The All-Star rosters are complete and there are a few notable snubs:

East
Starters: Allen Iverson, Dwayne Wade, LeBron James, Jermaine O’Neal, Shaquille O’Neal
Bench: Chauncey Billups, Richard Hamilton, Chris Bosh, Vince Carter, Paul Pierce, Rasheed Wallace, Ben Wallace

West
Starters: Steve Nash, Kobe Bryant, Tracy McGrady, Tim Duncan, Yao Ming
Bench: Ray Allen, Tony Parker, Elton Brand, Kevin Garnett, Pau Gasol, Shawn Marion, Dirk Nowitzki

The fans vote the starters into the game and the coaches around the league decide on the reserves. According to Tim Legler, the biggest snubs are Gilbert Arenas and Michael Redd in the East and Marcus Camby, Carmelo Anthony and Chris Paul in the West.

In the East, four Pistons were voted on by the coaches, with Billups, both Wallaces and Richard Hamilton all making the reserve list. It’s hard to argue with those four selections, though I’ve never been a big fan of Rasheed’s game. If I had my way, I’d replace Rasheed and Pierce with Arenas and Redd. Gilbert Arenas is having a monster year, averaging over 28 points per game. Everyone wants to say that the Wizards suck, but the team is one game over .500. (Boston is 18-31 at press time.) Michael Redd is also having a great year, leading the Bucks to a 25-23 record while averaging over 25 points per game. I don’t see how you can put all those Pistons on the roster (saying that winning is the most important thing) and then leave Arenas or Redd off in favor of Paul Pierce.

In the West, it would make more sense if Anthony had made it over Allen. They have put up similar numbers, yet the Sonics are trailing the Nuggets by six games in the Northwest Division. Camby has missed a lot of time due to injury, so I think Pau Gasol is a good choice – his steady play is one of the biggest reasons the Grizzlies are having such a surprising season.

That leaves Chris Paul. Should he make the roster over Tony Parker? San Antonio is 13 games ahead of New Orleans/Oklahoma City, but who expected the Hornets to be above .500 at this point in the season? Paul is the driving force behind their solid play, and doesn’t have Tim Duncan or Manu Ginobili to play with. Still, in close calls like this, it’s understandable that the coaches will go with a vet over a rookie, no matter how good the rookie is. Barring something outrageous, Paul will win ROY honors, and I guess the coaches feel that it is enough.

Commissioner David Stern can right one of these wrongs. He gets to pick a player to replace the injured Jermaine O’Neal on the East squad. I hope he picks either Arenas or Redd instead of shoehorning another power forward in there.

**Friday afternoon update: Stern picked Arenas to replace the injured O’Neal.**