Best NBA Player to NEVER Make an All Star Game?

[DStyles]

Richard Jefferson during his Nets days.

 

[labelplant]

Kawhu will obv be an all star this season but he hasn't made one yet.

I don't feel like going thru all star games and trying to remember low tier stars that didn't make it but this season Derrick Favors deserves to be in it and probably won't make it and Eric Bledsoe or Damian Lillard prob won't make it cuz of kobes garbage ass

 

[mastermind]

Probably already been said, but Rod Strickland?



yeah i'm

was gonna mention him. He made the All NBA team (2nd team) but didnt make an All Star game. Still my Point Gawd.

Cedric Maxwell is one as well.

Mike Conley in this generation.

 

[Sccit]

You didn't awnser my question, mayne.

If the '87-'88 Lakers needed a basket at crunch time, you think they were lookin' to Byron first?

MAGIC WAS LOOKING FOR BYRON FIRST ON THE PERIMETER, WORTHY FIRST ON THE SLASH, OR KAREEM FIRST IN THE POST .. MAGIC DIDNT DISCRIMINATE, ITS WHOEVER HAD THE LOOK.

 

[Sccit]

A few things on Byron as a life long Lakers fan. First off, I think Byron is a solid answer to the OP.

Byron ate off of wide open mid range jumpers in transition from Magic.
Byron was also a really good athlete who could finish strong at the cup.
Byron was in no way a go to player for the Lakers. He had a defined role as a limited player. But was pretty pure from 16-20ft. But again dude was always wide open.
Byron would get tight in close games late and miss alot of the same shots he normally hits.
You could not just give Byron the ball when you needed a bucket, in a close game, in the half court. That is why Worthy made the hall of fame, he was actually a real go to player on a team with Magic & Kareem.

HE WAS THE BEST ALL AROUND SCORER ON THE TEAM, SHOOTING 40%+ ON THREES REGULARLY. WORTHY AND KAREEM WERE STILL BETTER, YES, BUT BYRON DEFINITELY WAS A GO-TO SCORER AND CLEARLY DESERVED AN ALL-STAR NOD IN HIS CAREER.

 

[Art Barr]

Yeah great argument

You do realize camby in college by pedigree, he was the big man.
Camby pretty much just late in life was a journeyman buster, and got in a few good placements.
Where, he was the only guy over six foot ten on the squad.
who had some pedigree in the low bball IQ era.
He had no low post game and was an inefficient ineffective juml shooter who never put in weight or applied himself to the position, realistically given his talent level.
He never had the spirit to succeed and gave a good headfake on bad teams after being a bust and journeyman for so long he garnered old school high draft that is a bust but still around the league respect.
Him, Jamison, Dudley, and do tell Marshall are the busts of the low IQ Gen that completely standout Nd are indicative of what encompasses the low IQ basketball Gen solidly.


Art Barr

Camby is a bust, breh.
Trying to make it like he was this poor man's Dennis rodman is definitely changing the narrative on some revisionist shyt.

Art Barr

 

[Art Barr]

HE WAS THE BEST ALL AROUND SCORER ON THE TEAM, SHOOTING 40%+ ON THREES REGULARLY. WORTHY AND KAREEM WERE STILL BETTER, YES, BUT BYRON DEFINITELY WAS A GO-TO SCORER AND CLEARLY DESERVED AN ALL-STAR NOD IN HIS CAREER.

Actually Byron Scott is the epitome of the unheralded type of high pedigree oversized player.
That the warriors employ at the two and the three now.
Not a superstar, but oversized at his position to cause all types of normal random havoc if present on the play.
Especially to a team playing small ball backcourt basketball, against the show time Lakers.


Art Barr

 

[Box Factory]

You do realize camby in college by pedigree, he was the big man.
Camby pretty much just late in life was a journeyman buster, and got in a few good placements.
Where, he was the only guy over six foot ten on the squad.
who had some pedigree in the low bball IQ era.
He had no low post game and was an inefficient ineffective juml shooter who never put in weight or applied himself to the position, realistically given his talent level.
He never had the spirit to succeed and gave a good headfake on bad teams after being a bust and journeyman for so long he garnered old school high draft that is a bust but still around the league respect.
Him, Jamison, Dudley, and do tell Marshall are the busts of the low IQ Gen that completely standout Nd are indicative of what encompasses the low IQ basketball Gen solidly.


Art Barr

Camby is a bust, breh.
Trying to make it like he was this poor man's Dennis rodman is definitely changing the narrative on some revisionist shyt.

Art Barr

Yeah, random journeymen who are "sox ten" win DPOY , make multiple first and second all defensive teams.

Made 1st team all rookie. Lead the league in blocks for the first time in 98 and then did it 3 more times into the late 2000s. 12th all time in blocks. One of the better passing big men of his era etc ...

Those are facts, your incoherent ramblings about busts are not.

 

[Sccit]

Actually Byron Scott is the epitome of the unheralded type of high pedigree oversized player.
That the wizards employ at the two and the three now.
Not a superstar, but oversized at his position to cause all types of normal random havoc if present on the play.
Especially to a team playing small ball backcourt basketball, against the show time Lakers.


Art Barr

HE WOULDA BEEN A STAR ON A FRANCHISE THAT DIDNT FEATURE KAREEM MAGIC AND WORTHY .. AGAIN, 5 ALLSTAR SELECTIONS FOR DJ AND ZERO FOR BYRON MAKES NO SENSE.

 

[MJ Truth]

Listening to the Suns broadcast, Eddie Johnson swears it's him.

Had some years where he averaged 22-23 points....Once scored 44 points in one half

GOOD fukking answer though.

 

[hayesc0]

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[hayesc0]

Only names I saw in here that I will agree with are Rod Strickland and Ron Harper.

Rod simply played in the West with GOD-tier PGs doe.

You woulda have to leave off one or more of Stock, Tim, GP, or KJ for him to make it...

He didn't play pg then.

 

[Art Barr]

Yeah, random journeymen who are "sox ten" win DPOY , make multiple first and second all defensive teams.

Made 1st team all rookie. Lead the league in blocks for the first time in 98 and then did it 3 more times into the late 2000s. 12th all time in blocks. One of the better passing big men of his era etc ...

Those are facts, your incoherent ramblings about busts are not.

Camby, Jamison, Marshall, and Dudley are all busts.

Regardless of the dpoy or all team selections he is a bust.
You keep citing consolation prizes for a guy projected to be the best next pedigreed big after Duncan of that era.
He never materialized all the way, and it is a shame he did not.
Yet, that is the narrative and no revisionist narrative by you is going to circumvent what happened.
Regardless if you cite his consolation prize accolades.
Camby = bust

Art Barr

 

[Box Factory]

Camby, Jamison, Marshall, and Dudley are all busts.

Regardless of the dpoy or all team selections he is a bust.
You keep citing consolation prizes for a guy projected to be the best next pedigreed big after Duncan of that era.
He never materialized all the way, and it is a shame he did not.
Yet, that is the narrative and no revisionist narrative by you is going to circumvent what happened.
Regardless if you cite his consolation prize accolades.
Camby = bust

Art Barr

That's awesome man, congratulations. Good luck with that

 

[GoonbergScandal]

Happy Hairston averaged 18 pts and 10 or more rebounds for most of his career, and he never made an All Star team once. If a player averaged numbers like this in today's NBA, he'd be an instant All Star.