LeBron James unanimous choice for First-Team All NBA

by John Bena (aka CavsBlogger) on May 13, 2009 1:35 PM CDT in Cleveland Cavaliers in the News

The accolades continue to pour in for LeBron James. The NBA MVP, who also finished 2nd to Dwight Howard for Defensive Player of the Year was a unanimous choice for 2009 All-NBA first team.

It was the second year in a row that James was named first team, an honor voted on by 122 sports-writers from the U.S. and Canada. Included on the team with James was first-time member Dwyane Wade, Kobe Bryant, who made the team for the 4th time in a row(7th time overall), Dwight Howard and Dirk Nowitzki.

LeBron was the only one to receive first-team votes from all 122 voters.

GO CAVS!

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Well deserve that is for sure.

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by E5 on May 13, 2009 7:21 PM CDT reply actions

anybody know the last unanimous choice for first team? i would have to figure the MVP gets pretty darned close every year.

hollinger (smartest guy on espn.com by far) has a piece worth reading.

by DontCallMeJoey on May 13, 2009 7:56 PM CDT reply actions

Yeah, that was a good article, I posted a FanShot about it.

Also, Hollinger may be pretty smart but I think Rob Neyer might give him a run for his money.

by Buckeye Brad on May 13, 2009 8:37 PM CDT up reply actions

i don’t really do much Neyer, but i’ve heard good things about him.

i’ll defer to you as i’ve completely taken myself off of espn away from game coverage. i try as hard as i can not to read espn.com (cnnsi.com is my go to) or watch sportscenter. you may catch me watching espnnews every so often, as it’s much more similar to the original sportscenter model. otherwise, my senses just can’t take it.

by DontCallMeJoey on May 13, 2009 9:39 PM CDT up reply actions

Neyer is a writer on espn baseball pages, he’s not on sportscenter (except perhaps once in a blue moon). He used to be pay content (not sure if he still is).

by talonk on May 13, 2009 9:59 PM CDT up reply actions

I don’t think I’ve ever seen Neyer on Sportcenter. And he’s not on Insider any more so you can read him for free; any baseball fan should read him every day. He always gives a good perspective on things and provides daily links to interesting articles.

by Buckeye Brad on May 13, 2009 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions

I know some fans complain endlessly about ESPN, and for many good reasons, but they still have some quality content. That’s especially true on the website, where they’ve added a wide variety of writing recently. John Hollinger and the True Hoop blog for basketball, Neyer and Keith Law are great for baseball (and of course there’s Gammons), and they have some good stuff for college football and basketball. I don’t think there as awful as some fans make them out to be.

by Buckeye Brad on May 13, 2009 10:03 PM CDT up reply actions

hollinger and true hoop are must reads for hoops, to be sure, and i do like law (and gammons will always be my favorite, no matter how senile he gets).

your point is well taken about the website, where it’s easier to avoid some of the more commercial and annoying aspects. it just feels like you have to wade through too much bs to get to the good stuff, and as with everything they do i believe that they’re trying too hard to make the content/presentation cool, edgy, wow-y, as opposed to allowing guys like hollinger drive traffic with great writing/reporting. cnnsi is very austere, by comparison (with not-quite-as-good content).

on tv, though, i just can’t do it. they’ve ruined sportscenter, and baseball tonight is virtually unwatchable. BT used to be on my tivo, and i literally will not watch it now. college gameday is the only non-game programming i can watch and not cringe. oh, and “WHO’S MORE NOW??!!!?!!!” presented by RockStar, and brought to you by Semi Pro…

by DontCallMeJoey on May 13, 2009 10:15 PM CDT up reply actions