Well, the inevitable news finally came out today, as Kevin Durant was named NBA Rookie of the Year. The voting wasn't particularly close, with Durant gathering 545 points to Al Horford's 390, and 90 1st place votes to Al's 30.

I still maintain Horford should have won, but I suppose there are larger injustices in the world. Besides, if you ask Al whether he'd rather have the trophy or be participating in the most thrilling series of the NBA Playoffs, I'm pretty sure I know what his answer would be.

But, one last time, let's reflect on Al's rookie season and the fun we had trying to promote his candidacy for ROY.

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