Player of the D.A.Y.
The Return of 3 great things
Hello and welcome back to the Player of the D.A.Y. column. It’s my way of figuring out who the true MVP is. Why leave it to the random thoughts of one mind, using data and knowledge, things of that nature? Every day, I reward the best player from the night before, based on performance that led to a win, taking into account the opposition and whatever extenuating circumstances there are. (One of the only two shows my girlfriend watches on T.V. is Law & Order. Hence that phrase).
If you were an MVP-minded voter, you would have looked at last season as a whole and said DIRK or NASH or KOBE! You would have wondered how a seeming non-entity in the race like Baron Davis could have so many Player of the D.A.Y. awards. I thought that was weird too. Then the playoffs started, and it soon became clear that Player of the D.A.Y. is the most reliable indicator out!
Last night was a night of many great returns.
First of all, the NBA regular season. It came back to us last night. You may have been aware of that.
Second, the Player of the D.A.Y. Yes it has returned.
And third, maybe this is new or a few days old, I don’t really know. But it’s new to me. Thanks to my friend Rob for sending it along. The return of DIPSET power ballads! If you thought the whole group rapping over Starship’s “We Built This City” in 2001 was funny, wait until you hear the return of Killa over the song they chose to end The Sopranos with. That’s right, it’s the karaoke favorite “Don’t Stop Believing.” I turned my back on them no homo like a true traitor a long time ago. Hey that “no homo” was for old times sake. But anyways, I’m not really sure of their status, whether Cam is “on punishment” still or if his comeback is going well. I really don’t know. Just a small town girrrrl, living in a lonely worrrrld!
Onto the first award winner. Kobe had the big night, but that was in a loss. Tim Duncan is worthy, but the lack of Oden in that game forever taints it for me. The best combination of teams last night was the playoff rematch of Golden State and Utah. Baron got off to a healthy start (knock on wood) once again and Kirilenko filled out that stat sheet like he used to before the tears and empty threats came, but I have to go with Carlos Boozer. 32 and 15.
Well done, Carlos. You upstaged Kobe’s latest drama. 27 free throws + 32 field goal attempts, but he needed a few more of each.
29 Responses to “Player of the D.A.Y.”
Oct.31 at 2:21 pm
Myles Brown says:
NOW the season has started.
Oct.31 at 2:22 pm
Tarzan Cooper says:
booze!!
Oct.31 at 2:22 pm
Tarzan's Jane says:
Baron Davis is king….
Oct.31 at 2:25 pm
white hot eboy says:
Two Journey references in two days. Steve Perry is dancing in cocaine-riddled circles right now. Glad to see the Return, btw, Sam.
Oct.31 at 2:27 pm
Russ Bengtson says:
Don’t f*ck with Booz.
Oct.31 at 2:39 pm
Drolfe says:
Shoulda given it to AK47, that guy should be given all the kudos he get after a game like that so his fragile confidence doesnt shatter.
Oct.31 at 2:39 pm
Chris O says:
I had that song in my head for weeks after I saw the last ep of Sopranos. It’s a great end of season type thing that you could play after the Finals. Don’t stop, believing….
Oct.31 at 2:44 pm
Tarzan Cooper says:
ak47 had 10 boards, not 9. unless they took one away. and russ, that is what ive been trying to tell eboy, who has an uncanny penchant for trash talking in the fantasy league.
Oct.31 at 2:59 pm
jbn74sb says:
Does eboy still have Kobe in the fantasy league?
Do such leagues count FG%, or the more accurate measures of same, such as scoring %?
I didn’t see the GS-Utah game, but Yao was pretty d-mn efficient last night.
Oct.31 at 3:08 pm
Tarzan Cooper says:
eboy traded kobe cryant to izzo’s team for dwade, which is exactly why eboy will be irrelevant. fg% ft% 3. points, boards, assists, blocks, steals, and turnovers are counted. and yes, yao was killing.
Oct.31 at 3:11 pm
KobeStopper says:
I never understood the periods after each letter in D-A-Y, does D.A.Y. stand for something?
