Billups not on All-Star team
by AGAINST_DA_LAW-SON on Jan 28, 2010 12:17 PM MST
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PrintThe reserves for the All-Star game in Dallas have just been revealed.
Chauncey Billups did not make the team.
There is no way that Zach Randolph or Pau Gasol are more deserving of a spot than Billups if you ask me.
First, we learn that Ty Lawson won't play in the Rookie/Sophomore game, now this. If it weren't for the fan votes 'Melo probably would have been left of the team as well.
A fucking joke...
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I saw this coming
Kaman is more deserving than Gasol and Chucey is more than Gasol, D-Will and CP3. I think D Will should have got it over CP3. The Hornets suck and deserve no all stars. Durant deserved it, Dirk deserved it, I think Randolph did as well.
I am happy to see Wallace and Joe Johnson to make it in the East. I was afraid one or both would be left off the team.
by Garrett Olsen on Jan 28, 2010 12:25 PM MST reply actions 4 recs
Welcome to Denver Chauncey!
What a complete fucking joke. Seven conference finals in a row isn’t enough for you corrupt mother fuckers?
by Gasus on Jan 28, 2010 12:46 PM MST reply actions 8 recs
you get a rec...
Because it's become tiresome
by SDcat09 on Jan 28, 2010 1:22 PM MST up reply actions 5 recs
F*ck all the dumb@ss coaches
Hopefully, the Nuggets win the gold trophy, as I would love to see what idiots didn’t vote for Chauncey.
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
by LACK on Jan 28, 2010 4:59 PM MST up reply actions 5 recs
+1
I just saw that Chauncey is only a FOUR time All-Star!?!? Terrible… Lawson (missing the Rookie Challenge) too. Nobody watches Nuggets games! Boo NBA. Boo.
Practice doesn't make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect.
by Big Mickey D on Jan 28, 2010 6:08 PM MST up reply actions 4 recs
HAHAHA
Western Conference player of the week one day,
snubbed like a bitch the next….
by InboundingLobPass on Jan 28, 2010 12:56 PM MST reply actions 4 recs
AAAHAHAHAH
Man that made me laugh like no other…
by CombatChuk on Jan 28, 2010 6:55 PM MST up reply actions 4 recs
Chauncey WHO?
……………
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
by LACK on Jan 28, 2010 7:26 PM MST up reply actions 4 recs
I've been saying that he wasnt gonna make it.
Its not like he was Durant or Dirk and an absolute lock. Not surprised. He didnt outright most definitely deserve to be there. Who out of the reserves does he deserve it over? Maybe Pau. But if you dont give it to Pau then Kaman gets his spot anyways so…MAYBE CP3. But ehh…not surprised.
Just happy Deron Williams finally got some love.
by GottaLoveMelo on Jan 28, 2010 1:02 PM MST reply actions 4 recs
+1 on the D-Will thing
Though I think now that he has made an appearance he should be a lock for the next 7-8 years, or while he is still putting up numbers at least.
But WTF!? Derrick Rose and Al Horford? You have got to be f*ing kidding me?!?! I kind of saw the Rondo pick coming as everyone seems to be riding his nuts for some reason. The dude can’t even shoot! But Rose and Horford just blew me away. I could kind of see how Horford might get some love since he’s on one of the best teams in the league, but what about Josh Smith? He’s having 10 times a better season than Horford. I’m happy for Gerald Wallace and Randolph though. Those dudes def deserved it.
by GoldenNugget on Jan 28, 2010 1:30 PM MST up reply actions 4 recs
Billups doesn't deserve the allstar spot more than just about every player on the team?
Since when doesn’t the NBA vote in more than one player from the conference finals team? Since when does the team in second place in the conference not get 2 or more players? Fucking sickening. The 2nd best record in the conference doesn’t send their leader to the show!
by Gasus on Jan 28, 2010 2:07 PM MST up reply actions 4 recs
Not surprised by this either...
But hey. If Denver manages to squeeze out a couple more wins this week, Coach Karl might do some representin’ honours in Dallas!
by Geerten on Jan 28, 2010 1:35 PM MST reply actions 4 recs
Bright side
On the bright side, Lawson and Chauncey will get some needed rest and prepare for the final push.
by Pusherman on Jan 28, 2010 2:03 PM MST reply actions 6 recs
If there is a bright spot ... this is it.
