seasoned vet Member since Jul 29th 2008 5998 posts
Thu Feb-13-20 12:17 AM
"NBA All Star selection gripes from players" Thu Feb-13-20 12:39 AM by seasoned vet
Every year these cats complain about being snubbed or looked over in All Star selection
In an effort to make the teams more i guess fair or balanced the NBA traded one popularity contest judged by fans, in for.....another popularity contest, but this time judged by peers
its why ive never understood how the number of NBA All Star selections by a player is used as some sort of metric of a players value, when its not based off of hard work
wouldnt it make more sense to take the top player from each conference in the top 3 categories of offense and defense...
*Offense* Points Assists 3 Points Made
*Defense* Rebounds Steals Blocks
if a player in any conference tops more than one list, choose the next player down (Harden topped 2 lists)
then let the coaches and fans pick the rest of the roster
that way, if you didnt make the team, thats on you and how much you really wanted it.
here is what those teams would look like going into this all star weekend:
East Giannis PF Points Trae Young PG Assists Andre Drummond C Rebound Brook Lopez C Blocks Davis Bertans SF 3 Point Ben Simmons PG Steals
West Harden SG Points LeBron SF Assists Gobert C Rebound Whiteside C Blocks Lillard PG 3 Point Kawhi SF Steals