This year's all star game will feature Andrea Bargnani as starting PF, with Dwight at Center. Watch and enjoy!
Andrea Will Be the Starting All Star PF
This year's all star game will feature Andrea Bargnani as starting PF, with Dwight at Center. Watch and enjoy!
Care to explain that or should we forever refer to you as "Homer"?
OK, fess up Paul .... how much is Andrea paying you to pump him up on these boards?
LMFAO, man, you guys are laying heat on me...
Think about it..lets assume (this is dangerous I know) that CB goes out West. Who do you see as the starting PF? Garnett? Horford?
I think Bargs, as the #1 option this year, will put up big time #'s, and will get the nod.
Who do you think will beat him out? Lee maybe?
The problem with your argument Pauly is that the starters for the ASG aren't selected by individual position, rather the players are grouped as guards, forwards and centers. So unless Andrea is going to be recognized as a top 2 forward in the conference, I'm highly doubting you'll see him starting. In fact, I'm highly doubting you'll see Andrea at the All-Star game at all, unless the NBA creates a team pasta eating event, in which Bargs and Gheradini would make a lethal combination.Multipaul wrote:
LOL, nice one. BUT, i know how it works with the groupings. Bargs could make it in as PF/Center. Maybe the starting nod would be a stretch, but if KG or any of the usual guys goes down with injury, his chances increase even more. Really, who do you think will be the starting PF, assuming Dwight has the center spot locked and Dirk/Amare stay out west?
Starters are decided based on fan votes. I don't see Bargnani beating out KG for fan votes. Bosh couldn't do it ever.
Bargs almost made it to the all star game last year, i think he will have a chance for sure this year.
Well at this point its hard to tell. I think once all of the player movement gets settled and we get a good feel for the power dynamic in the conference we'll be able to make a better prediction. Again, like I said before, there does not necessarily have to be a starting "PF", it could be two small forwards.
Oh and if he plans on being a forward next season here is a taste of the sort of competition he will have:Centers: Dwight Howard (Orl) 625,279; Shaquille O'Neal (Cle) 206,657; Andrea Bargnani (Tor) 67,310; Al Horford (Atl) 52,747; Andrew Bogut (Mil) 45,920; Brook Lopez (NJ) 39,420; Jermaine O'Neal (Mia) 38,956; Rasheed Wallace (Bos) 36,855; Kendrick Perkins (Bos) 19,408; Brad Miller (Chi) 17,188; Tyson Chandler (Cha) 14,062; Samuel Dalembert, (Phi) 13,969.
That's seven forwards who received more votes than him.Forwards: LeBron James (Clev) 649,327; Kevin Garnett (Bos) 533,187; Chris Bosh (Tor) 303,550; Paul Pierce (Bos) 131,379; Josh Smith (Atl) 109,404; Danny Granger (Ind) 100,122; Andre Iguodala (Phi) 75,146; Michael Beasley (Mia) 58,461; Hedo Turkoglu (Tor) 55,416; Rashard Lewis (Orl) 46,073; Luol Deng (Chi) 37,428.
Source: NBA.com
Ok, lets assume Shaq is out at Center, and they put in another C instead of an F, then he's got it in my opinion. Plus, he will get more media exposure this year and more touches.
Paul....Let it go man....Let it go....
Word up, but just wait and see come early next year we can resurrect this post.
Al Horford should get in ahead of Bargs.
How did Granger get 100k votes?
Its not that far off as far as ridiculous, unabashed claims go.
If Bosh leaves, Bargs should be putting up minimum 19-7, 1.5 blk, decent percentages and hopefully not world class matador defense.
Dwight will have center, Brook/Bogut backing him up and if Amare stays west and Bosh goes west or maybe even Bulls, Josh Smith is the only real threat at PF. Conventional wisdom says the East just stacks up on centers and undersized small forwards rather than let Bargs into the all star game.
When the Raptors drafted Andrea, they were envisioning Dirk 2.0, but now it seems like he's closer to being KVH 2.0 (Yep Keith Van Horn), check out the stats courtesy of wikipedia
KVH:
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
199798 New Jersey 62 62 37.5 .426 .308 .846 6.6 1.7 1.0 .4 19.7
199899 New Jersey 42 42 37.5 .428 .302 .859 8.5 1.5 1.0 1.3 21.8
199900 New Jersey 80 80 34.8 .445 .368 .847 8.5 2.0 .8 .8 19.2
200001 New Jersey 49 47 35.4 .435 .382 .806 7.1 1.7 .8 .4 17.0
200102 New Jersey 81 81 30.4 .433 .345 .800 7.5 2.0 .8 .5 14.8
200203 Philadelphia 74 73 31.6 .482 .369 .804 7.1 1.3 .9 .4 15.9
200304 New York 47 47 33.5 .445 .373 .819 7.3 1.8 1.1 .4 16.4
200304 Milwaukee 25 15 30.6 .472 .458 .945 6.3 1.5 .6 .6 15.7
200405 Milwaukee 33 13 24.8 .449 .385 .862 5.0 1.2 .6 .3 10.4
200405 Dallas 29 3 23.6 .462 .375 .783 4.4 1.2 .5 .3 12.2
200506 Dallas 53 0 20.6 .424 .368 .832 3.6 .7 .6 .2 8.9
Career 575 463 31.6 .443 .361 .835 6.8 1.6 .8 .5 16.0
Andrea Bargnani:
Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
200607 Toronto 65 2 25.1 .427 .373 .824 3.9 .8 .5 .8 11.6
200708 Toronto 78 53 23.9 .386 .345 .840 3.7 1.1 .3 .5 10.2
200809 Toronto 78 59 31.4 .450 .409 .831 5.3 1.2 .4 1.2 15.4
200910 Toronto 80 80 35.0 .470 .372 .774 6.2 1.2 .3 1.4 17.2
Career 301 194 29.0 .439 .376 .815 4.8 1.1 .4 1.0 13.7
How many all-star games did KVH appear in ??
Bargs will get in for sure, even if it's just the NBA trying to ensure Toronto has at least one player in the all star game (and hopefully DD back in the dunk contest...or Weems)
I am disgusted to see how many votes Turd got. What a freaking shame.
To Multipaul: Maurizio is that you?
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