All-Star Starters....Your picks!

[Harry's Raincoat]

I hate the fan vote for starters in this game. I know some marketing department somewhere determined that fan involvement helps sell the game, but I hate the results.....EACH YEAR!! (*Yes, that is shouting!)

Who would you put out there if you could only pick 5 from each Conference?

West:
Westbrook
Curry
Durant
KLeonard
Cousins

East:
Lowry
Butler
PGeorge
Lebron
Milsap

Arguments?

 

[Natebishop3]

It's sad that big men have gotten completely shafted by the way that the spots are delegated.

Right now it's three guards and two small forwards.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

It's sad that big men have gotten completely shafted by the way that the spots are delegated.

Right now it's three guards and two small forwards.

The roster positions were changed from the standard G - G - F - F - C to B - B - F - F - F (Backcourt for B and Frontcourt for F) a couple years ago in the voting for the all star game.

But I don't see 3 guards and two small forwards this year so not sure what you mean.

These are the starters.

B Steph Curry (PG)
B Russell Westbrook (PG)
F Kobe Bryant (SF)
F Kevin Durant (SF)
F Kawhi Leonard (SF)

B Kyle Lowry (PG)
B Dwayne Wade (SG)
F LeBron James (SF)
F Paul George (SF really but does play a lot of PF)
F Carmelo Anthony (SF)

So really it is 2 PGs (in the west) and 3 SFs (in both east and west). Not 3 guards and two small forwards though.....

 

[BoBoBREWSKI]

West:
Westbrook
Curry
Durant
Leonard
Cousins

East:
Lowry
Butler
George
Lebron
Drummond

 

[riverman]

West:
Westbrook
Curry
Durant
Leonard
Cousins

East:
Lowry
Butler
George
Lebron
Drummond

This would be my list..although I voted less this season than ever...just not really invested in the allstar game this season..I voted for Dame in the west and gave a few votes to Batum and Barton..first year in 9 years I haven't voted for Lamarcus or 5 years in the case of Wes

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Not a single furriner mentioned. Whatever happened to the globalization of the game? I thought the rest of the world "caught up to" America.

 

[riverman]

Not a single furriner mentioned. Whatever happened to the globalization of the game? I thought the rest of the world "caught up to" America.

Those guys are resting up for the Olympic games

 

[BBert]

West:
Westbrook
Curry
Durant
Leonard
Cousins

East:
Lowry
Butler
George
Lebron
Drummond

This.

 

[Natebishop3]

The roster positions were changed from the standard G - G - F - F - C to B - B - F - F - F (Backcourt for B and Frontcourt for F) a couple years ago in the voting for the all star game.

But I don't see 3 guards and two small forwards this year so not sure what you mean.

These are the starters.

B Steph Curry (PG)
B Russell Westbrook (PG)
F Kobe Bryant (SF)
F Kevin Durant (SF)
F Kawhi Leonard (SF)

B Kyle Lowry (PG)
B Dwayne Wade (SG)
F LeBron James (SF)
F Paul George (SF really but does play a lot of PF)
F Carmelo Anthony (SF)

So really it is 2 PGs (in the west) and 3 SFs (in both east and west). Not 3 guards and two small forwards though.....

Kobe has been a shooting guard for 99% of his career.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

Kobe has been a shooting guard for 99% of his career.

Sure but he is most definitely not now though. He would be even worse at that position this year. He has grown into being a SF (body-type-wise - not to mention lack of speed-wise).

 

[Natebishop3]

Sure but he is most definitely not now though. He would be even worse at that position this year. He has grown into being a SF (body-type-wise - not to mention lack of speed-wise).

Kobe isn't anything now. I should have said two guards and two small forwards, with one empty jersey. It's a fucking joke that he's on the team at all.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

Kobe isn't anything now. I should have said two guards and two small forwards, with one empty jersey. It's a fucking joke that he's on the team at all.

No disagreement there!

 

[TBpup]

The roster positions were changed from the standard G - G - F - F - C to B - B - F - F - F (Backcourt for B and Frontcourt for F) a couple years ago in the voting for the all star game.

But I don't see 3 guards and two small forwards this year so not sure what you mean.

These are the starters.

B Steph Curry (PG)
B Russell Westbrook (PG)
F Kobe Bryant (SF)
F Kevin Durant (SF)
F Kawhi Leonard (SF)

So really it is 2 PGs (in the west) and 3 SFs (in both east and west). Not 3 guards and two small forwards though.....

Kobe has been a SG his entire career and this year is listed at the SF but really it's a 3-guard lineup in LA. So it really is 3 G's and 2 SF's.

 

[Natebishop3]

Kobe has been a SG his entire career and this year is listed at the SF but really it's a 3-guard lineup in LA. So it really is 3 G's and 2 SF's.

I maintain that he has no position because he serves no purpose. He is the team "anchor," and not the good kind.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

Kobe has been a SG his entire career and this year is listed at the SF but really it's a 3-guard lineup in LA. So it really is 3 G's and 2 SF's.

Until this year he has been a SG. That is correct. He is no longer one though. Kobe is listed at SF this year and really playing SF. He is no longer a guy who can play SG (not that he can really play SF either but lesser of two evils).

I don't care what position he plays though. He needs to give up his spot on the team.

 

[Natebishop3]

Until this year he has been a SG. That is correct. He is no longer one though. Kobe is listed at SF this year and really playing SF. He is no longer a guy who can play SG (not that he can really play SF either but lesser of two evils).

I don't care what position he plays though. He needs to give up his spot on the team.

He won't.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

He won't.

I know he won't. Although injuries might make him. But he probably would still take the spot and then just not play in the game. That sounds like him.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

I know he won't. Although injuries might make him. But he probably would still take the spot and then just not play in the game. That sounds like him.

Hey, nobody injures old Lakers like Dame does. Considering he's on the bubble for an all star spot, he's got extra motivation to take Kobe out tonight.

 

[TBpup]

Hey, nobody injures old Lakers like Dame does. Considering he's on the bubble for an all star spot, he's got extra motivation to take Kobe out tonight.

What time zone are you writing from where Dame takes out Kobe tonight? Is it Saturday already somewhere?

 

[Haakzilla]

Damian Lillard #NBAVote

 

[PtldPlatypus]

What time zone are you writing from where Dame takes out Kobe tonight? Is it Saturday already somewhere?

Once Friday afternoon rolls around, it's already Saturday in my mind. Yeah, that's the ticket...

 

[Orion Bailey]

I will probably boycott the whole weekend. No Blazers repping combine with an atrocious system within the selection process leaves me with no interest whatsoever to see a bunch of over hyped 3 hour show with 2.5 hours of shit commercials from NBA sponsors....

 

[KingSpeed]

The roster positions were changed from the standard G - G - F - F - C to B - B - F - F - F (Backcourt for B and Frontcourt for F) a couple years ago in the voting for the all star game.

But I don't see 3 guards and two small forwards this year so not sure what you mean.

These are the starters.

B Steph Curry (PG)
B Russell Westbrook (PG)
F Kobe Bryant (SF)
F Kevin Durant (SF)
F Kawhi Leonard (SF)

B Kyle Lowry (PG)
B Dwayne Wade (SG)
F LeBron James (SF)
F Paul George (SF really but does play a lot of PF)
F Carmelo Anthony (SF)

So really it is 2 PGs (in the west) and 3 SFs (in both east and west). Not 3 guards and two small forwards though.....

But Kobe was a guard his whole career.