Tyson Chandler to be named Defensive Player of the Year

[bagelred]

Marc J. Spears ‏ @SpearsNBAYahoo

Knicks center Tyson Chandler to be named NBA Defensive Player of the Year tomorrow at team practice facility, source tells @YahooSports.

Tyson has been awesome in every way possible, and Grunwald signing him this offseason was absolutely a brilliant and shrewd move.

[Jotaro Durant]

:facepalm :facepalm :facepalm :facepalm
garnett robbed chandler getting exposed in heat series. players driving paint at will. overrated not worth the buck.

[LoneyROY7]

:facepalm :facepalm :facepalm :facepalm
garnett robbed chandler getting exposed in heat series. players driving paint at will. overrated not worth the buck.

C'mon bruh...Tyson was a beast defensively in the reg. season. The flu has obviously affected him thus far in the playoffs.

[Real Men Wear Green]

:facepalm :facepalm :facepalm :facepalm
garnett robbed chandler getting exposed in heat series. players driving paint at will. overrated not worth the buck.
Would have been nice for KG to get it but Chandler is playing sick right now. Heat series isn't indicative of the season he's had.

[Scoooter]

:applause:

[Thechosen1]

well deserved

[1987_Lakers]

:facepalm :facepalm :facepalm :facepalm
garnett robbed chandler getting exposed in heat series. players driving paint at will. overrated not worth the buck.

Chandler had the flu, if anything Garnett got exposed, he was horrible defensively in game 1.

[Zackmorris]

:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[DuMa]

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[DTreats]

o v e r r a t e d

[stallionaire]

Overrated.

He isn't my DPOY.

[Jotaro Durant]

C'mon bruh...Tyson was a beast defensively in the reg. season. The flu has obviously affected him thus far in the playoffs.
o word didnt kno he had flu. still think garnett robbed:no:

[Jotaro Durant]

Chandler had the flu, if anything Garnett got exposed, he was horrible defensively in game 1.
too much time of rest was rusty in first hald. 2nd half shut down smith and played usual dpoy defense:no:

[G-train]

Tyson has been awesome in every way possible, and Grunwald signing him this offseason was absolutely a brilliant and shrewd move.

fair enough.

[ShaqAttack3234]

:applause: Chandler was the most consistent Knick this year, it's been great having him in New York, defense and rebounding improved greatly. Still a mediocre rebounding team, but nowhere near as bad as last season. It's also nice having a guy who averages 11/10 in 33 mpg on just pick and rolls, put backs and lobs. He doesn't have any offensive ability of his own, yet still works and puts up double figures on 68% shooting while focusing mostly on defense and rebounding. His length and versatility make a big difference. I wouldn't be able to complain if KG got it either.

[CelticsDraftee]

Ibaka deserves some love too. Dude was getting triple doubles with blocks.

[maybeshewill13]

Was really hoping for Ibaka to get it. Dude makes everyone in the paint worried if their shots getting blocked, but it could have gone to a few people this year, Garnett and Chandler included.. so I can't say that I believe it's the wrong decision.

[1987_Lakers]

Ibaka deserves some love too. Dude was getting triple doubles with blocks.

If Ibaka won the award that would have been a travesty, his defense is not even close to Chandler or Garnett.

[The Ownage]

Deserves it :applause:

[All Net]

Knicks go from terrible D to pretty decent...Chandler has made a huge impact.

he is showing how key he was for Dallas.

[G-train]

Ibaka played terribly for the first third of the season in every way. He might win next year though.

[bingo123]

He deserves it.

[BlackVVaves]

There were a few players that deserved it, but you can't go wrong with either Chandler or Garnett. Well deserved Tyson :applause:

[Fiasco]

Should still be Dwight but w/e

[ProfessorMurder]

Dwight, Ibaka, Tony Allen, KG, and Chandler deserve a mention.

I think KG should've gotten it because he's old, the only big on the Celtics and they're still a top 3 defensive team.

[vinsane01]

If he never left dallas, the mavs might be up 2-0 right now. Then again, they wouldve gotten a higher playoff standing and not play OKC, probably 3rd or 4th with him around.

