Morrow not in 3pt Shootout?!!
by t3-glaze on Feb 4, 2009 1:17 PM PST
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PrintThe contestants were announced earlier today and Morrow was not included. The participants are:
Jason Kapono (Toronto Raptors) 42% from 3 and 52 3pt made
Mike Bibby (Atlanta Hawks) 40% from 3 and 114 made
Danny Granger (Indiana Pacers) 40% from 3 and 120 made
Rashard Lewis (Orlando Magic) 41.9% from 3 and 137 made
Roger Mason (San Antonio) 45% from 3 and 103 made
Daequon Cook (Miami Heat) 41% from 3 and 105 made
Those players are good three point shooters, but Morrow is leading the league in 3pt percentage. Morrow stats are 50% from 3 and 42 made. I was really hoping to see him in this contest so the Warriors could be represented in some way. Kapono is a given because he won it last year, and I can't argue with Roger Mason jr. But Morrow could have taken any other spot.
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no love
for the warriors….what’s new?
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by ItsDatFriscoSwag415 on Feb 4, 2009 1:18 PM PST reply actions
Well,
Other than Kapono(who probably got grand fathered in) all those guys have more name recognition, and have made ALOT more 3’s than AM. All right, this is like what 4 years running that we have absolutely no all star weekend representetivs.
We will probably need to be patient and let this season play out.
-warriorsvictim
by warriorsscore110 on Feb 4, 2009 1:22 PM PST reply actions
Yeah you're right....
I know Morrow did not make as many 3’s, but he plays less minutes than all of those guys. Kapono has to be in it, but name recognition is a big part of the contest.
"this is like what 4 years running that we have absolutely no all star weekend representatives"
didn’t Monta get like 50 alleyoops in the Rookie Sophomore game a couple years ago.
that was like a dunk clinic!
had he made his last one i bet he would have been MVP of that game. he and CP3 would be an incredible backcourt
"Dont come closer. I have rabies."
good call,
my bad, i was going back to JRich’s second slam dunk championship.
We will probably need to be patient and let this season play out.
-warriorsvictim
by warriorsscore110 on Feb 4, 2009 9:27 PM PST up reply actions
why would kapono be in and not morrow?
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defending champ
has to get an invite at least IMO.
"It’s a hobby of mine. Kind of like collecting your fingernail clippings or pooping in jars." -olympic mike
well,
as has been pointed out, he hasnt made nearly as many as the rest of those guys except Kapono.
"It’s a hobby of mine. Kind of like collecting your fingernail clippings or pooping in jars." -olympic mike
Craig Hodges got invited as defending champ when he was out of the NBA IIRC
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by bloodsweatndonuts on Feb 4, 2009 4:02 PM PST up reply actions
I do recall correctly
1991-1992 was his last season in the NBA: http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/h/hodgecr01.html
in 1993, he made it to the 2nd round of the 3pt shootout: http://www.nba.com/history/allstar/shootout_results_1990s.html
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by bloodsweatndonuts on Feb 4, 2009 4:29 PM PST up reply actions
OT
thats awesome, thats what it should be like. Why doesnt the MLB invite Bonds to the HR derby? Even those who hate him would like to watch that.
"It’s a hobby of mine. Kind of like collecting your fingernail clippings or pooping in jars." -olympic mike
damn
No Morrow OR Buike. Its tough to really argue with the merits of any of those guys though. Kapono is probably the least productive of the bunch, but he’s the defending champ.
"It’s a hobby of mine. Kind of like collecting your fingernail clippings or pooping in jars." -olympic mike
Stern has every reason to
give Cohan the shaft for piggybacking his train wreck on other franchises in order to sell season tickets. Now Celts tickets go for face value due to the
a) WE SUCK!!!!!
b) Increases in season ticket sales and decrease in season ticket purchaser discount.
c) We Suck!!!!!!
W. T. F.
Seriously.
I am actually curious what the heck their criteria is, as only one of these six guys (Mason at .450) is in the Top 19 NBA 3-pt shooters by percentage.
