TNT's Midseason Awards
TNT announcers Danny Ainge, Marv Albert, Charles Barkley, Mike Fratello, Kevin Harlan, Ernie Johnson, Magic Johnson, Kenny Smith, John Thompson and Jeff Van Gundy gave us their award selections at midseason. Each nominated an MVP, Coach of theYear, Rookie of the Year and Sixth Man winner. In addition, they voted for their most improved player and team, their biggest disappointment and what they felt was the season's biggest story.
	MVP	Coach	Rookie	6th Man
Ainge	Jason Kidd	Jerry Sloan	Yao Ming/ Amare Stoudemire	Andrei Kirilenko
Albert	Dirk Nowitzki	Don Nelson	Yao Ming	Kirilenko
Barkley	Kidd	Byron Scott	Stoudemire	Kirilenko/ Bobby Jackson
Fratello	Kidd	Isiah Thomas	Yao/Stoudemire	Kirilenko
Harlan	Kidd	Rick Adelman	Yao/Stoudemire	Kirilenko
Ernie Johnson	Kidd	Thomas	Yao	Corliss Williamson
Magic Johnson	Tracy McGrady/ Kobe Bryant/ Kevin Garnett	Thomas	Yao/Stoudemire	Jackson
Smith	Chris Webber	Thomas	Stoudemire	Michael Redd
Thompson	Webber	Adelman	Yao	Jackson
Van Gundy	Nowitzki	Adelman/ Nelson/ Thomas	Stoudemire	Jackson

	Most Improved	Disappointment	Biggest Story
Ainge	Matt Harpring/Suns	Hawks/Raptors/Clippers	Yao/Lakers/ LeBron James
Albert	Lucious Harris	Lakers/Raptors	Van Gundy-Fratello fights in TNT production meetings
Barkley	Harpring/Jazz	Lakers	Yao
Fratello	Harpring/Suns	Lakers/Clippers Hawks/Cavs	Yao
Harlan	Suns	Clippers	Yao
Ernie Johnson	Harpring	Clippers/Hawks	Yao/Lakers
Magic Johnson	Marbury/Kings	Lakers	Yao/Lakers
Smith	Earl Boykins	Clippers	Yao
Thompson	Jackson/Pacers	Lakers	Yao
Van Gundy	Jackson/Suns	No Comment	Lakers/Mavs Yao/Stoudemire