Angeles Lakers

All-NBA Rookie Team #1

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Position	Player	Team	Draft Pick No.
PG	Damian Lillard	Portland TrailBlazers	Round 1 – Pick #6
SG	Bradley Beal	Washington Wizards	Round 1 – Pick #3
SF	Harrison Barnes	Golden State Warriors	Round 1 – Pick #7
PF	Anthony Davis	New Orleans Pelicans	Round 1 – Pick #1
C	Andre Drummond	Detroit Pistons	Round 1 –Pick #9

All-NBA Rookie Team #2

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Position	Player	Team	Draft Pick No.
PG	Dion Waiters	Cleveland Cavaliers	Round 1 – Pick #3
SG	Kyle Singler	Detroit Pistons	Round 2 – Pick #33
SF	Michael-Kidd Gilchrist	Charlotte Bobcats	Round 1 – Pick #2
PF	Tyler Zeller	Cleveland Cavaliers	Round 1 – Pick #17
C	Jonas Valančiūnas	Toronto Raptors	Round 1 –Pick #5

#13 – MVP

 – Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder

 – Carmelo Anthony, New York Knicks

 – Chris Paul, Los Angeles Clippers

 – LeBron James, Miami HEAT

 – Tony Parker, San Antonio Spurs

WINNER – LeBron James – Miami HEAT 

Well, was there any doubt? Whether you hate him or not, you cannot deny that LeBron is the greatest basketball player on the planet without a doubt, and one of the greatest athletes in Sports History. Fresh off of his 1st ring, 3rd MVP, NBA Finals MVP & Olympic Gold Medal in 2012, LeBron James got straight back to work in 2013 and lead the HEAT to an impressive 66-16 record, topping the Eastern Conference, and then ultimately leading them to the championship. 

This is LeBron’s 4th straight MVP award, and he’s not done yet. 

 

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