Posts Tagged ‘NBA 2010 All-Star Game’
The Spechater’s NBA All-Star Predictions
Posted 09 Feb 2010 — by spechater
Category NBA
Category NBA
Here are my predictions of who will win the various NBA All-Star events. What are your opinions?
Shooting Stars- Team Dallas (Dirk Nowitzki, Becky Hammon, Kenny Smith)
In all honesty, does anyone really care about this competition? But, since it’s a part of All-Star Weekend, I’ll offer my expert opinion! Looking at the teams, how can you go against the excellent shooting trio of Hammon, the Jet, and Dirk? I’m biased because Kenny Smith played for my hometown Rockets during the championship years. Plus, Dirk is the best shooting big in NBA history hands down. Becky Hammon got game too.
Skills Challenge- Steve Nash
This is a tough one. I was leaning towards Jennings or Rose because they are the quickest out of the four. But, I’m going with the best shooter and passer out of the group, Steve Nash, to take the title. Plus, he’s still got some speed in those veteran legs.
Rookie Challenge- Rookies
I’m going to go with quickness over size and experience with this one. The sophomore squad is laden with improved Bigs such as Marc Gasol and Brook Lopez. But, I expect this to be a high-scoring, fast-paced game, which favors the Rooks. They are guard-heavy, featuring quick guards in Tyreke Evans, Brandon Jennings, and Stephen Curry. I predict the score to be 135-121 and the Rooks will break the seven year losing streak. Side point: How did Ty Lawson not make the Rookie squad?
Three-Point Shootout – Stephen Curry
I’m going to go with a first-time participant on this one. Curry has the highest 3-pt FG% of the six participants and has a quick release. Also, I don’t think he’ll be nervous under the bright lights. Unfortunately for him, he has to return to the black hole that is the Golden State Warriors after the weekend. Sheesh! I put reigning champ Daequan Cook at second. Paul Pierce doesn’t seem to have a quick enough shooting style for this competition. We’ll see.
Slam Dunk Competition- Shannon Brown
I have a feeling Shannon Brown may take off from the free throw line with something sick. He’s extremely athletic and a quick leaper. Besides, I think people, including myself, are tired of Nate Robinson. I’m picking DeMar DeRozan to win the dunk-in and wouldn’t be surprised to see him in the Finals against Brown. I personally would love to have seen Terrence Williams from the Nets in this competition and first-time All-Star Derrick Rose. Have you seen some of the dunks these two have done in games this season?! Rose’s cocked-back two hand dunk against the Suns is easily Top 5 this season.
All-Star Game- East Team
Although the competition in the Eastern conference continues to pale in comparison to that of the West, you can’t bet against a starting lineup that includes LBJ, D-Wade, and Superman. Plus, West squad All-Stars, such as Brandon Roy and Chris Paul, are dropping out day by day from injuries. Now there’s news that Kobe may not play. I’ll give the East a slight edge, 128-121. The West has the better bench with Durant, Nowitzki, and D. Williams, which will keep it a close affair.
The Truth Sports:NBA All-Star Starters & Reserves
Posted 19 Jan 2010 — by T.T.S.
Category NBA
Category NBA
NBA ALL-STAR 2010 STARTERS
WEST
Kobe Bryant, Carmelo Anthony, Steve Nash, Tim Duncan, and Amare Stoudemire
EAST
LeBron James, Allen Iverson, Dwayne Wade, Kevin Garnett, Dwight Howard
THE TRUTH SPORTS: NBA ALL-STAR 2010 RESERVES
In the West, Brandon Roy, averaging 23.4 points per game. His team is collapsing from injury at every moment yet the Blazers are competing in the West. Zach Randolph is averaging 20.7 points and 11.5 rebounds per game. No other big is putting up these numbers except for Dirk Nowitzki who will also be a reserve. Kevin Durant is a no-brainer, Chris Paul would have been a starter had he not gotten hurt early in the season, but has rebounded back to 19.5 points, 11.2 dimes, and 2.3 steals. My favorite pick is Monta Ellis who is 6th in scoring in the league and has been playing like an All-Star this season. Chris Kaman was left off the ballot by the All-Star committee but that has stopped him from having his best season statistically.
