Offical All Star Reserves Thread

Originally Posted by finnns2003

Originally Posted by bittersweet

Originally Posted by abovelegit1

Originally Posted by bittersweet

Luol Deng should have made it.
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He really deserves it this year.
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I hope you aren't serious, but if you are your basketball opinions are now null and void, if they weren't already.
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I really don't care how you feel about my opinions ... but Luol Deng should have made it. Period. 
Paul Pierce? Ray Allen? Really? But no Luol Deng? Watch more Bulls games before you speak.
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You don't think two guys that are responsible for the best record in the East deserve all-star slots? You are a cot damn joke, my lord no one is more clueless.

Pierce and Allen fully deserve their spots.
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So Ray Allen is more deserving than Luol Deng? We know his past, we know how great he is ... but this year ... he's an All-Star?
Don't mention 'the best record in the East' like the Bulls aren't 3 games behind that & like Boozer & Noah haven't been out damn near the whole season. 

Aside from them, I don't even know how we got on the Celtics ...

It's been Rose & Deng. He is definitely deserving, he just isn't as popular. 
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How is Ray Allen's selection to the ASG in any way related to Luol Deng not making it? They play different freaking positions.

Thats like me saying "Damn Monta Ellis should have made the ASG. He is way more deserving than Yao Ming."
 
How is Ray Allen's selection to the ASG in any way related to Luol Deng not making it? They play different freaking positions.

Thats like me saying "Damn Monta Ellis should have made the ASG. He is way more deserving than Yao Ming."
 
Originally Posted by Do Be Doo

Originally Posted by finnns2003

You don't think two guys that are responsible for the best record in the NBA deserve all-star slots? You are a cot damn joke, my lord no one is more clueless.

TIM and DUNCAN fully deserve their spots.
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Originally Posted by Do Be Doo

Originally Posted by finnns2003

You don't think two guys that are responsible for the best record in the NBA deserve all-star slots? You are a cot damn joke, my lord no one is more clueless.

TIM and DUNCAN fully deserve their spots.
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BitterSweet already admitted that she says things for shock value. We all know she isn't serious about Deng.
 
BitterSweet already admitted that she says things for shock value. We all know she isn't serious about Deng.
 
From True Hoop

Thursday, February 3, 2011
Not a Hollywood ending
By Henry Abbott


fan_g_klove_sy_576.jpg

David Sherman/NBAE/Getty Images
Kevin Love's 15.5 rebounds per game for the Timberwolves were not enough for an All-Star berth.

The 2010-2011 West All-Stars

Starters
Kevin Durant
Carmelo Anthony
Kobe Bryant
Chris Paul
Yao Ming (Injured)

Reserves
Tim Duncan
Pau Gasol
Blake Griffin
Manu Ginobili
Dirk Nowitzki
Russell Westbrook
Deron Williams

So, who is missing from that list? Let's look at some of the players who will be most chapped to learn that they won't be headed to Los Angeles to strut their stuff on President's Day Weekend.

Kevin Love
Now you're just getting me mad. Kevin Love is, quite literally one of the best young rebounders the league has ever seen. And that's not all he does. His PER is sixth in the whole NBA -- there's not a single All-Star reserve who is ahead of him. David Thorpe (Insider) wrote the other day that Blake Griffin has the potential to be an MVP, but Love is the better All-Star pick right now: "His combination of rebounding and outside shooting is possibly the best the game has ever seen. If his team looked for him more in the post, he'd be having an even better season than he is, which is extraordinary."

Kevin Martin
If Yao Ming were healthy and productive, there's a chance the Chinese audience would have voted this guy a starter like they did in the past for Tracy McGrady. To say he scores efficiently is a vast understatement. He shoots 3s as well as any heavy-volume shooter, and leads the league in free throws made.  And while he has the reputation of a standstill shooter, his game-winner last night -- an athletic and-1 over Al Jefferson -- is an integral part of his game too. Were he more selfish, his scoring totals would make him an obvious pick, but he wouldn't be as helpful to his team.

