tooler wrote:I know I'll sound like a hipster if I say that awards don't matter, but rookie of the year always seemed like one of the dumbest. In fact, it seems like it's better not to win it and have a chip on your shoulder all summer.
He's the 8th pick in the draft so we're already playing with house money. NBA fans know who he is now at least. That's good enough.
In the grand scheme of things it's just above winning the Dunk Contest in terms of accomplishments.
This year it's fun to watch because of the competition between rookies.
