Getting Baron to the All Star Game

by commish on Jan 16, 2008 7:42 AM PST

I read an interesting blog by Geoff Leppers, the Warriors beat writer for the CC Times. He suggests the best way to get Baron to the All Star Game is by voting (often) for Steve Nash.

We all know Baron deserves to go but the odds are pretty long if T-Mac is voted in as a starter. That is why Geoff is suggesting voting for Nash. It is an interesting strategy and might be the only way to get Baron to New Orleans.

http://www.ibabuzz.com/warriors/

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No Love for the Dubs

From Webber, Jamison, J Rich to now Boom Dizzle, the Dubs rarely get any All Star love. Even now when we have a good squad we get beat out by the likes of TMac. That's like when Ken Griffey Jr. gets voted onto the All Star game when as usual he is hurt and hasn't even played the majority of games. It's all good I guess, BD doesn't need to be playing any extra minutes or be traveling anymore than he already is. TMac? That dude was so 5 years ago. Same with Vince Carter.

by gabezgsw on Jan 16, 2008 8:10 AM PST reply actions

geebus

the other dairy told me to vote for AI and Baron

by saintdee on Jan 16, 2008 9:23 AM PST reply actions

I think that's the diary I started

at the time I wrote it Iverson was 3rd and Nash was a close 4th. Really, you could've just voted for both Iverson and Nash as a combination vote for Baron...

It's almost like the Warriors have 6 guys out there... they always have a guy open! - Jon Barry commentating game 3 last year

by gsw4life on Jan 22, 2008 3:43 PM PST up reply actions

Same here

I thought we all agreed to vote for AI and Baron because AI was closer in votes to T Mac.....what's the final decision people ???

by Waldini on Jan 16, 2008 10:10 AM PST reply actions

omg

this sounds confusing... Nash or AI? whats the final decision???

GSW For Life

by duggie25 on Jan 16, 2008 10:14 AM PST reply actions

ugh.

WHO CARES.

The whole tone of commish's post is absolutely ridiculous.

I'm bitter cuz he's not going, but I don't want him going because he'd get hurt anyways and whatever.

Stop crying. He's not going, and if he goes, votes aren't gonna have a lick to do with it. Coaches will put him in.

by xcoma on Jan 16, 2008 10:40 AM PST reply actions

Thank you

he goes, votes aren't gonna have lick to do with it. Coaches will put him in.<

FINALLY, someone agrees with what I've been saying all along.

by WarriorForLife on Jan 16, 2008 2:30 PM PST up reply actions

i agree about the "who cares" sentiment,

but you're kind of missing the point - which is that w/ nash in over mcgrady (assuming mcgrady is healthy by next month) that increases baron's chances of being selected by the coaches.

instead of each coach punching in Nash, Paul, and either (roy, dwill, bd, ginobili, parker, iverson), it'll be paul and 2 others.

that's also the reason to pick nash over iverson. since nash is pretty much guaranteed to get voted in by the coaches while iverson is not - especially if the nuggets drop to 9th or 10th out west.

but unless at work wasting company time, at this point, it's not worth the effort.

by the evil monkey on Jan 16, 2008 7:20 PM PST up reply actions

I have no idea...

why everybody always plays this no respect card. Though this may not be a popular opinion, Baron IS going to the All-Star game. The season he is having is in no way comprable to J-Rich's and Jamison's all star "snub" seasons, when they were simply good players on bad teams. Baron Davis is far and away the best player on a GOOD team (yeah, we're good now, it's not 2003), and every coach and sportswriter knows that he will be on the team. One of the reasons I've stopped posting on this site is beacuse of all these random negative/ defeatist new posters. Check any all-star team that is projected by any NBA insider, and Davis is on it...The sky isn't falling, get over it...peace, dan

by BeLEGENDelliAllDay on Jan 16, 2008 12:56 PM PST reply actions

lol

Are you sure the sky isn't falling?

by Psion on Jan 16, 2008 2:28 PM PST up reply actions

Vote

for Jenna Jameson..Thanks

by highflya on Jan 16, 2008 2:55 PM PST reply actions

the blog post makes sense except....

it's AI not Roy that is Baron's biggest competition.

RIP mAC dRE aka aNDrE mACAsSi aka MuHaMMeD I-E aka pILL cLinToN

by jmefrisco on Jan 16, 2008 8:45 PM PST reply actions

the way I see it

there are 2 guard spots and 2 anything spots available, so a total of 4 guards can go.

Nash, Paul, and Iverson are going for sure. Nash and Paul are obvious. Iverson is arguably having his best year of his career and it'd be crazy for him not to go.

I would think Baron would be the best of the rest, but who knows how the coaches decide who to vote for.

It's almost like the Warriors have 6 guys out there... they always have a guy open! - Jon Barry commentating game 3 last year

by gsw4life on Jan 22, 2008 3:47 PM PST up reply actions