All-defensive teams are in

[BlackWhiteGreen]

NBA All-Defensive First Team (in order of voting pts): Tony Allen, LeBron James, Serge Ibaka, Chris Paul, Tyson Chandler/Joakim Noah (tie)

https://twitter.com/JCameratoNBA/status/334006092961021952

NBA All-Defensive Second Team (in order of voting pts): Paul George, Avery Bradley, Tim Duncan, Mike Conley, Marc Gasol

https://twitter.com/JCameratoNBA/status/334006290567266304

So Chandler, Noah AND Duncan got more votes than the DPOY Marc Gasol? :facepalm :facepalm :facepalm

Also: so weak that they gave Chandler and Noah a tie for 1st team. Find some other way of sorting it out.

[D-Rose]

Just a reminder that the media votes for DPOY, coaches vote for this.

[NumberSix]

Mamba?

[imnew09]

Ibaka? LOL...

[SwayDizzle]

Mamba?
:lol :lol :lol

[KyleKong]

Second time in a row the DPOY is on the All-Defense second team. :facepalm

:lol

[BlackWhiteGreen]

Just a reminder that the media votes for DPOY, coaches vote for this.

Still... 3 centres with more votes?

[ClutchOver9000]

NBA All-Defensive First Team (in order of voting pts): Tony Allen, LeBron James, Serge Ibaka, Chris Paul, Tyson Chandler/Joakim Noah (tie)

NBA All-Defensive Second Team (in order of voting pts): Paul George, Avery Bradley, Tim Duncan, Mike Conley, Marc Gasol

So Chandler, Noah AND Duncan got more votes than the DPOY Marc Gasol? :facepalm :facepalm :facepalm


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[imnew09]

No Dwight? 3x times DPOY... :bowdown: :bowdown:

[K Xerxes]

Tyson Chandler? Is that a joke?

I honestly thought they could have given the center position of both teams to two of Duncan, Noah and Gasol (and I wouldn't have minded), but ****ing Tyson Chandler? Jesus Christ.

Conley should have made the first over Chris Paul too, and, honestly, Butler or Iguodala deserved an all defensive guard position over Chris Paul.

Ibaka shouldn't be first either. Another joke. Again, voters just looking at blocks.

I don't even know why I'm complaining about the stupid voting. They never do pick the right guys anyway. Hey, at least they didn't pick ****ing Kobe again.

[BlackWhiteGreen]

Mamba?

Apparently he got a first team vote. :facepalm

[ClutchOver9000]

Hey, at least they didn't pick ****ing Kobe again.

:lol I cant lie, I was hoping he'd be on it again...

[daj0264]

tf is durant?

[daj0264]

lebron first team LOL

[TylerOO]

I agree. LeBron should have won DPOY though

[tazb]

Lmao wow, this is very surprising. I was expecting Kobe to be on the 1st team undeservingly again.

[Trollsmasher]

No Kobe? Those lists lack any kind of credibility:lol

[DuMa]

wow Ibaka on the first team over Duncan or Gasol.

wow Kobe isnt on it. (IDIOTS finally got it right)

and I wouldnt put CP3 on the first team. He hasnt stood out this year. In Fact, I'd put Bledsoe on it before CP3.

[(e)]

I agree. LeBron should have won DPOY though
Someone that gives up on plays doesn't deserve to be DPOY. It should of gone to Tony Allen. Not saying Lebron doesn't deserve to make one of the teams, but he's not the best defensive player in the league.

Love that Noah made 1st team. Best and most versatile defensive big in the league. :applause:

[Unbiased_one]

No Dwight? 3x times DPOY... :bowdown: :bowdown:

missed the second team by 3 votes in a deep centre year.

I find it interesting that had they broken the noah/chandler tie, the DPOY would not have made either team.

[Rysio]

kobe shut down every single star pg that he faced. deserves at least 2nd all d. rigged voting :facepalm

[bdreason]

2nd team > 1st team

[Unbiased_one]

kobe shut down every single star pg that he faced. deserves at least 2nd all d. rigged voting :facepalm

:lol:

I suppose you think he deserves it beacuse he blocked lebron in the all star game?

[daj0264]

kobe shut down every single star pg that he faced. deserves at least 2nd all d. rigged voting :facepalm



stfu

[K Xerxes]

2nd team > 1st team

This is actually true defensively.

