Why can't Schröder be Sportsman of the Year?

Basketball - Why can't Schröder be Sportsman of the Year?

First becoming world champion, but then not being a candidate for Sportsman of the Year: Basketball star Dennis Schröder shares this fate with soccer legends such as Franz Beckenbauer and Fritz Walter. At the prestigious gala in Baden-Baden this Sunday (22:15/ZDF), team athletes who are nominated with their team for the Team of the Year award will not be considered for the individual list. This has been the custom for decades.

The voting journalists can manually enter the basketball world champions such as Schröder or Franz Wagner in their voting list. However, the predetermined list of ten athletes does not include these players from team sports. This makes an award relatively unlikely.

Teammate Daniel Theis is critical of the preselection and criticized the absence of basketball captain Schröder. It was good that the team was nominated in the summer, the Los Angeles Clippers pro told the German Press Agency. "But I still think that if you become world champions, at least Dennis, who was also MVP of the tournament, should definitely be on the list, including for Sportsman of the Year."

Schröder had led the national team to the first World Championship title in their history. The Toronto Raptors professional was also named Most Valuable Player for his outstanding performances at the tournament. "When you get it as a team, it's still something nice, of course," said Theis. "But we've already had the biggest success." The basketball players are the clear favorites for the Team of the Year title.

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1. Despite leading Germany to their first-ever World Championship title and being named the tournament's MVP, basketball star Dennis Schröder is not a serious contender for this year's Sportsman of the Year award.
2. This unfortunate situation is shared by Schröder with soccer legends like Franz Beckenbauer and Fritz Walter, who also did not win this prestigious award despite their significant achievements.
3. The Team of the Year award, to be presented this Sunday on ZDF, will recognize the outstanding performances of multiple athletes, but it seems unlikely that Schröder or other basketball world champions will be included in the individual list.
4. Daniel Theis, Schröder's teammate and the German Basketball National Team captain, expressed his disappointment over the preselection, stating that at least the MVP should be included in the list of ten athletes.
5. The Toronto Raptors player's significant contributions to the team's success in Canada and Los Angeles have not been enough to secure his spot in the predetermined list of athletes.
6. In traditional German sports culture, team athletes like Schröder and Franz Wagner are often overlooked when it comes to individual recognition, such as the coveted Sportsman of the Year award.
7. The basketball players are most likely to take home the Team of the Year title, but their individual contributions and achievements seem to go unnoticed by the voting journalists in this prestigious event.
8. In contrast, athletes from individual sports have a much better chance of being considered for the Sportsman of the Year award, further highlighting the bias against team sport athletes like Fritz Walter, Franz Beckenbauer, and Dennis Schröder.

Source: www.stern.de