You guys really kill me. When the hell has making the playoffs ever even mattered for a fucking rookie award?
James outplayed Anthony this season, plain and simple. He outscored him, outassisted him, outstole him, outBLOCKED him (a point guard against a forward!) and damn near outrebounded him (again, as a point guard). His assist-turnover ratio was tons better (Anthony's was under 1). Rookie of the Year has always been about stats -- it's not who was more valuable (although Cleveland would have been lucky to win a dozen games without Lebron this season), it's about who was better, and that's Lebron.