Bowen and Duncan named to All Defensive First Team

[Spurminator]

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Kobe, Garnett Headline All-Defensive Team
Posted May 12 2008 2:17PM


NEW YORK, May 12, 2008 – Forward Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics and Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers headline the NBA All-Defensive First Team, the NBA announced today. Garnett, who earns his ninth All-Defensive Team selection, and Bryant, who earns his eighth selection, each received 52 points overall including 24 first-place nods.

Also selected to the First Team are 2007 Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Camby of the Denver Nuggets, who ranked first in blocks (3.61 bpg) and second in rebounds (13.1 rpg), and Bruce Bowen and Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs. Duncan earns his 11th consecutive selection, while Bowen earns his eighth and Camby his second.

Garnett earned his first Defensive Player of the Year award, presented by Kia Motors, by leading the Celtics in rebounds (9.2 rpg) and helping the team hold opponents to a league-best .419 field goal shooting percentage. The Celtics owned the largest point differential (+10.3) during the 2007-08 season and held opponents to 90.3 points per game, nearly nine points less than last season.

The NBA All-Defensive Second Team consists of Shane Battier of the Houston Rockets, Chris Paul of the New Orleans Hornets, Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic, Tayshaun Prince of the Detroit Pistons and Raja Bell of the Phoenix Suns. Paul and Howard are each making their first appearance on an All-Defensive team.

The voting panel consisted of the NBA’s 30 head coaches, who were asked to select NBA All-Defensive First and Second Teams by position. Coaches were not permitted to vote for players from their own team. Two points were awarded for a First Team vote and one point was awarded for a Second Team vote.

Attached are the results for the 2007-08 NBA All-Defensive Teams:

2007-08 NBA ALL-DEFENSIVE FIRST TEAM Position Player, Team 1st 2nd Points
Forward Kevin Garnett, Boston 24 4 52
Guard Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers 24 4 52
Center Marcus Camby, Denver 14 9 37
Guard/Forward Bruce Bowen, San Antonio 13 10 36
Forward Tim Duncan, San Antonio 12 9 33


2007-08 NBA ALL-DEFENSIVE SECOND TEAM Position Player, Team 1st 2nd Points
Forward Shane Battier, Houston 9 11 29
Guard Chris Paul, New Orleans 10 6 26
Center Dwight Howard, Orlando 8 9 25
Forward Tayshaun Prince, Detroit 3 14 20
Guard Raja Bell, Phoenix 4 10 18


Other players receiving votes, with point totals (First Team votes in parentheses): Chauncey Billups, Detroit, 14 (5); Jason Kidd, Dallas, 13 (4); Rasheed Wallace, Detroit, 13 (3); Rajon Rondo, Boston, 11 (3); Deron Williams, Utah, 8, (3); Josh Smith, Atlanta, 8, (3); Ron Artest, Sacramento, 8 (2); Tyson Chandler, New Orleans, 8 (1); Andrei Kirilenko, Utah, 6; Derek Fisher, Los Angeles Lakers, 4 (1); LeBron James, Cleveland, 4 (1); Manu Ginobili, San Antonio, 4 (1); Kirk Hinrich, Chicago, 3 (1); Samuel Dalembert, Philadelphia, 3 (1); Andre Iguodala, Philadelphia, 1 (2); Brandon Roy, Portland, 2; Paul Pierce, Boston, 2; Andre Miller, Philadelphia, 1; Andres Nocioni, Chicago, 1; Baron Davis, Golden State, 1; Caron Butler, Washington, 1; Chris Bosh, Toronto, 1; Dikembe Mutombo, Houston, 1; Josh Howard, Dallas, 1; Richard Hamilton, Detroit, 1; Ronnie Brewer, Utah, 1.

[Shaolin-Style]

Looks good, minus Kobe being on the 1st team every year.

[FromWayDowntown]

Tony Parker is scoffing Chris Paul's selection to any All-Defense team.

[Spurminator]

Bowen beats out Battier for All-D First team after Battier scores more votes for DPOY, proving once again that coaches know more than writers.

[Spurminator]

Tony Parker is scoffing Chris Paul's selection to any All-Defense team.


Chris Fall gets the annual Larry Hughes selection.

[jman3000]

ray allen and paul pierce should have been on the second team.

[hater]

ray allen??

:lmao

[Spurminator]

I'm a little surprised Rajon Rondo didn't get more votes. Same for Chandler.

[duncan228]

Duncan earns his 11th consecutive selection, while Bowen earns his eighth...

