Mr. Underrated.
Get rid of the most improved player award and replace it with Mr. Underrated. The MIP award is so random and it requires you to judge how bad a player was last year. Either way it’s a backhanded compliment. Mr. Underrated – entirely invented by my imagination - is determined by a complex formula of fan, player, coach and stat geek voting along with jersey sales, sponsorships, etc. All the data would be sent to a special committee (or maybe just one guy?) which would compile it and come up with Mr. Underrated. The catch is that no one knows who Mr. Underrated is until the title changes hands. Then the old Mr. Underrated is announced and awarded with some memento as well as the dubious distinction of now being officially “so underrated he’s overrated”. Hypothetically, Shawn Marion has won this award at least twice. The current Mr. Underrated is Danny Granger who barely edged out David West after he made the All-Star game last season.
posted by Gen at
4:26 PM
3 Comments:
Funny idea, but I don't think Most Improved is that much of a back handed compliment. Yeah, it admits that the player wasn't particularly good to begin with, but at least when you receive it your somebody that's really worth mention. But Mr. Underrated does have a funny ring to it, kind of like Mr. Irrelevant.
if there were a Mr. Underrated award a guy from San Antonio or Utah will always win.
agree with squirrelyearl - I'd say that 6th man of the year is much more backhanded (or just ridiculous when pseudo-starters like Ben Gordon or Manu win it).
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