# Early SI Sportsman of the Year 2018 thread **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 9, 2018, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-si-sportsman-of-the-year-2018-thread/815735 "2018-06-09T04:11:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2018, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-si-sportsman-of-the-year-2018-thread/815735/1 "2018-06-09T04:11:03Z")
Yes, it is a little early for this, but with all of the talk about Shaun White, Chloe Kim, and the USA women’s hockey team… Oh, who am I kidding? Curry. And. Durant. End of the discussion. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_jeffrey_lebowski/32/215_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Jeffrey\_Lebowski](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Jeffrey_Lebowski)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2018, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-si-sportsman-of-the-year-2018-thread/815735/2 "2018-06-09T05:25:32Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > Oh, who am I kidding? **That Don Guy** , apparently. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2018, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-si-sportsman-of-the-year-2018-thread/815735/3 "2018-06-09T19:39:18Z")
My prediction is that it will be “The SI Subscribers” because they’re so gosh darn special. The reflective foil cover of that issue will be like a fun house mirror. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2018, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-si-sportsman-of-the-year-2018-thread/815735/4 "2018-06-09T19:53:51Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > My prediction is that it will be “The SI Subscribers” because they’re so gosh darn special. > > The reflective foil cover of that issue will be like a fun house mirror. I’m an SI subscriber, and I bet the bulk of us are those that have redeemed unused airline miles for the subscription. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2018, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-si-sportsman-of-the-year-2018-thread/815735/5 "2018-06-09T19:59:27Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > I’m an SI subscriber, and I bet the bulk of us are those that have redeemed unused airline miles for the subscription. Technically I am too, someone gifted me a subscription. I don’t even read them. If I want to read a sports article that’s what the web is for. They just get recycled right away with the ads and coupons and credit card offers. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2018, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-si-sportsman-of-the-year-2018-thread/815735/6 "2018-06-09T20:07:10Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Technically I am too, someone gifted me a subscription. > > I don’t even read them. If I want to read a sports article that’s what the web is for. They just get recycled right away with the ads and coupons and credit card offers. I enjoy reading the magazine, most of the stories aren’t super timely. But, I take the train to work and often have downtime at work. It’s certainly not the force it was before the internet era, and I think they’d benefit from covering more sports. They used to cover auto racing, horse racing, and soccer far more than they do now. ---
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2018, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-si-sportsman-of-the-year-2018-thread/815735/7 "2018-06-10T07:34:02Z")
You could make a good and emotional argument for Nick Foles. A lot of this depends on what happens in the Eagles 2018 season… Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2018, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-si-sportsman-of-the-year-2018-thread/815735/8 "2018-06-10T15:20:24Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > My prediction is that it will be “The SI Subscribers” because they’re so gosh darn special. > > The reflective foil cover of that issue will be like a fun house mirror. Time already did it, back in 2006. Besides, the subscribers already got a benefit; their subscription lengths were doubled. Okay, it was because the magazine went from every week to every two weeks, but still… ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2018, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-si-sportsman-of-the-year-2018-thread/815735/10 "2018-08-12T23:51:53Z")
I figure _maybe_ Tiger has a shot if he wins a major this year, although he’s already won this award twice. However, now that the golf majors are over, I still think it’s Curry & Durant, especially as they haven’t “rewarded” the Warriors for any of their three recent titles yet. ---
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2018, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-si-sportsman-of-the-year-2018-thread/815735/11 "2018-08-13T04:38:36Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > I enjoy reading the magazine, most of the stories aren’t super timely. But, I take the train to work and often have downtime at work. It’s certainly not the force it was before the internet era, and I think they’d benefit from covering more sports. They used to cover auto racing, horse racing, and soccer far more than they do now. It’s a “front runner” magazine. They usually only feature stories on winning teams and athletes, with a splatter of feel good stories. They rarely have any stories on dysfunctional teams or athletes. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2018, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-si-sportsman-of-the-year-2018-thread/815735/12 "2018-08-13T17:50:52Z")
