D2.0
Years ago
Is Antonius Cleveland worthy of NBL First Team?
In the thread discussing the NBL awards, his name is mentioned 3 times:
Once for being nominated, and twice for winning.
So perhaps I'm not the only one who didn't have him on their radar?
I know he played in the NBA, and he's clearly been good for the Hawks,
but I haven't seen enough of him to be super impressed, one way or the other.
DPOTY is very holistic and relies on seeing a lot more of his games than I did, so I certainly can't dispute his selection. He gets plenty of steals and quite a few blocks, and you have to admire his hustle on D.
But his 1st team selection baffles me.
Under the rules of selection he's been chosen as a backcourt or "outside" player. This for a guy who's one of the worst outside shooters in the league. I know they call him a SG, but I tend to think of him as more of a SF.
He's good, very good. But one of the top 3 backcourt players in the league?
I mean there's Cotton & Adams, then daylight, but even so. I'd have had several players in there ahead of him.
