All-Star Starters....Your picks!

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  1. Harry's Raincoat

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    I hate the fan vote for starters in this game. I know some marketing department somewhere determined that fan involvement helps sell the game, but I hate the results.....EACH YEAR!! (*Yes, that is shouting!)

    Who would you put out there if you could only pick 5 from each Conference?

    West:
    Westbrook
    Curry
    Durant
    KLeonard
    Cousins

    East:
    Lowry
    Butler
    PGeorge
    Lebron
    Milsap

    Arguments?
     
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  2. Natebishop3

    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    It's sad that big men have gotten completely shafted by the way that the spots are delegated.

    Right now it's three guards and two small forwards.
     
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    The roster positions were changed from the standard G - G - F - F - C to B - B - F - F - F (Backcourt for B and Frontcourt for F) a couple years ago in the voting for the all star game.

    But I don't see 3 guards and two small forwards this year so not sure what you mean.

    These are the starters.

    B Steph Curry (PG)
    B Russell Westbrook (PG)
    F Kobe Bryant (SF)
    F Kevin Durant (SF)
    F Kawhi Leonard (SF)

    B Kyle Lowry (PG)
    B Dwayne Wade (SG)
    F LeBron James (SF)
    F Paul George (SF really but does play a lot of PF)
    F Carmelo Anthony (SF)

    So really it is 2 PGs (in the west) and 3 SFs (in both east and west). Not 3 guards and two small forwards though.....
     
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    West:
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    Curry
    Durant
    Leonard
    Cousins

    East:
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    Butler
    George
    Lebron
    Drummond
     
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    This would be my list..although I voted less this season than ever...just not really invested in the allstar game this season..I voted for Dame in the west and gave a few votes to Batum and Barton..first year in 9 years I haven't voted for Lamarcus or 5 years in the case of Wes
     
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    Not a single furriner mentioned. Whatever happened to the globalization of the game? I thought the rest of the world "caught up to" America.
     
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    Those guys are resting up for the Olympic games
     
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    Kobe has been a shooting guard for 99% of his career.
     
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    Sure but he is most definitely not now though. He would be even worse at that position this year. He has grown into being a SF (body-type-wise - not to mention lack of speed-wise).
     
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    Kobe isn't anything now. I should have said two guards and two small forwards, with one empty jersey. It's a fucking joke that he's on the team at all.
     
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    No disagreement there!
     
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    Kobe has been a SG his entire career and this year is listed at the SF but really it's a 3-guard lineup in LA. So it really is 3 G's and 2 SF's.
     
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    I maintain that he has no position because he serves no purpose. He is the team "anchor," and not the good kind.
     
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    Until this year he has been a SG. That is correct. He is no longer one though. Kobe is listed at SF this year and really playing SF. He is no longer a guy who can play SG (not that he can really play SF either but lesser of two evils).

    I don't care what position he plays though. He needs to give up his spot on the team.
     
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    He won't.
     
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    I know he won't. Although injuries might make him. But he probably would still take the spot and then just not play in the game. That sounds like him.
     
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    Hey, nobody injures old Lakers like Dame does. Considering he's on the bubble for an all star spot, he's got extra motivation to take Kobe out tonight.
     
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    What time zone are you writing from where Dame takes out Kobe tonight? Is it Saturday already somewhere?
     
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