I wanted Battier to win the award, not seeing him on even the 2nd team is ridiculous. Also, like everybody else said, Marion should be on here as well. I know people have come to expect big snubs on these awards every year, but that's stupid. I don't care who you are or what your reputation is (good, bad, unknown, whatever), if you deserve it - you should be on.
I honestly can't look at Kobe's name on there without laughing. That's coming from someone who watched him every game this season. He wasn't as terrible as some people would make him out to be, but come on. Him getting first team is just ridiculous.
Kobe lmaohe was a better defender 5 years ago, why is he on there now? I have not seen great d from him this year or am I missing somthing here..and for shane battier not being there, F*ck everyone who didn't vote for him!
<span style="font-family:Arial">Shawn Marion was robbed, I can't believe this list. I don't see how the most versatile defender in the league, didn't even make the 2nd team. The fact that he has never made the team, makes it even worse.<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>The 6-7 Marion starts at the small forward position, yet Marion grabbed more defensive boards per game than 53 of 60 starting centers and power forwards in the league, and did so playing next to an accomplished rebounder in 6-11 Amare Stoudemire. Analyzing Marion's blocked shots shows similar production. While Marion is not in the same league as players like Camby or Okafor in raw shot-blocking ability, Marion's 1.5 per-game average is more than half a block more than that of Gerald Wallace, the next best shot blocker of equivalent size. Like Artest and Bowen, Marion is given the toughest defensive assignments a great deal of the time, and sports a fantastic Block Value as a result. Yet Marion's season block total is nearly triple of that of Artest or Bowen, and unlike Artest or Bowen, Marion maintains a very good Personal Foul Efficiency. Marion's tougher-than-average defensive assignments put his stats into even greater perspective: while many of the big men on our list have the luxury of consistently playing near the basket on the defensive end, inflating their numbers in blocks and rebounds, Marion is often forced to defend very good perimeter players, making it that much more difficult to secure his position amongst the league-leaders in these categories.</div></span>
