According to NBA players, Bruce Bowen is the best defensive player in the league

[flipcritic]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/basketball/nba/specials/playoffs/2007/05/09/poll0514/index.html

And Marcus Camby is nowhere in sight.

[mikekim]

Thank you for posting that...a breath of fresh air after this thread:

http://spurstalk.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66764

[timvp]

According to NBA coaches he's the best too (as indicated by the All-Defensive Team voting). The only ones who don't appreciate him are journalists (DPOY Award) and fans of other teams :)

--Kori

[Windbush]

The players and coaches should be voting on the award and not the sports writers. I never 100% agreed with any award voted on sports writers, including HOF nominations.

[Xylus]

After watching Bowen completely shut down Marion in the '05 playoffs, I'm convinced there's no better defender in the league.

[Lebowski Brickowski]

"Nuggets center Marcus Camby, who won the award this season, failed to receive a vote in this poll..."

Practically everytime camby tried to block a shot in the last series, he left his man wide open under the basket. Most of the time the result was an easy two for the Spurs. Other times, when he did block a shot, he would swat the ball into the 3rd row, resulting in an easy 2 for the Spurs on the ensuing inbounds play. DPOY my ass.

[jmard5]

"Nuggets center Marcus Camby, who won the award this season, failed to receive a vote in this poll..."

Practically everytime camby tried to block a shot in the last series, he left his man wide open under the basket. Most of the time the result was an easy two for the Spurs. Other times, when he did block a shot, he would swat the ball into the 3rd row, resulting in an easy 2 for the Spurs on the ensuing inbounds play. DPOY my ass.

Remember why Horry was left open in the corner for his game deciding 3 point shot in the Nuggets series? A driving Parker was too tempting to resist for Camby. "Defensive" lapse for the DPOY.

[VaSpursFan]

see journalists don't watch games and they base their assessments on stats. camby is a great shot blocker and a solid help defender. in fact most of his blocks never came against the man he was guarding. bowen locks people up and there is no stat for that so the writers can't "measure" his defensive prowess.

[Spurminator]

The writers blew it again.

[LilMissSPURfect]

I would chip in some to have a TROPHY made for him......

"da real defensive player of the year "

04-05
05-06
06-07'

[sammy]

They need to change the voting from these idiot sport writers and have the players and coaches vote! Way to go Bruce! The real Defensive Player of the Year!

Timmy should be second!

[CubanMustGo]

Surprise.






























Not.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Yeah, but what do NBA players know...now Suns fan, they have the YouTube evidence.

[Sportcamper]

1982-1983 Sidney Moncrief Milwaukee Bucks
1983-1984 Sidney Moncrief Milwaukee Bucks
1984-1985 Mark Eaton Utah Jazz
1985-1986 Alvin Robertson San Antonio Spurs
1986-1987 Michael Cooper Los Angeles Lakers
1987-1988 Michael Jordan Chicago Bulls
1988-1989 Mark Eaton Utah Jazz
1989-1990 Dennis Rodman Detroit Pistons
1990-1991 Dennis Rodman Detroit Pistons
1991-1992 David Robinson San Antonio Spurs
1992-1993 Hakeem Olajuwon Houston Rockets
1993-1994 Hakeem Olajuwon Houston Rockets
1994-1995 Dikembe Mutombo Denver Nuggets
1995-1996 Gary Payton Seattle SuperSonics
1996-1997 Dikembe Mutombo Atlanta Hawks
1997-1998 Dikembe Mutombo Atlanta Hawks
1998-1999 Alonzo Mourning Miami Heat
1999-2000 Alonzo Mourning Miami Heat
2000-2001 Dikembe Mutombo Philadelphia 76ers
2001-2002 Ben Wallace Detroit Pistons
2002-2003 Ben Wallace Detroit Pistons
2003-2004 Ron Artest Indiana Pacers
2004-2005 Ben Wallace Detroit Pistons
2005-2006 Ben Wallace Detroit Pistons
2006-2007 Marcus Camby Denver Nuggets

No Bruce Bowen on the list.... :dramaquee