[Story Up]

KG and Chandler?!
Worst candidates in history, god this is pathetic.

[jbryan1984]

Well deserved. I love KG but Ibaka would be my runner up.

[mmsupra]

D12/thread

[Pushxx]

Funny how Dwight's ridiculous attitude cost him the defensive player of the year, because it was obvious Dwight deserved it.

I'd have KG and Chandler tied at second.

[SpecialQue]

Overrated.

He isn't my DPOY.

No one gives a shit who your picks are.

[Harison]

Garnett and Dwight were better, but I had Chandler 3rd on my list, and better him than Ibaka.

Chandler was great for the Knicks, with proper coaching (and healthy) they would be much more dangerous than we see now.

[The Choken One]

Fuark ya.

One of my favorite players and well deserved.

[Nanners]

i wish scotty dumb azz brooks would have given ibaka a full starters 35 minutes per game instead of his 27.2, he would have probably put up 10 and 10 with 4 blocks per game (compared to 8 and 8 with 3.5) and at that point the stats are just so overwhelming he has to win. call it okc bias but i think with starters minutes the numbers would be so obscene that ibaka wins dpoy by default.

all that said, chandler is a better defender than ibaka, and i think chandy deserves DPOY as much as anybody in the league. even as an okc fan, i am not suprised or offended, chandler is a 29 year old championship winning veteran. ibaka is a kid in comparison. if ibaka continues to improve, god help the league when he is 29 years old.

[ChrisKreager]

If not Chandler, then who would you have given it to? Only other choice that makes sense- Ibaka.

[yanix]

well deserved
also KG is not the closest
it's Ibaka

[maybeshewill13]

No one gives a shit who your picks are.

:roll: :applause:

[ClutchOver9000]

:rockon:

:applause: :applause: :applause:

[GOBB]

If not Chandler, then who would you have given it to? Only other choice that makes sense- Ibaka.

Dwight Howard. Playing 8 less games costs you the award dispite you dominated the glass better and blocked more shots? Ok.

[NewYorkNoPicks]

:facepalm :facepalm :facepalm :facepalm
garnett robbed chandler getting exposed in heat series. players driving paint at will. overrated not worth the buck.

Such a troll man. You probably haven't watched a single Knick game this year aside from the Heat series.

Do you not realize Chandler was almost hospitalized before the series? He's been extremely sick. He's been getting I.V.'s of medication and vitamins for the past week or so. In fact he didnt even eat solid food for 4 days before last game.

[pauk]

Congratulations, well deserved! Was a bit surprised though, thought Ibaka or Dwight would win it... would love to see the voting results...

[NumberSix]

Can't complain.

[Whoah10115]

Ibaka winning DPOTY = :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:





Come on now. Dwight, KG, Chandler, Lebron, Allen, Iguodala, Smith, Marion, Noah, Shumpert, Wade, Conley. Those are 12 guys who stook out and are way ahead of Ibaka.


Ibaka, lol.

[Scoooter]

There's really only one guy who deserved it more, but the voters were already sick of giving it to him before all the drama that went down towards the end of the season.

[longtime lurker]

Knicks went from what 24th defense last year to top 5 this year? As good as Steve Novak is I don't think he's single handidly responsible for jumping 20 spots.

[LakersReign]

Love it how people didn't buy into all that hype about Lebron's supposed "lock down" defense, that supposedly put him in the running for DPOY.:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

[Fiasco]

If not Chandler, then who would you have given it to? Only other choice that makes sense- Ibaka.

Dwight Howard....?

[Fiasco]

Knicks went from what 24th defense last year to top 5 this year? As good as Steve Novak is I don't think he's single handidly responsible for jumping 20 spots.

Apparently Shumpert is sort of good defensively. Kind of.

[Riley Martin]

Chandler: 9.9 rebounds, 0.9 steals, 1.4 blocks
Dwight: 14.5 rebounds, 1.5 steals, 2.1 blocks

:confusedshrug:

[The Choken One]

Chandler: 9.9 rebounds, 0.9 steals, 1.4 blocks
Dwight: 14.5 rebounds, 1.5 steals, 2.1 blocks

:confusedshrug:
lol @ thinking good defense can be summed up by stats...

