My picks.............
MVP-Shaq
Runner up-Steve Nash
Rookie of the year-Ben Gordon
Sixth Man-Ricky Davis
Coach of the Year-Mike D'Antoni, Suns
Most Improved Player- Dwayne Wade
6th man-Ben Gordon
All-NBA First Team: Shaq, Kevin Garnett, Lebron James, Steve Nash, Allen Iverson
Second Team: Amare Stoudemire, Dirk Nowitzki, Tim Duncan, Dwyane Wade, Kobe Bryant
Third Team: Yao Ming, Shawn Marion, Corey Maggette, Tracy McGrady, Gilbert Arenas
Drop your thoughts..........
Runner Up: Lebron James...27, 7, & 7. How many people in the league are avgin a near triple double?
A even better question is how many people have ever done that. And there's only 5 people in the NBA's history who have.
Michael Jordan, Lebron James, Oscar Robertson, Larry Bird, and the last is on the tip of my tongue..
My take:
MVP - Tough call. I'd give the edge to Steve Nash. Look where Phoenix was year....in the lottery. Without Shaq, Miami still made the playoffs (hell, they even won a series). Look at Phoenix this year witohut Nash. They don't just lose, they get destroyed. Miami without Shaq can manage, somewhat.
Rookie of the Year - Emeka Okafor. Given everything he's had to endure with the expansion, and automatically being chose to lead, he did his part.
6th Man - Ben Gordon. He's the reason the Bulls are even in the playoffs. Ricky Davis will make that a close ballot though.
Defensive Player - Tayshun Prince. Say what you want, he locks up All-Stars when it counts.
Coach of the Year - Bulls' Coach Scotty Skiles. I mean, C'mon. Weren't the Bulls lookin like the Hawks last year? To turn that around faster than we'd all expected (I wasn't counting on them to make the playoffs for another 5 years), is nothing short of amazing. Not to take anything away from either George Karl or Rick Carlisle. However, even witrhout Ron Artest, and even without Marcus Camby, wasn't both these teams supposed to make the playoffs this year?
NBA 1st team:
PG - Steve Nash
SG - Allen Iverson
SF - LeBron James
PF - Tim Duncan
C - Shaquille O'neal
2nd Team:
PG - Jason Kidd
SG - Kobe Bryant
SF - Carmelo Anthony
PF - Kevin Garnett
C - Yao Ming
3rd Team:
PG - Stephon Marbury
SG - Tracy McGrady
SF - Kenyon Martin
PF - Dirk Nowitzski
C - Ben Wallace