LaMarcus Aldridge
How amazing is ex-Blazers GM Kevin Pritchard? The team's two best players go down, and a third emerges as a double-double monster and leader of a playoff-caliber team. On sheer production, Aldridge is on the bubble, especially when you factor in how he started the season (and, for that matter, his career). And it sure doesn't help that his team is middling, and plays games that start incredibly late for a lot of voters. However, here's what you're missing: All-Star games are about stellar plays, a good hunk of which are lobs. Not sure anybody finishes more lobs than this long, fast leaper. It would have been pretty.

Monta Ellis
Turn off your inner critic for a moment. Speak not of efficiency, nor wins and losses. Take a deep breath. Go to your happy place. Listen to the airy music. And just watch what this guy does: He takes big piles of nothing and turns them into and-1s. He takes your lazy passes and makes them steals and dunks. He takes double teams and splits them. He takes your slow defender and makes him fall over. He takes your outstretched arms, and, little though he is, shoots over them, and hits every time. At least, that's how it goes in the highlight reel. He'd be fun to watch in Los Angeles. (And Commissioner Stern, think how much cheaper the travel would be, sending a guy who lives a tad farther up the coast.)

Steve Nash
The two-time MVP is doing just about everything as well as he ever did. Now the supporting cast, and the W-L record, are both far less impressive. Should that matter? Yes, of course, in some ways. The challenge to every NBA player is to win. On the other hand, if not an All-Star berth, what way is there to honor the otherworldly play of an aging hero doomed by his owner's questionable leadership? Hollinger: "What we're basically saying is that Nash was responsible for having Amare Stoudemire and Shawn Marion on his team, and now it's his fault that they're gone."

David West
In addition to being the featured big man in Chris Paul's multifaceted attack, West is also now the starting forward for a title-quality defense. If the Hornets could upgrade their wing players, Paul, West and Okafor would be a force in the West, and West would be an All-Star.

Zach Randolph
Has anyone noticed that Memphis has been turning it on lately? They have long been a popular pick to be terrible, but ever since getting Randolph he has been putting up huge numbers and they have been better than expected. At the moment, the Grizzlies have a winning record, are on track to make the playoffs. Surely somebody deserves recognition for exceeding expectations like that. You could do worse than to pick the guy averaging a cool 20 and 13.

The 2010-2011 East All-Stars

Starters
LeBron James
Amare Stoudemire
Dwyane Wade
Derrick Rose
Dwight Howard

Reserves
Ray Allen
Chris Bosh
Kevin Garnett
Al Horford
Joe Johnson
Paul Pierce
Rajon Rondo

Andrew Bogut
One of Andrew Bogut's problems is that he's in the Eastern Conference with Dwight Howard, who is unlikely to ever miss this game, and, now, Al Horford who is proving to be quite the stud. As an extra annoyance, players like Joakim Noah (whose Bulls are 14 games ahead of the Bucks in the standings) and Brook Lopez also vie for the title of conference's third-best center. Last year when Bogut was on the All-Star bubble, he offered to switch positions. He can play center, but he swears he can also bring the ball up and zing behind-the-back passes. So, maybe that's something to consider next time.

Carlos Boozer
It was 2004 -- a half-century ago in dog years -- that Carlos Boozer offended the NBA by taking the biggest contract he could get. Sometimes it feels like he gets punished anew for that every year. He's a 20 and 10 guy (and the highest-paid player) on a 34-14 Bulls team that is shattering the assumption that the Celtics, Magic and Heat are the East's three candidates to make the Finals.

Joakim Noah
Charles Barkley's favorite NBA player is beautiful to watch, even if you're not captivated by the flowing curls. His game has infinite love -- for the game, for winning, for his teammates, for hustle, for the big moments. It's no coincidence he was part of special teams in college and again in the pros. The man plays his heart out, and any league would be wise to reward that. Meanwhile, his team has been as exciting as any in the league this season. The only real drawback to his candidacy: Thanks to injury, he has played just 24 games, and a lot of Chicago's best ball has come with Noah in funky street clothes.
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From True Hoop

Thursday, February 3, 2011
Not a Hollywood ending
By Henry Abbott


fan_g_klove_sy_576.jpg

David Sherman/NBAE/Getty Images
Kevin Love's 15.5 rebounds per game for the Timberwolves were not enough for an All-Star berth.

