Im not quite sure I agree with two Lakers for a sub 500 team. These are “superstar” that are supposed to carry their team and they have two of them! At some point more blame has to go to the starts than to the team.
If Lebron wasn’t a starter, would you have picked him as a reserve? Would you have picked both in your reserve picks or one over the other? I took your explanation as AD gets in as deserving All Star while Bron got in because thats who people wanted to see.
lakers...enough. I dont have a single laker in my all star ballot (if i had one :)). Not a one. Markkenen absolutely should be included. Fox AND sabonis both are better than AD. I mean come on guys. harden????? Not in a million years. Scottie barnes for sure is an all star, in any real universe of merit. How can he not be an all star?? But take out AD and put in markkenan and/or KAT. Zion is not even close to an all star. Why would you even mention him? Id have wemby on the team to be honest. Anunoby deserves mention at least. I mean jarrett allen does, too. Defense matters...rebounds matter. KD is scoring big but is he actually playing winning hoop? I dont think so. Neither is AD. Neither is LeBron. is this an oldies tour or are we rewarding basketball?
AD, as I said below, is a clear-cut reserve choice to me. I only voted on the seven reserves in each conference. I don't see it as a charitable pick at all given his productivity and durability. But maybe more coaches will agree with you than me.
AD has to be an All-Star to me. It might be his best season with durability factored in. But I don't disagree that two Lakers is sure to be difficult for many to accept -- if it happens -- given who is likely to be squeezed out.
Love Scottie. Let's see how the coaches see it. He's obviously close but it's difficult to ignore the Raps' current record. Agree or not that's often how coaches look at it.
I was expecting more of the Yao Ming effect on Wenby (international vote help making him an all-star) but then again, china population is way bigger.
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Im not quite sure I agree with two Lakers for a sub 500 team. These are “superstar” that are supposed to carry their team and they have two of them! At some point more blame has to go to the starts than to the team.
Two AD responses below. Would have been REALLY interesting if neither LeBron nor AD were chosen as a starter.
If Lebron wasn’t a starter, would you have picked him as a reserve? Would you have picked both in your reserve picks or one over the other? I took your explanation as AD gets in as deserving All Star while Bron got in because thats who people wanted to see.
lakers...enough. I dont have a single laker in my all star ballot (if i had one :)). Not a one. Markkenen absolutely should be included. Fox AND sabonis both are better than AD. I mean come on guys. harden????? Not in a million years. Scottie barnes for sure is an all star, in any real universe of merit. How can he not be an all star?? But take out AD and put in markkenan and/or KAT. Zion is not even close to an all star. Why would you even mention him? Id have wemby on the team to be honest. Anunoby deserves mention at least. I mean jarrett allen does, too. Defense matters...rebounds matter. KD is scoring big but is he actually playing winning hoop? I dont think so. Neither is AD. Neither is LeBron. is this an oldies tour or are we rewarding basketball?
AD, as I said below, is a clear-cut reserve choice to me. I only voted on the seven reserves in each conference. I don't see it as a charitable pick at all given his productivity and durability. But maybe more coaches will agree with you than me.
It’s appalling that the 9 seed Lakers are going to get two All stars and the 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7 seed teams get one and the 8 seed gets zero.
AD has to be an All-Star to me. It might be his best season with durability factored in. But I don't disagree that two Lakers is sure to be difficult for many to accept -- if it happens -- given who is likely to be squeezed out.
Wemby has 20, 10 and leads the league in blocks! Surprised Wemby isn’t an all-star reserve!
I agree- crazy that Wemby isn’t in the all star team!
Would be on the floor if the coaches voted him in as a rookie. It just doesn't happen.
Breaking my heart not putting Scottie in officially, Mark. 😂 I do feel like he deserves it over some of the others but I’m a Toronto fan so hey.
Love Scottie. Let's see how the coaches see it. He's obviously close but it's difficult to ignore the Raps' current record. Agree or not that's often how coaches look at it.
Especially when you factor in that he’s only in his third season and the stats he’s accumulating are crazy!