Three Hawks on All-Star ballot
Vivlamore reporting from Oakland.
Al Horford, Josh Smith and Jeff Teague are the Hawks representatives on the NBA All-Star ballot the league released Tuesday.
Horford and Smith are 36 front-court nominees in the Eastern Conference. Horford is a two-time All-Star as a center but the league changed the process this year to group all centers and forwards together. Teague is one of 24 nominees at guard in the East. In all, 120 players both both conferences are represented on the ballot.
Balloting will be held until Jan. 14. Fans can vote in a variety of ways on a daily basis, including social media sites. This year’s All-Star game will be held in Houston on Feb. 17.
- Chris Vivlamore
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Astro Joe
November 14th, 2012
12:31 pm
Well,, Woody is in the lead to coach the All-Star game. So if Teague makes the roster, he won’t play.
Seriously, Irving, Jennings and Holiday are more likely (IMO) to make the game in February (behing Deron & Rondo) than Teague.
doc
November 14th, 2012
12:31 pm
12-22
0-8
all i got to say right now.
I MUS WRITE
November 14th, 2012
12:32 pm
Could have, should have …….U are what your record says you are. This team is better than last yr because teague josh and al dont have to defer to JJ and we have better shooters IMO
Korver/Morrow/Stevenson>>> JJ/Marvin
I dont miss marvin at all If our idiot coach would give Ivan and morrow more minutes we would be better off. I just glad i dnt hv to see this guy anymore.
I MUS WRITE
November 14th, 2012
12:38 pm
Wait a sec…..I forgot about Rondo DWill and Kyrie…Jeff Teague doesnt have a snow balls chance in haities. Jos smith is still doing the same garbage as previous seasons. Dude just shut up and play -the cryn and whining makes you look stupid coaches wont vote him in for the same reasons as seasons past.
Just curious how many of us would do a Horford/1st/filler for Aldridge
High-sider
November 14th, 2012
12:50 pm
Right now, Anderson Varejao of the Cavs would probably be selected to the 2013 All-Star Team before Josh Smith and Al Horford.
Anderson Varejao – 15.9ppg, 13.7rpg, 3.4apg, 60.8%FG%, N/A3PFG% and 71.4%FT%
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/v/varejan01.html
MsDee
November 14th, 2012
12:54 pm
I would rather change our coach 1st b4 moving any of our players right now.
myrak43
November 14th, 2012
1:11 pm
maybe it is not the coach. maybe this team is just flawd.
the same things were said about Woody when he was a Hawk. now he maybe coach of the year. if we get a real center and a real point gaurd ( I do feel Teague could be the point we need, I just want him to play like every game) then maybe we would be a real team.
High-sider
November 14th, 2012
1:13 pm
The NBA: Where Politics Happens!
[I believe] Lou Williams was last season’s SMOY runner-up and led the Sixers in scoring [last season] at 14.9ppg but, yet, didn’t start a single game. And he’s [Lou Williams] left off the 2013 Eastern Conference All-Star ballot but Raymond Felton, Jose Calderon, Gerald Henderson, Kirk Hinrich, Brandon Knight, Rodney Stuckey and John Wall are on the 2013 All-Star ballot?!?!?!?!? This is ludicrous!!!!
The Wizards and Pistons currently have win-loss records of 0-6 and 0-8, respectively. These two teams should have NO players on the 2013 Eastern Conference All-Star ballot until they WIN a game [at the very least]. The NBA just keeps getting it WRONG!!!!!! [SMH]
High-sider
November 14th, 2012
1:32 pm
@northcyde
northcyde
November 13th, 2012
12:21 am
Look at LA choking.
See . . that’s why YOU’RE not an All-Star either.
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I know I’m a little late but I don’t know where you got your info. [from] because LA [LaMarcus Aldridge] made the 2012 Western Conference All-Star Team.
http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/a/aldrila01.html
Astro Joe
November 14th, 2012
1:42 pm
High-sider, I am pretty sure that individual teams get to choose which players are placed on the All-Star ballot.
Sautee
November 14th, 2012
1:43 pm
“Besides this Blog has been a love fest for Allstar AL. I know one small voice in this Gigantic wilderness will not make an impact for Josh positives, but I’m sure as heck gonna try…’ – slimjr
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This made me curious, so I went back and checked the last blog and this one. Here’s what I found:
Positive comments for Horford: 3
Negative comments for Horford: 12
Positive comments for Josh: 13
Negative comments for Josh: 7
Check it yourselves if you doubt me.
As I’ve said many times on this blog: Perception is NOT reality.
