Being a Chicagoan, yours truly knows a thing or two about rigged elections, and when it comes to this year's Rookie of the Year vote, something smells foul. LeBron James won the award, which is strange because Denver's Carmelo Anthony so clearly is the league's best rookie this year.
Statistically, James and Anthony are even. Anthony's scoring (21.0 points) and rebounding (6.1) averages are a bit higher than James' (20.9 and 5.5), and James has a big lead in assists (5.9 to ...