Stayin on track like a box of pumas these Weekly Awards are finally on time!!!!

Finally, the Weekly Awards are on time for the first time ever. This is history in the making!!!

Smith of the Week:
Back by popular demand the Smith of the Week Award looks to be a staple of the PnR Weekly Awards. Last week, only the 3 guys from Tennessee were up for the award. This week we have made every player from college hoops eligible. If the fans like this idea we plan on going global next week and having NBA players qualify for the honor. That being said, it was a sad week for people named Smith. Nobody really stood out and Tyler Smith probably deserved the award again, but due to PnR's interest in St. Mary's College we have decided to hand the award to Tron Smith. Tron went for double figures in both conference games this week with a high of 15 against Santa Clara. Add in the fact that his name is Tron and it was hard not to reward the kid. PnR regrets that a St. Mary's player was awarded before Patrick "Patty" Mills, but stay tuned, we will eventually give him an award he doesn't deserve out of favoritism.

Take Off Your Pants and Jack-it Award (Bench Player of the Week):
Speaking of not earning a Weekly Award and just being granted it out of favoritism is actually a great segue to our next winner. Brad Wanamaker was probably the 130th best bench player this week. And actually he didn't even "Jack-it"(instant offense). But throw all of that out of the window and remember that PnR is run by 2 Pitt homers. More importantly, about 4 people read this blog. 2 of those 4 are Pitt fans. During Big East play this week Wanamaker was perhaps Pitt's most efficient player. Chipping in more minutes than usual Wanamaker went 3 for 4 against WVU(7 points) and 3 for 4 against Providence(6 points). Add in the fact that he is the best Pitt passer and a good defender and that is enough for us to honor Brad. Wanamaker myself a drink? Yes I do!

NCAA Newcomer of the Week:
Arizona lost the other day, but it wasn't the fault of Jerryd Bayless. Bayless went for 39 of Zona's 54 points. Even more impressive, the kid only took 18 shots.

NCAA Player of the Week:
Tyler Hansbrough has been putting together another great season. This past week he was especially impressive. T went for 28 and 18 in a loss to Duke. He then got his UNC team to bounce back as he went for 39 and 13 against Clemson. Last night against Virginia, Hansbrough went for 23 and 7. PnR don't piss with no math skills, but even we can tell that those are impressive averages. Tyler Hansbrough is PnR's third NCAA Player of the Week.

NBA Rookie of the Week:
Much like we mentioned 2 weeks ago, Al Horford continues to be a monster on the glass. However, he hasn't scored a point all year. We swear, look it up. The Hawks are never on TV, but we would love to see them once to see if Horford even shoots..... He must be passing up tip- dunks and put-backs. Luis Scola averaged double figures in 3 straight wins this past week. He also contributed 7 or more rebounds in each game. In a bad year for Rooks that is good enough to earn PnR honors.

Lost in Translation Star of the Week(Foreign Player of the Week):
When we invented this award the idea was to give it to Hedo every week. Remember, talent, stats, and skills only take you so far in these awards. Sadly, someone had a better week than Hedo. Jose Calderon of the Raptors went for 11 points and 14 assists in his first game last week. He followed that up with 15 points and 10 dimes and then finished the week with a 27 and 6 performance. The bad news????? The Raptors only win in that time period was a victory over lowly Minnesota.

NBA Weekly MVP:
Chris Paul blew up for 42 points against the Suns. After that he went for a lowly 2 points against Memphis. The good news about those 2 points is that we forgot about them because he chipped in 16 assists and got the win. Last night CP3 went for 25 and 14 in a victory over the Bulls. The moral of the story? His 2 big games were more than enough to make up for that 2 point pooper against Memphis. We have a feeling that this won't be the last time CP3 is honored by PnR.

Stay tuned for more exciting news from PnR in the next few days..... Well I doubt there will be anything exciting, but check us out anyway. If all else fails we will start using more made up nicknames like they do over at http://falsefloss.blogspot.com/

Out,

-PnR

..................... Wait, how in the hell do Tron Smith, Brad Wanamaker, Luis Scola, and Jose Calderon all win awards in the same week..... Really, Tron Smith??? Actually, all that means is that PnR is ahead of the curve in terms of research and game watches...... Umm yeah...... ahead of the curve :)