hadn't seen this posted yet. The selection of Chandler over Griffin is a joke! http://espn.go.com/nba/news/2003/0116/1493791.html Thursday, January 16 All-Star Game start would take Yao out of rookie mix -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Associated Press NEW YORK -- Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets and Pau Gasol of the Memphis Grizzlies head a list of 18 players selected to play in the NBA Rookie Challenge game. Yao, the No. 1 pick in June's NBA draft, might have to pass up the game. He is the leading vote-getter for the Western Conference centers in the latest All-Star balloting, and any player selected for that game will not play in the Rookie Challenge. A record six international players were chosen for the rookie game to be played Feb. 8 at Atlanta as part of the league's All-Star Weekend. The others are Memphis' Gordan Giricek (Croatia). Denver's Nene Hilario (Brazil), Utah's Andrei Kirilenko (Russia) and San Antonio's Tony Parker (France). Giricek, Hilario and Yao are on the rookie team roster with Chicago's Jay Williams, Cleveland's Carlos Boozer and Dajuan Wagner, Miami's Caron Butler, Phoenix's Amare Stoudemire and Memphis' Drew Gooden. The second-year team includes Gasol, last season's Rookie of the Year, Kirilenko, and Parker, as well as Jason Richardson, Troy Murphy and Gilbert Arenas, all of Golden State, Chicago's Tyson Chandler, New Jersey's Richard Jefferson and Jamaal Tinsley of Indiana. Richardson was the MVP of last year's game when the rookies defeated the sophomores 103-97.
Eddie said in the Hou Chronicle that he doesnt care if he doesnt get in this year....he only wanted to play last year cuz it was in Philly.......but yeah he def shoulda been picked
Let's face it. Eddie is averageing 9 points, 6 boards,and 2 blocks, and shooting 39%. Those aren't exactly great numbers.
Hate to say this Mat but Chandler is the only player that shouldn't get selected over EG. Maybe Eddie will make 'em all pay 2 years from now.
