All Star Starters named:

[ace3g]

Western Conference All-Star starters are Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, Blake Griffin and Andrew Bynum.

Eastern Conference All-Star starters are Derrick Rose, Dwyane Wade, Carmelo Anthony, LeBron James and Dwight Howard.

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I'm not much for fashion, but the jerseys this year don't match the shorts

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[lefty]

Another Spurs related thread

[SpursRulez4eVeR]

more like the shorts don't match the jersey, ugly ass tbh

[NASpurs]

Durant needs some lotion on those knees.

[Juggity]

Gradient makes it feel all 1997 up in here.

Not that I hate the upper half of the jersey, it's fine. The shorts look like bargain bin shit though.

[Stump]

4 of the 5 Western starters play in LA. Huh.

[mystargtr34]

Durant got some long ass arms

[Rummpd]

4 of the 5 Western starters play in LA. Huh.

Bynum made it probably correctly this year as there are a dearth of true centers in the West but that is ok as Howard will get a chance to punk him again like he did recently.

[Obstructed_View]

You typically don't wear different shades of the same color. Those are horrible.

[LakerHater]

Never seen a black guy with a tan line!

[baseline bum]

Shit, I voted for Yao at C. :depressed

[MR.SILVER&BLack]

spurs should have signed yao just so they could have player named a starter this year & have TD slip in and be the replacement starting center.

[crc21209]

Melo at the other forward in the East is kind of a joke. Even Bosh is more deserving this year so far then Melo. Kobe as always, being rewarded for being a chucker...:tu

[ZoParkerHill]

Worst All-Star Jerseys of the 21st Century

[024]

i wasn't even aware they started voting, let alone the vote ending.

[Rummpd]

Tiago recently making it look if he played 30 plus minutes a game his stats would be make an arguement for him being at least in the ball park with Bynum = not that Splitter would ever get voted in over the Left Coast players anyway. Bynum will probably be the starting West center baring a trade or a miraculous recovery of one Greg Oden or some other miracle for years to come.

[dallasmaverickslose]

How the hell are Bonner and Blair not in the All-Star game

[DieMrBond]

Melo at the other forward in the East is kind of a joke. Even Bosh is more deserving this year so far then Melo.

Definitely a joke - not just kind of a joke. He's been playing pretty bloody shit this year, hasn't he? - while Bosh in particular has been playing really well.

And DWade has been injured a fair bit of the year, thats surely just a rep vote, and not based off of this season.

Pretty boring that its what 7 teams represented, from 5 areas?

[Two10Whitey]

No Spurs in the allstar game this year? That sucks.

[SpurNation]

Has a team ever played or won a finals without an all star on the team? Perhaps this year the Spurs could represent the first ever to do so.

[TDMVPDPOY]

cp3 and griffin starting? really? flop fest

splitter, neal will be in the sopho game?

[timtonymanu]

No surprises there.

I think Parker's been having an all-star year so he deserves to make it but there's some competition in the West. Is Marc Gasol really having an all-star season? I keep seeing him pop up on people's reserves lists but if any one in the Grizzlies is an all-star, it's Rudy Gay.

[mercos]

The only thing surprising so far are those atrocious shorts. This is supposed to be the NBA's Super Bowl and they are showing off the players in pajama shorts.....smh.

Carmelo should not be there. I have never been a fan of allowing two small forwards into the starting lineup. The league should break it up between small forwards and power forwards. In that scenario Bosh should probably get the nod.

[will_spurs]

No Spurs in the allstar game this year? That sucks.

Only Duncan got voted as a starter at the height of his career. The Spurs always have to rely on reserves to get some of their players in. It could happen this year again, too early to say.

[letmk]

Tim should not, and with the Spurs' mediocre record, probably will not be added into the reserves. Love is a no-brainer, Aldridge and Millsap should also get in. That's already three big men. After them, Gasol brothers are competing with Tim, and someone can even put Gortet there. It's kind of sad and strange to not see Tim being an All-star, but on the other hand, it's a bless for the Spurs if Tim can get some rest.

Tony is on the borderline and I'd like to see him get in. Unlike Tim, Tony still cares about being an all-star very much, and getting selected by the coaches would boost his confidence going into the second half of the season. I don't know when the coaches will submit their votes, but Saturday's game against the NBA-leader Thunder and Westbrook (he is a shoo-in) might be a make-or-break chance for Tony.

[therealtruth]

Tim should not, and with the Spurs' mediocre record, probably will not be added into the reserves. Love is a no-brainer, Aldridge and Millsap should also get in. That's already three big men. After them, Gasol brothers are competing with Tim, and someone can even put Gortet there. It's kind of sad and strange to not see Tim being an All-star, but on the other hand, it's a bless for the Spurs if Tim can get some rest.

Tony is on the borderline and I'd like to see him get in. Unlike Tim, Tony still cares about being an all-star very much, and getting selected by the coaches would boost his confidence going into the second half of the season. I don't know when the coaches will submit their votes, but Saturday's game against the NBA-leader Thunder and Westbrook (he is a shoo-in) might be a make-or-break chance for Tony.

Sometimes being snubbed can also boost your play.

[therealtruth]

The only thing surprising so far are those atrocious shorts. This is supposed to be the NBA's Super Bowl and they are showing off the players in pajama shorts.....smh.

Carmelo should not be there. I have never been a fan of allowing two small forwards into the starting lineup. The league should break it up between small forwards and power forwards. In that scenario Bosh should probably get the nod.

I like it because it creates matchups you never get to see. Remember when Nowitzki started at SG?

[will_spurs]

Tony is on the borderline and I'd like to see him get in.

Only 4 players average more than 17 ppg and 7.5 apg this season:
- Rose and D-Will in the East
- CP3 and TP in the West

Just sayin' :hat

[therealtruth]

Only 4 players average more than 17 ppg and 7.5 apg this season:
- Rose and D-Will in the East
- CP3 and TP in the West

Just sayin' :hat

Hopefully TP keeps the assists up.

[letmk]

Only 4 players average more than 17 ppg and 7.5 apg this season:
- Rose and D-Will in the East
- CP3 and TP in the West

Just sayin' :hat

Like all the statistics, even the correct data, they are misleading oftentimes.

You chose 17 ppg and 7.5 apg, but just from the statistics, isn't a player with 15.2 ppg and 9.9 apg and much better FG% (.550 vs. Tony's .448) more deserving (Nash)?

As a Spurs fan, I would love to see Tony get in. But I wouldn't feel that snubbed if Tony didn't get in. All in all, except the assists, Tony doesn't have a very good year even compared to his own previous years.

[romain.star]

Sometimes being snubbed can also boost your play.

Not that I know the guy personally but I think Parker is just that kind of guy.

Remember how he responded when the Spurs were trying to sign Kidd in 03?

[resistanze]

Lebron's headband is ridiculous.

[will_spurs]

You chose 17 ppg and 7.5 apg, but just from the statistics, isn't a player with 15.2 ppg and 9.9 apg and much better FG% (.550 vs. Tony's .448) more deserving (Nash)?

There are 4-5 guard spots in each conference, so there's a possibility to select both Parker and Nash for that matter.

I wouldn't say that Parker not going would be such a bad call, he's been snubbed before when I thought he deserved it more (same for Manu in some other years). We'll see what the coaches decide, but I think there's a decent chance either Parker or Duncan goes.