<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Garbajosa named Eastern Conference rookie of month Canadian Press Toronto ? Toronto Raptors forward Jorge Garbajosa has been named the NBA's Eastern Conference rookie of the month for December. Garbajosa, 32, averaged 10.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.3 steals in 15 games for the Raptors, all of them starts. The Spaniard established a career high with 18 points in a 120-115 win over Golden State on Dec. 17, and matched it five days later in a 110-97 loss to Seattle. The six-foot-nine forward is averaging 9.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.2 steals ? tops among first-year players ? in 30 games this season. Garbajosa is the first Raptors rookie to earn monthly honours since Charlie Villanueva was named East rookie of the month in December 2005.</div> link
Congrats to Garbajosa but it's pretty sad when a player with his role, stats and impact wins player of the month and leading the race for ROY. Doesn't say much for the rookie class.
It could produce a few stars in Bargnani and Roy, and was pretty deep... then again, garbajosa wasnt even drafted