Nice.

[jman3000]

the celtics are the best defensive team in a millenia.

how could they only have 1 all defensive team selection?

unimaginable.

[Jimcs50]

can you splain how anyone on Denver can be on any list for defensive prowess???????

[jag]

Only when Bruce is on his decline as a player is he getting recognized...kinda sad really.

[xtremesteven33]

how does KOBE make it on first?

wierd

[FromWayDowntown]

Not surprising that this didn't make the NBA's notice, but by attaining his 11th selection to an All-Defense team, Tim Duncan tied Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the only players in NBA history to have that many selections to an All-Defense team (Bobby Jones had 11 during his career, but 2 of those were in the ABA)

Tim also has 8 First Team selections, only Gary Payton and Michael Jordan have made more First Teams (Bobby Jones and Scottie Pippen are the only other players with 8 First Team selections).

[MisterWhodat]

Bruce Bowen and Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs. Duncan earns his 11th consecutive selection, while Bowen earns his eighth

Says alot about the defensive presence that has been in San Antonio for awhile now.

[SpurOutofTownFan]

http://www.nba.com/news/defensive_team_080512.html


Kobe, Garnett Headline All-Defensive Team
Posted May 12 2008 2:17PM



2007-08 NBA ALL-DEFENSIVE SECOND TEAM Position Player, Team 1st 2nd Points
Forward Shane Battier, Houston 9 11 29
Guard Chris Paul, New Orleans 10 6 26
Center Dwight Howard, Orlando 8 9 25
Forward Tayshaun Prince, Detroit 3 14 20
Guard Raja Bell, Phoenix 4 10 18
.

:lol

[T Park]

:lol @ Chris Paul

Rajon Rondo should've taken that spot.

[Supergirl]

Tyson Chandler and Rasheed Wallace should have more votes than Chris Paul or Dwight Howard. Howard, esp - as great as an offensive player as he is, much like Amare - his defensive gaffes are being exposed against Detroit.

[1Parker1]

Tony Parker is scoffing Chris Paul's selection to any All-Defense team.


:lmao That's what I was thinking. Steals=great defense now? I guess AI should have made a few ALL-NBA defensive team by that logic....

[Supergirl]

ray allen??

:lmao

Yeah, right! Allen is the antithesis of defense.

But I agree with the original poster about Pierce - a very underrated defender, certainly worthy of second or third team.

[Supergirl]

Yeah, the fact that Paul even outscored Tayshaun Prince is also incredible to me. Yikes.

I think the top defenders in the league are Bowen, Duncan, KG, Rasheed Wallace, Tayshaun Prince, and Battier.

[sribb43]

Who ever gave Josh Howard a vote either does not watch basketball or was drunk when they voted for him

[CubanMustGo]

Kobe Bryant? Defense? Since when?

[Johnny RIngo]

Throw Camby out. Move Duncan to center and put Battier on the first team.

G Bruce Bowen
G Kobe Bryant
F Shane Battier
F Kevin Garnett
C Tim Duncan

[dbreiden83080]

Nice for Timmy and Bruce. :toast

[Supergirl]

Kobe Bryant? Defense? Since when?

Oh, that's not fair. Bryant is often an inconsistent defender, but when he commits to it, he's a great defender and he has been throughout his career.

[DannyT]

Kobe Bryant? Defense? Since when?



since he was acquitted of rape charges...

[degenerate_gambler]

congrats guys

[Spurs Brazil]

Coaches>writers

Props to TD and Bruce

[boutons_]

Congrats, Tim, Bruce.

Tue night, let's show, again, the Hornet kids that All-Defense First Team defense.

[baseline bum]

Battier got screwed.

[SpursDynasty]

can you splain how anyone on Denver can be on any list for defensive prowess???????

The same reason Carmelo Anthony and Iverson both started the All-Star Game, and Camby won DPOY in 2007.....bullshit token awards just to make teams feel better.

:lobt2::lobt2::lobt2::lobt2::lobt2:

[manufor3]

Bowen beats out Battier for All-D First team after Battier scores more votes for DPOY, proving once again that coaches know more than writers.

:lol :tu +1

[timvp]

Bowen beats out Battier for All-D First team after Battier scores more votes for DPOY, proving once again that coaches know more than writers.Exactly. Battier had one fluke game against Kobe and the media all of a sudden acted like Battier is the second coming of Satch Sanders.

Fisher, LeBron, Ginobili and Hinrich got first team votes? :shootme

[wildbill2u]

Brrrrruuuuuuuuuucccccccceeee!

