wallace is the defensive player

by **The Big Racist** on Thu Apr 24, 2003 3:34 am

NEW YORK, N.Y., April 23 -- Ben Wallace of the Detroit Pistons was named the 2002-03 Defensive Player of the Year, marking the second consecutive season he has earned the award, the NBA announced Wednesday. here's the link http://www.nba.com/news/wallace_030423.html i hope he gets it in the next year too.

by **Bill Russell** on Thu Apr 24, 2003 3:48 am

Congrats to Big Ben, he really deserved it.

Artest is still too crazy to win it, but he might get it next year or something.

Garnett is an underrated defender too. (Y)

by **Rens** on Thu Apr 24, 2003 3:55 am

Tales wrote:Garnett is an underrated defender too.

Not that underrated, he finished 3rd or 4th in this contest. Tim Duncan and Doug Christie rounded out the top 5. (Artest 2nd).

by **Steve04** on Thu Apr 24, 2003 4:16 am

Kobe is underrated, When he feels like it he is a tough on the ball defender.

by **The Big Racist** on Thu Apr 24, 2003 4:33 am

like you said *when he feels* but big ben feels it all the time so kb8 cant win it or even get in top 5.

by **GloveGuy** on Thu Apr 24, 2003 5:18 am

I hope GP can get All Defensive team, because that would give him the record. He's tied for it now with MJ but this would make him the only one with 10. He doesn't average a lot of steals anymore but I think that he's still one of the best.

by **air gordon** on Thu Apr 24, 2003 5:18 pm

as much as i would like to see him get it, i don't think payton will get it this year. i think it's evident he's not the defender he was back in his seattle days

i would like to see snow make the all D team...

i think KG, artest, and wallace all deserved to win the award. i think KG is the best all around defender in the league. artest is the best guard&sf defender, and big ben is the best interior defender.

by **Matt** on Thu Apr 24, 2003 11:33 pm

Yeah Ben Wallace!!!!!!!!!

it's only fitting that the Defensive player is from the leagues BEST defensive team

by **Boyk** on Fri Apr 25, 2003 4:57 am

well i still cant belive this guy was undrafted lol

and the magic would be a better team if the ydidnt trade him away.

Go Ben!!
get them pistons to the 2nd rnd.

by **Steve04** on Fri Apr 25, 2003 5:57 am

Laddas_KB8 wrote:and the magic would be a better team if the ydidnt trade him away.

Same with the Wizards....

YouTube · by **shadowgrin** on Fri Apr 25, 2003 6:18 am

i would like to see snow make the all D team

he could be in the 2nd or 3rd team :?:

YouTube · by **Andrew** on Fri Apr 25, 2003 4:15 pm

Definitely a deserving winner. If he keeps this up, he's probably locked up the award for the next few years.

YouTube · by **mp3** on Sun Apr 27, 2003 7:27 am

Andrew wrote:Definitely a deserving winner. If he keeps this up, he's probably locked up the award for the next few years.

yeah with Artest a close second as well

by **Stevan** on Sun Apr 27, 2003 12:57 pm

Ben Wallace... the centre of the USA team

a couple of articles I've read suggested that Ron Artest is a better one on one defender than Big ass lips Ben. Apparently Wallace doesn't strike fear into the hearts of defenders like he did last year, and Artest does. Apparently, he won it again as a result of reputation.

YouTube · by **mp3** on Sun Apr 27, 2003 8:30 pm

Artest's defence doesn't alway's show up in the stat sheet.

a couple of articles I've read suggested that Ron Artest is a better one on one defender

true, Ben is better as a weak side defender. Artest will be in his opponents face for 48 minutes.

Ron Ron's time will come :wink:

YouTube · by **shadowgrin** on Mon Apr 28, 2003 8:28 am

Ron Artest is a better one on one defender

he is but Ben Wallace is a better team defender, he knows what to do to disrupt the opposing team's offensive plays...

wallace is the defensive player

wallace is the defensive player

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