昨日黄花之全明星.ppt

NBA All-Stars no more -Why Garnett, Duncan missed the cut and how they are underperforming Jeremy Evans Kevin Love Tony Parker Kyrie Irving Three-point Contest Championship Slam Dunk Contest Championship Skills Challenge Championship Rising Stars Challenge Game MVP The All-Star break is over,we have a lot of new faces this year. Here is the highlights of the All-Star Game this year. Wade fouled hard on Kobe Kevin Durant All-Star Game MVP Six former All-Stars who have underperformed in 2012 Kevin Garnett Tim Duncan Pau Gasol Amare Stoudemire Manu Ginobili Al Horford Were going to break format a little for this Fallen All-Stars edition of Projection versus Projection. Ordinarily, we pick out one player in each of three groups: a player who has outperformed his projection, another one who is underperforming and finally one who has hit his numbers right on the nose. Today, were going to look at six players who meet the following criteria: 1. Played in last seasons All-Star Game 2. Did not make an All-Star roster this season 3. Is underperforming against his preseason projection Let’s have a look at one of them Kevin Garnett, Boston Celtics. The aging Garnett is 36 years old. Garnett and Tim Duncan were tied for the most All-Star Game appearances among active players with 13, and KG was selected one other time but didnt play because of injury. Maybe its the lockout -- the shortened 1998-99 season marked the last time Garnett didnt earn a spot in the All-Star Game . The East roster is heavy on small forwards. In fact, Miamis Chris Bosh is the only power forward on the roster. However, Garnett ranks just 41st in the NBA in prorated WARP and even if the league had added another big man to the East roster of the All-Star Game this year,  Greg Monroe,  Josh Smith,  Joakim Noah  and Tyson Chandler  They all would have been more deserving of a spot. Garnetts level of play this season hasnt been particularly subpar nor has it been surprising. Hes j