The All Star game is supposed to be the best players
Not creating a team for formality for some forced contrived international vs world game
Can you confidently say that we'll be putting out the "best players" in next year's ASG more than The World, given the injuries and ages of our
best players?
I ask you again - who do we have that's on the same level as that starting lineup? Herro made the ASG this season, and as deserving as anyone could argue he is, there's plenty of international players who'd be just as deserving, so your argument doesn't exactly hold up. Many people think JJJ didn't deserve to make it.
ASG will be in LA and might be his last ever, LeBron is playing
My concern isn’t whether or not the actual game can be competitive
My concern is that deserving American players won’t receive the accolade while less deserving international players get in bc the competition for spots is a lot smaller
The perfect example is Jamal Murray. Been in the NBA almost 10 ten years, never made the ASG even as a injury replacement and now by going with this format he’s damn near a lock to make it.
Especially when teams have contract incentives tied to this stuff, these things are weighted when it comes time for HOF selections, etc.
This sounds plausible in theory, but look at the talent pool in which the All-Stars will be picked from next season.
The best players will be international, and because Tatum and Kyrie won't be there, and potentially Dame, that's three spots that could go to
less deserving American players, then you look at players like Steph, KD, Bron, Harden etc who could potentially get in because of name-recognition (not necessarily because they're deserving more than others). You bring up Jamal not making it (and now that he potentially will), are you telling me that somehow he isn't more deserving of a spot than someone like Herro? What has Herro done in his career where he deserves to be recognized as an All-Star over someone who's won a title as a main option and had extensive playoff runs on his resume?
Are we really gonna get hung up on someone like Jamal making the ASG when there'll undoubtedly be players that we'll pick who are in the same convo as him, or even less deserving?
