[外電] Is Bobcats' Wallace an All-Star?
Some of you have approached me lately about whether Charlotte Bobcats forward
Gerald Wallace has a shot at being an All-Star. Here's my thinking:
The five starters for each conference are picked by the fans. The seven
reserves are chosen by each conference's head coaches. I think that works in
Wallace's favor. No way he'd be a starter, and he's more likely to be
appreciated by the coaches than the general public (at least outside
Charlotte).
The East will have at least four forwards and as many as six (seven in the
event a guy like Chris Bosh is designated by the coaches as the backup
"center'.' The coaches -- but not the fans -- have that flexibility).
I figure there are three forwards -- Cleveland's LeBron James, Boston's
Kevin Garnett and Toronto's Bosh -- who are locks to be chosen. As I said
above, Bosh could potentially count as the backup center (behind Orlando's
Dwight Howard) since he's certainly the next-best big man. And Bosh is so
good Toronto's record won't kill his candidacy.
That would leave Wallace in a mix with the following: Boston's Paul Pierce,
Atlanta's Josh Smith, Indiana's Danny Granger and Philadelphia's Andre
Iguodala. The wild cards beyond that are New York's David Lee and New
Jersey's Brook Lopez: Are they centers or power forwards? The coaches have
some flexibility in this, particularly since the last two roster spots can
come from any position.
Granger might be out the next month with an injury, so it will be hard to
justify taking him. And on close calls, coaches almost always go with players
off winning teams. That's not an absolute -- Atlanta's Joe Johnson made it
off a bad team a few years ago -- but it's the norm.
I'd think Wallace's toughest competition would be Pierce and Smith. They're
both major contributors on conference contenders. So it's not just what
Wallace does, but what the Bobcats do. Getting above .500 by the time the
coaches vote could make a difference.
http://blogs.charlotte.com/inside_the_nba/2009/12/is-bobcats-wallace-an-allstar.html
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