David West

[tacitus]

Marc,

How does David West get no mention from you guys of being deserving of an all star bid? I can understand the fans being ignorant as they always are in the case of voting for all star games in all sports, but I expected you guys to at least mention the 2nd leading scorer on the best team in the West.

West is 4th in rebounds among PF's in the west, 3rd in scoring, 8th in FG%, 2nd in FT%, 8th in assists, 3rd in blocks, 4th in mins played per game, and 3rd in double doubles.

Do these statistics not warrant at least a mention of DWest being deserving?

Here is a quote from Gregg Popovich after the Spurs Hornets game on 1/26:

"West was really the killer. He was the monster," Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. "He was impossible for us to guard."

I know there are a lot of great PF's in the West, but I think these numbers and his play deserve some recognition. What do you think?

Thanks for your time.

I sent this to Marc Stein after seeing all the guys on espn not even so much as mention David West and the all star game in the same sentence. I am not saying he should be in, although I think the stats are there that he should get a look, I'm saying I would think these "experts" who watch the NBA everyday, should at least mention West.

Precisely. I mean all I know or care to know about the NBA is that D-West is rocking this year (and I guess that Posey is still a huge boost off the bench), so I can't comment on all the whys and why nots like others are debating here. But he deserves a mention. This is his season. I mean even when the press talks about NOR, it is all Paul and Chandler. While Chandler is a beast on the boards, and can throw down at 6'10", give the D-Train his due! He averaes just short of a double double on a team that is winning its division and could win the west...

[LA Muskie]

Actually LA, you said this on the other board as well, but Duncan is not a center. He is and has always been a PF. He was a power forward when Robinson was on the team and still starts at PF to this day. Oberto is the starting Center for the Spurs.

Duncan starts at PF but is a combo PF/C. He plays a good deal at the 5. I guess theoretically since he starts at PF you're right that he probably is best suited to be a PF on the All-Star roster, but with the PF position so deep and the C position so not, I don't think it would hurt to have him considered a C for All Star purposes. Except, of course, that either he or Yao wouldn't start...