Plus a title run is way more fun than an all-star game.
Denver Stiffs.com: Defending the sovereignty of Nuggets Nation.
by Nate Timmons on Jan 28, 2010 2:05 PM MST up reply actions 6 recs
Yep, I feel the same way about Craig Anderson's olympic snub
complete BS but helps our cause. AS game is a huge joke anyway.
March 14, 2010: The great one returns!
by Phil H. on Jan 28, 2010 6:18 PM MST up reply actions 4 recs
Listen....just because we could have called this doesn't make it right
I think we can all see a screw job when we see it.
"Groovy" Ash from Evil Dead 2
"No one came from miles around / and said man your music is really hot" No One Came...Deep Purple
by jpage78 on Jan 28, 2010 2:06 PM MST reply actions 4 recs
Ty Lawson said...
“at least I’ll get to play in the playoffs and they won’t”
Hee hee.
by margabelle on Jan 28, 2010 2:11 PM MST reply actions 5 recs
Billups' snub ...
I don’t agree that Billups should be left off the all star team. But in the West … man, it’s tough to get there! A lot of talented point guards out West with Steve Nash, Deron Williams, Chris Paul, Jason Kidd, Billups, Andre Miller and more …
Deron Williams: 41 games, 19 points and 9.5 assists. Team went 2-2 in games he missed. He’s led his team to a 25-16 record when he’s played. Shoots 49% from the field and 38% from deep.
Chris Paul: 37 games, 20.5 points and 11.1 assists. Team went 4-4 in games he missed. He’s led his team to a 21-16 record when he plays. Shoots 50% from the field and 41.1% from deep.
Chauncey Billups: 37 games, 19.2 points (career high) and 5.9 assists. Team went 3-6 in games he missed (played just the first half versus the Blazers in a loss). He’s led his team to a 28-8 record in games he has played. Shoots 42% from the field and 41% from deep.
There is no question that all three guys mean a whole lot to their teams, but Billups has both guys beat in win totals and that means more to me than anything else.
Denver Stiffs.com: Defending the sovereignty of Nuggets Nation.
by Nate Timmons on Jan 28, 2010 2:16 PM MST reply actions 8 recs
abso-friggin-lutely Nate
"Groovy" Ash from Evil Dead 2
"No one came from miles around / and said man your music is really hot" No One Came...Deep Purple
by jpage78 on Jan 28, 2010 2:22 PM MST up reply actions 4 recs
They should have all 3 plus Steve Nash
Point guard is clearly the deepest position in the West and probably the reason the West is so much better than the East.
by Gasus on Jan 28, 2010 2:24 PM MST up reply actions 7 recs
Almost every year career achievement gets many guys into the All-Star game
Welcome to Denver Chauncey!
by Gasus on Jan 28, 2010 2:25 PM MST up reply actions 4 recs
Also i think you have to point out what Chauncey has done when Melo hasn’t played.
by Chadwork on Jan 28, 2010 4:14 PM MST up reply actions 4 recs
True!
Denver Stiffs.com: Defending the sovereignty of Nuggets Nation.
by Nate Timmons on Jan 28, 2010 4:26 PM MST up reply actions 4 recs
Andre Miller isn't that good anymore
My third favorite team is the Blazers, and Miller just isn’t the player he was.
My second favorite, you ask?
Whichever team will play the L@kers next!
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
by LACK on Jan 28, 2010 5:01 PM MST up reply actions 5 recs
Chauncey over Deron Williams
I think Chauncey should have got it over Williams, but Im biased.
by gonugs on Jan 29, 2010 10:31 AM MST up reply actions 4 recs
I think the coaches had a bias
From what I have read on the snubs is that they would rather have Utah have 1 guy in the game than the Nugs getting 2. The two guys have very similar stat lines. Its BS, especially with Pau getting in, but I think it played a part in the voting process…personally I hope it pisses the entire team off and they take it out on the Thunder, Spurs and especially the Kings!
If the moon were made of spare ribs would you eat it?
by DjSarcazm on Jan 29, 2010 3:40 PM MST up reply actions 4 recs
lotsa rec's in this post...lol
"Groovy" Ash from Evil Dead 2
"No one came from miles around / and said man your music is really hot" No One Came...Deep Purple
by jpage78 on Jan 28, 2010 2:27 PM MST reply actions 6 recs
I reccon you're right :P
Because it's become tiresome
by SDcat09 on Jan 28, 2010 2:29 PM MST up reply actions 4 recs
rec'd!
