Tyson Chandler: 2012 NBA Defensive Player of the Year

[Venti Quattro]

Marc J. Spears: Knicks center Tyson Chandler to be named NBA Defensive Player of the Year tomorrow at team practice facility, source tells @YahooSports.

[DMC]

He didn't defend Amare very well

[Technique]

Called that months ago.

[HeatChamps]

Mavs

[pass1st]

Dwight probably deserves it the most still, but 3 times is enough I guess

[Technique]

Not this year, even if he was healthy. The off court drama affected Dwight's game, he just wasn't in it day in and day out.

[pass1st]

Not this year, even if he was healthy. The off court drama affected Dwight's game, he just wasn't in it day in and day out.

Your opinions on anything related to the Knicks are heavily biased.

[redzero]

I thought he was done after 2009. I have to give him props for rebounding like that.

[Josepatches_]

So LeBron will be the MVP.

I only see Durant winning the MVP if they give the DPOY to LeBron

tbh I'd pick Ibaka over Howard or Chandler

[ducks]

ibaka should have got it
chadler did get knick playing d better

[Ryan Fitzpatrick]

Serge Ibaka. The single reason the Thunder don't give up 120+ ppg.

No.

[Robz4000]

Good for him. Guy deserves it for carrying Dallas to a le and making the Knicks not as horrible on D as before.

[lefty]

Ibaka?


Lol no

Sefolosha is their best defensive player

[HarlemHeat37]

Ibaka wouldn't have been a bad choice, either..Thabo is their best overall defender, but Ibaka makes more of an impact, due to more PT and the fact that he plays during virtually every scenario..

Durant, Westbrook and Harden are all poor defenders, while Perkins is overrated..

I would have went..

1. Garnett
2. Chandler
3. Howard
4. Iguodala
5. James
6. Josh Smith
7. Ibaka
8. Tony Allen

[TDMVPDPOY]

ibaka puts up meaningless stats man

[mavs>spurs]

marion is this years true defensive player of the year, he won't win it because he's on a bad team though

[racm]

Going from being in the bottom in points per possession allowed to top 5 in points per possession allowed is a good case.

[BRHornet45]

but ... but ... but ... he has a bad foot!!! so lets trade him for Emeka Okafor who makes more money each year and has more years left on his contract!

damn you Bower/Shinn

[Latarian Milton]

it'd be more like a compensation for last year tbh. TC still plays excellent D himself but his efforts hasn't helped much to improve his team's defense and the knicks ain't going nowhere this year

[racm]

it'd be more like a compensation for last year tbh. TC still plays excellent D himself but his efforts hasn't helped much to improve his team's defense and the knicks ain't going nowhere this year

Let's face it - the Knicks are a team who is number one in one stat: Drama generated per game.

[Viva Las Espuelas]

Mavs lol

[Blake]

So the Mavs let him go so they could make a run at the defensive player of the year in Dwight Howard.

Neat o

[Blake]

So the Mavs let him go so they could make a run at the defensive player of the year in Dwight Howard.

Neat o

[m>s]

letting TC walk killed their chance of repeating but it's definitely NOT a terrible decision in the long term, mavs are clearing up space come summer and they'll have multiple options there. if they get DH or Deron (or maybe both of them) they're competing again right the next season and if neither of them comes, they're starting to rebuild right away.

[BlackSwordsMan]

at least give it to duncan as a thank you this is probably his last year