Please tell me that "YEAH, JEETZ!" made it in as a nominee...

Wouldn't it make more sense to compare him to other players in the same situation rather than compare him to himself? 'Is everyone as consistent as Ortiz in big situations?' seems to be a better measure of whether he is "clutch." Being able to maintain your own personal mean averages might actually be a really hard…

I was especially upset when refs forced Pop to bench his 2nd best player and top rebounder for the final seconds of regulation allowing the Heat to get an offensive rebound.

I mean, it is ridiculous. I guess at least it's a perspective? More interesting to me than the thousands who watch some pulp nothingness like Bones which impart no real values and don't require you to have an opinion about anything.

This is a good argument. It's why I always put Adam Morrison ahead of Kevin Durant when ranking the best players alive.

And to add to your point: would you rather have a 30,000 gift card or 30,000 cash? A gift card is only redeemable at a single store. A scholarship is just a gift card to a single school, and it comes with even more requirements for how you use it/get its full value (have to attend four years, complete classes, etc),…

Just because it's hard to imagine a pay scheme doesn't mean it's not possible. There are lots of smart folks out there. Also, ask the typical college athlete on a D-I scholarship how much of a priority they are allowed to make their education. Sports always comes first, and your coaches don't really care whether you…

Or subtle, veiled racism?