Wojnarowski: Orlando Magic guard Jameer Nelson, forward Rashard Lewis named to Eastern Conference All-Star Team as Reserves
by Evan Dunlap on Jan 29, 2009 6:40 PM EST
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Orlando Magic teammates Jameer Nelson and Rashard Lewis, seen here celebrating after a playoff victory, have been named to the Eastern Conference All-Star Team, according to Yahoo! Sports
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Great news!
According to Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski, Jameer Nelson and Rashard Lewis of the Orlando Magic have made the 2009 Eastern Conference All-Star Team as reserves. They will be joined by Paul Pierce, Joe Johnson, Chris Bosh, Devin Harris, and Danny Granger.
Their selection gives the Magic a league-best three All-Star representatives, as Dwight Howard will start in the game for the second consecutive season.
Congratulations to Rashard and Jameer for a job well done. To be completely honest, I'm not sure how Lewis merits inclusion in the game over Boston's Rajon Rondo, but I cannot--and will not--complain about the Magic's having three representatives, especially after Hedo Turkoglu got jobbed last year.
Holy crap. I'm so happy.
UPDATE: Jameer is also slated to take part in the Skills Competition, according to John Denton.
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Both absolutely deserve it!
That’s great news! Congrats to Rashard & Jameer!
Senior Writer for DePaul's Scout.com website
That is money..
Rashard Lewis has played well over the last month. I think Rando is going to get discounted becausae he is passing to three potential HOF’ers…
"No matter where you go, you are what you are playa"-Jay Z
Absolutely mystified that Pierce was the only Celtic selected
Weirdest selection is in the West, where David West made it. (?!)
Yeah, he’s a good player, but he was a marginal All-Star last year, and he hasn’t played nearly as well this year.
I'm more surprised Lewis made it than Nelson.
After Nelson’s performance against the Lakers a few weeks back, I felt that really solidified his spot on the team. I was confident he would get a spot.
As for Lewis, he was deserving .. but I just felt he was going to get passed up for some other worthy players. I’m bracing for some backlash from the ‘experts’ criticizing the Magic snagging three spots.
I’m satisfied with the East roster. I felt all the players selected are ALL deserving of the honor.
As for David West, that selection baffles me. Over Al Jefferson? Kevin Durant? That’s the only player on the West roster that doesn’t deserve an All-Star bid.
Senior Writer for DePaul's Scout.com website
I get the David West
He is a guy averaging 20 and 7 on winning team. Durant and Jefferson’s teams have basically been eliminated from the playoffs.
I do think Al Jefferson should have gone over West
"No matter where you go, you are what you are playa"-Jay Z
Still don't think either Durant or Jefferson should be penalized for their team's performances.
Doesn’t make them less worthy of being an All-Star.
Antawn Jamison is a perfect example of this point. He’s putting up nearly identical numbers from last year to this year, but yet he’s not an All-Star. That doesn’t make sense. A team’s win/loss record influences too much the judgment of who is/isn’t an All-Star.
Senior Writer for DePaul's Scout.com website
I like to add you can't look at per-game statistics.
Sure, West avgs. 20 & 7 .. but that doesn’t paint the whole picture of how good/bad he is.
Senior Writer for DePaul's Scout.com website
I actually thought Lewis was more deserving than Nelson
I think Nelson has gotten a lot of attention just because people almost gave up on him.
Nelson statistically has been better than Lewis.
Ergo, Nelson > Lewis.
Thought Lewis is just as deserving.
Senior Writer for DePaul's Scout.com website
Yay for Jameer and Rashard
Everything else looks good…the only true leak that I received today was Pau, since it was already reported in a Spanish online newspaper hours ago. Bummed about Nashy, but it’s understandable.
holy cow :O
I feel absurdly bad for Hedo, though! Poor guy definitely deserved it last year, but I’m so glad that Jameer and Rashard got the recognition they deserve :) Yay!!
"I'm the next O.J." - LeBron James
3 ALLSTARS!!!!!
OMG, I am so happy right now, they all truly deserve to be there just as much as anyone else, congrats boys!
I'm very surprised!
Rashard has ice water in his veins and deserved it, just didn’t think he would be recognized.
AND JAMEER! YEAH!!
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by DieSlowKeyshawn on Jan 29, 2009 6:59 PM EST reply actions
Uhhhm.. why was Dwight carrying a Louis Vuitton hand bag?
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by DieSlowKeyshawn on Jan 29, 2009 7:01 PM EST reply actions
it really was.
it wasn’t a luggage bag, he was carrying a purse with a handle on it. If you have a DVR rewind it and find yourself befuddled.
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by DieSlowKeyshawn on Jan 29, 2009 7:07 PM EST up reply actions
I might've seen him carry that around before
If he’s going to have a man purse, at least it’s stylish
SWEET . . . CONGRATS FELLAS!!!
As much as I’d hoped for it I’m shocked to see it actually happen.
I think head coaches don’t like to be front runners so they may be more inclined to vote for the underdogs that they believe don’t get the proper recognition. Also, I think the team’s record is weighed heavily by them.
Just think, if Hedo had had a better year it could’ve been four! (Now I’m just bein’ greedy, LOL!)
Also, this HAS to be the most Magic players ever named to a team at once, no?
AWESOME . . .
. . . I hope that tHis inpsires our boys to come with their A+++ game tonight against the Cavs. Not that they should need motivation against the team with the best record in the league but we all still remember the Boston Massacre, no?
More all stars than the Lakers or Celtics
don’t get too excited, my boys smoked all other teams in 07 with 13 pro bowlers. Well, they were bounced in the first round… LOL hoping for better luck this year.
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by DieSlowKeyshawn on Jan 29, 2009 7:08 PM EST reply actions
Orlando will, especially if we can get that top seed.
Oh my Cowboys, they kill me.
Don’t want ATL 1st though.
"No matter where you go, you are what you are playa"-Jay Z
lol @ that picture of shard & 'meer
needs a serious “pause.”
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by DieSlowKeyshawn on Jan 29, 2009 7:22 PM EST reply actions
It'll be fun watching the All-Star Game this year
with three Magic players on the roster for the East.
by Mike from Illinois on Jan 29, 2009 7:28 PM EST reply actions
Definitely.
ASG’s are also interesting for a bettor. It’s always fun trying to decide o/u 265
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by DieSlowKeyshawn on Jan 29, 2009 7:30 PM EST up reply actions
Shaq's got to be the coolest personality in all of sports.
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by DieSlowKeyshawn on Jan 29, 2009 7:32 PM EST reply actions
Jameer interview on TNT...
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by DieSlowKeyshawn on Jan 29, 2009 7:40 PM EST reply actions
no ray allen?
amazing, given pierce.
and i was wrong in my prediction of lewis being snubbed (which i still believe was the right call).
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I'm so glad I was wrong.
I had Rashard pegged to be snubbed in favour of either Ray Allen or Wince Harder. I was never really in doubt that Jameer deserved it and would get it in but this is a massive time for Orlando.
Now to get Stan coaching as well, and we’ll cap an amazing year thus far.
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