[branslowski]

Kobe doesn't deserve to be on ne defensive team, this year he legit sucked on D for large stretches...His past years, he deserved them though. Don't let ne Kobe hating moron tell you otherwise, and the Coaches of the NBA votes for these teams, not media, yes coaches, who study tape and has players who actually has to play against these guys...Neway, list is on point aside from the Marc Gasol situation going on there.

[Rysio]

:lol:

I suppose you think he deserves it beacuse he blocked lebron in the all star game?

other than playoff clinching games and playoffs the all star game is the most important game of the season so kinda yes.

[daj0264]

How does Lebron who without refs help would foul out in the first quarter get all defensive first team????? RIGGED!!!

[Snoop_Cat]

Ibaka, Chandler, and Paul on the 1st team .... what a joke.

[Zodiac]

"Josh Smith is a defensive gamechanger"

Never makes all d teams and has never won DPoY

[Unbiased_one]

other than playoff clinching games and playoffs the all star game is the most important game of the season so kinda yes.

:roll:

Umm what? The ASG has no relevance at all, less than even the most insignificant regular season game. It's just players dunking on each other and shotjacking for 40 minutes and then a bit of competitivity at the end.

[Unbiased_one]

How does Lebron who without refs help would foul out in the first quarter get all defensive first team????? RIGGED!!!

the coaches vote...surely if anything they would vote against players who beat their team ::confusedshrug:

[pauk]

lebron first team LOL

You are just about 5 first all-defensive teams and 2 runner-up for DPOY late with that comment...


Damn these April 2013 kids...

[ncrizzle]

1st and 2nd teams could basically be interchanged with the exceptions of Lebron and TA

[Trollsmasher]

So they had Larry Sanders listed as forward?:facepalm

[Mr. I'm So Rad]

Pretty sad Hibbert isn't on either team. He should have beaten out Chandler.

[Odinn]

Ibaka & Chandler over Duncan for 2012-13 regular season? WTF?

[fpliii]

Ibaka & Chandler over Duncan for 2012-13 regular season? WTF?

Duncan was my DPOY pick. Damned shame.

[InspiredLebowski]

Pretty sad Hibbert isn't on either team. He should have beaten out Chandler.Meh. Chandler's rep preceeded him but I'm fine with just looking at it as Noah and Gasol beat him with Duncan edging him out. I can't make any case for him over Noah or Gasol and him and Duncan are a coin flip, so whatever. Paul George made it (over Kobe) so I'm good.

[Clutch]

Tyson 1st all-defensive team ?

http://i.imgur.com/9FUEF.gif

[IncarceratedBob]

Paul George is an absolutely adorable pick for 2nd team.

Can this guy stop anybody? Leonard would have been a more inspired choice.

[Trollsmasher]

Some of those man:facepalm

Mike James, Jrue Holiday, MWP, Battier and Bledsoe all got a vote:lol

I assume someone mistaked Mike James for LeBron.

[BlackVVaves]

Ibaka??? Ibaka?????

:roll:

[Clutch]

Some of those man:facepalm

Mike James, Jrue Holiday, MWP, Battier and Bledsoe all got a vote:lol

I assume someone mistaked Mike James for LeBron.
After that Crawford debacle anything is possible :oldlol:

[D-Rose]

Apparently they vote from a drop down menu, so that should explain Mike James :roll:

[Fudge]

Ibaka??? Ibaka?????

:roll:
What I was thinking, and I'm an OKC fan. He should've been on the 2nd team.

They should've found a way to put Gasol in on the 1st. Slide Noah or TC as a forward.

[Unbiased_one]

What I was thinking, and I'm an OKC fan. He should've been on the 3rd team.

They should've found a way to put Gasol in on the 1st. Slide Noah or TC as a forward.

they would've had to move both...and even then duncan was next in line

[K Xerxes]

Some of those man:facepalm

Mike James, Jrue Holiday, MWP, Battier and Bledsoe all got a vote:lol

I assume someone mistaked Mike James for LeBron.

Rofl, that's hilarious. Isn't Mike James like 85 years old now? Don't think he can even defend a sumo wrestler on a basketball court. What a disgrace some of these voters are.

[Human Error]

You Knicks fans are hilarious, Chandler is the only reason why the Knicks are above average defensively. The team is filled with jump shooters who are below average defenders with Chandler being the only threat on the defensive end. I understand that you want to give all the credit solely to Melo so you can justify his MVP case but that is so idiotic.

[boozehound]

why the **** is paul on here?