[Riley Martin]

lol @ thinking good defense can be summed up by stats...

Not summed up by, but reflected in. Dwight's been a bigger defensive presence this year than Chandler.

[Smoke117]

lol @ thinking good defense can be summed up by stats...


lol @ thinking Tyson Chandler comes close to being as dominant a defensive player as Dwight Howard.

[StateOfMind12]

Few reasons why Howard didn't win DPOY.

-The Magic defense was worse than the Knicks even when Howard was playing. They were ranked like 9th-10th in defensive rating when he was playing.
-Health, Chandler played more games than Howard did this season.
-Attitude, Chandler wasn't a drama queen like Dwight has been all season.

It's obvious to anyone who saw both of these players this season who was the better defensive player. Again, based on this season alone Chandler was better defensively but if we were to bring back previous seasons into the conversation then Dwight is probably still better. The problem is that DPOY is an award for who was the best this season, not the best overall.

Howard just didn't play with the same defensive intensity this season as he did in season's past and compared to Chandler.

[Smoke117]

Few reasons why Howard didn't win DPOY.

-The Magic defense was worse than the Knicks even when Howard was playing. They were ranked like 9th-10th in defensive rating when he was playing.
-Health, Chandler played more games than Howard did this season.
-Attitude, Chandler wasn't a drama queen like Dwight has been all season.

It's obvious to anyone who saw both of these players this season who was the better defensive player. Again, based on this season alone Chandler was better defensively but if we were to bring back previous seasons into the conversation then Dwight is probably still better. The problem is that DPOY is an award for who was the best this season, not the best overall.

Howard just didn't play with the same defensive intensity this season as he did in season's past and compared to Chandler.


That's ****ing stupid reasoning. If you want to play the defensive rating game than Dwight howard had a 96 drating...his team had a 104.1 defensive rating...that is 8.1 under his teams total drating...that is really ****ing dominant. The knicks had a defensive rating of 101.1 and Tyson Chandler had an individual defensive rating of 99. He was 2.1 under his team. 8.1 under your team to 2.1...yeah. Stfu. The Knicks just played better team defense as a whole while Dwight played with the biggest group of chumps you can think of defensively.

It's obvious to anyone who saw these players play who was the better defensive player...yeah it is god damn obvious, it's obvious DWIGHT HOWARD is the most dominant defensive player in this league by a huge margin and has been for awhile. Tyson Chandler isn't shit compared to Dwight Howard. Even forgetting Dwight he didn't deserve it over 35 years old 17 year veteran Kevin Garnett at that.

[LABean]

Would have picked Dwight, but I don't mind this.
Novak and Chandler are the only two Knicks that I like. :applause:

[StateOfMind12]

The Knicks just played better team defense as a whole while Dwight played with the biggest group of chumps you can think of defensively.
That's interesting. The Magic were a top 3 defensive team last season in the 2010-2011 season. How was that team any different than this current 2011-2012 Magic team?

I'll tell you why the Magic dropped from a 3rd ranked defensive team in 2011 to a 10th ranked defensive team in 2012. It is because Dwight Howard gave less effort and played with less defensive intensity this season on defense and overall which is why the defense went from 3rd last season to 10th this season.

Knicks on the otherhand were a bottom top 10 defensive team in the league last season (21st ranked to be exact) and this season they are a top 5 defensive team in the league this season. Improvement is key in getting awards.



It's obvious to anyone who saw these players play who was the better defensive player...yeah it is god damn obvious, it's obvious DWIGHT HOWARD is the most dominant defensive player in this league by a huge margin and has been for awhile. Tyson Chandler isn't shit compared to Dwight Howard. Even forgetting Dwight he didn't deserve it over 35 years old 17 year veteran Kevin Garnett at that.
Too bad the award is based on what a player did this season, not based on what a player did last season, two seasons ago, and so on.

