Holey Moley! Batum= All Star?

[KingSpeed]

It just occurred to me. He's been the best player on the 2nd best team in the East at this moment. Could our guy finally be an All Star?

 

[Strenuus]

Yep. May be his only one, since it's just a contract year... he'll probably regress per usual after getting paid.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

"our guy"?

 

[KingSpeed]

Yep. May be his only one, since it's just a contract year... he'll probably regress per usual after getting paid.

Batum's numbers went up the season after we signed him.

 

[EL PRESIDENTE]

Kemba Walker is the best player on that team.

 

[KingSpeed]

Kemba Walker is the best player on that team.

Eh it's close. Batum is averaging 17/7/5. Walker 18/4/4

 

[riverman]

I think Batum is a lock for the allstar game but there's already a thread about this...the what's going on with ex Blazers thread

 

[SlyPokerDog]

It can be Holy Moly or Holy Moley but never Holey Moley.

 

[THE HCP]

No comment

 

[JfizzleBlazer]

I think walker makes it in over him

 

[jlprk]

It can be Holy Moly or Holy Moley but never Holey Moley.

That's the most intelligent thing you've said all year. Must be because it's December.

 

[Blazinaway]

TWO words - CONTRACT YEAR

 

[Tunchi]

Batum sucks

 

[Tunchi]

Is it me or does Henderson miss a lot?

 

[illmatic99]

Batum's numbers went up the season after we signed him.

A fact everyone conveniently forgets

 

[KingSpeed]

I think Batum is a lock for the allstar game but there's already a thread about this...the what's going on with ex Blazers thread

You're right. I should've put this in that thread.

 

[HailBlazers]

TWO words - CONTRACT YEAR

Two More - Eastern Conference

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

Batum isn't available All-Star weekend. He's working out with Team France.

 

[jlprk]

Is it me or does Henderson miss a lot?

It's you. Henderson's at least as effective as McCollum, and should be starting in his place.

 

[KingSpeed]

Is it me or does Henderson miss a lot?

He's shooting better than 37% from 3. Not bad. Best of his career by far.

 

[dviss1]

He's shooting better than 37% from 3. Not bad. Best of his career by far.

Why do we even entertain this negative question? Henderson missing "a lot" has nothing to do with this thread or the OP. It's just @Tunchi being Tunchi finding every opportunity to provide more negativity. Stay on topic.

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Batum isn't available All-Star weekend. He's working out with Team France.

I think Americans can't handle international sports because most of the sports they like are of no interest to other countries. ("World Series" is seriously ironic.) But in actual football the idea of teams having to do without players because they're wanted for national team duty is pretty much understood. Or is this just simple Francophobia again?

 

[Rastapopoulos]

Players Batum would be competing with for an All-Star spot (SF/SG):
LeBron James
Dwyane Wade
Paul George
Carmelo Anthony
(Those will certainly get in ahead of him, even though Batum's actually having a better season than Wade AND Carmelo.)
After that, who? Oladipo? Thaddeus Young? I wouldn't be at all surprised to see Batum voted in by coaches.

 

[Denny Crane]

Batum is playing SG for Charlotte.

Jimmy Butler is certainly ahead of him for an all-star slot.

 

[STOMP]

A fact everyone conveniently forgets

His numbers go up when he's healthy & down when he's injured... amazing how that works.

STOMP

 

[riverman]

Nobody loved Batum's game more than me until last season...particularly after Wes went down..I think getting traded was a wake up call for him. He's a rare talent when he is engaged in the game. He had a chance to be our go to guy against Memphis and just looked disengaged for the whole series. I wish him well. I have never had a problem with any player representing their country in the world games. Our greatest players stateside have stepped up for team USA and still played a full season.

 

[HomerLovesKoolAid]

I think Americans can't handle international sports because most of the sports they like are of no interest to other countries. ("World Series" is seriously ironic.) But in actual football the idea of teams having to do without players because they're wanted for national team duty is pretty much understood. Or is this just simple Francophobia again?

I am wrought with Francophobia. I can't even look at pastries.
What really scares me is when an NBA team pays huge contracts to players that show their mental and physical fatique from playing multiple years of summer ball with the national team.

 

[riverman]

I am wrought with Francophobia. I can't even look at pastries.
What really scares me is when an NBA team pays huge contracts to players that show their mental and physical fatique from playing multiple years of summer ball with the national team.

What scares me more is paying huge salaries to guys who are always in a suit on the bench with crutches...#gregoden

 

[Blazinaway]

It's you. Henderson's at least as effective as McCollum, and should be starting in his place.

Huh? CJ's played great and should start, Henderson is playing a lot better as he adjusts to Stotts system and shakes off the injury rust, he should be getting most of Harkless's minutes. First he deserves them and second we need to up his trade value

 

[Blazinaway]

someone will pay Batum 20 mil per this coming summer - they can have him and good luck with that!