Tanguy Ngombo has not been voted in as an All-Star starter
Blake Griffin has understandably been elected as a starter at forward for his stats and flashy dunking abilities. Unlike Tanguy, however, he cannot defy time itself by being 21 and 27 at the same time. It's results like these that make somebody question fan voting.
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Defying the space-time continuum > dunks
This is a travesty, someone should contact David Stern.
This is going to be interesting in a couple years
Due to the MVP/All Star Starter superstar clause in the new CBA, Griffin (assuming the masses vote him in again next year) will be up for the D Rose 5 yr 100m extension. Anyone really think Griffin deserves $20m per year? Or that Sterling will offer it? Anyone think GMs are going to regret letting a popularity contest negotiate contracts for them?
And yes, we dodged a bullet with the whole Tanguy/Targuy fiasco. Honestly, I wouldn’t want to pay him a dollar over $18m per.
The Derrick Rose rule has to be one of the dumbest things ever.
Bill Simmons would always advocate for something where pay was based on MVP voting and All-NBA teams and stuff and I was always like, “You want to let contracts be influenced by fan and media voting?! Dumbest thing I’ve ever heard, Bill Simmons.”
And then it happened.
Media voting I can live with
(even if MVP voting is still far from a rational, objective enterprise)
But there’s nothing more ridiculous than the public all star ballot.
What would be really crazy is if the Wolves tweak their roster, make a little noise in the playoffs, and Rubio starts getting serious votes next year (from the same public experts who kept voting in a washed-up AI and Vinsanity). I know they saved their five year deal for Rubio, but I doubt they intended to earmark THAT much money for him.
by deus04 on Feb 3, 2012 11:48 AM CST via mobile up reply actions
I hear what you're saying about the lack of performance based contracts when voting influences..
But if a player is getting voted starter in the allstar game, I have to imagine that a lot of money is being made off of their presense on the team.
by bustaone on Feb 3, 2012 3:29 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
yes blake is worth 20/year
he’s already a force of nature that is just beginning to unlock his potential. You put a jumper on that guy and he is going to be unguardable
I don't know what an art house is, I don't know what goes on in an art house, I have never been in an art house, and I can't imagine it's any place I ever want to be.
Dunno.
He’s phenomenal in transition, but if you’re stuck playing half-court basketball, I don’t think he’s worth $20m. (on the court—but with what he means symbolically to the Clips, yeah, all objectivity fades away) Will he be, by the time the extension is due? Could very well be, but it’s irrelevant. The All-Star voters are setting the terms of the deal, not any hypothetical improvements to his game.
Until he can hit FTs, I don't see him adding much of a jumper.
Dude is leaving 3.5 points on the floor every game just in missed FTs.
I mean that isn’t as bad as the 6.5 from Dwight, but still…
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