[Clutch]

Congratulations to Tyson :applause:

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[StateOfMind12]

That's ****ing stupid reasoning. If you want to play the defensive rating game than Dwight howard had a 96 drating...his team had a 104.1 defensive rating...that is 8.1 under his teams total drating...that is really ****ing dominant. The knicks had a defensive rating of 101.1 and Tyson Chandler had an individual defensive rating of 99. He was 2.1 under his team. 8.1 under your team to 2.1...yeah. Stfu.
Oh and lol at using individual defensive rating to support why Howard was a better defender than Chandler this season.

Carlos Boozer was #2 in the league in defensive rating this season, and by the way Boozer's defensive rating was higher than Howard's so I guess Boozer should have more votes for DPOY than Howard. :oldlol:

[Smoke117]

That's interesting. The Magic were a top 3 defensive team last season in the 2010-2011 season. How was that team any different than this current 2011-2012 Magic team?

I'll tell you why the Magic dropped from a 3rd ranked defensive team in 2011 to a 10th ranked defensive team in 2012. It is because Dwight Howard gave less effort and played with less defensive intensity this season on defense and overall which is why the defense went from 3rd last season to 10th this season.

Knicks on the otherhand were a bottom top 10 defensive team in the league last season (21st ranked to be exact) and this season they are a top 5 defensive team in the league this season. Improvement is key in getting awards.


I don't believe that shit at all. I just think Dwight's teammates gave even less effort in general because all the drama surrounding the situation...will he stay, won't he stay. Dwight was maybe slightly less dominant than in previous seasons but still far more dominant than anyone else and especially more dominant someone like Tyson Chandler. I could see them maybe giving it to KG instead but Chandler? That's just a bunch of horse shit.

[Nash]

How can you give DPOY to a guy who was involved in making his team 7th seed?

[LakersReign]

How can you give DPOY to a guy who gets called out by a role player on the other team. And then punked in the Finals by that same role player?

[Trentknicks]

Overrated.

He isn't my DPOY.
That's because your a b!tching fa ggot who hates the Knicks.

[Nash]

How can you give DPOY to a guy who gets called out by a role player on the other team. And then punked in the Finals by that same role player?
Who do you mean?

[Clutch]

Who do you mean?
DeShawn Stevenson vs LeBron ?

[Nash]

DeShawn Stevenson vs LeBron ?
Well who said I think Lebron should be DPOY?

[D-Wade316]

Garnett got robbed. :facepalm

Garnett, Timmy, Smith, Deng, Iggy, Dwight, Taj Gibson, and Lebron are all better candidates. Lol at Brickerbocker fans believing Chandler alone was responsible for the defensive turnaround.

Hell, even Sefolosha and Allen are better defenders than Chandler. If they logged more minutes, they'd be in the contention for the DPOY.

[Booz Vivic]

Why does everyone say Iblocka DPOY is redirkulous

[ILLsmak]

Overrated.

He isn't my DPOY.

lol, will you be releasing the list of your awards on youtube?

-Smak

[NewYorkNoPicks]

How can you give DPOY to a guy who was involved in making his team 7th seed?

The almighty Dwight Howard lifted the Magic high above his shoulders, all the way to the.....6th seed

[chips93]

Garnett got robbed. :facepalm

Garnett, Timmy, Smith, Deng, Iggy, Dwight, Taj Gibson, and Lebron are all better candidates. Lol at Brickerbocker fans believing Chandler alone was responsible for the defensive turnaround.

Hell, even Sefolosha and Allen are better defenders than Chandler. If they logged more minutes, they'd be in the contention for the DPOY.

who else deserves credit?

[Whoah10115]

Timmy, Taj Gibson





This is shockingly stupid. No, these have no 0000000000000000 claim to the award or to an All-Defensive 3rd Team, if there was an All-Defensive 3rd Team.




The others have their arguments, but you're really just talking shit. And if you wanna pick a Bull, then pick the Bulls' two best defenders and not Gibson. No offense to Gibson, but he's not in the running.



Seriously.

[Pointguard]

Few reasons why Howard didn't win DPOY.

-The Magic defense was worse than the Knicks even when Howard was playing. They were ranked like 9th-10th in defensive rating when he was playing.
-Health, Chandler played more games than Howard did this season.
-Attitude, Chandler wasn't a drama queen like Dwight has been all season.

