Botemps: IT's not starting the ASG

[jpotter33]

How the hell did Irving get so much of the player vote? He got something like 132 votes.

[LarBrd33]

Bummer Thomas isn't getting the start, but Kyrie and DeRozan had a case as well.  At least Wade isn't starting.

Westbrook isn't starting either... so there's that.

[mmmmm]

Meh, just another chip to put on the shoulder.

[Tr1boy]

Bummer Thomas isn't getting the start, but Kyrie and DeRozan had a case as well.  At least Wade isn't starting.

Westbrook isn't starting either... so there's that.

It4 is having a better season than Kyrie

[colincb]

Both Westbrook and Thomas wound up being left out of the starting lineup by a tie, with Curry, Harden and Westbrook all tied for the two starting guard spots in the Western Conference. Meanwhile, DeRozan and Thomas tied for the second guard spot behind Kyrie Irving in the East. In both cases, the fan vote was used as the tiebreaker.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/sports/wp/2017/01/19/lebron-james-stephen-curry-highlight-all-star-starters-list-that-mostly-gets-it-right/?tid=sm_tw_ps&utm_term=.00c8a867e8fe

[Big333223]

IT not being a starter would be a travesty, but Westbrook not being a starter in favor of Curry is downright an abomination. The dude is averaging a triple double.

I'm actually in favor of Curry. It's how I voted.

Westbrook is amazing but there's something a little too thirsty about his stat hunting that turns me off. That sounds harsher than how I really feel. He's amazing. But Curry is putting up numbers that look a lot like the numbers he put up when he was MVP the first time and he's doing so for a team that's 36-6! Taking their situations into account, I like Curry over Westbrook.

But I've still got Westbrook as a top 5-6 player in the league.

[max215]

Bummer Thomas isn't getting the start, but Kyrie and DeRozan had a case as well.  At least Wade isn't starting.

Westbrook isn't starting either... so there's that.

DeRozan over Lowry is downright criminal.

[mr. dee]

How the hell did Irving get so much of the player vote? He got something like 132 votes.

Having mainstream attention helps. Even Wade have more votes than IT. Jeremy Lin also have more votes than Bradley.

[max215]

How the hell did Irving get so much of the player vote? He got something like 132 votes.

That was unsurprising to me. He's a one-on-one killer, big-shot maker. I'm not a huge Kyrie fan, but guys who have tried to lock him up in isos are bound to think highly of him.

[RJ87]

Bummer Thomas isn't getting the start, but Kyrie and DeRozan had a case as well.  At least Wade isn't starting.

Westbrook isn't starting either... so there's that.

DeRozan over Lowry is downright criminal.

Demar is one of the more underrated guys in the league, IMO. He seems like he's a hard worker and from all accounts is a good locker room guy. I like Lowry a lot, but I'd give the edge to Demar right now.

[mr. dee]

How the hell did Irving get so much of the player vote? He got something like 132 votes.

That was unsurprising to me. He's a one-on-one killer, big-shot maker. I'm not a huge Kyrie fan, but guys who have tried to lock him up in isos are bound to think highly of him.

To be fair, there is not so many all-nba defenders in this league right now. Most of his points during our match-ups where during switches, picks and mismatches. He had a hard time when Smart or AB is guarding him one-on-one. Curry isn't the best defender either.

[max215]

Bummer Thomas isn't getting the start, but Kyrie and DeRozan had a case as well.  At least Wade isn't starting.

Westbrook isn't starting either... so there's that.

DeRozan over Lowry is downright criminal.

Demar is one of the more underrated guys in the league, IMO. He seems like he's a hard worker and from all accounts is a good locker room guy. I like Lowry a lot, but I'd give the edge to Demar right now.

I really don't think DeMar has an argument. DeMar's case is essentially "points," but you can't choose DeMar if you're going by points, because he's behind IT. Lowry is a better scorer, shooter, passer, defender. Lowry is the best guard in the East (by a decent margin), and while DeMar is good, he's the 5th or 6th best.

[Tr1boy]

Derozan is having an incredible year. you serious???

Lowry would have probably made the roster if IT was not having a career year

[SHAQATTACK]

It's better result than last year .  He has brought a lot of prestige to his name and lot.   He was close , we are talking guys who maybe HOF o e day.. 

IT did great and there is always next year .  We may get some more help for him too.

Lakers did not have anybody even in the conversation .....there's that.....for us Celtics fans to smile about.

[saltlover]

IT finished first in the media voting for East guards.  If his second half of the season continues like his first half, he'd seem to be a lock for All-NBA and a someone who will finish pretty well in MVP voting.