Show Me the Trophy
The season has concluded and now it is time we hand out the hardware. This years Hart Trophy goes to………..oh whoops, those guys did not have a season this year. Yes for those not educated that was a hockey joke. Without further bad humor by me we will hand out this seasons NBA Awards.
COACH: George Karl of the Denver Nuggets. This to me is the biggest no brainer of the year. I do not care that he only coached 40 games; his record was 32-8. That is retarded, especially when you have Nene on your team. Nene!!! He was selected to be the coach of the team in the middle of the season, and made them the best team in the league. They were 25-4 after the All-Star break, losing only one home game and only to playoff teams (Phoenix & Houston). This guy deserves the award, hands down.
EXECUTIVE: Carroll Dawson of the Houston Rockets. First of all, when everyone knew that Tracey McGrady was going to be moved, he got him for a bag of dirty socks and a couple of jockstraps. He was unable to unload the useless play and contracts of Moochie Norris & Maurice Taylor (on the Knicks of course) and did a great job of adding spare parts around Yao and T-Mac. Added other starters Juwan Howard and David Wesley and veterans who can play multiple positions like Jon Barry and Bob Sura have made a huge improvement on that team. Without those key parts this team is nowhere near the playoffs in the competitive Western Conference.
SIXTH MAN: Earl Boykins of the Denver Nuggets is the quintessential sixth man. When his team needs it the most he comes off the bench and provides and immediate spark. He led his team in scoring 10 times this year and in assists 24 times, those are good numbers for a backup PG.
MOST IMPROVED: LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers continues to amaze and impress. Although his team did not make the playoffs his improvements have been staggering. How could he get much better than his rookie season? Points….Up by 7……Assists……up by 2……Rebounds….up by 2…..Shooting %......up by almost 7%.....3pt Percentage……up by 6%. This guy’s numbers went up at a staggering pace, and he will continue to get better. And for good measure he was 3rd in the league in steals (2.21)
MVP: I have decided on Co-MVP’s and of course not bound by everyone else’s ideas I have gone with Shawn Marion and Allen Iverson.
Yes Steve Nash deserves a world of credit for the Suns season, but Marion has been the steadying influence all season long. He finished the year 3rd in the league in rebounding (11.3 RPG), he plays small forward. He is the only guy under 6’10 amongst the rebounding leaders. While doing that he found time to be forth in the league in steals (Guards Larry Hughes, Allen Iverson, and LeBron James ahead of him). He was second in the league with 53 double/doubles. He was called on by Coach Mike D’Antoni to be the defensive stopper all year. He played the likes of Ray Allen to Kevin Garnett, LeBron James to Dirk Nowitzki. While being a rebounding machine and defensive stopper he still found time to drop 19 ppg. He is the glue to this team and is the most valuable player they have.
Allen Iverson still amazes me to this day. He plays all out all the time. This season he single handedly led his team to the playoffs. He finished the year leading the league in scoring (30.7 ppg) and fifth in the league in assists (7.9) and second in the league in steals (2.4). During his team’s playoff push in March and April he led the team in scoring and assists in 24 out of 27 games. Continually he would will this team to victory; he is a special player and was the best player in the league this year.
COACH: George Karl of the Denver Nuggets. This to me is the biggest no brainer of the year. I do not care that he only coached 40 games; his record was 32-8. That is retarded, especially when you have Nene on your team. Nene!!! He was selected to be the coach of the team in the middle of the season, and made them the best team in the league. They were 25-4 after the All-Star break, losing only one home game and only to playoff teams (Phoenix & Houston). This guy deserves the award, hands down.
EXECUTIVE: Carroll Dawson of the Houston Rockets. First of all, when everyone knew that Tracey McGrady was going to be moved, he got him for a bag of dirty socks and a couple of jockstraps. He was unable to unload the useless play and contracts of Moochie Norris & Maurice Taylor (on the Knicks of course) and did a great job of adding spare parts around Yao and T-Mac. Added other starters Juwan Howard and David Wesley and veterans who can play multiple positions like Jon Barry and Bob Sura have made a huge improvement on that team. Without those key parts this team is nowhere near the playoffs in the competitive Western Conference.
SIXTH MAN: Earl Boykins of the Denver Nuggets is the quintessential sixth man. When his team needs it the most he comes off the bench and provides and immediate spark. He led his team in scoring 10 times this year and in assists 24 times, those are good numbers for a backup PG.
MOST IMPROVED: LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers continues to amaze and impress. Although his team did not make the playoffs his improvements have been staggering. How could he get much better than his rookie season? Points….Up by 7……Assists……up by 2……Rebounds….up by 2…..Shooting %......up by almost 7%.....3pt Percentage……up by 6%. This guy’s numbers went up at a staggering pace, and he will continue to get better. And for good measure he was 3rd in the league in steals (2.21)
MVP: I have decided on Co-MVP’s and of course not bound by everyone else’s ideas I have gone with Shawn Marion and Allen Iverson.
Yes Steve Nash deserves a world of credit for the Suns season, but Marion has been the steadying influence all season long. He finished the year 3rd in the league in rebounding (11.3 RPG), he plays small forward. He is the only guy under 6’10 amongst the rebounding leaders. While doing that he found time to be forth in the league in steals (Guards Larry Hughes, Allen Iverson, and LeBron James ahead of him). He was second in the league with 53 double/doubles. He was called on by Coach Mike D’Antoni to be the defensive stopper all year. He played the likes of Ray Allen to Kevin Garnett, LeBron James to Dirk Nowitzki. While being a rebounding machine and defensive stopper he still found time to drop 19 ppg. He is the glue to this team and is the most valuable player they have.
Allen Iverson still amazes me to this day. He plays all out all the time. This season he single handedly led his team to the playoffs. He finished the year leading the league in scoring (30.7 ppg) and fifth in the league in assists (7.9) and second in the league in steals (2.4). During his team’s playoff push in March and April he led the team in scoring and assists in 24 out of 27 games. Continually he would will this team to victory; he is a special player and was the best player in the league this year.
1 Comments:
Iverson really made a statement this year. After injuries and coaching problems last year everyone said he was in decline. All he did was become a team leader during the olympics and then follow it up with perhaps his best season ever!! This guy has the most heart in all of professional sports. There is no quit in him. He truly is a special athlete and people are finally focusing on that and not all of the other stuff.
TF
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