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Originally posted by Bookman
Besides the assists....(which could be attributed to teammates) the statistics tell a story of two young guys w/ very similar numbers. To substitute for Melo's assists put in Melo's team record in there...in the toughest division of the league.
I have little faith in the Coorporate America but if Melo is denied...it would be heartbreaking and further proof that consumerism and marketing rule.
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Assists have very little to do with the teammates, unless they are horrible and can't get open. Seeing as Denver has a better all around team than Cleveland... that's not the case. Assists have to do with the ability to see other players and get them the ball. Melo is a scorer, Lebron is an all-around player. The fact that Melo is on a west conference team should be cancelled out by the fact that without him, they would still have a way better record than last year: Cleveland wouldn't without Lebron.
I would be fine with a co-rookie of the year, but if it does go to a single player, it should be Lebron.