Turd Sandwich Player of the Month

This just in:  The Turd Sandwich Player of the Month for the month of November is Elton Brand.

Good for you, Elton.  You can now add the TSPOM award to your long list of accolades:  '02 & '06 All-Star, '99 Rookie of the Year, '08 Free Agent Dick move of the Year, and All-NBA Uncharismatic team '99-'08. The only player I can recall being more uncharismatic than Elton Brand in the last 20 years is Brad Dougherty.  Tim Duncan is close, but at least he has that "NBA's biggest pot head" rumor giving him some flair. Put it this way:  if you don't have a nickname, you're boring.

And now this:  Turd Sandwhich Player of the Month.  Even after the crap he pulled last year (first round pick -29 GP,13ppg, 8reb, 44%fg), Elton's reputation from his years with the Clips gave him an ADP of 35th overrall this year.  Since draft day he has rewarded his owners with 12ppg, 6reb, 45%fg.  Thank god he can still pull off games like the 3 games from Nov. 18-21 (averaging 19ppg, 10 rebs, 3blks), otherwise he'd have a rank of 356 sandwiched somewhere between Kevin Ollie (355) and Patrick O'Bryant (357). 

Can he turn it around?  I think so.  He's struggling with a nagging hammy strain, so it may take some time. I'm not exactly sure what kind of impact Iverson will have on Brand.  Maybe AI's intensity will rub off on Brand who looks like a corpse some nights at the Wachovia Center.  I'll be in attendance for Iverson's homecoming, so I'll take some notes.  Maybe we'll have a different turd sandwich for December.