Kawhi Leonard Announced As All-Star Game Starter

[timtonymanu]

Pretty amazing that Manu made top 10 in guard votes. I guess he has a better fan base than Parker worldwide.

[TheDoctor]

I'm still trying to wrap my head around the Zaza love from the Fans. Was that trolling? Stupidity? The guy has been one of the dirtier players in the league ever since he entered it. And he is not exactly a stud as a basketball player on NBA terms. So is that what casual fans want to see? Or is just a whole lot of fans trying to be "funny" in voting for the least deserving S5 guy on the best team?
I get that it doesn't matter, but seriously? Pachulia??

Contrary to San Antonio, Georgia has faithful and committed fans tbh

[ElNono]

Pretty amazing that Manu made top 10 in guard votes. I guess he has a better fan base than Parker worldwide.

At 39 he's also the better player, person and teammate, tbh...

[TD 21]

The player voting is almost the same as the media. They're basically just basing their opinions on what they hear from TV

Yeah, they're terrible.

TNT's picks were even worse. I know they're more entertainers than legit analysts and don't watch much or utilize advanced stats, but still. They've been around organized basketball and involved, either through playing or analyzing the NBA, for over a quarter century, yet the things they value are laughable and so is their overall knowledge.

The fact that only a few had Lowry, none had Aldridge until Smith picked him as Paul's injury replacement and Barkley had Bledsoe! (after claiming he values winning), is ridiculous. Honestly, the network should be embarrassed.

It's not just one match up, he outplayed him in BOTH matchups this season & Choke-P also ducked one game where WestBrick had a triple double in 3 quarters. He also destroyed Choke-P last season when he had the first 25 point/20 assist triple double in 20 years.





Game 5 of the 2014 second rd series was the game w/ the highest stake of the WestBrick/Choke-P matchup, let's examine who organically amassed counting stats in a meaningful game:




The Cripples have been compe ive w/o Choke-P & Blake, thrown in a HEALTHY Blake & you can't make a case for Choke-P being the MVP when Blake had the BEST on/off number on the team. Meanwhile WestBrick is on pace to shatter the all-time VORP/BPM record set by Jordan/LeBron & the team is absolute shyt w/o him.

Besides, Doc had Moute guarding WestBrick b/c Choke-P doesn't want any part of him but he's supposedly the best defender at his position

Choke-P is cute when he's running a PnR w/ DeAndre or Blake while Re is on the strong side occupying the help defender otherwise he can't get to the rim & his old ass would Mike Conley status if you put him on OKC.

You're so predictable; I knew this was coming.

Again, who cares? Prime Parker and Williams used to destroy Paul, so did that make them better too? Of course the far physically superior Westbrook, who's younger and up until this season, had less of an offensive load, was going to get the better of an aging Paul. He's still a stat chasing/padding, low IQ player and Paul is still a basketball savant, who was having a ridiculous season, with a roster that sans Griffin isn't all that impressive. Paul has become something like the Duncan of PG's: consistently elite and constantly underrated because he's not athletic, flashy (to the casuals) and his averages aren't eye popping.

Of course the Thunder fall apart without Westbrook, the only two other NBA caliber players they have that can dribble, have both missed significant time and even with them, they're not very good. That's more a reflection of the team than him though.

[apalisoc_9]

Yeah, they're terrible.

TNT's picks were even worse. I know they're more entertainers than legit analysts and don't watch much or utilize advanced stats, but still. They've been around organized basketball and involved, either through playing or analyzing the NBA, for over a quarter century, yet the things they value are laughable and so is their overall knowledge.

The fact that only a few had Lowry, none had Aldridge until Smith picked him as Paul's injury replacement and Barkley had Bledsoe! (after claiming he values winning), is ridiculous. Honestly, the network should be embarrassed.




You're so predictable; I knew this was coming.

Again, who cares? Prime Parker and Williams used to destroy Paul, so did that make them better too? Of course the far physically superior Westbrook, who's younger and up until this season, had less of an offensive load, was going to get the better of an aging Paul. He's still a stat chasing/padding, low IQ player and Paul is still a basketball savant, who was having a ridiculous season, with a roster that sans Griffin isn't all that impressive. Paul has become something like the Duncan of PG's: consistently elite and constantly underrated because he's not athletic, flashy (to the casuals) and his averages aren't eye popping.

