Merged: BRoy makes the all-star team!

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  1. MadeFromDust

    MadeFromDust Well-Known Member

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    Yahoo! Sports obtained the rosters, and the West reserves also include the Los Angeles Lakers’ Pau Gasol, New Orleans Hornets’ David West, Dallas Mavericks’ Dirk Nowitzki, San Antonio Spurs’ Tony Parker, Denver Nuggets’ Chauncey Billups and Portland Trail Blazers’ Brandon Roy.

    The East reserves include two Orlando Magic, Jameer Nelson and Rashard Lewis. East coaches also chose the Boston Celtics’ Paul Pierce, Atlanta Hawks’ Joe Johnson, Toronto Raptors’ Chris Bosh, New Jersey Nets’ Devin Harris and Indiana Pacers’ Danny Granger.

    http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_y...YF?slug=aw-allstars012909&prov=yhoo&type=lgns
     
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  2. alex42083

    alex42083 Thanks Brandon

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    Re: BRoy makes the all-star team!

    Sweet! Nearly exactly what I predicted in the other thread, but I think Turkoglu deserved it more than Rashard.
     
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  3. maxiep

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    Re: BRoy makes the all-star team!

    Good for Brandon. I hope he enjoys Phoenix.
     
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    Re: BRoy makes the all-star team!

    add shaq to the list of west reserves
     
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  5. AgentDrazenPetrovic

    AgentDrazenPetrovic Anyone But the Lakers

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    Re: BRoy makes the all-star team!

    LMA didn't make it.

    Gasol did.

    hmmmm......uh oh.
     
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    Re: BRoy makes the all-star team!

    I'm more irked the D-West made it over LMA. Statistically they are about dead equal, with Aldridege slightly ahead in 82games.com Roland Ratings. Next year LMA has a reallly good chance though especially if we make the playoffs this year and LaMarcus plays well, because that's really the only reason David West made it this year.

    I knew Gasol was going to be picked. I mean LA is the best out west. That should warrant 2 all-stars, and Gasol was the obvious choice.
     
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    Re: BRoy makes the all-star team!

    We could have three all-stars next year. Greg/LMA/Brandon! Wishful thinking:)
     
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  8. B-Roy

    B-Roy If it takes months

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    Re: BRoy makes the all-star team!

    David West does not deserve this.
     
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    Roy All-Star Again

    Roy Makes the Game
     
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    Re: BRoy makes the all-star team!

    Chris Webber picked Durant over Brandon...wow.
     
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    Congrats to Roy on being a 2 time NBA All-Star!
     
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    CW doesn't have a vote, just an opinion and a job to stir the NBA pot

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    I could not believe that David West got in over Al Jefferson. The hypocrisy of it all continues though, with the same coaches that voted in West, voted in Granger in the east, even though his team has struggled.
     
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  14. The_Lillard_King

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    For the west, it looks like coaches put a lot of value into players on winning teams.

    For the west, the reserves are from LA, NO, SA, Denver, Ptd and Dallas.
     
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  15. BalancedMan

    BalancedMan That's out of context....

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    I found it really annoying the people who even doubted whether or not Roy was on the all-star team. In my mind he was pretty much a complete lock to make it. David West...yeah I actually might give the nod to someone like Al Jefferson this year. David West is a good player, but he's a borderline all-star. I think even Durant couple have been chosen over West looking at the numbers.

    As for the East, I'm not surprised at that list either, and pretty much everyone there deserves to be on the team.

    Assuming Roy stays healthy, you can pretty much pencil him in for the all-star game for the next six years. He'll need to compete with other guards like Kobe, Kevin Martin, and O.J. Mayo. I don't know that Roy will ever win the fan vote and start, but I think that coaches realize that Roy is an elite level player and will select the best player from a good team over some other players (like a Martin or Mayo) that might put up gaudier numbers on a bad team. Roy is a complete player.
     
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    Al Jeff and Durant should be there instead of Shaq and West. Hell I'd pick Melo and Deron over West too.

    I think Carter got snubbed too. I can understand one of Lewis or Nelson, but not both. Should have been Nelson and Carter.
     
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    Roy was a lock. He's been the third-best guard in the West (and surprisingly close to Kobe). Not just in terms of advanced metrics, but also observationally, in terms of "clutch" (not something I put stock in, but some do), contributing to a winning team, being seen as a leader, etc.

    I can't think of a single reasonable argument against Roy.
     
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  18. BalancedMan

    BalancedMan That's out of context....

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    Isn't Carmello still injured? I'm a bit surprised he didn't make it then. He's still ahead of someone like Durant.

    The All-star game is a lot easier to get into once you've been there once before..because you are then already labeled an "all-star" player.
     
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    Melo is supposed to make his comeback tomorrow
     
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    Bruce Bowen was robbed.
     
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