Oct.31 at 3:13 pm
white hot eboy says:
Tarzan, you sure seem to be worried about me the most, when there are 10 other guys in the league. If I’m so irrevelant, don’t catch feelings. My genius is unaproachable, book boy.
Oct.31 at 3:26 pm
jbn74sb says:
FG% is an outdated stat, as it aims to measure scoring efficiency, but does not.
Whatever they call the actual stat, scoring efficiency is better measured by analyzing points scored in comparison to shots taken, which includes 3 pointers and FTs.
For example, somebody who shoots 5-12 on 3s is a more efficient scorer than one who shoots 6-12 on 2s.
Unless of course you don’t think 15 points on 12 shots is greater than 12 points on 12 shots.
Oct.31 at 3:27 pm
Cheryl says:
Do you guys work?? I am so glad the season has started, but dam there’s so much content here today, I can’t keep up. Agree with the D.A.Y., but didn’t AK have a triple d?
Oct.31 at 3:36 pm
Tarzan Cooper says:
eboy, you talk the most trash, but im done with that now. you will find out. thats true bodie, but nobody does that. at least the nba doesnt. i prefer fg% and 3pt%, it tells the whole story better.
Oct.31 at 3:36 pm
Rasheedionics says:
AK had 4 5’s
Oct.31 at 3:38 pm
jbn74sb says:
It doesn’t even begin to tell the story, Tarzan. For example, Shaq Albert is looked at as an efficient scorer, without taking into account how many scoring opporunities he misses because of his missile FT shooting.
Oct.31 at 3:39 pm
matt the jazzfan says:
hi sam and crew
from accra, ghana (where espn and nba highlights is so much easier to get than in belgium) i nominate… kirilenko’s shrink
Oct.31 at 3:39 pm
matt the jazzfan says:
and yes i am aware of youtube…
Oct.31 at 4:18 pm
what says:
I’d rather listen to Soulja Boy’s cd 5000 times than hear one Dipset song. Cam’ron is a disgrace.
Oct.31 at 4:23 pm
Tarzan Cooper says:
bodie, everyone knows shaq sucks at free throws, you act like its a secret that you are just now divulging. he is efficient, from the field, the line is obviously a different story.
Oct.31 at 5:39 pm
albie1kenobi says:
i’m with bodie on the shooting % vs FG% thing. say shaq has 10 gimme layups in one game, but it happened that the oppositions managed to foul him every time to stop him from making those bunnies, and shaq made 9 FTs out of 20. that’s only 9 points on the scoreboard, when he had the ball in scoring position 10 times. how efficient is that?
Oct.31 at 5:44 pm
albie1kenobi says:
just a thought about boozer being monstrous, what if he didn’t backstab the cavs and remained on the team? i wonder how lebron feels every time he plays booze. along the same vein, what if redd decided to sign with cavs instead of taking the max to remain a buck?
Oct.31 at 6:07 pm
jawn says:
first off these fantasy league rants sound like intros to wrestling matches!
second the D.A.Y. is back, thank you hey-sus
third: who cares if booze and redd ended up cavs, they still made it to the ship last year. booze deserved it. thoughs numbers are nuts.
Oct.31 at 6:08 pm
jawn says:
hahaha i said thoughs….. THOSE numbers are nuts. booze is the truth!
Oct.31 at 11:04 pm
Shannon Booher says:
Ryan Atwood would be happy.
Oct.31 at 11:13 pm
RV says:
Yao should have got some ink, 25 pts on 9 of 16, 7-8 FT, 12 rebs, 3 asst, a steal, and 3 blocks.
Nov.1 at 9:05 am
Mr. Bob Dobolina says:
what says:
I’d rather listen to Soulja Boy’s cd 5000 times than hear one Dipset song. Cam’ron is a disgrac Look, I know it’s Dipset, but could you really listen to anything by Soulja Boy more than once?
Nov.1 at 9:52 am
riggs says:
even if OG wasnt playing lamarcus aldridge still lit it up.