Tony Parker is an All-Star!

[MannyIsGod]

see title

[Taco]

Just Saw

WOW

[Kori Ellis]

Wow, good for him.

Who are the other six reserves?

[E20]

As he should be.

[jackiel1219]

dirk, nash, amare, AI, marion

[SpursWoman]

Awesome! :elephant

[RC's Boss]

Yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Taco]

Boozer

[exstatic]

Nice. I think he's going to be a fixture now. Some of the guards are getting a bit long in the tooth. Nash won't be around forever. Looks like the sun has already set on Vagina Allen.

[Marklar MM]

East is

Billups
Kidd
Hamilton
Butler
Carter
Howard
O'Neal

[RC's Boss]

Must admit, I was shocked. I expected his best chance was as a sub if Boozer was selected

[Kori Ellis]

tony, dirk, nash, amare, AI, marion, boozer - Is that the 7?

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

If Melo doesnt make it then its all the better for the Nuggs coz he played awesome after being snubbed last season.

No way till Stern pick Melo :madrun What a joke, the leading scorer not an all star

[mardigan]

Good job Frenchie

[Taco]

tony, dirk, nash, amare, AI, marion, boozer - Is that the 7?

sounds right

[spurschick]

Congrats to Tony!

[mardigan]

Glad Caron made it too

[baseline bum]

No Josh Howard? :wtf
No Carmella Anthony? :wtf

[SpursWoman]

No way till Stern pick Melo :madrun What a joke, the leading scorer not an all star


Good thing for him they don't average in the goose eggs for games missed. :spin

[Kori Ellis]

I wonder how the Utah Jazz site announced that Okur was an All-Star? :wtf

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

nice one coaches, leave the leading scorer off the team :drunk

[Kori Ellis]

NEW YORK, Feb. 1, 2007 – The Phoenix Suns trio of two-time Most Valuable Player Steve Nash, Shawn Marion and Amaré Stoudemire lead the list of 14 players that have been selected by the coaches as reserves for the 2007 NBA All-Star Game which will be played on Sunday, Feb. 18 at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

Joining the three Suns as Western Conference reserves are first-time All-Star forward Carlos Boozer of the Utah Jazz, Allen Iverson of the Denver Nuggets, Dirk Nowitzki of the Dallas Mavericks and Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs.

Two Eastern Conference players are also making their initial All-Star appearance as forwards Caron Butler of the Washington Wizards and Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic has each been invited to Las Vegas. Guards Chauncey Billups and Richard Hamilton of the Detroit Pistons and Jason Kidd of the New Jersey Nets, forwards Vince Carter of the New Jersey Nets and Jermaine O’Neal of the Indiana Pacers also were named to the Eastern Conference All-Star team.

The 14 players selected -- seven each from the Eastern and Western Conferences -- were chosen by the 30 NBA head coaches, who were asked to vote for seven players in their respective conferences -- two guards, two forwards, one center and two players regardless of position. They were not permitted to vote for players from their own team.

Previously selected as starters for the East through the 2007 NBA All-Star Balloting Program presented by T-Mobile were Cleveland’s LeBron James, Miami’s Shaquille O’Neal and Dwyane Wade, Toronto’s Chris Bosh and Washington’s Gilbert Arenas. Houston’s Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming, Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant, Minnesota’s Kevin Garnett and San Antonio’s Tim Duncan will start for the West.

The selections of Nash (Canada), Nowitzki (Germany) and Parker (France) along with voted-starters Duncan (U.S. Virgin Islands) and Yao (China), gives the 2007 NBA All-Star Game five international players.

Should any player be unable to participate in the All-Star Game due to injury, NBA Commissioner David Stern will select the replacement.

Phoenix head coach Mike D’Antoni and the Suns’ coaching staff will be on the sidelines for the Western Conference All-Stars, as they previously clinched the best winning percentage through games of Feb. 4 among eligible Western Conference teams for the All-Star coaching honors. The Eastern Conference Coach is yet to be determined with the coaching staffs of the Washington Wizards (27-18, .600) and Cleveland Cavaliers (26-19, .578) still in contention. Last year’s All-Star coaches – Dallas’ Avery Johnson and Detroit’s Flip Saunders – are not eligible this year.

The NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 18, will air live on TNT and ESPN Radio beginning at 8 p.m. EST. The game will also be telecast in over 200 countries and broadcast on NBA.com.

This year’s NBA All-Stars will be outfitted for the first time by adidas who have created new uniforms inspired by the city of Las Vegas. The deep blue colors of the East All-Star uniforms and the rich red colors of the West All-Star uniforms speak to the bright colors of its famous Strip. Jerseys have "East" and "West" wordmarks on the front along with individual player name, number, and team logo embroidered on the back.

Fans will have the opportunity to submit their vote on NBA.com and their mobile phones and have it count towards selecting the MVP of the 56th NBA All-Star Game, as a part of the site's exclusive 2007 NBA All-Star coverage.

NBA All-Star 2007 is a week-long celebration that enables fans to experience the thrill of the world’s greatest athletes playing the game they love and features a full slate of community-enhancing activities and fan festivals such as NBA All-Star Jam Session presented by adidas.

Following are the complete rosters for the East and West teams for the 2007 NBA All-Star Game at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas.

Eastern Conference Western Conference
F – LeBron James, Cleveland F – Kevin Garnett, Minnesota
F – Chris Bosh, Toronto F – Tim Duncan, San Antonio
C – Shaquille O’Neal, Miami C – Yao Ming, Houston
G – Dwyane Wade, Miami G – Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers
G – Gilbert Arenas, Washington G – Tracy McGrady, Houston
R – Chauncey Billups, Detroit R – Carlos Boozer, Utah
R – Caron Butler, Washington R – Allen Iverson, Denver
R – Vince Carter, New Jersey R – Shawn Marion, Phoenix
R – Richard Hamilton, Detroit R – Steve Nash, Phoenix
R – Dwight Howard, Orlando R – Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas
R – Jason Kidd, New Jersey R – Tony Parker, San Antonio
R – Jermaine O'Neal, Indiana R – Amare Stoudemire, Phoenix
Head coach: TBD Head coach: Mike D’Antoni, Phoenix

[hitmanyr2k]

No Josh Howard? :wtf


Get ready to hear some serious bitching from Dallas fans :lol :lol

[timvp]

Josh Howard got hosed. But he'll be named as one of the replacements.

[hitmanyr2k]

nice one coaches, leave the leading scorer off the team :drunk

Carmelo got left off the team because he's an immature idiot....bottom line.

[exstatic]

Shawn Marion is quite possibly the most overrated player in the last 20 years. He has absolutely NO offensive game of his own. His scoring comes from a combination of the system fast break points, plus garbage buckets from boards. I think JHo and Carmello >>>>>>> Marion

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

Carmelo got left off the team because he's an immature idiot....bottom line.


yeh noone makes mistakes :rolleyes

What a joke this is.

[stretch]

while i COMPLETELY disagree with Parker getting voted in over Howard, as Howard has CLEARLY proven to be the better basketball player, it really doesnt matter anyways. their focus is to win an NBA title. thats all that matters.

[exstatic]

while i COMPLETELY disagree with Parker getting voted in over Howard, as Howard has CLEARLY proven to be the better basketball player, it really doesnt matter anyways. their focus is to win an NBA title. thats all that matters.
Um Marion plays Howard's position, not Parker.

[stretch]

Shawn Marion is quite possibly the most overrated player in the last 20 years. He has absolutely NO offensive game of his own. His scoring comes from a combination of the system fast break points, plus garbage buckets from boards. I think JHo and Carmello >>>>>>> Marion
agreed, 100%. Marion always chokes in the playoffs, cannot create his own shot, and teams are MUCH more focused on how to defend Howard and Carmello, as opposed to Marion, who gets half of his points on alley-oops from Nash.

