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Biedrins, an All-Star? An early look at the #'s.

I for one have been blown away by AB's play early on so I thought it would be fun to take a look at the competition at the center spot for this years All-Star game. Yeah, I know it's really early to be talking about this but consider this the first installment in an ongoing series.

Taking a look at the ballot I think it's pretty safe to say you can cross a couple of guys off the list. I'll eliminate Okur and Collison from the discussion (I should probably get rid of a couple more but I'll give them the benefit of the doubt). Also I'll keep this comparison limited to the stats that matter most for a center just to keep this simple, Pts Reb Blk FG%. Now remember to give Brad Miller some bonus points for his 6ast per game.

 

Biedrins 16.8 Pts 14.8 Reb 1.7 Blk 52.7 FG%

Bynum 9.9 Pts 8.9 Reb 3.0 Blk 45.5 FG%

Camby 7.0 Pts 9.4 Reb 2.8 Blk 45.2 FG%

Chandler 7.7 Pts 9.5 Reb 2.0 Blk 54.5 FG%

Jefferson 22.1 Pts 10.7 Reb 1.9 Blk 48.5 FG%

Kaman 12.5 Pts 9.9 Reb 2.0 Blk 51.3 FG%

Miller 13.6 Pts 10.0 Reb 1.2 Blk 43.6 FG%

Oden 4.7 Pts 6.0 Reb 2.3 Blk 40.0 FG%

Shaq 16.1 Pts 9.2 Reb 1.2 Blk 65.1 FG%

Yao 16.2 Pts 9.7 Reb 1.6 Blk 47.0 FG%

 

Ok so at first glance his biggest competition is Jefferson. He has the magic 20-10 averages that seem to make you an elite big man in most people's mind. IMO I'd rather have the guy averaging 17-15 with a higher %, but hey that's just me.

Another thing to consider is that the guy voted in is rarely the best player. Is it still a foregone conclusion that Yao will get the most votes? Probably, right? So that leaves one spot for center with the possibility that they use one of the non specified spots on a center (not usually the case right?)

Yet another factor is winning. This one always seems to be taken into account with the coaches selections. I doubt we will be doing that great in the W-L column but if we can hang around despite the injury to Monta that may earn us some respect around the league.

 

So, what do you guys think? Will this be the year? Are his early numbers a fluke? Will he be robbed by someone less deserving?

 

Also, a quick reminder that the All-Star ballots are up at NBA.com so vote early and vote often. If we can send Obama to the White House we can send Andris to Phoenix. 

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