The talk of Bogut as MVP has increased of late. Mainly around how he has brought the big man back into the NBL. He has had an influence on the game of the other centres with Hodgson seemingly lifting a gear, Long, McKay to name a few others.

The MVP in the AFL has traditionally gone to a midfielder who gets a lot of ball action and usually features in the scoring. In the NBL, the MVP is typically a high scoring import with Chris Anstey the last Aussie centre to win it in 2007/08.

The last 10 winners have been: Penney, Homocide Williams, Ervin, Lisch, Jackson, Clarke, Conklin, Lisch, Randle, Cotton.

There's plenty of money going to Cotton to go back to back. While Bogut has influenced the key play, there has been numerous games where Cotton has lit up and single handedly brought Perth into the game and won it.

My money is a back to back MVP.

There is an argument for Bogut as MVP, has a player/coach ever won an MVP though?

has a player/coach ever won an MVP though?

Cotton the winner but think it will go to Bogut as he is he face of the NBL and it would be a kick in the ass for him if he didn't win.

MVP race should be really tight but my tip is Cotton

Although with players voting, it may well be the respect factor gets Bogut over the line. Guys like Goulding have spent a lot of time watching Bogut in the NBA

It's on NBL.tv btw

I just saw them go to footage of the lecturn and some heads walking around.

Saw Greg hires face. And then they cut the footage and went back to the picture with the hungry jacks logo and the heading 2019 gala dinner.

Split the screen in 3 on stage? Whose idiotic idea was that?

Dunno but it's a huge fail.

Amongst many other fails all night. You get that. And they have free booze don't they? So maybe not noticing

Tbh I wasn't expecting Te Rangi to get MIP.

I thought Kay deserved it, but Barlow would get it... Seems I was wrong on all counts haha

Michael Ayelen ref of the year. Everytime he refs a Wildcats game they lose.

Barlow shouldn't even have been eligible. How he managed to get nominated I have no idea.

Most Improved player was stolen from Kay's bookcase. Terrible decision.

Yeah I agree kobez. Hence why I expected him to win.

Also I threw up metaphorically EVERYWHERE!!!!! When aylen won ref of the year.

Bogut not accepting his award? Wtf?

Is he injured or just an arogant son of a btch.

That bogut award was weird.

Aylen referee of the year? Really? Yikes.

Who else are they going to give it to Mayberry?

I thought Barlow was a bit stiff to miss out on most improved.

Bogut just took the piss, love it.

Bogut is an idiot. He's ego is shocking. What a boofhead.

Nice speech by the owner.

Not watching- did Bogut win MVP?

He won DPOTY

Not watching (twitter updates aside) either but no, defensive player of the year.

What did Bogut do? for those not watching

I think Bogut might've been saving himself for a more important speech later tonight.

Bogurt did block shots but once he was drawn further out could not defend if his life depended on it.
Bad choice.
If he gets MVP it will only be because he was probably told it was part of his sign on fee.
Others more deserving.

@timberball

He won sport and sent someone else up there to do his speech for him, that he had written for him to say. It was weird and awkward and the flashed to Bogut sitting at the table laughing. Wasnt a great look. But it is what it is

He won dpoty

Why the fk did that get autocorrected to "sport"

Need a GIF made up of Bogut laughing.

Funny how the owner of the NBL said the league is bigger than one person in a direct missile to Bogut lol

I'm on my phone's ATM. Not really able to get that done PW. Might be able to sort you out late tonight or tomorrow morn

Don't complain to Melbourne about Melbourne.

Liam Santamaria not happy with Bogut

Williams smashing Bogut LOL

They are right though

Lol what has Carey been drinking tonight....


Why did she reveal that live???

Bogut won't get MVP now because the NBL is pissed off. Changing of the envelope is taking place.

It will be Bogut...

And it shouldn't be. It should be ware or cotton. But I think it will def be Bogut.

Tbh he has been good, but for me is 3rd in line for the title, but will win it because of the hype of SYD making playoffs, not for what he has done on court

Nah, without Cotton the Wildcats are doomed.

Sydney still can win games without Bogut, they got many options.

Perth only has Cotton who can get into 20pt region.

Reveal what?

