Manu Wins 07-08 Nba Sixth Man Award

[Los Spurs]

Congrats to Manu!

NEW YORK, April 21, 2008 – Manu Ginobili of the San Antonio Spurs is the winner of the NBA Sixth Man Award presented by Kia Motors as the league’s best player in a reserve role for the 2007-08 season, the NBA announced today.



Ginobili received 615 out of a possible 620 points, including 123 of a possible 124 first-place votes, from a panel of 124 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada. Leandro Barbosa of the Phoenix Suns finished second with 283 points and Jason Terry of the Dallas Mavericks finished third with 44 points.



In order to be eligible for this award, players had to have come off the bench in more games than they started. Players were awarded five points for each first-place vote, three points for each second-place vote and one point for each third-place vote.



As part of its support of the Sixth Man Award, Kia Motors will donate a brand-new 2009 Kia Borrego seven-passenger SUV on behalf of Ginobili to Roy Maas’ Youth Alternatives of San Antonio which is committed to caring for children in crisis. Each winner of the four year-end awards presented by Kia Motors will receive a Borrego on behalf of the player’s charity of choice.



A sixth man in 51-of-74 games played this season, Ginobili led the Spurs in scoring with a career-high average of 19.5 points to go along with 4.8 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.47 steals. He increased his scoring nearly 6.0 points over his career average entering this season (13.7 ppg). He is also the only player in the NBA to average at least 17 points in under 32.0 minutes per game.



Ginobili is the only player in the NBA ranked in the top 31 for points per game (31st), steals (16th), assists (28th), three-point field goals made (156, 16th), three-point field goal percentage (.401, 28th), free throws made (380, 16th) and free throw percentage (.860, 16th).



The 2007-08 NBA Sixth Man Award presented by Kia Motors is part of a series of on-court performance awards called “The NBA Performance Awards Presented by Kia Motors.” The awards, which are part of a multi-year marketing partnership that makes Kia Motors America the official automotive partner of the NBA, also include the Most Valuable Player, Defensive Player of the Year, and Most Improved Player Award. The series also includes the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month presented by Kia Motors. For more information on the “The NBA Performance Awards Presented by Kia Motors” visit www.NBA.com/performanceawards



Attached are the voting results for the 2007-08 NBA Sixth Man Award presented by Kia Motors:



