PLAYOFFS!!!

It’s NBA Playoffs time! I love me some playoffs, and in honor of the second season, I thought I’d lay down my picks for the various NBA awards.

Most Valuable Player:
LeBron James, Cleveland Cavaliers. Duh. I will be shocked if this isn’t unanimous. Actually, no I won’t, some jackass media member will vote for Dwight Howard or Kevin Durant, just to be different.

Rookie of the Year:
Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors. Yes, Tyreke Evans was more consistent and joined the elite 20-5-5 Rookie club, but Curry was the best rookie the last 4 months of the season, in a much harder situation – having to share the ball with Monta Ellis is the least desirable situation for a rookie point guard. Plus, Curry gets points for having the most beautiful stroke in the league, at least in my opinion. His percentages were also ridiculous: 46.2 FG%, 43.7 3PT%, and 88.8 FT%.

Defensive Player of the Year:
Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic. This one is too easy. As much as I like Josh Smith’s versatility on defense, Superman became the first player ever to lead the league in blocks and rebounds two years in a row. He’s going to win a lot of these before he’s done. Now, if he could only stop blocking everything into the upper deck…


Most Improved Player:
Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Thunder. The hardest category to understand. I feel like good players are hampered by virtue of being good to start with. However, that’s bullshit, and Durantula definitely improved more than anyone in the league, rising into top 5 status, and winning the scoring title at 21. TWENTY-ONE. It’s scary to think about how good he could still become.