PLAYER OF THE WEEK WATCH - Week 12

	TEAM	WHY	WHY NOT	STATS
Ben Simmons PER 23.87 MVP	-	The Laddas love child himself, aka Ben Simmons, had himself a gay ol' time in week 12. Although he only played three games (???), Simmons poured in almost ten points per game more during the week compared to the regular season numbers. He was up across the board, including efficiency, in what is arguably the week of the year for him. The sky is the limit.	The Pistons continue to lose and lose often, and you have to take great statistics on bad teams with a grain of salt.	PTS REB AST STL BLK
Kristaps Porzingis PER 24.09 MVP	-	He could be one of the top few scorers in the entire league, as he has poured in a fraction under 30 points a game for over half the season. He is staggeringly efficient and does everything well. Really well. The Charlotte Hoarders are looking like a force ahead of time this season and no one will want to have to face the Zinger in the playoffs. Ugh, I meant Hornets.	Because if I was 7 foot 3 and agile I'd be really good, too? No real reason why he shouldn't be in the driver's seat, he is that good.	PTS REB AST STL BLK
Karl-Anthony Towns PER 21.00 MVP	-	Notice a trend at all? Arguably, Karl-Anthony Towns is the most talented big on this entire list (in a battle with the Unicorn), so it's no surprise, and totally warranted, that he is up for player of the week honours. The Bucks are genuinely the poster boy for how to kill it running a franchise and Towns isn't even their best player, although he is arguably their most important. Best player on best team means something!	It doesn't count because the Bucks are like, real good? He was a destroyer of world in week 12 and he deserves the honours this week as much as anyone.	PTS REB AST STL BLK
Jonas Valanciunas PER 14.69 MVP	-	Because the biggest Jonas Brother of them all pulled down 17 rebounds a game in week 12 and has been an MVP candidate all season (more so in the first quarter of the year, but he got a lot of runs on the board in that time). He is the main reason the Magic have been able to bounce back from that flat period of form just after the first big settings update.	He's just another big, standing in front of the league, chewing on rebounds and high percentage looks. In all honestly, he does deserve a look. The Magic have been able to consolidate and are looking to be almost-locks for playoffs in the wild, wild east.	PTS REB AST STL BLK
Marc Gasol PER 17.21 MVP	-	The Jazz have been really good for a while now and Gasol's versatility is a huge reason why. Gasol has great chemistry with Chris Paul and they are one of the more talented duos in the NLL. He is a paint protector and can score from anywhere on the floor and is incredibly reliable and consistent and has a great beard. The Jazz have their sites on the top few seeds of the Western Conference playoffs.	He does a lot, he just doesn't do as much as most of the other bigs on this list.	PTS REB AST STL BLK
DeMarcus Cousins PER 17.96 MVP	-	Arguably the most intense player on this list, Boogie Cousins plays every game like it is his last/like he hates the world, and boy is it entertaining. 63% 3PT shooting in week 12 shows just how much he has improved from out there and his all-around game.	Because this is the last time we will probably see DeMarcus Cousins' name at all, anywhere, for the rest of the season. Send him off on a high note! Recover well, big fella :(	PTS REB AST STL BLK
Brook Lopez PER 14.30 MVP	-	The latest Kings big man in a long line of Kings big men to be paraded around as 'the man', might be the most talented offensively of them all. Brook Lopez's stock has fallen somewhat this season but he is still capable of leading an offense. The Kings had some big wins in week 12 and Lopez was instrumental, scorchingly efficient and versatile with his scoring.	There are just too many other, well-rounded and equally or better performed big men this week. He has an outside chance because they took down OKC, but it's a long shot.	PTS REB AST STL BLK