Bowen and Duncan named to All Defensive First Team

[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]

[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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