Player of the Night
Mental note: Come up with a much better image and name for this.
Lots of games to choose from. Michael Redd was the high scorer in a big win over Detroit to start the season right, Quentin Richardson had the big night and clutch free throws in a triple OT thriller, and the two biggest games of the night were the ESPN doubleheader of Cavs-Wizards and and Suns-Clippers, but there wasn’t one clear dominant performance in those games. I’m tempted to give the award to L Odom for the second night in a row, cause the Lakers are supposed to be terrible without Kobe.
You know what, I’m giving it to Quentin Richardson. Named a starter less than a week ago after being a forgotten man, he got the Knicks off to a good beginning in the first quarter, and he kept playing hard with Jamal Crawford unable to hit the proverbial side of a barn, Steph fouled out, and Francis fouled out after scoring only 2 points. If the Knicks had lost that game, it would have been just another disaster in a long line of them, but Quentin kept them alive and hit the big free throws. So what if it was against Memphis without Pau and Stro Swift.
After two days the winners are Lamar Odom and Q Rich. Darius Miles tomorrow?
10 Responses to “Player of the Night”
Nov.2 at 3:01 pm
Nads says:
Roc L.A. Famillia
Nov.2 at 3:02 pm
Noah Doucette says:
:o
Nov.2 at 3:03 pm
ATrain says:
Sam you should have gone with your first insticts. Redd is an obvious choice (easy for this Bucks fan to say), followed by Odom. You let your NY bias cloud your judgement. Sure it was a great win for the Knicks, but they never should have let it get to 3 OTs. I’m out like ‘Sheed.
Nov.2 at 3:19 pm
Boing Dynasty says:
I just realized somthing, it happened sometime last year, not sure exacly when, but Stevie franchise and Boris diaw switched bodys.
Only explanation.
Nov.2 at 3:45 pm
Bryant Reeves says:
Kidd’s triple double and/or Paul’s near triple double overshadowed by Q?!?!? Ron Artest doesn’t even get a mention after snatching 7 steals? Q?!?
Nov.2 at 4:17 pm
Darksaber says:
Bump the head twice with the back of your fists Sam. Bump bump. Now it’s gonna be Darius.
Nov.2 at 4:59 pm
Lemon says:
Pierce = 19 rebounds. Absurd!
Nov.2 at 6:57 pm
DP says:
I was going to say monta, but ha they lost. I guess I would choose larry hughes because he came out with a huge night. But watch monta though. And kobe too. and rudy too. and tywon lawson and the tar heels too. play wit it.
Nov.2 at 8:17 pm
Paul says:
Coincidence that the lake-show is playing well without kobe? Not really.
Nov.3 at 5:54 am
sheed33 says:
lake show, 73 wins?
they win playing turiaf, bynum, evans, walton and jordan farmar (???). maybe they’ll be like the bulls. Beware & compare:
C Longley — Mihm
F Rodman — Bynum, Walton
F Pippen — Odom
G MJ — Kobe
G Harper — Parker Reserves
F Kukoc — Radmanovic
G Kerr — Farmar, Vujacic
C Cafey, Simpkins, Wennington — Turiaf, Kwame