The 2010-2011 West All-Stars

Starters
Kevin Durant
Carmelo Anthony
Kobe Bryant
Chris Paul
Yao Ming (Injured)

Reserves
Tim Duncan
Pau Gasol
Blake Griffin
Manu Ginobili
Dirk Nowitzki
Russell Westbrook
Deron Williams

So, who is missing from that list? Let's look at some of the players who will be most chapped to learn that they won't be headed to Los Angeles to strut their stuff on President's Day Weekend.

Kevin Love
Now you're just getting me mad. Kevin Love is, quite literally one of the best young rebounders the league has ever seen. And that's not all he does. His PER is sixth in the whole NBA -- there's not a single All-Star reserve who is ahead of him. David Thorpe (Insider) wrote the other day that Blake Griffin has the potential to be an MVP, but Love is the better All-Star pick right now: "His combination of rebounding and outside shooting is possibly the best the game has ever seen. If his team looked for him more in the post, he'd be having an even better season than he is, which is extraordinary."

Kevin Martin
If Yao Ming were healthy and productive, there's a chance the Chinese audience would have voted this guy a starter like they did in the past for Tracy McGrady. To say he scores efficiently is a vast understatement. He shoots 3s as well as any heavy-volume shooter, and leads the league in free throws made.  And while he has the reputation of a standstill shooter, his game-winner last night -- an athletic and-1 over Al Jefferson -- is an integral part of his game too. Were he more selfish, his scoring totals would make him an obvious pick, but he wouldn't be as helpful to his team.

LaMarcus Aldridge
How amazing is ex-Blazers GM Kevin Pritchard? The team's two best players go down, and a third emerges as a double-double monster and leader of a playoff-caliber team. On sheer production, Aldridge is on the bubble, especially when you factor in how he started the season (and, for that matter, his career). And it sure doesn't help that his team is middling, and plays games that start incredibly late for a lot of voters. However, here's what you're missing: All-Star games are about stellar plays, a good hunk of which are lobs. Not sure anybody finishes more lobs than this long, fast leaper. It would have been pretty.

Monta Ellis
Turn off your inner critic for a moment. Speak not of efficiency, nor wins and losses. Take a deep breath. Go to your happy place. Listen to the airy music. And just watch what this guy does: He takes big piles of nothing and turns them into and-1s. He takes your lazy passes and makes them steals and dunks. He takes double teams and splits them. He takes your slow defender and makes him fall over. He takes your outstretched arms, and, little though he is, shoots over them, and hits every time. At least, that's how it goes in the highlight reel. He'd be fun to watch in Los Angeles. (And Commissioner Stern, think how much cheaper the travel would be, sending a guy who lives a tad farther up the coast.)

Steve Nash
The two-time MVP is doing just about everything as well as he ever did. Now the supporting cast, and the W-L record, are both far less impressive. Should that matter? Yes, of course, in some ways. The challenge to every NBA player is to win. On the other hand, if not an All-Star berth, what way is there to honor the otherworldly play of an aging hero doomed by his owner's questionable leadership? Hollinger: "What we're basically saying is that Nash was responsible for having Amare Stoudemire and Shawn Marion on his team, and now it's his fault that they're gone."

David West
In addition to being the featured big man in Chris Paul's multifaceted attack, West is also now the starting forward for a title-quality defense. If the Hornets could upgrade their wing players, Paul, West and Okafor would be a force in the West, and West would be an All-Star.

Zach Randolph
Has anyone noticed that Memphis has been turning it on lately? They have long been a popular pick to be terrible, but ever since getting Randolph he has been putting up huge numbers and they have been better than expected. At the moment, the Grizzlies have a winning record, are on track to make the playoffs. Surely somebody deserves recognition for exceeding expectations like that. You could do worse than to pick the guy averaging a cool 20 and 13.

The 2010-2011 East All-Stars

Starters
LeBron James
Amare Stoudemire
Dwyane Wade
Derrick Rose
Dwight Howard

Reserves
Ray Allen
Chris Bosh
Kevin Garnett
Al Horford
Joe Johnson
Paul Pierce
Rajon Rondo

Andrew Bogut
One of Andrew Bogut's problems is that he's in the Eastern Conference with Dwight Howard, who is unlikely to ever miss this game, and, now, Al Horford who is proving to be quite the stud. As an extra annoyance, players like Joakim Noah (whose Bulls are 14 games ahead of the Bucks in the standings) and Brook Lopez also vie for the title of conference's third-best center. Last year when Bogut was on the All-Star bubble, he offered to switch positions. He can play center, but he swears he can also bring the ball up and zing behind-the-back passes. So, maybe that's something to consider next time.

