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Will Hayward and/or Gobert go the the All-Star game this year?

str8line

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And if they both do what will our record be at the end of the season?
 
No and No.
Should be No and Yes,
especially if we maintain a Top 5 defense.
But while Gobert may get adequate press this season,
he won't beat out Davis, Gasol, Duncan, Aldridge or Howard...
this year.
 
I think our record will justify one of them getting the nod, probably Hayward. If we ended up getting both into the game we'd have to be on a 50+ win pace.
 
Barring injury of course...
Locks to be in the All-Star game:
Davis
Curry
Thompson
Harden
CP3
Lillard
Gasol
Griffin
Westbrook
Durant
Cousins
Aldridge
Kobe

That leaves 2 spots left. Gobert & Hayward would have to beat out the following players:

Green
Conley
Randolph
Howard
Leonard
Parker
Duncan
Nowitzki
Jordan
 
If we have the best record in the West leading up the All-Star Break, Hayward and Gobert will be all-stars. Anything short of that, I doubt either makes the team. The west is too loaded...
 
And if they both do what will our record be at the end of the season?

As much as I like him, and as much as I think he deserves it, I'm less convinced Rudy will go. There's a clear bias towards offensive players, IMO. Rudy's just not that.
 
As ridiculous as it is, it'll come down to our record as usual & unless we acquire an established starting caliber PG, I expect Hayward, Favors, & Gobert to all get snubbed as far as the ASG goes (although Gobert has an outside chance either way). There is always the possibility (even if it's an unlikely one) that all three (+ Burks/Hood/etc) are so good that we are a top team regardless of our PG play & at least one of them gets selected. Luckily tho, I see Gobert contending for DPOY & if he is able to win it, the publicity that would result could pave the way for our players to receive the recognition that they deserve.
 
Barring injury of course...
Locks to be in the All-Star game:
Davis
Curry
Thompson
Harden
CP3
Lillard
Gasol
Griffin
Westbrook
Durant
Cousins
Aldridge
Kobe

That leaves 2 spots left. Gobert & Hayward would have to beat out the following players:

Green
Conley
Randolph
Howard
Leonard
Parker
Duncan
Nowitzki
Jordan

Lillard, Aldridge, Cousins and Thompson are not locks.
 
All stars and the playoffs go hand in hand, come All Star break time if we're in the top 6 of the West than we'll have 2 All Stars (More likely to be Hayward and Favors imo, look at DeAndre Jordan being left out last year).....or if we're teetering on the fringe of the playoffs we won't have any at all regardless.......
 
Gobert might. Haywood (!) Might have a decline in ppg since Burks is back and will have his share. But then again, dat spacing doe.

I post therefore I am...
 
Barring injury of course...
Locks to be in the All-Star game:
Davis
Curry
Thompson
Harden
CP3
Lillard
Gasol
Griffin
Westbrook
Durant
Cousins
Aldridge
Kobe

That leaves 2 spots left. Gobert & Hayward would have to beat out the following players:

Green
Conley
Randolph
Howard
Leonard
Parker
Duncan
Nowitzki
Jordan

The names in bold are questionable to me. Thompson only got in last season because GS was such a better team then everyone else. If they do not do the same thing again then I can see him missing out.

Lillard is also questionable because Portland might be really bad.
 
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