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2007-08 NBA Sixth Man Award



2007-08 NBA SIXTH MAN AWARD PRESENTED BY KIA MOTORS VOTING



Player, Team 1st 2nd 3rd Pts

Manu Ginobili, San Antonio 123 - - 615

Leandro Barbosa, Phoenix 1 84 26 283

Jason Terry, Dallas -- 9 17 44

Kyle Korver, Utah -- 7 13 34

Ben Gordon, Chicago -- 6 9 27

JR Smith, Denver -- 4 10 22

Josh Childress, Atlanta -- 5 8 23

James Posey, Boston -- 3 10 19

Jason Maxiell, Detroit -- 1 8 11

Travis Outlaw, Portland -- -- 11 11

Linas Kleiza, Denver -- 1 2 5

Jordan Farmar, L.A. Lakers -- 1 2 5

Jerry Stackhouse, Dallas -- -- 4 4

Rashad McCants, Minnesota -- 1 -- 3

Louis Williams, Philadelphia -- 1 -- 3

Jarrett Jack, Portland -- 1 -- 3

David Lee, New York -- -- 3 3

Andres Nocioni, Chicago -- -- 1 1



ALL-TIME NBA SIXTH MAN AWARD PRESENTED BY KIA MOTORS WINNERS





1982-83 Bobby Jones, Philadelphia 76ers

1983-84 Kevin McHale, Boston Celtics

1984-85 Kevin McHale, Boston Celtics

1985-86 Bill Walton, Boston Celtics

1986-87 Ricky Pierce, Milwaukee Bucks

1987-88 Roy Tarpley, Dallas Mavericks

1988-89 Eddie Johnson, Phoenix Suns

1989-90 Ricky Pierce, Milwaukee Bucks

1990-91 Detlef Schrempf, Indiana Pacers

1991-92 Detlef Schrempf, Indiana Pacers

1992-93 Clifford Robinson, Portland Trail Blazers

1993-94 Dell Curry, Charlotte Hornets

1994-95 Anthony Mason, New York Knicks

1995-96 Toni Kukoc, Chicago Bulls

1996-97 John Starks, New York Knicks

1997-98 Danny Manning, Phoenix Suns

1998-99 Darrell Armstrong, Orlando Magic

1999-00 Rodney Rogers, Phoenix Suns

2000-01 Aaron McKie, Philadelphia 76ers

2001-02 Corliss Williamson, Detroit Pistons

2002-03 Bobby Jackson, Sacramento Kings

2003-04 Antawn Jamison, Dallas Mavericks

2004-05 Ben Gordon, Chicago Bulls

2005-06 Mike Miller, Memphis Grizzlies

2006-07 Leandro Barbosa, Phoenix Suns

2007-08 Manu Ginobili, San Antonio Spurs

[bdictjames]

First!!!

Grats to Manu! Now brush this off aside, and win the Game 2!

[phyzik]

cool.... he should have got it last year too.

[ancestron]

a well deserved award. Congrats Manu. Now if they would just award Bowen with the DPOY award, all would be right in the world.

[Budkin]

Just got the text from Spurs.com to my phone... props to Manu!!!

[carina_gino20]

I'd love to see his face when he gets it.

Since he doesn't particularly like the award, then I'll make it up and be doubly happy for him.

615-620, 123-124. Manu is so efficient.

[Spurs Dynasty 21]

CONGRATS TO MANU



will the presentation be before Tuesdays game?

[SAGambler]

WTG Manu. Now go out there and get another "Ship" to sit along with it.

[howbouthemspurs]

awesome

[mVp]

Nice, but we all know Manu is a starter that comes off the bench... he's not a sixth man in my book

[dbreiden83080]

Way to go Manu, well earned job well done.

[dmac]

Whoop!

[CubanMustGo]

I wanna know who the asshole is that didn't vote him 1st, 2nd, OR 3rd. It would be the same guy that voted Barbosa #1, no doubt a jealous loser Suns sportswriter.

[degenerate_gambler]

nice gino..

[Cherry]

Nice, but we all know Manu is a starter that comes off the bench... he's not a sixth man in my book

I'm sure he's not "happy" for this...

"se define la votación del mejor 6to hombre y ya lo dije otras veces: no me preocupa ni desespera ganarlo; tampoco será un gran halago, en principio porque, aunque lo soy, no me siento un sexto hombre."

[smeagol]

Nice, but we all know Manu is a starter that comes off the bench... he's not a sixth man in my book

He fits the criteria, doesn't he?

[MajorMike]

I wanna know who the asshole is that didn't vote him 1st, 2nd, OR 3rd. It would be the same guy that voted Barbosa #1, no doubt a jealous loser Suns sportswriter.

Since there are 124 votes and the one 1st place vote Manu didn't get went to LB, it is safe to assume that ballot didn't have Manu 2nd or 3rd either. Prolly someone who was either all for LB or dead set against Manu actually being a 6th man.

[Sec24Row7]

does that trophy look like this?

[Ginofan]

Super sweet. Congrats Manu!!!

[Spurminator]

Clearly someone who has a vote has decided that a sixth man is not what NBA guidelines say it is. This person should have his/her vote taken away next year.

[raspsa]

So, I'm womdering if Manu is the first 6th man ever to kead his team in scoring? If so, I think that record will last for a long, long time..

[carina_gino20]

So, I'm womdering if Manu is the first 6th man ever to kead his team in scoring? If so, I think that record will last for a long, long time..

I don't know who it is, but I don't think Manu is the first. Someone did it some years ago.

[mexicanjunior]

Congrats to Manu!!!

[mVp]

He fits the criteria, doesn't he?

I guess so, in theory... but in practice, he's not the sixth man on the team.

[smeagol]

I guess so, in theory... but in practice, he's not the sixth man on the team.

According to who?