All-Star team predictions

[Natebishop3]

Who makes the All-Star teams?

West:
PG Chris Paul
SG Kobe Bryant
SF Tracy McGrady
PF Tim Duncan
C Greg Oden
Yao Ming
Brandon Roy
Andrew Bynum
Dirk Nowitzki
Carmelo Anthony
Chauncey Billups
Steve Nash

East:
PG Derrick Rose
SG Dwyane Wade
SF LeBron James
PF Chris Bosh
C Dwight Howard
Kevin Garnett
Paul Pierce
Joe Johnson
Devin Harris
Elton Brand
Danny Granger
Rasheed Wallace

This is what I'm thinking so far. In the west, I see Denver sending two. LA sending two. Portland sending two, even though I'm not sure if Oden deserves it, but I could really see Greg getting voted in. Anyway, this is just me spit-balling. Any thoughts? Predictions? These are subject to change.

 

[julius]

Who makes the All-Star teams?

West:
PG Chris Paul
SG Kobe Bryant
SF McGrady
PF Tim Duncan
C Yao Ming

Bynum (mostly due to their record)
Brandon Roy
Dirk Nowitzki
Carmelo Anthony
Chauncey Billups
Steve Nash
Deron Williams


East: I don't care.


There is no way Oden makes it this year. His #'s, while serviceable, are not All Star worthy.

 

[Natebishop3]

There is no way Oden makes it this year. His #'s, while serviceable, are not All Star worthy.

Don't underestimate how popular Oden is. Go back and look at Yao Ming's numbers as a rookie. They weren't much better than what Oden is doing right now, and Oden isn't even playing his best ball.

Also, don't throw the "China factor" into this debate. I've explained before, Yao wasn't even in the top 5 of vote getters last season. I think Oden has a very good chance of getting voted in.

Oh, and I think Billups gets the nod over Deron Williams. Billups has single-handedly turned that team around.

 

[Entity]

Not even LeBron made it his first season, and he was doing much better than Greg.

 

[Natebishop3]

Not even LeBron made it his first season, and he was doing much better than Greg.

You're right entity, but Greg is a center and LeBron was a forward... or was he a guard that season? I don't remember.

Anyway, Greg is only going against... 10 guys? The only real competition is Yao and Bynum. Don't underestimate how many fans Oden has.

 

[BatumKaboom]

I think he was a PG his first season.

 

[Natebishop3]

I think he was a PG his first season.

Yeah, I know he started the season as the starting point guard... was that where he showed up on the ballots? Either way, he was going against a lot of competition. Oden only has a handful of decent players in the west at the center position. I'm not saying that Oden necessarily deserves the nod, I'm saying he has a really good shot at being voted in simply because of how popular he is.

 

[Денг Гордон]

You think Rose is going to get the vote in?

Vince Carter and Ben Gordon deserve to get in above Wallace/Brand, but might be screwed over by positional selection.

 

[drexlersdad]

if oden can put up a string of double doubles, he is in. and by string i mean 20 or so.

 

[Natebishop3]

You think Rose is going to get the vote in?

Vince Carter and Ben Gordon deserve to get in above Wallace/Brand, but might be screwed over by positional selection.

I think there's a good chance Rose gets the vote. I'm not sure. Who else would get it? Rondo? Calderon? Harris? I haven't payed much attention to the east this season.

You're probably right about Gordon and Carter. I thought about both of them, but the east is so heavy on guards and forwards.

 

[julius]

I don't think Greg is that popular outside of Ohio, Indiana and Oregon.

 

[Natebishop3]

I don't think Greg is that popular outside of Ohio, Indiana and Oregon.

I guess we'll see. People loved him on the Espy's.

 

[B-Roy]

Also, don't throw the "China factor" into this debate. I've explained before, Yao wasn't even in the top 5 of vote getters last season. I think Oden has a very good chance of getting voted in.

IIRC, he was the top vote getter for all the years before that. Don't underestimate the "China factor."

How popular is Oden anyways? At least over guys like Bynum?

 

[Natebishop3]

IIRC, he was the top vote getter for all the years before that. Don't underestimate the "China factor."

How popular is Oden anyways? At least over guys like Bynum?

Pretty much everything Oden does ends up on Sportscenter. Bynum? Probably the better player at this point, but not nearly as hyped. I guess we'll see. At this point, I'd say Bynum is definitely more deserving than Oden of the starting nod. Will it happen? Probably not. If Oden isn't voted in, it will be Yao. I'm convinced that Yao is a product of the NBA. I watched him in the Olympics and he was garbage.

 

[MARIS61]

Bynum and Durant?

Ridiculous.

 

[Natebishop3]

Bynum and Durant?

Ridiculous.

