The wrong person often wins an award. Al Paccino didn’t win Best Actor for his role in The Godfather Part II, and Steve Carell never won an Emmy for playing Michael Scott. Derrick Rose won his MVP trophy while LeBron James and Dwight Howard were a good clip better than him. Even the world’s biggest contrarians have trouble defending those decisions.
Johnathan Motley actually deserved his award, but a lot of folks really thought differently. Last week, Motley nabbed the Karl Malone Award. That honor is bestowed upon the best power forward in college basketball. Quite a few people were shocked Motley won.