DPOY official; Kobe 5th

Post #1 » by **tkb** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 7:16 pm

http://www.nba.com/news/garnett_defensive_080422.html

Nice to see him get some recognition for his defensive play this season. Garnett was the obvious choice, and well deserved.

Post #2 » by **dockingsched** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 7:18 pm

someone actually voted chris paul as the defensive player of the year? wtf?

Post #3 » by **tkb** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 7:19 pm

7 people voting Bowen after this season is even worse IMO.

Sedale Threatt · Post #4 » by **Sedale Threatt** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 7:20 pm

Tim Duncan in ninth place...wow.

Sedale Threatt · Post #5 » by **Sedale Threatt** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 7:21 pm

I actually thought Bruce was pretty solid. He's still about as good as it gets in terms of perimeter defense. I like him better than Battier and Kobe.

TonyMontana · Post #6 » by **TonyMontana** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 7:32 pm

Sedale Threatt wrote:I actually thought Bruce was pretty solid.

Na he's the winner of the Douche bag dirtiest player of the year.
Runner up is Raja "Try to stop Kobe "Bell ...... :rofl:

Post #7 » by **semi-sentient** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 7:40 pm

dcash4 wrote:someone actually voted chris paul as the defensive player of the year? wtf?

Post #8 » by **tkb** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 7:43 pm

Bowen has taken a significant step back this season IMO, and should not be close to the 4th place finish he received. Also, Bowen getting voted over Duncan is a huge insult to Timmy just basing it off their play this season.

Bowen has been a great defender for a long time, but this season he hasn't been top 4.

RocketPower23 · Post #9 » by **RocketPower23** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 7:47 pm

Yeah, Bowen's defense has slipped up a bit, nice to see Kobe finishing in the top 5 in voting, he was great defensively all year.

Post #10 » by **Slava** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:10 pm

Tay Prince with 13 votes! :nonono:

Sedale Threatt · Post #11 » by **Sedale Threatt** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:13 pm

Agree about Duncan -- how he's never won this award is beyond me -- but disagree about Bowen. I'd still take him over Battier or Kobe in terms of pure stopping ability. He might have slipped this year, but that just shows you how good he was to begin with.

Erik Eleven · Post #12 » by **Erik Eleven** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 8:24 pm

How did their list compare to ours, tkb?

Post #13 » by **snaquille oatmeal** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:43 pm

ha ha! the statue on the trophy looks like it s taking a dump.

Post #14 » by **milesfides** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:46 pm

so immature. Hey, you take a dump with your arms stretched out?

TommyTheCat · Post #15 » by **TommyTheCat** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 9:50 pm

snaquille oatmeal wrote:ha ha! the statue on the trophy looks like it s taking a dump.

Lost Angel · Post #16 » by **Lost Angel** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:12 pm

dcash4 wrote:someone actually voted chris paul as the defensive player of the year? wtf?

as long as it wasn't a first place vote, what's wrong with that? (this is a serious question...i respect your knowledge of the game)

he led the league in steals, which means that he is very adept at controlling the passing lanes around the perimeter. his man to man defense though...i feel like he doesn't play 100% on defense all the time.

Post #17 » by **dockingsched** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:35 pm

it was a first place vote.

gmurray8 · Post #18 » by **gmurray8** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:39 pm

Chris Paul, New Orleans 1 (1st) 4 (2nd) 7 (3rd) 12 Total Votes

Unbelievable.. apparently averaging a lot of steals means you can play defense... I guess Allen Iverson anchors that strong Denver perimeter defense...

These voters don't know anything about basketball or never watch the games.

TWELVE of these idiotic voters think Chris Paul is a TOP 3 defender in this league. Absolutely hilarious.

By the way, I think CP3 is the best point in basketball, but he certainly isn't an elite defender (although he is better than Nash..)

Tommy Trojan · Post #19 » by **Tommy Trojan** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:51 pm

Detroit has 4 players in the top 20 list, very impressive

Erik Eleven · Post #20 » by **Erik Eleven** » Tue Apr 22, 2008 10:52 pm

CP3's defense is not bad at all, in my opinion. Just not anywhere near DPOY level. I would say he's quite a bit above average, taking into account how hard he works on the offensive end.

I think his defense gets a bad rap, unjustifiably. Just because he's such a tremendous offensive player, people automatically assume he can't play D, which in my opinion isn't true at all. But DPOY? Come on, people.