NBA All-Star Teams Being Announced - Page 2

hairyangryfella · 01-27-2022, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by tjforce

Really more of a referendum of popularity and team fan bases than anything.

I know I vote for a few guys who I don't necessarily think should start, but am a fan of and would love to see play.

The five times I voted I had Adams and Allen on my ballot.... Didn't seem to make much difference

pingbling23 · 01-27-2022, 10:00 PM

So do the team captains not pick the team anymore? This is going to be east vs west?

abidtsteele · 01-27-2022, 10:22 PM

I like that fans have a vote, but it should probably be split 33/33/33 between media/coaches and players/fans.

Or even break out coaches and players separately and give everyone 25%

dkcardman · 01-27-2022, 10:24 PM

How in the world is Wiggins an All Star game Starter?!?!?!

dunkindutchmen · 01-27-2022, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by yiguiri2002

I still can't understand how Wiggins has a chance at being an All-Star starter

It's basically a formality. He will never be an AS again.

ninjacookies · 01-27-2022, 10:41 PM

I wish they'd issue a single time status exemption and let SGA play the 3.

dunkindutchmen · 01-27-2022, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by pingbling23

All star weekend is for the fans.

Thanks for repeating the company line but it's really for the players. They get paid, celebrated, fawned over, and then go out and do a mild layup line for 2 hours.

pingbling23 · 01-27-2022, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by dunkindutchmen

Thanks for repeating the company line but it's really for the players. They get paid, celebrated, fawned over, and then go out and do a mild layup line for 2 hours.

Lol they get that through out the year. It’s for the fans, fan heavy vote, it is what it is. Why I don’t put stock in x time all star for a player resume.

bkcardcollector · 01-28-2022, 01:15 AM

I wont quote the lot of you but...

Can't you be happy for the man....

ninjacookies · 01-28-2022, 01:29 AM

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Originally Posted by bkcardcollector

I wont quote the lot of you but...

Can't you be happy for the man....

"Andrew Christian Agner Leshawn Wiggins the Third...if you don't get yo triflin' ass down here and clean these dishes..."

Forever the GOAT disgruntled-single-mother-hands-on-hips-pose. My apologies.

And Respect.

hairyangryfella · 01-28-2022, 01:40 AM

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Originally Posted by pingbling23

All star weekend is for the fans.

This is true, but it still makes me question... Who actually WANTS to watch Wiggins in an All-Star game...? Baffling.

pingbling23 · 01-28-2022, 01:55 AM

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Originally Posted by hairyangryfella

This is true, but it still makes me question... Who actually WANTS to watch Wiggins in an All-Star game...? Baffling.

Canadians?

tjforce · 01-28-2022, 01:58 AM

Some interesting tid bits from the detailed result:

-98 media member voted for Eastern Front Court. All 98 ballots had Durant, Giannis, Embiid

-NBA Players ranked Jayson Tatum 6th, behind Miles Bridges and Jarret Allen. The hobby does not like this

-The biggest disparities in top 10 East Backcourt between Player vote and Fan Vote were Darius Garland (5th by players, 9th by fans),and Derrick Rose (14th by players, 8th by fans)

-The highest ranking rookie was Even Mobley at 14th (12th by players)

-Andrew Wiggins only got 4 out of a possible 98 media votes. Rudy Gobert was third with 65 votes.

-LeBron was 1st in Player, Fans, and Media votes

-Luka received zero media votes. He was fourth in player voting

-Biggest discrepancy in the West was Klay being 4th in Fan voting, 13th in playing voting

bulljh · 01-28-2022, 02:41 AM

Wiggins was 5th in player votes, 3rd in fan and 6th in media…so let’s not act like this is some huge surprise.

bkcardcollector · 01-28-2022, 03:45 AM

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Originally Posted by hairyangryfella

This is true, but it still makes me question... Who actually WANTS to watch Wiggins in an All-Star game...? Baffling.

What do you want to see in an allstar game? He's an athletic freak that can dunk with the best of em, I can see him having fun with curry. Whatevs, not like im actually going to watch the allstar game.

drobfan8 · 01-28-2022, 04:05 AM

Wiggins is a baffling pick but just having a look and there's literally nobody else.

What a season.

I think A. Edwards should be in over Wiggins.

hairyangryfella · 01-28-2022, 04:41 AM

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Originally Posted by bkcardcollector

What do you want to see in an allstar game? He's an athletic freak that can dunk with the best of em, I can see him having fun with curry. Whatevs, not like im actually going to watch the allstar game.

A New Zealander :P

I voted Green, I think he's more important, though definitely not exciting. Surprised someone like KAT wasn't more popular.
Looking at the scoring leaders this season there really aren't that many Western frontcourt players up there. Wiggins is actually 17th in the West overall and 6th in frontcourt eligible players, plus he defends. Though he wouldn't be that high had Klay been available all season.
It's just a weird, almost certain one-off to make him not only an All-Star in general, but a starter too.

oldgoldy97 · 01-28-2022, 05:23 AM

So the state with the most people had a player voted in. Will wonders never cease?

oldgoldy97 · 01-28-2022, 05:25 AM

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Originally Posted by tjforce

Some interesting tid bits from the detailed result:

-98 media member voted for Eastern Front Court. All 98 ballots had Durant, Giannis, Embiid

-NBA Players ranked Jayson Tatum 6th, behind Miles Bridges and Jarret Allen. The hobby does not like this

-The biggest disparities in top 10 East Backcourt between Player vote and Fan Vote were Darius Garland (5th by players, 9th by fans),and Derrick Rose (14th by players, 8th by fans)

-The highest ranking rookie was Even Mobley at 14th (12th by players)

-Andrew Wiggins only got 4 out of a possible 98 media votes. Rudy Gobert was third with 65 votes.