[adidas11]

I'm surprised that Tyson Chandler didn't get the nod on the first team.

[Sec24Row7]

Raja should be first team before Battier

[SpurOutofTownFan]

Throw Camby out. Move Duncan to center and put Battier on the first team.

G Bruce Bowen
G Kobe Bryant
F Shane Battier
F Kevin Garnett
C Tim Duncan

That's more like it. Camby good player, good shot blocker from the weak side. Horrible one on one defender. It's a fucking joke.

[oboymeetsogirl]

I agree, re Paul: the way he's been playing Tony, I don't see him deserving a second team selection. He's good for a couple of steals a game, but that hardly makes up for him not being able to stay in front of his man and contest easy shots.

Oh, you can say that Parker does that to everyone. But does he? There were times these past two playoff games when Paul has looked as flat footed as Steve Nash... not exactly a scary defensive "enforcer."

[Brutalis]

Exactly. Battier had one fluke game against Kobe and the media all of a sudden acted like Battier is the second coming of Satch Sanders.

Fisher, LeBron, Ginobili and Hinrich got first team votes? :shootme

Manu deserves a vote.

Anyhoo. I'm proud of Tim and Bruce being honored for their efforts. I'll trade them to 2nd team for a win tomorrow night however.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Paul. :lol

[BlackSwordsMan]

Duncan was 4 points away from being on the 2nd team

[ClingingMars]

Who ever gave Josh Howard a vote either does not watch basketball or was drunk when they voted for him

:lmao

i literally lol'd

- Mars

[ShoogarBear]

Who ever gave Josh Howard a vote either does not watch basketball or was drunk when they voted for him

Probably got his Howard's confused.

[Bob Lanier]

Prince is an equally inconsistent defender, but he hasn't been a great one in three years.

Rasheed's going to end his career without a single all-defensive team placement.

[bigfundamental21]

Way to go, Tim & Bruce!

[mystargtr34]

Rasheed Wallace should ALWAYS be on a Defensive Team.

[OldSilentHill]

Please remember that sometimes the best defense can be the attack...






Ok, c´mon Kobe Defense? What, he has a good lawyer?

[BRHornet45]

Chris Paul EASILY led the league in steals

[td4mvp21]

Battier didn't make the first team? :wakeup

[mystargtr34]

^ So you think Allen Iverson is a good defender?

[ShoogarBear]

Chris Paul EASILY led the league in steals

Larry Hughes Forum.

Chris Paul defends Tony Parker as well as Steve Nash did.

[SPARKY]

Tony is getting to the hole so often you'd think Eva's pubes were on it.

[Rapper]

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[bobbybob0]

can you splain how anyone on Denver can be on any list for defensive prowess???????

I've seen them played some amazing defense... once... for about 6 minutes...

Their pace was so quick this year that it looks like they were playing no defense at all when you just look at the boxscore but I've seen some nice defensive effort from Denver when they were committed to it.

It just didn't happened that often and never for a full 48 minutes.

[Spurs Brazil]

Duncan, Bowen on All-Defensive team

Web Posted: 05/12/2008 10:09 PM CDT

By Mike Monroe
[email protected]

NEW ORLEANS — Spurs coach Gregg Popovich credited his team's defensive performance for its ability to even the Western Conference semifinal series against the New Orleans Hornets at two games apiece, so he was gratified Monday when both Tim Duncan and Bruce Bowen were named to the league's All-Defensive first team.


“I'm real happy for Timmy and Bruce,” Popovich said before boarding the Spurs' charter jet to New Orleans. “They worked hard, as all the other players on the list did, I'm sure. But to have two on one team is pretty special.

“That's what helps us win. Without that, we're just another basketball team, but they make it different for us.”

The 30 NBA head coaches select the All-Defensive teams. They gave 24 first-team votes each to Defensive Player of the Year Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics and Most Valuable Player Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers. Denver's Marcus Camby, the 2006-07 Defensive Player of the Year, got 14 first-team votes and was the first-team center for the second consecutive season.

Bowen got 13 first-team votes and 10 second-team votes and was the only player on either the first or second teams listed as a combo player — a guard/forward.

Duncan got 12 first-team votes and nine second-team votes. He has been on the All-Defensive team each of his 11 seasons in the NBA.

No other team had two players on either the first or second teams.

Spurs guard Manu Ginobili was among the other players receiving votes.

Hornets guard Chris Paul was a second-team selection, and center Tyson Chandler also received votes.

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