It's obvious to anyone who saw both of these players this season who was the better defensive player. Again, based on this season alone Chandler was better defensively but if we were to bring back previous seasons into the conversation then Dwight is probably still better. The problem is that DPOY is an award for who was the best this season, not the best overall.

Howard just didn't play with the same defensive intensity this season as he did in season's past and compared to Chandler.
This.

[Lebron23]

How can you give DPOY to a guy who gets called out by a role player on the other team. And then punked in the Finals by that same role player?


You are really an idiot. Why Do hate LeBron? Did he banged your mom and sister? You are really an annoying C*nt.

Please don't turn this into another LBJ Thread. Congratulations to 30 yrs.old Tyson Chandler for winning his first NBA DOPY Award.

[Pointguard]

That's ****ing stupid reasoning. If you want to play the defensive rating game than Dwight howard had a 96 drating...his team had a 104.1 defensive rating...that is 8.1 under his teams total drating...that is really ****ing dominant. The knicks had a defensive rating of 101.1 and Tyson Chandler had an individual defensive rating of 99. He was 2.1 under his team. 8.1 under your team to 2.1...yeah. Stfu. The Knicks just played better team defense as a whole while Dwight played with the biggest group of chumps you can think of defensively.

It's obvious to anyone who saw these players play who was the better defensive player...yeah it is god damn obvious, it's obvious DWIGHT HOWARD is the most dominant defensive player in this league by a huge margin and has been for awhile. Tyson Chandler isn't shit compared to Dwight Howard. Even forgetting Dwight he didn't deserve it over 35 years old 17 year veteran Kevin Garnett at that.

Dwight was detrimental to his team the entire year, in a way basketball has never seen before. First the team and then the coach. He effectively eliminated himself from any awards by undermining the team. He did it and did it himself. Nobody is going to reward somebody who is saying get me off of this team the whole year and then throws his boss under the bus. Dwight was a horrible teammate. Chandler was exactly the opposite. A composite team leader tha unified his team and showed immense loyalty. in H2H play you see the whole dynamic happen.

DH eliminated himself - you're totally crazy if you think he deserves any team award. You are standing up for a guy that betrayed a team that built around him for 4 years and contended. While Chandler helped unify a new team to reach new levels. And Chandler's play on DH was the final straw. DH sacrificed the year for his desires to move on.

[Pointguard]

It was a pleasure to see Chandler day in and day out. He plays the game with heart, energy and tenacity. In a time when leadership suffers and tenascious players are few, he stands out and gets recognition. Well deserved, I hope he gets another one.

[Sarcastic]

Chandler deserves to be noted for his defensive ability, and if there was one year in which it could be pried away from Dwight Howard, it's this year.

Garnett was certainly great this year on defense, but he also has great defenders around him that help out. Chandler literally has players around him that are defensive liabilities, and he had to cover for them. Garnett doesn't have liabilities around him.

[Droid101]

Totally deserved, especially after Dwight went into crazy prima donna mode and then "injured" himself so he wouldn't have to play for SVG anymore.

[Whoah10115]

Most of the bitching here is stupid. Dwight was the best defensive player in the league. But let's not act like Chandler winning is some travesty. Dwight already has three in a row and Chandler is a great defensive player, an anchor, a team guy who is the most responsible for the team turnaround.



Defensive rating means nothing. Dwight was not as intense as he has been in the past. The effort was not there. If he played like he did last year, then his team would have been much better. Likewise, if his team played with some defensive effort then they would have been better. I don't want to give him the DPOTY, because his effort was not up to par and it's an award for defense. But his impact was still great and not just because teams are afraid of him. His greatest qualities on defense are all intangible.



But people should get over it. Even if he was the best (and it's arguable this season) it's hard to give an award for defense to a guy who isn't trying as hard as he should.




Garnett is in the discussion, and then I think Josh Smith. Iguodala there with them. I think that Allen and Lebron were probably ahead of both. Lebron was terrific and Allen was, by far, the best man to man defender in the league.

[Lebron23]

Is he the first Knicks player to win this award?

[Lebron23]

Totally deserved, especially after Dwight went into crazy prima donna mode and then "injured" himself so he wouldn't have to play for SVG anymore.


