sactownroyalty.com - 4/27/2009
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I was asked to host the final round of the 2008-09 Blogger MVP/Rookie Rankings organized by BrewHoop . Voters from across the blogosphere voted ...
twolvesblog.com - 4/30/2009
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twolvesblog.com —
From NBA.com: Derrick Rose of the Chicago Bulls
and O.J. Mayo of the Memphis Grizzlies were unanimous...
selections to the 2008-09 T-Mobile NBA All-Rookie First Team, the NBA announced today. Rounding out the T-Mobile NBA All-Rookie First Team are Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook (53 ...
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Love named to NBA All-Rookie Second Team
slamonline.com - 4/30/2009
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by Ryne Nelson The head coaches selected the
‘08-09 Rookie Teams, chosing five players for the first...
team and five for the second team, regardless of position. Coaches were not permitted to vote for players on their own team. With that in ...
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All-Rookie Teams Announced
blogs.twincities.com - 4/30/2009
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Timberwolves forward Kevin Love was named to the
NBA's all-rookie second team today. Love, who led all...
rookies in rebounding (9.1 per game) and double-doubles (29), received seven first-team votes and 20 seconds from NBA head coaches for a total of ...
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Love named to all-rookie second team
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2008-09 Blogger Rookie of the Year - Sactown Royalty
Canis Hoopus —
2008-09 Blogger Rookie of the Year - Sactown Royalty
K-Love moves up one spot from the official balloting. A small consolation.
Tuesday Bolts - 4.28.09
Daily Thunder.com —
... Final blogger Rookie of the Year voting: I promise I wasn’t the one that voted for Kyle Weaver or gave Russell a first place vote. My ballot looked like this: 1. Derrick Rose 2. Russell Westbrook 3. Brook Lopez 4. Kevin Love 5. O.J. Mayo. ...
Final MVP/ROY Blogger Rankings for 2008-2009
NBAMate —
A few weeks ago I jotted down my top 10 candidates for the season finale of the Blogger MVP/ROY rankings. They are being hosted by the good fellows at Sactown Royalty, so go check them out - ROY Rankings & MVP Rankings. Below are my rankings in full, and keep in mind they were written a few weeks ago.
And if you haven’t already heard the unofficial news, it looks like Lebron has been named MVP.
MOST VALUABLE PLAYER 2008-2009
1. Lebron James – Plain and simple, the most impressive MVP season ...
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Blue Blitz —
... and Rookie Rankings, which were posted over at Sactown Royalty. I bet you can guess who put Russell Westbrook first on their ballot, and Kyle Weaver fifth. ...
Blogger MVP
Brew Hoop —
... he just decided for those 40 minutes on that chilly February night that it was easier to throw the ball in the hoop from 26 to 33 feet.
LeBron James is this year's Blogger MVP - in a cinch. And if you've been following, this... follows. He was a straight-line first in each and every blogger voting session.
Plenty of dispute last summer, but LeBron cleared this up for me nicely.
Links:
Final MVP
Final ROY
Archive
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