Barbosa named sixth man of the year.

[da_suns_fan__]

NEVER compare resumes, son...

MVP - Robinson (1995), Duncan (2002, 2003)
Executive of the Year - Bass (1990)
Coach of the Year - Popovich (2003)
Most Improved Player - A. Robertson (1986)
Defensive Player of the Year - Robinson (1992)
IBM Award - Robinson (1990, 1991, 1994, 1995, 1996), Duncan (2002)
Rookie of the Year - Robinson (1990), Duncan (1998)
Finals MVP (you know, the one you earn after winning the championship...oh, no you wouldn't know about that) - Duncan (1999, 2003, 2005)

David Robinson and "A. Robertson" still play for the Spurs!!!!

"IBM Award"????



Don't get me wrong...everyone loves D.Robinson, but do you see me throwing our Barkley MVPs, KJ MIP, Cotton Fitzsimmons COY, Jery Colangelo EOY, Alvan Adams ROY, Rodney Rodgers, Danny Manning and Eddie Johnson 6th MOY Awards?

[mathbzh]

deserve... deserve... deserve....
I believe we should stop giving too much meaning to the individual awards.
MVP, DPOY, MIP,... who care? I just want the Spurs to win it all. And I don't give a if we don't receive any individual awards.
Barbosa is the 6th man of the year... But I still take Gino in my team... Timmy will not be MVP but if I want a le, he is the player I pick over any other player (Dirk, nash, Kobe or Santa Claus).

[ShoogarBear]

Jealous Jealous Jealous....

MVP - Nash (2005 & 2006)
Executive of the Year (B. Colangelo 2005)
Coach of the Year (D'Antoni 2005)
Sixth man of the Year (Barbosa 2007)
Most Improved Player (Diaw 2006)
Rooke of the Year (Stoudemire 2002)

Is Sun Fan just the graduate degree version of Mav Fan?

[ShoogarBear]

Where is that guy who says, "When I enter a thread, you lose"?

[timvp]

Bump.


@ the modern-day bandwagon Manu for 6MOY posters.

[da_suns_fan]

I don't buy that Barbosa was the obvious choice for this award. Ginobili was eligible and he's a much, much better player. Barbosa is a product of a run and gun system and plays as many minutes as Tony Parker.

Per minute, Manu averaged more points, assists, rebounds, steals, blocks and scored more points per shot. How exactly does Barbosa deserve this award more than Manu?

The most bogus reasoning I've heard (and I've heard it a lot) is that Manu shouldn't get it because he's not really a sixth man. WTF is that supposed to mean? He is as much of a sixth man and probably even moreso than Barbosa.

Barbosa is the one who plays starters minutes. Barbosa plays in a system that allowed someone like Quentin Richardson to break NBA records. Barbosa plays next to a two-time reigning MVP in the backcourt, with two All-Star in the front court and the reigning Most Improved Player.

No coach in the league would rather have Barbosa over Manu. Manu was robbed of this award.

Looks like you got your sweet vindication this year. Like I said, this awards almost an insult to Manu. He make come off the bench, but he's not their "sixth" man.

Ive never heard of a guy being a "sixth" man and part of a team's "big three".

Good for Manu. We'll switch awards this year. Spurs can have the 6MOY, we'll take the champioship.

[T Park]

He make come off bench

what are you russian?

[da_suns_fan]

He make come off bench

what are you russian?

In KGB, we drink vodka LOT!

[FromWayDowntown]

I'm suddenly hearing "Berserker" in my head.

[Elraptor]

He's a great player.

Doesn't surprise me.

[T Park]

@ all the haters

Ron Mexico getting owned hardcore was especially a highlight, quite funny

[Spurminator]

Meh, Manu will get it next year.

[shelshor]

...Ive never heard of a guy being a "sixth" man and part of a team's "big three".
...

You never heard of John Havlicek?

[da_suns_fan]

kudos and props to barbosa, that kid has a very talented offensive game and deserves the award

Whatever happened to the Ponkster and why didn't she take the rest of the Mavs base with her?

[T Park]

You never heard of John Havlicek?

He's a suns fan, what do you think?

[da_suns_fan]

You never heard of John Havlicek?

Eh...he retired before I was born. Im not sure how many games he came off the bench for, but It doesn't really matter.

Why don't you give an example of player who played after they introduced the three point line.

That is, in the modern era of basketball.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

He's a suns fan, what do you think?

[da_suns_fan]

He's a suns fan, what do you think?

I need you in the other thread to help out my "Duncan is really a center argument".

[ShoogarBear]

For some reason, I get the sense that timvp thinks they actually gave the award to Barbaro.

[jmard5]

The with you all! Who started this Barbosa as the 6th man of the year? You got me there.

Here's the NBA link.


http://www.nba.com/news/sixthman_080421.html
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Ginobili Wins 2007-08 Sixth Man of the Year Award Presented by Kia Motors
Posted Apr 21 2008 4:41PM

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Ginobili averaged 19.5 points a game this season.
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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

[Leetonidas]

I'm suddenly hearing "Berserker" in my head.

[Obstructed_View]

I'm suddenly hearing "Berserker" in my head.

Did he just say "making "?

[ambchang]

Eh...he retired before I was born. Im not sure how many games he came off the bench for, but It doesn't really matter.

Why don't you give an example of player who played after they introduced the three point line.

That is, in the modern era of basketball.

Was McHale retired when you were born?

[CubanSucks]

Hey Mardigan, nice sig. Who is he supposed to be?

[td4mvp21]

Nope. Spurs are a "right time/right place" champion. They wait it out for "off years".

There are at least three teams better than them this year.

But don't worry...in 3 or 4 years, the league might go through a transition period and they could win another one.

Oops!