Did Marc Gasol deserve to win the DPOY in 2013?

The thing that pisses me off is Bron would've been the first player since Hakeem to win an MVP, Finals MVP, and DPOY all in the same year. The nba really robbed this man 🤦‍♂

2013 bron could'a played some small ball centre in spurts weighing around 270 and was a lot of the times the fastest guy on the court too. Wild stuff

1:30 - I know his game 7 chasedown block in the finals on Iggy is considered his greatest block of all time, but this will always be my favorite block from him. Face to face with Splitter, 100% clean, the height off of the vertical, the power and strength of the deflection - plus he proceeded to get a block, an assist, a steal and a dunk in the same exact sequence.

The guy quite literally guarded Tony Parker and Tim Duncan in the same possessions at times. He was that versatile.

There was a match in march 2012, Miami vs Lakers. Pau was played so good in 1st quarter he was just dominating Bosh and if they double team he passing so like miami has no answer for him. After the 2nd quarter LeBron just start guarding Pau, (there is a video in youtube) he just collapsed him on defense Pau literally didnt do ANYTHING in rest of the game. But the real scary thing is coming now the week after that match they played against Bucks so Lebron just did same thing to Monta Ellis. So basically this dude just locked up one of the most explosive pg's in league and a dude with one of the best post moves in league in same week. In his Miami years LeBron was just doing whatever-whenever the team needs on defense. This is why i never saw anything like LeBron's defense, yes there are some dudes like Simmons-Giannis who can defend 1-5 but believe me they not even close to prime LeBron. Some guys calls me crazy and ignorant basketball watcher but i aint care. LeBron is top 5 defender in NBA history.

This athleticism is unreal, I've never seen someone this much stronger and faster than everyone .. if he for some reason didn't have a great offensive game and he focused entirely on defense, he would have been by far the best defender of all time easily To have so many strong and fast athletes on the court and for him to bully them this much where they avoid getting anywhere close to him when he is in full speed is incredible to watch, truly a once in a lifetime type of athlete

2013 LeBron is the most complete basketball player I’ve ever seen

Lebron really guarded every position on the court....mann that's not real ..🙌🏿😯

Lol crazy thing was that Marc Gasol literally got All NBA second defence team. Bron def deserved it.

Nba really wanted to protect their industry plant’s legacy so bad by not giving him DPOY

For me LBJ was the most complete player ever. Scoring, rebounds, assist, blocking and steals why some people put hate on this man I only see his greatness..

Bro Bron was so smooth too. His game looked so much more fluid compared to today. He ran like a fucking Gazelle in transition.

I’m telling you the NBA didn’t want this man to not surpass Jordan in anything I’m telling you they were afraid that he would go down as #1 of all time he deserved that award that year in 2013 and many more including MVPs and NBA Titles. That’s why in 2020 when he won he said he felt like he was cheated out some championships when he was in Cleveland

How Lebron literally patented the chase down block and never one a DPOY just goes to show the bias against him. Anyone else would have multiple DPOY.

You know NBA is protecting someone's legacy 😏😏

7:04 playing against Cleveland Bron guarded 4 people for that steal 🤣🤣🤣

Bron was not human when he was with the heat but this is one of the biggest Snubs for DPOY he should’ve won it

Man I wish I could see the ‘10s basketball all over again, I was only 10 at the time, now I’m 21, able to buy alcohol being a senior in college, life moves fast, I still watch every Lebron game, it’s weird to think that I was alive during this man’s career, stumbling upon him by begging my parents for a pair of Lebron 9’s which I didn’t know were basketball shoes, and my dad teaching me and my little bro a sport of which he had basically no knowledge of, my favorite years of my life.

Yeah there were a couple years where lebron was easily the best defensive player in the league. It’s still wild to me that he never won DPOY

This was robbery with a deadly weapon. They really cheated bron for no reason. Gasol even knows he didn’t deserve it

His defense was A1 on the heat, he kinda paced himself on defense when he went back to the cavs

i dont understand how people hate this mans greatness.There will never be another lebron james

When LeBron could legit guard 1-5. His days with the Heat were primo

He used to defend 1-5 positions at that time. ( That include defending prime Tony Parker in Finals) Certainly underrrated.

LeHeat was insane in those years on Miami 🔥🔥😎 that's why i became he's fan since 2011 and i started to love basketball after years watching MLB baseball

i remember watching this season when i was just 14yrs old... Bron running full speed on a fast break is the scariest thing for a defender... dudes a freight train

1:57 I love Hinrich turning away he knew what's coming

Lebron was an excellent defensive player. He could lock down your point guard to your pf to your center on any given night in his prime

I always say if it's left up to the media to vote on awards they'll collective do what it takes to keep lebron from being closer to their beloved Jordan as punishment for switching teams.

Lebron is also the first unanimous mvp if nba didn't protecting jordan's legacy

they tryna affect lebron’s legacy

He also got robbed by James Harden in the 2018 MVP race dude has better stats than Harden and some how didn't win it

Thanks for making this vid GOATen Hoops!

Imagine LeBron in the 90s when he's actually able to use his frame and physicality and push people around more

Lebron was like my childhood anime.

fun fact: LeBron should've been the first unanimous MVP before Steph, in 2013 lebron got all number 1 votes but the one vote Melo as number 1 who currently ranked at number 5 in mvp

I LOVE GOLDEN HOOPS, HE ALWAYS COMES OUT WITH SUCH BANGERS🔥💪😤

majority of steph curry fanbois never had a chance to watch this legendary version of lebron

Never forget Lebron should not only have had MVP, DPOY, and Finals MVP, but was one vote away from it being a unanimous MVP.

