2009-2010 NBA Horse Collar Awards
With most sports I like to wait until after the postseason to give out awards. That really doesn’t seem to work with the NBA. The main reason is that the NBA playoffs last so long that it almost seems like a second season, separate from the regular season. If you’re giving out regular season awards in July it feels like naming the Cy Young in February. It’s better to do it when the season is still fresh in your mind. Also, it seems like NBA awards are more strongly regarded as strictly for the regular season only than in other sports. Dirk Nowitzki winning the MVP in the 2006-2007 season is a good example of this. The Mavs were the #1 seed in the West and they lost in the opening round to the #8 seed Warriors in 6 games. It was a humiliating exit for the Mavericks. However, it didn’t make Dirk’s MVP award in any way fraudulent. Dallas was by far the best team during the regular season, winning 67 games, and Nowitzki led them to that success and deserved the award for being the most valuable player of that regular season. Anyway, here are my awards for this year.
Most Valuable Player
1. Lebron James
2. Dwight Howard
3. Kevin Durant
4. Steve Nash
5. Dwayne Wade
6. Kobe Bryant
7. Carmelo Anthony
8. Deron Williams
9. Rajon Rondo
10. Dirk Nowitzki
Defensive Player of the Year: Dwight Howard
Rookie of the Year: Tyreke Evans
Sixth Man of the Year: Jamal Crawford
Most Improved Player: Andrew Bogut
Coach of the Year: Scott Skiles
Most Surprising Team: Milwaukee Bucks
Most Disappointing Team: New Orleans Hornets
First Team All-Horse Collar
G Kobe Bryant
G Dwayne Wade
F Lebron James
F Kevin Durant
C Dwight Howard
Second Team All-Horse Collar
G Steve Nash
G Deron Williams
F Carmelo Anthony
F Dirk Nowitzki
C Amare Stoudemire
Third Team All-Horse Collar
G Rajon Rondo
G Jason Kidd
F Chris Bosh
F Carlos Boozer
C David Lee
First Team All-Defensive
G Rajon Rondo
G Dwayne Wade
F Josh Smith
F Marcus Camby
C Dwight Howard
Second Team All-Defensive
G Jason Kidd
G Kobe Bryant
F Gerald Wallace
F Lebron James
C Andrew Bogut
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