[timvp]

I think JHo and Carmello >>>>>>> Marion

Agreed. Marion went down in every category this year and the only reason he still averages double digits in rebounds is because the Suns are a horrible rebounding team. Howard and Carmelo are both much, much better players.

[hitmanyr2k]

yeh noone makes mistakes :rolleyes

What a joke this is.

Yeah people make mistakes but when is the last time the leading scorer in the NBA threw a sucker punch and then ran away? :lol Didn't he learn ANYTHING from the brawl in Detroit? Nope.

Carmelo was on thin ice as it was with his past transgressions. You would think the guy would know to stay on good behavior but like I said before, he's an immature idiot. I have no trouble with him being left off just for stupidity alone.

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

Yeh i gotta agree that Parker was an interesting choice. I actually thought Deron Williams was more deserving

[resistanze]

Howard will get Boozer's spot. Good way to recognize two players.

And damn, 2 from NJ and Detroit each?

[stretch]

Um Marion plays Howard's position, not Parker.
it doesnt matter, because Parker was a wild card, or whatever its called. position doesnt matter.

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

Yeah people make mistakes but when is the last time the leading scorer in the NBA threw a sucker punch and then ran away? :lol Didn't he learn ANYTHING from the brawl in Detroit? Nope.

Carmelo was on thin ice as it was with his past transgressions. You would think the guy would know to stay on good behavior but like I said before, he's an immature idiot. I have no trouble with him being left off just for stupidity alone.


so KG can try and start a fight and still start in the ASG? Nice, typical NBA crap.

[Bruno]

No Melo is understandable after the MSG brawl but Josh Howard should have made it : great stats, great team. BTW, Suns have 3 all stars, Mavs only one. I now hope that Stern will pick him.

And it's a surprise for Parker, he has been very solid this year but I'm not sure that Spurs deserve to have 2 all stars this year.

[resistanze]

Carmelo should get one of the replacement spots. He served his punishment, let it go.

[Shank]

Well, there's always the 3-point shootout for the Mavs.

[timvp]

Nice. I think he's going to be a fixture now.

Chris Paul and Deron Williams in the coming years are going to be tough competition. Tony's going to have to keep getting better to become a fixture, but I don't know any reason why he'd stop improving.

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

First time in the history of the NBA that the leading scorer gets snubbed from the ASG.

Stern COULD still pick Melo, it depends on how their meeting went after the suspension :lol Its in Melo's favour that he didnt make a fuss or appeal

[Leetonidas]

while i COMPLETELY disagree with Parker getting voted in over Howard, as Howard has CLEARLY proven to be the better basketball player, it really doesnt matter anyways. their focus is to win an NBA title. thats all that matters.
Apparently the coaches in the NBA thought he was better. Oh well.

[smeagol]

Props to Tony. Well deserved.

He dates Eva and is an AS. He should be thank his lucky star.

[hitmanyr2k]

so KG can try and start a fight and still start in the ASG? Nice, typical NBA crap.

Well first of all KG was voted in and secondly he isn't on the f*ck up list Anthony is on.

[Kori Ellis]

JHoward is the obvious choice to take Boozer's spot. I'm not sure who will take Yao's spot. I guess Okur, but I think they should go for someone else.

[exstatic]

it doesnt matter, because Parker was a wild card, or whatever its called. position doesnt matter.
And you know this how? The article didn't state who was positional and who was wild card...

[hitmanyr2k]

JHoward is the obvious choice to take Boozer's spot. I'm not sure who will take Yao's spot. I guess Okur, but I think they should go for someone else.

After the performance Okur put on last night in a nationally televised game I wouldn't be surprised to see him take Yao's place.

[exstatic]

yeh noone makes mistakes :rolleyes

What a joke this is.
You're supposed to make mistakes, then learn from them, redeeming yourself, and causing all fans everywhere to love you. 'Melo is stuck on part one.

[Bruno]

When Coaches have chosen reserves (last week), Melo had played 25 games and missed 15 games : I'm not sure that a player who has only played 60% of the games deserve to be an all star.

