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Thursday, February 2, 2012

TNT's All-Star Snubs

I was hanging out with my son this evening, getting ready to watch TNT's pre-game show. Today they announced the starters for the NBA All-Star game.  Of course you had the usuals who were voted in. May I be the first one to say that the NBA needs to figure out a way for fans who actually have a clue to be able to vote. I'm tired of watching this every year and knowing that a player like Carmelo Anthony, who has missed a lot of games so far this year, was going to get voted in because of his name and not his performance. Blake Griffin will make every year as a starter because he is known as a dunker, just like Vince Carter was the leading vote getter for a few years. Once he lost his legs, he's no longer an All-Star.
So to get to the point I want to make, Ernie Johnson, the only person on the panel tonight that wasn't a former NBA player, is the only one who had a Jazz player getting into the All-Star game. Now that the starters have been voted in, its up to the coaches to now choose the reserves. After the starters were announced, the TNT panel's choices for who they think should and will be picked, were put on display. The entire time I was waiting for someone to talk about the Jazz, but instead Shaq had Mo Williams on his list because he said he's having a good year and accepted his role to come off the bench. That is so DUMB! The panel had a handful of Denver Nuggets players including Al Harrington, who of course is also a bench player. It wasn't until the end when Ernie Johnson showed his list by itself, and he had Al Jefferson on his list. First of all, Al Jefferson is having a better season than Andrew Bynum, but of course he plays for the Lakers, but that too was expected. So now we need to figure out what's going through the minds of these ex-players who really think there are other forwards better than Millsap who should play in the All-Star game.  

East: Dwayne Wade, Derrick Rose, LeBron James, Carmelo Anthony, Dwight Howard
West: Kobe Bryant, Chris Paul, Blake Griffin, Kevin Durant, Andrew Bynum

Who do you think should be the reserves? (East and West)
Which starter doesn't deserve it? (East and West)
THOUGHTS?

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  1. RABFebruary 5, 2012 at 12:42 PM

    From the Jazz, both Millsap and Jefferson should be All Stars. They are playing great and always do. I am sick of the guys who wear their hats sideways always voting in the Lakers. What do they know?

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  2. John Adams JrFebruary 15, 2012 at 3:20 PM

    Every one of the All Stars and reserves are players who are superior to both Jefferson and Millsap. I love the Jazz guys, but let's be realistic.

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    1. JessFebruary 15, 2012 at 3:47 PM

      You mean to tell me Al Jefferson doesn't deserve it more than Marc Gasol? They have pretty much the same numbers, but Gasol plays with players around him where he doesn't have to worry about defenses swarming you because they don't have to worry about outside shooting all that much. Jefferson averages 18 and 10 while Gasol averages 15 and 10.

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