@J his name is "Carey" not Corey, and didn't like being teased, being called Carrie. Was an odd reveal. Seemed like he thought Bogut would reveal that after saying his stunt of not accepting the award was a bad look. So got in first incase Bogut wins MVP

@NAME I agree and so do plenty of others. But Liam santa basically admitted he voted for Bogut and in reflection would change his vote.

The voting system, although an improvement... Is still seriously flawed.

Bogut will win the MVP

What time does this finish?

12pm Feb 19th

Well, well, well. Mr Bogut has truly shown his hand or should I say his fat middle finger tonight.

Yuck it up you Pizzagate-worshipping ninny, true fans of basketball will not forget your foul disrespect for this league nor your dopey, shit-eating grin.

Karma will bite this fool hard.

The above post was mine but I must have made a typo. Let the record show Jick will not abide Bogut's buffonery.

So Kay > long eh

Bit of a shock

Kay's first half of the season was sublime; Compared to Long who was inconsistent with foul trouble. Didn't help that NZ only own 12 games which would sway the voters minds a bit.

Long did storm home hard the last 8 or so weeks

Yeah Long's last part of the season was massive.

I had him in the 1sts because of it. But huge congrats to Kay. So stoked for him. Very well deserved

But Liam santa basically admitted he voted for Bogut and in reflection would change his vote.

Good speech from Copes, well done.

Only the coaches votes for mvp. Some coaches hate Bogut as a person. Cotton will win.

Can't be mad with the Kay first team selection. His standard stats were similar to those of Long and probably a lot better in advanced stats. Not to mention team success.

A good pick just quietly

Too much politics

Vickerman a deserved winner over Bevo for mine.

Nice advice Dean, you idiot

Not sure Gaze should've been a Top 3 finalist though.

No Gleeson in the finalists?

Really... Seems like a massive snub to me

As expected Bogut wins MVP

Bogut? You got to be joking. Take him to the 3 point line and he's shit.

Yeah congrats to Bogut.

But he didn't deserve it over ware or cotton for mine.

Was always a pretty obvious outcome though

The MVP is out of 144 votes

18 votes per club

3-2-1 6 votes for each of Captain, Head Coach and Assistant coach.

How is ALL nbl 1st team voted? Santamaria just told Casper it was voted by peers, but what's the voting process there? Just every player submitting their 1st 5?

Damn!!!!!

Had a bet on Cotton at $7 start of season, then bet hedge on Casper.... Bogut was my main risk...damn

Not big dollars but still

Bogut wasn't "obviously" the mvp

He was one of 3 guys who would've all been deserving winners

MVP about the only award I can agree with tonight. Any of Bogut, Cotton or Ware were deserving.
But how the coach of the top side isn't a finalist? How a guy goes from prospect to All NBL first team doesn't get MIP?

yeah I got Bogut early at $14, then again when it was clear at $4 I loaded up on him.

Always good to trust your own eyes when watching all the games instead of listening to experts like Koberulz

Ware had a shocking opening 2 rounds. Also the last 3 games were pretty damn poor. Many nights, Melbourne's best player was Kennedy, Boone or McCarron. Even Goulding and Barlow were huge in some games. Too much depth at Melbourne to just single out Casper

What did I do this time?

Bogut winning this is huge for the cats.

Bryce is going to DESTROY brisbane

Ware had more than a shocking opening two rounds he was poor in United's first 8-9 games. In saying that I thought he deserved MVP but it was obvious after Bogut sending Pineau up to get his DPOTY award that he was going to win MVP.

There were plenty more signs than just that zodiac.

I think the new system is "ok" but still has major flaws. It's maybe better than the previous system. It worked out great for the nbl tonight. But there are gonna be alot of bemused fans after tonight.

Hopefully it's fixed to make voting happen AFTER the season. Because that was one of the major flaws

The Mighty Yarra might just receive a couple more runner up awards tonight.

Casper was easily United's most influential player this season. By a decent margin. CG had some good games and Kennedy is perhaps a sleeper for the playoffs, since his finish to the season has been brilliant, but looking at the season as a whole it was Casper by a mile

Further evidence tonight- that most of us would agree with- Kay and Randle getting in 1st and 2nd team. So Bogut and Cotton had better 2nd bananas than Casper

Can't argue with Bogut as MVP tho. He is elite at rim protection, rebounding and passing. That's a rare combination at any level of basketball.