5. Mason .450
20. Kapono .419
20. Lewis .419
31. Cook .410
39. Bibby .409
46. Granger .401
Most of them are up there in total threes made, though Kapono is at #73. And if star quality / entertainment value is a decisive factor, where the hell are Ray Allen and Kevin Durant? Seems like if there was ever a situation to go straight by the numbers, it’s in a freaking 3 pt. shooting contest. If they had a FT shooting contest, could they arbitrarily vote to leave out Jose Calderon?
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The best way
Would be to let the guys who think they should be in it put up 50G for a winner take all purse, Nellie could bankroll Morrow and win some spare change .
BTW does the selection process include asking prospective contestants if they want to participate? Maybe some of the likely guys just wanted the time off instead?
Now wheres the rubbers? Whose got the rubbers?
I noticed there's so many of them
and there's really not that many of us.
by Skeptic con Urquell on Feb 4, 2009 3:12 PM PST reply actions
That is...
so bull crap….Leading leader in 3pt don’t get in.
That’s like the league leader in assists not in the playmaker contest
RE: That’s like the league leader in assists not in the playmaker contest
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by bloodsweatndonuts on Feb 4, 2009 4:04 PM PST up reply actions
RE: That’s like the league leader in assists not in the playmaker contest
That’s like the league leader in +/- not being in the math contest.
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by bloodsweatndonuts on Feb 4, 2009 4:06 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
not so much
"It’s a hobby of mine. Kind of like collecting your fingernail clippings or pooping in jars." -olympic mike
A few points
First off, they clearly went with people who have made a lot of 3s. The only person under 100 on the list is Kapono, and they have to invite him, since he won last year.
Also, 3 point shooting can’t really be measured by percentage. Think about Ray Allen – he is the most respected 3 point shooter in the game. anyone will tell you he is the best. Is morrow better, just because he has a better 3 pt%? No. Morrow gets less defensive respect, and is therefore more open. He shoots less, and can afford to only take wide open shots.
I love Morrow, but I can’t say he necessarily deserves to be in this contest. You don’t see him shooting 10 a game, like Allen or Lewis. Or hitting buzzer beaters with hands in his face, like Allen or Mason. he is a great pure shooter, but I don’t think we can determine him as one of the best in the league when he’s made 42 in his career….
He's not in the game
long enough to shoot more 3’s because Nellie doesn’t give him many minutes like the other players on that list.
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ah, yes
I was wondering how long it would be until we could blame Nellie for not having an All-Star representative. Because obviously all those other teams in the league that all passed on Morrow at least twice, would be playing him way more than Nelson is. Obviously. Now that we’ve clearly established that Nellie is at fault here, how about the financial crisis? how can we dump that one on Nellie?
"It’s a hobby of mine. Kind of like collecting your fingernail clippings or pooping in jars." -olympic mike
by sam23 on Feb 4, 2009 8:29 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
LMAO!!!!!!
its also nellie’s fault why there is genocide, poverty and death in the world.
warriors dont fish they hunt!
by VonteegoCummings on Feb 4, 2009 10:51 PM PST up reply actions
Death is natural, essential part of the human condition.
The other two are preventable. And yes, they are Nellie’s fault.
Thing 1
In the 3-pt shootout
There are no hands in your face. And there’s no pressure. It’s just about who has the purest stroke, which Morrow — this season, senior year in college (44.8, best in the ACC, iirc), and in the LV Summer League (85.7!!) — has done nothing to prove he doesn’t own.
Most threes made seems to me like a piss-poor way to decide who goes. Why reward the ballhogs — everyone gets the same number of shots in the shootout, right? But hey, even if total goals made were the criteria (which it isn’t) I’d be OK with it, ‘cos it least it is a criteria, unlike the totally arbitrary system they currently use. If they picked only the guys the fans voted in, I’d be cool with that too. But any game, even one as trivial as qualifying for the 3 point shootout, is totally infuriating and stupid without clear and transparent rules.
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PS
Am I the only person who’s incapable of typing a percent icon on this site? KInd of an annoying flaw when you’re trying to discuss stats…
Thing 1
Let's try it: Morrow is a 50% shooter
Morrow is a 50% shooter
by IQofaWarrior on Feb 5, 2009 12:42 AM PST up reply actions
aye i heard....
a while back that J-Rich was going to be participating in the 3 point shootout. Yall know if that’s true or not? I guess they took him off the list because his % dropped. Someone told me that he wanted to be the first guy to win the dunk contest and the 3 point shootout! that would be pretty sick.