"Groovy" Ash from Evil Dead 2
"No one came from miles around / and said man your music is really hot" No One Came...Deep Purple
by jpage78 on Jan 28, 2010 2:31 PM MST up reply actions 5 recs
I think we should turn the whole page green
like someone did when the Chargers lost on MHR
Because it's become tiresome
by SDcat09 on Jan 28, 2010 2:32 PM MST up reply actions 5 recs
good idea!
Waddya think Nate?
"Groovy" Ash from Evil Dead 2
"No one came from miles around / and said man your music is really hot" No One Came...Deep Purple
by jpage78 on Jan 28, 2010 2:33 PM MST up reply actions 4 recs
we'd all have to rec each others posts at least 4 times....
Because it's become tiresome
by SDcat09 on Jan 28, 2010 2:36 PM MST up reply actions 5 recs
I get the feeling people arent that pro-active. lol
"Groovy" Ash from Evil Dead 2
"No one came from miles around / and said man your music is really hot" No One Came...Deep Purple
by jpage78 on Jan 28, 2010 2:42 PM MST up reply actions 4 recs
gosh green and blue would be so pretty!
Because it's become tiresome
by SDcat09 on Jan 28, 2010 2:44 PM MST up reply actions 4 recs
C'mon guys keep Rec'ing
Nice to see that this made the front page of DS.
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
by LACK on Jan 28, 2010 7:25 PM MST up reply actions 4 recs
typical NBa
like look how nasty melo had to get to finally get his recognition
by hvino on Jan 28, 2010 2:30 PM MST reply actions 6 recs
As if there isn't enough LBJ forced down our collective throat
this is special
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35126178/ns/business-sports_biz/
Because it's become tiresome
by SDcat09 on Jan 28, 2010 2:47 PM MST reply actions 4 recs
for the record
J Smoove should be in there over Horford
by NugNugz on Jan 28, 2010 4:14 PM MST reply actions 4 recs
what else is new?
billups wins the nba championship with detroit and is the finals mvp. the following season the all star game is in denver and chauncey is not on the team. he was left off the 2008 olympic team in favor of jason kidd. remember during the playoffs last season against nawlins and dallas? two good things are going to happen because of this. chauncey gets to rest and spend time with his family. he will have extra motivation when he plays the so called allstars next time around.
pick up a calf every day pretty soon you will be picking up a cow
by nohoops4u on Jan 28, 2010 4:19 PM MST reply actions 4 recs
I'm hoping these snubs just motivate the whole team
to say “Hey, screw you All-Star dimwits, we care about the NBA championship”
and then go out and get it
Because it's become tiresome
by SDcat09 on Jan 28, 2010 4:26 PM MST up reply actions 4 recs
that's all i care about
i hope they do too
by skithebert on Jan 28, 2010 7:49 PM MST up reply actions 4 recs
truly the Disposable Superstar
Swats.
by BeefySwats on Jan 28, 2010 4:43 PM MST up reply actions 4 recs
the only time ESPN ever got anything right
Because it's become tiresome
by SDcat09 on Jan 28, 2010 4:44 PM MST up reply actions 4 recs
Coaches are stupid.
What was the rationale behind not voting for Chauncey? Not only is he having a career year in scoring, but he is also continuing to maintain his excellent assist output and extremely high FT percentage.
And don’t coaches respect things like leadership or defense? If you won’t vote based on the stats (which say he should be an All-Star), then take a look based on intangibles. CHAUNCEY IS ONE OF THE TRUE TEAM LEADERS IN THE NBA. He is extremely valuable to his team…something that should’ve become apparent to the rest of the league over the past two years. Throw in the fact that he still retains his “big shot” ability…
I seriously hope no coaches voted against Billups on the premise of “he was injured, didn’t play enough games.” CB1 played EIGHT more games than Pau Gasol (and averaged more points…in fewer minutes.)
Paul has been amazing this year, as always. Deron Williams was a worthy choice. I’m not saying the others haven’t been great as well. But, like Nate said, Billups has been right there with them. Disappointing, for the second time this week.
by Uh on Jan 28, 2010 4:29 PM MST reply actions 4 recs
Ty Lawson's twitter:
# i think ima about to eat some mcdonalds 7:55 PM Jan 26th from web
I don’t blame ya bud.
