Record dosent matter for DPOY. If it was not for Rudy Wemby would 100% win DPOY as a rookie. Just look at every past DPOY voting not just winning the award but finishing in the top 3 how many of them that finished in the top 3 in voting actually missed the playoffs. The last time that happened was in the 05-06 season with Andrei Kirilenko who finished at 3rd in voting and the Jazz finished at 9th barely missing . This is why Wemby is the excception to this rule anyone who finished in the top 3 not just winning it are playoff teams period but Wemby defense this season was so crazy you have no choice but to overlook the record.
Record dosent matter for DPOY. If it was not for Rudy Wemby would 100% win DPOY as a rookie. Just look at every past DPOY voting not just winning the award but finishing in the top 3 how many of them that finished in the top 3 in voting actually missed the playoffs. The last time that happened was in the 05-06 season with Andrei Kirilenko who finished at 3rd in voting and the Jazz finished at 9th barely missing . This is why Wemby is the excception to this rule anyone who finished in the top 3 not just winning it are playoff teams period but Wemby defense this season was so crazy you have no choice but to overlook the record.