[MannyIsGod]

:lol @ Josh Howard clearly proving to be better than Parker.

How?

[The_Game]

how on earth did parker make it over deron?

[timvp]

Howard and Anthony should be replacements. If Stern is forced to go with a center, then it should be the center (Okur, most likely) and Howard.

I hate the Mavs as much as anyone else, but they deserve two All-Stars and Howard is better than half of the 12 players already named.

[timvp]

how on earth did parker make it over deron?

Because he's better.

[boutons_]

Felicitations, Tony. CO CO RI CO!

[exstatic]

how on earth did parker make it over deron?
Dues paying. Parker had a couple of borderline season before he was picked last year in his 4th season. Kids have to wait their turn. You may not like it, but it's a reality.

[Amare_32]

Because he's better.

DUH!

[1Parker1]

Parker is average 18.9 points on 53% shooting and 5.7 assists and plays for a team with the 3rd best record in the West.

I'd say he deserves it over Deron Williams.

Props to Tony, hopefully he shows up big time tonight.

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

I hate the crap that NBA analysts say like 'Melo is only a scorer' , do they even watch him or the Nuggets?!

30+ppg/5.7rpg/4.0apg/1.8spg, just coz he doesnt demand the ball all the time and hang around the basket for boards like Lebron, it doesnt mean he is 'only' a scorer.

The Nuggets play uptempo, the big guys rebound and Melo gets out on the break. The majority of the time he gets the ball is to score or set someone up when he needs to.

I dont know how those guys get jobs. Just coz they are former players doesnt mean they know much about the NBA :lol

[Kori Ellis]

I hate the crap that NBA analysts say like 'Melo is only a scorer' , do they even watch him or the Nuggets?!

30+ppg/5.7rpg/4.0apg/1.8spg, just coz he doesnt demand the ball all the time and hand under the basket for boards like Lebron, it doesnt mean he is 'only' a scorer.

The Nuggets play uptempo, the big guys rebound and Melo gets out on the break. The majority of the time he gets the ball is to score or set someone up when he needs to.

I dont know how those guys get jobs. Just coz they are former players doesnt mean they know much about the NBA :lol


You know. It probably has little to do with his scoring, blahblah. Maybe the league is sick of Carmelo. He got in the fight and missed a lot of games. He has that video with gangstas or whatever. His friend took the blame for having his weed. He said he threw his Olympic medal in the ocean. Maybe, just maybe, the coaches and the league want him to grow up a little.

But I'm sure he'll whine and cry to the press now, just like last time.

He's an awesome talent, but what the hell man, get your crap together.

[Kori Ellis]

Boozer will be replaced by Melo.

I think Boozer will be replaced by JHoward.

[JamStone]

With Yao and Boozer out, common sense would lend you to believe Carmelo and Josh Howard will replace those two. But, LMAO anyway at Carmelo not initially getting picked. Coaches said they wouldn't hold the 15 game suspension against him. LMAO! That makes it worse that he didn't get chosen.

Parker and Deron is close, but I'd give the edge to Parker. But, I'd give the edge to a healthy Chris Paul over both.

[Tek_XX]

It won't be a hard decision for Stern, the message has been sent to Melo and he'll pick him for the ASG.

[exstatic]

Boozer will be replaced by Melo.
:lmao
David Stern might pick him if the pilot light on the Sun suddenly goes out.

[Amare_32]

East is

Billups
Kidd
Hamilton
Butler
Carter
Howard
O'Neal

I can't believe they picked Carter over Ben Gordon and Loul Deng.

[1Parker1]

I hate the crap that NBA analysts say like 'Melo is only a scorer' , do they even watch him or the Nuggets?!

30+ppg/5.7rpg/4.0apg/1.8spg, just coz he doesnt demand the ball all the time and hang around the basket for boards like Lebron, it doesnt mean he is 'only' a scorer.

The Nuggets play uptempo, the big guys rebound and Melo gets out on the break. The majority of the time he gets the ball is to score or set someone up when he needs to.

