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By LARRY LAGE, AP Sports Writer
May 2, 2005
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) -- Pistons center Ben Wallace won the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year award for the third time in four years, a source within the league said Monday.
The Pistons scheduled an afternoon news conference, and the source, who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity, said Wallace would be presented with the award at that time.
Wallace also won it in 2002 and 2003.
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During the regular season, he ranked fifth with 2.38 blocks per game, second with 12.2 rebounds a game and 23rd with 1.43 steals a game. The 6-foot-9, 240-pound Wallace ranks second in the playoffs with three blocks a game.
The defending champion Pistons will try to clinch their first-round series against Philadelphia when they host Game 5 against the 76ers on Tuesday.
Philadelphia coach Jim O'Brien has marveled at Wallace's ability to pressure players rebounding the ball, then harass the point guard as he dribbles up the court.
Wallace drew a charge near the Sixers' basket on such a sequence in Philadelphia against 6-foot, 165-pound Allen Iverson, one of the NBA's quickest players.
Updated on Monday, May 2, 2005 11:30 am
bull .
Lazy vote.
I feel better with him winning it than Camby.
I wonder why the Detroit News reported that Wallace was told by the Pistons that he didn't win it.
Next year Bruce needs to get into a fight and get suspended then he'll be a DPOY for sure
(This is Sarcasm for those of you scoring at home)
taco cracks me up...
bruce will never win dpoy. i'm sure he could care less... he just wants a ring.
Yes. According to the media and nba, Spurs are gonna be the NBA's Ugly basketball playing-not allstar deserving-dirty defending-desperate housewife posing-constant flopping CHAMPIONS!!!!
There is not a player in the NBA who deserves it more...if you think otherwise you're just fooling yourselves. Big ups to Ben!
Bowen got robbed
bull , anyone can stand in the paint and block shots and rebound.
But nobody does both better than Ben.
Nevermind that he can get out and pressure point guards at halfcourt. Find another center that can do that.
He's had about 150 consecutive games with at least 1 block or 1 steal. right behind him is Iverson........at about 80.
I really didnt care who won the award, so long as it wasn't Camby.
You are too easy a mark for The Dentist.
that's right.
Damn, not this year for Bowen none year for Bowen.
Bowen doesn't play basketball and therefore is ineligible for the award.
Not at all surprising. Bowen will never win it, but not because he isn't the best defender in the league.
I think the fact that fans of other teams come in here and about Bowen is a testament to what a good defender he is. Bowen's absolutely schooling Carmelo in this series to the point that they think he must be doing something dirty, even though he's about the seventh dirtiest player in this series. Wallace is a great defender, and he's a good guy. I'd rather he wins it than Camby.
Yes, the defensive Player of the year is the Award for that does not allow the rivals to play basketball
Surely Dennis Rodman didnīt play Basketball
Probably you donīt know what is basketball.
Basketball is a game that plays in the 2 sides, in Offense and in Defense
If you like to only play offense, instead of in the NBA you must prove luck in the Harlem Globetrotters
I think Prince is a better choice than Wallace.
I'll wait for the league announcement. So far, the leaks have Big Ben both winning and not winning the award.
dissappointing, but not unexpected.
originally, this was TD's award.
injury nixed that.
do we get to see the final tallies after the fact?
i would hope bruce and td split votes which caused it to default to Ben.
Congrats to Wallace, see you in the Finals if you make it.
i think Tayshaun Prince is more deserving of the award than Wallace, especially since Ben incited the whole brawl and then got suspended. Lazy vote is right.
Memo to Pop: Tack this article to the bulletin board along with a photo of Carmelo.
They should just rename this award The Shotblocker of the Year award. That's what it's pretty much devolved into.
Oh, and I'd love to see Ben's stats vs. the West. I'd bet they're not even close, and that he's a Eastern Conference stat padder...
NBA.com has it on their page, saying there's a live press conference now.I'll wait for the league announcement. So far, the leaks have Big Ben both winning and not winning the award.
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