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Blazers coach Maurice Cheeks submitted his picks Friday for Western Conference reserves for the Feb. 15 All-Star Game in Los Angeles.
The league will announce the reserves Tuesday.
Cheeks wasn't allowed to vote for his own players, but said forwards Zach Randolph and Rasheed Wallace both are worthy of consideration.
"I could make a case for either one," Cheeks said. "I don't know if other people can or will, but I can."
Randolph is weak defensively, which offends some coaches, but the third-year power forward has put up some impressive offensive statistics. Through 45 games, he is averaging 21.3 points and 11 rebounds a game, and is one of six players averaging double figures in both categories this season.
Wallace, who appeared in consecutive All-Star Games in 2000 and 2001, hasn't played consistently at a high level, averaging 17.5 points and 6.9 rebounds in 41 games, but he generally is considered the Blazers' best all-around player.
"You look at Rasheed's numbers and those are not All-Star numbers. Not for him," Cheeks said. "He gets 17 points and eight rebounds just being out there. Now if he decided to play at the top of his game night in and night out, he'd have 22 and 12 . . . and there would be no question who should make the All-Star team.
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I don't think that any player involved in so many trade talks deserves to be on the allstar team, and it's clear that Sheed hasn't put forth his full effort. However, anyone who would say that Randolph doesn't deserve to be there is out of their mind. Thoughts?
Blazers coach Maurice Cheeks submitted his picks Friday for Western Conference reserves for the Feb. 15 All-Star Game in Los Angeles.
The league will announce the reserves Tuesday.
Cheeks wasn't allowed to vote for his own players, but said forwards Zach Randolph and Rasheed Wallace both are worthy of consideration.
"I could make a case for either one," Cheeks said. "I don't know if other people can or will, but I can."
Randolph is weak defensively, which offends some coaches, but the third-year power forward has put up some impressive offensive statistics. Through 45 games, he is averaging 21.3 points and 11 rebounds a game, and is one of six players averaging double figures in both categories this season.
Wallace, who appeared in consecutive All-Star Games in 2000 and 2001, hasn't played consistently at a high level, averaging 17.5 points and 6.9 rebounds in 41 games, but he generally is considered the Blazers' best all-around player.
"You look at Rasheed's numbers and those are not All-Star numbers. Not for him," Cheeks said. "He gets 17 points and eight rebounds just being out there. Now if he decided to play at the top of his game night in and night out, he'd have 22 and 12 . . . and there would be no question who should make the All-Star team.
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I don't think that any player involved in so many trade talks deserves to be on the allstar team, and it's clear that Sheed hasn't put forth his full effort. However, anyone who would say that Randolph doesn't deserve to be there is out of their mind. Thoughts?