In the East it was a little tougher choosing the bigs due to the lack of any real All-Stars aside from Chris Bosh, who is a lock for reserve. His teammate Andrea Bargnani is sadly joining him, only to make the game more interesting. His ability to shoot from deep makes the game sort of fun. The East centers are a sad bunch, but David Lee has been playing well for the Knicks and he will make his first All-Star apperance. The Atlanta Hawks Joe Johnson is averaging 21.3 points a game for the roller-caster Hawks and is a shoo-in. Gerald Wallace is participating in the Slam Dunk Contest(?) but should also be a reserve averaging 18.5 points and a whopping 11.3 boards a game. Derrick Rose and Rajan Rondo are the future of the NBA, and each is one of the biggest contributors on there teams. Both guys will be making there debuts at the 2010 All-Star Game.
The East wins this one in a blowout! The West has more important things on its mind…like winning the Finals!
2010 NBA ALL-STAR BALLOTING
Eastern Conference
Forwards: LeBron James (Clev) 2,549,693; Kevin Garnett (Bos) 1,978,116; Chris Bosh (Tor) 1,164,007; Paul Pierce (Bos) 525,677; Josh Smith (Atl) 475,671; Andre Iguodala (Phi) 313,827; Danny Granger (Ind) 309,808; Rashard Lewis (Orl) 302,743; Michael Beasley (Mia) 277,400; Hedo Turkoglu (Tor) 213,369.
Guards: Dwyane Wade (Mia) 2,327,550; Allen Iverson (Phi) 1,269,568; Vince Carter (Orl) 1,048,977; Ray Allen (Bos) 710,045; Derrick Rose (Chi) 571,911; Gilbert Arenas (Was) 545,860; Joe Johnson (Atl) 496,255; Rajon Rondo (Bos) 425,590; Jose Calderon (Tor) 292,909; Mike Bibby (Atl) 223,759.
Centers: Dwight Howard (Orl) 2,360,096; Shaquille O’Neal (Cle) 856,056; Al Horford (Atl) 270,532; Andrea Bargnani (Tor) 265,024; Brook Lopez (NJ) 223,246; Andrew Bogut (Mil) 202,072; Jermaine O’Neal (Mia) 159,327; Rasheed Wallace (Bos) 131,084; Brad Miller (Chi) 102,994; Kendrick Perkins (Bos) 90,278.
Western Conference
Forwards: Carmelo Anthony (Den) 2,137,560; Tim Duncan (SA) 1,156,696; Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 1,093,005; Pau Gasol (LAL) 1,051,784; Kevin Durant (OKC) 870,567; Trevor Ariza (Hou) 645,937; Luis Scola (Hou) 580,243; Ron Artest (LAL) 368,281; Shawn Marion (Dal) 363,516; LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) 309,497.
Guards: Kobe Bryant (LAL) 2,456,224; Steve Nash (Pho) 1,222,235; Chris Paul (NO) 1,055,789; Tracy McGrady (Hou) 1,022,492; Aaron Brooks (Hou) 591,930; Jason Kidd (Dal) 523,708; Manu Ginobili (SA) 465,211; Chauncey Billups (Den) 452,983; Tony Parker (SA) 439,536; Brandon Roy (Por) 422,290.
Centers: Amar’e Stoudemire (Pho) 1,824,093; Andrew Bynum (LAL) 981,355; Nene (Den) 364,543; Marc Gasol (Mem) 353,155; Antonio McDyess (SA) 328,717; Al Jefferson (Min) 252,777; Greg Oden (Por) 225,245; Marcus Camby (LAC) 188,240; Emeka Okafor (NO) 182,626; Andris Biedrins (GS) 167,481.
First Returns-2010 NBA All-Star Game
Posted 10 Dec 2009 — by T.T.S.
