People say that, but there is no way to know. If we take Game 3, we're in the series, and maybe we take Game 4. That shot was inexcusable, and should have led to his being cut after the season.
While I agree with you that they try to sneak guys in that way, no way does Amare get a spot this year. It would be a complete joke. His numbers are all at or near career lows. Tyson Chandler has honestly outplayed Amare on the Knicks, and Chandler is an actual C. In fact I'm a little surprised at the constant mentions of Hibbert here with basically zero mentions of Chandler. They've both been very good so far this season. Though as I said, I realize the Knicks have performed well below expectations.Stats wise, there isnt one center that deserves it besides Howard. Andy has been busting ass all season and is a major factor in our success, but sadly he wont get the nod. Im not sure if people realize how valuable to his team. I guarantee if Hibbert went down, than Indy would be just as fine, if not better because they could push the ball a little more. Bargs had a few good games, but no way a Raptor gets voted in. Noah is a bumb who makes 10 mil a year. Varejao plays his game but better. The only difference is Noah may have some length on him.
I remember Z having a decent year in between his all star appearance, and I kept thinking he deserves to be the backup, but they kept putting Bosh in. Either him or Stoudamire are gonna get in as a "backup C". When in all reality, they dont even mean as much to their teams as Andy does. Hell NY has two "superstars" that shouldnt even be in the all star game based on their performance thus far. Too many guys are going to get in because of "superstar title or big market bias"
Im not sure why people are factoring in winning for alla star consideration. garnett and ray allen and pierce were all stars for eyars on clunker teams. its not the win stars.
Amongst guys with 15 + per. 10%+ ORB and TRB
Anderson is number 1 in ORB % . number 2 in Total rebound percentage. 3rd in steals.
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Wow...you have to be kidding...right? I don't want to flame you if you are being sarcastic...so I'm going to give you the benefit of the doubt.
If you honestly think that one shot loses any team a 7 game series, any other basketball knowledge you try to promote is seriously in question. And then, you top it off by suggesting that the Cavs should have cut one of their better players for one shot.
Wow dude...wow.
I'm mostly kidding, but that was an awful shot. And I DO think a lot of people rationalize that series and say we were NEVER going to win that series. There is a big difference between being down 2-1 and being down 3-0. 2-1: You're in the series. 3-0: Series over. The Spurs were good and experienced, but we had the best player in the universe, who had just scored 25 points in a row against Detroit. Until that series, I thought AV was a gift from god. After that series, I thought of him as a good player, who occasionally makes really stupid decisions.
Oh - and Varejao was one of the guys who laid down on December 2, 2010. He was one of the guys who just didn't give a shit, and helped double the insult to the fans.
So I won't be one of the people who cries when he leaves.
The problem here is that too many fans put way too much stock into how our players associate with Lebron. It was a regular season game that the whole team played awful in for the most part. Mo Williams was pissed about Lebron leaving. Did you give him a pass for blowing our chances of winning a title in 09?
I'm mostly kidding, but that was an awful shot.
The team didn't just play awful - they laid down. 20,000 people in the stands were looking for ONE hard foul. Just one. The players didn't feel the pain of the fans, and didn't deserve the support of the fans, for that effort. After that game, I wanted all the turds flushed - all the turds from the LeBron era. Delonte, Shaq, Powe, and maybe Boobie and Hot Wad were the only players from the 2009-10 team who had heart. Delonte and Shaq were already gone. I was happy to see Mo, Moon, and JJ gone after the December debacle. Varejao, Jamison, Parker have to be moved to make the purging complete.
You're bitter, and want to make emotional decisions. Thank god nobody put you in a position to make decisions.
Andy Laid down? he shut down z and anthony. played 25 minutes and grabbed 8 boards.
I remember people geting on boobie gibson on that game and boobie played harder than everyone. your heat angst is misplaced.