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jkligman Wrote:Snubs: Kevin Love & Steve Nash... Nash is very good for an old player.$0$0Undeserving: Bosh (he clearly hasn't been himself this year and the rebound should come just as easy)$0$0Questionable: Blake Griffin, Dirk, Duncan, Ray Allen, Rajon Rondo$0$0Lebron didn't make it as a rookie, why should Griffin?$0Dirks been injured a lot.$0I love Duncan, but Tony Parker is just as deserving as him this year.$0Ray Allen (already 3 celtics, why do you need allen?)$0Rondo (Yes he is great at passing and stealing the ball, but that's it). If you put rondo with a different core of players he wouldn't have those high asts and stls. Rondo over Allen, but I would have liked to see Felton in there. Just b/c felton has cooled off the pact couple of weeks he gets cut.$0$0Rookie game replacement for Griffin needs to be Ed Davis. I know Wall, Griffin, Cousines, and Fields are better, but who else really?$0$0$0

Were did this rondo cant score come from. Im guessing your not a celtics but fan but i am and not to be bias but watching 85% the games rondo can absolutely score. he has so many opportunities that he could score but decided to dish the ball. Actually i think he almost passes a little to much. There are chances he has to score but decides to pass with sometimes helps and sometimes hurts. $0

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tupark82 Wrote:

gherkin1496 Wrote:last tiem i checked all star games werent about how good your team is and defense. thats what it takes to win the mvp, not make the allstar team. and we all know allen and garnett got it in large part cause of their name and because they play for a top 3 team in terms of coverage.

u might not have checked in a while then.. lol. the starters are voted in by the fans, but the reserves are voted by the coaches. of course the coaches will always look into how good your team is and how good your defense is. a guy like ben wallace would never make an all star team otherwise. think about why the celtics are so good. they're good because of the make up of their main players. you simply can't fault the coaches for rewarding players that make a major impact for simply the best team in the league. the celtics aren't the best team in the east by accident. <p><p>raymond's level of play has simply fallen off too much(shooting under 40% over the past 2 months). i love that the knicks have a legitimate pg and they are making noise, but you have to admit facts. a guy shooting under 40% for better than half of the season(without playing through any sort of major injury as joe johnson did) so far can't be rewarded an all star birth. there's too much inconsistency involved. i hope this helps u feel less bitter.$0

The Celtics are NOT the best in the East. I would say the Bulls are. When Noah comes back and they are 100% healthy. I will be surprised if someone other from east makes the finals. I would say the heat might have a chance if they could stay healthy, but it seems one of their big 3 is injured every game now.

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tupark82 Wrote:

gherkin1496 Wrote:last tiem i checked all star games werent about how good your team is and defense. thats what it takes to win the mvp, not make the allstar team. and we all know allen and garnett got it in large part cause of their name and because they play for a top 3 team in terms of coverage.

u might not have checked in a while then.. lol. the starters are voted in by the fans, but the reserves are voted by the coaches. of course the coaches will always look into how good your team is and how good your defense is. a guy like ben wallace would never make an all star team otherwise. think about why the celtics are so good. they're good because of the make up of their main players. you simply can't fault the coaches for rewarding players that make a major impact for simply the best team in the league. the celtics aren't the best team in the east by accident. <p><p>raymond's level of play has simply fallen off too much(shooting under 40% over the past 2 months). i love that the knicks have a legitimate pg and they are making noise, but you have to admit facts. a guy shooting under 40% for better than half of the season(without playing through any sort of major injury as joe johnson did) so far can't be rewarded an all star birth. there's too much inconsistency involved. i hope this helps u feel less bitter.$0

was ben wallace voted in for his good guarding defense? no. he was picked because he had a ridiculous amount of blocks and rebounds. which when i said defense wasnt a factor i meant that all that should matter for the allstar team is stats. did bruce bowen deserve to make an allstar team for his defense?

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The Celtics are NOT the best in the East. I would say the Bulls are. When Noah comes back and they are 100% healthy. I will be surprised if someone other from east makes the finals. I would say the heat might have a chance if they could stay healthy, but it seems one of their big 3 is injured every game now.
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Thats fine if "you" believe that the Celtics aren't the best in the East.  The problem is that the Bulls are far down that line.  I think you skipped a few teams when you said the Bulls are the best in the east.  hell, even my Bobcats beat the Bulls.  TWICE!!!!

[bdoody42]

In the east the only people I feel that are borderline are Chris Bosh and Ray Allen.
I am a Celtics fan, but 4 players is a lot on the team, but I do not see any guard who deserves to be in over him. I thought Josh Smith had a great season thus far on both sides of the ball and is very exciting to watch. If Boozer would have missed less games he would have been in for sure.

In the West I feel as if the best people ended up making the team.... beside Duncan. He is grea player and maybe best PF of all time, but this year I think Aldridge was more deserving.
There was just not enough guard spots and people like Nash, parker, and Ellis were left at home.
It happens every year, but I think the teams are about right and should be fun to watch.

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MLB All-Star game is an even bigger joke...Votto barely made it even though he had MVP numbers (and I'm pretty sure he was leading the NL in HR). It's a popularity contest