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Post by Tizu on May 13, 2012 18:53:28 GMT -5
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving will be named NBA Rookie of the Year on Tuesday, according to sources familiar with the voting results. After playing in just 11 games in his only season at Duke, Irving rewarded Cleveland's faith in selecting him with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2011 NBA draft by averaging 18.5 points, 5.4 assists and 3.7 rebounds in 51 games. Irving, who didn't even turn 20 until March 23, also shot the ball better as a rookie than many scouts projected, registering shooting percentages of .469 from the field and .399 from 3-point range. Irving's performance quickly established him as Cleveland's new franchise player in the Cavaliers' second season without LeBron James. Rookie of the Year is the last major individual award that has yet to be officially announced by the league office. Miami's James collected his third career MVP trophy Sunday, joining Orlando's Ryan Anderson (Most Improved Player), New York's Tyson Chandler (Defensive Player of the Year), Oklahoma City's James Harden (Sixth Man Award) and San Antonio's Gregg Popovich (Coach of the Year) on the NBA's list of honorees for the 2011-12 season. espn.go.com/nba/story/_/id/7925910/kyrie-irving-cleveland-cavaliers-win-rookie-year-award-according-sources
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Post by Marty Da Hungry Wolf on May 13, 2012 19:45:17 GMT -5
Good for him if it comes to pass. So far, so good for him, he would seem to be one of the few "can't miss" #1's who actually didn't miss.
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Post by mattncsu02 on May 13, 2012 20:21:34 GMT -5
The kid has done well! I'm amazed at how he did his rookie year considering he was out for most of his one year of college ball. That shows how talented he really is. Good for him.
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Post by cvholt87 on May 22, 2012 9:29:21 GMT -5
All I have to say is Uncle Drew can ball ;D.
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Post by Marty Da Hungry Wolf on May 22, 2012 20:18:18 GMT -5
Funny video!
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Post by mattncsu02 on May 23, 2012 10:28:53 GMT -5
Haha! Geezer schooled the young'uns.
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