NBA All-Defense teams announced
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Bilz
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No it isn't.
Giannis: 7drpg, 1.6spg, 1.9bpg, 3.5DBPM, 1.86DRPM
Kawhi: 4.7drpg, 1.8spg, .7bpg, 1.5DBPM, 1.25DRPM
Giannis the better rim protector, one of the best in the league
Giannis the better overall defender
Opponents drop 5.1% in FG% when guarded by Giannis, only .8 when guarded by Kawhi. Huge gap.
Kawhi is great, but this might have been his worst season defensively.
I hate when people try to use stats to determine who is better than who on defense. These numbers are always faulty.
I just watch the games. And from watching the games when Andrew Wiggins matched up with Kawhi vs Giannis, there wasn't even a comparison. Against Kawhi he was not even able to dribble. Kawhi ripped him nearly every play and locked him up with ease. When Wiggins played Giannis, he scored at ease when matched up one on one. He was able to beat him off the dribble easily. Now this was only a couple of games but the difference between the two players was stark for me.
Giannis might be the better rim protector, but Kawhi Leonard is still the better defender by a long shot.
Watch the games.
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When did they change? I remember the all-defense teams being the only shyt voted on my the coaches. All other awards were media.
Bilz
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A few years ago but it doesn't matter. Reputation is still more important than recent activity when it comes to the voting.
Omar Little
It’s all in the Game Yo
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10 people voted for Russell Westbrook despite the fact that he spent all year refusing to play defense in order to chase uncontested rebounds.
No one is watching.
No one is watching.
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Philadelphia was basically the best defense in the league with both Covington and Embiid in the lineup........their combined votes 11 
Philadelphia was basically a top 5 defense with both Covington and Embiid in the lineup........their combined votes 11
did they even combine to play 11 games together
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did they even combine to play 11 games together
Go look at what they did the month of January and then get back to me.
that's wonderful breh but what about november, december, february, march, and april
Chris Paul shouldn't be on that list. Old man Tony Allen is almost a lock for the one of the defensive teams.
No, mainly because voters are stupid in that they don't acknowledge something until it's painfully obvious. Now that Rudy is on the list they will keep him there regardless, just like they had kept DeAndre Jordan there despite the fact Gobert should have been All-Defense last year.
In terms of defensive impact, he could be better than Gobert next year, but it's doubtful he'd make it.