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🏆 MVP RACE: MIDSEASON UPDATE

The MVP race at midseason looks familiar, with last season’s top dogs back in the spotlight. Depending on which metric you squint at—game rating, efficiency, box scores, vibes—you can make a case for half a dozen dudes. But a few have separated from the pack.

Here’s how the leaderboard stacks up.

1. Chen Zigui — PF, Innovatus
Why he’s here: Because he’s breaking the game.
Zigui leads the league in efficiency (32.8 AE) and posts a ridiculous 42.9 E48M—the kind of number you only see when sliders are broken. Top-3 in boards (15.2), scores efficiently, and gives Innovatus its identity. Add elite game ratings (16.7 AR) and you’ve got the cleanest résumé in II.4.
Comp: Peak KG, if KG were doing this at 36 (he wasn’t).

2. Franco Pisano — PF, Wasco Tigers
Why he’s here: Because he’s a one-man ecosystem.
Pisano has the league’s best game rating (17.2 AR), is 3rd in efficiency (28.0), and posts nightly 20-and-15 chaos-calming lines for a volatile Wasco squad. He scores, rebounds, defends, and props up everything around him.
Comp: Amar’e Stoudemire with more rebounding.

3. Giulio Piccolo — SG, Delta 9
Why he’s here: Because he’s the two-way flamethrower on the league’s smoothest machine.
#2 in AR (17.0), the top SG in the Great 8, and the perimeter heartbeat of II.4’s nastiest defense. Efficient scoring+elite defensive impact=Delta 9’s title math.
The knock: Usage—he’s not a 25-ppg gunner…but then again, he doesn’t need to be.
Comp: Donte DiVincenzo with a streak of Bradley Beal.

4. Ross Pollock — SF, Meridian Hill
Why he’s here: He’s the stabilizer of II.4’s most disciplined roster.
#4 in efficiency (25.9 AE) while averaging a clean 17/10/6. He spaces (46% from deep), connects possessions, and anchors the smartest offense in the league. Not loud—but valuable.
Comp: Kirilenko with a pinch of Diaw.

5. Ruben Cisneros — SF, Wellington Warthogs
Why he’s here: Because Wellington needed a star to legitimize their rise.
Top-6 in efficiency (23.6), #2 in Great 8 voting, and the go-to scorer in every Warthogs surge. They don’t sniff second place without him.
Comp: James Worthy.

6. George Nash — PG, Meridian Hill
Why he’s here: He’s the metronome of the cleanest offense in the league.
Top-20 in rating, top-10 in assists, and boasting one of the league’s best AST/TO ratios, Nash keeps MHM humming like a 300k-mile minivan with zero warning lights.
Comp: Mike Conley

7. Dennis Lawson — C, Llama of Wall Street
Why he’s here: Llama wins when Lawson wins.
Lawson is top-10 in efficiency (23.3), top-12 in rebounds (12.1), and a consistent interior anchor for a team that desperately needs one.
Comp: Jonas Valančiūnas.

8. Emilian Siekierka — SG, New York Nugs
Why he’s here: Elite teams get extra looks.
#1 in Big 8 SG voting, #3 in league-wide AR (17.0), and hyper-efficient scoring for the conference’s top team. A two-way anchor with real star-level nights.
Comp: Klay Thompson with more playmaking.

🏆 FINAL VERDICT: MVP TIERS

TIER 1 — The 2-Man Race
• Chen Zigui — Innovatus
• Franco Pisano — Wasco Tigers
The numbers, the consistency, the carry jobs—this is the real showdown.

TIER 2 — The Dark Horses
• Giulio Piccolo — Delta 9
• Ross Pollock — Meridian Hill
Piccolo has the “best team, best guard” case. Pollock has the “irreplaceable engine” case.

TIER 3 — The Don’t-Sleep-on-Them Crew
• Ruben Cisneros — Wellington
• George Nash — Meridian Hill
Not loud enough to win it, but essential enough to matter deeply.

