All-Star Rosters Announced

[RipCity32]

Figured it needed its own thread.

Western Conference Roster:
Kobe Bryant
Kevin Durant
Blake Griffin
Chris Paul
Dwight Howard
Tony Parker
James Harden
LaMarcus Aldridge
David Lee
Zach Randolph
Tim Duncan
Russell Westbrook

Eastern Conference Roster:
LeBron James
Dwyane Wade
Carmelo Anthony
Rajon Rondo
Kevin Garnett
Paul George
Jrue Holiday
Tyson Chandler
Chris Bosh
Joakim Noah
Luol Deng
Kyrie Irving

 

[RipCity32]

So who got snubbed and go who doesn't deserve it?

I'd say Steph Curry deserved it. Brook Lopez and Marc Gasol have pretty strong cases as well.

I think pretty much everyone deserves it though who is in there. A couple from the East are iffy, but there really isn't any better options them. Maybe it is just the fact I just have a hard time considering them as All-Stars (ala Paul George and Jrue Holiday).

 

[Pugz]

paul george can be a multiple time all-star, jrue may make it once or twice more.

i have a feeling paul george may go off in this game. bench players dont really play a huge role but he can shoot and throwdown so he may get his.

 

[elcheato]

Kyrieeee

I would have been pretty upset had he not made it.

 

[buzzy]

we all would have rioted

 

[CameronCrazy06]

Steph Curry should have made it over Harden but the game is in Houston so there was no way that happened.

 

[bosoxlover12]

Randolph shouldn't have made it either

 

[buzzy]

You gotta have a Grizzly in there though

 

[elcheato]

No one is obligated to have anyone in the all-star game.

 

[Sabbath]

Stephen Curry should've made it.

And it pains me to say it, but Boozer should've made it over Deng, but Deng really is better

Congrats to Deng & Noah though

 

[CameronCrazy06]

I think Z-Bo deserved it. You could argue Marc deserved it more, but I'm fine with either one

 

[jonathanlambert33]

No one is obligated to have anyone in the all-star game.

Agreed, I've never understood this approach.

 

[CameronCrazy06]

Is that comment directed at me? Because they're obviously going to try to put a Rocket in the game to help peak the Houston interest if they could. Not that they'd force a guy on there like Lin or something if the Rockets didn't have Harden, but the game being in Houston definitely helped Harden make it over Curry.

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Is that comment directed at me? Because they're obviously going to try to put a Rocket in the game to help peak the Houston interest if they could. Not that they'd force a guy on there like Lin or something if the Rockets didn't have Harden, but the game being in Houston definitely helped Harden make it over Curry.

No it was to cheato, I just don't understand the thought that a team has to have a certain amount of representatives.

I agree with you too though, I'd be interested in seeing how many All-Star games have a player from that city in them. May research that a little later.

 

[CameronCrazy06]

I looked at recent history and it's been 7 of the last 8, not counting the year when it was in Vegas

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Speaking of Harden, dude gets calls like he's Lebron, Durant, or Kobe. He's been to the line a bunch just in the first and the majority of the calls that got him there were pretty ticky tac.

 

[dez]

I like the East went with so many 1st timers

Jrue will be a perrenial all-star though, he has all the skills, just not the aggressiveness also love they showed Tyson some love this year

But Steph should have made it in over TP imo, out with these old ass vets getting votes just cause of their track record

 

[CameronCrazy06]

Aren't the reserves picked by coaches?

 

[bosoxlover12]

Yes

 

[RipCity32]

How does one argue that Harden didn't deserve it?