Quick Hits
There are some interesting End of Year Award debates ongoing, the majority of which have become two-horse races. Who deserves the MVP, Nash or Nowitzki? Who is the Sixth Man of the Year, Ginobili or Barbosa? Who is the Most Improved, Al Jefferson or Kevin Martin? Who should be the first pick in the Draft, Durant or Oden? Who is the Comeback Player of the Year, Carlos Boozer or Carlos Boozer’s hamstring?
Well, I’m going with these options;
MVP: Dirk - best record in the NBA, and has done the most to expand his game to help others develop.
Sixth Man: reserving the right to vote until the END of the season
Most Improved: Kevin Martin. He’s been the legit offensive presence on that team from Day 1 this year, and the only bright spot.
First Pick: Oden. He solidified it with his dominant play in the national title game. 25 pts, 12 rebounds, umpteen blocks. It is exciting to think what Oden could do with a coach who gets his game. I almost threw my boss’s 56′ flat-screen television as I watched the Buckeyes hoist stupid three after stupid three.
Comeback Player of the year: Boozer’s Hamstring. I still can’t give an award to a guy who stabbed a blind man in the back, even if that blind man has more money than God and allegedly cut a suspect verbal agreement.
A few notes on the Warriors-Spurs game on Saturday evening:
1. At one point in the game, the Spurs had a lineup of Manu Ginobili, Matt Bonner, James White, Jacque Vaughn, and Francisco Elson on the court, and I was not concerned. Needless to say, I’m a homer and the Spurs have officially hit their late season stride. I’m really, really looking forward to the playoffs.
2. Jackie Butler’s beard made an appearance this NBA season. I’m not saying Jackie is overweight and may have taken a few dining lessons from Eddy Curry, so I’ll put it this way; the beard made him look fat.
3. Nellie showed up to coach the game in a blue blazer, black pants, and a hot pink t-shirt. Umm, I really have nowhere to go with this one. Seriously, read his attire again and tell me how someone paid so well can dress like he hit up Goodwill twenty minutes before the game. At least Shaq’s ugly suits match and are custom-fitted.
4. Beno Udrih made an appearance in the game. I cannot wait to see which team gives the Spurs a valuable 2nd round pick for him. On the positive side, Beno is taking his shot a growing a goatee, which makes him look like a bad guy from those ‘Transporter’ movies. Not good times for refried Beno.
5. I really like Monta Ellis, Mikeal Pietrus, and Andris Biedrins. The Warriors struck gold (bad pun, I know) with that trio. Hopefully, they can figure it out before the end of the millenium.
6. Al Harrington has a giant ‘A’ tatoo on his neck, which is the only thing that gave me proof that he was not Leonardo of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
I’m out.
