For some reason I thought Kevin Durant as NBA Rookie of the Year was a no brainer. Not so. KD received 90 of the 125 1st place votes (not even 75% of the vote). 30 went to Atlanta's Al Horford. His coach was livid that Horford wasn't the co-winner or "the" winner.

"It's a travesty and it's not right," Hawks coach Mike Woodson said Wednesday night before Atlanta's Game 5 loss to Boston, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. "He should have shared it, if not gotten it outright. And I don't want to hear about us not being on TV or anything like that. It doesn't matter. It's what this kid has done for this team."

Wow! Maybe Woodson has joined Dallas small forward Josh Howard for some of that wacky tobacky (tobacco). Houston's Luis Scola received 5 first place votes. Yeah, 10 ppg and 6 rebounds per game...that screams Rookie of the Year. But I think the craziest thing is Durant actually received 5 third place votes. KD the 3rd best rookie? Of course Durant was gracious and willing to trade the trophy for wins, but 3rd place? He improved his scoring and shooting as the year went on (21.8 points and shot nearly 53% in March). He saved some of his best games for wins over Denver, Dallas and Golden State in the final weeks of the season. All 3 were playoff teams. You can check out the voting after the jump. Plus, let me know if you think KD should have been unanimous.

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