[leMVP]

Ibaka????? wtf

and Tyson hasn't been the same this year defensively, also anyone noticed he's being killed down low by Hibbert???

it's either the coaches are stupid or they're just trolling the media.

[1987_Lakers]

Chandler & Ibaka on the 1st team? What a ****ing joke.

[Rekindled]

wtf, Pacers have the no.1 defense in the league thanks to hibbert, and he isnt on there?

chandler and ibaka over hibbert is a joke.

[Mr. I'm So Rad]

It is funny though people act like Kobe is the only player who gets rewarded based on reputation. Lots of other stars do.

[KG215]

First off, Ibaka is a forward, so him being on the first team over any of the centers (which is what people are bitching about) isn't the problem. There's absolutely no excuse for him to be on the 1st team over Duncan (who I'm assuming was voted in as a forward since Gasol is the center on the second team) or Paul George.

[Trollsmasher]

Funny thing is that Kobe still got one 1st team vote:roll:

[KG215]

It is funny though people act like Kobe is the only player who gets rewarded based on reputation. Lots of other stars do.
Lots? Ibaka and Chandler equals "lots"?

[niko]

Chandler didn't deserve first team this year. He didn't play at that level defensively.

[K Xerxes]

It is funny though people act like Kobe is the only player who gets rewarded based on reputation. Lots of other stars do.

It's just that kobe has a reputation of getting on the teams because of his reputation, if you know what I mean.

IMO, LeBron shouldn't even be on the first team. He has coasted too much this season defensively. I'd swap him with Paul George.

[KG215]

First team should be...

Tony Allen
Avery Bradley
Paul George
Tim Duncan
Marc Gasol

[DaSeba5]

First team should be...

Tony Allen
Avery Bradley
Paul George
Tim Duncan
Marc Gasol

I agree. I really like your list.

[Crafty]

Serge Ibaka ... :oldlol:

[niko]

Avery Bradley is hugely overrated. Guy can't play without fouling. And Felton almost made him cry last series, and Felton isn't exactly Tony Parker.

[DaSeba5]

Avery Bradley is hugely overrated. Guy can't play without fouling. And Felton almost made him cry last series, and Felton isn't exactly Tony Parker.

Who should be there instead of Bradley?

[K Xerxes]

First team should be...

Tony Allen
Avery Bradley
Paul George
Tim Duncan
Marc Gasol

Good list. Personally, I'd go for:

1st: Conley, Allen, George, Duncan, Gasol

2nd: Bradley, Iguodala, James, Sanders, Noah

I was toying with the idea of slipping Butler in at SG and moving Iggy and James to SF and PF respectively, but I didn't want to seem too fanboyish.

[VishaltotheG]

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?!?!? HOW THE HECK CAN A GUY WHO WON DPOY NOT MAKE THE FIRST GODDAMN TEAM??!?!?:mad: :mad:

[KG215]

Good list. Personally, I'd go for:

1st: Conley, Allen, George, Duncan, Gasol

2nd: Bradley, Iguodala, James, Sanders, Noah

I was toying with the idea of slipping Butler in at SG and moving Iggy and James to SF and PF respectively, but I didn't want to seem too fanboyish.
I don't have a problem with Conley on the first team instead of Bradley. Mainly because Bradley missed the first 30-something games of the season because of his injury.

[Mr. I'm So Rad]

Lots? Ibaka and Chandler equals "lots"?

CP3 and LeBron as well.

But it's been happening with other people in the past and will continue to happen in the future. People act like Kobe is the only superstar to ever benefit from being a superstar.

[InspiredLebowski]

WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU KIDDING ME!?!?!? HOW THE HECK CAN A GUY WHO WON DPOY NOT MAKE THE FIRST GODDAMN TEAM??!?!?:mad: :mad:coaches vote for the All D teams, media votes for DPOY. surprisingly the media was a lot closer to right this time.

[K Xerxes]

I don't have a problem with Conley on the first team instead of Bradley. Mainly because Bradley missed the first 30-something games of the season because of his injury.

That's why I left him out. If he played the full 82 game season, I probably would have preferred him to Conley. He's a terrific terrific on-ball defender.

[KG215]

CP3 and LeBron as well.

But it's been happening with other people in the past and will continue to happen in the future. People act like Kobe is the only superstar to ever benefit from being a superstar.
LeBron, at the very least, is deserving of making 2nd team. More deserving than Kobe has been any of the last 3-5 years where he made f***king 1st team.

