East
forwards - Kevin Garnett, LeBron James (close calls: Chris Bosh, Caron Butler)
guards - Jason Kidd, Dwyane Wade (close calls: Michael Redd, Ray Allen, Gilbert Arenas)
center - Dwight Howard (no one even close)
West
forwards - Carlos Boozer, Tim Duncan (close calls: Dirk Nowitzki, Carmelo Anthony, Al Jefferson)
guards - Kobe Bryant, Chris Paul (close calls: Steve Nash, Deron Williams, Baron Davis, Allen Iverson)
center - Chris Kaman (close calls: Amare Stoudemire, Yao Ming)
Explanations
As you can see, I don't choose based on the five traditional positions on the court. I just pick the most deserving two forwards and guards from each conference, regardless of position. In other words, I'm not trying to build an actual team, I'm just trying to reward those who deserve recognition. So I don't care if I end up with two point guards, for example.
As you can see, I don't choose based on the five traditional positions on the court. I just pick the most deserving two forwards and guards from each conference, regardless of position. In other words, I'm not trying to build an actual team, I'm just trying to reward those who deserve recognition. So I don't care if I end up with two point guards, for example.
East:
Let me just start off by saying that I really wanted to vote for Chris Bosh as a result of his hilarious video. Had King James been listed as a guard, he almost certainly would have been my choice. I was also tempted to vote for Caron Butler because he plays for the Wizards, and occasionally people tell me I look like him. Nullus just in case. But KG and LeBrawn are the two no-brainers in this contest, so moving on...
Kidd is having a monster season, so he was an easy choice. I was pretty torn between Wade and Michael Redd, who I think is perennially underrated, but in the end I picked The Flash because he wins in just about every important category except three-point shooting. Ray Allen deserved an honorable mention because his team is 27-3, but he's the clear third option in Boston and his numbers show it. Agent 0 has only played in 8 games this season due to injury, but he's a Wizard soo...yeah.
Dwight Howard is playing out of his fucking mind. The East has not had a truly dominant center since the days of Patrick Ewing (no disrespect to Shaq, who spent his most dominant years in L.A.), but the athletic, ferocious-dunking Howard is really bringing the game back to the paint. The other guys aren't even worth considering for a second.
West:
Boozer is a motherfucking BEAST. He hurt his ankle in late November and his numbers took a slight dip, but before that he was on pace to average 25 ppg and 12 rpg. Tim Duncan has put up his typical rock solid stats despite injury problems. Nowitzki is always up there, but his numbers have dropped off from last season and he just doesn't seem like himself since the infamous playoff upset. Melo, my fellow Baltimoron is always a tempting vote (he is also the man in person, I met him a couple summers ago. No Stan), but I couldn't justify giving him the vote over Duncan. Al Jefferson is probably the most tempting choice of all of the snubs, but I just couldn't do it with the 'Wolves being 4-27.
Boozer is a motherfucking BEAST. He hurt his ankle in late November and his numbers took a slight dip, but before that he was on pace to average 25 ppg and 12 rpg. Tim Duncan has put up his typical rock solid stats despite injury problems. Nowitzki is always up there, but his numbers have dropped off from last season and he just doesn't seem like himself since the infamous playoff upset. Melo, my fellow Baltimoron is always a tempting vote (he is also the man in person, I met him a couple summers ago. No Stan), but I couldn't justify giving him the vote over Duncan. Al Jefferson is probably the most tempting choice of all of the snubs, but I just couldn't do it with the 'Wolves being 4-27.
Kobe is having a typical Kobe season, and the Lakers are 19-11, so no matter how much I despise him I couldn't round him out. The #2 guard spot was a bit tougher. I love Chris Paul's game, and I've also met him in person (dude is barely bigger than I am!). Don't get it twisted, though, his numbers definitely speak for themselves. Nash is incredible, but I voted for Paul because he actually plays defense. Deron Williams is also crazy wit it, but Paul is just a little better in almost every statistical category that's important for a point god. Baron Davis is having an impressive season, but I don't see enough there to change my mind. Same thing with future HOF-er AI, who does it year in and year out.
Chris Kaman is another NBA center who has been playing like some sort of crazed animal. He's averaging 14 rpg, which is good for second in the West behind Marcus Camby's 14.2. Yao has been putting up solid numbers, but his game is too soft for my liking, and he's passive on the boards (come on, man. 10.7 rpg at 7'6"?). Amare Stoudemire would be an intriguing candidate but for the fact that the man seems to do very little, except score.
So there you have it, goddamnit. If you don't like my choices, you can bitch about them in the comments section, or vote yourself.
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