NBA All-Star Reserves named.

Rondo

14.2 PPG
4.2 RPG
9.8 APG
2.5 SPG

Ellis

26.0 PPG
4.2 RPG
5.6 APG
2.2 SPG


Unfortuneately for Ellis, being teamed up with 3 super mega stars to pad your assist's and open up the lane for easy baskets gets you in the all star game... not actually playing like an allstar.


Even if the all-star game is about the "impact you have on your team", I would still take Chanuncy Billups over Rondo any day of the week.
 
You must not watch many Celtics games. Anybody who thinks that Rondo hasn't played like an All-Star the past two seasons (damn right he deserved to make it last year) needs to have his head examined.
 
Well they got it pretty much right. I am thrilled that Gerald Wallace made the team.
 
Rondo is deserving.

What do two guys that play in the Western Conference have to do with Rondo's selection anyways?
 
Derrick Rose does not deserve to be on the team. The rest of the players I'm fine with. David Lee >>>>> Derrick Rose this year.
 
It sucks that Pau Gasol got in and Kaman didn't. What Kaman feared actually happens... Pau taking away his center reserve spot.

Pau plays power forward on the lakers, forget about the fact that he "can" play center. Bynum is the center on the lakers and he didn't get it. I guess its expected that they wouldn't leave the lakers with only 1 all star.

But the Cavs only have 1 all star also and they have the best record overall. Is Pau a good player? YES. Does he deserve it over Chris Kaman (a true center playing center on his team) considering he only played 25 games or so? NO
 
I am probably wrong, but I always thought the All-Star game didn't actually make specific distinctions for Centers vs. other forwards in the reserve slots.
 
Mr. S£im Citrus said:
You must not watch many Celtics games. Anybody who thinks that Rondo hasn't played like an All-Star the past two seasons (damn right he deserved to make it last year) needs to have his head examined.
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I'm pretty sure I don't need my head examined. The only reason you think he deserved it last year was because of his impressive playoff showing. Other than that season Averages of 11-8-5 doesn't make him an allstar in my mind. If the Celts had won the championship last year, Rondo would deserve the Playoff MVP, Ill give him that. When KG, Allen, and Pierce leave and he still puts up those numbers game in and out... i'll think twice.
 
pdxKingsFan said:
I am probably wrong, but I always thought the All-Star game didn't actually make specific distinctions for Centers vs. other forwards in the reserve slots.
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Not in the reserve slots...

What they should do on the ballot is specify "big men," "swing men," and "point guards," and that would even the voting out a bit. That way Chris Paul and Brandon Roy aren't competing with each other for votes, and you don't have Tim Duncan, Amare Stoudemire and Yao Ming starting together.
 
Kings Faithful said:
I'm pretty sure I don't need my head examined. The only reason you think he deserved it last year was because of his impressive playoff showing. Other than that season Averages of 11-8-5 doesn't make him an allstar in my mind. If the Celts had won the championship last year, Rondo would deserve the Playoff MVP, Ill give him that. When KG, Allen, and Pierce leave and he still puts up those numbers game in and out... i'll think twice.
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14/10/4 this season. 12/8/5 on 51% shooting last season is pretty good, too.
 
pdxKingsFan said:
I am probably wrong, but I always thought the All-Star game didn't actually make specific distinctions for Centers vs. other forwards in the reserve slots.
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Actually from what I've seen from mock all star reserve picks from all media outlets, they pick 2 guards, 2 forwards, 1 center and 2 misc. Thats how I always understood it also. Or else there would've been yrs where the team would be mostly guards if they're just picking the best players.

Thats why for example in the west reserves

Guards (CP3, Roy)
Forwards (Dirk, Durant)
Center (***Pau Gasol***) <not real center and was a power forward on the ballot

MISC (Zack Randolph PF + D Will PG)

Every year it always ends up 2 forwards, 2 guards, 1 center + 2 misc.