Sautee
November 14th, 2012
1:46 pm
Hey slim, that’s some kinda lovefest: 4:1 negative
doc
November 14th, 2012
1:49 pm
sautee,
slimj is a lot like my former wife who never let the truth get in the way of a good story.
12-22
0-8
Sautee
November 14th, 2012
2:01 pm
lol, doc, I had one of those, too.
High-sider
November 14th, 2012
2:10 pm
Astro Joe,
My bad. If that’s the case, then the NBA should have final approval of which names are to be included on [or excluded from] the ballot.
Astro Joe
November 14th, 2012
2:29 pm
doc, what is 12-22 & 0-8?
vava74
November 14th, 2012
2:38 pm
AJ,
I would venture and say that this will be Josh line tonight 12/22 from the field 0/8 on mid/long range jumpers.
Can we seal it now as is?
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
November 14th, 2012
2:48 pm
Let Morrow play big mins. He scored like 37 in a game with them. GIVE HIM MINUTES
Sautee
November 14th, 2012
2:49 pm
AJ,
It’s actually to do with slim and doc’s “woody” discussion:
Woodson’s playoff record: 12-22
second round record: 0-8
Sorry, vava. Hey don’t you have some kind of genetic makeup that would lead to better guesses that that? You’re letting your heritage down.
Buddy G
November 14th, 2012
2:56 pm
Can’t wait to see Ezili start for gsw tonight. Also, Jeff Taylor is starting for charlotte
High-sider
November 14th, 2012
2:57 pm
Astro Joe,
Sautee pretty much “nailed” it. Woody is still a better coach than LD [imo].
http://www.basketball-reference.com/coaches/woodsmi01c.html
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
November 14th, 2012
3:02 pm
Morrow has scored 42 in a game before and had 37 as a rookie. He should be getting big minutes in this game
Astro Joe
November 14th, 2012
3:18 pm
Guys, thanks.
And let it be known that it was vava who attached those numbers to Josh, not me.
Ra'mon
November 14th, 2012
3:21 pm
Woody put defense before offense, so you have to say he’s a better coach just on principle alone. The same way in my mind, Thibodeau is a better coach than D’antoni. The only problem is, Woody nor LD is the coach to lead your team deep in the playoffs.
Ra'mon
November 14th, 2012
3:24 pm
Nate Robinson scored 45 in a game. But even he shouldn’t get major minutes in every game. If the choice is between Morrow and Korver over the most minutes, I choose Korver every time. If the choice is between Morrow and Lou when Devin is healthy, I choose Lou every time. In fact, I choose Jenkins over Morrow also, because he’s just as good of a shooter with more upside. So realistically, Morrow is the FOURTH best SG on the team.
Grandad
November 14th, 2012
3:27 pm
My genetic makeup … causes me to have a
selfindulgent predilection for cornbread !
* [Southern white man - not Jewish, that I know of ?]
Ra'mon
November 14th, 2012
3:35 pm
Guys, would you be for a trade of:
Atlanta gets:
G. Monroe
T. Prince
Detroit gets:
A. Horford
A. Morrow
?
Grandad
November 14th, 2012
3:36 pm
Ra`mon
NO
Jay Dubu
November 14th, 2012
3:38 pm
The Hawks are poised to have a nice little 6 – 7 game winning streak, and show themselves as a team that can compete.
Have to get Petro to anchor the low post, and take off. (at least on defense)
I would to see Jenkins get some time on the floor, and not just in blowouts.
Ra'mon
November 14th, 2012
3:47 pm
Sorry, salaries won’t work. So its:
Atlanta gets:
G. Monroe
C. Maggettee
Detroit gets:
A. Horford
A. Morrow
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
November 14th, 2012
3:49 pm
Is Devin healthy??
No. And there’s no way in hell Jenkins should play over Morrow. I suspect you don’t watch any games
Grandad
November 14th, 2012
3:49 pm
Ra`mon
Why ?
would we take on TPrince’ $6m+ for 3yrs ?
Just to get Monroe;
only one inch taller than Horf, one inch longer standing reach,
6 in ches less vert leap = 5 inches less max vertical.
*note – the one inch hgt is true hgt sock feet.
Monroe has avged less rebs per game than Al career.
Monroe is not a rim protector, less than one per.
Again; I say WHY … ? … No, resoundingly,
I would not make that trade nor would DFerry !
Ra'mon
November 14th, 2012
3:51 pm
I doubt I would. But I do think in 2 seasons Monroe will be a top 3-4 center in the league. But I don’t like his defense enough to warrant a trade.
