I think that Bynum will wind up with bad knees and Okafor? meh. I think the challenge comes from Nene and Al Jefferson of Minny, believe it or not! Portland has a hard time getting a player into the starting lineup - thus, Bynum may get selected because he plays in LA! So Greg's going to have to earn it. He'll have to start 85% of the games through the break; lead the West in blocks; be in the top 10 in the West in rebounds; and avoid fouling out of more than 10 games through the break. And if he can muster an average of 13 points + per game - he's in. Too much to ask? After the past two year - yes, no doubt. But he CAN DO IT. And Andre Miller and LMA's games are going to help this to come to fruition. First half stats: For Greg to make the West All Stars Starts 32 of 41 games+ Misses fewer than 3 games due to injury, etc. Fouls out in 10 or fewer of these games Tops in the West in Blocked Shots (3.1 per game) Averages 12.6 boards Averages 14.2 points Blazers 1st in the Northwest Division at the break by 4 games or more Greg's an All Star! What do you think???
All I know is it's painfully obvious that Dejuan Blair will be starting at PF on the allstar team. 100% sure it happens due to tonights exhibition.
LOL Yeh, I too was miffed that we passed (twice) on him! He's a stud. Imagine Blair coming off the bench for LMA? And what do we have instead? Howard! That hurts.
no doubt, dude was pretty beastly last year. His blocks and steals #'s reflect how quick he is. In no particular order, the main guys for the AS Center spots in the West this year are Nene, Amare, Okafor, Bynum, and Greg. Stoudamire might produce the best numbers but will probably be on the one team (of those guys) outside the playoff picture. STOMP
I want to nominate Martell for the all star game, for the 24 pt. Quarter, two years ago. Greg's got a shot if that offense continues to look as good as did last night!
Let's shoot for playing consistent basketball and staying in the game first. Then we can talk about being an allstar.
That one is the be-all, end-all of bad words, though. I'm offended by very little language-wise, but that one offends me unless I hear it from a Brit, where the accent and cultural definition difference make it almost but not quite okay.
That word in Spanish--coño--is one of the mildest exclamations there are. It's like saying "damn". It's quite jarring when you hear it at first. In contrast, the word for bitch in Spanish--puta--is one of the worst things you can say. Trust me, I learned that one the hard way; "hijo de puta" is NOT COOL.
