Nneka WNBA MVP

[Reypl21]

I'm sitting here doing homework for my college classes and heard this watching ESPN.
Thought I'd share right away

 

[vtcwbuff]

What!!! Not Parker? Geno must have paid off the voters.

 

[EricLA]

Congrats to Nneka and well deserved. Uncharted territory in her FG% and an all around great person and teammate as well! Rooting for her to make Team USA in 2018...

 

[triaddukefan]

I have no problems with her winning.

 

[Kaizen]

Congrats to Nneka ...

 

[Plebe]

It's truly remarkable that a player's performance efficiency-wise could be so impressive that she was the clear favorite to win MVP despite a different player leading the league in scoring and rebounding.

Congrats to Nneka. Well deserved.

 

[BigBird]

I like this choice, even though the league did not consult me before announcing it.

 

[Blueballer]

It's truly remarkable that a player's performance efficiency-wise could be so impressive that she was the clear favorite to win MVP despite a different player leading the league in scoring and rebounding.

Congrats to Nneka. Well deserved.

If they decided to do it this way they better KEEP doing it this way (Using advanced stats). I must say, IMO if Parker were the one who led the WNBA in both scoring and rebounding Voepel would have lobbied for her to win the MVP.

 

[Justavisitor]

Well deserved. Not only was her efficiency off the charts, she set records with her performances in shooting %.

 

[MarieYLee]

Chamique Holdsclaw in 2002 led the league in both points and rebounds, and lead the Mystics to the ECF. She didn't even make 1st team WNBA... Not only that, she finished 4th in MVP voting!!

 

[Blueballer]

Chamique Holdsclaw in 2002 led the league in both points and rebounds, and lead the Mystics to the ECF. She didn't even make 1st team WNBA... Not only that, she finished 4th in MVP voting!!

Are you sure? I'd swear I heard the announcers saying Tina was the first one to do it.

 

[VAMike23]

Congrats to Nneka !! Very well deserved. A really, really, REALY special season (as Geno might say).

 

[MarieYLee]

Are you sure? I'd swear I heard the announcers saying Tina was the first one to do it.

Yup and Lauren Jackson also did it in 2007 (she won MVP that year).

 

[CamrnCrz1974]

Chamique Holdsclaw in 2002 led the league in both points and rebounds, and lead the Mystics to the ECF. She didn't even make 1st team WNBA... Not only that, she finished 4th in MVP voting!!

Because she did not, technically, play in enough games. She played in 20 games that year.

 

[Carnac]

I don't know what got into Nneka this year. She played like a woman possessed. At times, she was unstoppable. In a number of games, she had a double-double before half-time. I'm a Sparks fan, and attend 8-10 games a year. The first 25 games of the season, the Sparks were just about unbeatable.

It was fun going to Sparks games this year. I even saw a few celebrities (some tried to hide behind a hat and shades, some didn't) there too. The Staples Center is a very nice arena to watch a game in.

Congrats to Nneka on an award hard earned and well deserved. Nneka put in work this season. The thing I like most about Nneka is that she's not a whiner. She does not cry or whine when she gets a hard foul, and it's not called. Nneka is liked and respected by all of her teammates. Nneka is also very good interacting with the fans, as is the rest of the team.

 

[Plebe]

While I am quite content with Nneka's MVP award, I will not be a happy camper of Parker gets First Team WNBA over Stewie. Here was the MVP voting tally:

2016 WNBA MOST VALUABLE PLAYER PRESENTED BY SAMSUNG VOTING RESULTS

Player, Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Total Points
Nneka Ogwumike, Los Angeles 31 6 2 — — 362
Tina Charles, New York 8 17 13 1 — 267
Maya Moore, Minnesota — 11 19 8 1 197
Elena Delle Donne, Chicago — 5 3 20 9 119
Candace Parker, Los Angeles — — — 6 12 30
Breanna Stewart, Seattle — — 1 3 10 24
Angel McCoughtry, Atlanta — — 1 1 3 11
Tamika Catchings, Indiana — — – 1 1 4
Sue Bird, Seattle — — — — 1 1
Diana Taurasi, Phoenix — — — — 1 1
Nneka Ogwumike Named 2016 WNBA Most Valuable Player Presented By Samsung - WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA

So: Parker (30 points) came in 5th in the voting, far behind EDD (119) and barely ahead of Stewart (24).

