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Finley Among Finalists for Sportsmanship Honor
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slu...=afp&type=lgns
Allen, Finley are finalists for sportsmanship honor NEW YORK (AFP) - Boston Celtics guard Ray Allen and San Antonio Spurs sharpshooter Michael Finley were among the finalists named Thursday for the National Basketball Association Sportsmanship Award. Six finalists, one from each NBA division, were selected by a seven-member panel of former players with a vote of current NBA players to determine a winner that will be announced after the regular season ends in two weeks. Other finalists include Denver?s Chauncey Billups, Washington's Antawn Jamison, Detroit?s Antonio McDyess and Frenchman Ronny Turiaf of the Golden State Warriors. The winner will receive the Joe Dumars Trophy, named after the former Detroit Pistons star and Hall of Fame guard who played 14 NBA seasons and won the inaugural sportsmanship award in 1996. Grant Hill won the award last year while Sudan-born Briton Luol Deng of the Chicago Bulls took the honor in 2007.
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Wow I didn't know there was an award for that.
Is there a bench warmer award?
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04-02-2009, 10:20 PM
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Nice to see Finley getting the recognition he so richly deserves. Bet he never would have been nominated if he had punched Jason Terry in the nuts.
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04-03-2009, 10:33 AM
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Finley isn't a bench warmer...
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It's obviously not going to be confused with the MVP award but it is given out with the rest of the season awards.
I would think this one would mean a lot since it comes from the players and not the media.
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I never said he was a bench warmer....
But ya its a cool award. But Luol Deng? how did he end up wining one?
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Let's just hope he doesn't get caught with a prostitute in the playoffs.
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Wow good for Fin. Says a lot about his reputation around the league for him to get such a nomination.
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I remember Finley was voted one of the 5 toughest players in the league by players in the league in one of his final years with the Mavs. That doesn't mean it won't be a popularity contest like it is with the media so that's why I think Allen will win instead.
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Bottom line is, people can say he's past his prime, they can say he sucks or whatever but he has shown CLASS EVERY SINGLE YEAR he has been in the NBA.... This is just a testiment to the person he is. He's always done things that people don't realize.
When I read that he purchases and donates I believe 200 tickets for under privaledged (sp) kids in San Antonio to EVERY game, I thought that was great. I wasn't aware he did the SAME thing in Dallas. Never asked for it to be mentioned but still does it out of the kindness of his heart, very nice! Last edited by Knickfan; 04-13-2009 at 02:09 PM. |
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Artest should get consideration, really
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Allen elbowed Varajeo in the nuts, lol.
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04-20-2009, 12:21 PM
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Don't mess with those Brazilian nuts.
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