Brandon Roy continues to suffer ill effects caused by a hamstring strain, an injury which has kept him out of action since January 20, and which has cost him 12 games in all. As such, there will be no All-Star Game appearance for Portland's best, leaving an empty spot many considered
Monta Ellis as
the favorite to fill. No dice, as the commissioner's office instead selected beloved guard
Chris Kaman. (Note: Kaman is actually neither beloved nor a guard, which means David Stern just started off 0-for-2.)
Kaman probably deserves the berth more than does Ellis, at least by my reckoning. Ellis scores a-plenty, but remains among
the league's least efficient top scorers. In other words, if you gave Ricky Davis enough shots, he'd score 26 too. (That comparison is considerably unfair; I...
[View Full Article]
Brandon Roy continues to suffer ill effects caused by a hamstring strain, an injury which has kept him out of action since January 20, and which has cost him 12 games in all. As such, there will be no All-Star Game appearance for Portland's best, leaving an empty spot many considered Monta Ellis as the favorite to fill. No dice, as the commissioner's office instead selected beloved guard Chris Kaman. (Note: Kaman is actually neither beloved nor a guard, which means David Stern just started off 0-for-2.)
Kaman probably deserves the berth more than does Ellis, at least by my reckoning. Ellis scores a-plenty, but remains among the league's least efficient top scorers. In other words, if you gave Ricky Davis enough shots, he'd score 26 too. (That comparison is considerably unfair; I...[via NBA Fanhouse]
Bleacher Report - Los Angeles Clippers Chris Kaman Gets a Well Deserved All Star Berth - The season started with the high of learning they had landed the #1 NBA draft pick and selected...