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
November 14th, 2012
3:51 pm
Morrow will lead us in scoring tonight
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
November 14th, 2012
3:53 pm
Assuming he plays. Top 2 scorer on our team tonight
Ra'mon
November 14th, 2012
3:57 pm
G’d, you should know by now, I propose trades that I am not endorsing, just curious to see the responses to. Now one trade I would be open to would be a package for Varaejao depending on his overall health. Not because of a prisoner of the moment, but because of how active he is on the court.
MsDee
November 14th, 2012
4:01 pm
Chris Vivlamore @ajchawks
Stomach illness hits Hawks again. Al Horford a game-time decision, Devin Harris out tonight vs. Warriors. #ATLHawks
MsDee
November 14th, 2012
4:02 pm
Atlanta Hawks @ATLHawks
Kyle Korver and Anthony Morrow draining three’s at shoot around… ATL vs GSW on @sportsouth at 10:30 ET pic.twitter.com/1kY5MgbD
Ra'mon
November 14th, 2012
4:24 pm
Guys, I actually think that Al and Josh WITH CP3 is better than the Clippers with CP3.
Ken Strickland
November 14th, 2012
4:30 pm
Just like it took an injury to KHinrich for LDrew to finally overcome his VETERAN PREFERENCE BIAS and let Teague do his thing, the injury to DHarris just might do the same for AMorrow. We can only hope. Now if we could somehow get Drew to take the same approach with IJohnson over ATolliver, without the injury concerns of course.
This team has put to rest any concerns about it’s ability to defend. The only thing that’s stood in the way of us being 5-1 instead of 3-3, has been Drew’s unwillingness to play certain players that have demonstrated a hot hand(AMorrow), or the ability to provide exactly what we need most(IJohnson). He’s also yet to define the roles of most of our players.
Our biggest setback to date has been excessive TOs and untimely scoring droughts, and we have far too many scorers and scoring options, if used and used properly, to have so doggone many scoring droughts.
Ra'mon
November 14th, 2012
4:40 pm
KenS, with Morrow being a free agent, do you think he should get more minutes or Jenkins, who is signed for 2 more seasons?
High-sider
November 14th, 2012
4:45 pm
@Ra’mon
“Woody put defense before offense, so you have to say he’s a better coach just on principle alone…” -Ra’mon @3:21pm dated 11/14/2012
The following is what makes Woody a better coach than LD (imo):
2009 – 2010 Atlanta Hawks:
Win-loss record: 53-29 (Finished 3rd in the Eastern Conference)
Joe Johnson: 21.3ppg, 4.6rpg, 4.9apg
Jamal Crawford: 18.0ppg, 3.0apg, 2.5apg
Josh Smith: 15.7ppg, 8.7rpg, 4.2apg, (0-of-7 from 3pt. range)
2010 – 2011 Atlanta Hawks:
Win-loss record: 44-38 (Finished 5th in the Eastern Conference)
Joe Johnson: 18.2ppg, 4.0rpg, 4.7apg
Josh Smith: 16.5ppg, 8.5rpg, 3.3apg, 51-of-154 from 3pt. range (33.1%)*; 3pt.FG% was an anomaly
Jamal Crawford: 14.2ppg, 1.7rpg, 3.2apg
Josh Smith’s FG%’s from 2009 – 2012
2009 – 2010: 50.5%
2010 – 2011: 47.7%
2011 – 2012: 45.8%
The team’s best two scorers (Joe Johnson and Jamal Crawford) watch their points per game averages decline while Josh Smith takes his “game” further and further away from the basket.
MsDee
November 14th, 2012
4:51 pm
KenS,
“Just like it took an injury to KHinrich for LDrew to finally overcome his VETERAN PREFERENCE BIAS and let Teague do his thing, the injury to DHarris just might do the same for AMorrow.”
True BUT wouldn’t that just continue to make Drew look good as a coach to maybe convince Ferry to keep him? Im tired of Drew slipping thru the cracks. His butt needs to be replaced, ASAP!!
Grandmaster JeJe (GM)
November 14th, 2012
6:03 pm
MsDee,
Don’t worry. Ferry didn’t leave one of the best-run organizations in sports (Spurs) to go construct a Larry Drew-led team. Ferry has credibility. Lame Duck is gone after the season.
cp
November 14th, 2012
6:05 pm
Looks like the blog monster got me
But Imus I doubt Hibbert makes the all star team. Dude has been beyond bad this season. I dont think he should have made it last year either but some guys were hurt and he happened to be a center so he made it
Melvin
November 14th, 2012
6:13 pm
Will Horford suck it up and play tonight? If not, the Josh crowd will bring the rain on the blog about AL missing a game for basically the same illness….