It’s that time of year again.  Time to hand out the hardware to the Celtics.  Sure, you know KG is the MVP, Posey is the 6^th man, and Big Baby is the Rookie of the Year.  But what about some more obscure awards?

Unsung Coach: Clifford Ray

All the credit for the defense goes to Tom Thibbodeau and the rest of the credit goes to Doc, but how about the big man’s coach?  Heading into the season, the frontcourt depth behind the starters included Brian Scalabrine, a broken down Scot Pollard, and two undersized power forwards with little to no NBA experience.  Leon Powe and Big Baby Davis have grown up fast under the watchful eyes of Coach Ray.  He also deserves some praise for bringing along Perkins the last few years, and developing Big Al Jefferson to the point where he could be traded for KG.  Give it up for the big man.

Best Player Blog: Rajon Rondo

Sorry Rajon, but this one kinda goes to you by default.  I mean, we had Big Baby’s blog in Italy, but that was pretty uninspired and short lived.  However, if I ever need to find a steak place in just about any NBA city, I know I can consult your blog for the best places.  Also, thank you for letting us know that people still use the term "straight" as in "My last place was straight, but it was kind of small."  And I am going to try to get all my friends to start saying "coo" instead of "cool."  I think it will catch on.

Complete Absence of Conscience Award: Eddie House

Eddie House shoots so much, that it actually looks weird when he passes or even dribbles.  I truly have no frame of reference to seeing him not shoot.  I picture him walking down the street tossing coins into a homeless man’s cup.  I can imagine him waking up in the morning, grabbing the alarm clock, and shooting it into the wastebasket.  When he got married, I picture him walking down the aisle, stealing the bouquet from his bride, and tossing it up to the bridesmaids with a perfect arc.

Best Victory Cigar: Gino

Need I say more?

Best Highlight Plays: Rajon Rondo

·         Dunk on Pistons: http://youtube.com/watch?v=2BfZCe__Daw

·         Breaking Nash’s Ankles: http://youtube.com/watch?v=CpiH_lW8LCg

·         Fake Pass: http://youtube.com/watch?v=cym1qCvNbeM&feature=related

·         Rondo Owns The Knicks: http://youtube.com/watch?v=DKgK5HjLApU&feature=related

Big Baby Awards

There’s just too many to hand them out one by one, so here’s a list of awards to Glenn Davis:

·        Class Clown

·        Best Nickname

·        Best Defense on Tim Duncan this year

·       Worst Player Profile Picture

·        Best Story from Italy (eating octopus)

·        Worst Forced Nickname (the Ticket Stub)

Worst Hair (Fro-hawk)

Year Book Superlatives:

·        Most Talkative: Sam Cassell

·        Most Likely To Succeed: Kevin Garnett

·        Class Politician: Ray Allen

·        Biggest Smile: Paul Pierce

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