Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Southeast Division Recap

Standings
Miami (58-24)
Orlando (52-30)
Atlanta (44-38)
Charlotte (34-48)
Washington (23-59)

Statistical Leaders
PPG- LeBron James, MIA (26.7)
APG- John Wall, WAS (8.3)
RPG- Dwight Howard, ORL (14.1)
FG %- Dwight Howard, ORL (.593)
FT %- DJ Augustin, CHA (.906)
3 PT %- Mike Bibby, ATL/WAS/MIA (.440)

All-Southeast First Team
PG- John Wall (WAS)
SG- Dwyane Wade (MIA)
F- LeBron James (MIA)
F- Chris Bosh (MIA)
C- Dwight Howard (ORL)

All-Southeast Rookie Team
PG- John Wall (WAS)
SG- Jordan Crawford (ATL/WAS)
F- Kevin Seraphin (WAS)
F- Pape Sy (ATL)
C- Trevor Booker (WAS)

Division Awards
MVP- Dwight Howard (ORL)..Without this guy, no way that the Magic win 52 games after big shakeups.

Defensive Player of the Year- Dwight Howard (ORL)..Had over 14 rebounds and 2.6 blocks per game en route to another NBA Defensive Player of the Year campaign.

Most Improved Player- Nick Young (WAS)..Set career highs in points (17.4) and rebounds (2.7)

Sixth Man of the Year- Jamal Crawford (ATL)..Averaged 14.2 points in 76 games off the bench.

Rookie of the Year- John Wall (WAS)..Was one of the best point guards in the NBA, averaging over 16 points and 8 assists, and had 26 double-doubles.

Coach of the Year- Erik Spoelstra (MIA)..Bringing that Heat team to the finals in a season where they had to clear many hurdles was nothing short of a great accomplishment.

Thoughts on the 5 Teams

Miami Heat
- Making the finals with the lack of depth and the possibility of clashing egos of the big 3 was nothing short of a great accomplishment

Orlando Magic
- This team needs to make sure they don't make the same mistake as they did with Shaq in the late 90s, get something for Dwight Howard before he walks.

Atlanta Hawks
- Changes need to be made if this team wants to take the next step.

Charlotte Bobcats
- The NBA is a veterans league, not a rookies league, Bobcats should take a note from the Boston Celtics notebook.

Washington Wizards
- Team remains in limbo, but they sure do have a player in John Wall.

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