PlaymakerMo
Years ago

Wall out of ASG, replaced by Drummond

Ben Simmons and Kemba Walker unlucky to miss out, once again.

Topic #42617 | Report this topic


Isaac  
Years ago

Countdown to Lou Williams' "Snub 3" tweet.

Reply #669605 | Report this post


Anonymous  
Years ago

Love is now injured, apparently. This opens the door for another Simmons snub!

Reply #669612 | Report this post


MACDUB  
Years ago

Lou should easily be in there over Klay (and outside of his conference over Lowry).

He is averaging 23.5ppg, 5.2apg on 45%FG, 39%3pfg and 89%FT. (January alone he is averaging 28.8ppg and 6.4apg).

His PER is fantastic; and there are only two players with higher PER's that aren't in current playoff teams.

One of the bugbear's with the all star game selections is that players historically earn their selection solely on their name - if you're an AS once, you generally get multiple selections even if you're stats don't warrant it.

It's like the NBA is scared to mix up AS's from year to year; rather than selecting players based merely on 'reputation'. It's a yearly event based on players performances for that year or part-season. Apply it like that.

Reply #669614 | Report this post


MACDUB  
Years ago

Correction: "It's like the NBA is scared to mix up AS's from year to year; instead they rather select players based merely on 'reputation'"

Reply #669615 | Report this post


PlaymakerMo  
Years ago

Well the 30 head coaches select the reserves. Reputation is certainly part of the process, but probably to a lesser extend than the league office, NBA players or fans selecting them.

Reply #669619 | Report this post


PlaymakerMo  
Years ago

Kevin Love out for 6-8 weeks with a fractured hand.

Simmons, Walker and Williams are back in the mix!

Reply #669620 | Report this post


PlaymakerMo  
Years ago

The replacement can't be Lou Williams now that I actually think about it. My bad.

Reply #669621 | Report this post


snooch  
Years ago

Lou Williams is the worst defensive guard in the NBA.
Not that any defence is played in the allstar game, but if you want to be taken seriously as a player you have to have some sort of defensive game.

Reply #669625 | Report this post


Ingles13  
Years ago

Wow I'm surprised Drummond wasn't already selected as a reserve. He is killing it this year!

Reply #669648 | Report this post


Anonymous  
Years ago

Sure Lou Williams is awful defensively but in all reality, there is next to no defence being played across the entire NBA anymore, at least during the regular season.

Reply #669663 | Report this post


Curtley  
Years ago

Is it possible that Blake Griffin could be selected now he's in the east?

Reply #669758 | Report this post


Anonymous  
Years ago

Kevin Love's replacement is....Goran Dragic.

Reply #669850 | Report this post




You need to be a registered user to post from this location. Register here.



Close ads
Little Streaks - The fun and interactive good-habits app designed especially for kids.
Serio: Tourism photography and videography

Advertise on Hoops to a very focused, local and sports-keen audience. Email for rates and options.

Recent Posts



.


An Australian basketball forum covering NBL, WNBL, ABL, Juniors plus NBA, WNBA, NZ, Europe, etc | Forum time is: 9:45 pm, Thu 28 Mar 2024 | Posts: 968,026 | Last 7 days: 754