Frisco n*ggaz ain't no punks!
by ItsDatFriscoSwag415 on Feb 5, 2009 8:37 AM PST up reply actions
Except
I’m not saying most made. I’m just saying that Ray Allen is obviously a better 3 point shooter than Anthony Morrow, yet this is not reflected in his stats.
This was epitomized by JJ Redick, his senior season at duke. Redick was acclaimed by virtually everyone as the greatest shooter in college history, and yet he didn’t even lead the league in 3 point percentage. Because defenses focused on him so much, he often took step-backs, well-defended, and 30 foot 3-pointers. Were these bad shots? No, he finished 3rd, I believe, in 3pt fg%. But his shots were so much harder than the people ahead of him, it was clear he was the superior shooter.
I love morrow, I really do, but he hasn’t had the opportunity to make enough to prove himself this year.
BOOOOOOOOOO!
This is a terrible cast for the three point shoot out. Morrow definately deserves to be there ahead of weak ass Daequan Cook or the dinosaur known as Mike Bibby. turrible!
by Mr. Monday Night on Feb 4, 2009 4:24 PM PST reply actions
Agree
I agree with you, Rob Van Dam.
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by Rated-R Superstar on Feb 4, 2009 4:25 PM PST up reply actions
HAHAHA!
Thank you… thank you. I’ll see you at wrestlemania!
by Mr. Monday Night on Feb 4, 2009 4:51 PM PST up reply actions
oh wow
Rob Van Dam and Edge on GSoM. great.
by Precise Films Productions on Feb 4, 2009 6:05 PM PST up reply actions
David Stern
Hates the Warriors, no surprise here.
damn
he better hit like 15 three’s in a game this season and show the world that he deserved to be in the competition. it’s like the nba has some type of discrimination against the warriors.
by Precise Films Productions on Feb 4, 2009 6:07 PM PST up reply actions
Mason
is probably the last guy on that list you should be complaining about
"It’s a hobby of mine. Kind of like collecting your fingernail clippings or pooping in jars." -olympic mike
+1
"If you hit .440 with 20 bombs, you don't have to do s---. You don't have to bring a glove to practice, just hit and leave whenever you want. You can bring a 40 and smoke a cigarette and call me from the parking lot asking me what time the game is, and I'll tell you. You can even say 'F--- you, Steve!' Actually, don't say that, that wouldn't be very nice." -Steve Friend, Head Coach, Chabot College Gladiators Baseball
first of all
kapono sucks big time. he may have a decent % from 3 but otherwise he is donkey balls.
second of all, morrow would be in if he had more total 3’s.
yeah kapono sucks...
The only reason he is in is because he won it last year. It’s unfair how they choose the players for this contest, but yeah you are right I think he probably would have made it if he had more total 3pt made. But that is not his fault when he gets so little playing time.
why the hell...
is old @$$ mike bibby in this shootout?
Frisco n*ggaz ain't no punks!
by ItsDatFriscoSwag415 on Feb 5, 2009 8:14 AM PST reply actions
Swish
All Time All Star 3 Point Contest Studs:
Larry Ledgend
Craig Hodges
Tim Legler
Jeff Hornacek
Can you get any better when Larry Bird won it and put his hand in the air waving #1 before the ball even dropped through the net. Sick. I also liked the fact his finger was all mutilated and crooked looking. Dude could drain!
What I dont get...
Area Daequon Cook and Roger Mason such big household names that they need to be in the contest?
You would think that Kelenna or Morrow should be placed in the contest because their numbers are better (Kelenna has as many attempts as Kapono with more makes) and they are a better story for people to get into. Undrafted players who make good in the big league? Come on, what’s better than that?
Everyone loves a Cinderella story in this country. I hope the Warriors front office makes a really big stink with the NBA powers that be and I really hope some of the national media call teh NBA out for this.
Did anyone notice?
Only one Western team represented in the shootout and all of the players are from teams that have winning records. It’s about ratings…
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