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I think the Thunder should be number 1:
http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/rank?versionId=20&...

@Boots

I think the big news is that we jumped from 16 to 9. That has to be some sort of record.

http://www.nba.com/2010/allstar/2010/02/08/kaman.r...

I guess Kaman is going to All Star Game, not Booze...

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Avb_SChx7r7s...

interesting stuff on the start of CBA negotiations

@Chuck
that's pretty funny

I think Kirstic should get Roy's spot, maybe DJ White?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LruH69VwPAc

haha watch it "Missing the SuperSonics."

@justin
kaman scores more points and gets more blocks then boozer, but yeah utah is doing better so i could see boozer getting it.

@Jax Raging Bile Duct

TS would be ~54%

Thunder up to 9th on the ESPN Weekly Power Rankings! http://espn.go.com/nba/powerrankings?year=2010&...

I don't think they'll choose Russell. He just doesn't pull the kind of pub that Rose gets, and since he'll already be in the rook/soph game, I think they'll go with a vet.

However, over this past 5 game winning streak, Russell has put up some great numbers.

99 points on 47FG% (haven't figured eFG or TS), 76% FT.
45 assists, 11 turns.
32 boards, 9 offensive.
12 steals.

@Royce

I concur on the NBA commercials, I love that defense commercial.

Kaman over Boozer? Kaman's such a chucker..

@justin
the reserves have 2 wild card spots from any position i think it depends on what roy was selected as either a G or as a wildcard, btu if they can replace him with anybody then kaman should go

the west is deep - Westbrook has a case, but so do 6-8 others . . .

@f5alcon

Didn't Mo Williams replace Bosh last year? I don't think it's a requirement that the replacement for Roy be a guard.

If RW had got his quadruple double the other night, that would have probably helped his chances at getting the all-star nod.

By help I of course mean punched his ticket to Dallas (well he'll already be there anyways, but I digress)

As for the 50 win thing for all stars, only 4 team in the western conference are on pace for 50 wins, dallas,denver utah and la. artest is listed as a F so i dont think he will get the replacement slot. denver has billups and melo going, affalo isnt an all star, nor is brewer for utah, maybe kidd out of 50 win teams, so it could come from a team with less then 50 wins, we project out to mid 40s, so its possible RW gets it.

OKC in the top 10 on espn:

http://espn.go.com/nba/powerrankings?year=2010&...

How many other sites do you see the Thunder getting into the top 10? You have to think after a week of winning three in a row, tow being over NOLA and Atlanta, that we may be in the top 10 in a lot of rankings.

/not letting it go to his head

they should give it to chris kaman, and not put another guard in.

Westbrook has better numbers then aaron brooks for the most part even if brooks will prob get it:
brooks: 19.5PPG 5APG 2.6RPG 0.8SPG 0.2BPG 2.8TOV
westbrook: 16.2PPG 7.5APG 5.0RPG 1.2SPG 0.4BPG 3.2TOV

brooks is a better scorer then RW but westbrook has better PG numbers, assists and steals. Brooks also takes more FGA and is the primary scorer for their team.

@Boots
The problem is that it cost CBS all they money they made on the other commercials to pay Oprah and Leno to sit there with Letterman.

If they ignore records, Monta Ellis might get consideration, and maybe even Tyreke Evans. If they want to give a below 50 win team two All Stars Rudy Gay might have more of a case than Westbrook.

Russell definitely has a case. His primary competition at guard is Aaron Brooks and maybe Manu Gibobili. Manu, even in an off year, out produces both of them but he's been hurt. Manu has the advantage of being an All Star previously..

Brooks has a case because he'll get the sympathy vote; the Rockets weren't expected to do anything this year. Russ is more productive than Brooks and a better all around player, but I don't think they're going to give OKC two All Stars when they aren't even on pace for 50 wins.

I think it might be possible they'll ignore positions and let Carlos Boozer in.

Random ASG thought: With Roy out and Kobe ailing, it isn't altogether ridiculous to think that Russ may be on the short list of replacements for either slot.

That Google motion chart can be set to almost any parameters on the sides, BTW.. very interesting.

And a quote from that awesome hoopdata site:

Ever doubted the extraordinary talent of Kevin Durant? In this world, he's Papa Smurf. And in this world, Russell Westbrook and Shaquille O'Neal are next door neighbors despite the age gap of 16 years (zoom in around 100, 25)

The google motion chart doesnt work for me.

And yeah the NBA has great commercials, just consider the "where will amazing happen" slow mo black and white ones or the "split screen" of two years ago.

I said the exact same thing to people after the super bowl. I hate when people are like "the commercials sucked." What do they expect, every add written as a shakespearean sonnet and topless girls flying in after each one?

I would love to know A.) how much money all the commercials cost to be aired and B.) how much all those commercials cost to be made. I think that number could be considered a stimulus package.

hopefully we dont fade like the hornets did