Great selection, Steph has missed a handful of games so Westbrook better get the starting spot over him this year.
I know Steph has a huge Asian market following though so who knows, maybe he slides by Westbrook in the popularity contest again
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The game is still a ways off. I could see Steph having a few monster games coming up and him overtaking Westbrook or even Harden if Harden is out for an extended period.
Curry will get more fan votes..and he should. <my 2 cents>
Why should he? He shares a team with 3 other Allstars. The only reason he has more votes is because he has a better PR team than Westbrook; people love him because he seems like someone people can relate too and he seems like a decent guy. Basketball wise, Westbrook is coming off an MVP, there’s no doubt he shouldn’t start. He’s also been an iron man this year as opposed to Harden and Curry
So Westbrook only has 2 all-star teammates instead of 3? Curry is more efficient per minute while he's out there and Id bet his plus/minus is better (of course thats not always that meaningful I guess). Westbrook is a serious ball hog too..no wonder his numbers are so big.
An elder Carmelo Anthony will not make the allstar team whereas Klay Draymond and KD will. If we count ex-Allstars, the Warriors also have Iggy who made the East allstar team several years back. Steve Kerr himself admitted this is the deepest and most talented GSW team he’s had so when your third string players are capable of being starters on other teams, yes your teammates will help get you significantly more efficient looks. Besides, I’m not disputing Steph isn’t more efficient, but he just missed 3 weeks and Westbrook is coming off an MVP year. The warriors went 9-2 with Steph on the sideline, do you think the Thunder go 9-2 without Westbrook? LOL, he’s clearly the more valuable player to his team.
Fair, I think Harden is out for 2-3 weeks but he’s had some beast mode games, back to back 50 point games plus they’re second in the standings, I think I’m starting can be justified even if he misses a couple weeks