2009/10 BF Wizards season-ending awards: Play of the Year

by Mike Prada on May 5, 2010 8:41 PM EDT in Polls

UPDATE: Poll's closed. Writeup coming later.

I apologize for the delay here, but I have an excuse: there just weren't that many highlight plays this year.

Zing!

(Okay, that was lame, sorry. Your nominees, with video, below the jump. And yes, there will be a vote for worst play of the year.)

Caron Butler's game-winning jumper over the Orlando Magic

Shaun Livingston delivers the sick behind-the-back pass to Al Thornton

Andray Blatche throws it down on Mehmet Okur, then gets a T for taunting.

Shaun Livingston shows Pau Gasol some hops I didn't think he had

Nick Young dunks in the general vicinity of Hamed Haddadi

JaVale McGee winds up and delivers a facial on Big Baby Davis

Al Thornton hits an improbable game-tying three-pointer against the Bobcats

Caron Butler dunks on Andrew Bogut

Antawn Jamison with his trickiest trick shot yet

Andray Blatche chases down Kevin Garnett

Gilbert Arenas beats the buzzer for the only time this year

Poll

What was the 2009/10 Wizards Play of the Year?

Caron Butler beats the Magic

34 votes

Shaun Livingston goes behind the back to Al Thornton

12 votes

Andray Blatche posterizes Mehmet Okur

17 votes

Shaun Livingston double-clutches it on Pau Gasol

60 votes

Nick Young dunks near Hamed Haddadi

16 votes

JaVale McGee dunks on Glen Davis

8 votes

Al Thornton nails a buzzer beater on the Bobcats

3 votes

Caron Butler dunks on Andrew Bogut

9 votes

Andray Blatche with the chase-down block on KG

40 votes

Antawn Jamison with the over the head shot

12 votes

Gilbert Arenas hits his lone long buzzer beater

51 votes

262 votes | Poll has closed

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Look, I'm a cynic, so the best for me was:

Shaquille man-rapes DeShawn on DeShawn’s drive to the basket, and then almost takes off his head with an arm-swing, but DeShawn is called for the charge. I think that was the second game of the season.

by Tbonebullets on May 5, 2010 8:59 PM EDT reply actions

Livingston on Gasol

My heat skipped a beat when I saw him come down awkwardly, but what a dunk.

by forthepeople on May 5, 2010 9:08 PM EDT reply actions

My play of the year

was the final buzzer going off. Sweet music! Hopefully that was the last for the “Wizards” Come on back Bullets!!!!!

by brettpedigo on May 5, 2010 9:38 PM EDT reply actions

gotta go with NY

all his dunks are just so beautiful, but this one in particular partly because of the reverse spin move he used at the screen to get into the paint, and dunking more or less over Haddadi.

by young, loud and Scotty on May 5, 2010 9:53 PM EDT reply actions

nick dunk was the only one that got dunk of the night, and dunk of the week and was interview on national TV, so nick all the way.

straight talk

by Mae.jude@yahoo.com on May 6, 2010 3:25 PM EDT up reply actions

How about Nick's crazy three to tie the game in OT vs the Knicks?

Granted, we lost the game, but that was an incredible shot.

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by OleksiyPecherovsHomeboy on May 5, 2010 11:00 PM EDT reply actions

Had to go with Gilbert

For the disaster of the season this was, it was nice to see some vintage Arenas.

Meanwhile, I can’t wait to hang my brand new Wizards/Zephyr fuzzy dice on my rear view mirror next season!

by mfish on May 6, 2010 12:26 AM EDT reply actions

Either Livingston play...

Shows why we have to try and hold on to him… and why our hearts are in our throats whenever he gets too high off the ground….

by khrabb on May 6, 2010 6:50 AM EDT reply actions

Come on, Mike!!!!

The play of the year isn’t even listed!

Surely Andray Blatche’s desperate attempts to get a triple double against the Nets, capped off by Cartier Martin’s “stolen” rebound, and Blatche’s desperate drive to throw the ball against the rim and grab a rebound at the buzzer is the play of the year, and the one we will all remember for years to come.

by disgrunted on May 6, 2010 7:25 AM EDT reply actions

Hah

Like I said, there will be a worst play of the year poll too.

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by Mike Prada on May 6, 2010 9:38 AM EDT up reply actions

But I actually think that was the best play. A different type of “best,” to be sure, but still the best.

by disgrunted on May 6, 2010 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions

It was very close for me

But I voted for Livingston’s dunk because it probably made me the happiest. JaVale jamming it in Big Baby’s face was my second choice.

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by George Templeton on May 6, 2010 12:04 PM EDT reply actions

Why "near" Haddadi?

When someone hits you in the face from the front while you dunk on them, then I think you can fairly say you dunked “on” them — that and Butler’s dunk on Bogut were the most impressive.

by steadyhand on May 6, 2010 3:55 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs