Mike James is the most effective player, Viacheslav Zaitsev is the most underrated

Mike James is the most effective player, Viacheslav Zaitsev is the most underrated

League made an anonymous survey among the teams’ head coaches and captains.

Each of them was asked 15 questions, where they could vote for themselves and for their team counterparts.

Here are the results for your attention.

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1) Who is going to become the MVP of the VTB League in 2019/20 season.
– Alexey Shved( Khimki) – 13
– Mike James (CSKA) – 8
– Arnett Moultrie (PARMA) – 2
– Errick McCollum (UNICS) – 1
– William Clyburn (CSKA) – 1
– Kyle Hines (CSKA) – 1

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2) The most effective player of VTB league
– Mike James (CSKA) – 8
– Jeremy Evans (Khimki) – 6
– Alexey Shved (Khimki) – 3
– Gustavo Ayon (Zenit) – 2
– William Clyburn (CSKA) – 2
– Sam Dekker (Lokomotiv) – 2
– Arnett Moultrie (PARMA) – 1
– Anton Ponkrashov (Zenit) – 1
– Anthony Gill (Khimki) – 1

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3) The most underrated player of VTB league
– Viacheslav Zaitcev (Khimki) – 3
– Evgenii Baburin (Nizhny Novgorod) – 2
– Vladislav Trushkin (Zenit) – 2
– Anton Astapkovich (Nizhny Novgorod) – 2
– Branko Mirkovic (Tsmoki-Minsk) – 1
– Georgy Zhbanov (Nizhny Novgorod) – 1
– Evgeny Voronov (Zenit) – 1
– Dmitry Kulagin (Lokomotiv) – 1
– Kristjan Kangur (Kalev) – 1
– Mikhail Kulagin (CSKA) – 1
– Nikita Kurbanov (CSKA) – 1
– Orlando Johnson (Avtodor) – 1
– Anthony Gill (Khimki) – 1
– Haukur Palsson (UNICS) – 1
– Artem Klimenko (UNICS) – 1
– Tony Meier (Zielona Gora) – 1
– Joel Bolomboy (CSKA) – 1
– Jaroslaw Zyskowski (Zielona Gora) – 1
– Dmitry Khvostov (Zenit) – 1
– Jamar Smith (UNICS) – 1
– Alan Williams (Lokomotiv) – 1

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4) The best VTB League player under 23 years
– Nikita Mikhailovskii(Avtodor) – 12 
– Sander Raieste (Kalev) – 3 
– Aleksandr Platunov (PARMA) – 3 
– Konstantin Shevchuk (Zenit) – 1
– Maxim Barashkov (Khimki) – 1
– Georgy Zhbanov(Nizhny Novgorod) – 1
– Marcel Ponitka (Zielona Gora) – 1
– Sergey Balashov (Zenit) – 1
– Grigoriy Motovilov (Lokomotiv) – 1

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5) Defensive player of the year in VTB league
– Nikita Kurbanov (CSKA) – 12
– Kyle Hines (CSKA) – 5
– Evgenii Baburin (Nizhny Novgorod) – 3
– Mateusz Ponitka (Zenit) – 2
– Dmitry Kulagin (Lokomotiv) – 1
– Viacheslav Zaitcev (Khimki) – 1
– Alex Tyus (UNICS) – 1
– Daniel Hackett (CSKA) – 1

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6) The most athletic player of the year
– Jeremy Evans (Khimki) – 7
– Sam Dekker (Lokomotiv) – 3
– Devin Booker (Khimki) – 3
– Anthony Gill (Khimki) – 3
– Joel Bolomboy (CSKA) – 3
– Kyle Hines (CSKA) – 2
– Mateusz Ponitka (Zenit) – 2
– Aleksandr Vinnik (Nizhny Novgorod) – 1
– Elgin Cook (Avtodor) – 1
– Mike James (CSKA) – 1

