Carmelo will be Rookie of the Year

Now that Carmelo has officially brought the playoffs to the Denver Nuggets organization, I'll bring this up again.

According to an NBA.com poll: Who deserves to be named the got milk? Rookie of the Year?
Carmelo Anthony 65%
LeBron James 31%
Other 4%

Total Responses: 32432

So with the backing of 32,000+ people, Carmelo will either be the Rookie of Year or they will be co-rookies of the year. Like it or not.



There have been 3 instances in which their have been co-rookies.

Rookie of the Year Award
2002-03 Amare Stoudemire Phoenix
2001-02 Pau Gasol Memphis
2000-01 Mike Miller Orlando
1999-00 Elton Brand Chicago / Steve Francis Houston
1998-99 Vince Carter Toronto
1997-98 Tim Duncan San Antonio
1996-97 Allen Iverson Philadelphia
1995-96 Damon Stoudamire Toronto
1994-95 Grant Hill Detroit / Jason Kidd Dallas
1993-94 Chris Webber Golden State
1992-93 Shaquille O'Neal Orlando
1991-92 Larry Johnson Charlotte
1990-91 Derrick Coleman New Jersey
1989-90 David Robinson San Antonio
1988-89 Mitch Richmond Golden State
1987-88 Mark Jackson New York
1986-87 Chuck Person Indiana
1985-86 Patrick Ewing New York
1984-85 Michael Jordan Chicago
1983-84 Ralph Sampson Houston
1982-83 Terry Cummings San Diego
1981-82 Buck Williams New Jersey
1980-81 Darrell Griffith Utah
1979-80 Larry Bird Boston
1978-79 Phil Ford Kansas City
1977-78 Walter Davis Phoenix
1976-77 Adrian Dantley Buffalo
1975-76 Alvan Adams Phoenix
1974-75 Keith Wilkes Golden State
1973-74 Ernie DiGregorio Buffalo
1972-73 Bob McAdoo Buffalo
1971-72 Sidney Wicks Portland
1970-71 Dave Cowens Boston / Geoff Petrie Portland
1969-70 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Milwaukee
1968-69 Wes Unseld Baltimore
1967-68 Earl Monroe Baltimore
1966-67 Dave Bing Detroit
1965-66 Rick Barry San Francisco
1964-65 Willis Reed New York
1963-64 Jerry Lucas Cincinnati
1962-63 Terry Dischinger Chicago
1961-62 Walt Bellamy Chicago
1960-61 Oscar Robertson Cincinnati
1959-60 Wilt Chamberlain Philadelphia
1958-59 Elgin Baylor Minneapolis
1957-58 Woody Sauldsberry Philadelphia
1956-57 Tom Heinsohn Boston
1955-56 Maurice Stokes Rochester
1954-55 Bob Pettit Milwaukee
1953-54 Ray Felix Baltimore   ¶ 4/13/2004 11:33:00 AM