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Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant is the NBA’s most valuable player. League commissioner David Stern presented Bryant the trophy. The first of his promising career. Bryant averaged 28.3 points, following only to LeBron James. To go along with 6.3 rebounds and 5.4 assists during the regular season. Bryant helped make his teammates better, helping with 57 wins, 15 more than last season. James and Chris Paul from the Hornets were also strong MVP candidates. Bryant, 29, led in scoring and was voted for the league’s all-defensive team in the last two seasons but he did not get it. Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns got the award.Last year, he averaged more than 31 points and finished third. Behind Nash and Nowtizki.

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Knock, knock. Who’s there? Greg. Greg who?

Yes, folks, the above sentence proves a couple of things. One, it’s kind of obvious who Greg is as Greg Oden finally makes his NBA debut for the Portland Trail Blazers and did well in under 20 minutes of work, scoring 13 points on 5-for-8 shooting from the floor and 3-for-5 makes at the free-throw line. He also grabbed five boards and blocked two shots. Oden is healthy and obviously ready to make an impact in the Association. No question.

Oh, and the second thing that first sentence proves? That I really had no good punchline, so I just didn’t bother trying because I knew I would do the opposite of what Oden did versus the Sacramento Kings… he succeeded, I would have failed. C’mon, unless a beard is involved, Greg Oden jokes are hard!

Monday morning saw Rob Keefer securing the Rookie of the Year award in the 2008 Patriot League which also assured him a spot in the PL All Rookie Team which gives Lehigh the distinction of being the first school to secure back-to-back Rookie of the Year honors for their players.

The award is a recognition of Keefer’s contribution to the league and its programs for the year. With statistics showing his consistent scoring, rebounding and defense, he has steadily grown his game to the level that it is today. Aside from statistical points, the Rookie of the Year award is also based on votes cast by the different coaches in the league.

Statistics can be defined as the interpretation and analysis of numerical data to obtain a certain degree of understanding of what that data represents. In the sport of basketball statistics are vital information that help in evaluating a player, the team and the sports in general.

Statistics are also used by sports analysts in order to predict the outcome of a game or judging the current performance of a player or a team based on previous results. A player that has double digits in two statistical categories is referred to as double double, in three categories a triple double, in four categories quadruple double and so on.

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Assists are generally important in a basketball game. It requires quick thinking and personally, I think it is one of the most selfless act a basketball player can do—passing the ball to the most eligible shooter in the pitch, brushing aside the thought that the credit for the 2 or 3 points will go to his teammate, and not his. It requires quick thinking because the person who assists the shooter will have to think in a matter of seconds who among his four teammates can shoot the ball. This requires looking for open spaces, passing the ball to his teammate that is isolated, and perhaps, avoiding turnovers. Rajon Rondo topped the league table with his 172 assists, followed by Chris Paul with 135. Deron Williams garnered about 120, Paul Pierce with 119 and Kobe Bryant with 117.

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