A few of the known votes for DPOY.

[Kblaze8855]

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[Kblaze8855]

I’m sure Bam is mad. They’ve been fighting for him to get it for a few years now:





Bam Adebayo is defending Mason Plumlee. Plumlee doesn’t think about it. Not for a second.

Ball screen.

Bam Adebayo is defending LaMelo Ball. Ball thinks about it. Nothing there.

SHOP

Adebayo Collection (https://www.themiamiheatstore.com/collections/bam)

Handoff.

Bam Adebayo is defending Terry Rozier. Rozier thinks about it for a little longer. Even tries for a moment. Still nothing.

Handoff.

Bam Adebayo is defending Miles Bridges. Bridges doesn’t think. He tries it. Bridges puts his head down and drives the middle of the floor. He collides a shoulder into Adebayo’s chest and catches a glimpse of daylight. If he can just get the ball to the backboard first, that’s two. He extends with his right hand. The ball hangs in the air. Maybe, just maybe, it’s going to get there.

Nope. Adebayo spikes the shot off the backboard and races down the other end of the court for a dunk.

That’s four players in 15 seconds. One center. Two guards. One combo forward. Adebayo had them clamped. It’s not about them not having a chance. Of course they have a chance. Defense is about minimizing opportunities and percentages, not eliminating them entirely. You can beat any defender with a pull-up three or a crafty move. Ball, Rozier, Bridges, even Plumlee, they all had a chance to score on Adebayo in their own ways. What they didn’t have was an advantage. If we’re to put words to Adebayo’s particular brand of defensive je ne sais quois, it’s that he can defend anyone, of any shape or size or skill, and 99 percent of the time he holds the cards. The high ground. The upper hand. The edge.

He’s up for Defensive Player of the Year. Contending for it, rather. And with votes due in short time, this is the possession that would’ve been his For Your Consideration… submission were this the Academy Awards.

“How many guys in general in this league can guard 1-through-5 in the same possession and get a stop on everybody?” asks Gabe Vincent. “He’s a specimen, the way he does it.”

[Mask the Embiid]

O yeah these voters are jackasses trying to make a name for themselves….Giannis is definitely about to backdoor his way into a mvp smh…. If you haven’t picked up a basketball in your life you shouldn’t have a vote. I see where this is going…. Congrats to Evan Mobley on his dpoy from out of fkin nowhere :facepalm

[Kblaze8855]

Nah Giannis isn’t gonna win it but the same people voting would probably name him best player. Not that winning would be weird if he did. He just had the only 30ppg first seed season in history that didn’t result in mvp. This is actually the only 30/10/5 55% season ever. Wilt did it once as well if you drop the shooting percentage requirement I believe.

Not that that matters. There are like 3 “Nobody has ever” seasons a year now. I’m sure nobody has had Jokics season either factoring in shooting numbers.

[iamgine]

Bill Simmons recently said he vote Mobley over JJJ because Mobley played almost 1000 more minutes. I thought that was fair enough.

[Jasper]

Nah Giannis isn’t gonna win it but the same people voting would probably name him best player. Not that winning would be weird if he did. He just had the only 30ppg first seed season in history that didn’t result in mvp. This is actually the only 30/10/5 55% season ever. Wilt did it once as well if you drop the shooting percentage requirement I believe.

Not that that matters. There are like 3 “Nobody has ever” seasons a year now. I’m sure nobody has had Jokics season either factoring in shooting numbers.

lopez has been my DPY all most the whole year.

[BigShotBob]

Bill Simmons recently said he vote Mobley over JJJ because Mobley played almost 1000 more minutes. I thought that was fair enough.

JJJ had inflated BPG numbers from the Memphis home court

[fourkicks44]

lopez has been my DPY all most the whole year.

This is one thing we can actually agree with for once.

Lopez would get my vote also. All round the best defender in terms of Team D, one on one, Rim protection and elevating his teammates own defensive roles and capabilities.

[ShawkFactory]

This is one thing we can actually agree with for once.

Lopez would get my vote also. All round the best defender in terms of Team D, one on one, Rim protection and elevating his teammates own defensive roles and capabilities.

Lopez has been great but Simmons also brought up another good point in that it's unclear if he's really even the best defender on his team; ultimately he probably isn't. Playing with Jrue and Giannis makes your job easier.

[Smook A.]

Mobley's name came out of nowhere. All season long I was hearing JJJ or Lopez

[ArbitraryWater]

JJJ had inflated BPG numbers from the Memphis home court

no he doesnt. thats been debunked.

[ArbitraryWater]

who tf is Evan Mobley? Where is this coming from? :oldlol:

[ShawkFactory]

who tf is Evan Mobley? Where is this coming from? :oldlol:

KG-like defensive player who plays PF for the Cleveland Cavaliers.

[Full Court]

Out of nowhere??? You guys are crazy if you think Mobley shouldn't be in the DPOY conversation.

[Kblaze8855]

Bit more

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Doris Burke voted Embiid.

[Manny98]

who tf is Evan Mobley? Where is this coming from? :oldlol:
:facepalm