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One category in our SBNation.com NBA Awards is too bountiful with nominees to make the decision ourselves, so in the great tradition of the hallowed MTV Movie Awards, we're inviting the viewing public to the table. Check out our nominees for WTF Play of the Year and vote in the poll to help determine a champion.
UPDATE: We have a champion!
And the nominees are ...
JaVale McGee misses a free throw dunk in garbage time BADLY (nominated by many)
Glen "Big Baby" Davis is grounded (nominated by @Hugsis)
Everyone but LeBron James is asleep! (nominated by @ShamSports)
Kenyon Martin hands the ball to Andrei Kirilenko, who misses game-tying lay-up (nominated by @rmj_equals_hero and @noamschiller)
Joel Anthony's pass to nowhere (nominated by @TheAkronHammer)
DeMarcus Cousins' airmailed alley-oop (nominated by @talkhoops)
Delonte West's alley-oop WAIT NO! three-pointer (nominated by @azv321)
Rudy Fernandez's Benny Hill fast break (nominated by @lindsaymills)
Kevin Durant hands the ball to Rick Carlisle (submitted by @RobMahoney)
Voting is open until 3 p.m. ET on Tuesday.
UPDATE: Von Wafer makes his case to be a late addition with this play. For more season-ending awards, check out this StoryStream.
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I'm surprised the Joel Anthony airball layup isnt here
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by shaqfor3 on Apr 11, 2011 3:50 PM EDT reply actions
I don't think Kirilenko got that shot off in time,
But that was bad, though a bit tougher given there was not any time.
Still has to be the T-Wolves (and the Bostrich)….James was the only one not asleep. I can understand why Minnesota would be asleep though—they have no business playing against the Heat….
Javele McGee proves yet again that he’s the dumbest in bball IQ not personally (I don’t know him personally) bball player in the game today. Stupid, he should have been benched for a few games for that one, he needs some structure. One of the few things that Eddie Jordan did right….
It's almost 2011 Bulls. Let's Get Grimy!!!
by majoyenrac on Apr 11, 2011 4:20 PM EDT reply actions
Martin got a finger on that, that's why he lost it.
In the past 10 years, just four team owners have not paid a luxury tax and are not on pace to pay one this year: Donald Sterling, Jerry Reinsdorf, Chris Cohen (Golden State), Bob Johnson (Charlotte).
Two owners’ teams averaged an operating income of over +$10 million per year while their teams have lost over 60% of their games: Donald Sterling and Jerry Reinsdorf.
by tyger1147 on Apr 11, 2011 6:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Benny Hill fast break FTW
Only Rudy Fernandez could have introduced that level of chaos into a fast break and then casually jumped over the sprawling bodies for a lay-in.
by poorwebguy on Apr 11, 2011 4:48 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
I agree
that definitely got my vote
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by PDXBuckeye on Apr 11, 2011 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Rudy is pretty good at making something out of nothing.
Or order out of chaos.
My favorite teams are the Blazers and any team that is playing the Lakers.
by OCBlazerFan1 on Apr 12, 2011 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions
west
i’ve never seen anyone miss an alley oop and accidentally make a 3
by BigStein on Apr 11, 2011 5:00 PM EDT reply actions
Seen it a few times.
by Gay4Roy on Apr 11, 2011 6:12 PM EDT up reply actions
T-wolves sleeping
Did you notice that they took Kevin Love out after the foul? Maybe that explains the confusion. No way K-Love would be asleep!
by eesti on Apr 11, 2011 5:55 PM EDT reply actions
What happened with the Durant play?
They had to have gotten the ball back, right? Carlisle was on the court and interfering with the play. The ball made contact with him inbounds.
In the past 10 years, just four team owners have not paid a luxury tax and are not on pace to pay one this year: Donald Sterling, Jerry Reinsdorf, Chris Cohen (Golden State), Bob Johnson (Charlotte).
Two owners’ teams averaged an operating income of over +$10 million per year while their teams have lost over 60% of their games: Donald Sterling and Jerry Reinsdorf.
by tyger1147 on Apr 11, 2011 6:07 PM EDT reply actions
Yeah
I’d be interested in the end of that story too.
"The game was delayed for over 15 minutes with 5:07 left in the second quarter after France's Nicolas Batum, who plays for the Portland Trail Blazers, dunked and twisted the rim. Volunteers and officials scrambled to put a new rim on the basket and reattach a net."
http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/olybb/news/story?id=5509394
by ratbastird on Apr 12, 2011 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions
You could have just made this the Joel Anthony and JaVale McGee highlight reel.
by Ozzie Montana on Apr 11, 2011 7:06 PM EDT reply actions
How about Andre Miller’s fake time out plays?
by LanceS on Apr 12, 2011 12:33 PM EDT reply actions
smart play
over WTF in my opinion.
"The game was delayed for over 15 minutes with 5:07 left in the second quarter after France's Nicolas Batum, who plays for the Portland Trail Blazers, dunked and twisted the rim. Volunteers and officials scrambled to put a new rim on the basket and reattach a net."
http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/olybb/news/story?id=5509394
by ratbastird on Apr 12, 2011 1:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Tough
On the: “What the heck is wrong with your front”. I go Lebron or Durant. Stuff happens so it’s not really a wtf for me. the pass may have been two players not on the same page, but we see that from time to time. The shots… seen that too where dunks just aren’t there. To see a player hand the ball over or a team failure to understand that you need to rebound the ball… WTF?
WTF on the funny front I go with Rudy’s play. That thing is bouncing all over and the only time it felt under control was when it finally went through the net. Add the music and it’s all kinds of fun and funny WTF. I vote this one for the win because it doesn’t make me want to smack players for doing stupid things.
"The game was delayed for over 15 minutes with 5:07 left in the second quarter after France's Nicolas Batum, who plays for the Portland Trail Blazers, dunked and twisted the rim. Volunteers and officials scrambled to put a new rim on the basket and reattach a net."
http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/olybb/news/story?id=5509394
by ratbastird on Apr 12, 2011 1:22 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
So did Chris Bosh get a rebound and an assist on that LeBron play?
by billsfan4life on Apr 12, 2011 8:40 PM EDT reply actions
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