LeBron on DPOY: "To be honest, I feel I've been snubbed two years in a row now..."

[Illuminati]

LeBron on Defensive Player Award: "To be honest, I feel I've been snubbed two years in a row, and I'm serious."

He's right.
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article/link plx

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[Illuminati]

article/link plx
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-heat/heat-blog/sfl-miami-heat-lebron-james-s011114,0,4145888.story

Full quote:

On being overlooked for the Defensive Player of the Year Award: "To be honest, I feel I've been snubbed two years in a row, and Im serious. And that's one selfish thing about me. . . . I feel like I should have won it."

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[riseagainst]

someone do an IP check and see if OP is lebron.

trolling us.
:lol

[MP.Trey]

They see me trolling

[aj1987]

Don't know about last year, but he definitely had a case for it in '12.

[Black and White]

LeTroll James :eek:

[Solefade]

lebron definitely should have had a DPOY award by now...but it's probaby because they're not going to give him MVP AND DPOY

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[Illuminati]

lebron definitely should have had a DPOY award by now...but it's probaby because they're not going to give him MVP AND DPOY

Realistically, he got robbed twice, in '09 and '12.

[Warfan]

He had a good case in in 2012 but not so much last season.

[Rodmantheman]

Realistically, he got robbed twice, in '09 and '12.

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[BlazerRed]

Big ego from the second best player in the league :facepalm

[leMVP]

That 2012 one was his to win.

[SamuraiSWISH]

2012 was the only year a case could be made.

[zoom17]

Big ego from the second best player in the league :facepalm

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[Solefade]

Realistically, he got robbed twice, in '09 and '12.


was definitely robbed in '09 for sure, '12 was debatable

[Jameerthefear]

He's never been snubbed. There has always been better defenders.

[Illuminati]

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[aj1987]

He had a good case in in 2012 but not so much last season.
The only reason why he would even have a chance for DPOY was because there weren't too many deserving candidates and LeBron was incredible during the streak.

[Legends66NBA7]

No, he's never been snubbed. He's always been in the Top of the voting, regardless.

I could see 12, though. And Duncan should have won last year. Hibbert will win this year. I never saw the case for 09, really.

[HomieWeMajor]

He was also snubbed on ROY the past 3 seasons. Damn voters fatigue.

[Illuminati]

He's never been snubbed. There has always been better defenders.

In 2012:
Tyson Chandler's Dtrg: 99 (he won DPOY)
LeBron's Dtrg: 97

I know Dtrg doesn't tell the whole story, but it's the closest stat we got.

[MavsSuperFan]

lebron stat padding and award lobbying.

[red1]

looks like even lebron is falling for his espn hype :facepalm

[Twiens]

The **** is wrong with this guy? :roll:

[Warfan]

The only reason why he would even have a chance for DPOY was because there weren't too many deserving candidates and LeBron was incredible during the streak.

Yeah he was. I felt that Noah or Duncan should've won it tbh.

[Jameerthefear]

In 2012:
Tyson Chandler's Dtrg: 99 (he won DPOY)
LeBron's Dtrg: 97

I know Dtrg doesn't tell the whole story, but it's the closest stat we got.
how is that even calculated? tyson chandler was the better defender. it's why he won. centers make more of an impact defensively. dwight was a better defender too.

[nightprowler10]

These kind of statements (if he made them) just lower his credibility. It'd be one thing if he said after his career was over or something, but this is just some shameless award lobbying.

[Legends66NBA7]

In 2012:
Tyson Chandler's Dtrg: 99 (he won DPOY)
LeBron's Dtrg: 97

I know Dtrg doesn't tell the whole story, but it's the closest stat we got.

DRTG isn't used to compare one individual DRTG to another. The creator of that stat said it himself.

[Legends66NBA7]

These kind of statements (if he made them) just lower his credibility. It'd be one thing if he said after his career was over or something, but this is just some shameless award lobbying.

I agree. The only award he should be chasing is the NBA championship.

[BlazerRed]

These kind of statements (if he made them) just lower his credibility. It'd be one thing if he said after his career was over or something, but this is just some shameless award lobbying.
Check my $tat$

[NumberSix]

Meh. He got snubbed 1 year. I don't really see it for last year though.