I dont know how those guys get jobs. Just coz they are former players doesnt mean they know much about the NBA :lol


He's missed a lot of games. Also, they made an interesting point on TNT. How many double doubles does Carmelo have this season?

ZERO.

[exstatic]

It won't be a hard decision for Stern, the message has been sent to Melo and he'll pick him for the ASG.
No he won't. I think Stern would have liked to suspend him longer, but with the new CBA, he was limited. He'll "suspend" him from the ASG instead.

[ponky]

Get ready to hear some serious bitching from Dallas fans :lol :lol


we're used to it...it's cool, makes jho work even harder

[stretch]

And you know this how? The article didn't state who was positional and who was wild card...
no, but TNT did.

[1Parker1]

Did Ben Wallace make it in the East?

[exstatic]

JHo will be one of the replacements. Book it.

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

You know. It probably has little to do with his scoring, blahblah. Maybe the league is sick of Carmelo. He got in the fight and missed a lot of games. He has that video with gangstas or whatever. His friend took the blame for having his weed. He said he threw his Olympic medal in the ocean. Maybe, just maybe, the coaches and the league want him to grow up a little.

But I'm sure he'll whine and cry to the press now, just like last time.

He's an awesome talent, but what the hell man, get your crap together.


Its partly coz the league marketers make Lebron and Wade look like angels. Can you imagine the reaction if Melo gave up on his team b4 the game was over (ala Lebron) ?

He has issues and i agree that he needs to grow up but the league has hated him since day one. They wont ever change that stance and will continue to portray bad stuff about him while blowing Lebron and Wade.

[exstatic]

Did Ben Wallace make it in the East?
Read the article towards the bottom of page 1.

[stretch]

Did Ben Wallace make it in the East?
no.

[Kori Ellis]

I think for Tony it came down to that A LOT of coaches when facing San Antonio say this same line, "The key to stopping San Antonio is stopping Parker's penetration." So when it came down to voting, many of them probably thought he was an obvious reserve choice. I really thought that JHoward would make the team though.

If he doesn't get named as a replacement player, that's really horrible.

[Tigole Bitties]

I'm guessing Tony's going to help defend the Spurs' "Shooting Stars" title.

Are there any other Spurs participating? Barry in the 3-point Shooting Contest?

[mardigan]

no, but TNT did.
I just watched the TNT presentation as well, I dont recall them saying anything of the sort. The rosters have to filled out with the right number of players at their positions

[exstatic]

Its partly coz the league marketers make Lebron and Wade look like angels. Can you imagine the reaction if Melo gave up on his team b4 the game was over (ala Lebron) ?

He has issues and i agree that he needs to grow up but the league has hated him since day one. They wont ever change that stance and will continue to portray bad stuff about him while blowing Lebron and Wade.
Actually, the league didn't really promote him, but the conSternation didn't come until after the stoopid gangsta video.

The league promotes LeBron and Wade more, but Wade won the ring, and LeBron is a better player. It would probably be a promotional troika if 'Melo weren't such a dumbass.

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

He's missed a lot of games. Also, they made an interesting point on TNT. How many double doubles does Carmelo have this season?

ZERO.

big deal, what does that prove? That melo doesnt stat pad or hang around for rebounds?



The Nuggets RUN! Melo is told get out and run and let the big guys get the scraps. I know its foreign to teams that have big men that dont rebound.

[Kori Ellis]

I'm guessing Tony's going to help defend the Spurs' "Shooting Stars" title.

Yes, Tony, Kerr and Wecker (is that her name?)




Are there any other Spurs participating? Barry in the 3-point Shooting Contest?

The Slam Dunk and 3 point contestants haven't been announced yet.

[timvp]

Its partly coz the league marketers make Lebron and Wade look like angels. Can you imagine the reaction if Melo gave up on his team b4 the game was over (ala Lebron) ?

He has issues and i agree that he needs to grow up but the league has hated him since day one. They wont ever change that stance and will continue to portray bad stuff about him while blowing Lebron and Wade.