Carlos Boozer
It was 2004 -- a half-century ago in dog years -- that Carlos Boozer offended the NBA by taking the biggest contract he could get. Sometimes it feels like he gets punished anew for that every year. He's a 20 and 10 guy (and the highest-paid player) on a 34-14 Bulls team that is shattering the assumption that the Celtics, Magic and Heat are the East's three candidates to make the Finals.

Joakim Noah
Charles Barkley's favorite NBA player is beautiful to watch, even if you're not captivated by the flowing curls. His game has infinite love -- for the game, for winning, for his teammates, for hustle, for the big moments. It's no coincidence he was part of special teams in college and again in the pros. The man plays his heart out, and any league would be wise to reward that. Meanwhile, his team has been as exciting as any in the league this season. The only real drawback to his candidacy: Thanks to injury, he has played just 24 games, and a lot of Chicago's best ball has come with Noah in funky street clothes.
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Originally Posted by SoHi 23

K-Love being snubbed and Duncan making it over a # of other bigs in the West is the only thing that really bothers me.

Just goes to show how much they value winning I guess.
I don't see how you could put Nash over Love tho, West already has good amount of guards
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Most people don't realize that Steve Nash is (without question) the best shooter in the league. In NBA history, shooting 50% FG - 40% 3pt - 90% FT over the course of an entire season has only been accomplished only 9 times. Steve Nash has done more it times than all other players combined. And he's on pace to shoot 50-40-90 for a 6th consecutive season.


[table][tr][td]Player [/td] [td]Season [/td] [td]FG% [/td] [td]3P% [/td] [td]FT%[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Steve Nash [/td] [td]2009-10 [/td] [td]50.7%[/td] [td]42.6%[/td] [td]93.8%[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Steve Nash [/td] [td]2008-09 [/td] [td]50.3%[/td] [td]43.9%[/td] [td]93.3%[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Steve Nash [/td] [td]2007-08 [/td] [td]50.4%[/td] [td]47.0%[/td] [td]90.6%[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Steve Nash [/td] [td]2006-07 [/td] [td]53.2%[/td] [td]45.5%[/td] [td]90.0%[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Steve Nash [/td] [td]2005-06 [/td] [td]51.2%[/td] [td]43.9%[/td] [td]92.1%[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Reggie Miller [/td] [td]1993-94 [/td] [td]50.3%[/td] [td]42.1%[/td] [td]90.8%[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Mark Price [/td] [td]1988-89 [/td] [td]52.6%[/td] [td]44.1%[/td] [td]90.1%[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Larry Bird[/td] [td]1987-88 [/td] [td]52.7%[/td] [td]41.4%[/td] [td]91.6%[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Larry Bird[/td] [td]1986-87 [/td] [td]52.5%[/td] [td]40.0%[/td] [td]91.0%[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Steve Nash [/td] [td]2010-11 [/td] [td]52.6%[/td] [td]40.8%[/td] [td]91.6%[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Minimum 10 FGA/g and 2.5 3ptA/g.[/td] [/tr][/table]

While I agree Kevin Love deserves to be an all-star, he's not more deserving than Steve Nash. Love is a phenomenal rebounder, but he's not the best rebounder in the league. His rebounding stats definitely benefit from playing alongside Beasley (who's allergic to the glass) and Darko (a below average rebounder who cares more about blocking shots). The most impressive part of Love's game is actually his 3-point shooting. Guess it's kinda like how everybody thinks of Nash as a passer without realizing he's actually a better shooter.

I don't understand why people think Russell Westbrook deserves to be an all star. He's exciting for sure, but his game is still the same double-edged sword it's always been. I guess people are so blinded by the fast start Westbrook got off to this season to realize he's been shooting 42.4% FG over the last 2+ months. It's actually pretty hard to shoot such a crappy percentage without taking a lot of 3-pt shots. In fact, Andray Blatche is the only player in the NBA that has a worse FG% than Westbrook among player that don't attempt more than 1 3-pt per game (minimum 10 FGA/g). Well at least Russell Westbrook must be a good passer, he's averaging 8.5 assists per game. Wrong! He ranks dead last in assist-to-turnover ratio among the Top 15 PGs by number of assists. The bottom line is Westbrook doesn't deserve to be an all star.

