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Yao Ming was named the Rookie of Month of February

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by windandsea, Mar 3, 2003.

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  1. windandsea

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    Miami¡¯s Caron Butler and Houston¡¯s Yao Ming today were named the Eastern and Western Conference got milk? Rookies of the Month, respectively, for games played for the month of February.
    Butler was third among all rookies for the month in scoring (14.9 per game) while averaging 4.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.56 steals. He scored in double figures in eight of the nine games he played this month.

    Yao led all rookies for the month in scoring (16.5 per game), was second in rebounding (8.8 per game) and first in blocks (1.46 per game).

    Here is a recap of the month for Butler and Yao:

    Caron Butler, Miami Heat
    February 1 vs. San Antonio: Had 12 points, six rebounds, five steals, three assists and a block in two-point loss to the Spurs.
    February 14 at Houston: Had 24 points, three rebounds and two steals in 94-82 victory over the Rockets.
    February 15 at Dallas: Had 14 points and nine rebounds in six-point road loss to the Mavericks.
    February 28 at Memphis: Had 24 points, seven rebounds, four assists and two steals in loss to the Grizzlies.


    Yao Ming, Houston Rockets
    February 2 vs. Sacramento: Had 18 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and four blocks in 105-89 victory over the Kings.
    February 11 vs. Utah: Had 25 points, 10 rebounds and three assists in two-point loss to the Jazz.
    February 18 at LA Lakers: Had 24 points, 14 rebounds and three assists in seven-point overtime loss to the Lakers.
    February 19 at Phoenix: Had 12 points, 12 rebounds, three blocks and three assists in 107-89 victory over the Suns.

    Other candidates for the Eastern and Western Conference got milk? Rookies of the Month were Boston¡¯s J.R. Bremer, Cleveland¡¯s Carlos Boozer, Denver¡¯s Nene Hilario, Orlando¡¯s Drew Gooden and Phoenix¡¯s Amare Stoudemire.

    http://www.nba.com/milk_rookie/rotm_030303.html
     
    #1 windandsea, Mar 3, 2003
  2. Deuce

    Deuce Context & Nuance

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    Awesome! Very cool. It was going to come down to Amare vs Yao for February ROM for the Western Conference. Now Yao has 2 ROM wins with Gooden and Amare each previously getting one for the West.

    One more step to Yao getting ROY! :D

    Chris
     
    #2 Deuce, Mar 3, 2003
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    That's awesome! This will go a long way toward Yao's run for ROY.

    On a side note, what are the chances that Drew Gooden will take the Eastern Conference ROM honors for the rest of the season? I'd say pretty good considering the minutes he's getting now that he's in Orlando. I hope he doesn't end up making a run at ROY.
     
    #3 shuttle, Mar 3, 2003
  4. Gummi Clutch

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    WoW! I didnt realize how well Yao was doing with the Rockets losing and all.

    Congrats Yao!

    If you take into consideration that Yao comes from another country, speaks english as a second language, and his learning curve, the Rookie of the Year Award should be NO CONTEST!
     
    #4 Gummi Clutch, Mar 3, 2003
  5. Deuce

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    Drew Gooden will make a push as will Caron Butler but neither of them will catch up to Amare and Yao as the top guys for ROY in my opinion.

    I would not be surprised if Gooden takes the March and April ROM's from the East Conference. Gooden's numbers since he joined the Magic 5 games ago are like 18ppg and 11rpg. Not to shabby. He is really making an impact for them. Just goes to show how STARVED the East is for decent low post players. Gooden is ALREADY a factor down low in the East and in the West he couldn't even get off the bench on his own team!

    Chris
     
    #5 Deuce, Mar 3, 2003
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    Well Gooden probably is the happiest rookie in town right now. He doesn't have to face the elite power forwards of the west night in and night out. I bet Yao or Amare would have averaged atleast 19 and 10 if they were playing in the east.
     
    #6 silvercatt, Mar 3, 2003
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    Yay!!!!!
     
    #7 LiTtLeY1521, Mar 3, 2003
  8. aaaccchhhooo

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    i didn't even notice he had a great month in feb...guess cuz the rockets lose a lot in feb.. :rolleyes:
     
    #8 aaaccchhhooo, Mar 3, 2003
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