Daily NBA Fix 12-7-13: Rockets Rolling, Knicks Crushing, Kobe Lurking

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Goose Egg Award (awarded to player with most minutes and zero points)

Dec 6, 2013; Atlanta, GA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving (2) dribbles around Atlanta Hawks point guard Jeff Teague (0) in the first quarter at Philips Arena. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Shirey-USA TODAY Sports

I don’t think we’re going to see Kyrie Irving in this spot too often, but he played 20:28 last night and did not score a point, going 0-for-9 from the field and 0-for-3 from the FT line. Anyone else worried about him at this point?

Clean and Sober Award (most minutes without taking a shot)

We have a Jeff Adrien sighting! He played 8:11 and did not attempt a shot, which is unfortunate for all of us that have 50 of his autographed rookie cards. He did have a rebound and a block, which means the value of those cards is now about a nickel (no, not $500 or $5) each.

Iron Man Award (most minutes played)

Randy Wittman cares not about your body. Remember, Bradley Beal was second in the league in minutes when he got hurt and now John Wall is playing serious minutes (47:30 last night). He’d probably pitch Stephen Strausburg about 300 innings.