Tim Duncan is the most deserving Spur, his numbers are skewed downward because he's playing less than 30 mins per game this year. Best believe a team that owns the best record in the league by a comfortable margin deserves at least 1 all star. Manu Ginobili has been mired in a shooting slump since the end of November.. 40.5% FG in his last 31 games.


Originally Posted by mjshoefanatic

Originally Posted by dyyhard

Andre Miller on Blake Griffin's selection: "I'm not a hater. But he hasn't made anyone better. They are giving young guys too much respect''
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spoken like a true player hater
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bye hater!
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Seriously.. The Clips are 14-8 since the middle of December and Blake Griffin has been averaging 26.0 ppg, 13.7 rpg, and 4.3 apg.


As for you dudes that are baffled as to why it's tougher for players on crappy teams to make the All Star team... it's easier to put up stats on an awful team.  Case in point, Shareef Abdur-Rahim... he was a perennial 20-pt scorer when he was traded to Portland at age 27, his stats dropped off immediately (this was before his knee injury).
 
Originally Posted by SoHi 23

K-Love being snubbed and Duncan making it over a # of other bigs in the West is the only thing that really bothers me.

Just goes to show how much they value winning I guess.
I don't see how you could put Nash over Love tho, West already has good amount of guards
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Most people don't realize that Steve Nash is (without question) the best shooter in the league. In NBA history, shooting 50% FG - 40% 3pt - 90% FT over the course of an entire season has only been accomplished only 9 times. Steve Nash has done more it times than all other players combined. And he's on pace to shoot 50-40-90 for a 6th consecutive season.


[table][tr][td]Player [/td] [td]Season [/td] [td]FG% [/td] [td]3P% [/td] [td]FT%[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Steve Nash [/td] [td]2009-10 [/td] [td]50.7%[/td] [td]42.6%[/td] [td]93.8%[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Steve Nash [/td] [td]2008-09 [/td] [td]50.3%[/td] [td]43.9%[/td] [td]93.3%[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Steve Nash [/td] [td]2007-08 [/td] [td]50.4%[/td] [td]47.0%[/td] [td]90.6%[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Steve Nash [/td] [td]2006-07 [/td] [td]53.2%[/td] [td]45.5%[/td] [td]90.0%[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Steve Nash [/td] [td]2005-06 [/td] [td]51.2%[/td] [td]43.9%[/td] [td]92.1%[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Reggie Miller [/td] [td]1993-94 [/td] [td]50.3%[/td] [td]42.1%[/td] [td]90.8%[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Mark Price [/td] [td]1988-89 [/td] [td]52.6%[/td] [td]44.1%[/td] [td]90.1%[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Larry Bird[/td] [td]1987-88 [/td] [td]52.7%[/td] [td]41.4%[/td] [td]91.6%[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Larry Bird[/td] [td]1986-87 [/td] [td]52.5%[/td] [td]40.0%[/td] [td]91.0%[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Steve Nash [/td] [td]2010-11 [/td] [td]52.6%[/td] [td]40.8%[/td] [td]91.6%[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Minimum 10 FGA/g and 2.5 3ptA/g.[/td] [/tr][/table]

While I agree Kevin Love deserves to be an all-star, he's not more deserving than Steve Nash. Love is a phenomenal rebounder, but he's not the best rebounder in the league. His rebounding stats definitely benefit from playing alongside Beasley (who's allergic to the glass) and Darko (a below average rebounder who cares more about blocking shots). The most impressive part of Love's game is actually his 3-point shooting. Guess it's kinda like how everybody thinks of Nash as a passer without realizing he's actually a better shooter.

