2020 GURU AWARDS

Let’s all collectively breathe a sigh of relief as we have made it past the infamous 2020.  Now let’s look back on the sports year.  While it was dominated by Covid-19 and the Pandemic, there was still plenty of entertaining sports this year.  Here are the Third Annual Guru Awards.  

Best Newcomer:
This year’s best newcomer award goes to Arizona cardinal’s wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins.  He was involved in the offseason trade that sent David Johnson to Houston in exchange for Hopkins.  Although Hopkins does not practice as much as fans would like he has done nothing but produce since coming to the Cardinal’s.  This was most evident when he snagged the game winning “Hail Mary” pass over multiple defenders in a game against the Buffalo Bills.

Best Player:
For the first time The Gur Awards has a multiple winner.  DeAndre Hopkins is your 2020 Best Player.  He is one of the best wideouts in the NFL.  When Kyler Murray throws the ball in his direction you know he is going to catch it.  Hopkins is a key piece to the Cardinals run at the playoffs.

Best Coach:
The Guru Award for best coach goes to Monty Williams of the Phoenix Suns.  He led the team to an 8-0 bubble season to finish last year and the team nearly made the playoffs.  That team was without Kelly Oubre and looked to improve this season.  Then during the offseason Oubre was traded and Chris Paul came to Phoenix in the deal.  The team is currently 5-1 and in first place in the Western Conference to start the new season.  

 

Best Team:
Best team goes to the Phoenix Suns.  They get this award simple for going 8-0 in the bubble and giving fans hope of seeing a playoff team in the very near future.

Biggest Disappointment:
This was by far the easiest award to pick this year.  This award goes to Kevin Sumlin, head football coach for the Arizona Wildcats.  He was hired four years ago with high hopes and showed no sort of improvement during his short tenure.  Arizona lost to ASU 70-7 in this year’s Territorial Cup and he was fired the same weekend.

Biggest Surprise:
The biggest surprise of the year came in March, when for the first time in history all sports were halted due to Covid-19.  The problem would not be a short as expected.  Covid-19 became a global pandemic and affected nearly every person on earth.  Even yours truly got the virus.  Sports have since resumed but things are very different and may never be the same again.

 Best High School Moment:
The Guru Award for best High School moment goes to St. Mary’s football coach Jose Lucero. A year ago, he led Desert Edge to a deep playoff run and had a lot of talent returning this year. Many were surprised when he decided to leave the school for his alma mater, St Mary’s. Well he did not disappoint. Helped the Knights to a 6-3 record and a playoff berth in his first season. The Knights were able to breakout the traditional gold pants for the playoffs, Lucero and the St. Mary’s faithful hope will be the first of many.