JustBuzzin wrote:fatlever wrote:EmpireFalls wrote:Giving Miller the max will absolutely devastate this franchise.
i know jb was half-joking... but
the leap he would have to make to get in max discussion... chasm
I mean I was half joking, but there is a chance he can actually make the all-star team this year with the injuries in the East. If he can be our 2nd best player and we are in the playoffs race it's not unrealistic we can get 2 all-stars this year.
Saying that given his injury history and the way we use him on offense I'm not expecting that to happen.
I think he gets close to the max, but not the full max.
I'd guess Miller has less than a 1% chance of making the All Star game this year. I'll breakdown my reasoning why:
- The league pretty clearly Showed us last year they aren't going to let a Hornets player in the All Star game without us being squarely in playoff contention come late January.
- The chances of the Hornets being in playoff contention in late January is not great
- If the Hornets are in playoff contention it probably indicates that melo has been healthy and playing well.
- The league is never going to send two Hornets to the All Star game unless we're on pace for 60 wins which is not happening.
- therefore if any Hornet gets sent to the All Star game it will be melo (who got snubbed last year - important)
- Miller is most definitely not getting voted to the starting lineup so he would have to be picked as a reserve
- Deserving players almost always get snubbed once before they are rewarded with an All Star birth. Miller hasn't been snubbed yet.
In order for Miller to get the All Star nod, I think the following things would need to occur:
- Melo gets hurt early in the season
- Despite his injury the Hornets are still squarely In a playoff spot
- Miller is playing out of his mind and is the clear best player on the Hornets, thinking 25ppg on solid %s
- and he doesnt get snubbed
odds = less than 1%
