Can Okafor Make The All Star Team?

[spectre_]

C'mon now...you should know that when a statement is followed with "Seriously" that implies a joke.

And after I congratulated your post on another board too!

[BigSlam]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/dailydime ... 90131-0201

Center: Emeka Okafor (Charlotte)
Fond as we are of David Lee -- whom we all know is a power forward masquerading as a center anyway -- Okafor is the slam-dunk choice here.
Free throws aside, Okafor's offense has picked up noticeably since the December arrival of set-up man Boris Diaw, supplementing the rebounding and shot-blocking that nobody questions. There's a bonus, too: Okafor is quietly hushing the doubts about his durability, having appeared in 141 consecutive games entering Friday's play.

Add it all up and Okafor is as close to the All-Star stratosphere as he's ever been, benefiting from Larry Brown's influence as much as anyone's in Charlotte.

[BigSlam]

So, with Ray Allen hurting his thumb and likely to miss the ASG, is it safe to assume Stern will replace him with yet another guard, even though they replaced an East big (Bosh) with a guard (Williams) already?

[W_HAMILTON]

The resentment I have for David Stern not picking Okafor (or even Lee) as a replacement after Bosh went down was completely and entirely made up for after watching the first quarter of the All-Star game, and watching the West go on a 19-0 run culminating in the comical sight that was Rashard Lewis trying to guard Shaq.

I stopped watching after that, but it sounds like things only got worse from there.

They should have put Mo Williams little ass on Shaq, since he wanted to be in the All-Star game so bad.

[thruthefire]

The resentment I have for David Stern not picking Okafor (or even Lee) as a replacement after Bosh went down was completely and entirely made up for after watching the first quarter of the All-Star game, and watching the West go on a 19-0 run culminating in the comical sight that was Rashard Lewis trying to guard Shaq.

I stopped watching after that, but it sounds like things only got worse from there.

They should have put Mo Williams little ass on Shaq, since he wanted to be in the All-Star game so bad.

The last line makes this Hall of Fame worthy.

[Walt Cronkite]

[realfung]

average double and a winning record.

[Walt Cronkite]

I've got Danny Granger, Devin Harris and to a lesser degree Chris Bosh on the line. They're all questioning your logic.

Okafor actually averages a double double (Tied for 7th) and his team has a better record than those of Granger and Bosh

[e4Nf6]

It's a very simple thought experiment with me......

If Mek and Mo Williams switch places at the beginning of the year. (A deal that I think the Cavs would take in a second and no Cats fan would consider) Would Williams still be in the All-Star Game and would Mek still be at home?

Mo is just the last in a long line of absurd "All-Stars," Everyone try and remember this the next time somebody cites All-star appearances as a measure of player worth....

[BigSlam]

It's a very simple thought experiment with me......

If Mek and Mo Williams switch places at the beginning of the year. (A deal that I think the Cavs would take in a second and no Cats fan would consider) Would Williams still be in the All-Star Game and would Mek still be at home?

Mo is just the last in a long line of absurd "All-Stars," Everyone try and remember this the next time somebody cites All-star appearances as a measure of player worth....

Even better, switch Mo and Felts. If Felts is playing next to LBJ and putting up his 14/4/7 and 2 steals would Felts be an All Star?

Mo is averaging 18/3/4 with 1 steal per game.

[e4Nf6]

Of course he would....You have to have more than 1 all-star from the Cavs right?[/faulty reasoning]

[fatlever]

maybe we need to do our top 10 most undeserving all-stars of the last 20 years.

i'll get on that.