Swats.
by BeefySwats on Jan 28, 2010 4:38 PM MST reply actions 5 recs
Z-Bo
Zach Randolph is rightfully in the allstar game and he probably should be starting at center but pau gasol? The guy has barely played this year. Only reason he got voted in is because the lakers need at least 2 allstars. Pau is the augliest allstar stiff
by Birdman and Jay arah on Jan 28, 2010 5:01 PM MST reply actions 4 recs
my sister refers to Gasol
as “The Dirty Spaniard” just makes me laugh
Because it's become tiresome
by SDcat09 on Jan 28, 2010 5:02 PM MST up reply actions 4 recs
And the real funny part is...
Essentially, the Grizzlies used all the cap space from the Pau Gasol trade to get ZBo.
So in other words, the Lakers traded the Gasols for Zach Randolph and Javaris Gun Crittenton.
ZBo still sucks and was the feature JailBlazer. Chauncey>Gasol, but not by much.
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
by LACK on Jan 28, 2010 5:03 PM MST up reply actions 4 recs
lets all take a deep breath
in any normal year/conference billups is a no-brainer all-star. but guards in the west are absolutely stacked. is it really that clear-cut that billups deserves it over D-will?
by Rainbow skyline on Jan 28, 2010 5:50 PM MST reply actions 4 recs
The positional selections are kinda pointless in my opinion
I understand the need for at least a few big men and at least a few guards…but when the West is as stacked with guards as you said, I think Chauncey should’ve gotten the spot over Gasol. One more guard and one less big isn’t going to cripple the West team or something, if anything it is a better representation of the conference.
On an unrelated note…man I wish Nene had taken advantage of the Yao-less conference enough to be a first-time All-Star. I still think he had the potential to easily come in ahead of Randolph or Amare. Maybe next year.
by Uh on Jan 28, 2010 6:07 PM MST up reply actions 4 recs
Amar'''''''''''e being listed at center was COMPLETE BS!!!!
That guaranteed him an All-Star Spot.
Of course, if Amar’’’’’’’’’’’’’’’e was listed as a forward like he shoulda been, those L@ker fans woulda voted in Andrew Bynum, even though Nene is more deserving.
I hope the Nuggets take this as ammunition for the rest of the season.
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
by LACK on Jan 28, 2010 7:24 PM MST up reply actions 4 recs
Wait, you guys expect the outsider's to realize there is a city named "Denver"?
and there is some basketball team there, apparently professional? Come on now, they aren’t that smart! Just yesterday I saw and espn thing where they had a graphic showing the MVP candidates, they were Lebron, Kobe, Durant, and Wade. At the bottom there was little red line stating that Anthony(den) leads the league in scoring….yeah so why the fuck was he not in your MVP column dumb shits?! Connect the dots!
March 14, 2010: The great one returns!
by Phil H. on Jan 28, 2010 6:24 PM MST reply actions 4 recs
Here's a new/old new RULE:
Your MVP of the league has to be on one of the teams in the finals….period.
The most important part of the NBA is tte second season; the playoffs. So why are we giving out awards for just the regular season?
by SternfluffsKobe on Jan 28, 2010 7:41 PM MST via mobile up reply actions 4 recs
I think that is what Finals MVP is for.
Denver Stiffs.com: Defending the sovereignty of Nuggets Nation.
by Nate Timmons on Jan 29, 2010 9:21 AM MST up reply actions 5 recs
OK, here's a poll
Out of these five players, who’d you give the 3 all-star spots to?
A. Chauncey Billups
B. Deron Williams
C. Pau Gasol
D. Zach Randolph
E. Other (list in reply)
It shouldn’t be that hard, should it? Pau over Chauncey? Damn the L@kers.
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
by LACK on Jan 28, 2010 7:22 PM MST reply actions 4 recs
This isn't surprising we are in Denver after all
To the east coasters all we do play with ski poles and hump cows…
I have to say (no bias) that Denver is one of the best and loyal sportstown in the country!
