NBA Summer League Las Vegas MVP Award Scandal
Those of you who watched the NBA summer league games via the broadband internet package might be scratching your heads today. The top overall pick from last month’s draft, Blake Griffin, was selected as the MVP. He had nothing on Anthony Randolph. Let the NBA Summer League scandal begin!
Do you think I deserve my MVP bro? (Credit: AP)
Who voted for this? Was it inside job by Donald Sterling to sell more season tickets without having to sign Allen Iverson to do so?
Clippers: home of the Summer League MVP Blake Griffin. Buy tickets now!
Randolph scored 7.4 points, 2.6 blocks, and 1.2 steals per game more than Griffin, while shooting 11% better from the floor.
"We'll see who is better come Nov 15th" (Credit: sfgate.com)
Did Griffin win this award simply because he lived up to the hype?
Or is it because of his 2.3 more rebounds per game than Randolph? Maybe it’s the 1.7 more assists per game?
Randolph was clearly the Summer League’s best overall player on both ends of the floor.
There are only two glaring factors to consider why this happened, but nothing to justify the mistake the NBA made.
Randolph was robbed by the NBA this summer. (Credit: lasvegassun.com)
REASON #1: The out of site out of mind phenomenon.
Randolph played his last game July 14th. The voters must have forgotten how dominant he was by the final day of play, July 19th. How can you forget Randolph in only 5 days?
The out of sight out of mind phenomenon of course!
REASON #2 Griffin played every game.
Randolph played four games while Griffin played five. After a game in which you drop in 42 points you have proven your point. Why risk injury to your prospect? Of course you shelve your star right then and there. Why was Griffin MVP?
It was because he played in every game of course!
The games are still available online to subscribers for another week via the broadband on demand package. People can view the NBA’s mistake for one week longer via the internet.
Hopefully, people will watch and decide for themselves how badly the NBA blew this one.
Can’t wait for the first Warriors/Clippers game (November 15 in the land of smog) so this can be decided on the court.
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Mon, Jul 20, 2009 by Adam Sedie
NBA Summer League, News, Opinions