Nicolas Batum gets a vote All-Defensive First team

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  1. KingSpeed

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    Edit: He did not get a vote for second team. Just for first team. A first team vote is worth 2 points.
     
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    By comparison, only 5 coaches thought Gasol was the best defending center.
     
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    Was Nic's mother able to vote?

    That would explain this vote.
     
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    I never understand why Chris Paul keeps getting voted on this team. He gets steals, okay, but he's small and not super-quick. I'd love to see stats that say he's better than I think he is.

    Conversely, notice that Larry Sanders doesn't get on either team. It always seems to me that this team is made up of "the best defenders amongst the most well-known players". People like Tony Allen only get on when they've independently acquired a rep. They don't get a rep because they're on the team.
     
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    Monty.
     
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    I think with CP3 it has to do with past reputation, look at Kobe getting on the All D team the three years before this when his defense had slipped dramatically to were he could defend great in certain sitautions but 80% of the game he less then steller to say the least. . Haven't watched a ton of Paul since he joined the Clippers so I don't know if his defense has slipped but he was a crafty and good defender on NO.
     
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    same guy who voted for Babbitt
     
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    I'm guessing it's McHale. Batum becomes a swatting machine whenever we play the Rockets.
     
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    That was a media award. This is a coaches award. Monty and McHale are good guesses.
     
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    it was a joke.
     
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    He should have gotten more than one vote. He's a better defender than most vote getters, one of the best defenders in the league in my opinion.
     
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    Batum is horrible! We should trade him before he drops like a rock
     
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    This is funny:

     
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    ^^^Ha ha! But seriously though, Zach has become a much better defender. He's never going to be a rim-protector because he doesn't have the jumping ability, but he plays very solid positional defense now and knows his rotations. Last night he stymied an opponent who was within 1' of the hoop long enough for Gasol to get back into the action to block the shot - Gasol gets the stat, but Zach created the stop. I always said that all he needed was an actual coach to show him where to be on defense, rather than that boob McMillan.
     
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    You are right. I see Zach in this same way. Personally, I think he is a better one on one defender than Aldridge; which was one of his advantages on the defensive end. Zach isn't afraid to body you up; even if he's hurt. He is a damn good player now! Good for him!
     
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    Absolutely, Batum is garbage.
     
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    I'm starting to get this "Kingspeed" trolling down!
     
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    It's just common sense: Everyone knows Nic's best years a behind him. French people are washed up by the age of 23.
     
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    And they usually give up when times get tough
     
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