Category Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Charlotte Bobcats, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Golden St. Warriors, Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA, New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets, New York Knicks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trailblazers, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards
Category Atlanta Hawks, Boston Celtics, Charlotte Bobcats, Chicago Bulls, Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets, Detroit Pistons, Golden St. Warriors, Houston Rockets, Indiana Pacers, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis Grizzlies, Miami Heat, Milwaukee Bucks, Minnesota Timberwolves, NBA, New Jersey Nets, New Orleans Hornets, New York Knicks, Oklahoma City Thunder, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Phoenix Suns, Portland Trailblazers, Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Toronto Raptors, Utah Jazz, Washington Wizards
Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers and Carmelo Anthony of the Denver Nuggets top the Western Conference, while Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat and LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers lead the Eastern Conference after the first returns of 2010 NBA All-Star Balloting presented by T-Mobile. Bryant, who shared All-Star MVP honors with Shaquille O’Neal last season, is the overall leader with 692,518 votes.
The 2010 NBA All-Star Game, which will air live on TNT and ESPN Radio in the U.S., and reach fans in more than 200 countries and territories in more than 40 languages, will be played at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, before an expected crowd of more than 80,000 — the largest group ever to witness a live basketball game — on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010.
In the Western Conference, Bryant, a three-time All-Star MVP, is followed at guard by the Houston Rockets’ Tracy McGrady (281,545) who hasn’t played at all this season. Anthony, the league’s leading scorer, paces forwards in the West (588,958) with the Dallas Mavericks’ Dirk Nowitzki (366,300) second. The Phoenix Suns’ Amar’e Stoudemire (447,776) is the leading vote-getter among Western Conference centers, with the Lakers’ Andrew Bynum (299,484) following.
Eastern Conference
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.
Guards: Dwyane Wade (Mia) 672,227; Vince Carter (Orl) 292,002; Gilbert Arenas (Was) 212,526; Ray Allen (Bos) 208,276 Derrick Rose (Chi) 196,059; Allen Iverson (Phi) 136,976*; Joe Johnson (Atl) 118,964; Rajon Rondo (Bos) 113,371; Jose Calderon (Tor) 68,084; Mike Bibby (Atl) 48,935.
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.
Western Conference
Forwards: Carmelo Anthony (Den) 588,958; Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 366,300; Pau Gasol (LAL) 280,758; Tim Duncan (SA) 271,321; Kevin Durant (OKC) 177,205; Trevor Ariza (Hou) 168,167; Shawn Marion (Dal) 161,653; Luis Scola (Hou) 134,321; Ron Artest (LAL) 99,209; Lamar Odom (LAL) 85,817; LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) 70,588.
Guards: Kobe Bryant (LAL) 692,518; Tracy McGrady (Hou) 281,545; Steve Nash (Pho) 272,135; Chris Paul (NO) 248,049; Jason Kidd (Dal) 207,247; Jason Terry (Dal) 131,422; Aaron Brooks (Hou) 131,167; Chauncey Billups (Den) 112,509; Brandon Roy (Por) 106,416; Deron Williams (Utah) 94,715; Manu Ginobili (SA) 75,392.
Centers: Amar’e Stoudemire (Pho) 447,776; Andrew Bynum (LAL) 299,484; Nene (Den) 90,439; Marc Gasol (Mem) 75,765; Greg Oden (Por) 73,874; Al Jefferson (Min) 48,676; Antonio McDyess (SA) 46,323; Mehmet Okur (Utah) 35,606; Marcus Camby (LAC) 35,471; Andris Biedrins (GS) 28,287; Emeka Okafor (NO) 19,827; Spencer Hawes (Sac) 10,733.
*While Allen Iverson appears among Western Conference guards on the paper ballot because he began the season with Memphis, his votes will count toward the Eastern Conference guards due to his signing with Philadelphia Dec. 3.
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NBA ALL-STAR voting has begun!
Posted 11 Nov 2009 — by T.T.S.
Category NBA
Category NBA
The NBA season is a mere 2 weeks underway and no time like the present to start voting for the starters for the 2010 All-Star Game. The 2010 NBA All-Star Game, which will air live on TNT and ESPN Radio in the U.S., and reach fans in more than 200 countries and territories in more than 40 languages, will be played at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, before an expected crowd of more than 80,000 — the largest group ever to witness a live basketball game — on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010.
2010 NBA All-Star Balloting presented by T-Mobile, with associate partner 2K Sports, allows fans around the world to vote daily for their favorite players as starters for the 2010 NBA All-Star Game. For the first time in balloting history, fans can vote for All-Stars any time by texting a player’s last name from their mobile phones. Fans can cast one SMS vote per day, per phone number.
