LeBron and Elton Brand were named Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month for November, respectively. What’s funny is we used our time machine to go back to the year 2000 and were able to give 14 different NBA execs heart attacks by showing them the following two paragraphs:
James led the Cavaliers to a 10-4 month, marking the first time the team posted 10 or more wins in November since 1977-78 and only the third time in the franchise’s history. James, averaging 28.4 points on 48.9 percent shooting, 6.0 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.64 steals, scored 25 or more points in 10 of 14 games. In a 123-120 win over the Sixers on Nov. 19, James recorded his first triple-double of the season, with 36 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists.
Averaging 23.7 points on 56.0 percent shooting, 10.7 rebounds and 2.7 blocks, Brand led the Clippers to a 10-5 record and first place in the Pacific Division. He is the only player in the league to rank in the top 10 in points and rebounds and ranks fourth in field goal percentage. With 10 double-doubles (points-rebounds) this month, Brand became the franchise’s all-time leader in double-doubles with 182.
Then we told them how Kobe wrecked the Lakers and made Dr. Jerry trade Shaq, and they were all like “well, yeah.” Now stop looking at that picture and go educate yourself.
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