Player of the D.A.Y.
Sometimes, they draft the right way. For a day anyways.
Poor Darko. He was once a running joke, but has fallen so far off the radar that nobody mentions him anymore. Free Darko is bigger than Darko, and they’re selling Gilbert Arenas inspired t-shirts. The last time you heard Darko’s name was when the Raptors picked Andrea Bargnani first overall. That was when there was a segment of the population that wrote the pick off as another Darko.
Andrea Bargnani is emerging as a shooting star. It’s a very very very slow emergence, but he’s on his way up. Obviously it’s too early to call him the next Dirk. It didn’t help Darko’s cause that Andrea had his signature king against his Orlando Magic. 23 points, hitting 5 of 8 from three. And in a WIN against the team with the best record in the East.
Boozer and Deron Williams each deserved this, but they tag teamed to knock each other off, splitting the imaginary vote in my head. Andrea Bargnani, you are the Player of the D.A.Y., even with Vince/Kidd, Gilbert, and Big Ben putting up numbers in wins.
11 Responses to “Player of the D.A.Y.”
Dec.14 at 5:38 pm
abelp says:
first !!!! big ben shouldve won…recognize…
Dec.14 at 6:46 pm
Mike says:
MMM, I think its gotta go to VC. 15 threes in his last two games! Are you kidding me?
Dec.14 at 6:54 pm
boston's finest says:
what????? big ben’s 15, 20, and 3 wasn’t enough?
everyone epects andrea to score 20+ sooner or later. but big ben is not a scored but a defensive presense. to put up those # and get the W is worth giving the player of the DAY. gotta boycott slamonline for the next 8 hours. lol
Dec.14 at 7:46 pm
Bryant Reeves says:
Does anyone know how Big Ben scored those points? My bet would be off offensive boards… Not quite a playmaker yet. Sam, kudos for giving love to the number 1 pick. Anyone who says they saw it coming is a dirty liar.
Dec.14 at 7:47 pm
nham says:
yeah Bargnani is finally starting to emerge as a young star in this league.
Dec.14 at 8:30 pm
Matthew says:
I agree with Big Country. Nice call on the player of the d.a.y. And by the way, Fuck Colin Cowherd. He’s trash.
Dec.14 at 8:52 pm
scott says:
Carlos Boozer should have won. I’m not hating on the #1 pick but if he put up 28 and 15 it would be big news but for Boozer it is a typical game.
Dec.15 at 2:24 am
Boing Dynasty says:
Actually Scott, if that was a typical night, he would be averaging 28 and 15. He’s not though.
All we really learned yesterday was that ‘Drea can knock down open jumpers, whitch is still more than you can say for Fred Jones and TJ Ford.
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Dec.15 at 10:23 am
scott says:
Boing Dynasty, no Boozer is sctually averaging 23 and 12 not that far off. However, the #1 pick had 23 and 6 light years ahead of what he usually gets. Therefore Sam was caught off guard by his unusually high production and Bargnani was awarded player of the D.A.Y.
Dec.15 at 11:59 am
J R says:
white hoopers need some love too. he just needs to work on this facial expression that hes always making- http://i.eurosport.com/2006/11/21/321529-1568261-458-238.jpg
Dec.15 at 8:43 pm
Boing Dynasty says:
That’s Mr. Boing Dynasty to you.
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