Bryant unanimous pick for All-NBA team

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  1. huevonkiller

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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>NEW YORK (AP)

    Kobe Bryant added another honor Thursday to go with his MVP award, becoming the only unanimous selection to the All-NBA team.

    The Lakers star was voted to the first team for the third straight season and fifth time in his career. He led Los Angeles to the best record in the Western Conference and was presented with the MVP trophy Wednesday before helping the Lakers to a 120-110 victory over Utah in Game 2 of the conference semifinals.

    Joining Bryant on the first team were New Orleans guard Chris Paul, who was three votes shy of being a unanimous pick, along with Boston's Kevin Garnett, Cleveland's LeBron James and Orlando center Dwight Howard.

    Garnett was a first-team pick for the fourth time and James made his second appearance. Paul and Howard were first-timers.

    Voting was done by a panel of 127 sports writers and broadcasters, with points being awarded on a 5-3-1 basis.

    Amare Stoudemire and Steve Nash of Phoenix were voted to the second team along with San Antonio's Tim Duncan, Utah guard Deron Williams and Dallas forward Dirk Nowitzki. The third team consisted of Houston's Yao Ming and Tracy McGrady, plus Utah's Carlos Boozer, Boston's Paul Pierce and the Spurs' Manu Ginobili, the league's top sixth man.</div>

    http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-a...p&type=lgns
     
  2. pegs

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    The first team was all potential MVP's at one point or another in the season, so that was easy.

    The only questionable player is Yao: How the hell does someone who doesn't even play half season get on the All-NBA 3rd Team?
     
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    Expected it. Congrats. The dude is just on another level from everyone else in the league.
     
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    what about T-mac?? wasn't he injured for a while too? how did he make 3rd team...
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (pegs @ May 8 2008, 02:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>The first team was all potential MVP's at one point or another in the season, so that was easy.

    The only questionable player is Yao: How the hell does someone who doesn't even play half season get on the All-NBA 3rd Team?</div>

    Can you name another center that should have been there?
     
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    Now they should also add Kobe to the Defensive 1st team
     
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Moo2K4 @ May 8 2008, 11:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (pegs @ May 8 2008, 02:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>The first team was all potential MVP's at one point or another in the season, so that was easy.

    The only questionable player is Yao: How the hell does someone who doesn't even play half season get on the All-NBA 3rd Team?</div>

    Can you name another center that should have been there?
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    <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Moo2K4 @ May 8 2008, 11:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (pegs @ May 8 2008, 02:45 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>The first team was all potential MVP's at one point or another in the season, so that was easy.

    The only questionable player is Yao: How the hell does someone who doesn't even play half season get on the All-NBA 3rd Team?</div>

    Can you name another center that should have been there?
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    Forget that. Chauncey Billups should've been on one of those teams.
     

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