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|  #1 Posted on 2.2.12 2228.41 | Instant Rating: 3.12 | No real surprises here:
C Dwight Howard, Orlando Magic (top vote-getter)
F LeBron James, Miami Heat
F Carmelo Anthony, New York Knicks
G Dwayne Wade, Miami Heat
G Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls
It's hard to argue with those choices; it's the West where it gets a little funky. Thoughts on this lineup, and talk of Eastern Conference reserves?
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| #2 Posted on 2.2.12 2242.54 | Instant Rating: 6.33 | Originally posted by ekedolphin
It's hard to argue with those choices
But I'll try.
Carmelo has been having a terrible year by his standards and is leading the Knicks, who should have been an easy #3 seed, to a below-.500 record. As much as I would have hated to see an EVEN BIGGER South Beach presence, I would have rather seen Chris Bosh get his spot.
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| #3 Posted on 2.2.12 2324.11 | Instant Rating: 3.12 | For a team that's doing very well this year for a change, it's a bit irritating that no Pacers have gotten any love from the All-Star voters.
But then, less TV visibility, smaller market, et cetera, et cetera.
I would like to see the NBA make a greater effort to make sure every team's involved in All-Star Weekend in some way, shape or form, however. Be it through the mixed-triples competition (a team of Reggie Miller, Danny Granger and Tamika Catchings would be amazing for Indiana), the skills competitions, Slam-Dunk contest, three-point shootout or what have you.
Give a fan of every team some reason to watch, nawmean?
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| #4 Posted on 2.2.12 2342.30 | I'll be interested in the reserves, to see if someone like Luol Deng finally gets his due. Surely the Celtics don't send 4 like they did last year, which should give some deserving East players their shot at being an All-Star.
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| #5 Posted on 3.2.12 1307.10 | Instant Rating: 1.22 | Originally posted by It's False
Originally posted by ekedolphin
It's hard to argue with those choices
But I'll try.
Carmelo has been having a terrible year by his standards and is leading the Knicks, who should have been an easy #3 seed, to a below-.500 record. As much as I would have hated to see an EVEN BIGGER South Beach presence, I would have rather seen Chris Bosh get his spot.
Meh. I thought the Knicks would be a playoff team but not an easy 3 seed.
My picks for reserves:
PG-Deron Williams
SG-Joe Johnson
SF-Danny Granger
PF-Chris Bosh
C-Roy Hibbert
Reserves- Rajon Rondo, Amare Stoudamire
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| #6 Posted on 3.2.12 1504.43 | Instant Rating: 7.47 | Originally posted by It's False
Originally posted by ekedolphin
It's hard to argue with those choices
But I'll try.
Carmelo has been having a terrible year by his standards and is leading the Knicks, who should have been an easy #3 seed, to a below-.500 record. As much as I would have hated to see an EVEN BIGGER South Beach presence, I would have rather seen Chris Bosh get his spot.
Carmelo hasn't been terrible even by his standards, he's just been playing his role as the next T-Mac. He shouldn't be a point-forward and the injured wrist has made his shot very spotty. He should be rebounding more though.
Amare has been terrible by his standards. The only way he should be a reserve is if they want star power over performance.
... and I liked the Amare Knicks better than the new Carmelo Knicks
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| #7 Posted on 6.2.12 2142.25 | Instant Rating: 3.98 | | Prefacing it by, as the older I get the less of a fan of all-star games I become, but, in this condensed season with few off days, is there an advantage to not having your players make the All Star Game? | shawnpatrick
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| #8 Posted on 9.2.12 1846.40 | Instant Rating: 1.82 | Originally posted by BOSsportsfan34
C-Roy Hibbert
BWHAHAHAHAHA. Him and Darko Milcic can go at it.... Coin flip on the biggest NBA flop.
I just don't understand it with Hibbert, he's got an NBA body, runs the court well, but he's a fouling machine with zero offense. Go figure... | ekedolphin
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| #9 Posted on 9.2.12 2248.24 | Instant Rating: 3.12 | Originally posted by shawnpatrick
Originally posted by BOSsportsfan34
C-Roy Hibbert
BWHAHAHAHAHA. Him and Darko Milcic can go at it.... Coin flip on the biggest NBA flop.
I just don't understand it with Hibbert, he's got an NBA body, runs the court well, but he's a fouling machine with zero offense. Go figure...
Well, I'd agree with you if you were right. (Incidentally, I'd put Sam Bowie way, WAY ahead of Darko Milcic on the all-time flops list. Or most of the people drafted the same year Len Bias was).
Anyway, here's the official list of Eastern Conference All-Star reserves, and Hibbert is on it, thank you very much:
F Chris Bosh, Miami Heat
F Luol Deng, Chicago Bulls
C Roy Hibbert, Indiana Pacers
F Joe Johnson, Atlanta Hawks
F Andre Iguodala, Philadelphia 76ers
G/F Joe Johnson, Atlanta Hawks
F Paul Pierce, Boston Celtics
G Deron Williams, New Jersey Nets
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| #10 Posted on 9.2.12 2341.02 | Instant Rating: 1.82 | My apologies, I mistook Roy Hibbert for Hasheem Thabeet. Roy is 100 times the player Hasheem is. I had a bald moment.
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| #11 Posted on 10.2.12 1857.45 | Instant Rating: 3.12 | Originally posted by shawnpatrick
My apologies, I mistook Roy Hibbert for Hasheem Thabeet. Roy is 100 times the player Hasheem is. I had a bald moment.
'Bout to say! (And I'll agree with you 100% on Thabeet).
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| #12 Posted on 10.2.12 2052.16 | Instant Rating: 5.54 | Originally posted by ekedolphin
Anyway, here's the official list of Eastern Conference All-Star reserves, and Hibbert is on it, thank you very much:
F Chris Bosh, Miami Heat
F Luol Deng, Chicago Bulls
C Roy Hibbert, Indiana Pacers
F Joe Johnson, Atlanta Hawks
F Andre Iguodala, Philadelphia 76ers
G/F Joe Johnson, Atlanta Hawks
F Paul Pierce, Boston Celtics
G Deron Williams, New Jersey Nets
I was about to say that Joe Johnson has been mediocre this year, but apparently he was good enough to get TWO All-Star spots. Wow!
Meanwhile, Josh Smith gets screwed yet again. Unbelievable.
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