So that makes Dr. Jim pretty darn valuable, I'd say. The NBA record book has a different opinion. It says the league's first MVP Award was handed out after the 1955-56 season when the players voted and chose guard Bob Pettit of the St. Louis Hawks. Nowadays, sportswriters and broadcasters choose the winner.
Some folks claim there's dreams, sweat, tears, or corn in that there baseball.
But don't listen to 'em, kids. The pellet is covered by two thin layers of rubber and wound up tight in wool and cotton thread. The whole shootin' match is then covered with a thin layer of mouthwatering cement, and a cowhide cover is attached. When the other team puts the biscuit in the basket in the same situations, those players lose one point. Bringing up the rear were shellshocked defenseman Cory Sarich of the Tampa Bay Lightning and center Mark Messier of the New York Rangers.