This is the 2nd time in the past 3 weeks that a Heat player has been awarded the Eastern Conference Player of the Week award in the past three weeks, this time it's Lamar Odom and he deserves it more than anyone. He beat out Rasheed, Jermaine O'Neal, Starbury, Kenny Thomas, Gilbert Arenas, and Mark Blount! <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">NEW YORK, March 8 -- The Miami Heat's Lamar Odom and Houston Rockets' Yao Ming were named the Eastern Conference and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, March 1 through Sunday, March 7. Odom led the Heat to a 2-1 record this week, averaging 23.0 points, 13.3 rebounds and 7.7 assists per game. His 30-point, 19-rebound, 11-assist triple-double against Sacramento marked just the third 30-15-10 game in the NBA since 1989 and only the fourth triple-double in Heat history. <ul> [*]March 2 vs. Toronto: Scored 23 points on 11-of-18 shooting and grabbed 14 rebounds in a 89-86 loss to the Raptors. [*]March 4 vs. Milwaukee: Tallied 16 points, nine assists and seven rebounds as the Heat defeated the Bucks 104-98. [*]March 6 vs. Sacramento: Recorded a season-high 30 points, career-high 19 rebounds and tied a career-high 11 assists in a 102-96 win over Sacramento. [/list]</div> More here.
Man those are some beastly averages, almost a triple double, I love it. <u>23.0 points, 13.3 rebounds and 7.7 assists per game</u> Great weak by Odom and the Heat, but did you also see Yao, 29.7 points per game, good stuff by him too.
Odom definetly deserved it, averaging almost a TD thorugh the week. This gives the Heat more publicity and fame, as 2 players have recieved teh honour consecutively. Hopefully the rest of the team can step up jsut like Odom during our hunt for the playoffs.
