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May 16th 2008 03:42
Didn't feel like dedicating an entire post to one particular topic, so for this one, I've decided to comment on a number of things occurring around the NBA.
We'll start things off by talking about the 2nd round of the NBA Playoffs. Here's a crazy fact for you: During the 2nd round of the '08 Playoffs, only one team has lost a game at home. This one home loss came on May 10th when Detroit defeated Orlando 90-89. I don't think home-court advantage has ever meant more than it does now. Those of you who read my previous article know where I stand when it comes to home-court advantage, but after watching the domination by home teams in this round, I may be forced to reconsider my position. So, since this trend is proving to be rather reliable this round, I think we can conclude that the Hornets, Lakers and Celtics will all win their respective series in 7 games. As I am writing this, I am watching game six of the Spurs-Hornets series, and from the looks of things, we will definitely have a game seven in that series.
As most of us already know, Kobe Bryant was officially named the NBA MVP this past week. I would brag and say that I called it, but I'll refrain. In addition to being named MVP, Kobe also made the All-Defensive team for the 8th time in his career. Doesn't really surprise me that he made the team, but I didn't think he was a lock either. What did surprise me was the fact that Kobe got as many points as DPOY Kevin Garnett. Kobe and Garnett each got 24 first place votes and led the league in "voting points" or whatever you want to call it. Marcus Camby, Tim Duncan and Bruce Bowen rounded out the Defensive team.
Now I'm going to comment on something that really bothered me... the All-Rookie team. As expected, Kevin Durant and Al Horford led the Rookie squad in votes and were joined by Luis Scola, Al Thornton and Jeff Green. For some reason, Al Horford was the only unanimous selection to the rookie team, which means that someone did not vote for Durant. How could you not vote for the rookie of the year to be put on the all-rookie team? It doesn't make sense to me. That must mean that some coach (the coaches vote for the teams) thought 5 other players deserved to be on the all-rookie team before Durant. I'm just speculating here, but I think Hawks head coach, Mike Woodson is behind this. He was irate when he found out that Durant won ROY instead of Horford. I don't see how anyone could come up with a reason why Durant shouldn't be on the team. Obviously it's not that big of deal in the grand scheme of things, but it bothered me nonetheless. The fact that Jeff Green made the first rookie-team above Jamario Moon also bothers me, but to a lesser extent. You can make an argument for Green, but I personally would have put Moon or maybe even Navarro over Green. But hey, maybe that's the Raps fan in me talking.
We'll start things off by talking about the 2nd round of the NBA Playoffs. Here's a crazy fact for you: During the 2nd round of the '08 Playoffs, only one team has lost a game at home. This one home loss came on May 10th when Detroit defeated Orlando 90-89. I don't think home-court advantage has ever meant more than it does now. Those of you who read my previous article know where I stand when it comes to home-court advantage, but after watching the domination by home teams in this round, I may be forced to reconsider my position. So, since this trend is proving to be rather reliable this round, I think we can conclude that the Hornets, Lakers and Celtics will all win their respective series in 7 games. As I am writing this, I am watching game six of the Spurs-Hornets series, and from the looks of things, we will definitely have a game seven in that series.
As most of us already know, Kobe Bryant was officially named the NBA MVP this past week. I would brag and say that I called it, but I'll refrain. In addition to being named MVP, Kobe also made the All-Defensive team for the 8th time in his career. Doesn't really surprise me that he made the team, but I didn't think he was a lock either. What did surprise me was the fact that Kobe got as many points as DPOY Kevin Garnett. Kobe and Garnett each got 24 first place votes and led the league in "voting points" or whatever you want to call it. Marcus Camby, Tim Duncan and Bruce Bowen rounded out the Defensive team.
Now I'm going to comment on something that really bothered me... the All-Rookie team. As expected, Kevin Durant and Al Horford led the Rookie squad in votes and were joined by Luis Scola, Al Thornton and Jeff Green. For some reason, Al Horford was the only unanimous selection to the rookie team, which means that someone did not vote for Durant. How could you not vote for the rookie of the year to be put on the all-rookie team? It doesn't make sense to me. That must mean that some coach (the coaches vote for the teams) thought 5 other players deserved to be on the all-rookie team before Durant. I'm just speculating here, but I think Hawks head coach, Mike Woodson is behind this. He was irate when he found out that Durant won ROY instead of Horford. I don't see how anyone could come up with a reason why Durant shouldn't be on the team. Obviously it's not that big of deal in the grand scheme of things, but it bothered me nonetheless. The fact that Jeff Green made the first rookie-team above Jamario Moon also bothers me, but to a lesser extent. You can make an argument for Green, but I personally would have put Moon or maybe even Navarro over Green. But hey, maybe that's the Raps fan in me talking.
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