Calderon for All-Star gaining momentum

Post #21 » by **LittleOzzy** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 5:11 pm

weeezy wrote:When do they announce the all-star reserves anyways?

next week on TNT.

tecumseh18 · Post #22 » by **tecumseh18** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 5:13 pm

There's no way that Jose can make it if Kidd, Chauncey and Wade are available. Why have three pure PGs on the roster?

weeezy · Post #23 » by **weeezy** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 5:16 pm

LittleOzzy wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

next week on TNT.

ah I can't wait

KG1585 · Post #24 » by **KG1585** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 5:17 pm

There's no way that Jose can make it if Kidd, Chauncey and Wade are available. Why have three pure PGs on the roster?

Wade is not a pure pg. He is a shooting guard.

alysomji · Post #25 » by **alysomji** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 5:21 pm

KG1585 wrote:
There's no way that Jose can make it if Kidd, Chauncey and Wade are available. Why have three pure PGs on the roster?

Wade is not a pure pg. He is a shooting guard.

That's what he's saying. Read his post again.

Mr. Perfect · Post #26 » by **Mr. Perfect** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 5:33 pm

You can pencil in Billups and Hamilton at the 2 guard reserve spots. The only way Calderon has a chance is if he can get voted in as a wildcard.

Test of Wills · Post #27 » by **Test of Wills** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 6:51 pm

Even if Calderon doesn't make the All-Star Team there are many teams noticing his play of late. And there are going to be a FEW coaches voting him in so it doesn't really matter if he makes it or not because this is a L everyone knows what is going on. BTW Philly wants to build their franchise around players like Igoudala,Daly and Louis Williams and they still didn't even resign Igoudala so no concern about them.

dagger · Post #28 » by **dagger** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:27 pm

Mr. Perfect wrote:You can pencil in Billups and Hamilton at the 2 guard reserve spots. The only way Calderon has a chance is if he can get voted in as a wildcard.

We might also see a slot open up because of an injury. Jason Kidd should seriously consider skipping the game.

Post #29 » by **Schad** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:33 pm

dagger wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

We might also see a slot open up because of an injury. Jason Kidd should seriously consider skipping the game.

Wade might, as well...there's talk in Miami that his shoulder is nowhere near 100%, and it's possible that he'll be shut down at some point.

alivinglegend · Post #30 » by **alivinglegend** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:35 pm

If Calderon makes it to the ASG would he be the first ever undrafted guard to make it? If i'm correct the only other undrafted players to make it were Brad Miller and Ben Wallace who are both big men, I couldn't name one undrafted guard who was ever as good as Jose to be honest.

dagger · Post #31 » by **dagger** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:43 pm

Calderon's issue is visibility and name recognition, or as Hollinger wrote, the only thing holding him from getting to the ASG may be that a lot of people don't associate him with their idea of an all star. Before one gets to the ASG, they have to become part of the all-star conversation, just as Bosh has to make himself part of the MVP conversation before he becomes a serious MVP candidate. It's about their position in the dominant basketball culture. I've noticed that the guys writing up Calderon are mainly the national media print/online columnist/analysts like Hollinger, Stein, Sheridan, Thomson, Dwyer. Calderon's name isn't mentionned by the former player/talking heads who dominate the TNT, ESPN, ABC broadcasts (Barkley, Miller, Jackson, Smith, etc.), for whom veteran plays like Kidd are guys they know, possibly played with in the league or on Team USA, etc. The former group are paid to know the league's yin and yang in detail, while the latter are paid to regale us with their opinions about the big stuff. Jose needs some visibility with the latter group, and that will take time.

Nia · Post #32 » by **Nia** » Sat Jan 26, 2008 7:59 pm

The thing we have to consider is that we have to really think what the coaches might do. I'm wondering do we really think they will pick jose for the ASG, over lets just say Billups, Hamilton, Ray Ray, Jamison, Pierce, Butler thats 6 right without even mention Bosh. (only 7 get picked)

You can also argue that they hardly have that many PG on team, they usually put more Forwards (bigs) on the team anyway.

Thats not even including Richard Jefferson, JJ, Josh Smith, Gerald Wallace or Hedo Turkaglu, because their having great season also, with most of them are having career high success.