An Upset For DPOY

An Upset For DPOY 

By Nick Daniel

Dwight Howard (right) blocking Ray Allen's (closest) shot

Dwight Howard is the defensive player of the year, without him the Orlando Magic are in a defensive and rebounding flux. Dwight Howard  leads the league in rebounding with 18.3 rebounds per game, and an over the top 10.8 defensive rebounds per game, more than the other DPOY canidates regular rebounding totals. Dwight Howard's three competitors are Serge Ibaka (leads the league in blocks with 3.6 blocks per game), Tyson Chanler (anchors the New York Knicks defense), and Lebron James (considered the most versatile defender of the group). Basketball experts predict that Tyson Chandler will be the winner, upsetting Howards reign of three Defensive Player of the Year awards. Basketball experts are saying that Tyson Chandler will win because people are tired of Dwight Howard winning. A similar thing happened in 1998 when Karl Malone won the MVP when Michael Jordan was most deserving. Karl Malone won because fans were tired of seeing Michael Jordan win MVP after MVP. Dwight has won the DPOY award for three years straight, so fans could be getting tired of seeing him winning, so they might vote Tyson Chandler, Lebron James, or Serge Ibaka. Goodthings have been said about all four of them. One basket ball fan said "Serge Ibake is the best blocker in the NBA today, he also works his but off in games and practices". Many people say that Tyson Chandler should win another fan said "Tyson Chandler is a hustle player, and he also makes a person's shot hard". But some people think Lebron should win, one fan said "Lebron is a freak athlete, he can do everything on the defensive end". There are a handful of players that deserve to win DPOY, but are their any that stand above the pack? Will voters be tired of Dwight Howards DPOY reign and vote somebody else? 

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