<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">When he signed his incentive-laden $24 million contract before the season, Chris Wilcox said one of his goals is to play in the All-Star Game for the Sonics. He'll probably have to wait at least another season, however. The Sonics forward wasn't among the 120 players that included Seattle's Ray Allen, Rashard Lewis and Luke Ridnour listed on the All-Star ballots that were released Monday when balloting began. Wilcox's contract has roughly $1 million in All-Star incentives. Entering Monday's games, he averaged 9.1 rebounds, which was eighth among Western Conference forwards. His pedestrian 11.0 scoring average is 24th among West forwards. A panel of media members who cover the NBA chose 24 guards, 24 forwards and 12 centers from each conference. The paper balloting ends Jan. 15 and the online polls end Jan. 21. The starters for each conference will be announced Jan. 25 and head coaches will determine the remaining All-Stars. The entire team will be unveiled Feb. 1 for the Feb. 18 game that will be played in Las Vegas. </div> Source
No snub at all in my opinion. Wilcox hasn't earned a spot on the ballot based on 28 games from last season. He has a chance to get an invitation as a reserve this season if he plays fantastic from now until the break.
Most NBA fans don't know who the Sonics are, nevertheless who Chris Wilcox is. I agree with psheehy. This isn't a snub. Wilcox has no chance of being an All-Star starter. Even when Ray Allen was playing at an MVP level in 04-05 he wasn't voted in by the fans. If Wilcox is fortunate enough (and I mean fortunate) to be an All-Star it will be because the coaches voted him in, not the fans. The only reason that this is an issue is b/c he has a million dollar incentive to be an All-Star. No one expects him to be voted a starter for this year's All-Star game.
He does deserve to be on the ballot. Unless, of course, you guys think he's not one of the top 120 players in the league? Anyways, it's stupid to bring it up because he wouldn't even get voted in if he averaged 30 points and 20 boards from now until the all star break.
All Star Incentives? Does that mean he makes more if he makes the All Star game? If so, thats ridiculous.
<div class="quote_poster">NTC187 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">All Star Incentives? Does that mean he makes more if he makes the All Star game? If so, thats ridiculous.</div> Why is that ridiculous? He isn't getting voted in, so if he makes the All-Star game that's because his production is good enough to get the coaches vote. Never mind the fact he's a forward in the West.
The incentive is there as a source of motivation. It's just like any other job. If you do good work, and have great production you get a bonus. So I don't think it's really all that ridiculous.
Forward is the hardest spot to make it in the West, he wouldn't have made it anyways lol. <div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">He does deserve to be on the ballot. Unless, of course, you guys think he's not one of the top 120 players in the league? Anyways, it's stupid to bring it up because he wouldn't even get voted in if he averaged 30 points and 20 boards from now until the all star break.</div> Yea, especially since Bruce Bowen made the ballot for forwards in the West. Really, the true snub though is Kevin Martin, and everyone should put a write-in vote for him.
<div class="quote_poster">Sir Desmond Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Why is that ridiculous? He isn't getting voted in, so if he makes the All-Star game that's because his production is good enough to get the coaches vote. Never mind the fact he's a forward in the West.</div> Well considering the All Star Game is nothing more than a popularity contest, its ridiculous. It's basically a clause which states if he gains enough fan noteriety, then he'll make extra money.
<div class="quote_poster">NTC187 Wrote</div><div class="quote_post">Well considering the All Star Game is nothing more than a popularity contest, its ridiculous. It's basically a clause which states if he gains enough fan noteriety, then he'll make extra money.</div> Or more realistically, if he produces enough to make coaches notice him, then he'll make the money. Management aren't stupid, they know he's not going to get voted in anytime soon.
Firstly, All Star players draw extra revenues to the team through increased ticket sales and corporate sponsorships as well as other venues that I don't think of off of the top of my head. This makes it more of a "shared" incentive bonus like you see with sales incentives. Sell more product, get a bigger bonus...because the company gets increased revenue from the increased product sales. It also increases potential trade value. Secondly, Sir D is correct. Particularly in the West, incenting forwards like Lewis and Wilcox to EARN all star berths when you have Duncan, Garnett, Anthony, Odom, Marion, Murphy, Brand, Artest, Randolph, Okur, Boozer, Kirilenko, West, Gasol (well not this year) all competing for four or five slots is an excellent incentive. He would have to play amazingly well to get a coach's invite.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Iron Shiek:</div><div class="quote_post">Fact or Fiction: Chris Wilcox will earn all 24 million dollars of his incentive based contract. (Will average at least 10 rebounds a game and make the All-Star team during the length of his contract)</div> <div class="quote_poster">Quoting Odde23:</div><div class="quote_post">Fiction. It's still three years right? Though he may be worth the money (relatively) there is very little chance of him making the all-star team as a forward in the western conference. With names like Nowitski, Duncan, Stoudamire, Garnett, Anthony, Marion, Artest, AK47, Okur, Brand, and some dude that goes by the name of Tmac (back willing) playing forward on this side of the states he would have to sell his soul to beelzabub to make the All-Star squad in the next three years. I see top end for him being somewhere around Troy Murphy or a healthy K-Mart.</div> Seems we already covered this topic
