The reason for Jack's post-ASG struggles?

[ajbry]

He's disappointed.

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/0 ... -star.html

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Charlotte Bobcats guard Stephen Jackson took a nice, little vacation during the All-Star break: tropical weather, good food, umbrellas in the drinks.

He'd rather have been working. And it saddens him he might never get the chance to work the Sunday of All-Star Weekend.

"I'm not on (NBA commissioner) David Stern's favorites list because of a couple of incidents,'' Jackson said when asked why he's never been selected for an All-Star Game.

"I get really depressed when I don't get in because I think that's one of the last things on my 'to-achieve' list. I won a championship (in San Antonio) and I've gotten better every year. My last two goals are to be on first- or second-team All-NBA and to play in an All-Star Game."

Jackson is among the most accomplished players in the NBA not to have received an All-Star spot. Thumb through the NBA's top dozen scorers; only two of them - Jackson and Golden State's Monta Ellis - were overlooked this season. Ellis plays for a dreadful team, and head coaches, who select each conference's seven reserves, tend to break ties by which players' teams are winning.

This happened in '07-08 with the Warriors - a 48-win team that had zero All-Stars. Jack took it okay, but Baron Davis was clearly bitter about the whole thing and his play dropped off afterward.

Hopefully he'll snap out of it...

[Fred Williamson]

This is one of the reasons why I don't want him here for the remaining 4 years of his contract.

[Walt Cronkite]

He didn't make the All-Star game, one of his teammates did though, so it's not like the entire team was snubbed. Get over it, because it's affecting the team's success. What a baby.

[fatlever]

where is the part about drinking before the LA game and at the halftime of the utah game?

[Stun704]

take your pick

[Rich4114]

If we had him the whole season, he probably would've made it. But this is a guy who "makes love to pressure". If you want to hold up a big F-U to the commissioner, become MVP of the 2010 NBA finals instead. If you're good enough, you can help your team get there.

[Dexmor]

where is the part about drinking before the LA game and at the halftime of the utah game?

Is that true?

[thruthefire]

^I thought it was just Artest, but I can't see Jax turning down a drink. Artest is his boy, too.

Jax is putting together a strong season for us, but I don't think he's ever been an All-Star-caliber player, this season included. He's just not efficient enough as a scorer to take as many shots as he does, and doesn't do enough in other categories to offset that. If he focused on pulling down 7-8 rebounds a game, which I think is definitely doable, then he could find a spot on the All-Star team next season. I'm not expecting it to happen, of course.

[fatlever]

where is the part about drinking before the LA game and at the halftime of the utah game?

Is that true?

no not true, as far as we know... but he sure as hell looked drunk.