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The Lakers are the best team in the west... if that holds there's more than a little chance they will have multiple All-Stars (look at the Celtics last season). I don't really think Pau is putting up All-Star numbers, so I'm going to say that Bynum has the best chance of making the team. You don't agree? Who makes it instead?

The real bitch of it is that I'll probably lose my bet to DaRizzle. I never anticipated the Lakers coming out this hot. I think the Blazers have a good shot at two All-Stars too, I'm just not sure who else would make it. Rudy?

 

[Nikolokolus]

As much as I'm happy with Greg so far this season, there's no way he gets into the all-star game putting up 8 pts per game and 8 rebounds, even if it is in just 22 minutes per game. Rookie-Sophomore challenge? Sure.

 

[Natebishop3]

As much as I'm happy with Greg so far this season, there's no way he gets into the all-star game putting up 8 pts per game and 8 rebounds, even if it is in just 22 minutes per game. Rookie-Sophomore challenge? Sure.

Nik... go look at what Yao was averaging his rookie season. The numbers don't knock you off your feet. I'm not saying Greg deserves to make it, I'm saying I think he could be voted in. Since when does a popularity contest have anything to do with numbers? How many times has someone been voted in while injured? Without logging a single minute that season? It happens.

 

[julius]

I forgot to edit out Durant. So I changed it to McGrady.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Nik... go look at what Yao was averaging his rookie season. The numbers don't knock you off your feet. I'm not saying Greg deserves to make it, I'm saying I think he could be voted in. Since when does a popularity contest have anything to do with numbers? How many times has someone been voted in while injured? Without logging a single minute that season? It happens.

Unfortunately we don't have 1.2 billion chinese people backing us up. Yao is one of those special cases ... Hell even Yi Jianlian might get in with the popular vote, which would further highlight just how fucking stupid the whole fan vote method is.

 

[Natebishop3]

I forgot to edit out Durant. So I changed it to McGrady.

Yeah, you're right. I forgot McGrady. Whoops!

 

[Natebishop3]

Unfortunately we don't have 1.2 billion chinese people backing us up. Yao is one of those special cases ... Hell even Yi Jianlian might get in with the popular vote, which would further highlight just how fucking stupid the whole fan vote method is.

Dude, seriously, go look up the numbers. Yao was like the sixth or seventh highest vote getter last season. Dwight Howard dominated him in votes. The Chinese vote is a misnomer. Sure, he got the most votes of a center in the west, but who was he going against?

 

[B-Roy]

How does Kevin Durant get voted in over Carmelo, McGrady, etc?

 

[isrus]

I would disagree with Rose starting and i'm not so sure Sheed will make it this year.

Devin Harris definitely deserves to make the team, he'll probably be backup.

I'm not sure about Vince, he's been good but there's a lot of talent in the east. He might have some extra votes from the Yi fans though, we'll see.

I don't follow the West as much but i don't see Durant and Oden starting

 

[Natebishop3]

How does Kevin Durant get voted in over Carmelo, McGrady, etc?

Because I forgot McGrady.

 

[Chuck Taylor]

I don't think the Chinese vote is a misnomer. But even if it is, I still don't see how Greg gets voted in over Yao, or Shaq.

 

[andalusian]

Unfortunately we don't have 1.2 billion chinese people backing us up.

Maybe we get 1.2 billion votes from the Spanish speaking world.

 

[maxiep]

We may get Roy in the Big Game, but that's it.

GO and Rudy go in the Rook/Soph game. Batum just misses it. With a roster of 10 each, they're not putting in three Blazers.

That's all.

 

[MrJayremmie]

West
PG - Paul | Billups
SG - Kobe | Roy
SF - Anthony | McGrady
PF - Duncan | Stoudemire
C - Yao | Shaq

Others (You can pick from to fill out the roster): D. Williams, D. Nowitski, T. Parker, M. Ginobili, R. Gay, K. Durant, P. Gasol, C. Boozer, D. West.

East
PG - Rose | Harris
SG - Wade | Johnson
SF - LeBron | Pierce
PF - Bosh | Garnett
C - Howard

Others (You can pick from to fill out the roster): J. Calderon, A. Iverson, M. Redd, R. Hamilton, V. Carter, A. Iguodala, E. Brand, A. Jamison, C. Butler, A. Bogut.

That is what I got so far. I think Oden would be 4th in Center votes in the West, and probably 5th overall in Centers.

 

[MAS RipCity]

West
PG-Chris Paul
SG- Kobe Bryant
SF- Carmelo Anthony (stupid fans)
PF-Tim Duncan
C- Yao Ming
Reserves
Amare Stoudemire
Brandon Roy
Chauncey Billups
Carlos Boozer
Pau Gasol
Dirk Nowitzki
Tony Parker