Player of the D.A.Y.
Two unprecedented decisions in one D.A.Y.
There aren’t many rules in the competition for Player of the D.A.Y. but here’s two that I’ve stuck to so far:
1. Never give the award to a player on the losing team.
2. Never split the award between two players.
After last night, I have no choice but to break both of those rules. Dwyane Wade had a great game himself with 32, 11, and 9 at Arco. Not good enough.
Steve Nash hit the big three to turn a great regular season game into an epic battle with his one-time mentor. After that, and really all night long, he and Jason Kidd gave a basketball fan all you could ever ask for from a game. Especially a random regular season one on a cold night in Jersey. Kidd ended up losing the game when Diaw backed him down and shot over him, exploiting the mismatch, and then Jason dribbled off his foot at the other end. But he still has every reason to be proud, carrying a struggling Nets team on his back, faced with going against the Suns in overtime with Vince already fouled out. Incredible perfomances from two of the best.
Steve Nash: 42, 13, and 6.
Jason Kidd: 38, 14, and 14.
Your first ever co-players of the D.A.Y.
14 Responses to “Player of the D.A.Y.”
Dec.8 at 4:31 pm
t dot j. says:
ya man, those two were holdin it down. tdot…………
Dec.8 at 4:55 pm
OJ King says:
DAM
Dec.8 at 5:00 pm
Boing Dynasty says:
I would agree with this, had Kidd not dribbled the rock off his foot at the end of the game. Plus Steve’s a real go-getter.
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Dec.8 at 5:04 pm
Ron says:
This was the right choice to make, no complaints here.
Dec.8 at 5:05 pm
albie1kenobi says:
this game give me a f#cking chill down my spine. it’s insane.
i was thinking about the P.O.D.A.Y. after reading the recap and i was wondering how it’s possible pick one over the other. not only did they put on an amazing show, and have numbers to back, they both reached milestones in their respective careers. thanks sam. we need to live by rules but sometimes, you have to break the rules when something that doesn’t happen in the rule book happens.
Dec.8 at 5:10 pm
CASHVILLE says:
The unfair world we live in says that it can only be one #1 and I would have to go with Nash because he was on the winning team, didn’t get backed down for the game winner and didn’t bounce the ball off his foot out of bounds in the closing seconds. Kidd’s triple double is a hell of a honorable mention though.
Dec.8 at 5:35 pm
Dblizzy! says:
The new ball strikes again!
Dec.8 at 5:58 pm
KING KONG says:
KOBE BRYANT WILL BE MVP! HE IS THE BEST PLAYER OF WHOLE TIME!! DUDE!!
Dec.8 at 6:43 pm
Darksaber says:
Shut the hell up about the Mambiatch snitch, Kong. This is about two PG’s doing what needs to be done to win the most memorable game of the last few regular seasons. Mambiatch can keep his 81 Points, for my money’s worth, Nash vs JASON KIDD!!! was the shiznit.
Dec.8 at 6:50 pm
winston and the telescreen says:
I saw this coming
I feel like a prophet
and I happen to agree
if you were ever going to have a co-player of the day award
now is the time
Dec.8 at 11:52 pm
DP says:
Well, that is a pretty good choice Slam. But don’t worry because soon and i mean real soon, Monta will be player of the D.A.Y. play wit it.
Dec.9 at 8:19 pm
Mr.100 says:
1.JR with a carrer high 37
2.Steve Nash
Dec.10 at 2:58 pm
nham says:
greatest game i ever watched.
Jan.3 at 5:53 pm
Arkhimal says:
Hey KING KONG, do you remember some guy called “Michael Jordan”? he played with the 23 on chicago. I think that maybe he make one or two things that makes him MUCH BETTER than kobe. Anyway, great game by the two best PG on the leage(Sorry CP3).
Again, Kobe can not be compared to Michael Jordan, he is just not good enough.