First Team All-COMOSecond Team All-COMO
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — You're probably not surprised.
Duval United small forward Kevin Durant has dominated COMO since the Brigade signed him for $50 million in the offseason auction. Kevin Love and LeBron James had excellent seasons, too, but in the end, they weren't really close to matching Durant's 34.08 average over 63 starts. Nobody else had the crunch-time instinct that would kick in on Sunday nights when the Brigade needed a standings bump. Durant would routinely go over 40 bones on the final day of the week. "None of those things will matter if Kevin doesn't keep up his stellar play in the postseason," Duval United general manager Matthew Fairburn said. But Durant has also been dominant through the first week of the playoffs (although that did not factor into the voting for this award). He's collected 130 bones through three starts for a 43.33 average. If Duval wins a championship, it will be Durant who carries them to the crown. "Kevin has to understand that we don't have any other players," Fairburn said. "This is his show. And your tape is your resume, FYI." Here are the final results of the 2013-2014 COMO MVP voting: 1. Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City), SF, Duval United — 34.08 / 63 starts 2. Kevin Love (Minnesota), PF/C, Chaska — 32.47 / 59 starts 3. LeBron James (Miami), SF/PF, Minneapolis — 30.95 / 62 starts 4. Blake Griffin (Los Angeles Clippers), PF, Minneapolis — 27.63 / 68 starts 5. Anthony Davis (New Orleans), PF/C, Hollywood — 32.70 / 40 starts 6. DeMarcus Cousins (Sacramento), PF/C, Chaska — 27.79 / 56 starts 7. Carmelo Anthony (New York), SF/PF, Minnesnowta — 27.33 / 58 starts 8. LaMarcus Aldridge (Portland), PF/C, Shorewood — 26.87 / 60 starts 9. Stephen Curry (Golden State), PG/SG, Newport Beach/Shorewood — 26.03 / 64 starts 10. Andre Drummond (Detroit), PF/C, Rio — 25.64 / 64 starts COLUMBIA, Mo. — Kevin Love and Michael Carter-Williams were named February/March Player of the Month and Rookie of the Month, respectively.
Love averaged 35.29 bones in 17 starts for Chaska, the COMO regular season champions. Carter-Williams won his fourth straight ROM, and is essentially a shoe-in for Rookie of the Year. He averaged 14.73 bones in 15 starts for Minnesnowta. League award schedule: Monday, March 24 — League MVP / Rookie of the Year Tuesday, March 25 — All-COMO teams (1st, 2nd) HOLLYWOOD, Calif. — We'll see you next year, kid.
The Hornets' Anthony Davis completed an amazing final week of the regular season with a 63-bone performance that included 40 points and 21 rebounds. His average of 48.67 over three starts is a new COMO record. This is Davis' second career Player of the Week award, and he is a currently a fringe candidate for one of the league's All-COMO teams (announced this coming Wednesday). CHASKA, Minn. — Joseph Fafinski was still in his luxury box well after the lights were turned off at Hazeltine Court.
The grueling COMO regular season had come to a close, and his Chaska Moose had snuck out the league title by a hair. Duval United made a great run at the crown, but fell short by 0.5 standings points. After everyone else had gone home, only Fafinski remained with a gaggle of reporters. His words were confident, but they belied the nervous wreck he had been hours earlier. "It was pretty obvious that we had the best team all year," Fafinski said. "We're excited to home the regular season trophy, but this is only the beginning." Fafinski has his sights set on the four-and-a-half weeks of playoff games between his team and the real prize: a world championship. After eking out the regular season 'ship, the Moose have a bit of momentum going forward. Star player DeMarcus Cousins (likely to be named to one of the All-COMO teams on Wednesday) was a last-second injury scratch, meaning other players needed to step up. Enter Kyle Lowry, the resilient point guard who plugged the gap with 38 bones. "Kyle helped calm my nerves," Fafinski said. "It served as a medication of sorts. I got nervous when DeMarcus was injured. I had to replace him with either Wes Matthews or Andre Iguodala. It was a no-brainer. I hate Iguodala." Before ushering everyone out of his private suite, Fafinski offered one last token of wisdom to the rest of his peers. "Good luck to everybody in the playoffs," he said. "You'll need it." COLUMBIA, Mo. — Hollywood Hornets big man Al Jefferson collected his first COMO Player of the Week award this season with 34.50 bones through four games.
CHASKA, Minn. — It's been awhile.
Chaska power forward Kevin Love collected his fifth COMO Player of the Week award for his two-game performance from Feb. 24 to March 2. Love had not picked up a POW nod since December. "Kevin took note of Dan Renfro's unprovoked remarks, and decided to show him who the real Player of the Week is," Chaska owner Joseph Fafinski said. Fafinski is, of course, referring to the Minneapolis Player Haterzz owner, who routinely barks at the Moose. "I'll see you in the playoffs," Fafinski said to Renfro. "For the first couple weeks, anyway." |
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