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 Posted: 02/08/05 2:22 pm ::: Ginobilli Among 6 First Time All Star Reserves chosen! |
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West: Amare Stoudemire, Manu Ginobilli, Rashard Lewis, Steve Nash, Ray Allen, Dirk Nowitzki, and Shawn Marion.
East: Dwayne Wade, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Ben Wallace, Jermaine O'Neal (he and Ben can chat on the bench), Paul Pierce, Gilbert Arenas, and Antawn Jamison (two Wizards!)
No Jason Kidd for the first time since 1998, no Steve Francis (he and his buddy can go hang together I guess), no Brad Miller, Chris Webber, Peja, or Mike Bibby.
Counting Duncan and Yao, 6 international players, same as last two years.
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| Posted: 02/08/05 2:44 pm ::: |
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| Many good players get left out. Brand only made it a few years ago because Shaq was injured. Elton will always put up 19 and 10...but it will never be enough in the west. Maggette is a a 21 ppg scorer, but also has no chance in the West.
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| Posted: 02/08/05 2:44 pm ::: |
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| BCBG25 wrote: |
Also, how come the best PG in the NBA isn't an All-Star ??? :P |
Just apply the logic equation of "if p, then q" and you will have the answer to this burning question...
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| Posted: 02/08/05 2:52 pm ::: |
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| Ilgauskas (sp) didn't deserve to be there either, IMHO. But I'm glad they finally recognized Jamison. He is a VJ-type of player, a silent assassin, and I still can't get over the Mavs trading him. All in all, the selections were fair, but IMO Miller and Brand could've been selected. How come Sacramento has no players in the ASG and Phoenix has 3? They should've sacrificed one the Suns guys. If they have 3 All-Stars, heck, just hand them the trophy already.
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| Posted: 02/08/05 3:17 pm ::: |
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Yeah, I used to say, before last season, that I can't see how a 5-11 PF could help us with rebounding. I'm obviously talking about DeTrina White. Brand has been in the Top 5 or Top 10 in rebounding and shot-blocking since his rookie season. He's a MUCH BETTER shot blocker than KG (6-11) and Dirk (7-0) for instance.
He got overlooked again...I hope, if Kobe can't play, that they start Nash and pick either Miller or Brand.
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| Posted: 02/08/05 3:19 pm ::: |
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| I suspect Nash will start and Carmelo will be added to play in Denver.
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| Posted: 02/08/05 3:22 pm ::: |
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| Makes sense to add a Denver player, but it should not be Carmelo. I'd pick Marcus Camby. But with him I'm biased, he's my fav Knick ever. To this day lol
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| Posted: 02/08/05 3:31 pm ::: |
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| You gotta be kidding me. Our boy from Hartford, who has done NOTHING to give back to the city?? He is your favorite?????
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| Posted: 02/08/05 3:41 pm ::: |
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I saw that and laughed; he has like the obligatory foundation or something, but he doesn't usually come back, make appearances, do clinics, donate to fix up gyms, etc. that you hear about people doing in their hometown.
His big exposure I see is sponsoring a team in a Hartford Pro/Am league.
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I see. Well, looks like he's too busy doing that for Denver now lol...now seriously, he seems like a genuinely nice guy, even though his best buddy on the Knicks was Spree. How often does he visit Hartford anyway?
I rarely go back to my hometown, only to visit my parents and if they weren't living there, I wouldn't go back at all.
BTW, Admiral, I love your giant lineup idea. KG can certainly run the point and we could put Dirk at the 2. It'll be nice to see Nash and Dirk playing together again. I bet there will be a little bias on Nash's part when they're both on the court. And obviously, I expect them to go out for a drink or more again and I hope someone takes pictures lol
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| Favorite Knick, yeah. Interestingly enough, he was just given a Community Assist Award for this month. What's up with Hartford? |
I came to like Camby back in '99 when I saw him try to play against Tim Duncan in the Finals in MSG. Didn't really expect him to play well, but he did. After that he went to Injury City.
I really don't follow player's community involvement. They're usually just ways to get income tax breaks anyways, so everybody does something.
And hey, remember, Marcus Camby went to U. MASS. Or as people in the Ivy League used to call it: U ASS. Cornellians often bought their school cap and unstitched the 'M'.
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| Posted: 02/08/05 4:22 pm ::: Re: Ginobilli Among 6 First Time All Star Reserves chosen! |
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What??? Two Wizards and NO JKidd?? That just plain stinks!
Besides, this makes it how many years in a row that there are NO Knicks in the ASG??? 27?? LOL!!
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West: Amare Stoudemire, Manu Ginobilli, Rashard Lewis, Steve Nash, Ray Allen, Dirk Nowitzki, and Shawn Marion.
East: Dwayne Wade, Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Ben Wallace, Jermaine O'Neal (he and Ben can chat on the bench), Paul Pierce, Gilbert Arenas, and Antawn Jamison (two Wizards!)
No Jason Kidd for the first time since 1998, no Steve Francis (he and his buddy can go hang together I guess), no Brad Miller, Chris Webber, Peja, or Mike Bibby.
Counting Duncan and Yao, 6 international players, same as last two years. |
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| Posted: 02/08/05 4:25 pm ::: Re: Ginobilli Among 6 First Time All Star Reserves chosen! |
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| KeiraNY wrote: |
What??? Two Wizards and NO JKidd?? That just plain stinks!
Besides, this makes it how many years in a row that there are NO Knicks in the ASG??? 27?? LOL!!
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As I said above, Keira, The Best Damn Point Guard in the League Period is too good for this game, and will be having his own contest outside the arena instead.
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| Posted: 02/08/05 4:41 pm ::: |
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| Kidd missed too many games, and although he's playing at an All-Star level, that hurt him. Same goes for AK47.
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| Posted: 02/09/05 11:46 am ::: Re: Ginobilli Among 6 First Time All Star Reserves chosen! |
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Didn't he say the best PG in the world?? Regardless, he's an idiot for saying that. I'll take JKidd over Starbury ANY day! Same way I'd take Nash over Stephon.
Where outside the arena? Mars?? LOL!!
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| KeiraNY wrote: |
What??? Two Wizards and NO JKidd?? That just plain stinks!
Besides, this makes it how many years in a row that there are NO Knicks in the ASG??? 27?? LOL!!
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As I said above, Keira, The Best Damn Point Guard in the League Period is too good for this game, and will be having his own contest outside the arena instead. |
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May as well throw Gilbert Arenas and Larry Hughes in there too. Mark Cuban blew that one big time...