If Croatia would have won the World Cup, that would have been an interesting decision for SI, they clearly should be on the short list, but the Croatian soccer team isn’t going to sell a lot of magazines in the USA, especially 6 months later. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2018, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-si-sportsman-of-the-year-2018-thread/815735/13 "2018-10-31T19:40:19Z")
Now that the World Series is over, it’s time to resurrect the thread. I think that the only real competition that Curry and Durant have is Bob Baffert, for his two Triple Crowns in four years. Any hype that the Winter Olympians had died fast. The only way I see Curry and Durant not winning is if somebody at SI is afraid of subscriber backlash because of their public refusals to accept an invitation to the White House from President Trump. ---
**Author:** ![tim-n-va](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim-n-va/32/3001_2.png) [@tim-n-va](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tim-n-va)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2018, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-si-sportsman-of-the-year-2018-thread/815735/14 "2018-10-31T20:38:40Z")
Showing local bias i’ll submit the Washington Capitals. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2018, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-si-sportsman-of-the-year-2018-thread/815735/15 "2018-10-31T20:58:15Z")
> [@tim-n-va](#): > > Showing local bias i’ll submit the Washington Capitals. If Vegas would have won it all, they’d be a lock. Washington has been good for a long time, just snakebit in the playoffs. Still, it’s a possibility they might get it. The past ten years or so have been basketball heavy for the winners. ---
**Author:** ![Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a183cd/32.png) [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2018, 9:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-si-sportsman-of-the-year-2018-thread/815735/16 "2018-10-31T21:24:10Z")
Eh, I don’t know. I feel like there is a decent amount of Curry/Durant fatigue. It’s true the Winter Olympics feel like a long forgotten thing, but one of those athletes, Chloe Kim for example, might be kind of refreshing. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2018, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-si-sportsman-of-the-year-2018-thread/815735/17 "2018-11-21T17:57:06Z")
The announcement will be made Thursday 12/13 during a 2-hour special on NBC that starts at 9 PM Eastern. My top 3 are (still): 1. Curry & Durant 2. Bob Baffert 3. Chloe Kim & Shaun White (and maybe snowboard slopestyle gold medalists Redmond Gerard & Jamie Anderson as well), although if they do give it to any snowboarders, they really should include snowboard & skiing gold medalist Ester Ledecka ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2018, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-si-sportsman-of-the-year-2018-thread/815735/18 "2018-12-07T19:44:12Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > The announcement will be made Thursday 12/13 during a 2-hour special on NBC that starts at 9 PM Eastern. It will be announced first on [si.com](http://si.com) sometime on Monday 12/10 ---
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2018, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-si-sportsman-of-the-year-2018-thread/815735/19 "2018-12-08T04:53:04Z")
Well Nick Foles is out the window. Bob Bafert is a fantastic choice. Can I nominate Nick Saban? Another NCAAF title and this years team is historically good. If they did this knowing SI they would co-award another college coach, I’m guessing Dabo Sweeney or some lower division coach. Rarely does SI name 2 players from the same team, if ever so if it’s the Warriors it’ll probably be Curry or Durant. They won’t give it to Ovechkin because Sidney Crosby never won. Lewis Hamilton, Kylian Mbappé, Patrick Mahommes are other worthy nominees. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2018, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-si-sportsman-of-the-year-2018-thread/815735/20 "2018-12-10T13:31:40Z")
The nod goes to…[the Golden State Warriors as a team](https://www.si.com/sportsperson/2018/12/10/golden-state-warriors-sports-illustrated-sportsperson-award-editors-letter) ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2018, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-si-sportsman-of-the-year-2018-thread/815735/21 "2018-12-10T16:37:15Z")
The safest possible choice. I was hoping for another choice as the award has been very basketball heavy lately. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/early-si-sportsman-of-the-year-2018-thread/815735.md?page=2)