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bajanguy008 wrote:Other random stuff , Monty Williams is a class guy. I think Dirk award was just away ofr acknowledging his longevity and career with the Mavs and does anyone else think James Johnson was good this year. Thought he might have been in the 6th man discussion

James Johnson was excellent. Waiters playing out of his mind is probably the main reason Miami turned it around but a close second is what Johnson did. He passed the ball extremely well this year and served as sort of a second facilitator behind Dragic. He's also an undefeated MMA fighter & the NBA player I'd least like to run into in a dark alley if you know what I mean. He's a great interview too. He always makes me laugh when he comes on LeBatard.

carey wrote:

bajanguy008 wrote:Other random stuff , Monty Williams is a class guy. I think Dirk award was just away ofr acknowledging his longevity and career with the Mavs and does anyone else think James Johnson was good this year. Thought he might have been in the 6th man discussion

James Johnson was excellent. Waiters playing out of his mind is probably the main reason Miami turned it around but a close second is what Johnson did. He passed the ball extremely well this year and served as sort of a second facilitator behind Dragic. He's also an undefeated MMA fighter & the NBA player I'd least like to run into in a dark alley if you know what I mean. He's a great interview too. He always makes me laugh when he comes on LeBatard.

Yea I heard about his fighting skills a time back when he was with Raptors and that was my reaction too

bajanguy008 wrote:

carey wrote:

bajanguy008 wrote:Other random stuff , Monty Williams is a class guy. I think Dirk award was just away ofr acknowledging his longevity and career with the Mavs and does anyone else think James Johnson was good this year. Thought he might have been in the 6th man discussion

James Johnson was excellent. Waiters playing out of his mind is probably the main reason Miami turned it around but a close second is what Johnson did. He passed the ball extremely well this year and served as sort of a second facilitator behind Dragic. He's also an undefeated MMA fighter & the NBA player I'd least like to run into in a dark alley if you know what I mean. He's a great interview too. He always makes me laugh when he comes on LeBatard.

Yea I heard about his fighting skills a time back when he was with Raptors and that was my reaction too

Eddie Johnson used to say the same things about him when we played the Raptors.

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Cap wrote:

O_Gardino wrote:
When was the last time ROY was a second round pick?

Never happened, but Woody Sauldsberry won it as an 8th round pick (60th overall) in 1958.

Aside from Sauldsberry, the lowest pick to win it was 1988 ROY Mark Jackson (18th pick).

ETA: Correction. Don Meineke, 12 pick of the 1952 draft, was a second rounder and won ROY.

You better hit up Haller:

http://www.azcentral.com/story/sports/n ... 429155001/

Rookie of the Year – Malcolm Brogdon, Milwaukee. Philadelphia center Joel Embiid was the league’s best rookie, but he played in just 31 games because of injury. That’s not enough. Philly’s Dario Saric put up strong numbers (12.8 ppg, 6.3 rpg), but Brogdon (10.2 ppg, 4.2 apg, 40.4 percent from 3-point range) played a significant role on a playoff team. That should be enough to make him the lowest-drafted rookie (36th) to win the award in league history.

He might be talking about since the ABA and NBA joined to form the current NBA.

Then he should specify that.

BTW, @Cap, I relayed your info in the comments section of the article and he removed that last sentence. Now it reads:

Rookie of the Year – Malcolm Brogdon, Milwaukee. Philadelphia center Joel Embiid was the league’s best rookie, but he played in just 31 games because of injury. That's not enough. Philly’s Dario Saric put up strong numbers (12.8 ppg, 6.3 rpg), but Brogdon (10.2 ppg, 4.2 apg, 40.4 percent from 3-point range) played a significant role on a playoff team. That gives him the edge.