Race to the NBL 2015/16 Most Valuable Player
Such as it was last season, the troops at The Pick and Roll analyse each and every NBL encounter to (try and) determine the outcome of the league's Most Valuable Player award before it is officially announced.
However, in truth, the main purpose of this is to compare and discuss - just how close to the mark are we (or compared to how close you are, to us)?
In the exact same way as the 2014/15 NBL season, at the conclusion of each game, a 3-2-1 voting system is handed out to the three best players. The final vote count (after the opening 10 rounds) can be found at the conclusion of the article.
So here we are, ten rounds in to the 'revamped' NBL. Chris Goulding, Corey Webster, AJ Ogilvy, Jerome Randle, among many others are leading the charge in multiple MVP races across the nation amongst various media outlets.
Time to find out who we have on top just after the half way mark!
*Odds at the conclusion of the article are courtesy of William Hill Australia - All a punter needs for the ultimate sports betting experience.
Round 1
Adelaide vs. New Zealand
3. Adam Gibson 2. Matt Hodgson 1. Cedric Jackson
Cairns vs. Illawarra
3. Mark Worthington 2. Cameron Gliddon 1. Tim Coenraad
Townsville vs. Melbourne
3. Todd Blanchfield 2. Brian Conklin 1. Hakim Warrick
Sydney vs. Cairns
3. Julian Khazzouh 2. Jason Cadee 1. Tom Garlepp
Adelaide vs. Perth
3. Nathan Jawai 2. Daniel Johnson 1. Jermaine Beal
New Zealand vs. Townsville
3. Cedric Jackson 2. Everard Bartlett 1. Jordair Jett
Melbourne vs. Illawarra
3. Chris Goulding 2. AJ Ogilvy 1. Todd Blanchfield
Round 2
Illawarra vs. New Zealand
3. Kirk Penney 2. AJ Ogilvy 1. Charles Jackson
Sydney vs. Townsville
3. Jordair Jett 2. Clint Steindl 1. Julian Khazzouh
Melbourne vs. Adelaide
3. Hakim Warrick 2. Daniel Kickert 1. Adam Gibson
Perth vs. New Zealand
3. Jermaine Beal 2. Thomas Abercrombie 1. Matt Knight
Sydney vs. Illawarra
3. Oscar Forman 2. AJ Ogilvy 1. Julian Khazzouh
Cairns vs. Townsville
3. Cameron Gliddon 2. Matt Burston 1. Clint Steindl
Round 3
New Zealand vs. Sydney
3. Tom Abercrombie 2. Corey Webster 1. Marcus Thornton
Melbourne vs. Townsville
3. Daniel Kickert 2. Stephen Holt 1. Clint Steindl
Adelaide vs. Cairns
3. Jerome Randle 2. Cameron Gliddon 1. Adam Gibson
Sydney vs. Adelaide
3. Adam Gibson 2. Josh Childress 1. Daniel Johnson
Perth vs. Townsville
3. Mitch Norton 2. Matt Knight 1. Jordair Jett
Melbourne vs. Cairns
3. Chris Goulding 2. Torrey Craig 1. Stephen Holt
Illawarra vs. Perth
3. Matt Knight 2. Jermaine Beal 1. AJ Ogilvy
Round 4
New Zealand vs. Cairns
3. Corey Webster 2. Tai Wesley 1. Cedric Jackson
Townsville vs. Illawarra
3. AJ Ogilvy 2. Kevin Lisch 1. Brian Conklin
Melbourne vs. Perth
3. Majok Majok 2. Matt Knight 1. Stephen Holt
Sydney vs. Townsville
3. Julian Khazzouh 2. Jordair Jett 1. Marcus Thornton
Adelaide vs. Cairns
3. Markel Starks 2. Daniel Johnson 1. Jerome Randle
Perth vs. Illawarra
3. Casey Prather 2. Nate Jawai 1. Matt Knight
Melbourne vs. Sydney
3. Chris Goulding 2. Marcus Thornton 1. Daniel Kickert
Round 5
Townsville vs. Perth
3. Jordair Jett 2. Nick Kay 1. Clint Steindl
New Zealand vs. Adelaide
3. Tai Wesley 2. Daniel Johnson 1. Cedric Jackson
Sydney vs. Melbourne
3. Chris Goulding 2. Marcus Thornton 1. Stephen Holt
Illawarra vs. Cairns
3. AJ Ogilvy 2. Kevin Lisch 1. Torrey Craig
Perth vs. Townsville
3. Matt Knight 2. Nathan Jawai 1. Jermaine Beal
Adelaide vs. Sydney
