Hanley's official ballot for NBA awards

Here is the ballot I submitted for the league’s awards.

–Hanley

Please vote for three players. Five points will be awarded for a first place vote, three for second and one for third.

My choices for the 2007-08 T-Mobile Rookie of the Year are:

PLAYERTEAM

1. _________Kevin Durant__________________________Seattle___________________________

2. ______Al Horford__________________________________Atlanta_____________________

3. ___Luis Scola_______________________________Houston__________________________

__________Brian Hanley_____________Chicago Sun-Times_____________________

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* No ties or split votes will be counted *

2007-08 NBA COACH OF THE YEAR AWARD BALLOT

You have been chosen by the National Basketball Association to serve on a committee to vote for the Coach of the Year Award for the 2007-08 season. The winner of this award receives the Red Auerbach Trophy, named after the legendary coach who won nine titles with the Boston Celtics.

Please vote for three coaches. Five points will be awarded for a first place vote, three for second and one for third.

My choices for the 2007-08 NBA Coach of the Year are:

PLAYERTEAM

1. ___Doc Rivers____________________________________________Boston_______________

2. _____________Byron Scott_____________________New Orleans____________________________

3. _________Rick Adelman___________________________Houston__________________________

_Brian Hanley______________________Chicago Sun-Times_____________________

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2007-08 NBA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

AWARD PRESENTED BY KIA BALLOT

Please vote for three players. Five points will be awarded for a first place vote, three for second and one for third.

My choices for the 2007-08 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award presented by Kia are:

PLAYERTEAM

1. ___Kevin Garnett______________________________Boston_____________________________

2. _____Tashaun Prince_______________________________Detroit__________________________

3. _____Chris Paul__________________New Orleans____________________________

_Brian Hanley_____________________Chicago Sun-Times______________________

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2007-08 ALL-NBA TEAM BALLOT

You have been chosen by the National Basketball Association to serve on a committee to vote for the All-NBA Team for the 2007-08 season. Please vote for the player at the position that he plays regularly. You can vote for five players on each of the three All-NBA teams. No ties may be awarded.

Five points will be awarded for a first team vote, three for second team and one for third team.

All-NBA First TeamAll-NBA Second Team

F ___LeBron James_________________F __Dwight Howrd__________________________

F ___Kevin Garnett____________________ F ___Tim Duncan_________________________

C ___Amare Stoudemire_______________ C _Dirk Nowitzki___________________________

G __Chris Paul_____________________ G__Steve Nash________________________

G ____Kobe Bryant_________________ G _Deron Williams___________________________

All-NBA Third Team

F _Paul Pierce___________________________

F _Ray Allen___________________________

C __Yao Ming__________________________

G Manu Ginobli____________________________

G _Baron Davis___________________________

_Brian Hanley____________________Chicago Sun-Times_______________________

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2007-08 NBA SIXTH MAN AWARD PRESENTED BY KIA BALLOT

You have been chosen by the National Basketball Association to serve on a committee to vote for the NBA Sixth Man Award Presented by Kia for the 2007-08 season.

This award is designed to honor a player for his contributions in a reserve role. In order to be eligible for this award, a player must come off the bench for more games than he starts.

Please vote for three players. Five points will be awarded for a first place vote, three for second and one for third.

My choices for the 2007-08 NBA Sixth Man Presented by Kia are:

PLAYERTEAM

1. ___Manu Ginobli______________________________San Antonio___________________________

2. _Leandro Barbosa_______________________________Phoenix______________________________

3. _Ben Gordon_____________________________________________________________

_Brian Hanley____________________Chicago Sun-Times_______________________

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2007-08 NBA MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AWARD PRESENTED BY KIA BALLOT

You have been chosen by the National Basketball Association to serve on a committee to vote for the NBA Most Valuable Player Award Presented by Kia for the 2007-08 season. The winner of this award receives the Maurice Podoloff Trophy, named after the first Commissioner of the NBA.

Please vote for five players. Ten points will be awarded for a first place vote, seven for second, five for third, three for fourth and one for fifth.

My choices for the 2007-08 NBA Most Valuable Player Presented by Kia are:

PLAYERTEAM

1. _Chris Paul_______________________________New Orleans_____________________________

2. Kobe Bryant_________________________________Los Angeles Lakers_____________________________

3. _Kevin Garnett_________________________________Boston____________________________

4. _LeBron James________________________________Cleveland_____________________________

5. __Amare Stoudemire______________________________Phoenix______________________________

Brian Hanley_____________________Chicago Sun-Times_______________________

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2007-08 NBA MOST IMPROVED PLAYER AWARD PRESENTED BY KIA BALLOT

You have been chosen by the National Basketball Association to serve on a committee to vote for the NBA Most Improved Player Award Presented by Kia for the 2007-08 season.

This award is designed to honor an up-and-coming player who has made a dramatic improvement from the previous season or seasons. It is not intended to be given to a player who has made a comeback.

Please vote for three players. Five points will be awarded for a first place vote, three for second and one for third.

My choices for the 2007-08 NBA Most Improved Player Presented by Kia are:

PLAYERTEAM

1. _Hedo Turkoglu_________________________________Orlando____________________________

2. _Al Jefferson________________________________Minnesota_____________________________

3. __Beno Udrih______________________________Sacramento______________________________

Brian Hanley____________________Chicago Sun-Times________________________

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