Of course the Thunder fall apart without Westbrook, the only two other NBA caliber players they have that can dribble, have both missed significant time and even with them, they're not very good. That's more a reflection of the team than him though.

Kawhi won DPOY from the players last year too and will likely continue to win it since every player hates Draymond. He's going to continue getting those from the players maybe deservingly so..but yeah. players generally just based their opinion on mainstream things.

[Kawhitstorm]

Yeah, they're terrible.

TNT's picks were even worse. I know they're more entertainers than legit analysts and don't watch much or utilize advanced stats, but still. They've been around organized basketball and involved, either through playing or analyzing the NBA, for over a quarter century, yet the things they value are laughable and so is their overall knowledge.

The fact that only a few had Lowry, none had Aldridge until Smith picked him as Paul's injury replacement and Barkley had Bledsoe! (after claiming he values winning), is ridiculous. Honestly, the network should be embarrassed.




You're so predictable; I knew this was coming.

Again, who cares? Prime Parker and Williams used to destroy Paul, so did that make them better too? Of course the far physically superior Westbrook, who's younger and up until this season, had less of an offensive load, was going to get the better of an aging Paul. He's still a stat chasing/padding, low IQ player and Paul is still a basketball savant, who was having a ridiculous season, with a roster that sans Griffin isn't all that impressive. Paul has become something like the Duncan of PG's: consistently elite and constantly underrated because he's not athletic, flashy (to the casuals) and his averages aren't eye popping.

Of course the Thunder fall apart without Westbrook, the only two other NBA caliber players they have that can dribble, have both missed significant time and even with them, they're not very good. That's more a reflection of the team than him though.

Oh so Kidd deserved the MVP over Iverson in 2001 b/c one of them was a "savant" while the other one was a "low IQ stat padder"

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Oh so Kidd deserved the MVP over Iverson in 2001 b/c one of them was a "savant" while the other one was a "low IQ stat padder"

Neither of them deserved an MVP ever.

[Kawhitstorm]

Neither of them deserved an MVP ever.

Both of them led their teams to the Finals too.

Kidd destroyed Billups in 2003 (the same Billups that destroyed PEAK Choke-P3 in 2009) & Iverson outplayed Kirby despite playing 1-on-5.

It's pretty obvious you are one of those "purist" that are infatuated by Choke-P3's lack of killer instinct & frown on anyone who tries to take the game by the throat. Isiah Thomas was a pure PG but he knew when it was money time, it's not mutually exclusive.

[dbreiden83080]

I literally can't believe just how good Leonard is. That the Spurs are this blessed to have him in the post Duncan era.. It's amazing.

[TD 21]

Both of them led their teams to the Finals too.

Kidd destroyed Billups in 2003 (the same Billups that destroyed PEAK Choke-P3 in 2009) & Iverson outplayed Kirby despite playing 1-on-5.

It's pretty obvious you are one of those "purist" that are infatuated by Choke-P3's lack of killer instinct & frown on anyone who tries to take the game by the throat. Isiah Thomas was a pure PG but he knew when it was money time, it's not mutually exclusive.

I'm a fan of high IQ types, that play with no agenda.

"Killer instinct" . . . pure nonsense. Paul is about as compe ive as they come and he's traditionally stepped his game up in the playoffs. There's only so much a player that small, who's not overly explosive and has had somewhat limited teams and little luck, can do though.

[Kawhitstorm]

I'm a fan of high IQ types, that play with no agenda.

"Killer instinct" . . . pure nonsense. Paul is about as compe ive as they come and he's traditionally stepped his game up in the playoffs. There's only so much a player that small, who's not overly explosive and has had somewhat limited teams and little luck, can do though.

There are guys w/ "killer instinct" & then there are guys w/ a Napoleon complex who bark louder than they bite. WestBrick would have destroyed Prigioni & Jason Terry rather than dribbling the air out of the ball then taking bail out shots every time down the floor when the Rockets were doubling Blake.