W.I.N.N.E.R.S.

By Sam Rubenstein

It really feels like the NBA is stalling before giving the MVP trophy to Dirk. I saw somewhere the other day that about 75% of the people with votes had been polled, and Dirk was going to be the winner. Come on Stern, the sooner it’s out there, the sooner people can make their jokes, and the sooner it blows over. But hey, they threw us the bone of the All-Rookie teams.

2006-07 T-Mobile NBA ALL-ROOKIE FIRST TEAM

Player Team First (2 pt) Second (1 Pt) Total
Brandon Roy Portland 29 58
Andrea Bargnani Toronto 28 1 57
Randy Foye Minnesota 21 6 48
Rudy Gay Memphis 12 15 39
Jorge Garbajosa Toronto 13 11 37 (tie)
LaMarcus Aldridge Portland 14 9 37 (tie)

2006-07 T-Mobile NBA ALL-ROOKIE SECOND TEAM

Player Team First (2 pt) Second (1 Pt) Total
Paul Millsap Utah 10 16 36
Adam Morrison Charlotte 12 11 35
Tyrus Thomas Chicago 5 16 26
Craig Smith Minnesota 1 19 21
Rajon Rondo Boston 1 8 10 (tie)
Walter Herrmann Charlotte 1 8 10 (tie)
Marcus Williams New Jersey 1 8 10 (tie)

Congrats to all the rookies. In a season that has earned the distinction of worst performance by defending conference champions, worst injury bug to star players, and worst blatant case of tanking, we can also add worst All-Rookie teams in a while. Actually, these teams are the least embarrasing on that whole list I just rattled off. Onto the W.I.N.N.E.R.S.

PHOENIX: Steve Nash had 20 and 16, and people are more concerned with Suns fans wearing nasal strips. Kurt Thomas helped a lot, as did Shawn Marion’s defense, but Nash made them go.

CLEVELAND: LeBron. Now rest up until Saturday. That applies to both series.