#SLOE: People's Basketball Sim League

Season 40 Awards

Alright, one last time to enjoy these before they go on hiatus. First thing first, the most important thing- who can claim 3 points for doing their sim civic duty:

digiskunk
IamQuailman
RPF
Soundwave
Eazy P
JNR
WigNosy
greepleairport
NickMalone77
garbageman
letsplayhorse
kucoach7
Wombataholic
false9

Voting breakdown here for those interested.

MVP (1 point)

How does one define "most valuable"? Well, I don't have a dictionary handy, so it was up to the sim voters.

A surprisingly close vote in the inaugural (and final) people's MVP vote.

In a distant 3rd place finish is write in Bryce Dejean-Jones with 2 point.

The 1-2 finishers were separated by a mere 4 points! In 2nd place is...

Boban Marjanovic with 102 points. Which means the winner of the People's MVP is...

Bjorn Ironside with 106 points! Soundwave can claim 1 point

Meme Master (2 points)

How does one define sim success? The banners? The respect of your peers? No, just like real life, it's the memes.

In fourth place with 8 points is.... write-in Wignosy, with fine work like this.

In third place with 10 points is write-in... digiskunk! Who could forget such great memes this season like this.

In second with 12 points is write-in...AB! Truly, our favorite angry banana, with great content like this.

The winner, with a commanding 132 points is....false9 (claim 2 points)! Memes really are the life blood of our league.

Sixth Man of the Year (2 points)

People Magazine may have the "Sexiest Man of the Year" award, but here in sim league we have the...sixth-iest man of the year. Or something.

No write-ins for this one. Checking in with 100 points is Charles Owens of the Heat.

That means your winner is...

Andrew Wiggins of the Portland Trailblazers, adding to an already impressive sim trophy room! kucoach can claim 2 points.

Most Improved Player (2 points)

What is sim existence if not the never-ending quest of improvement? At least until the age of 30, based on TC.

In second place with 6 points is write-in...De'Aaron Fox of the Milwaukee Bucks.

That means nominee Michael Williams of the Indiana Pacers is your winner with 130 points. PaulyP can claim 2 points.

Coach of the Year (5 points)

Someone once wisely stated that coaching was all about tactics and strategy. Which GM showed himself to be the most tactically and strategically sound?

In fourth place with 6 points is write-in...TheSyndicate!

In third place with 10 points is write-in...AngryBanana!

In second place with 16 points is write-in...false9!

That means your Coach of the Year with 108 points is...

IamQuailman of the Milwaukee Bucks! (claim 5, Dougie)

Media Entry of the Year (5 points)

I love reading and listening to good sim content. We've seen a diminished quantity of articles, but there's still good stuff out there. Who had the best to offer this season?

In fourth place with 10 points is write-in..."Get Inside the First Lowe Interruption" by kucoach! I would have said this should be eligible for next season's awards since the bulk of it was after the cutoff but sadly that's not an option

In third place with 60 points is...."The Red Scare and the D5 Arms Race" yet again by kucoach. I bet he'll be seeing red that this wasn't first. Or something.

That leaves two contenders, perennial dominator, Horns and Fangs, and Yellow Heroes. This race was decided by a mere eight points! In second with 78 points is...Horns and Fangs! Wow! Based on my exit polls, the sounds of JNR groaning may have proven costly.

That means your winner, with 86 points, is .... "Yellow Heroes" by kucoach! Yellow was good for gold! kucoach can claim 5 points, but only if he writes a tidbit about the yellowest hero of them all, Scott Ramos.

General Manager of the Year (5 points)

Now for the grand prize, GMOY. Who earned the most respect of their peers this season? GMs kucoach, garbageman, and false9 were all deserved nominees, and there were no write-ins.

Coming in at 74 points....we have both false9 and garbageman! Which means, with 86 points, your General Manager of the Year is...

KUCOACH OF THE PORTLAND TRAILBLAZERS! (claim those 5 sweet points)

Thanks to all twelve of you for reading! Hopefully, this is more of a sim-cation or a Ryan/Chad type retirement than a permanent retirement for these awards. We'll see everyone someday again!