[Is He Ill]

What would you expect from a guy that had "Chosen 1" inked on his body? Humility isn't his strong suit.

[Ai2death]

:eek: Ohhh the first NBA player snubbed for an award :cry:

He wasn't the first and won't be the last

[chazzy]

Perimeter player defense is overrated. Give me an elite paint/rim protector any day

[rmt]

Maybe he's lobbying for DPOY since it doesn't look like he's gonna win MVP.

[riseagainst]

Maybe he's lobbying for DPOY since it doesn't look like he's gonna win MVP.

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[INDI]

He's right.
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He is not right whatsoever. Robbed?? Really??? This guy is not even in the same category as Bruce Bowen ( who never won), j kidd, eric snow... Not even the caliber of a raja bell. What about Shane Battier or tony allen??? Is he a better defender than those two?? (When shane was in his prime). And thats just guards and wingmen

bigmen

ibaka
joakim noah
roy hibbert
Josh smith

none of these guys won and they are a thousand times better defensively and im sure even the greatest lover of lebron would admit that.

The most comparable player to lebrons style of defense is AK47 with the way both of them get blocks from the wing position and lebron is no AK47 either.


Sheesh

[INDI]

Lebron is the best player in the league so every play and possession gets watched closely. 1 block will make espn because its fancy and hes lebron, while another player can get 2 (not as fancy) and its just another day at the office. Imo ibaka was the best defender in the league for the last 3 years and still hasnt sniffed a dpoy. He has played like a modern ben wallace and it goes unnoticed because we are busy watching inferior defenders do once every 5 games what he does EVERY game.

[hahaitme]

Lebron is the best player in the league so every play and possession gets watched closely. 1 block will make espn because its fancy and hes lebron, while another player can get 2 and no one cares. Imo ibaka was the best defender in the league for the last 3 years and still hasnt sniffed a dpoy. He has played like a modern ben wallace and it goes unnoticed

Nah Ibaka's good, but you have too many Durant stans downplaying his defense so they can say Durant carries OKC. :roll:

[HOoopCityJones]

Guess they might as well give him the Most Improved Player Award , along with the Slam Dunk trophy too.

[Bandito]

:eek: Ohhh the first NBA player snubbed for an award :cry:

He wasn't the first and won't be the last
Except he wasnt snubbed.

[RIP CITY]

LeBron has never been snubbed for DPOY, he simply never deserved it. If anyone should be griping about not winning DPOY it should be Tim Duncan, the fact he's never won DPOY in his career is one of the biggest travesty's in NBA history. He should have a minimum of 4 DPOY's by now and should have won it last year. I'm a Pistons fan and even I know Duncan should have won 1 or 2 of Ben Wallace's DPOY's.

[NumberSix]

LeBron has never been snubbed for DPOY, he simply never deserved it. If anyone should be griping about not winning DPOY it should be Tim Duncan, the fact he's never won DPOY in his career is one of the biggest travesty's in NBA history. He should have a minimum of 4 DPOY's by now and should have won it last year. I'm a Pistons fan and even I know Duncan should have won 1 or 2 of Ben Wallace's DPOY's.
Nah, he legitimately earned it in 2012. Not much of a case last season though.

[Y2ktors]

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[Y2ktors]

LeBron has never been snubbed for DPOY, he simply never deserved it. If anyone should be griping about not winning DPOY it should be Tim Duncan, the fact he's never won DPOY in his career is one of the biggest travesty's in NBA history. He should have a minimum of 4 DPOY's by now and should have won it last year. I'm a Pistons fan and even I know Duncan should have won 1 or 2 of Ben Wallace's DPOY's.
I wouldn't go that far. Duncan was an outstanding defender but the only season where he had a very strong case was 2006-07. Camby won that year.

[sd3035]

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[INDI]

Nah, he legitimately earned it in 2012. Not much of a case last season though.

Do you really think that lebron was a better defender than ibaka in 2012???????????? Which was arguably ibakas best defensive season?

[RIP CITY]

I wouldn't go that far. Duncan was an outstanding defender but the only season where he had a very strong case was 2006-07. Camby won that year.