I don't understand why people think Russell Westbrook deserves to be an all star. He's exciting for sure, but his game is still the same double-edged sword it's always been. I guess people are so blinded by the fast start Westbrook got off to this season to realize he's been shooting 42.4% FG over the last 2+ months. It's actually pretty hard to shoot such a crappy percentage without taking a lot of 3-pt shots. In fact, Andray Blatche is the only player in the NBA that has a worse FG% than Westbrook among player that don't attempt more than 1 3-pt per game (minimum 10 FGA/g). Well at least Russell Westbrook must be a good passer, he's averaging 8.5 assists per game. Wrong! He ranks dead last in assist-to-turnover ratio among the Top 15 PGs by number of assists. The bottom line is Westbrook doesn't deserve to be an all star.

Tim Duncan is the most deserving Spur, his numbers are skewed downward because he's playing less than 30 mins per game this year. Best believe a team that owns the best record in the league by a comfortable margin deserves at least 1 all star. Manu Ginobili has been mired in a shooting slump since the end of November.. 40.5% FG in his last 31 games.


Originally Posted by mjshoefanatic

Originally Posted by dyyhard

Andre Miller on Blake Griffin's selection: "I'm not a hater. But he hasn't made anyone better. They are giving young guys too much respect''
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spoken like a true player hater
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bye hater!
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Seriously.. The Clips are 14-8 since the middle of December and Blake Griffin has been averaging 26.0 ppg, 13.7 rpg, and 4.3 apg.


As for you dudes that are baffled as to why it's tougher for players on crappy teams to make the All Star team... it's easier to put up stats on an awful team.  Case in point, Shareef Abdur-Rahim... he was a perennial 20-pt scorer when he was traded to Portland at age 27, his stats dropped off immediately (this was before his knee injury).
 
Honestly it really is unbelievable that Kevin Love did not make the All Star team as a coaches vote. This dude is putting up 22 and 16 (rounded up). I dont care what team you are on and what the record is, 22 and 16! Most people can't even do that in NBA 2k11 because they don't have the skills to get 16 boards. He may not be exciting or athletic but, this dude has teared it up. I am very happy Blake Griffin made the all star team as he has really lit up the NBA this season with great stats, highlights, and have made the clippers into a competitive club in the West. Him being in the game as the first rookie since Yao (got voted in bc of the Asian vote) shows that hard work is paying off even at a young age. Remember LeBron and Melo didn't even get picked as all stars.
 
I still can't believe how many people in this thread think Raymond Felton is an All-Star.

It's sad when you think about it...
 
Honestly it really is unbelievable that Kevin Love did not make the All Star team as a coaches vote. This dude is putting up 22 and 16 (rounded up). I dont care what team you are on and what the record is, 22 and 16! Most people can't even do that in NBA 2k11 because they don't have the skills to get 16 boards. He may not be exciting or athletic but, this dude has teared it up. I am very happy Blake Griffin made the all star team as he has really lit up the NBA this season with great stats, highlights, and have made the clippers into a competitive club in the West. Him being in the game as the first rookie since Yao (got voted in bc of the Asian vote) shows that hard work is paying off even at a young age. Remember LeBron and Melo didn't even get picked as all stars.
 
I still can't believe how many people in this thread think Raymond Felton is an All-Star.

It's sad when you think about it...
 
Some of ya'll kill me. You complain about there being 4 Celtics selected...but most of you can't even name one player who is (legitimately, not a homer pick) more deserving. Raymond Felton has the only legitimate gripe in the east. But between him and Ray Allen, I can't say one's that much more deserving than the other.

As far as the west, I honestly feel like if Kevin Love played in a major market, he'd easily be an all-star. Other than being way more fun to watch, Blake Griffin does the exact same thing Kevin Love does. And don't get me started on Tim Duncan. When Charles Barkley, who is the biggest Tim Duncan stan on TV, says he doesn't deserve to be there, he doesn't deserve to be there.
 
Some of ya'll kill me. You complain about there being 4 Celtics selected...but most of you can't even name one player who is (legitimately, not a homer pick) more deserving. Raymond Felton has the only legitimate gripe in the east. But between him and Ray Allen, I can't say one's that much more deserving than the other.

As far as the west, I honestly feel like if Kevin Love played in a major market, he'd easily be an all-star. Other than being way more fun to watch, Blake Griffin does the exact same thing Kevin Love does. And don't get me started on Tim Duncan. When Charles Barkley, who is the biggest Tim Duncan stan on TV, says he doesn't deserve to be there, he doesn't deserve to be there.
 
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