Merged: Crabbe Traded to Brk

Lillard averaged 27 ppg last year and was not an all star. C.J. averaged 23 ppg and was not an all star.

Yeah, I get that the East is weaker than the West, but it's not THAT much weaker.

BNM

 

No, but.... I've never really seen much of the east, nor have I seen much of Crabbe as a starter.

 

Paul Milsap averaged 18, Love averaged 19 - both were east all-stars last year.

 

No, I'm not kidding you. It's VERY unlikely, but not out of the question.

 

Both were on winning teams. Both do things other than score.

BNM

 

Absolutely. Being on a losing team is probably an insurmountable obstacle. High 3FG% may count as "other things" to voters.

 

1st, I didn't ask if you were kidding. It's part of the quote. 2nd, The notion that Crabbe could make the all star team EVER is hilarious at best.

 

Both David Lee and Jeremy Lin made it in the east though....the east is a walk in the park compared to the west...the Nets would have to win though and that's the X factor...unless Lin's fans latch onto AC....

 

I don't think Lin has ever been an All Star. David Lee made it when he was a 20/10 type guy. If Crabbe puts up a 20/10 season then yeah, he could make an All Star team. I won't hold my breath.

 

Jeremy Lin was an allstar I believe....it was the massive Chinese vote that got him voted in..

 

The only guards selected from the East in 2016 were Wade, Lowry, Butler (G/F), Wall, DeRozen and Thomas. Butler had an injury but was replaced by Pau Gasol.

 

I think I got the year wrong so I corrected it but I really thought Lin got voted in 0nce

 

Doesn't appear so. I can't find any mention of him being on an All-Star team.

 

maybe he was a reserve....I couldn't confirm it either

 

It would still be listed as an All-Star selection. I'm pretty sure he was never on an All-Star team.

That said, it is easier to make it in the East, but you still have to be pretty good or put up good numbers. If Crabbe turns into a 20+ PPG scorer, he's got a shot (though he'd be very far from a shoo-in without any other skills). As a 15 PPG scorer with no other value, he has no chance even in the East.

 

You what annoys me more than anything else? When people just KNOW what a person is, what they will always be and there is NO chance of improvement or showing an ability that they may not have shown yet. We are all first and foremost human beings and ALL humans are capable of bettering themselves.

*I am on my phone and can't italicize for emphasis, hence all caps.

 

Personally, at 63 I've peaked already

 

There is something out there that you can do to better yourself if you want to. You don't know EVERYTHING.

That means you too @SlyPokerDog.

 

I don't mess with perfection.....