Ironic as it sounds today, but if Greg can sustain this kind of play - and with Yao out and Shaq back to the East....does G.O. have a shot to make the All Stars?
If he can sustain this, yes. I don't want to be a negative nancy, but he played out of his mind (23 points or something like that) against Sacto last year. But I like this year's model better than last year's as far as offensive moves go.
Can we have this conversation in mid-December? Not only am I a little bit superstitious about jumping the gun on these kinds of projections, this was a preseason game against an overmatched foe.
He could, earlier today i read a article where George Karl said that he thought Nene could make the allstar team this year. If Nene can do it why not Greg
There is a 100% chance Oden will make the all-star team.... if we play the kings 40 times before the break. He may make it anyway, but he hasn't faced stiff competition yet.
So do I (honestly). Right now it just smacks of all the ridiculous and rampant talk I keep hearing about a Blazers dynasty -- no first title = no talk about dynasties. Oden = two injury riddled seasons and one very promising preseason game = no talk about all-star games (yet).
No, that game means everything ... just like his 24 point quarter against the Jizz pretty much guarantees he should be an all-star this year. That's how this works.
Of course it is (premature), but I'm simply speculating. Who's who in the West at the 5? Bynum (Lakers) (I predict he'll be sitting with knee problems by December 1st); Who else is out there in the West? Stoudamire? Okafor? Duncan? Al Jefferson, maybe
Just curious, but do you ever get tired of playing the fool? Frankly it must be exhausting to keep up this act year, after year, after year ...
Nene did impress me last year! I'd have to have him high up on the pre-season favorite list to make the All Star squad. I just figure that I might as well be the first to predict Oden as a West All Star Center for 09-10! If he stays healthy and stays out of foul trouble (hey, the replacement refs might not call him as tight!?! LOL), he will be in consideration.
Absolutely. With Shaq in the East and Yao most likely out for the season, it's between Greg, Andrew, and Okafor. Am I missing anyone? I think Oden even has a chance of starting.
I loved how Greg looked tonight. He showed some real quickness on a turnaround post-up that left Hawes in the dust in the first half. His vertical was real nice, and he just looked a lot more confident without the deer in the headlights look that he had sometimes last season. I don't know if he can be an All-Star this year, but he's made some real strides this summer. It was good for his confidence to solidify everything he did this summer to come out and have a showing like this.
I think Oden has a good chance of being worthy of the All-Star game. Whether he actually goes or not, if he does achieve that level, is harder to predict. He wasn't that far off on a per-minute basis last year. While it's more difficult to sustain a level of play for more minutes, Oden is also going to be in much better physical shape. I can imagine a 20 PER season with starter minutes.
Duncan is a PF and is listed as such on the ballot. I did forget Amare though, who I believe is listed as a C.