Chris Paul I'll give you.

[SHAQisGOAT]

Chandler and Ibaka :lol

Also Paul George should be on the 1st team, not Lebron.


Major hype

[Young X]

CP3 da gawd with yet another all-defensive 1st team selection. :applause:

[Mr. I'm So Rad]

LeBron, at the very least, is deserving of making 2nd team. More deserving than Kobe has been any of the last 3-5 years where he made f***king 1st team.

Chris Paul I'll give you.

It's not even about which team they make. My point is that every big name player, or even a player who is known around the league with a certain rep will get some things to go his way whether it be an All Defensive team or a charge/block call. Kobe is certainly no exception, but he isn't the only one.

[1987_Lakers]

First team should be...

Tony Allen
Avery Bradley
Paul George
Tim Duncan
Marc Gasol

More like...

1st team
Andre Iguodala
Tony Allen
LeBron James
Tim Duncan
Marc Gasol

2nd Team
Mike Conley
Avery Bradley
Paul George
Larry Sanders
Joakin Noah

Can't believe Iguodala failed to make the defensive team. Say what you want about LeBron, but no small forward has the defensive impact that he has. He won't lock you down, but he is all over the court.

[All Net]

Second time in a row the DPOY is on the All-Defense second team. :facepalm

:lol

just stupid...

[KG215]

More like...

1st team
Andre Iguodala
Tony Allen
LeBron James
Tim Duncan
Marc Gasol

2nd Team
Mike Conley
Avery Bradley
Paul George
Larry Sanders
Joakin Noah

Can't believe Iguodala failed to make the defensive team. Say what you want about LeBron, but no small forward has the defensive impact that he has. He won't lock you down, but he is all over the court.
Iguodala was a complete oversight on my part. Due to Bradley missing 30+ games, I'd probably put Iggy on my 1st team and make Conley and Bradley my 2nd team guards. Can't believe Iggy didn't even make the second team.

[inclinerator]

butler should be in there but i dont think he played enuff

[DonDadda59]

Ibaka and Chandler (whose defense was spotty all year after a great DPOY season) getting more votes than Duncan and Gasol is a joke :facepalm

CP3 is very questionable as well.

[Solefade]

More like...

1st team
Andre Iguodala
Tony Allen
LeBron James
Tim Duncan
Marc Gasol

2nd Team
Mike Conley
Avery Bradley
Paul George
Larry Sanders
Joakin Noah

Can't believe Iguodala failed to make the defensive team. Say what you want about LeBron, but no small forward has the defensive impact that he has. He won't lock you down, but he is all over the court.


This is a good list. I think Butler could have potentially replaced Bradley and Chandler being 1st team is a joke, he's been injured for a lot of the season.

People who don't think LeBron should have made 1st team are just hating. Dude has coasted a few times this season but he guarded every position during the regular season. Not saying he's DPOY but underrating what he does for his team defensively is a mistake.

[ProfessorMurder]

Chris Paul... :oldlol:

[MetsPackers]

James is a better and more versitile defender than Paul George, who takes nights off from playing his best defense as well. But this is common with guys who carry a big scoring load, you could say the same about Paul, Kobe, etc, but it shouldn't take away from the great defense they played. Guys like Bradley and Allen who are defensive specialists can focus on strictly D, while the other guys have to worry about scoring and running an offense. You say Lebron, Paul, Kobe, take defensive plays off, well Allen, Chandler, Bradley take offensive plays off. George is on his way to being 1st team, but Lebron deserved it this year.

[FKAri]

CP3, Chandler and Ibaka on the 1st team? Wow.

[WayOfWade]

Wait, you mean to tell me that Kobe finally wasn't gifted another undeserved All-Defensive team?! Wow, I wonder what's next, maybe him not getting All-NBA First Team?

[It's A VC3!!!]

Brook Lopez isn't some defense specialist but he gets no love. Not even one vote for second team?:confusedshrug:

[Uncle Drew]

Ibaka.... :oldlol: :oldlol: :oldlol:

[hangintheair]

Good list. Personally, I'd go for:

1st: Conley, Allen, George, Duncan, Gasol

2nd: Bradley, Iguodala, James, Sanders, Noah

I was toying with the idea of slipping Butler in at SG and moving Iggy and James to SF and PF respectively, but I didn't want to seem too fanboyish.

this

Only Tony Allen deserved the 1st team that the coaches voted.

