No all star for Manu or Tony

[TMTTRIO]

I would love to see Manu make at least one more AS game before he hangs it up but unfortunately I can't see it. There's just too many good guards in the west with all the hype where Manu stays under radar (especially coming off the bench). Sometimes I wonder when he was selected in '05 if most of that had to do with Manu leading his own team to that gold medal. Oh well we all know how important he is to us. If we're basing there careers by AS then Finley>Ginobili .

[urunobili]

ESPN truehoop on Manu not making it:

Manu Ginobili
Manu Ginobili is a superstar. He just happens to play shorter minutes, have a smaller scoring average, than the likes of Allen Iverson. Tony Parker was the MVP of the Finals last year, but in the guts of crunch time, Ginobili was the guy with the daggers at both ends of the floor. There's really not anything he can't do -- he is an excellent three-point shooter, he drives to the hole as splendidly as anyone, and he plays killer D. If we're picking teams, All-Star teams, pick-up teams, or whatever, I'll take Ginobili, you take Iverson, and we'll see who wins.

http://myespn.go.com/blogs/truehoop/...Big-Snub-.html

[rascal]

BTW, Spurs fans need to stop looking at PER as some sort of guide of who is going to make the All-Star team. PER is just a stat that Hollinger made up. I've never heard of an NBA coach mention PER. I doubt more than a hand full of coaches even know what PER is ... and they are the ones who vote on the reserves.

I wanted Ginobili to make it and I think he deserved to make it but a successful argument for why he should make it can't revolve around PER. In the eyes of All-Star voters, that stat doesn't exist.

Good post. Its not a plus that Manu plays fewer minutes than Roy in choosing an all star reserve. Anyways Baron Davis and D Williams or Al Jefferson should have beaten both of them out for a spot.

So what if the team has too many pgs. The players having the best season should go. Its just an exibition game and two pgs can play at the same time in that type of game.

[mathbzh]

So what if the team has too many pgs. The players having the best season should go. Its just an exibition game and two pgs can play at the same time in that type of game.

Don't ask coaches to select only pgs... and Al Jefferson as a Guard is a great idea
A lineup of Jefferson, Nowitsky, Stoudemire, Duncan, Yao would be fun

[Rummpd]

Manu far greater than Brandon Roy~

[tlongII]

Brandon Roy carries our team every night. Does Manu do that for the Spurs? No. It's not all about stats, and the coaches realize just how good Roy is. He's not the type of player that fills up the stat sheet. He just controls the game.

[greens]

Another Snub All Star Manu and TP article:

G – Manu Ginobili: Spurs are slumping, but that's no fault of his. Even with his shooting hand dinged up for the past month, he's averaging a career-high 19.5 points, a three-point hike from his previous best, while clocking under 30 minutes a night. He's the engine that revs the defending champions. Honorable mention – Tony Parker has the numbers, but also a bad left heel, so he wouldn't play anyway.


source:
http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_yl...yhoo&type=lgns

[nkdlunch]

Look, Manu has played injured recently as we all know. While he's getting back to his style of play, most All star ballots are based on reputation (star status) or who's hot right now. The fact of the matter is Manu and Tony have been sucking it up for the team because of injuries,Tony moreso than Manu. No average voter for these games are going to pull out stats for each player and make an unbiased decision on who should represent which conference for an all star game. It's a popularity contest and Manu has done nothing to impress say the average Atlanta Hawks fan to say "Hey Manu has kicked in' ass this year let me vote umpteenth million times for him cause he deserves it!"




, Manu needs to heal as well as Tony give 'em the time off. Maybe we'll still have a shot to repeat...

dude if you did not know yet. The reserves are chosen by the coaches. It is not a popularity contest.

I think Manu deserves allstar but I'm glad he did not. He might feel pissed and take it out on the court. plus he needs rest because he is playing more minutes now.

[rascal]

Don't ask coaches to select only pgs... and Al Jefferson as a Guard is a great idea
A lineup of Jefferson, Nowitsky, Stoudemire, Duncan, Yao would be fun

Never said Al Jefferson would play guard. Al Jefferson should make the team before Manu or Roy. There are plenty of guards on the team.

Its just an exibition game. You can play two top pgs easily in a game at the same time like the all star game where little to no defense is played anyways.

[curtismedellin]

dude if you did not know yet. The reserves are chosen by the coaches. It is not a popularity contest.

Yeah I did.

The topic is "No All Star for Manu or Tony"

[JamStone]

Manu far greater than Brandon Roy~

Not so far this season. And, the all star game is for this season, not past seasons and not international play.