Master___Pain
04-27-2007, 12:00 PM
Awesome!!! Well done Marcus
DPOY (http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_5763899)
Camby to win defensive award
By Marc J. Spears
Denver Post Staff Writer
Article Last Updated: 04/27/2007 09:31:14 AM MDT
Marcus Camby (Post file)
Nuggets center Marcus Camby will be named the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year today, The Denver Post has learned.
Camby averaged an NBA-best 3.3 blocked shots this season as well as 11.7 rebounds and 1.2 steals. The 6-foot-11, 235-pounder is a two-time all-defensive second-team selection but has never previously won the defensive player award. The only Nugget to be named defensive player of the year previously was Dikembe Mutombo in 1995.
"It would be the greatest award I've received, other than college player of the year (at the University of Massachusetts in 1996). There are so many great people that won the award," said Camby, in a phone interview Thursday.
The Nuggets are expected to announce the award during a press conference today. NBA commissioner David Stern will be at Game 3 Saturday night at the Pepsi Center and is expected to give Camby the award prior to the game against San Antonio. While the media voting for the award has yet to be released, other candidates included San Antonio forwards Tim Duncan and Bruce Bowen and Phoenix's Shawn Marion. Chicago center Ben Wallace won the past two awards and four of the past five as a member of the Detroit Pistons.
"I just try to be consistent with rebounding the basketball and blocking shots and having trust from my teammates that if they get beat I'll be there to block a shot," Camby said. "I led the league in blocks and finished top four in rebounding. I try to be consistent with that."
Staff writer Marc J. Spears can be reached at 303-954-1098 or mspears@denverpost.com.
DPOY (http://www.denverpost.com/sports/ci_5763899)
Camby to win defensive award
By Marc J. Spears
Denver Post Staff Writer
Article Last Updated: 04/27/2007 09:31:14 AM MDT
Marcus Camby (Post file)
Nuggets center Marcus Camby will be named the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year today, The Denver Post has learned.
Camby averaged an NBA-best 3.3 blocked shots this season as well as 11.7 rebounds and 1.2 steals. The 6-foot-11, 235-pounder is a two-time all-defensive second-team selection but has never previously won the defensive player award. The only Nugget to be named defensive player of the year previously was Dikembe Mutombo in 1995.
"It would be the greatest award I've received, other than college player of the year (at the University of Massachusetts in 1996). There are so many great people that won the award," said Camby, in a phone interview Thursday.
The Nuggets are expected to announce the award during a press conference today. NBA commissioner David Stern will be at Game 3 Saturday night at the Pepsi Center and is expected to give Camby the award prior to the game against San Antonio. While the media voting for the award has yet to be released, other candidates included San Antonio forwards Tim Duncan and Bruce Bowen and Phoenix's Shawn Marion. Chicago center Ben Wallace won the past two awards and four of the past five as a member of the Detroit Pistons.
"I just try to be consistent with rebounding the basketball and blocking shots and having trust from my teammates that if they get beat I'll be there to block a shot," Camby said. "I led the league in blocks and finished top four in rebounding. I try to be consistent with that."
Staff writer Marc J. Spears can be reached at 303-954-1098 or mspears@denverpost.com.