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AP. Blake Griffin named the NBA Rookie of the Year in
LOS ANGELES - Blake Griffin, ro ast
Los Angeles Clippers, was chosen Wednesday as the Rookie of the Year in the NBA after winning the vote overwhelmingly, the first time in 21 years that someone is consecrated unanimously. Griffin
swept the vote of a panel of 118 journalists covering the league, making it very far behind John Wall, the owner of the Washington Wizards.
is the third player in history to win the award unanimously. The others were David Robinson in 1990 and Ralph Sampson in 1984.
The triumph of the power forward no surprise after a spectacular campaign. Griffin, chosen with the first round of the 2009 draft, was a leader among rookies in points and rebounds after missing all of last year with a broken kneecap.
"I missed the whole first year and then to be here today is definitely satisfactory," Griffin said in accepting his award at the training facilities of his team.
"All my teammates did a great job to help in a year that was full of ups and downs when I was learning a lot about the game," he said. Griffin
he averaged 22.5 points and 12.1 rebounds and of 3.8 assists and played all 82 games for the Clippers. His spectacular dunks made him one of the most popular players in the league.
Griffin was elected to the All-Star Game starter since _ the first rookie Yao Ming in 2003_ and won the competition nailed to jump over a car.
Although his stunts made him the main attraction every night for the diversity of his dunks, Griffin want to focus in the offseason to become a more complete player.
"He excels at every second of the game, but it is also smart enough to know the basics you will be better and help your team, "Clippers coach Vinny Del Black.
" It was handled very well. He is very humble and has a great personality, "he added.
Griffin received a maximum of 590 points in balloting. Wall got 91 of the 118 votes to finish second with 295 points. Landry Fields, the Knicks New York, received 12 votes and 62 points and finished fourth behind DeMarcus Cousins, the Sacramento Kings, who got 11 votes and 81 points.
Gary Neal, San Antonio, and Greg Monroe, Detroit were the other rookies receiving votes.
AP. Blake Griffin named the NBA Rookie of the Year in
LOS ANGELES - Blake Griffin, ro ast
Los Angeles Clippers, was chosen Wednesday as the Rookie of the Year in the NBA after winning the vote overwhelmingly, the first time in 21 years that someone is consecrated unanimously. Griffin swept the vote of a panel of 118 journalists covering the league, making it very far behind John Wall, the owner of the Washington Wizards.
is the third player in history to win the award unanimously. The others were David Robinson in 1990 and Ralph Sampson in 1984.
The triumph of the power forward no surprise after a spectacular campaign. Griffin, chosen with the first round of the 2009 draft, was a leader among rookies in points and rebounds after missing all of last year with a broken kneecap.
"I missed the whole first year and then to be here today is definitely satisfactory," Griffin said in accepting his award at the training facilities of his team.
"All my teammates did a great job to help in a year that was full of ups and downs when I was learning a lot about the game," he said. Griffin
he averaged 22.5 points and 12.1 rebounds and of 3.8 assists and played all 82 games for the Clippers. His spectacular dunks made him one of the most popular players in the league.
Griffin was elected to the All-Star Game starter since _ the first rookie Yao Ming in 2003_ and won the competition nailed to jump over a car.
Although his stunts made him the main attraction every night for the diversity of his dunks, Griffin want to focus in the offseason to become a more complete player.
"He excels at every second of the game, but it is also smart enough to know the basics you will be better and help your team, "Clippers coach Vinny Del Black.
" It was handled very well. He is very humble and has a great personality, "he added.
Griffin received a maximum of 590 points in balloting. Wall got 91 of the 118 votes to finish second with 295 points. Landry Fields, the Knicks New York, received 12 votes and 62 points and finished fourth behind DeMarcus Cousins, the Sacramento Kings, who got 11 votes and 81 points.
Gary Neal, San Antonio, and Greg Monroe, Detroit were the other rookies receiving votes.
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