Based on what exactly? Blocks and steals numbers? Tim Duncan was the best defensive player in the NBA for over a decade and anchored the Spurs defense to Top 5 finishes on defense every single year, before, during and after Bruce Bowen. His defense is the reason the Spurs have stayed contenders all these years. Duncan should have multiple DPOY's by now. He was always a better defender than Ben Wallace, Ben just had more steals and blocks. Ben might have been better for one or two individual season's but Duncan was always consistently better at the end of the day. Duncan was a better post defender and rim protector than Wallace, he just didn't have the flashy BPG/SPG that Ben had. Duncan was always a better defender than Camby and Artest, to say otherwise is disrespectful IMO. He should have won in 05, 06, 07 and last year and had a case for every single year from 02 to 13. No one has been snubbed for DPOY more times than Duncan.

[G-Funk]

Not in a million years

[RIP CITY]

Nah, he legitimately earned it in 2012. Not much of a case last season though.

LeBron James has never been the best perimeter defender in the NBA, how is it that he deserved to be DPOY? He's one of the best perimeter defenders but he's not a DPOY defender. There is a difference.

[iznogood]

Do you really think that lebron was a better defender than ibaka in 2012???????????? Which was arguably ibakas best defensive season?
Ibaka's block numbers were high in 2012, but I didn't think think he did particularly well in other aspects. He's a better defender now for sure. I'm not saying Lebron deserved it in 2012 though, but I don't think Ibaka did.

[G-Funk]

Nah, he legitimately earned it in 2012. Not much of a case last season though.
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[aj1987]

LeBron James has never been the best perimeter defender in the NBA, how is it that he deserved to be DPOY? He's a great defender but he's not a DPOY defender. There is a difference.
He was a DPOY level defender in '12. Miami's best defensive year in the big 3 era.

[sd3035]

Lebron isn't even a top 50 defender, he's just shook right now and grasping at straws

[aj1987]

Lebron isn't even a top 50 defender, he's just shook right now and grasping at straws
Nah. It's just you who's shook.

Try naming 50 players who are better defenders than LeBron.

[AnaheimLakers24]

garbage tier defender. crying to media so he can have it handed to him like a child

[INDI]

Nah. It's just you who's shook.

Try naming 50 players who are better defenders than LeBron.

Not 50 but could make a strong case for 25 and absolutely give you 10. Also clarify if you are speaking this year alone or past 5 seasons etc...

[KingBeasley08]

LeBron's messing with his haters right now :oldlol:

[INDI]

Ibaka's block numbers were high in 2012, but I didn't think think he did particularly well in other aspects. He's a better defender now for sure. I'm not saying Lebron deserved it in 2012 though, but I don't think Ibaka did.

i honestly thought that he deserved it. Behind Durant and WB, ibaka barely got any recognition (understandably so). He was literally changing the way teams attacked. Mainly attacking the paint for the short stretches he was on the bench. That kind of game changing is Dpoy worthy.

I wish someone would name even one player that was shook because of lebron. I'm pretty sure whenever a team game plans for Bron that his defense is never even a factor

[sportjames23]

Guess they might as well give him the Most Improved Player Award , along with the Slam Dunk trophy too.


Shit, give dat nikka Coach of the Year, too.

[iznogood]

i honestly thought that he deserved it. Behind Durant and WB, ibaka barely got any recognition (understandably so). He was literally changing the way teams attacked. Mainly attacking the paint for the short stretches he was on the bench. That kind of game changing is Dpoy worthy.

I see your argument and I agree with it. But on the other hand, he made a lot of bonehead plays, going for a lot of fakes and causing a lot of and 1s (which resulted him being in foul troube early) and caused a lot of goaltendings (also got away with many). He was being destroyed 1:1 on daily basis and his rotations and pick and role defense and his perimeter were not anything special either. That's just not something I'd expect from the DPOY.

[TMT]

Surprisingly the biggest troll on ISH in the new year has been... Lebron himself. :lol

[sd3035]

Nah. It's just you who's shook.

Try naming 50 players who are better defenders than LeBron.
well he was ranked like 152nd last time I read, so you can start with those players