There are several ways fans can cast their votes, including: at each NBA arena; in 20 languages on NBA.com; and through mobile phones by texting the player’s last name to 6-9-6-2-2 (“MYNBA”), via Web2Go® on T-Mobile phones or wap.nba.com for any wireless carrier. A T-Mobile-branded All-Star Balloting widget will also be available (scroll down and look to the right)on NBA.com so that fans can “grab” the widget and place it on their blogs, social network pages or personal Web sites allowing others to vote directly from the widget. Paper balloting will continue through January 10, while wireless balloting and voting on NBA.com will conclude January 18. Starters will be announced live on TNT on Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010.
The NBA All-Star ballot lists 120 players — 60 each from the Eastern and Western conferences — with 24 guards, 24 forwards, and 12 centers from each conference comprising the list. Voters select two guards, two forwards and one center from each conference. The 120 players on the ballot were selected by a panel of media who regularly cover the NBA: Mike Breen (ABC/ESPN), Eddie Sefko (Dallas Morning News), Doug Smith (The Toronto Star and President, Pro Basketball Writers Association) Marc Spears (Yahoo! Sports), Marc Stein (ESPN.com) and Ian Thomsen (Sports Illustrated).
The daily voting can bring about some interesting picks, if say for instance Allen Iverson gets to start for the Western Conference while being on the inactive list for the Memphis grizzlies. With that said happy voting, and Iverson we will see you in Dallas. {via}
09′-10′ NBA Schedule Key Matchups
Posted 04 Aug 2009 — by T.T.S.
Category Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA
Category Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Lakers, NBA
check out the full schedule @http://www.nba.com/schedules/index.html
The Clippers owe Blake Griffin a BIG thank you with 8 nationally broadcasted games. The Rockets have no nationally broadcasted games.
Key Matchups:
10/27 Boston @ Cleveland
The Cavs open the season at home against the Celtics. Cavs with Shag and Celts with Sheed’ on TNT, a great game to open the season. The Cavs and Celts will definitely be fighting for #1 in the East and a loss here(even though its the first game) could be big.
10/28 Houston @ Golden St.
Stephen Curry makes his NBA debut at home against the Yao and T-mac-less Rockets.
10/30 Chicago @ Boston
The first time these teams have seen each other since last years playoffs. Bulls are without Ben Gordon. ESPN
10/30 Orlando @ New Jersey
Vince Carter returns to Jersey, the boo-birds will be in attendeance.
11/03 Lakers @ Oklahoma City
First road game for defending champs comes against the Thunder, its good to be the Champs!
11/04 Lakers @ Houston
Trevor Ariza and Ron Artest go up against their old teams, could get nasty!
11/06 Cleveland @ New York
LeBron returns to the Garden, this time with Shaq.
11/11 Cleveland @ Orlando
ESPN showcases the first matchup between the two teams that met in the Eastern Conf. Playoffs.
11/13 Lakers @ Denver
Denver seeks revenge after last years lost in the Confrence Finals
11/15 Houston @ Lakers, Clippers @ Oklahoma City
Ariza returns to the Staples Center, Griffin returns to Oklahoma
11/20 Orlando @ Boston
Orlando elimanated the Celts from the playoffs last year, with a healthy KG and Rasheed Wallace it might not be as easy.
12/04 Miami @ Lakers
D-Wade(Basketball Robot#3) battles against the Lakers, on ESPN
12/25 Miami@ NY, Boston @ Orlando, Cleveland @ Lakers, Clippers @ Phoenix, Denver @ Portland
5 games on Christmas highlighted by the LeBron Kobe matchup on ABC
1/20 Boston @ Detroit
Rasheed Wallace returns to the Motor City. This one could get emotional.
1/22 Lakers @ NY Knicks
Kobe returns to the Garden
2/14 ALL-STAR GAME
The All-Star Game live from Cowboys Stadium. Hope you brought a date, on Valentines Day!
3/28 Golden St. @ Clippers
A match-up between two candidates for Rookie of the Year, Blake griffin and Stephen Curry
