Player of the D.A.Y.
Hint: It’s between two second-year players.
There are a few ways I could go here. The Hawks won their biggest game of the century but Joe Johnson and Tyronn Lue would have to share the trophy. Unlike the new America we woke up to this morning, this is not a Democracy. There can be only one dominant Player of the D.A.Y. and he has to rule like a dictator.
Chris Paul led the undefeated Hornets to a win with numbers that will in time be come to known as Chris Paulian. I have a feeling he could win this honor many times this season, and his team was enjoying the extremely rare home-opener crowd behind them for the second straight night.
So, the award goes to Andrew Bynum. Kobe still doesn’t have his basketball legs and Andrew came out and set the tone with shotblocking and rebounding, and he even scored 20 points for effect. There was a play in the game when KG tried to swat a Bynum shot off a post move and the camera picked up “Get that s–t outta here!” but it didn’t get nowhere but in the basket. The youngest player in the young history of the Player of the D.A.Y. takes the trophy.
12 Responses to “Player of the D.A.Y.”
Nov.8 at 3:59 pm
Bryant Reeves says:
Bynum! Any chance Kareem is going to get some recognition for molding this young fella?
Nov.8 at 4:00 pm
Nads says:
1987
1987
1987
1987
1987
1987
Nov.8 at 4:01 pm
jbn74sb says:
Maybe I’m nuts, but it was the mic that picked up “Get that shit outta here!”, as opposed to the camera.
Nov.8 at 4:04 pm
Max Airington says:
Damn right. This dude is shocking the hell out of me right now. Sports guy summed it up nicely…. “That’s the thing: Maybe he’ll be up and down this season, but when he’s up, is there another center in the league quite like him? He protects the rim, passes out of double teams, has great hands around the basket, up-fakes on his jump-hooks, rebounds in traffic, even has a motor that keeps going and going (unlike a stiff like Eddy Curry). I’m not sure what’s missing here. This is stunning. This is startling. There’s almost no precedent for it. Just what the Lakers needed: More obscenely good luck.”
Nov.8 at 4:06 pm
Max Airington says:
Im thinking it but I wont say it…
Nov.8 at 4:07 pm
The Crack Staff at Perkisabeast.com says:
I do like his game alot. It’s sort of surprising actually. He’s a good passer. And do you have any idea how much it hurts to write this?
Nov.8 at 4:28 pm
Matthew says:
I should go play the lottery today!!!
Nov.8 at 5:00 pm
winston and the telescreen says:
wooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!
I didnt think he’d get the recognition today
thank you slam (along with the american voters today) for restoring my faith in humanity
I was completely blown away
I expected dominance one day
but not yet
1987?!?!??!?!??!?!
heres to Bynum helping Kobe get 4 more rings
and to the republicans and Rumsfeld for FINALLY being ousted
I credit that to the lakers as well
I dont know how it works, but I’m sure it does
Nov.8 at 5:01 pm
Sam Rubenstein says:
Oh yeah, a camera picks up the video and a mic picks up audio. Whoops! I became a huge Bynum fan the day after he was drafted when Skip Bayless went above and beyond the call of being a a jerk and proclaimed that he would be a bust and party his way out of the league.
Nov.8 at 5:08 pm
Nads says:
His move against Shaq last year, followed by his shove and Shaq shoving him back.
great play all around.
Nov.9 at 2:06 am
Simon says:
Love to hear shaq’s thoughts on him now. Kwame who?
Nov.9 at 11:53 am
PIMPN says:
simon is correct