How did Sprewell get selected for the All-NBA 1st team in '94?

[sbw19]

Only All-NBA selection of his career too. Not sure if this ever happened to a player whose career wasn't somehow cut short.

[Celtics 1825]

He threatened to choke the voters if they didn't give him 1st team :lol

[SouBeachTalents]

There's actually a couple others who did the same, McHale, Rose & even Noah :lol

[3ball]

No MJ at the 2 spot

Plus spree was all-D that year. Just had a great year

But his ortg killed his PER and all the advanced stats..

[warriorfan]

He was a great athletic 2 guard that played both sides of the ball

[sbw19]

There's actually a couple others who did the same, McHale, Rose & even Noah Good finds, but unlike Spree McHale and Noah at least got multiple All-D selections, and we all know what happened to Rose.

I reckon his defense and it being his sophomore year played a role, but he played for a team that was far from killing it on D. And his overall production while good wasn't exactly eyepopping. His team record wasn't all that and neither their record compared to year before.

He was good for 3rd. Maybe 2nd. But 1st? I'm still shocked.

[theballerFKA Ace]

Awesome 2 way player. His ego, attitude, low IQ and ability to be coached severely limited his development in the NBA as time went by.

[bigkingsfan]

Weak competition at the SG spot, hell Mitch was next on the 2nd team.

[Kblaze8855]

Don Nelson campaigned for him hard that year. I think he was talking him up for MVP. I remember a video from maybe...NBA action or inside stuff..with Nellie claiming nobody in the NBA did more for their team night in and night out.

[tpols]

They had to give him first team or he couldnt feed his kids.

[theballerFKA Ace]

Weak competition at the SG spot, hell Mitch was next on the 2nd team.


He was a great all around player too that could also stroke it from three. His stats would have been even better but his team was so weak opponent's defenses game plan consisted of just focusing on shutting him down. :oldlol: You should know that.

[bigkingsfan]

He was a great all around player too that could also stroke it from three. His stats would have been even better but his team was so weak opponent's defenses game plan consisted of just focusing on shutting him down. :oldlol: You should know that.
96-97 was his prime year, and it's not even close. Didn't even sniff a team.

[MrFonzworth]

How did Marc Gasol not make 1st team all defense but win DPOY?

[AussieSteve]

He was a great all around player too that could also stroke it from three. His stats would have been even better but his team was so weak opponent's defenses game plan consisted of just focusing on shutting him down. :oldlol: You should know that.

I suppose no one bothered to guard Mullin or Webber.

[SouBeachTalents]

How did Marc Gasol not make 1st team all defense but win DPOY?
Same shit happened to Tyson Chandler the year before. What's really weird is a dude can be DPOY like Gasol and literally only make one All-Defensive team his entire career, and just a second team at that

[Dray n Klay]

How did Marc Gasol not make 1st team all defense but win DPOY?


Cause LeBron deserved it that year

[Celtics 1825]

How did Marc Gasol not make 1st team all defense but win DPOY?
Doesn't it have something to do with different people voting for all defensive teams vs DPOY?

[Celtics 1825]

Cause LeBron deserved it that year
Why are you bringing LeBron into this thread? Seems pretty hypocritical since you guys always ask why Kobe stans bring him into every thread.

[jbryan1984]

Sometimes those awards make no sense. Like a few times, the DPOTY was selected to SECOND team All Defensive. Like, that makes sense right?