[Izulde]

2008 NBA Awards
MVP
Chris Bosh - Toronto Raptors - 27.1 ppg, 13.7 rpg, 2.7 apg, 1.4 bpg, 0.9 spg
Defensive Player of the Year
Andrei Kirilenko - Utah Jazz - 12.3 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 3.3 apg, 3.9 bpg, 1.6 spg
Rookie of the Year
Kelvin Moody - Minnesota Timberwolves - 9.7 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 2.7 apg, 1.8 bpg, 0.5 spg
6th Man of the Year
Sean May - Charlotte Bobcats - 10.6 ppg, 6.7 rpg, 2.1 apg, 0.4 bpg, 0.7 spg
Coach of the Year
Mike D'Antoni - Phoenix Suns

All-NBA 1st Team
PG Gilbert Arenas - Washington Wizards
SG Michael Redd - Milwaukee Bucks
SF Dirk Nowitzki - Dallas Mavericks
PF Tim Duncan - San Antonio Spurs
C Chris Bosh - Toronto Raptors

All-NBA 2nd Team
PG Mike Bibby - Sacramento Kings
SG Kobe Bryant - Los Angeles Lakers
SF Paul Pierce - Boston Celtics
PF Kevin Garnett - Minnesota Timberwolves
C Yao Ming - Houston Rockets

All-NBA 3rd Team
PG Steve Nash - Phoenix Suns
SG Tracy McGrady - Houston Rockets
SF Carmelo Anthony - Denver Nuggets
PF Elton Brand - Los Angeles Clippers
C Andrew Bynum - Los Angeles Lakers

All-Defense 1st Team
PG Dwayne Wade - Miami Heat
SG Kobe Bryant - Los Angeles Lakers
SF Andrei Kirilenko - Utah Jazz
PF Tim Duncan - San Antonio Spurs
C Ben Wallace - Chicago Bulls

All-Defense 2nd Team
PG Baron Davis - Golden State Warriors
SG Tracy McGrady - Houston Rockets
SF Gerald Wallace - Charlotte Bobcats
PF Kevin Garnett - Minnesota Timberwolves
C Greg Oden - Toronto Raptors

All-Rookie 1st Team
PG Brandon Brooks - Portland Trailblazers*
SG Donnell Rosen - New Orleans Hornets
SF Julius Austin - Miami Heat*
PF Kelvin Moody - Minnesota Timberwolves*
C Rudy Braun - New York Knicks*

All-Rookie 2nd Team
PG Matt Dickel - Denver Nuggets
SG Kevin Logan - Milwaukee Bucks
SF Travann Parris - Charlotte Bobcats
PF Derrick Robinson - Los Angeles Lakers
C Fernando Patterson - Atlanta Hawks

Brooks got robbed of Rookie of the Year, but it's nice to see all of the Utah 6 who were on NBA rosters all year make the Rookie 1st Team.

Ray Ginger gives me a call after the awards are announced to chat about the season. I have no problems telling him I think I did an excellent job. He agrees and offers me the chance to stay on for another year or quit.

Naturally, I choose to resign, in hopes of finding an NBA job.

Luckily, there's an opening up in the big-time.

...With the New Jersey Nets.

That'd be interesting if I could get it, in terms of them versus the Knicks. It's not a job I necessarily relish, nor a team I have any fondness for, but it's an NBA gig and one with a less draconian owner than in New York.

Now if I can just get the job...

I should have a shot at it, because the Nets won 29 games in 2007 and slid to 23 wins this past season.

So I call up New Jersey's owner and inquire about it. He answers, "Sorry, you're not on our shortlist right now. Good luck finding a job elsewhere."

@$%!$%$%!$%!%$!%$!%$!^#%^%#^!%!!!!!

Asshat.

I really don't want to do another season down in the D-League.

Ugh!

Oh well, time to sit back and think it over some more.