[treadster]

how in the world serge ibaka get all-defensive first team?

[seanclayton]

Surprised Kobe didn't rape his way to First Team again.

[The Choken One]

lol'd hard at Ibaka & LeBron on 1st team. Even bigger joke than Kobe.

[TheReal Kendall]

What's the purpose of the all defensive teams? Are they given an award? I know it might be dumb to ask but I just don't put too much stock in the all defensive team crap

[YouAintGrizz]

3 Grizzlies making the list :bowdown:

[bigkingsfan]

How do you win DPOY and not get on the first team..

[dh144498]

lebron first team LOL

this. LOL.

[lpublic_enemyl]

How does Lebron who without refs help would foul out in the first quarter get all defensive first team????? RIGGED!!!
ask drose he know why lebron belongs on the list

[jcsrplumply]

lebron first team LOL
:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

[Graviton]

Chris Paul 1st Team again? How many elite PGs owned his ass post all-star break and in the playoffs? :oldlol:

Ibaka and Chandler 1st team? :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

No Jimmy Butler anywheree? :applause:

Lebron 1st Team isn't even the biggest joke, it's more like Ibaka>Paul>Chandler>then Lebron.

[Ancient Legend]

How do you win DPOY and not get on the first team..

One time, Shawn Marion was second in the DPOY voting, but didn't make any of the all-defensive teams...

[rmt]

Duncan adds to the all-time all-defensive record total at 14 (out of 16 years).

[Peter Pang]

Chris Paul 1st Team again? How many elite PGs owned his ass post all-star break and in the playoffs? :oldlol:

Lebron 1st Team isn't even the biggest joke, it's more like Ibaka>Paul>Chandler>then Lebron.

The biggest joke should be:

Mike ****ING James get one first-team vote

[Trollsmasher]

Chris Paul 1st Team again? How many elite PGs owned his ass post all-star break and in the playoffs? :oldlol:

Ibaka and Chandler 1st team? :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

No Jimmy Butler anywheree? :applause:

Lebron 1st Team isn't even the biggest joke, it's more like Ibaka>Paul>Chandler>then Lebron.
Jimmy freakin Butler for playing 25 minutes per game?:biggums:

[willds09]

chandler dont deserve to be first team. How tha hell this niguh let overrated hibbert punk him like that????? in tha semis in tha playoffs????? Im beyond truly disgusted.:facepalm

[Rose'sACL]

Lebron's defense on al jefferson in 4th quarter of jazz game was good enough to get him to first team.I think a lot of coaches showed that defense by lebron to their players to tech how to play defense against a player 2 inches taller than you. Lebron has done this to dwight and pau too.
His ability to play defense without reaching in is a great asset in today's league.
Lebron's varsatility on defense won him that first team selection even though he doesn't play defense that hard in first 3 quarters during regular season games.

[andremiller07]

So let me get this right Ibaka who can't defend any decent bigman one on one to save his life and requires double and triple teams to have any impact made the first team?

Is this serious? He's had no defensive impact when it matters most and hes getting eaten alive by Gasol and Z-Bo on a regular basis. Wtf are people watching?

[Graviton]

So let me get this right Ibaka who can't defend any decent bigman one on one to save his life and requires double and triple teams to have any impact made the first team?

Is this serious? He's had no defensive impact when it matters most and hes getting eaten alive by Gasol and Z-Bo on a regular basis. Wtf are people watching?
I think at the end of the day these coaches are just as easily manipulated as average fans, media hype and opinion has as much effect on them as any other person. I mean most of them weren't even players, how much do they really know about actual basketball. They are like motivators/adult babysitters basically.

After watching how many HORRIBLE coaches have jobs with contending teams, I honestly don't value their opinion that much.

[andremiller07]

I think at the end of the day these coaches are just as easily manipulated as average fans, media hype and opinion has as much effect on them as any other person. I mean most of them weren't even players, how much do they really know about actual basketball. They are like motivators/adult babysitters basically.

After watching how many HORRIBLE coaches have jobs with contending teams, I honestly don't value their opinion that much.

I was pissed with fans voting in the All Stars but damn they did a better job than the coaches did picking the All 1st defensive team.

[wally_world]

No Hibbert but Ibaka is on the 1st team :applause:

[chosen_wun]

Do coaches and the media not understand that being a great shot blocker is a lot different than being a great defender ? Or is the message that being a great shot blocker/help defender is all you need to be to make 1st team ?