NBA End of Season Awards

My take: MVP - Tough call. I'd give the edge to Steve Nash. Look where Phoenix was year....in the lottery. Without Shaq, Miami still made the playoffs (hell, they even won a series). Look at Phoenix this year witohut Nash. They don't just lose, they get destroyed. Miami without Shaq can manage, somewhat. Rookie of the Year - Emeka Okafor. Given everything he's had to endure with the expansion, and automatically being chose to lead, he did his part. 6th Man - Ben Gordon. He's the reason the Bulls are even in the playoffs. Ricky Davis will make that a close ballot though. Defensive Player - Tayshun Prince. Say what you want, he locks up All-Stars when it counts. Coach of the Year - Bulls' Coach Scotty Skiles. I mean, C'mon. Weren't the Bulls lookin like the Hawks last year? To turn that around faster than we'd all expected (I wasn't counting on them to make the playoffs for another 5 years), is nothing short of amazing. Not to take anything away from either George Karl or Rick Carlisle. However, even witrhout Ron Artest, and even without Marcus Camby, wasn't both these teams supposed to make the playoffs this year? NBA 1st team: PG - Steve Nash SG - Allen Iverson SF - LeBron James PF - Tim Duncan C - Shaquille O'neal 2nd Team: PG - Jason Kidd SG - Kobe Bryant SF - Carmelo Anthony PF - Kevin Garnett C - Yao Ming 3rd Team: PG - Stephon Marbury SG - Tracy McGrady SF - Kenyon Martin PF - Dirk Nowitzski C - Ben Wallace