I can understand him being held off for Camby, even Chandler, but David West? Hes putting up nice stats on a good team but hes quickly becoming one of the most overrated players in the league. IMO hes not even the second most important player for them, maybe not even third. Silver lining is that Baron will get all of that rest to get ready for the second half and he'll be pissed that he didn't make the all-star team. Motivated, well-rested Baron is a good thing for the Warriors. The crap lining is that we still haven't had an all-star since '97. Before we were told that it was because our team sucks ass all the time, but this year we actually have a team thats 9 games over .500 and still don't get anyone in. Prove em wrong Dubs.
overrated! wow, I've always considered David West the most underrated player in the league. This guy gets no buzz but is a great player; very deserving IMO.
Home town bias if you ask me. The game is in Nawlin's this year. The most undeserving is Tony Parker. Maybe Baron takes his place since Parker is currently injured? EDIT: I just realized Parker wasn't selected.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Shapecity @ Jan 31 2008, 07:40 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Home town bias if you ask me. The game is in Nawlin's this year. The most undeserving is Tony Parker. Maybe Baron takes his place since Parker is currently injured?</div> Parker didn't make the team.
That sucks for Baron but as a W fan, I am extremely happy he didn't make it. As you said, he'll get plenty of rest and a pissed off Baron is definately good news for us.
It's extremely unlikely that Camby would have made an All-Star, because it would be not right for a Nuggets to have three All-Stars and Hornets to have just one All-star due to team records. That's another thing that piss me off, because Warriors (.596) are the only PO team without an All-star. When Jamison is dropping 25 pts, he didn't make it because we are not a PO team. And, when Davis led this team to PO in this extremely tough Western conference, none of Warriors player can get a spot? Despite having a better stat than Roy or being a better player than West? I guess it has something to do with All-Star being in NO. West is from Hornets, and Davis is being hated in NO. Ah well...
He probably lost out to Paul. Clearly Nash was going and deservedly so. Hard to say that Baron goes over Paul, especially since Scott and Karl were not voting for Baron. Heh, it was a very tough year, no Manu, no Parker, and they are guys with rings. As for West, I think he's an All-Star, especially with the way he played against he W's.
Baron should've made the team but it's a numbers game with the guards. Once you have the starters Iverson and Kobe, then you take Chris Paul and Steve Nash. That leaves Brandon Roy who deserves it because he's leading the Trailblazers this year. I'm not certain, but I don't think they let you take any more guards after that. David West plays a different position so it didn't matter if he made it or not.
Wait. I just looked at the numbers. Baron got rippied. He should've made it over Brandon Roy because of his numbers and the Warriors are leading the Trailblazers.
awesome, read the calderon and baron thing here http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/0-29-1...-Big-Snub-.html
Wow, Baron got robbed... I hope it's not because of his bad departure from the Hornets that cost him an all-star appearance at NO, because he's given a lot to that community and he's proven he can listen to his coach. The guys who do the selection process should look at talent and who deserves it this season the most. The problem this year is that Baron is competing against so many good players that it's tough to get the coaches attention. Now here's a theory: Coaches are supposed to pick the all-stars coming off the bench regardless of the position, but I think they might have leaned toward picking the big men and guys who can play multiple positions instead of just one (it can be argued Baron can play SG, but so can AI/Paul and they probably need a bigger two guard like 6'5 or 6'6). They got Amare who can probably play between PF and C. They got David West who can play SF or PF. They got Roy who can play PG or SG. AI can play the PG or the SG, so it's probably a good idea to get a pure point guard like Chris Paul in there who can take good shots without bombing threes all the time. Dirk Nowitzki can play SF, PF, and C. Boozer can play PF or C. But wait... Who the freak is the backup natural small forward? What the shiet!? Okay, scratch that theory because the Western all-stars are playing without a backup small forward such as Shawn Marion, Josh Howard, Ron Artest, Peja, or Kirilenko... Guys like Roy might be too small for that role and West and Nowitzki are obviously too slow against Caron Butler, Jamison, Joe Johnson, and Paul Pierce. So, Baron didn't get left off for that reason or else they would have brought along a real small forward. Baron didn't get on possibly because of reputation with how he listens to coaches and maybe because he shoots some crappy ass free throws down the stretch. (But then again it's not like they're going to call a bunch of fouls in this game because nobody is playing any physical defense). F-it. Baron got snubbed. 8 assists a game is no joke especially after losing Jrich. Plus his stats are pretty efficient compared to the seasons of his last all-star appearances.
It's probably because it's in New Orleans. I wonder if they would boo him at an all-star game? But without Baron at the all-star game, there won't be as many nice plays. Baron Davis is a highlight machine and should have been in the game. Well at least this could motivate him to go on a tear and lead us to a high playoff seed.
I agree that Baron got snubbed, Baron > West. However a few things (albeit not fair) 1. Allstar game is in New Orleans, which is the main reason why I think West go in. 2. Roy is capable of guarding Butler, Jamison, JJ and PP, West can probably guard all of them half-decently. 3. Allstar game isn't about defense.