To make Chauncey happy, I’ll order some blackjack pizza since it’s his favorite :p
by CombatChuk on Jan 28, 2010 8:07 PM MST reply actions 4 recs
"Look at all these delicious pizzas"
Because it's become tiresome
by SDcat09 on Jan 28, 2010 8:18 PM MST up reply actions 4 recs
Z-Bo does NOT deserve it
Neither does Amare. I have Amare on my fantasy team and he’s been stinkin it up all year.
by stiffy on Jan 28, 2010 8:22 PM MST reply actions 4 recs
Go green Denver Stiffs
Enjoying the new environmental awareness around this site.
by Uh on Jan 28, 2010 9:13 PM MST reply actions 4 recs
Have you contributed to going green?
Because it's become tiresome
by SDcat09 on Jan 28, 2010 9:19 PM MST up reply actions 4 recs
Selectively...
There we go, just green’d my first comment
by Uh on Jan 28, 2010 9:21 PM MST up reply actions 4 recs
hmm I think we were going for a full on green..
this is the only time I rec recklessly…:)
Because it's become tiresome
by SDcat09 on Jan 28, 2010 9:26 PM MST up reply actions 4 recs
I just rec'd a bunch of comments with 3 recs
so add some green up there
March 14, 2010: The great one returns!
by Phil H. on Jan 28, 2010 9:50 PM MST up reply actions 4 recs
ya i know right whats up wit them screwin 2 nuggets this year…first off Lawson not bein on teh rookie team is horrible…and is deron williams really deservin over chauncey..i dont really think so
by RaysField24 on Jan 29, 2010 12:33 AM MST reply actions 5 recs
I will take a finals MVP over the All Star game
But I don’t know if I can argue with the guards they selected, but putting Randolf on the team ahead of Chauncy is BS.
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by Broncoman on Jan 29, 2010 10:41 AM MST reply actions 4 recs
Randolph has had a solid season you know
21 ppg, 11.6 rpg, 2 apg, 80% FT%, 50% FG%
If anything it’s Gasol who doesn’t deserve it. Randolph > Gasol (this year, anyway).
by Uh on Jan 29, 2010 11:14 AM MST up reply actions 4 recs
Keep it green !!!
Because it's become tiresome
by SDcat09 on Jan 29, 2010 11:28 AM MST reply actions 4 recs
Kinda makes it hard to know what the new comments are though… Just sayin
by Artimus Mangilord on Jan 29, 2010 11:33 AM MST up reply actions 4 recs
well at this point its just the keeping the thread green I think...lol
Because it's become tiresome
by SDcat09 on Jan 29, 2010 3:45 PM MST up reply actions 4 recs
Here's my list of probable coaches that didn't vote Chauncey
If all 30 coaches vote for players regardless of conference, then this is my list:
Mike Brown
John Kuester
Kiki Vandeweghe
Jim O’Brien
Vinny Del Negro
Jay Triano
Phil Jackson
Kurt Rambis
The Guy Who Coaches The Hornets
Mike Dumbleavy
Don Nelson
Rick Carlisle
…..
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
by LACK on Jan 30, 2010 9:55 AM MST reply actions 2 recs
with all the green here
you would think this is a Celtics Blog…hahaha
"Just by the aura of D.J. Mbenga being there, the shot missed."
by shaqfor3 on Jan 30, 2010 2:33 PM MST reply actions 4 recs
reccin because this thread is green...( I don't remember why now)
2009 Colorado Rockies - Greatest comeback in MLB history to win NL WildCard
Brad Hawpe - Will prove the doubters wrong
Troy Tulowitzki - Best SS in the MLB - 2010 MVP
Carmelo Anthony- Smoothest Shotmaker in the NBA - 2010 MVP
PS Let's win the NL West in 2010, shall we?
by SDcat09 on Feb 1, 2010 11:36 AM MST up reply actions 3 recs
Billups has a shot at the all-star team
because CP3 is having surgery and will miss the all-star game.
by NugNugz on Feb 1, 2010 6:46 AM MST reply actions 3 recs
Not just a shot
He has it pretty much locked up right now. There is not another guard in the west who can make the case he can for that open spot.
by RezThugget on Feb 1, 2010 11:58 AM MST reply actions 2 recs
Chauncey is in the game!
Melo may not be though.
"Left hand, right hand, it doesn't matter. I'm amphibious." - Charles Shackleford
"If the NBA were on channel 5 and a bunch of frogs making love were on channel 4, I'd watch the frogs, even if they were coming in fuzzy." - Bobby Knight
"We have a great bunch of outside shooters. Unfortunately, all our games are played indoors." - Weldon Drew
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