Season 46 Playoff Summary

 

MVP OF THE PLAYOFFS...SEASON 46

Fourth year Hall of Fame forward Chip Battoe snagged his first Playoff MVP award in his first MBA Finals, tying two blocked shots records and leading everyone in scoring. In leading his Dallas Demons to the Season 46 Championship, Battoe also earned his first championship ring, giving him 15 total awards on his card (and counting). 

Battoe is the first forward to win Playoff MVP since Season 38 when Hall of Famer Art Vandalay won it for Chicago's last championship team. 

Battoe joins five other Dallas Demon players who have won the Playoff MVP award. They are:

Bingo Bango...Season 42

Mamadou Zongo...Season 28

Joey Two-Tones...Season 23

Tersio Tataruga...Season 21

Shooter Flatch...Season 20

The 15 awards on Battoe's card moves him into a tie for 14th place all time with Doc Watson and Cam Bodia in the Hall of Fame rankings, moving him past:

14 awards

Colquitt Croix

Cheetos Jones

Dan Mann

13 awards

Raisin Sport

Guru Gannon

Tommy Zoop

12 awards

Bill Rustler

Rip Slamjam

11 awards

Ching-Chong Chung

Tom "The Bomb" Kondla

J.J. Gargantuan (still active)

Shucks Oyster

Gato Do Mato

Beezow Bop-Bop

Battoe started the season with 10 awards in three seasons and captured all 5 of the awards that he could possibly obtain in Season 46. The two that had eluded him prior to this season were the Playoff MVP award and the championship ring. In winning those two this season, he now joins an elite list of just 5 players who have every award possible on their cards. They are:

PLAYERS WHO HAVE WON EVERY AWARD POSSIBLE

CURLY HOGBOTTOM

SAGITTAL OCCLUSAL

HRUNDI V. BAKSHI

NAF NAF

CHIP BATTOE

(Of that elite group, only two players...Naf Naf and Sagittal Occlusal also added the MVP of the All Star Game to their career laurels, with Naf Naf winning it twice).

The Newest Hall of Fame member (51st)

He had to sit one season, but forward Baba Brinkman has earned Veterans Committee status in the MBA Hall of Fame, where he will fit into the picture just ahead of Mable Reed and just behind Marshall Stax. 

The 51st member of the Hall, Brinkman began his career in Dallas as a backup, but found his first true home in Milwaukee, where he became an immediate hit as a top-flight scorer who would lead his clubs in points per game 5 times. He made 7 All Star Games and earned a spot on the All-MBA team in his third campaign when he had career highs in points (19.6) and rebounds (5.1). Versatility was a strength for Brinkman, who also excelled in steals, blocked shots and free throwing. Despite a penchant for unleashing innacurate 3-pointers, he finished his career with a shooting percentage of 64.4 percent. He spent his final three seasons in Los Angeles, culminating in a Season 45 championship in his last go-round, the first title for The Big One. 

TEAM PLAYOFF STATS FOR CHAMPS FROM DALLAS