SI's Sportsman of the Year: Dwyane Wade???

(WTF moment coming.) Wade had a great NBA finals performance, but that doesn't mean he deserves Sportsman of the Year.

To me, the top choice goes to Roger Federer. Federer has been knocking at that door for several years now. Read Jon Wertheim's article on why Federer is his choice for Sportsman of the Year. I can get why SI wouldn't put Federer on their cover because I keep hearing the same reasons for it (All bogus): he's not American, he plays tennis, who cares about tennis, tennis is a fringe sport etc... Even so, there are a number of Americans who made a bigger impact than Wade in 2006. Some honorable mentions include Buck O'Neil, the Saints, Oklahoma City, Team Barbaro, and Joey Cheek.

There are people who have said it better than I over at SI's Your Thoughts section. I love reading all the hilarious comments, especially those alluding to the phantom foul calls during the NBA finals like this one from anon: "SI just got called for a foul on D Wade." Hee. Hee.

I need to start a campaign: What does Roger Federer have to do? (WDRFHTO?)