Unfortunately Lopez is old and has been playing consistent defense this time. Younger players get talked about more. Less consistent players get their hot and cold streaks talked about more than consistent players.
Of course there are a lot off actors but I feel those two work against Lopez the hardest.
justanotherarab88
He’s still doing great but they’re just doing better. Especially Claxton and Adebayo. Claxton has grown so much this year and Bam is just doing Bam things. JJJ is ridiculously talented on the defensive end but he doesn’t play a lot of minutes. Don’t know how much that factors into voters odds.
IceTray_Zay
I think him and bam are close but Clax and JJJ are a tier above
LeFxckYouThree
DPOY is PR competition
catchycactus
Marcus Smart won last year. The award is clearly based on nothing at this point.
SnooPies3316
WSJ article yesterday makes a decent argument Lopez should be DPOY.
Unless there is a clear and obvious front runner, NBA awards are all bullshit now. They’re all about media narratives. Best not to pay attention to them, as frustrating as that can be.
AaronRodgersDefender
Giannis should be number 1 on this list and that’s the truth.
MkeBucksMarkPope
We need a scorekeeper that pads Brooks stats at home like JJ Jr.
YoungFreezy
My conspiracy theory is that Gobert has ruined it for drop coverage big men for the foreseeable future.
Jamoncorona
“The bucks are boring” “small market team blah blah” “but what about Harden” etc., etc.
girlscoutcookies05
This is the same league that scheduled Giannis VS Jokic on a B2B TWICE this season.
Sus behavior
sharty_undergarments
It’s because our score keeper won’t alter his home game stats.
ElvisDaBaus
People sleeping
choochmaster561
Bam and Giannis are the only players who can guard 1-5, and also the only players who can check just about anyone in the NBA. they should be 1&2 on this list imo.
KenyonFartin
The award seems to be fetishising switchability this year.
I think JJJ deserves it and no one else really comes close, he is the best defensive player on the best defensive team and puts up lots of stocks.
I think Bam is also above Brook, Miami again are a better defense than the Bucks.
As a Nets fan, I’m obviously biased when it comes to Claxton, the only super solid argument for him above Brook is the historic block numbers and the Nets having a really good defensive rating after Nash being fired. I think they deserve to be in the 2nd team all defense together.
GiannisRodgersYeli
As far as the odds go, brook is 4th. So if this list was 4 long hed be on it. And btw. Giannis is 5th. But theres a pretty big drop from brook to giannis and even a big drop from jjj to clax as jjj is the current odds on favorite
TaSoS1980
To be fair when Giannis deside to give more effort on defense he is by far our best defender. He just keep his energy sometimes and not give it all in some plays. At least from what comes to my attention from the games this year.
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Unfortunately Lopez is old and has been playing consistent defense this time. Younger players get talked about more. Less consistent players get their hot and cold streaks talked about more than consistent players.
Of course there are a lot off actors but I feel those two work against Lopez the hardest.
He’s still doing great but they’re just doing better. Especially Claxton and Adebayo. Claxton has grown so much this year and Bam is just doing Bam things. JJJ is ridiculously talented on the defensive end but he doesn’t play a lot of minutes. Don’t know how much that factors into voters odds.
I think him and bam are close but Clax and JJJ are a tier above
DPOY is PR competition
Marcus Smart won last year. The award is clearly based on nothing at this point.
WSJ article yesterday makes a decent argument Lopez should be DPOY.
[https://www.wsj.com/articles/brook-lopez-nba-defense-11675129976?reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink](https://www.wsj.com/articles/brook-lopez-nba-defense-11675129976?reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink)
Unless there is a clear and obvious front runner, NBA awards are all bullshit now. They’re all about media narratives. Best not to pay attention to them, as frustrating as that can be.
Giannis should be number 1 on this list and that’s the truth.
We need a scorekeeper that pads Brooks stats at home like JJ Jr.
My conspiracy theory is that Gobert has ruined it for drop coverage big men for the foreseeable future.
“The bucks are boring” “small market team blah blah” “but what about Harden” etc., etc.
This is the same league that scheduled Giannis VS Jokic on a B2B TWICE this season.
Sus behavior
It’s because our score keeper won’t alter his home game stats.
People sleeping
Bam and Giannis are the only players who can guard 1-5, and also the only players who can check just about anyone in the NBA. they should be 1&2 on this list imo.
The award seems to be fetishising switchability this year.
I think JJJ deserves it and no one else really comes close, he is the best defensive player on the best defensive team and puts up lots of stocks.
I think Bam is also above Brook, Miami again are a better defense than the Bucks.
As a Nets fan, I’m obviously biased when it comes to Claxton, the only super solid argument for him above Brook is the historic block numbers and the Nets having a really good defensive rating after Nash being fired. I think they deserve to be in the 2nd team all defense together.
As far as the odds go, brook is 4th. So if this list was 4 long hed be on it. And btw. Giannis is 5th. But theres a pretty big drop from brook to giannis and even a big drop from jjj to clax as jjj is the current odds on favorite
To be fair when Giannis deside to give more effort on defense he is by far our best defender. He just keep his energy sometimes and not give it all in some plays. At least from what comes to my attention from the games this year.