All-Rookie Team

[fordronken]

Big surprise...Amare made it! Interestingly enough, though, there isn't a single guard on the first team.

http://www.azcentral.com/sports/suns/0507nba-rookie07-ON.html

Stoudemire, Yao head All-Rookie team


Associated Press
May. 7, 2003 12:10 PM

NEW YORK - Rookie of the Year Amare Stoudemire and No. 1 overall draft choice Yao Ming were unanimous choices for the NBA All-Rookie team announced Wednesday.

Suns forward Stoudemire, who entered the league straight from high school, and Houston center Yao both received the maximum 56 points in balloting by the league's head coaches.

Miami's Caron Butler (55 points), Orlando's Drew Gooden (45) and Denver's Nene Hilario (40) also made the team.

Stoudemire led NBA rookies in rebounding (8.8) and tied for second in scoring (13.5) and blocked shots (1.06). He helped the Suns make the playoffs, where they were eliminated in the first round by top-seeded San Antonio.

Yao led rookies in blocks (1.79), was second in rebounding (8.2) and tied Stoudemire in scoring average.

The All-Rookie second team: San Antonio's Emanuel Ginobili, Orlando's Gordon Giricek, Cleveland's Carlos Boozer, Chicago's Jay Williams and Boston's J.R. Bremer.

 

[jbeecham]

Bremer made the team??? There has to have been someone better. Okur maybe? Wagner (only played 47 games)?

Edit: Bremer did average 8.3 ppg in 64 games.

 

[jbeecham]

It should be a good sophmore rookie all-star game next year though:

PG: Jay Williams
SG: Gordon Giricek
SF: Caron Butler
PF: Amare Stoudemire
C: maybe Yao Ming......probably Nene Hilario

Bench: Drew Gooden, Manu Ginobilli, Dejuan Wagner, Carlos Boozer

 

[SweetD]

I am not sure if Yoa or Amare will be playing in the Rookie Games, Becouse they will be in the Big Boy Game.

 

[Joe Mama]

Bremer? I have a bigger problem with Williams' inclusion. I don't know what he averaged, but it was sure disappointing. He also couldn't keep his mouth shut for more than a few weeks. It was all very surprising.

Joe Mama

 

[thegrahamcrackr]

hehe casey got 1 point (1 second team vote)