-LeBron was 1st in Player, Fans, and Media votes

-Luka received zero media votes. He was fourth in player voting

-Biggest discrepancy in the West was Klay being 4th in Fan voting, 13th in playing voting

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Originally Posted by bulljh

Wiggins was 5th in player votes, 3rd in fan and 6th in media…so let’s not act like this is some huge surprise.

Amazing how numbers can be used to make any point.

k13 · 01-28-2022, 06:13 AM

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Originally Posted by hairyangryfella

This is true, but it still makes me question... Who actually WANTS to watch Wiggins in an All-Star game...? Baffling.

Just dumb Warrior fans.

k13 · 01-28-2022, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by pingbling23

Canadians?

They haven't cared about him after his rookie year.

MyckKabongo · 01-28-2022, 07:17 AM

People talk about Wiggins like he's some chump. He's shooting 40% from 3 and one of the best perimeter defenders in the league by the advanced metrics (any many think he's better by the eye test).

Starting? Well that's a quirk of the positional restrictions, injuries, and the popularity of the Warriors.

It is extremely common for the #3 guy on one of the league's best teams to get the all star nod over someone with good stats on a bad team.

And yes, there are Andrew Wiggins fans out here. Warriors fans, Canadians, Kansas fans--if you've been on Wiggins island the whole time this is in awesome to see. Andrew Wiggins--All Star Starter. Take that take that take that. And well, let's just say he's going to turn some heads in April, May and June.

jcardstore · 01-28-2022, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by dkcardman

How in the world is Wiggins an All Star game Starter?!?!?!

There was nobody else to pick lol

jcardstore · 01-28-2022, 08:19 AM

I do find it rather amusing the Wiggins clectors (bag hodlers) are celebrating this technicality of a selection.

This will be the only AS of his career.

At least he's not the worst starter in the entire league anymore and he's productive.

daeve · 01-28-2022, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by jcardstore

There was nobody else to pick lol

I'll just say that JJJ is much more responsible for his team's record than Wiggins is for his.

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01-28-2022, 01:58 AM	#38
tjforce Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 23,489	Some interesting tid bits from the detailed result: -98 media member voted for Eastern Front Court. All 98 ballots had Durant, Giannis, Embiid -NBA Players ranked Jayson Tatum 6th, behind Miles Bridges and Jarret Allen. The hobby does not like this -The biggest disparities in top 10 East Backcourt between Player vote and Fan Vote were Darius Garland (5th by players, 9th by fans),and Derrick Rose (14th by players, 8th by fans) -The highest ranking rookie was Even Mobley at 14th (12th by players) -Andrew Wiggins only got 4 out of a possible 98 media votes. Rudy Gobert was third with 65 votes. -LeBron was 1st in Player, Fans, and Media votes -Luka received zero media votes. He was fourth in player voting -Biggest discrepancy in the West was Klay being 4th in Fan voting, 13th in playing voting __________________ "Whether you like it or not, learn to love it, because it’s the best thing going. Wooooo!"

01-28-2022, 04:05 AM	#41
drobfan8 Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 17,838 drobfan8 drobfan8	Wiggins is a baffling pick but just having a look and there's literally nobody else. What a season. I think A. Edwards should be in over Wiggins. __________________ Wanted, 03/04 Exquisite Base Gold Tim Duncan and 05/06 Exquisite Base Gold /25 Michael Jordan

01-27-2022, 10:00 PM	#27
pingbling23 Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 15,961 pingbling23	So do the team captains not pick the team anymore? This is going to be east vs west?

01-27-2022, 10:24 PM	#29
dkcardman Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Buford, Ga Posts: 2,530 dkcardman dkcardman	How in the world is Wiggins an All Star game Starter?!?!?!

01-28-2022, 02:41 AM	#39
bulljh Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Sparks, NV Posts: 6,253 bulljh	Wiggins was 5th in player votes, 3rd in fan and 6th in media…so let’s not act like this is some huge surprise.

01-28-2022, 05:23 AM	#43
oldgoldy97 Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 51,205	So the state with the most people had a player voted in. Will wonders never cease? __________________ Truly riveting discussion: that’s what your wife/girlfriend/sheep said.

01-28-2022, 07:17 AM	#47
MyckKabongo Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 1,777 MyckKabongo	People talk about Wiggins like he's some chump. He's shooting 40% from 3 and one of the best perimeter defenders in the league by the advanced metrics (any many think he's better by the eye test). Starting? Well that's a quirk of the positional restrictions, injuries, and the popularity of the Warriors. It is extremely common for the #3 guy on one of the league's best teams to get the all star nod over someone with good stats on a bad team. And yes, there are Andrew Wiggins fans out here. Warriors fans, Canadians, Kansas fans--if you've been on Wiggins island the whole time this is in awesome to see. Andrew Wiggins--All Star Starter. Take that take that take that. And well, let's just say he's going to turn some heads in April, May and June.

01-28-2022, 08:19 AM	#49
jcardstore Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 22,003 Jcardstore	I do find it rather amusing the Wiggins clectors (bag hodlers) are celebrating this technicality of a selection. This will be the only AS of his career. At least he's not the worst starter in the entire league anymore and he's productive. __________________ Just moonwalking through hell on my last brain cell