Are you really a former teammate of Adam Parada? I know his wife. She's a former volleyball player from our school. 6 feet tall Bridget Inoferio.

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[Sarcastic]

Is he the first Knicks player to win this award?

Yes. It's a pretty new award though. Only about 30 years, and most players won multiple times.

[PTB Fan]

Is he the first Knicks player to win this award?

I think so. Makes his accomplishment even better. Most consistent player of the team as well, who impacted his team like few others did throughout the entire season and made them the fifth best defense in the league from like 29th or so..

Congrats Tyson :applause:

[MeLO MvP 15]

Very well deserved.

He was my pre-season pick for it... but I never imagined he'd be this great.

[chazzy]

Garnett got robbed. :facepalm

Garnett, Timmy, Smith, Deng, Iggy, Dwight, Taj Gibson, and Lebron are all better candidates. Lol at Brickerbocker fans believing Chandler alone was responsible for the defensive turnaround.

Hell, even Sefolosha and Allen are better defenders than Chandler. If they logged more minutes, they'd be in the contention for the DPOY.
You're so advanced stat reliant it's ridiculous

[Droid101]

Are you really a former teammate of Adam Parada? I know his wife. She's a former volleyball player from our school. 6 feet tall Bridget Inoferio.

I was, for about a week, yes! Nice shots.

[Simple Jack]

Love it how people didn't buy into all that hype about Lebron's supposed "lock down" defense, that supposedly put him in the running for DPOY.:applause: :applause: :applause: :applause:

He was the only perimeter player with a first place vote and finished top 4 (among other bigs). Had a 2nd place finish behind Dwight a few years ago too iirc.

:bowdown:

[chazzy]

Man KG didn't get enough love in the voting

[GOBB]

Anyone explain how Tyson Chandler deserved this award? I'm still stumped. NYK defense wasnt good until Woodson took over. Before that? Tell me what Tyson did to deserve this award. I dont see it. Guess voters were sour on Dwight winning it again after the season turmoil and drama. And didnt think Bron was that great of a perimeter defender to unseat a big. So they went with the NYK center Chandler instead. Media hype?

[StateOfMind12]

Anyone explain how Tyson Chandler deserved this award? I'm still stumped. NYK defense wasnt good until Woodson took over. Before that? Tell me what Tyson did to deserve this award. I dont see it. Guess voters were sour on Dwight winning it again after the season turmoil and drama. And didnt think Bron was that great of a perimeter defender to unseat a big. So they went with the NYK center Chandler instead. Media hype?
Knicks were like top 10 in defensive rating before Woodson took over so the Knicks were still a very good defensive team even before Woodson arrived. They were just even better after Woodson arrived.


He was the only perimeter player with a first place vote and finished top 4 (among other bigs). Had a 2nd place finish behind Dwight a few years ago too iirc.

:bowdown:
Tony Allen, Shawn Marion, Andre Iguodala, and Luol Deng also got first place votes in the DPOY voting.

[Simple Jack]

Knicks were like top 10 in defensive rating before Woodson took over so the Knicks were still a very good defensive team even before Woodson arrived. They were just even better after Woodson arrived.


Tony Allen, Shawn Marion, Andre Iguodala, and Luol Deng also got first place votes in the DPOY voting.

My mistake. Point remains...he's the only perimeter player who finished in the top 4. Finished with 112 points.

[Asukal]

Congratulations to Tyson :applause:

http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m0c81xRCxr1rpxs07o1_400.gif

:applause:

[chips93]

Garnett was certainly great this year on defense, but he also has great defenders around him that help out. Chandler literally has players around him that are defensive liabilities, and he had to cover for them. Garnett doesn't have liabilities around him.

this


Anyone explain how Tyson Chandler deserved this award? I'm still stumped. NYK defense wasnt good until Woodson took over. Before that?

they were actually a top defensive team all year long, even under d'antoni, iirc

[UtahJazzFan88]

Ibaka is a solid defender, but nothing close to DPOY but because of that block total he's 2nd. :rolleyes: :facepalm

Maybe JaVale McGee can win it in a few years. :oldlol: