all-defensive team
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Marv
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5/6/2009 6:54 PM
Magic's Howard leads All-Defensive Team voting
May 6, 2009 CBSSports.com wire reports NEW YORK -- Orlando center Dwight Howard once again swatted away his competition. Picked last month as the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year, he drew the most votes Wednesday for the league's All-Defensive Team. Howard was joined by Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Chris Paul and Kevin Garnett on the first team. Howard led the NBA by averaging 13.8 rebounds and 2.9 blocks this season. He got 27 votes for the first team, beating out Bryant's 24. Voting was done by coaches, who were not allowed to vote for players on their own team. James, the NBA's MVP, finished second to Howard in defensive player of the year voting. "It was a big goal of mine to become a better defensive player," James said. "I decided to take a little more onus on that end of the floor. It's humbling and a great feat for myself because I really enjoy that side of the floor. I thank the coaches for seeing that I picked up my game on that end. It's humbling. "It's all about pride. I just take pride on that end of the court. I'm just as locked in on that end as I am on the offensive end." Chosen for the second team were: Tim Duncan, Dwyane Wade, Rajon Rondo, Shane Battier and Ron Artest. Copyright 2009 by STATS LLC and The Associated Press. Any commercial use or distribution without the express written consent of STATS LLC and The Associated Press is strictly prohibited. http://www.cbssports.com/nba/story/11715530 ------------------------------------------------------- wtf no dlee??????? |
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Marv
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5/6/2009 7:00 PM
Posted by Paladin55:Posted by Marv: king1 gets to vote????  |
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Cookdcokehop
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5/6/2009 7:12 PM
Birdman should be there instead of Garnett( who only played 50 games).
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EnySpree
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5/6/2009 7:56 PM
Posted by Cookdcokehop: I'm with that....also Kenyon Martin needs some props too. Delante West...Quite a few dudes out there shoulda made it. Subscribe to my Podcast https://youtube.com/c/DiehardknicksPodcast
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Paladin55
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5/7/2009 5:12 PM
Posted by Cookdcokehop: Yup. He has been special this year and even though he is not a starter, the guy has been one of the players who has turned the Denver D around. Has a non-starter ever made one of these teams? No man is happy without a delusion of some kind. Delusions are as necessary to our happiness as realities- C.N. Bovee
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