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7) The fastest player of VTB league
– Mike James (CSKA) – 13
– Markel Starks (Avtodor) – 3
– Alexey Shved (Khimki) – 2
– Jamar Smith (UNICS) – 2
– William Cummings (Lokomotiv) – 2
– Kyle Vinales (Kalev) – 1
– Dmitry Kulagin (Lokomotiv) – 1
– Andrew Albicy (Zenit) – 1
– Austin Hollins (Zenit) – 1

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8) The most versatile player of VTB league
– William Clyburn (CSKA) – 8
– Janis Timma (Khimki) – 5
– Dmitry Kulagin (Lokomotiv) – 3
– Nikita Kurbanov (CSKA) – 2
– Sam Dekker (Lokomotiv) – 2
– Alexey Shved (Khimki) – 2
– Jeremy Evans (Khimki) – 2
– Kyle Hines (CSKA) – 1
– Raymar Morgan (UNICS) – 1

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9) The highest basketball IQ player
– Dmitry Khvostov (Zenit) – 5
– Branko Mirkovic (Tsmoki-Minsk) – 4
– Alexey Shved (Khimki) – 4
– Gustavo Ayon (Zenit)– 2
– Stefan Jovic (Khimki )– 2
– Ivan Strebkov (Nizhny Novgorod) – 1
– Janis Strelnieks (CSKA) – 1
– Andrey Vorontsevich (CSKA) – 1
– Daniel Hackett (CSKA) – 1
– Vladimir Ivlev (Lokomotiv-Kuban) – 1
– Konstantinos Kaimakoglou (UNICS) – 1
– Lukasz Koszarek (Stelmet Zielona Gora) – 1
– Johannes Voigtmann (CSKA) – 1
– Will Cummings (Lokomotiv-Kuban) – 1

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10) The best head coach of the VTB League
– Dimitris Itoudis (CSKA, Head coach) – 7
– Zoran Lukic (Nizhny Novgorod) – 5
– Joan Plaza (Zenit) – 3
– Rimas Kurtinaitis (Khimki) – 3
– Emil Rajkovikj (Astana) – 2
– Roberts Stelmahers (Kalev)– 2
– Dimitrios Priftis (UNICS) – 2
– Drazen Anzulovic (Enisey) – 1
– Kazys Maksvytis (PARMA)– 1

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11) Which player is more likely to become a headcoach in the future?
– Anton Ponkrashov (Zenit) – 11
– Branko Mirkovic (Tsmoki-Minsk) – 3
– Sergey Monia (Khimki) – 3
– Egor Vialtsev (Khimki) – 2
– Lukasz Koszarek (Stelmet Zielona Gora) – 2
– Semen Antonov (CSKA) – 2
– Ivan Strebkov (Nizhny Novgorod) – 1
– Stefan Jovic (Khimki) – 1
– Dmitry Khvostov (Zenit) – 1

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12) The most spectacular team of VTB League
– Khimki– 11
– CSKA – 6
– Kalev – 2
– Lokomotiv – 2
– UNICS – 1
– Avtodor – 1
– PARMA– 1
– Zenit – 1
– Astana – 1

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13) Which team of VTB League use its home court advantage better
– CSKA– 6
– Khimki – 5
– Astana– 5
– Enisey – 5
– PARMA – 4
– Nizhny Novgorod – 2
– Lokomotiv – 1

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14) Best management of VTB League
– CSKA – 12
– Enisey – 2
– Nizhny Novgorod – 2
– UNICS – 2
– Zielona Gora – 2
– Khimki – 2
– PARMA – 1
– Lokomotiv – 1
– Kalev – 1

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15) What should be changed in VTB League?
– Foreign players limit – 5
– Attendance – 5
– Play off system/ to return final four – 4
– List of the teams – 3
– Calendar/duration of the season – 2
– Rules – 2
– Press conferences – 1
– Broadcast picture – 1
– Website – 1
– Financial support to smaller clubs – 1
– Help players with getting the visa – 1