Well, I’m one for one in my year-end award predictions. Manu Ginobili was named this year’s Sixth Man of the Year.
Ginobili led the Spurs in scoring, averaging a career-high 19.5 points to go with 4.8 rebounds and 4.5 assists. Ginobili came off the bench in 51 of the 74 games he played this season.
“I really don’t care about coming from the bench if that helps the team to win a championship,” Ginobili said.
Ginobili got 123 of 124 first-place votes for 615 points. Barbosa came in second with 283 points and the Dallas Mavericks’ Jason Terry was third with 44.
As the final vote count indicates, Ginobili ran away with the award after his best season as a pro. His season was so strong that some brought him up as a MVP candidate.