I really don't know on what basis Parker's season can be considered better than Stewie's, unless you give a lot of weight to the fact that the Sparks had a much better record than the Storm. Stewie had a significant edge in scoring, rebounding, blocks, and FT%. Parker's only clear category was in assists. But somewhere you have to factor in turnovers, which was the category in which Parker led the league.

 

[MilfordHusky]

While I am quite content with Nneka's MVP award, I will not be a happy camper of Parker gets First Team WNBA over Stewie. Here was the MVP voting tally:

2016 WNBA MOST VALUABLE PLAYER PRESENTED BY SAMSUNG VOTING RESULTS

Player, Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Total Points
Nneka Ogwumike, Los Angeles 31 6 2 — — 362
Tina Charles, New York 8 17 13 1 — 267
Maya Moore, Minnesota — 11 19 8 1 197
Elena Delle Donne, Chicago — 5 3 20 9 119
Candace Parker, Los Angeles — — — 6 12 30
Breanna Stewart, Seattle — — 1 3 10 24
Angel McCoughtry, Atlanta — — 1 1 3 11
Tamika Catchings, Indiana — — – 1 1 4
Sue Bird, Seattle — — — — 1 1
Diana Taurasi, Phoenix — — — — 1 1
Nneka Ogwumike Named 2016 WNBA Most Valuable Player Presented By Samsung - WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA

So: Parker (30 points) came in 5th in the voting, far behind EDD (119) and barely ahead of Stewart (24).

I really don't know on what basis Parker's season can be considered better than Stewie's, unless you give a lot of weight to the fact that the Sparks had a much better record than the Storm. Stewie had a significant edge in scoring, rebounding, blocks, and FT%. Parker's only clear category was in assists. But somewhere you have to factor in turnovers, which was the category in which Parker led the league.

I had Parker tied with Diana for 8th on my list, behind the top 4, plus Stewie, Angel, and Sue.

So, among the top 10, there were 5 former Huskies. Geno must be to blame.

 

[Justavisitor]

While I am quite content with Nneka's MVP award, I will not be a happy camper of Parker gets First Team WNBA over Stewie. Here was the MVP voting tally:

2016 WNBA MOST VALUABLE PLAYER PRESENTED BY SAMSUNG VOTING RESULTS

Player, Team 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th Total Points
Nneka Ogwumike, Los Angeles 31 6 2 — — 362
Tina Charles, New York 8 17 13 1 — 267
Maya Moore, Minnesota — 11 19 8 1 197
Elena Delle Donne, Chicago — 5 3 20 9 119
Candace Parker, Los Angeles — — — 6 12 30
Breanna Stewart, Seattle — — 1 3 10 24
Angel McCoughtry, Atlanta — — 1 1 3 11
Tamika Catchings, Indiana — — – 1 1 4
Sue Bird, Seattle — — — — 1 1
Diana Taurasi, Phoenix — — — — 1 1
Nneka Ogwumike Named 2016 WNBA Most Valuable Player Presented By Samsung - WNBA.com - Official Site of the WNBA

So: Parker (30 points) came in 5th in the voting, far behind EDD (119) and barely ahead of Stewart (24).

I really don't know on what basis Parker's season can be considered better than Stewie's, unless you give a lot of weight to the fact that the Sparks had a much better record than the Storm. Stewie had a significant edge in scoring, rebounding, blocks, and FT%. Parker's only clear category was in assists. But somewhere you have to factor in turnovers, which was the category in which Parker led the league.

Because Parker played more of a point guard role for the Sparks this season. Agler has changed her role, which is a large reason why the Sparks have been much more successful this season. It also stands to reason that her turnovers would be high, because she has the ball in her hands alot more than others. Notice the turnover order...players with the ball in their hands. Candace gets alot of credit for the turn around of the Sparks. Those passes she makes to Nneka are many times a thing of beauty and it is not going unnoticed.

Turnovers...
1. Angel
2. Candace
3. Diana
4. Odyssey
4. Jasmine Thomas
6 Sue Bird

 

[LadyVols9]

congrats to her. great season. she deserves the sunshine.