Glenn
04-28-2006, 03:53 PM
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Memphis’ Mike Miller Wins the 2005-06 NBA Sixth Man Award
NEW YORK, April 28 -- Mike Miller of the Memphis Grizzlies has been named the winner of the 2005-06 NBA Sixth Man Award, honoring the league’s top player in a reserve role, the NBA announced today.
Miller received 501 out of a possible 615 points, including 88 of a possible 123 first-place votes, from a panel of 123 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada. Speedy Claxton of the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets finished second with 205 points and Jerry Stackhouse finished third with 162 points. Players were awarded five points for each first-place vote, three points for each second-place vote and one point for each third-place vote.
Despite just nine starts, Miller scored in double figures 54 times.
Coming off the bench in 65 of 74 games this season, Miller averaged 13.7 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. He recorded double figures in scoring in 54 games, including 16 games of 20 points or more and two games of 30 or more (season-high 41 vs. Denver on March 17).
Miller joined Dallas’ Dirk Nowitzki as the only two players in the league to finish in the top 20 in three-point percentage while also averaging better than five rebounds and 2.5 assists. Miller was second on the team in rebounding and tied for third in assists (2.7 apg).
The 6-8 guard posted his first career triple-double and first in Memphis Grizzlies history with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a win over the Sacramento Kings on Jan. 10. He is the third player in the last 10 years to record a triple-double in a game that he did not start (Shawn Bradley, DAL; Magic Johnson, LAL).
A first-round selection by Orlando in the 2000 NBA Draft (fifth overall), Miller was traded by the Magic with Ryan Humphrey, a future first-round draft pick and a future second-round draft pick to the Memphis Grizzlies for Drew Gooden and Gordan Giricek on Feb. 19, 2003.
2005-06 NBA SIXTH MAN VOTING
Player, Team 1st 2nd 3rd Pts
Mike Miller, Memphis 88 18 7 501
Speedy Claxton, NO/OKC 14 38 21 205
Jerry Stackhouse, Dallas 12 25 27 162
Antonio McDyess, Detroit 5 12 16 77
Earl Boykins, Denver - 7 13 34
Alonzo Mourning, Miami 1 6 4 27
Leandro Barbosa, Phoenix 1 3 10 24
Mo Williams, Milwaukee 1 3 5 19
Michael Finley, San Antonio - 2 4 10
Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Sacramento 1 - 3 8
Antoine Walker, Miami - 1 3 6
Channing Frye, New York - 2 - 6
Eddie House, Phoenix - - 5 5
Clifford Robinson, New Jersey - 1 1 4
Jamal Crawford, New York - 1 1 4
Bobby Jackson, Memphis - 1 - 3
Danny Granger, Indiana - 1 - 3
Derek Fisher, Golden State - 1 - 3
Matt Harpring, Utah - 1 - 3
Charlie Villanueva, Toronto - - 1 1
Devin Harris, Dallas - - 1 1
Erick Dampier, Dallas - - 1 1
Memphis’ Mike Miller Wins the 2005-06 NBA Sixth Man Award
NEW YORK, April 28 -- Mike Miller of the Memphis Grizzlies has been named the winner of the 2005-06 NBA Sixth Man Award, honoring the league’s top player in a reserve role, the NBA announced today.
Miller received 501 out of a possible 615 points, including 88 of a possible 123 first-place votes, from a panel of 123 sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada. Speedy Claxton of the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets finished second with 205 points and Jerry Stackhouse finished third with 162 points. Players were awarded five points for each first-place vote, three points for each second-place vote and one point for each third-place vote.
Despite just nine starts, Miller scored in double figures 54 times.
Coming off the bench in 65 of 74 games this season, Miller averaged 13.7 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. He recorded double figures in scoring in 54 games, including 16 games of 20 points or more and two games of 30 or more (season-high 41 vs. Denver on March 17).
Miller joined Dallas’ Dirk Nowitzki as the only two players in the league to finish in the top 20 in three-point percentage while also averaging better than five rebounds and 2.5 assists. Miller was second on the team in rebounding and tied for third in assists (2.7 apg).
The 6-8 guard posted his first career triple-double and first in Memphis Grizzlies history with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists in a win over the Sacramento Kings on Jan. 10. He is the third player in the last 10 years to record a triple-double in a game that he did not start (Shawn Bradley, DAL; Magic Johnson, LAL).
A first-round selection by Orlando in the 2000 NBA Draft (fifth overall), Miller was traded by the Magic with Ryan Humphrey, a future first-round draft pick and a future second-round draft pick to the Memphis Grizzlies for Drew Gooden and Gordan Giricek on Feb. 19, 2003.
2005-06 NBA SIXTH MAN VOTING
Player, Team 1st 2nd 3rd Pts
Mike Miller, Memphis 88 18 7 501
Speedy Claxton, NO/OKC 14 38 21 205
Jerry Stackhouse, Dallas 12 25 27 162
Antonio McDyess, Detroit 5 12 16 77
Earl Boykins, Denver - 7 13 34
Alonzo Mourning, Miami 1 6 4 27
Leandro Barbosa, Phoenix 1 3 10 24
Mo Williams, Milwaukee 1 3 5 19
Michael Finley, San Antonio - 2 4 10
Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Sacramento 1 - 3 8
Antoine Walker, Miami - 1 3 6
Channing Frye, New York - 2 - 6
Eddie House, Phoenix - - 5 5
Clifford Robinson, New Jersey - 1 1 4
Jamal Crawford, New York - 1 1 4
Bobby Jackson, Memphis - 1 - 3
Danny Granger, Indiana - 1 - 3
Derek Fisher, Golden State - 1 - 3
Matt Harpring, Utah - 1 - 3
Charlie Villanueva, Toronto - - 1 1
Devin Harris, Dallas - - 1 1
Erick Dampier, Dallas - - 1 1