Back when even Bron didn’t understand his leaping ability

Great, now show us an 8-minute clip of Marc Gasol Defensive Plays during his DPOY season

Some of these highlights are from 2014, not 2013

goldenhoops we need a miami bron mixtape

Amazing. 8 minutes of "highlight" clips for LeFraud. Only half of them were fouls, another 40% were shots he made 3 inches from the basket, aka, his range. This 8 minutes really negates the 8,000 hours of clips of him; flopping, charging, traveling, whining, or, his personal favorite, being the all-time leader, turning the ball over. 😂

The fact this is the narrative shows that Marc gasol getting did dirty man. Marc gasol was the literal winner , he shouldn’t have been 2nd team . People just worship LeBron

I am always a fan of Golden Hoops♥️

I am a fan of Golden Hoops ❤

Too hungry, too fast, too strong, Heat Lebron attacks like a mad man, haha.

Absolutely wrong and dumb of the league we all have eyes and ears he was clearly DPOY

show this to the jordan fans who call mj a better defender

NBA DIDNT LET LEBRON WIN MVP, FMVPS AND DPOY IN THE SAME SEASON TO PROTECT JORDANS LEGACY

making a team call a timeout 2 minutes into the game,man bron and dwade were special

I guess MJ fan still laughing at Lebron fan because of it 😂😂

Bron has been robbed of so many achievements that it's crazy

Mind ya Gasol wasn’t even 1st team all defense when he won it and joakim noah and Tyson chandler CENTERS BTW WERE BOTH FIRST TEAM AHEAD OF GASOL….STRAIGHT ROBBERY WITH NO MASK

The music hits

That phone call was definitely made 🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️

Lebron guards all the teams best players like Pippen and Kobe did too.

also 2018 , lebron didn't win mvp award, james harden did

The meat riding is so crazy

Do you mean the year Marc Gasol was 2nd in defensive win shares and Lebron was 10th? The year Gasol was first in defensive box plus minus and Lebron was 5th? The year Gasol defensive rating was 5th and Lebron was 49th? Lebron was not robbed of DPOY in 2013, Gasol was robbed of being named to the All Defensive First Team

Hahaha the grizles in 2013 are first in team defensive. The defensive title should be between gasol and tony allen. NOT lebron.

I’d literally never attempt a layup on the same court as this man 😭😭😭

He is now top 10 in steals as well as assists and points.

To protect jordan's legacy..

Genuine question who did Bron lock up this yr? It seemed mainly like team defensive plays like blocks and steals, not sayin Marc Gasol locked up any bigs either but wonder what their difference was when guarding all star level players bc Gasol avg 2 blocks a game and 1 steal and Bron avg 2 steals a game and 1 block so that’s even but then I imagine Bron locking up more guys in position 1-5 and locking them up compared to Marc Gasol and if that’s the case Bron was def robbed

Dumb thing is all year it was bron or ibaka who was gunna take it then announced marc gasol like what 🤔

Robbed really I thought this was a basketball channel. Not a lebron fan page wtf

Marc Gasol not even in the first team all defensive team that season and won the DPOY. Crazy!

This is a compilation of the spurs and Indiana pacers getting dominated

It’s happens…wilt should have won at least 5-6more mvps than he did. But because bill russell (rip) was on a winning team..they rewarded that. Mj same thing maybe should’ve won 3-4 more mvps.

Out of spite, Lebron decided to never play defense ever again

Looking back on the advanced stats. No. Marc was elite on that end. Lebron was as well. But when it comes down to the wire. They will always go with stats sometimes.

People like LeBron James who were robbed so many times will go down in history as the greatest to ever do it. Trophies will not be enough, he has shown his greatness and that alone will prove him right.

All big defensive metrics had Gasol over LBJ, even by quite a bit: Defensive Win Shares: Marc Gasol: 5.4 (2nd place) LeBron James: 4.7 (10th place) Defensive Rating (Individual): Marc Gasol: 98 (6th place) LeBron James: 101 (49th place) Defensive Plus Minus: Marc Gasol: 3.1 (1st place) LeBron James: 2.4 (5th place) The Grizz where also the better defensive team that year. Defensive stats are always a bit muddy but to see Gasol higher in all the main ones says something. The LBJ mythos is growing out of control nowadays. Marc deserved that DPoY award

Marc Gasol literally got NBA all NBA 2nd defensive team and he still got it, LeBron got robbed man fr

Lebron and TimmyD got robbed by many DPOTY seasons

It's Crazy to think that Prime Drose can Outrun this Version of Lebron that's too fast.

I am a fan of golden hoops!

LEBRON 2013: x RING x FINALS MVP x MVP AWARD x ALL-NBA x DPOY ROBBED

omaaygadd the dude can defend a point guard.. he is the goat

Every year, LeBron has terrific defence

A lot of this was in the playoffs just saying has nothing to do with regular season awards

and another facts, LeBron almost win the first Unanimous MVP but 1 coach or analyst ruined it💀

It’s a lot of playoff clips in here, that don’t count towards the regular season

It's ok. He also stole rookie of the year from melo.

People say lebron was robbed of a dpoy when Jordan averaged 37 ppg in a season and didn’t win mvp 🤷‍♂️

What's the beat at 6:37

Fact 💯

Protecting jordasian legacy

They ain’t rob him of shit look at the numbers

Imagine this lebron on the lakers

7:58 look how fast lebron is

I want to see marc gasol try and gaurd tony parker

Ray Lewis on the court that year

How marc gasol won it blows my mind

It’s the quality for me

Lmao they should just reverse this tbh, because this is crazy

Lebrons shouldn’t have gotten it, solely based off the fact he was a highlight defender, there were 3-4 more consistent defenders that season