Defensive Player Of The Year

Kobay · Post #41 » by **Kobay** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 7:56 am

Well, bigs have the job of being that secondary defender and man to man, if you can't do both than your not good defender as a big, period.

Red Robot · Post #42 » by **Red Robot** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:04 am

For those quick to dismiss Camby's defense, consider that his defensive rating (pts allowed per posession) has been top-5 for the past four years. He shouldn't be a DPOY candidate, but he's not a poor defender either.

Entengtot · Post #43 » by **Entengtot** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 8:20 am

nobody said about camby being a weak defender overall. he is good esp with weak side help. but still, his team is not a doing well defensively overall. its like giving out the mvp to a team which is not doing well in the standings.

and yes, KG should win it cause of the ever present defense he shows, preaches and eventually rubs off to his teammates, resulting to a better team defense.

hype_2004 · Post #44 » by **hype_2004** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 9:48 am

leading candidate based on NBA recorded "STATS" = Marcus Camby
flavor of the year candidate = Josh Smith
deserving perimeter DPOY = Shane Battier
deserving post-player DPOY = Kevin Garnett

DESERVING FOR THE LAST 10 YEARS, PAST DUE, JUST GIVE HIM A DAMN AWARD ALREADY DPOY= Tim Duncan :nonono:

JusBus32 · Post #45 » by **JusBus32** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 2:33 pm

AIizdaking wrote:anyone who said Kobe deserves to leave to Jupiter and stay there. Kobe fans just want him so there isnt a huge difference between him and mj's career. but mj actually deserved it so oh well
statwise: camby
impact wise:kg
consistent and effective D:timmy D (long overdue)

I find it funny that people (like you) think that Kobe fans are obsessed with Jordan when it's actually Kobe haters (are you one of them?) who are more obsessed with the Jordan/Kobe comparisons because it's either they feel threatened or upset that there are people who believe that there is a player who may have a chance to Jordan's level in terms of skill.

Just so I don't derail this thread, I think that Camby will get it, but I haven't seen enough of KG this year so I can't decide whether his defense has been that good in a Celtics uniform.

Kobe's defense has been his best since the early 2000s so I wouldn't be surprised if he ends up in the top 4 in votes this year. He's basically the team's defensive coach. It's one of the things that Phil Jackson is loving about Kobe right now.

snapcracklepape · Post #46 » by **snapcracklepape** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 2:40 pm

Is it even a question?

Deke!

hermes · Post #47 » by **hermes** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 3:20 pm

camby is having a great year, but i doubt that he wins two years in a row, my guess is KG

magicfan4life05 · Post #48 » by **magicfan4life05** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 3:23 pm

duncan

The_Pope · Post #49 » by **The_Pope** » Thu Mar 13, 2008 3:35 pm

KG should and likely will win it.