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Yeah, my problem with last years teams was Bogut getting on the All-NBA 3rd Defensive team, whereas the Center spot was filled by Nowitski. Bogut was the best centre in the league after the ASB last year IMO, he should have been all-2nd defensive or all 1st alongside Howard.

This year was a recovery year for him IMO. He didn't contribute as much. Honestly that injury was still weighing him down. I think next season he should improve. Bogut leading the league in blocks was alright, but he needed to be top 3 in rebounding to get more votes.

Kendrick Perkins, who played a grand total of 29 games this season, received more votes than Bogut. And this is an award voted for by the coaches....

AB should've been 2nd team ahead of both Chandler and Noah (who also missed a stack of games).

Luol Deng didn't rate a mention in any of the teams. Makes it a farce from where I sit.

Anon, Noah 'defintely' in front? He missed half the season and the Bulls were actually better defensively without him on the court than they were with him on. No way was he even close to Bogut on D, let alone better.

Chandler was great and anchored the Mavs on D, but Bogut lead the league in blocks, was 6th in rebounds, was the anchor for the 4th best defensive team in the league and there a bunch of stats (opponent PER, points given up with/without them on the floor) that point to Bogut being better. All with one good arm.

Chandler making it isn't terrible because the Mavs had such a great record and Chandler is pretty much the only genuine defender they have, but Perkins, Ibaka, Duncan, Horford and Chuck Hayes received more votes. That's just as much of a joke as Kobe making the 1st team yet again based purely on rep.

Agreed twenty four,
Kobe making the first team is a farce. Artest guards the best wing every night. Thought Dwyane Wade would've featured in the first team, he was fantastic defensively all year!

It's a popularity contest, plain and simple.

Bogut was definitely in the best 2 defensive players that played the centre position this past season despite playing with one arm. Twenty Four makes a very compelling argument and I totally concur.

No way Bogut ahead of Chandler. Tyson Chandler was sensational this season.

I might agree with Noah though, he missed a stack of games and really didnt play well after he came back from injury..

Kobe making the 1st team IS a farce... agreed!

The Bucks were 4th in the league for points allowed per 100 possessions, not PPG. Even allowing for pace, they were still one of the best defensive teams.

As for Bogut, if you are serious, I'd suggest giving this a read:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/670447-dwight-howard-and-andrew-bogut-a-tale-of-two-2011-all-nba-defensive-centers

Deng is both brilliant off the ball and man defender. He should have been close to all defensive first team. I guess he doesn't play cheat defense and play the passing
Lanes to get his stats up.

During this season he has guarded perimeter guys like
Johnson and Williams, and also Horford in the post.

Anon, did you even read the article? It has all of its claims backed up by stats and links to those stats. It isn't just some guy making baseless claims, as you are.

I'd love to know why you don't consider Bogut to be a game changer though? He blocks shots (and keeps the ball in play at a high rate - unlike Howard - which leads to his team taking possession), takes charges, keeps his opponent quiet and deters the opposition from taking it to the rim (that is of course a subjective opinion, but one that I'm pretty confident in making). Throw in that he was clearly the best defender on a really good defensive team, and I just can't think of much more that a game changing big can do on D?