Kyrie Irving Wins 2011-12 RotY

[Lamrock]

http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/13/irvi ... ef:nbahpt1

Voting hasn't been revealed yet, but it'll be interesting to see how that went. Hard to argue with the pick. Was having a near-all-star season until he went down.

[Kenny]

Definitely deserving of the award. I was initially skeptical of him because of the lack of college games he played, but he fit in really well and is going to be an all-star if he stays relatively injury free.

I'm interested to see where Kenneth Faried is ranked in the voting, because I thought he had a good case. He made Nene expendible and had a few big games.

[NovU]

The kid is special. At age of 19, he already played better than John Wall, Russell Westbrook, and Derrick Rose at their second years. I am not sure about much room there is for him to grow, but things do look promising at the moment. Good for the Cavaliers.

[Sideshow Bob]

a sayin it before the regular season starts Kyrie is R.O.Y!!!

Like i said.

[Kenny]

Predicting a number 1 pick to win ROY? Get out of town!

[shadowgrin]

I was initially skeptical of him because of the lack of college games he played.

Lack of games mean his playing style wasn't screwed up by college system.

[Nick]

No surprises here.

[Lamrock]

http://www.nba.com/2012/news/05/15/rook ... ef:nbahpt1

Rookie, Team 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Kyrie Irving, Cleveland 117 2 1 592
Ricky Rubio, Minnesota - 49 23 170
Kenneth Faried, Denver 1 30 34 129
Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio 1 9 15 47
Iman Shumpert, New York 1 7 7 33
Klay Thompson, Golden State - 5 15 30
Isaiah Thomas, Sacramento - 6 10 28
Brandon Knight, Detroit - 6 3 21
Chandler Parsons, Houston - 3 5 14
MarShon Brooks, New Jersey - 1 1 4
Kemba Walker, Charlotte - - 3 3
Josh Selby, Memphis - - 1 1

Selby?

[Martti.]

lol at Selby. Voter must of been a fan of those meaningless games he played during the summer. (Owned by Jennings)

Not surprising at all, really glad to see Faried finish third.

[Andrew]

Someone's a diehard Selby fan.

Another well-deserved award winner. Had Rubio not gone down it might have been a closer race but I'd still give the nod to Irving. A strong rookie season and a bright future ahead of him.

[kevin02]

Kyrie Irving Talks to Media
There's no doubt he deserved the award. He was a great pick at number 1 and by far the best player in the draft. I'm looking forward to seeing him, Thompson, and whoever we draft this year play next season.

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[jettdaking!]

Scrolling down the results of the ROY made me proud to see all those great rookies from this season... until.... Josh Selby?

[shadowgrin]

Must be Bill Simmons.