I'm probably the biggest Carmelo Spurs fan there is, but I said all along that Carmelo wasn't making the All-Star team. He just hasn't played enough games.

He's an amazing talent and will make 10+ All-Star games in his career, so he shouldn't worry too much.

[ponky]

i'm pissed and sad about jho but i'll feel better if tony parker has an all-star performance tonight and beats that team with three all-stars tonight! please win.

[Tigole Bitties]

i'm pissed and sad about jho but i'll feel better if tony parker has an all-star performance tonight and beats that team with three all-stars tonight! please win.

Because you want Avery to coach the West squad? :rolleyes

[ponky]

Because you want Avery to coach the West squad? :rolleyes

no dumbass, because i want the the suns to stay winless against the best teams in the west...avery can't coach the west because he coached last year (and that was because pop couldn't coach because he coached the year before), try to be a bit more intelligent when you try to be sarcastic

[1Parker1]

i'm pissed and sad about jho but i'll feel better if tony parker has an all-star performance tonight and beats that team with three all-stars tonight! please win.

:bang If anything you should be pissed that Shawn Marion took JHO's spot.

[RC's Boss]

how on earth did parker make it over deron?
Tony Parker
San Antonio Spurs
Position: G
Height: 6-2 Weight: 180
From : France
Player file | Team stats

2006-07 Statistics
PPG 19.0
RPG 3.2
APG 5.6
SPG .98
BPG .09
FG% .528
FT% .785
3P% .500
MPG 33.4
Deron Williams
Utah Jazz
Position: G
Height: 6-3 Weight: 205
College : Illinois
Player file | Team stats

2006-07 Statistics
PPG 17.1
RPG 3.4
APG 9.0
SPG 1.15
BPG .19
FG% .461
FT% .757
3P% .306
MPG 37.3

The stats are all in the same ballpark except ppg(tony, fg%(tony), and apg(deron). Remeber coaches vote here, not fans. I've never heard a coaches gameplan against the jazz was to focus on stopping Deron... Have you? :rolleyes

[LilMissSPURfect]

and to think i felt dumb laughing last night when Kiki Vanderweigh was mentioning his picks...iverson,melo and camby.....i was like the spurs will only have 1 guy wtf is kiki on ?thinking 3 nuggets should b on the team...Wasn't melo suspended for like half of the 40 games or so....If they had an ALL THUG team den i can see 3 or more thuggets on the team.

anywho...congrats TONY and If he hasn't already been chosen I see melo IN too!

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

I'm probably the biggest Carmelo Spurs fan there is, but I said all along that Carmelo wasn't making the All-Star team. He just hasn't played enough games.

He's an amazing talent and will make 10+ All-Star games in his career, so he shouldn't worry too much.

I hope he just sucks it up and looks more at how to ensure the Nuggs turn things around with him and AI

At least the Nuggets have one guy there, first time in about 6 years i think

[ducks]

No Josh Howard? :wtf
No Carmella Anthony? :wtf

cuban is going to get fined



TP DESERVES IT :smokin

[ponky]

:bang If anything you should be pissed that Shawn Marion took JHO's spot.

lol, that's why i want the spurs to win, plus i sincerely do want to see the spurs play better....the matchups between the mavs/spurs are my favorite, whether we win or lose. eh, i shouldn't have gotten my hopes up anyway but jho is my favorite guy on the team

[timvp]

The stats are all in the same ballpark except ppg(tony, fg%(tony), and apg(deron). Remeber coaches vote here, not fans. I've never heard a coaches gameplan against the jazz was to focus on stopping Deron... Have you? :rolleyes

Also not listed in the stats is the fact that Deron is a horrible defender. His offense has come along nicely this year, but he's a top five worst defending point guard in the league.