I mean people can always argue that it wasn't Pau that took the center spot but instead Randolph or Durant took it. But come on... do anyone from the reserves other than Pau plays center ever?
 
rondo is awesome... pau is a really good player but kaman deserved to be there, just because he can play ceneter doesnt make pau more deserving of that spot over kaman who actually is a center. it wasnt a balance thing because duncan and amare can play center... the west technically has 5 power forwards, duncan, amare, randolph, dirk and pau...
 
Kings Faithful said:
I'm pretty sure I don't need my head examined. The only reason you think he deserved it last year was because of his impressive playoff showing. Other than that season Averages of 11-8-5 doesn't make him an allstar in my mind. If the Celts had won the championship last year, Rondo would deserve the Playoff MVP, Ill give him that. When KG, Allen, and Pierce leave and he still puts up those numbers game in and out... i'll think twice.
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Thats your opinion and its fine. To each his own, but when those guys leave Rondo's numbers are going to go wayy up. Assists might go down, but points will go up, rebounds will most likely go up. Hes an increible player to watch. His skill set is so unique, I think hes fantastic.
 
So Gerald Wallace made the list, congrats. At least the Kings have some representation in the big game this year (albeit several years too late...;)).
 
Kings Faithful said:
I'm pretty sure I don't need my head examined. The only reason you think he deserved it last year was because of his impressive playoff showing.
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No, the reason why I think he deserved it last year is because I watched about fifty Celtics games last year, and I know he's good. And I've watched about twenty or so Celtics games this year, and I know he's even better.
 
yeah, i watch a lot of cetics games just for rondo... he's an amazing player, if he ever develops a relaible jumpshot he will be a super-beast... he'll give chris paul a run for his money as best pg in the nba. but thats only if he gets the jumper.
 
David Lee and Chris Kaman got screwed. Other than that I have no problem with the selections. Gasol shouldn't be there though. Rondo is a great player, half of his game is playing really good defense and being a good rebounding guard and he also creates a lot of open shots on his own. He's a great player IMO. Definitely an all star reserve.
 
I'm just happy that we have so many true point guards playing: Rondo, Nash, Paul, Williams....it's much more entertaining than watching a lineup of Ming, Dirk, Duncan, Shaq, and Garnet like previous years.
 
AriesMar27 said:
yeah, i watch a lot of cetics games just for rondo... he's an amazing player, if he ever develops a relaible jumpshot he will be a super-beast... he'll give chris paul a run for his money as best pg in the nba. but thats only if he gets the jumper.
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I respectfully disagree. As of now, Chris Paul is in a league of his own. Deron Williams is still a ways lower, and he is exceptionally better than Rondo. If I had to rank the best PGs of the future, I'd even say Derrick Rose will be much better than Rondo. I honestly think Rondo has reached close to his peak of awesome. If he can keep this up once the big three are gone, I might change my mind.
 
Wow, Rondo is a beast. Dude does it all. He's not far from being the best PG in basketball. Paul is not in a league of his own, that's total crap. I love the kid but if I had to choose between him and Dwill I'd probably take Dwill. I think he plays a little harder and really wants it. I think all 3 of them should be in a little cluster together(they're all great and bring a different array of awesome-ness to the table)
 
est.1999 said:
Wow, Rondo is a beast. Dude does it all. He's not far from being the best PG in basketball. Paul is not in a league of his own, that's total crap. I love the kid but if I had to choose between him and Dwill I'd probably take Dwill. I think he plays a little harder and really wants it. I think all 3 of them should be in a little cluster together(they're all great and bring a different array of awesome-ness to the table)
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Nobody is in CP3s class. Nobody. If he stays healthy he's probably going to end up top 10 all time and a surefire HOFer.

I really do like Rondo, but its not a comparison. Nor even DWill, who is second best the way that Horford is the second best center in the East to Dwight (okay a little closer than that).
 
Like I said I love CP3. Been following him since HS. But he's praised a little too much sometimes. Dwills teams have had more success than Pauls team and the talent level surrounding them is debatable. Paul is more flashy and Dwill is more grind out attack mode. IMO they are 1a and 1b
 
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