MVP Watch

At this Pre-Winter Break point in the season, the BJIM Scouts have paused to recognize the front-runners in the race for League MVP.  Unlike the All-Star named at the end of every season, the MVP award is an unofficial accolade, and will be named by the staff of BJIM Scouts.  Impact on team performance and individual play will both be taken into account.  We voted for MVP candidates in the same way that the Power Rankings were voted on. Without further ado, here are the top MVP candidates for the inagural Brebeuf Intramural Most Valuable Player Award:

Spencer Martin: JR - Ballers on Point (13 points)
Martin has been the most impressive player thus far into the season, as he has emerged (much as we thought he would) as the best player on a very talented Ballers on Point team.  He scored what we believe to be (unconfirmed) a league-high 17 points in his team's convincing victory over an over-hyped Mystical Meerkats squad.  If the BOP go on to compete for the championship, Martin's case for MVP will be quite solid indeed.

Brendan McCauly: SR - Flint Tropics (12 points)
Brendan is only one point removed from the top spot in our MVP Watch.  He may be the most talented player in the league, and is clearly the centerpiece of championship contending Flint Tropics team.  McCauly's buzzer beater in the Tropics win earlier this season is one of the top plays so far this season.  If Brendan stays hot, he, and his team, may both be taking home the hardware.

Kent Miiller: SR - The Big Dribblers (9 points)
Kent rounds out the top contenders for the MVP trophy.  He is the leader of what the BJIM Scouts have named as the league's best team, and is certainly the most talented pure point guard in Intramural basketball today.  Miiller's skill running the point will take his team far, and the Dribblers will go as he goes.  If TBD goes on to win the championship, it will be because of Kent's stellar D, facilitating of the offense, and other team's inability to keep him from getting to the rim.

Adam Iffert: SO - The Mystical Meerkats (4)
Iffert was one, if not the, favorite(s) for the award in the PreSeason, but his team's crappy play has knocked him down a notch.  The Meerkats haven't necessarily been awful, but they are 0-2 thus far into season, including an overtime loss to a team that Hayne's had ranked in the bottom five of the league.  If Iffert wants to improve his standing, it has been suggested by some that he must improve his shot selection.

Danny Shuck: SO - Sam Mohr's Team (3)
Danny's MVP candidacy at the moment is based on his stellar performance against the Mystical Meerkats.  While some find it unlikely that his name will stick as a candidate for the MVP (as he came from nowhere. Danny did not appear on our Pre-Season All-Star list), if Shuck keeps producing the way he did in his team's shocker against the Meerkats, he could take home the gold.

Jalen Brown: SR - Hamburglars (2)
No MVP Watchlist would be complete without the name of the league's most talented player.  If he gets engaged, the award is his.  Tremendous upside.

Munib Ansari: SR - The Coach's Kids (1)
One of the top-ranked players in the Pre-Season, Munib had over a dozen points but a low shooting percentage in his team's first game.  If his team suceeds, he will skyrocket up this list.

Jack Blaiklock: SR - Stone Cold Keelers (1)
Jack has been one of the least talked about top talents in the league so far, and ran the point quite effectively for his team in their route of the Coach's Kids earlier in the year.