Trae Young Named Eastern Conference Player of the Week1

marco102 · Post #1 » by **marco102** » Mon Mar 25, 2019 8:36 pm

Should be his second one, but the NBA did give him one.

https://www.ajc.com/sports/basketball/hawks-trae-young-named-player-the-week/7QEb8TXtisb4XiDIiU9oFL/

King Ken · Post #2 » by **King Ken** » Mon Mar 25, 2019 8:38 pm

Yes sir!

They once said he was the worst player in the NBA just this season

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DirtybirdGA · Post #3 » by **DirtybirdGA** » Mon Mar 25, 2019 8:52 pm

Congratulations, this was under my radar, even though he's been playing well.

jayu70 · Post #4 » by **jayu70** » Mon Mar 25, 2019 9:04 pm

Read on Twitter

kg01 · Post #5 » by **kg01** » Mon Mar 25, 2019 9:37 pm

Makeup call.

Typical NBA

Post #6 » by **Jamaaliver** » Mon Mar 25, 2019 11:54 pm

^It's like Denzel winning the Oscar for Training Day all over again. You say to yourself, 'Yeah, I'll take it. But I shoulda got it for Malcolm X a loooong time ago.'

We'll just call it Traening Day...

Congrats to Young Trae. Better late than never.....now stop winning games.

Spud2nique · Post #7 » by **Spud2nique** » Tue Mar 26, 2019 1:35 am

Congrats Trae! Your work is showing in a big way!

:nod:

shakes0 · Post #8 » by **shakes0** » Tue Mar 26, 2019 3:20 pm

Does anyone know how many other rookies have won this award?

marco102 · Post #9 » by **marco102** » Tue Mar 26, 2019 3:43 pm

shakes0 wrote:Does anyone know how many other rookies have won this award?

This year none.

In NBA history, shrugs?

kg01 · Post #10 » by **kg01** » Tue Mar 26, 2019 3:54 pm

marco102 wrote:
shakes0 wrote:Does anyone know how many other rookies have won this award?

This year none.

In NBA history, shrugs?

If this is right, only Shaq and MCW did it as rookies ...

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/sixers/2013/11/04/michael-carter-williams-eastern-conference-player-of-the-week/3436557/

ETA: And you dudes owe me a beer or something. It took painstaking research to dig this up.

High 5 · Post #11 » by **High 5** » Tue Mar 26, 2019 4:06 pm

shakes0 wrote:Does anyone know how many other rookies have won this award?

https://www.basketball-reference.com/awards/pow.html

It looks like Simmons, KAT, and MCW each won once as rookies in recent years.

High 5 · Post #12 » by **High 5** » Tue Mar 26, 2019 4:08 pm

kg01 wrote:
marco102 wrote:
shakes0 wrote:Does anyone know how many other rookies have won this award?

This year none.

In NBA history, shrugs?

If this is right, only Shaq and MCW did it as rookies ...

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/sixers/2013/11/04/michael-carter-williams-eastern-conference-player-of-the-week/3436557/

ETA: And you dudes owe me a beer or something. It took painstaking research to dig this up.

MCW won it in his first week which is what they were talking about with Shaq.

kg01 · Post #13 » by **kg01** » Tue Mar 26, 2019 4:13 pm

High 5 wrote:
kg01 wrote:
marco102 wrote:This year none.

In NBA history, shrugs?

If this is right, only Shaq and MCW did it as rookies ...

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/sixers/2013/11/04/michael-carter-williams-eastern-conference-player-of-the-week/3436557/

ETA: And you dudes owe me a beer or something. It took painstaking research to dig this up.

MCW won it in his first week which is what they were talking about with Shaq.

I make no apologies for failing to read through this.

I blame the rest of you for making me do work. Shame on you all.

djjob23 · Post #14 » by **djjob23** » Tue Mar 26, 2019 4:21 pm

I may be missing a few, but here are the players I found that have won POW as a rookie since the award was given to each conference. It is definitely rare for a rookie to win the award and Trae should have 2 of these!

March 25, 2019: Trae Young
April 9, 2018: Ben Simmons
April 11, 2016: KAT
Nov 4, 2013: MCW
Nov 15, 2009: B Jennings
Feb 5, 2006: CP3
Feb 22, 2004: D Wade
March 14, 2004: Melo
April 11, 2004: Melo

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High 5 · Post #15 » by **High 5** » Tue Mar 26, 2019 4:24 pm

kg01 wrote:I make no apologies for failing to read through this.

I blame the rest of you for making me do work. Shame on you all.

Either way it's pretty rare. Just glancing at that list it doesn't look like LeBron, Bosh, Durant, Griffin, Kyrie, Rose, Wall, or Curry won. Melo, Paul, and Wade did. Melo was the only two time winner I noticed from that class to now.

peoriabird · Post #16 » by **peoriabird** » Tue Mar 26, 2019 5:32 pm

djjob23 wrote:I may be missing a few, but here are the players I found that have won POW as a rookie since the award was given to each conference. It is definitely rare for a rookie to win the award and Trae should have 2 of these!

March 25, 2019: Trae Young
April 9, 2018: Ben Simmons
April 11, 2016: KAT
Nov 4, 2013: MCW
Nov 15, 2009: B Jennings
Feb 5, 2006: CP3
Feb 22, 2004: D Wade
March 14, 2004: Melo
April 11, 2004: Melo

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Good company except MCW and B Jennings!

shakes0 · Post #17 » by **shakes0** » Tue Mar 26, 2019 6:20 pm

peoriabird wrote:
djjob23 wrote:I may be missing a few, but here are the players I found that have won POW as a rookie since the award was given to each conference. It is definitely rare for a rookie to win the award and Trae should have 2 of these!

March 25, 2019: Trae Young
April 9, 2018: Ben Simmons
April 11, 2016: KAT
Nov 4, 2013: MCW
Nov 15, 2009: B Jennings
Feb 5, 2006: CP3
Feb 22, 2004: D Wade
March 14, 2004: Melo
April 11, 2004: Melo

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Good company except MCW and B Jennings!

and if you post this on the main board the responses will definitely be "big deal, MCW and Jennings did it too".

I just want to see Trae get another 30/10 game so he passes MJ and Steph.