Comments on: Mo Williams upset about All-Star snub http://www.scoresreport.com/2009/01/30/mo-williams-upset-about-all-star-snub/ The National Sports Blog Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:52:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: John Paulsen http://www.scoresreport.com/2009/01/30/mo-williams-upset-about-all-star-snub/#comment-323607 John Paulsen Fri, 30 Jan 2009 23:19:15 +0000 http://www.scoresreport.com/?p=12923#comment-323607 At the end of November, I would have said that Z deserved to go. At that point, he was averaging 16 points and eight rebounds, but he started to fade in December and eventually got injured. I think Mo is a victim of AI's popularity, LeBron's rep and his own defensive rep. None of it is justified, but there are only so many spots and it's hard to tell the coaches that they should give Mo the nod over Jameer given the numbers. At the end of November, I would have said that Z deserved to go. At that point, he was averaging 16 points and eight rebounds, but he started to fade in December and eventually got injured.

I think Mo is a victim of AI’s popularity, LeBron’s rep and his own defensive rep. None of it is justified, but there are only so many spots and it’s hard to tell the coaches that they should give Mo the nod over Jameer given the numbers.

]]> By: Jamey Codding http://www.scoresreport.com/2009/01/30/mo-williams-upset-about-all-star-snub/#comment-323589 Jamey Codding Fri, 30 Jan 2009 22:09:17 +0000 http://www.scoresreport.com/?p=12923#comment-323589 I think you're right -- they both deserve to go, even though the numbers say Nelson was more deserving. Maybe I'm biased as a Cavs fan, but you'd think the team with the best record in the league would have more than one representative. The tough part is, after Williams and LBJ, nobody else on the Cavs has the numbers to warrant an All Star selection. If Mo was a forward, I bet he gets the nod over Lewis. Of course, the cynical Cleveland fan in me would whine about a lack of respect, but when Iverson cock-blocked Mo, his chances of joining LeBron in Phoenix went way down. I think you’re right — they both deserve to go, even though the numbers say Nelson was more deserving. Maybe I’m biased as a Cavs fan, but you’d think the team with the best record in the league would have more than one representative. The tough part is, after Williams and LBJ, nobody else on the Cavs has the numbers to warrant an All Star selection. If Mo was a forward, I bet he gets the nod over Lewis.

Of course, the cynical Cleveland fan in me would whine about a lack of respect, but when Iverson cock-blocked Mo, his chances of joining LeBron in Phoenix went way down.

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