3. Jerome Randle 2. Anthony Petrie 1. Al Harrington
Melbourne vs. New Zealand
3. Cedric Jackson 2. Thomas Abercrombie 1. Stephen Holt
Round 6
Illawarra vs. Perth
3. Jermaine Beal 2. AJ Ogilvy 1. Kevin Lisch
Sydney vs. Adelaide
3. Al Harrington 2. Jason Cadee 1. Jerome Randle
New Zealand vs. Perth
3. Thomas Abercrombie 2. Corey Webster 1. Charles Jackson
Cairns vs. Melbourne
3. Cameron Gliddon 2. Markel Starks 1. Daniel Kickert
Adelaide vs. Townsville
3. Daniel Johnson 2. Jerome Randle 1. Brian Conklin
Round 7
Adelaide vs. Perth
3. Casey Prather 2. Jermaine Beal 1. Jerome Randle
Sydney vs. New Zealand
3. Cedric Jackson 2. Alex Pledger 1. Al Harrington
Melbourne vs. Townsville
3. Stephen Holt 2. Nick Kay 1. Chris Goulding
Adelaide vs. Illawarra
3. Daniel Johnson 2. Kevin Lisch 1. Jerome Randle
New Zealand vs. Melbourne
3. Corey Webster 2. Majok Majok 1. Cedric Jackson
Perth vs. Cairns
3. Casey Prather 2. Nate Jawai 1. Matt Burston
Round 8
Illawarra vs. Sydney
3. Kirk Penney 2. AJ Ogilvy 1. Josh Childress
Townsville vs. Melbourne
3. Hakim Warrick 2. Clint Steindl 1. Stephen Holt
Cairns vs. Adelaide
3. Jerome Randle 2. Mark Worthington 1. Daniel Johnson
Perth vs. New Zealand
3. Casey Prather 2. Cedric Jackson 1. Tom Jervis
Illawarra vs. Townsville
3. Kirk Penney 2. Brian Conklin 1. Larry Davidson
Round 9
New Zealand vs. Perth
3. Charles Jackson 2. Jermaine Beal 1. Thomas Abercrombie
Townsville vs. Cairns
3. Jordair Jett 2. Nick Kay 1. Torrey Craig
Illawarra vs. Melbourne
3. Kevin Lisch 2. AJ Ogilvy 1. Chris Goulding
Cairns vs. Sydney
3. Torrey Craig 2. Markel Starks 1. Alex Loughton
Perth vs. Adelaide
3. Casey Prather 2. Matt Knight 1. Jerome Randle
Townsville vs. New Zealand
3. Charles Jackson 2. Cedric Jackson 1. Jordair Jett
Melbourne vs. Adelaide
3. Jerome Randle 2. Chris Goulding 1. Stephen Holt
Round 10
Illawarra vs. Cairns
3. Kirk Penney 2. AJ Ogilvy 1. Markel Starks
Townsville vs. Adelaide
3. Jerome Randle 2. Jordair Jett 1. Mirko Djeric
Perth vs. Melbourne
3. Jermaine Beal 2. Casey Prather 1. Matt Knight
New Zealand vs. Sydney
3. Cedric Jackson 2. Mika Vukona 1. Jason Cadee
Cairns vs. Illawarra
3. Markel Starks 2. Kevin Lisch 1. Cameron Gliddon
Adelaide vs. Townsville
3. Jerome Randle 2. Omar Samhan 1. Daniel Johnson
Sydney vs. Perth
3. Jesse Wagstaff 2. Jermaine Beal 1. Angus Brandt
Leaderboard
Odds (in brackets) are courtesy of William Hill Australia
24. Jerome Randle ($7)
21. AJ Ogilvy ($5)
20. Jermaine Beal ($11), Cedric Jackson ($5.50)
17: Casey Prather ($17)
16: Jordair Jett ($151)
15: Chris Goulding ($4.50), Daniel Johnson ($17), Matt Knight ($101)
12: Kevin Lisch ($13), Kirk Penney ($13)
11: Thomas Abercrombie ($17), Cameron Gliddon ($151), Stephen Holt ($17), Markel Starks ($51)
10: Corey Webster ($7)
9: Nathan Jawai
8: Adam Gibson, Charles Jackson, Julian Khazzouh
7: Torrey Craig, Daniel Kickert, Clint Steindl, Hakim Warrick
6: Brian Conklin, Nick Kay, Marcus Thornton
5: Jason Cadee, Al Harrington, Majok Majok, Tai Wesley, Mark Worthington
4: Todd Blanchfield
3: Josh Childress, Oscar Forman, Mitch Norton, Jesse Wagstaff
2: Everard Bartlett, Matt Burston, Matt Hodgson, Anthony Petrie, Alex Pledger, Omar Samhan
1: Angus Brandt, Matt Burston, Tim Coenraad, Larry Davidson, Mirko Djeric, Tom Garlepp, Tom Jervis, Alex Loughton, Mika Vukona
There you have folks - After Round 10, Adelaide's pocket rocket Jerome Randle currently leads The Pick and Roll NBL MVP Race!