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  1. magnifier661

    magnifier661 B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

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    They all talked about Lillard and Aldridge should be "shoe ins" for the all-star game. They said the duo is probably the top 3 in the entire league.

    It would be soooo awesome if Lillard makes it. It would be nice if we have the #1 seed when they decide, so our coach would play them a little more than 3 minutes.
     
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    It would take a lot of injuries for Lillard to make it, imho.
     
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    I want to believe that Lillard will make it, but the west is just so stacked... I think Aldridge will make it for sure, but we will have to be top three for Lillard to make it.
     
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    Eh. Let them have the time off. ASG just isn't important anymore. Good job, Stern.
     
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    Probably the first seed imo. Check out the point guards in the NBA:

    http://espn.go.com/nba/hollinger/statistics/_/position/pg

    Paul and Curry are 100% shoe ins.

    Parker and Westbrook are like 80% guaranteed.

    Lawson, Conley, and Bledsoe are arguably having better years. It's going to be tough.
     
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    I think if Lillard got his shooting % to a respectable number, he would have a better shot at getting in.

    Of qualified players, he is 3rd in scoring, but 13th in fg% for PG's in the west

    9th in assists
     
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    No one cares about FG%, just how many points you score. This is the national media, after all. :ghoti:
     
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    I agree, but I also think the assists are more important than the shooting. If he were averaging closer to 8 assists per game, he'd have a better chance. If he were in the East he'd be in for sure, but I don't see who he's going to beat out. Certainly not Paul or Curry, and Westbrook is probably guaranteed a spot.

    Oh well, if it happens, it happens.
     
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    Last night, Blake was much better than Lillard. The Blazers are decentralized. Players don't stand out unless you use statistics to force someone like Aldridge to stand out.
     
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    They either know, or don't know anything, depending on what side of the Blazers they are on
     
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    I think it does have an impact on refereeing. Once a guy is an All Star, it's the NBA equivalent of being a made man in the mafia, at least for a while. You start getting the whistles for contact more and get to the line more.

    That, and if you ever want to trade the guy it seems to add a little cache, at least to marketing your team, that you've added a guy who is a "former All Star" (lord knows we've been duped by Former All Stars Jamaal Magloire and Dale Davis and Shawn Kemp and I'm sure a few more.) So it ups trade value a little, IMO.

    Brandon Roy truly arrived when he made his first All Star team, and I think a big reason he got that Minnesota deal was because he was Former All Star Brandon Roy.

    There are a few hidden benefits to being an All Star, and so I'd like Lillard to be in the game. For about 5 minutes, and then let him rest.
     
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    Why is Curry a 100% shoo-in? His team sucks. Lillard can beat him. Parker certainly can.


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