It is the night after the Super Bowl and I ever so pleased with the results. I will probably will do some type of tribute to my boys in the green and yellow but this I have other issues at hand. In a terrible night for my boys from Chicago (both the Bulls and Blackhawks) something became very apparent someone got snubbed from the all-star team. That man is LaMarcus Aldridge who showed he is worthy of being an all-star with his 42 points versus the Bulls that won the game for the Blazers. The Western Conference is packed but he is the reason why the Blazers are the 8th seed after losing Roy and Oden (not that he would make a difference).
It pains me to say these next few things because how much I respect this man but Tim Duncan should not be in the All-Star Game. Sure some stats may seem pointless but Tim Duncan has 16 single digit games this year because he physically cannot do the things he used to. That is in comparison to the 7 games that Michael Jordan had in his entire year when he was an all-star for the Wizards in his last year in the league. Also let it be noted that in Jordan's 2002-03 season he averaged 20 points while Tim Duncan is currently only averaging 13.5, which is third on his team. Aldridge is averaging over 21 points per game and is just a shade under the amount of rebounds Duncan is getting. This was a respect vote which I understand to an extent in certain circumstances but in this one they have to get the best current players in the game now to be represented as all-stars. Tim Duncan is a class act but I don't anticipate he will produce much excitement at the all-star game. Sorry LaMarcus you got snubbed my man.
Also let it be noted that I had LaMarcus Aldridge as an honorable mention in the MVP column because he is playing at an elite level.
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