TIER 4 — The Anchors & Specialists
• Dennis Lawson — Llama of Wall Street
• Emilian Siekierka — New York Nugs

1. Chen Zigui — PF, Innovatus
Why he’s here: Because he’s breaking the game.
Zigui leads the league in efficiency (32.8 AE) and posts a ridiculous 42.9 E48M—the kind of number you only see when sliders are broken. Top-3 in boards (15.2), scores efficiently, and gives Innovatus its identity. Add elite game ratings (16.7 AR) and you’ve got the cleanest résumé in II.4.
Comp: Peak KG, if KG were doing this at 36 (he wasn’t).

Funny to see that my former player is still putting up some impressive numbers in league 2!
The II.4 suits him well as he was voted MVP with my team here in S61.

MVP Voting 8/22/2023 61 Ranked 1 in the League II.4 Season 61 MVP vote with 186 points

Day 14 (Saturday 6 December 2025) : Performances by (https://www.buzzer-manager.com)

Night results
Wellington Warthogs 90 - Meridian Hill McMornings 102
Anchorage Allstars. 81 - Beware of Dogs 66
Myopic Marauders 93 - Tasty Tardsicles 116
Kiwi Sheep Pimps 101 - New York Nugs 113
Llama of Wall Street 104 - Innovatus 121
Delta 9 84 - Worker Bees 113
Wasco Tigers 148 - US DAGGERS 26
Ferth Ozone 113 - The Reductions 97

Best collective performance of the evening
Points : 148 : Wasco Tigers
Rebounds : 71 : Wasco Tigers
Assists : 41 : Wasco Tigers
Steals : 10 : Worker Bees
Block Shots : 15 : Beware of Dogs

Personal best performances of the evening
Points : 43 : J. Peró (Ferth Ozone)
Rebounds : 23 : F. Pisano (Wasco Tigers)
Assists : 12 : M. Davis (Wasco Tigers)
Steals : 4 : D. Lawson (Llama of Wall Street)
Block Shots : 6 : W. Ocampo (Beware of Dogs)

Top 5 of the evening
Point Guard : M. Davis (Wasco Tigers) (17 Points, 5 Rebounds, 12 Assists, 0 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 35
Shooting Guard : J. Peró (Ferth Ozone) (43 Points, 1 Rebounds, 2 Assists, 0 Steals, 2 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 37
Small Forward : G. Reese (Innovatus) (27 Points, 5 Rebounds, 7 Assists, 1 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 35
Power Forward : M. Hess Araya (Kiwi Sheep Pimps) (33 Points, 17 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 0 Steals, 1 Block Shots), C. Zigui (Innovatus) (30 Points, 13 Rebounds, 6 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 43
Center : G. Pica (New York Nugs) (8 Points, 17 Rebounds, 8 Assists, 1 Steals, 3 Block Shots), C. Roberts (Innovatus) (21 Points, 14 Rebounds, 5 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 31

MVP of the evening
M. Hess Araya (Kiwi Sheep Pimps) (33 Points, 17 Rebounds, 1 Assists, 0 Steals, 1 Block Shots), C. Zigui (Innovatus) (30 Points, 13 Rebounds, 6 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots) : Efficiency : 43

The bad performance of the evening
T. Brown (US DAGGERS) (13 Points, 2 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 0 Steals, 0 Block Shots), : Efficiency : -12

All kinds of statistics
The player who forgot to remove his mittens : C. Solomon (Delta 9) : 5 Turnovers

Player targeted by the referees : C. Roberts (Innovatus), B. Râsnoveanu (The Reductions) : 6 Personnal Fouls

The iron-man : M. Bruner (Delta 9), R. Pike (Beware of Dogs), T. Brown (US DAGGERS), H. Xi qi (US DAGGERS), W. Khan (US DAGGERS), J. Gaiato (US DAGGERS), T. Wing Ko (The Reductions) : 48 Minutes

The shooter : J. Peró (Ferth Ozone) : 10 Three points

The best performer : G. Piccolo (Delta 9) : Rating : 20.5

The worst performer : H. Xi qi (US DAGGERS), W. Khan (US DAGGERS) : Rating : 0.0