The 1995 co-Rookie of the Year weighs in on this year's ROY debate
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No Kidding: Emeka’s My ROY
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By Jason Kidd
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Kidd
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Last week, my friend Scottie Pippen came out and said that Ben Gordon should be the Rookie of the Year.
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Sorry, but Charlotte's Emeka Okafor is the best choice for this season’s got milk? Rookie of the Year. Take it from me, I’ve won the award before and I know that Emeka’s all-around contributions – not just scoring – are what it takes to win the top honor.
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We just played the Bobcats the other night and Emeka wasn’t even supposed to play because he was injured. But at the last minute he played and finished the game with 15 points, 10 rebounds, four blocks and two steals.
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When we prepared for the game, Emeka was a main focus and we knew we had to stop him on both ends of the court to be successful. Chicago has several options and Gordon can get his points easier because teams don’t focus only on him because they have some other good young players.
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Emeka has been great. I know he has the record for consecutive double-doubles for active players by a rookie and that’s saying something. I mean, more than Shaq and Duncan? That’s pretty good. And he’s also leading the NBA in offensive rebounds. He’s been consistent all season long and he’s done a wonderful job. He has been the biggest reason why the Bobcats have been as competitive as they have.
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The other night it was close in the fourth quarter and he blocked shots on two straight possessions and then had another down the stretch in crunch time. He just gets it done in many different ways.
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C’mon, Scottie. I know you’re biased, being a former Bull and all. Look at it from an unbiased opinion and realize that Emeka is the Rookie of the Year. I think he’s going to be a very good player in this league and I can easily see him as the cornerstone of this franchise.
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첫댓글 여의도에서 교육받다가 글 봤는데 잼있군여..ㅋ
그러나 오카포도 신인왕으로 하기엔 좀 임팩트가 떨어지는뎅....
이거 키드가 쓴거 맞나요,, 너무 형식적으로 에다가 언어 선택이 쉬운걸 쓴걸 보니,,, 믿겨 지지 않네요, 운동선수라면 적어도 은어 하나쯤은 들어가야 정상 아닌감,,,
솔직히 에메카 만큼의 프레셔를 보여준 선수는 없다고 생각...하워드와 고든 역시 대단하지만 올해 오카포는 대단...솔직히 작년에는 스윙맨대박이였다면 올시즌은 골고루 대박이라는 느낌....오카포와 하워드...많이 기대하는중..
C’mon, Scottie = 은어
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