I love Cacok. His ability to run the floor as a big man is incredibly impressive, he's become a ferocious shot blocker, and it's very clear we're a weaker team when he's not on the floor. And I think he's a lock to be a First Teamer.

But a huge part of his litany of success is the system he plays in and the talent surround him. He gets to play the "fun role" on this team. When things break down for defenses in transition, he gets a perfect pass with which to dunk the ball. He's good defensively, but not great. He grabs a ton of rebounds, but part of that is because he plays in a 4-guard lineup and sometimes he's the only guy available to GET rebounds. The fact that he doesn't play a ton of minutes yet we have had so much success just furthers my point: We have a great team and a great coach.

He's in the conversation for POY for sure, and is easily the league's best overall big man. But I'm not prepared to coronate him as king just yet. With 3 weeks to go he's still got work to do.