Does Chris Paul really deserev to be on the all-NBA defensive second team?

[Dr. Emmett Brown]

I don't watch a lot of Hornets games or anything, just the playoff games. he seems to be a very average defender. Is he truly deserving of this?

[Trainwreck2100]

he led the league in steals

[gmanrulz]

no

[BRHornet45]

no

idiot

[gmanrulz]

idiot

pretty sure parker made him his this series. And im not talking about making hard jumpers, im talking about getting all this points in the paint.

dip

[Zee Laker]

No he does not deserve to be there.

Rondo should have got his spot.

[endrity]

Steals does not equal defense. Ask every coach that Iverson used to play for.

CP3 is an average defender at best, and gets in trouble against bigger guard (Billups, and Deron always seem to kill him) and now Parker is running circles around him.

Therefore no. But I always say that Defensive teams are like the Pro Bowl Offensive Lines. It's all about reputation there because there are hardly any ways to measure it.

[DarrinS]

I think he got that for leading the league in steals.


That said, he's only average to below average against the better PG's in the league.

[monosylab1k]

Steals does not equal defense. Ask every coach that Iverson used to play for.

steals and blocks are the two most overrated stats in basketball by a mile.

[DBryant88]

i agree people talk to much about steals, don't get me wrong they are important in a game just not that important

[Reggie Miller]

steals and blocks are the two most overrated stats in basketball by a mile.

There needs to be some distinction between a block that completely negates what the offensive team was running (obviously, change of possession would qualify) vs. blocking an attempt that just leads to a successful putback about 0.5 seconds later. The problem is that NBA scorers are about the last people on earth whom I trust to use good judgment.