We all know that Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol is the Defensive Player of the Year. But in this fantastic voting process, Gasol somehow ended up on the All-Defensive SECOND team. And if it wasn’t for the bizarre placement of both Joakim Noah AND Tyson Chandler on the All-Defensive first team because of a tie, Gasol wouldn’t even be on… Read more →
George Karl, the head man behind the Denver Nuggets bench, has been named Coach of the Year. I don’t see why not. Karl took the Denver Nuggets to a franchise-best 57-25 record. The Nuggets were also a fantastic 38-3 at home, the best home record since the Cleveland Cavaliers went 39-2 in the 2008-09 season. Denver didn’t exactly have a… Read more →
LeBron James of the Miami Heat won his fourth Most Valuable Player award. It wasn’t even close. All but one first-place vote went to LeBron. Second place in the voting was Kevin Durant of the Oklahoma City Thunder. Rounding out the Top 5 were Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks, Chris Paul of the Los Angeles Clippers, and Kobe… Read more →
To the shock of absolutely everybody (nobody), Damian Lillard will win the Rookie of the Year award for this season. Nobody comes even close. Lillard had averages of 19.0 points (12th in the league) and 6.5 assists (Top 20 in the league). Lillard helped keep the Portland TrailBlazers for a bit in the playoff chase before going on a long… Read more →
This is devastating to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Here’s Royce Young from Daily Thunder with the terrible report. Russell Westbrook will undergo surgery for a meniscus tear in his right knee. No timetable announced. — Royce Young (@dailythunder) April 26, 2013 The team says Westbrook suffered the injury in the second quarter. Yes, that’s when Patrick Beverley play happened. —… Read more →
Marc Gasol wins Defensive Player of the Year (story broken by Memphis Commercial Appeal). This is actually a victory for the ones that appreciate fundamental defensive basketball and overlooks individual stats as a way to look at defense. Gasol is the anchor of that dogged Memphis Grizzlies defense, which had been outstanding all season. The Grizzlies were first in points… Read more →
Mike Brown will be coaching the Cleveland Cavaliers (thank you, Akron Beacon Journal). Again. He’ll get a five-year deal (fifth year optional) that is worth $20 million. You know where he’s been. Brown coached the Lakers for 71 games, going 42-29 (.592). But he was fired five games into this season after a slow 1-4 start. And, of course, we… Read more →
David Lee is out for the rest of the playoffs after that hip flexor tear in Game 1 of the Warriors’ series against the Nuggets. It’s really too bad. This was Lee’s first taste of the postseason. And now that he’s a part of it, he has to sit out the rest of it because of bad luck. At least,… Read more →
The Charlotte Bobcats have let go of head coach Mike Dunlap after one season. Well, that sure didn’t last long. The Cats went a horrendous 21-61 during the season, including an excruciating 18-game losing streak. It started off very promising, too; Dunlap was able to coax the Bobcats to a 7-5 start. After that very good start, it went all… Read more →
Paul George of the Indiana Pacers is taking home some hardware. He won the Most Improved Player award. He beat out other candidates like Greivis Vasquez of the New Orleans Hornets (who I picked for the award), Larry Sanders of the Milwaukee Bucks, Nikola Vucevic of the Orlando Magic, and Jrue Holiday of the Philadelphia 76ers. It’s tough to argue… Read more →
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