I’m going to start this little daily feature and run it through the end of the season. I’ll update the important stats and trends each day for each of the rookie of the year candidates, including the Warriors’ own Stephen Curry. This is obviously one of the biggest stories remaining for this team during the remainder of the season, and this will allow you to follow the day-to-day progress of the race.
I can’t think of a better story for this season than Curry winning ROY. It’s not a worthless award; most years, the ROY is a franchise-level player. It would be good company for Curry. He’d join the following list from the past decade: Derrick Rose, Kevin Durant, Brandon Roy, Chris Paul, Emeka Okafor (hiccup), LeBron James, Amare Stoudemire, Pau Gasol, Mike Miller (hiccup). That’s a nice list.
Here’s the list:
CANDIDATES
Stephen Curry, Warriors, point guard
Season stats: 34.8 minutes, 14.9 points, 5.2 assists, 4.0 rebounds, 1.87 steals, percentages (.454, .416, .873)
February stats: 37.4 minutes, 19.9 points, 8.0 assists, 4.4 rebounds, 1.7 steals, percentages (.436, .341, .917)
Friday’s game: 39 minutes, 13 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 steals, 10 turnovers, 4-9 FG, 3-6 3P, 2-2 FT
Tyreke Evans, Kings, guard
Season stats: 36.9 minutes, 20.2 points, 5.3 assists, 4.9 rebounds, 1.55 steals, percentages (.460, .263, .786)
February stats: 37.0 minutes, 18.6 points, 6.7 rebounds, 7.3 assists, 1.7 steals, percentages (.480, .364, .727)
Friday’s game: Did not play
Brandon Jennings, Bucks, guard
Season stats: 33.6 minutes, 16.8 points, 6.1 assists, 3.4 rebounds, 1.25 steals, percentages (.379, .383, .803)
February stats: 29.1 minutes, 10.8 points, 5.1 assists, 2.8 rebounds, 1.9 steals, percentages (.313, .250, .760)
Friday’s game: 32 minutes, 10 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 steals, 1-13 FG, 0-3 3P, 8-9 FT
DeJuan Blair, Spurs, forward
Season stats: 18.2 minutes, 7.6 points, 6.4 rebounds, percentages (.551 FG, .544 FT)
February stats: 18.7 minutes, 11.4 points, 4.6 rebounds, 1.1 steals, percentages (.593, .833)
Friday’s game: 16 minutes, 12 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist, 2 steals, 5-7 FG, 0-0 3P, 2-2 FT
Ty Lawson, Nuggets, guard
Season stats: 22.3 minutes, 9.3 points, 3.4 assists, 2.1 rebounds, 0.8 steals, percentages (.512, .429, .787)
February stats: 21.8 minutes, 10.9 points, 3.1 assists, 1.9 rebounds, 0.8 steals, percentages (.667, .500, .833)
Friday’s game: 15 minutes, 6 points, 1 rebound, 3 assists, 2-4 FG, 0-0 3P, 2-2 FT
