NBA All-Defensive Team announced

[Teddy Roosevelt]

Dwight Howard won the Defensive Player of the Year Award for the second year in a row.

First Team
Dwight Howard
LeBron James
Gerald Wallace
Kobe Bryant
Rajon Rondo

Second Team
Tim Duncan
Anderson Varejao
Josh Smith
Dwyane Wade
Thabo Sefolosha

[Sccit]

LeBron James over Josh Smith? Artest not on either list?

[Teddy Roosevelt]

I was surprised not to see Artest on the 2nd team. Dude worked his ass off this year (lord knows he didn't on offense ).

[Chamillitary Click]

so like i said in the other thread, Kobe & LeBron equally great defenders.

[Sccit]

so like i said in the other thread, Kobe & LeBron equally great defenders.

say that when LeBron gets 5 in a row...LOL. Honestly, though, LeBron's defense is still shakey in some aspects. He has trouble staying in front of his opponent at times and isn't really known as a lockdown defender who can shut you down at will...I think his weakside blocks and steals really make people boost his status as a defender a whole lot...No way should he be on the first team over the likes of Josh Smith, let alone Ron Artest, who strangely enough didn't even make the 2nd team (and Varaejo did LMAO). Same goes for Wade, I can list a handful of NBA players who should make the 2nd team over Wade.

[OG Hack Wilson]

lebron has twice as many MVP trophies as Kobe Bryant



you can control those, you can't control rings  (ask Ewing, Stockton, Malone and Barkley)

[theremedy360]

^ MVP voting is bullshit though, not saying Lebron didn't deserve it this year, but the fact that Steve Nash won two in a row when Kobe was CLEARLY the best player in the league makes me seriously question the awards credibility.

[Sccit]

lebron has twice as many MVP trophies as Kobe Bryant



you can control those, you can't control rings  (ask Ewing, Stockton, Malone and Barkley)

How many Finals MVPs does he have?

[7even]

Kobe 1st team? 

[Sccit]

7even, your analysis is horrible. Who can lock an opposing player down better than Kobe can?


Yall call me a Kobe groupie, but this German kid gets hard over the Kobe/Lakers doing bad..must have erectile dysfunction by now.

[7even]

7even, your analysis is horrible. Who can lock an opposing player down better than Kobe can?


Yall call me a Kobe groupie, but this German kid gets hard over the Kobe/Lakers doing bad..must have erectile dysfunction by now.

It's not about what you can do, it's about what you do.

Kobe's defense in the regular season has been lackadaisical. He rarely tries to block a shot, gambles on steals and leaves bad players open. Do you even watch the games?

[Chamillitary Click]

LOL, i know most Laker groupies will just simply say "it holds no weight".

but i was watching ESPN today & the analysts were questioning why Kobe was named to the first team; they said Wade is a better defender.

they went on to say Josh Smith should be on it over LeBron, but only because they both couldn't put on it together because Wallace was a given.

 

[Sccit]

7even, your analysis is horrible. Who can lock an opposing player down better than Kobe can?


Yall call me a Kobe groupie, but this German kid gets hard over the Kobe/Lakers doing bad..must have erectile dysfunction by now.

It's not about what you can do, it's about what you do.

Kobe's defense in the regular season has been lackadaisical. He rarely tries to block a shot, gambles on steals and leaves bad players open. Do you even watch the games?

you're an idiot, Kobe locks down players on a consistent basis. Did you see how the OKC-Laker series completely changed when Kobe was placed on Westbrook?...have YOU been watching your Lakers? seriously LOL