Unc & Gil debate Devin Booker’s All-Star chances in crowded West backcourt | Nightcap NBA
It’s going to be very interesting because that allstar game ain’t no guaranteed books going to get selected with the way Shay’s playing you still got Steph Curry who’s a fan favorite and you got Luca man we’re not doing that the book every year doing that the book Gil all honesty
Who you you put him in over Shay you put him in over Steph or you put him in over Luca I ain’t mentioned dear and fox who’s giving you 30 a night Hey listen listen no because there’s going to be a power for they be a power forward in there that don’t
Belong they’re gonna be a power forward that don’t belong in there and then they do that every year they do that every year you got because it be it a ain’t a whole lot because you think about it you got LeBron KD ad you got sabonis those
Are really uh uh that’s really only bigs but him right come on like that he’s not he’s not he’s really he’s really a five let’s just say he’s a five because they don’t really have I mean come on now I understand gobe but come on now now what
We what we going to do with go bear but that’s the point that’s the the whole thing about the All-Star game is this the the when you’re doing reserves right it’s you’re voting they tell you to vote for the best seven or the best eight you
Best for you you vote for the best eight and then someone puts them in position right so in reality book can have the third most votes as a starter but because they have two guards in front of him now they got to fill the roster up with power forwards and and Wing guys
And it’s like that’s unfair because you know Steph Steph is Steph is probably going to win the fan boat he’s Steph Curry J got J came back so we don’t know what the fans gonna do just for J himself he he Ain he ain’t beating Steph because Steph has already been Steph has
Been a captain do you know how many votes you got to be to be a captain no no no no you’re right you’re right you’re right but but you now now you okay jaw’s back so now you got Jah you got Shay you got Luca you got Steph you
Got defox and you got book you can’t take six guards but you should but what I’m saying is think about think about it like think about if those six guards are all averaging 30 and they’re in the top eight in scoring that is horrible to say these
Ain’t all stars yeah they all are all star they shouldn’t be competing against each other they should be competing against the people that being selected too so if it’s me versus Rudy whose numbers is better mine I’ll get the rebound goddamn it I I think I think what’s gonna happen is that some
Of these guards are gonna get left because they’re gonna have to have some bigs and and there’s a chance that Rudy Gober and Carl Anthony towns because those are the biggest guys you ad and LeBron’s gonna make it KD is gonna make it um I who who who and you got sabonis
Those you got I mean you got um Joker yeah Yoke’s gonna make it you got so you have so the starting two guards I mean the two guards so it makes it tough because uh Luca and Steph will be starting so you now you have a now you
Have Shay who’s the MVP candidate yes coming yes yes and so you and you look at it and and and D Fox gting you what what he’s giving you Hur him and and you got JW I think you know jaw coming back late that might hurt him especially the
Reporters I think the I think the players and the fans it all it all it’s all contingent but I think it’s going to hurt it with the reporters um the players they love J rightfully so because he’s watching him being at a game and watching him how he elevates
And how he can contort his body and he’s not a big man uh as far as far as far as you know thin frame to go to take that pounding because it’s like every time he’s elevating he’s landing on the floor yeah but it’s G to be a very very tough
Situation I don’t envy the guys that’s having to make that make that decision because somebody’s going to miss an All-Star game because they happen to play a position play a position that and it sucks because you’ve already changed the format right when you got scared that um patula was it patula who
All who made and then very the very next year you changed it up right so you you change it for when you want to if six guards in the west are the top six players in the in in in the west coast right you have to change it for them you
Can’t say oh Booker you’re not an Allstar which you’re not an Allstar but you’re gonna be an all NBA player yeah that’s the that’s the downside of it he doesn’t make top 24 but he becomes top 15 and then the guy who you put as a top
24 is not even going to make any of those lists yeah that’s the hor part about that about this and you look it it happens in all sports every year there’s a receiver or there’s a running back or there’s a lineman offense defense that someone thinks that should have made it
And didn’t make it um and and oh we forgot Ant-Man with Ant-Man they’re gonna put him as a wing so he gets to make it oh they G oh they go they G list him as a wing yeah they they list him as a wing
And he gets to make it yeah it’s it’s going to be very this hey oh so what they going to list what they going to list Kawai and PG as yo you forget and James Harden what you gonna lift him ass like see like some that’s what I said if if book is
