<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>LeBron James received the most votes for the NBA's All-Defensive first-team. Serge Ibaka, Chris Paul, Dwight Howard, Tony Allen joined him.</p>— Adrian Wojnarowski (@WojYahooNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/WojYahooNBA/status/205353378597974017" data-datetime="2012-05-23T17:43:55+00:00">May 23, 2012</a></blockquote> <script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>NBA All-Defensive team, second team: Kevin Garnett & Luol Deng at forward; Tyson Chandler at center; Rajon Rondo and Kobe Bryant at guard.</p>— Kurt Helin (@basketballtalk) <a href="https://twitter.com/basketballtalk/status/205354318335975425" data-datetime="2012-05-23T17:47:39+00:00">May 23, 2012</a></blockquote> <script src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> Shows you LeBron got snubbed from getting DPOY. All-Defensive teams are voted on by coaches (who are obviously more knowledgeable) while DPOY is by the media I believe. Tyson Chandler didn't even make Defensive first team.
Finally, Kobe didn't get another undeserving 1st team selection, they still had to throw him on the 2nd team roster.
how does the DPOY not make the first team??? the mind is boggled just goes to show how much these 'defenseive' teams are a joke
I believe coaches vote for the all-defensive teams, and the media votes for defensive player of the year, but correct me if i'm wrong.
While LBJ should have been DPOY, it actually shows coaches don't give a damn. Paul over Rondo is terrible. Kobe didn't belong on either team.
I don't understand Paul. He is great at stealing and drawing offensive fouls, but I think there are better defensive guards out there. And no Iggy?
DPOY only on 2nd team... Kobe on 2nd team, over guys like Shumpert, Iggy, George,... CP3 over Rondo or Conley. Great job, voters.
what is this crap? super slow kobe bryant on the second team? He played hardly any defense in the OKC series. I'd rather have shumpert on defense over kobe any day