The NBA announced its All-Star reserves yesterday and based on watching games last night, it seems the media is most surprised at the exclusion of Ray Allen and Marcus Camby. Denver is an average Western Conference team that does not, by any stretch of anyone's imagination, deserve three all-stars. If you want Camby to be an all-star, at least lead your division at this point in the season. Denver is not even a play-off lock right now. As for Allen, maybe. After all, Boston has been the story of the year. However, I feel the biggest snubs were Jose Calderon and Deron Williams.
I am a big Calderon fan and cannot understand why rumors suggest Toronto considered trading him before Ford's injury. As I have written before, he is clearly one of the most underrated players in the NBA.
As for Williams, making the Western Conference is considerably tougher. However, if the discussion all season has been who is the NBA's best PG - Williams, Nash or Paul - how does he get left off the roster? However, I am glad that Brandon Roy, who I maintained would be the best player from the 2006 NBA Draft, made the team.
Friday, February 01, 2008
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