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Brandon Roy (nearly) gets defensive
Published 5/12/2008 by Sean Meagher, OregonLive.com at Blazers Blog - OregonLive.com
The NBA announced its All-Defensive teams today . No Blazers on the list of first or second teams. No surprise. But, Brandon Roy did receive two votes. That means he a better defender than the following: Andre Miller, Philadelphia, 1; Andres Nocioni, Chicago, 1; Baron Davis, Golden State, 1; Caron Butler, Washington, 1; Chris Bosh, Toronto, 1; Dikembe Mutombo, Houston, 1; Josh Howard, Dallas, 1; Richard Hamilton, Detroit, 1; Ronnie Brewer, Utah, 1. Ask Carmelo Anthony about Roy's defense ( ...

Shane Battier: Being kicked while he's down
Published 5/12/2008 by grungedave (noreply@blogger.com) at The Dream Shake - a Houston Rockets blog
... The NBA released the names of the 2008 "All Defensive Team" this afternoon... as I anxiously awaited seeing Shane's name finally and deservedly included among the members of the First Team. So... what the hell happened? NBA awards voters screwed the pooch. Again. Look, it was bad enough that Shane wasn't named DPOY to begin with. We all know he should have been the recipient of that award and that it ended up being a consolation prize to KG for not getting the MVP. Fine... but Shane being only 3rd (behind Marcus F'n Camby?) was a total joke. I thought that was the ...

The 10-man rotation, starring confident Magic men
Published 5/12/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
... if the Bucks had picked Chris Paul in 2005? Oh, what it. 6th: Straight Cash Homey. If you're going to cover up an Eric Snow jersey, forget the mesh look, man. 7th: Sports Biz with Darren Rovell. America is finally getting back to naming their kids "Kobe." 8th: SLAM Online. Part one of an absolute must read three-part interview with NBA demigod Britt Robson. 9th: NBA.com. No surprises here. Kobe, Garnett and Duncan headline All-Defensive Team. ...

All-Defensive Team
Published 5/12/2008 by Jim at Green Bandwagon: Front Page Posts
... Kevin Garnett earned a spot on the NBA's All-Defensive First Team along with Kobe Bryant, Marcus Camby, Tim Duncan and Bruce Bowen. Congrats to KG.  ...

My first annual NBA No-Defense team, starring Nash, Carmelo and Al Jefferson
Published 5/12/2008 by Tim Kawakami at Kawakami
No surprise: I love the NBA All-Defensive Team. Love the idea, love the voting, love to analyze it and memorize it and oh yes, it just was announced today . I also think it’s hilarious that Baron Davis got one coach’s vote. I don’t care if it was for eighth team, that just shouldn’t happen. (It wasn’t Don Nelson since coaches can’t vote for their own players.) But I was thinking more could be done in this fashion. I’m always typing about how good defenders are so important to winning basketball and how Bad Defenders kill you. Hmm, I thought to myself. How hard would it be to ...

Tay is 2nd Team All-Defense
Published 5/12/2008 by Matt Watson at Detroit Bad Boys
... Tayshaun Prince was named to the All-Defense Second Team today. In the “receiving votes” section, Chauncey Billups earned five first-place votes; Rasheed Wallace, three. ...

Quick Thoughts 5/12-5/13
Published 5/13/2008 by DrivenByTheHate (noreply@blogger.com) at My Inner Fan
-Congrats to Kobe on getting his 8th All NBA Defensive team nod. Other first teamers include Timmy!, KG, Marcus Camby, as well as Bruce Bowen. A notable exception from the first team is Shane Battier, who for whatever reason was I left off of some ballots. -An open request to Mike Brown. Please, do not start each set with LeBron on the elbow extended or dribbling the ball up. Thank you. -Any playoff matchup have a more underwhelming coaching matchup ...

Plenty Of Blame To Go Around
Published 5/13/2008 by redsarmy at RedsArmy.com: The Voice Of Celtics Fans
...   Celtics collapse in 4th  |  All roads lead to losses |  Foiled by poor finish  |  Cavs backup plan paid off  |  Stern puts fine points on Pierce case  |  Souza:  Here we go again  | Plain Dealer:  Cav’s Varejao mops up Garnett (oh…. that hurts me so much)  |  SI:  Its clear Boston isn’t title worthy (note:  Does that apply to all the other teams who have lost 2 road games?)  |  ESPN:  Daily Dime  |  KG on All-Defensive team ...

Taking offense with the All-Defensive Teams
Published 5/13/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
Is anyone out there in NBA Blog Land happy about this year's All-Defensive Team selections? The Dream Shake — a Houston Rockets blog — is furious that Shane Battier was left off the First Team again, Pickaxe and Roll — a Denver Nuggets blog — is baffled that Marcus Camby made the cut, and Talking Points — a Golden State Warriors blog — can't believe Baron Davis received a vote.

Hornets-Spurs: Tuesday News Wrap
Published 5/13/2008 at Hornets247.com Blog
... After leading the NBA in steals this season, Chris Paul was named second team All-Defensive yesterday, while Tyson Chandler also received some love in the voting. ...