KG, LBJ, CP3 And Howard Join Kobe On All-NBA First Team

The_Believer · Post #81 » by **The_Believer** » Fri May 9, 2008 4:52 am

Camby didn't deserve to be so high to being with. Like others have said, his D is grossly overrated, and isn't an offensive machine like Amare either. Yao being on the all nba team despite his injuries is more of a product of the lack of great centers than anything else IMO.

Ballings7 · Post #82 » by **Ballings7** » Fri May 9, 2008 5:06 am

I would of put Ginobili, T-Mac, Pierce on 2nd team

Nash, Dirk to third

Can't quite move Deron off of 2nd team.

Other than that, they all good to me

Ming Kong! · Post #83 » by **Ming Kong!** » Fri May 9, 2008 5:26 am

Really no problem with the list. I nearly wish Boozer got snubbed so he'd get off his lazy ass and play.

I'm sorry but there is NO WAY that Billups deserved it over Kobe, Paul, Williams, Nash, Manu or McGrady.

Isn't it ironic that Williams is 4th for guards after the MVP (Kobe), the runner-up (Paul), and a 2 time MVP (Nash), BUT he didn't make the All-Star game over Roy who was out of the playoffs at the time of the selection?

Post #84 » by **Doctor MJ** » Fri May 9, 2008 6:19 am

sweet_jesus wrote:I'm surprised that finishing 8th in MVP Voting doesn't equal 2nd team.

No reason for Dirk to be second team with McGrady, Gino and Pierce all deserving the spot more.

The thing is that the MVP ballot only goes 5 deep, which distorts the spots below that a bit.

Post #85 » by **Doctor MJ** » Fri May 9, 2008 6:23 am

My thoughts:

Billups got robbed. I had him on my 2nd team, and wouldn't have a problem with him on 3rd, but having him miss out altogether and thus shutting the Pistons out completely is just wrong.

Yao deserved nothing. Played only a fraction of the season and the team showed he didn't actually help them much for the second season in a row.

Who deserved that 3rd center spot? Pau Gasol. I'm guessing a lot of voters just didn't really think about the fact that Gasol was plenty eligible as a center since he's generally considered a power forward.

andrewww · Post #86 » by **andrewww** » Fri May 9, 2008 6:29 am

lol yea pau gasol actually would've made a good 3rd team center. kaman was on a losing team, camby really isnt THAT great, but i think cuz he played with memphis for half a season ppl didnt really think of him as being "eligible" for the all nba teams since he only got 5 votes.

big123 · Post #87 » by **big123** » Fri May 9, 2008 6:32 am

Doctor MJ wrote:My thoughts:

Billups got robbed. I had him on my 2nd team, and wouldn't have a problem with him on 3rd, but having him miss out altogether and thus shutting the Pistons out completely is just wrong.

Yao deserved nothing. Played only a fraction of the season and the team showed he didn't actually help them much for the second season in a row.

Who deserved that 3rd center spot? Pau Gasol. I'm guessing a lot of voters just didn't really think about the fact that Gasol was plenty eligible as a center since he's generally considered a power forward.

I agree.

Post #88 » by **Doctor MJ** » Fri May 9, 2008 6:42 am

big123 wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

I agree.

I also say that I had Iverson on my 3rd team. Others (Deron Williams specifically) were close enough to him that I don't see him as "robbed" but still, I have had him higher than the voters did.

Post #89 » by **Doctor MJ** » Fri May 9, 2008 6:48 am

andrewww wrote:lol yea pau gasol actually would've made a good 3rd team center. kaman was on a losing team, camby really isnt THAT great, but i think cuz he played with memphis for half a season ppl didnt really think of him as being "eligible" for the all nba teams since he only got 5 votes.

Yup, I'm not surprised, but they really missed the boat. It'd be one thing if he'd played terrible in Memphis, but he really didn't. He played great the whole season, and that level of play was clearly enough to help a team move up to a title contender status. That puts him ahead of Yao by any rational metric.

big123 · Post #90 » by **big123** » Fri May 9, 2008 8:53 am

Doctor MJ wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

I also say that I had Iverson on my 3rd team. Others (Deron Williams specifically) were close enough to him that I don't see him as "robbed" but still, I have had him higher than the voters did.

It was a team thing, so I understand. But by the same rationale, no one from the Pistons (2nd best record) but 2 players from 5 other teams made it lol.

And the Gasol and Shaq both getting 5 votes is a joke.

Hard2dhole · Post #91 » by **Hard2dhole** » Fri May 9, 2008 4:43 pm

Most of the selections i have no problem with. Unlike most homers i have an issue with a selection from my own team. Boozer has sucked it up late in the season and into the playoffs. But i'd take him over any of the forwards below him so I guess that it's about right. Forwards usually are where the go to 20-10 players are and when he's one of the best it's pathetic.

The_Believer · Post #92 » by **The_Believer** » Fri May 9, 2008 7:15 pm

Also LMFAO at Shaq getting more votes than Hedo.

Post #93 » by **miller31time** » Fri May 9, 2008 7:24 pm

I really hoped Antawn Jamison would make the 3rd team since he was the Wizards MVP this year, Mr. Consistent, averaging a 20+ points and 10+ rebounds while improving his defense and putting a team that had no business being a 5 seed on his back and carrying them to the playoffs. With Arenas out nearly the entire season, Butler out for around 20 games, the Wiz relied heavily on Jamison and he delivered night-in and night-out.

But I completely understand that there were others who were just as deserving.

MagicNolesFSU · Post #94 » by **MagicNolesFSU** » Fri May 9, 2008 7:28 pm

miller31time wrote:I really hoped Antawn Jamison would make the 3rd team since he was the Wizards MVP this year, Mr. Consistent, averaging a 20+ points and 10+ rebounds while improving his defense and putting a team that had no business being a 5 seed on his back and carrying them to the playoffs. With Arenas out nearly the entire season, Butler out for around 20 games, the Wiz relied heavily on Jamison and he delivered night-in and night-out.

But I completely understand that there were others who were just as deserving.

Agreed.

Also agree with other posters that billups got snubbed.

Blame Rasho · Post #95 » by **Blame Rasho** » Fri May 9, 2008 7:38 pm

Every year there is a player who gets snubbed but I think there isn't a real legit robbery this year compared to years past.

keepthenetsinnj · Post #96 » by **keepthenetsinnj** » Fri May 9, 2008 9:48 pm

I agree completely with the first-team selections. I don't see how anybody could make even one change on that lineup.

bstein14 · Post #97 » by **bstein14** » Fri May 9, 2008 10:35 pm

nasty daddy wrote:http://www.nba.com/pistons/news/langlois_blog_080509.html

The All-NBA teams were released Thursday and the Pistons didn