2009 NBA Rookie Challenge Roster

[haterade]

Sophomores
Kevin Durant
Jeff Green
Al Horford
Al Thornton
Thaddeus Young
Wilson Chandler
Rodney Stuckey
Aaron Brooks
Luis Scola

Rookies
Derrick Rose
O.J. Mayo
Marc Gasol
Greg Oden
Rudy Fernandez
Russell Westbrook
Eric Gordon
Michael Beasley
Brook Lopez

 

[haterade]

Kevin Love snubbed: 23.5min/g, 9.1 pts, 8.4reb

 

[Karl Pilkington]

Sophomore will win. They always win.

 

[mdc]

Kevin Love snubbed: 23.5min/g, 9.1 pts, 8.4reb

Yeah, Beasley out, Love in would have been perfect.

Oh, and Eric Gordon to get the MVP regardless of who wins. The guy is on fire atm.

 

[Osmodiar]

I agree, Love in Beasly out.

 

[Messenger]

I agree, Love in Beasly out.

I'd say Love in, Marc Gasol out.

 

[Badga]

I'd say Love in, Marc Gasol out.

Agreed. They don't need three Centers

 

[Goedy]

Greg Oden will get MVP, he schooled all those sophomores in college time for him to do it on the big stage.

Rookies- 128
Sophomores- 124

 

[Goedy]

Greg Oden will get MVP, he schooled all those sophomores in college time for him to do it on the big stage.

Rookies- 128
Sophomores- 124

Oden- 23pts 16rebs 5blks

 

[Thewlis Dish]

Greg Oden will get MVP, he schooled all those sophomores in college time for him to do it on the big stage.

Rookies- 128
Sophomores- 124

Oden- 23pts 16rebs 5blks

 

[haterade]

Sophomore will win. They always win.

I actually like the Rookies to take this one.

 

[Karl Pilkington]

I actually like the Rookies to take this one.

They haven't done it for a long time, but I suppose this is as good a year as any.

The thing to remember is the gap between rookie-sophomore is huge from a development point of view. I think Durant scores 40 and takes MVP.

 

[WALL-e]

Durant has the MVP sewn up, who's guarding him? Beasley? Beasley couldn't guard Pat Garrity let alone Durant.

Scola will school the Rooks big time.

Rookies have a LOT more talent but the professionalism of guys like Stuckey and Scola may tip it.

Still i'll take the Rooks.

And Oden will score 4 points and leave injured and be taken in for questioning after being suspected of being 43 years old.

On another note, you know a draft is deep when guys like Love aren't in it (bullpoo).

Also I couldn't be happier with Courtney Lee's developement and he would have pushed it close to Gordon, but Gordon takes it.

 

[jerry springer]

They haven't done it for a long time, but I suppose this is as good a year as any.

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Have the rookies ever won this thing?

How did Lebron,Wade and Melo go when they played?

 

[Karl Pilkington]

It started in 2001, and the rookies won that year. I think they won again in 03?

 

[Stenglein's a Champ!]

Howard and Wade are the team's respective coaches.

 

[WALL-e]

Howard and Wade are the team's respective coaches.

D12 to teach them how to dance in their practise alotments.

 

[haterade]

Rookies might take this game today. Seems like they used to play defense back when it first started.



Rookie Challenge results
Season Result
1994 Phenoms 74, Sensations 68
1995 White 83, Green 79 (OT)
1996 East 94, West 92
1997 East 96, West 91
1998 East 85, West 80
2000 Rookies 92, Sophomores 81 (OT)
2001 Sophomores 121, Rookies 113
2002 Rookies 103, Sophomores 97
2003 Sophomores 132, Rookies 112
2004 Sophomores 142, Rookies 118
2005 Sophomores 133, Rookies 106
2006 Sophomores 106, Rookies 96
2007 Sophomores 155, Rookies 114
2008 Sophomores 136, Rookies 109