Gonna have troubles making it averaging damn 28 eight and eight but they see they got they got Ant-Man as a guard in the in the uh Allstar voting so if they got him as a guard then they’ll take um they’ll probably take and Antman and they probably take Antman and F
Where’s Fox record at where where they record I think they just I think did they hold on to beat Orlando tonight hold on they in double is 136 with 4.2 seconds Sacramento’s up 138 135 so they’re 19 and 13 um 18 and 16 I mean it’ll go it’ be close between Fox
And Booker that’ll be with Antman yeah uh dear and fox not having a good night tonight uh sabonis is 20 sabonis is 22 23 and 12 yeah see I mean that’s what I said so it’s you know him cat you know they’re gonna they’re gonna sneak in
Yeah but you know Kawai they gonna sneak up like you’re gonna they find a way to put the players that they want in but it’s usually it’s usually a guard that gets that gets messed up because the guard Nows are the more dominant players I’m looking I’m looking at the uh Luca
Donic is averaging 33 Shay gilis is averaging 31 Darren Fox is averaging 30 Steph Curry is averaging 28 Anthony Simons is averaging 27 Antman is averaging 27 Devin Booker’s averaging 26 jaw’s averaging 26 oh I left out KY too I mean see they keep H my like oh
You ain’t play you ain’t play enough games so you know they’ll try to make an excuse um you know some some years it’s it’s just very difficult like when um when Steve Nash was uh MVP he came off the bench in All-Star game yeah yeah TM
And and and and uh Kobe at the one nobody’s surprised by that you know so you know it’s it’s so hey look I M up the remember when they voted magic magic wasn’t even play and they voted him into the All-Star Game and he started and won
The MVP down at Orlando because I win so getting voted in yeah you’re absolutely right if they want to get you in they can get you into that ball Game
Shannon Sharpe and Gilbert Arenas debate whether Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker will make the NBA All-Star Game this year or if he’ll be left out in favor of other stars like Stephen Curry, Luka Doncic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and other elite Western Conference guards.
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32 Comments
Let's make it simple, booker is overated
Ja missed to many games I don’t know if he should be an all star
The NBA problem.they have too many stars
If book was healthy more this year he would definitely be in. Just missed alot to start the year
once you are a MVP, you should be invited automatically to some additional spots, remember when Shaq was being a All-Star late in his career?, if you make it automatically, LB, Steph, KD, Jokic, all this guys clean the space for more talent to get the chance
Some stars need to go to the east cause the west is wayyyy to loaded
Luka eats Bookers lunch. He is his daddy
Shai
Luka
KD
Lebron
AD
The answer is obvious, Booker needs leBron to help him play much better!
Ja and LeBron are not all -stars this year
My starting 5 in the west is
Luka Shai Kawhi LeBron Jokic.
So 27pts 8.2 Assists and 5.3 Rebounds a game isn’t an All-Star on 47 percent shooting, Steph is avg 27.6pts 4.4 rbds and 4.6 assists on 45 percent shooting on a worse team. Fox avgs are 29.2pts 4.5 rebounds and 6.1 assists. So where is it that Book shouldn’t be an All-Star!!
No mention of Sengun is crazy. These dudes dont know ball
Anthony Edwards deserves a mention too
They still left out kawhi who the clippers haven't really lost with him in the lineup (pf course after those first games with harden)
You need to have it by positions because if not there could be a year when you have all guards or all power forwards or all forward and one center, etc…. It doesn’t reward people for being the best at their position, like centers or forwards or guards.
Book not an allstar. And he's overrated!
They need to add more players to the all star. Teams of 14@15 players each.
Booker is better than most Allstars. The media is stupid af.
Booker is not better than edwards or kyrie this year too
Jokic lol not sabonis and towns over gobert
Fox is getting that Kyrie treatment… i see like pro is underrrated im convinced
Why arent they also mentioning the fact that the Suns are losing mahn
But for me last year the most impresive stat for votes was Kyrie
FANS HAD HIM AT 1
THE PLAYERS AND COACHES HAD HIM AT 1
but the Media had him at???? Whaaaat
No laker should be an all star they arent winning players from winning teams should be
Its said how dbook will be another reserve after being snubbed again
These two jokers didn’t even mention the Joker, no pun intended. 🤦♂️ All star game is about who is balling with superstar box office appeal. Excluding none starters & injured and suspended players starting 5: Bron, Curry, KD, Joker, Luka, subs: Shay, Ant, AD, PG, Book. Everyone else good look next year. Honorary mention: Sabonis, Fox, Harden, Leonard, Towns.
Forgetting the Ant Man
As an NBA fan, this is an awesome problem to have.
I don’t think they should make the votes positionless but they should get rid of the east and west All stars. Especially since players choose their teams anyway.
No kahwi?? He would take book to school
Anthony edwards getting no votes