I really don’t want to believe that the ROTY of the Year race is heating up, but I think it is. In case you’re not aware (and what kind of NBA fan isn’t aware of this), Zion Williamson is beasting it up in New Orleans right now, and I’m not just talking about the 16-piece bucket of Krispy Krunch chicken that he has every night for dinner. I’m talking about how he makes nominally larger defenders look like wimpy babies when he starts bodying them inside. I’m talking about how he scores hella points despite having to waddle up and down the court luck a duck wearing a full diaper. Those are the things I’m talking about.
The ROTY of the year award should still be going to Ja Morant, I think. He’s been doing this all season. He didn’t get a few free months off to sit around and do nothing but eat gigantic buckets of fried chicken. From the start of the season until now, he’s been the favorite, and I don’t think it’s been that close. This 20/11 game, his tenth points/assists double-double of the season, only adds to his already impressive resume.
There’s maybe one or two Knicks fans who still think it should be RJ Barrett, but you can ignore those people. Their opinions are irrelevant here. And, after Cam Reddish’s 26-points tonight, there’s probably some delusional Reddish fans who will insist that he be ROTY of the year. Nah. Just…nah.
On an unrelated note, can somebody please open a Krispy Krunchy franchise here in Wisconsin? Please?