Good question- what is this based on and who does the voting?

Is it coaches or a media panel?

It has been said many times before but sometimes great D provides no stats at all. You don't get a stat for knowing where a player likes to catch the ball and denying that pass, or sticking to your man through three or more screens to deny open looks.

What about Chris Paul, he got a ton of steals but how did opposition PG's go against him? (this is not a sledge, i genuinely don't know)

Rasheed gets zero love for his D, as does Prince yet the pistons are perenially one of the top defensive clubs in the comp...

Thats very true but its the fact that teh whole team from the pistons is such a good defending team that no one actually satnds out, they were the best team defensivly only allowing teams to score 90.07 points per game followed by the celtics and spurs

At the end of the day there is only 5 spots on the team..... always gonna be tough omitions.. Looks like they went with the safest choices.

Josh Smith would have to be a tad unlucky there, steals, and blocks combined leader for much of the season...

I believe opposition coaches vote. Not allowed to vote for anyone on your own team. Prince made the second team.

Artest unlucky

Yao Ming
Amare Stoudamire
Carmelo Anthony
Michael Redd
Jason Kidd

Oh wait, wrong thread

Kobe - 8th time
KG - 9th time
Duncan - 11th time
Bowen - 8th time
Camby - 2nd time
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I understand KG, Bowen & Camby. Kobe is a joke, I would have put CP3 in his place; I'd replace Duncan with Josh Smith.

Paul, Bowen, Smith, Garnett, Camby. That makes more sense to me.

Why dont you put Arenas in there as well, big marty. He gets nice stats too.

Unfortunately, three Pf/C's were the best 3 defenders this year. But that shouldn't stop Tayshaun from getting some love.