End of the Year Award Picks:
MVP: Kobe- As I've said in the past, I treat this as a "player of the year" award and tend to not factor in team performance. By that measure, it has to be Kobe. Dirk's winning it though.
Rookie of the Year: Brandon Roy- This is the easiest one on to pick. And let it be known that as terrible as I am at predicting how teams would finish, I was money with my draft analysis. I said he and Aldridge were the best two guys in the draft, and praised the Blazers for drafting them, even when all the experts were ripping what them. Someone give me Chad Ford's job.
Coach of the Year- Avery Johnson-Dallas has a good team, but what they did for most of this year with all those long winning streaks was insane. Sam Mitchell will win it, and he's done a nice job, but I think what Johnson did is more impressive.
Most Improved: I'm gonna go with Tyson Chandler, but I think Kevin Martin will win it (and that's not a bad pick at all, he's been great, I just don't think he really "improved", he just finally started to get big minutes). Chandler's been a monster for the Hornets, I can't believe there are Bulls' fans who thought dumping him and giving a huge contract to Ben Wallace was a good idea. He does everything Wallace does, but better, and he's way younger.
6th Man: Lenardo Barbosa- He's ridiculous. I love watching him play and he's a huge reason why the Suns are as good as they are. He'd be a starter for all but about four teams in the league, it just so happens that one of them is the Suns.
Defensive Player of the Year: Marcus Camby-Pretty much going straight stats here. He's first in blocks and fifth in rebounds.
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