[fred33]

parker is incredibly respected by the coaches

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

I hope Stern rings Melo up to tell him he has picked him as a replacement and then Melo tells him to go screw himself. :lol

[ducks]

fuck josh howard
and his whining coach that was trying to get him to the game
I wanted him to go tell his whining coach went to the press about it
I would not doubt the coaches did not vote for them just to hold it against cuban and his stupid stuff and aj

[Obstructed_View]

Maybe Carmelo could star in a video showing what drug dealers do to people that don't vote him into the all-star game. Congrats to the coaches for having the stones to keep that little sucker punching queen thug bitch off the team. I'm sure his team going belly up as soon as he came back from suspension had something to do with it.

[5ToolMan]

I hate the Mavs as much as anyone else, but they deserve two All-Stars and Howard is better than half of the 12 players already named.

Not to disrespect the Mavs or Howard, but a teams place in the standings at the break does not have much historical connection to the amount of Allstars.

The Spurs have produced three rings and the best record in the NBA since 1999, having been at or very near the top record at the break in multiple seasons. During this span, the Spurs have never had more than two Allstars, never had more than one starter and have yielding an average around 1.33 Allstars per year, if my recollection and math are correct.

Houston has been mostly lottery bound during this span, yet has produced TWO ALLSTAR STARTERS for a large portion of these years.

[FromWayDowntown]

Howard got screwed. He should be named as a replacement, but the West coaches are out of line if they didn't think that Josh Howard has played like an All-Star to this point of the season.

[milkyway21]

Congratulations Tony :clap I'm happy you made it again.

[ducks]

melo got screwed
to score,rebound as much as him and not getting voted in

everyone gets screwed once
howard has to pay his dues
just like tp did before he got in

[Amare_32]

Howard got screwed. He should be named as a replacement, but the West coaches are out of line if they didn't think that Josh Howard has played like an All-Star to this point of the season.


Howard deserves a chance to be on the team but he is not having a better year than Marion. In fact Marion and Howard are pretty much even except that Marion is a better rebounder than Howard.

[fred33]

too forward for the coachs i think the coachs thinke he miss a second true point guard that's all

[fred33]

and watch the stats of tony it's impressive for a point guard

[Spurs Dynasty 21]

I was very pleased when I saw this on TNT

[NuGGeTs-FaN]

wow i just realised Joe Johnson missed out

He should have been on the east instead of one of two Detroit players

[boutons_]

This thread is for Tony.

All you Nuggets and Mavs assholes go fuck yourselves.

[fred33]

If The Coaches Have Chosen Parker It's Because It's A Poison For Their Defense

[ponky]

This thread is for Tony.

All you Nuggets and Mavs assholes go fuck yourselves.

i keep telling myself to root for the spurs tonight but it's crap like this that keeps me wavering, ugh, maybe i won't watch tonight

[SpursWoman]

i keep telling myself to root for the spurs tonight but it's crap like this that keeps me wavering, ugh, maybe i won't watch tonight


You have to consider the source with that one, and take it with a giant boulder of salt. :spin

[RC's Boss]

Also not listed in the stats is the fact that Deron is a horrible defender. His offense has come along nicely this year, but he's a top five worst defending point guard in the league.
You're right. And while he's no Bowen/Artest on the perimeter, Tony's quickness does allow him to stay in front of his opponents which is the (IMO) most important asset to being a good perimeter defender. Plus I've read coaches interviews where they've said he was very underrated on defense.

[ponky]

You have to consider the source with that one, and take it with a giant boulder of salt. :spin

that's true, i saw a silly mavs smack post in another thread so it goes both way...thanks for reminding me!

anyway, congrats on your two all-stars spurs fans

[picnroll]

Playing for Utah you can add 2 -3 assists per game just from the Utah statistician.

[Amare_32]

I just want to see Parker playing in D'Antoni's offense. :lol

[fred33]

tony with another team it's 25ppg and 8 assist

[fred33]

nash has 11 assist per game because studemire and marion makes dunk . when duncan has dunked for the last time?

[ducks]

duh

[timvp]

You're right. And while he's no Bowen/Artest on the perimeter, Tony's quickness does allow him to stay in front of his opponents which is the (IMO) most important asset to being a good perimeter defender. Plus I've read coaches interviews where they've said he was very underrated on defense.

