I know All-Star appearances don’t mean much but someone should at least recognize you as one of the better players in the league at least once in 10+ years? Here is my All-Time ’10 or more years in the league without an all-star appearance’ All-time team.
PG – Derrick Harper: A tough nosed guard who was much underrated as a defender. Wasn’t a great point guard offensively but did enough to become a threat if the opponents forgot about him.
SG – Byron Scott: Deadeye shooter who was good in transition playing in the ‘Showtime’ Lakers fast break offense. Was one of the biggest beneficiaries of playing with Magic Johnson.
SF – Lamar Odom: Has the tools and size to be a hall of famer. However, the intangibles just wasn’t there for him to be the leader of a team. Still produced a decent NBA career but it’s a shame he never made an all-star appearance.
PF – Sam Perkins: ‘Sleepy’ Sam was more of the unique players of his generation. A left handed big who was a very savy offensive player. He was the basketball definition of a ‘southpaw’ where some defenders had trouble defending him. And when he developed a 3pt shot, he became more difficult to defend.
C- Tyson Chandler: Obviously, him coming straight from high school hurt the early part of his career. But I believed he started to turn the corner around 2005. Unfortunately, the Bulls traded him away and I told Bulls fans they we’re letting get away a future defensive player of the year. Yeah, I know…it was 6 years later but hey, I wasn’t wrong.
Like to hear some of your ’10 or more years in the league without an all-star appearance’ players.
PG – Derrick Harper: A tough nosed guard who was much underrated as a defender. Wasn’t a great point guard offensively but did enough to become a threat if the opponents forgot about him.
SG – Byron Scott: Deadeye shooter who was good in transition playing in the ‘Showtime’ Lakers fast break offense. Was one of the biggest beneficiaries of playing with Magic Johnson.
SF – Lamar Odom: Has the tools and size to be a hall of famer. However, the intangibles just wasn’t there for him to be the leader of a team. Still produced a decent NBA career but it’s a shame he never made an all-star appearance.
PF – Sam Perkins: ‘Sleepy’ Sam was more of the unique players of his generation. A left handed big who was a very savy offensive player. He was the basketball definition of a ‘southpaw’ where some defenders had trouble defending him. And when he developed a 3pt shot, he became more difficult to defend.
C- Tyson Chandler: Obviously, him coming straight from high school hurt the early part of his career. But I believed he started to turn the corner around 2005. Unfortunately, the Bulls traded him away and I told Bulls fans they we’re letting get away a future defensive player of the year. Yeah, I know…it was 6 years later but hey, I wasn’t wrong.
Like to hear some of your ’10 or more years in the league without an all-star appearance’ players.
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