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Yao to get Sporting News Rookie of the Year award

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  1. Free Agent

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    Yao to claim Sporting News rookie honor

    By JONATHAN FEIGEN
    Copyright 2003 Houston Chronicle

    Rockets center Yao Ming will be named the Sporting News Rookie of the Year today (Tuesday) after edging NBA Rookie of the Year Amare Stoudemire of the Suns.

    In a poll of NBA player personnel directors, Yao received 10 votes, Stoudemire seven.
     
    #1 Free Agent, May 20, 2003
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    kinda funny considering how much the sporting news ripped him.
     
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    well.. life's unfair. just because suns got in the playoffs doesnt mean amare is better than yao. i cant even still believe that nba made amare ROY. i mean, if they were co's that's great coz amare is worthy of being ROY but yao being not ROY in his stellar rookie season is just plain whack. nba didnt only ripped yao ming, they ripped all of the yao fans, the rockets fans, and the whole asian community.
     
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    WOO HOO
     
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    actually, i'm glad yao didn't win.
     
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    Without the ROY, Yao has something to prove to everyone else. Hopefully it means he'll start playing harder and better next year.
     
    #6 HotRocket, May 20, 2003
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    I'm just not sure the ROY is that big a deal in the long run. It would have been nice for Yao to win but I don't think he's losing any sleep over it.

    Lot's of players in the Hall of Fame never won ROY.
     
    #7 ima_drummer2k, May 20, 2003
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    It wasn't the NBA...it was the idiot sports writers.
     
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    Funny, when the poll is done with NBA PLAYER PERSONNEL DIRECTORS instead of BIASED NBA Beat Writers the results are different. It is obvious that NBA GMs think highly of Yao as they should have.

    And this further proves that some NBA Beat Writers (see the 19 that voted Caron Buter ROY in the initial poll) were prejediced in their voting. They will end up eating their pen soon enough anyway.
     
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    Awards are for losers.
     
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    so true. i was hoping amare would win. :D personally, i think he deserves all the awards.
     
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    I disagree. Certainly what matters most is winning championships. No one will deny that. But it is nice to be recognized by your peers and the voting populous for your achievements.

    Plus it is fun debate! ;)
     
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    Like I said before "Amare may have won the battle but in the long run Yao will win the war."
     
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    so true. i was hoping amare would win. personally, i think he deserves all the awards.
     
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    I completely agree - Tim Duncan is a freaking LOSER.
     
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    Winning ROY means nothing really infact, it will help Yao to be a better player next season. Same was said for Olajuwon.
     
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    amen!
     
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    Candies are for Willies:p
     
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    Yao was also on the NBA All-Interview team. but he was only on the 3rd All-Interview team, which i don't understand. Even Michael Olowokandi got more votes than Yao! :confused:

    Did people not notice that Yao got all the attention at the all-star game???
     
    #20 anthoang2k2, May 21, 2003
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