Tony's best season defensively was the 2004-05 season. He shut down everyone that year. Last year he took a step back and became more of an average defender. This year Parker is back to defending well ... but not quite back to the '04-05 level.

[bigfundamental21]

Way to go, Tony! He definitely deserves it this year! Now we need to see that All-Star type performance in tonight's game.

[BigJoeD]

i keep telling myself to root for the spurs tonight but it's crap like this that keeps me wavering, ugh, maybe i won't watch tonight

Does anyone care?

[BigJoeD]

5 All-Stars in tonights game. This could be good :)

[ponky]

Does anyone care?

i think there are still some people that haven't given up on the Spurs and still care, so yes

[Josepatches]

Congratulations Tony!. But actually only a dumb can compare Tony with Nash.I don't believe that Parker can be MVP of the league in the future but just now he does not have level to be MVP.We'll see what happen in the next 5 years.

[TDMVPDPOY]

tony parker sucks, he doesnt deserve that allstar reserve spot, he only got voted in cause of eva, yeh great now we get to see more of her in between asg breaks, fuck this. dude is a scrub.

[ducks]

who thought tp would have been a allstar
not 27 teams that passed up tp in the draft

[ducks]

tony parker sucks, he doesnt deserve that allstar reserve spot, he only got voted in cause of eva, yeh great now we get to see more of her in between asg breaks, fuck this. dude is a scrub.
dude made the allstar without her already

[ducks]

tony parker sucks, he doesnt deserve that allstar reserve spot, he only got voted in cause of eva, yeh great now we get to see more of her in between asg breaks, fuck this. dude is a scrub.
do you think beno is better?

[Kori Ellis]

tony parker sucks, he doesnt deserve that allstar reserve spot, he only got voted in cause of eva, yeh great now we get to see more of her in between asg breaks, fuck this. dude is a scrub.

Really, you are an idiot.

It doesn't have anything to do with Eva. He was voted to the All-Star team for two years in a row now because the NBA coaches think he's one of the best players in the NBA. He's really far from a "scrub."

[Pistons < Spurs]

Congrats to TP.

[fred33]

Really, you are an idiot.

It doesn't have anything to do with Eva. He was voted to the All-Star team for two years in a row now because the NBA coaches think he's one of the best players in the NBA. He's really far from a "scrub."
i think tony is one of the most underrated player by the media and public not by the coaches! 2 season in a row with 53% or more shooting for a point guard it's fabulous and maybe historic!!! and much more jump shot less of lay ups

[angel_luv]

I just got home from work. I heard the news on the radio.

Congrats Tony. :)

[FromWayDowntown]

Howard deserves a chance to be on the team but he is not having a better year than Marion. In fact Marion and Howard are pretty much even except that Marion is a better rebounder than Howard.

Yeah, that's not at all what I said. I didn't say that Marion should have been left off in favor of Howard. I have no idea what the Marion thing has to do with the Josh Howard assertion that I made. If anything, I think I'd argue that Howard deserves to go ahead of Parker.

With that said, I think it's great that Tony Parker was selected for the All-Star team. He's become a star player and a consistent force in the league and should be recognized for that, as he has been.

[Tradition]

Josh Howard got hosed. But he'll be named as one of the replacements.
If Howard didnt have Dirk, he wouldnt of even been considered for the all star team.

[Tradition]

while i COMPLETELY disagree with Parker getting voted in over Howard, as Howard has CLEARLY proven to be the better basketball player, it really doesnt matter anyways. their focus is to win an NBA title. thats all that matters.

So you say Parker and Ginobili are average players without Duncan but what does that make Josh Howard without Dirk? :rolleyes :rolleyes

[Pugglekicker_21]

1. TP deserved this, its easy to see
2. Dwight Howard should be starting for the East

[SequSpur]

Told you mothers

[Admidave50]

Felicitations Tony! Bravo

[xamila rey]

Felicitaciones Tony! YOU DESERVE IT! :elephant