You Didn't Hear It From Us... pt. II

The investigative journalists at Them Sports were able to uncover the winners of the College Basketball end of season awards 6 weeks before any other source, take that Hannah Storm. This is part two of a 4 part series with the results.

Player of the Year

The quest for player of the year has been somewhat of a two horse race. Oklahoma's Blake Griffin and Uconn's Hasheem Thabeet have separated themselves from the rest of the field. Griffin scores and rebounds more, but Thabeet has more blocks and is an undeniable presence defensively. Both have led their team to top-5 status, and both got knocked out like Deebo. 

When two players are so close to each other on the court, we like to look at them off the court. Ultimatley,  The Player of the Year Race came down to who we think we would like to hang out with more. Hasheem Thabeet is foreign and has a cool accent(chick magnet). Blake Griffin's appeal is that he comes as a package deal with his brother Taylor. They party harder than any group of siblings since the Baldwins. On the other hand, being eye-level to Hasheem's belly button for the rest of your life is a recipe for disaster and a good way to get lint in your eye. And now that we think about it Blake and Taylor Griffin feel like Billy and Stephen Baldwin without an Alec. 

When it was all said and done, we chose Thabeet. Our decision came down to a few unique characteristics Thabeet brings to the table; His name can be put into any number of song lyrics, "Turn Thabeet around", "We've got Thabeet", "Let Thabeet Build; bitch." We can use his enormous clothing as the canopy of a pretty spacious pillow fort. And the giant shadow he casts can provide refuge on a hot summer day.

Hasheem is the player we would like to hang out with most in College Basketball. Luckily he can ball a little bit too. That is why Hasheem Thabeet is the Them Sports 2009 Player of the year