No All-Star Fluke

Despite the West falling short to the east and missing one dunk, Brandon Roy was a shinning star during the 2008 All-Star game. I was surprised to see that he played the most minutes for the West squad (almost 29 minutes) over the likes of Iverson, Nash, and New Orleans hometown hero Chris Paul (16 points on 7-14 FGs, 5 rebounds and 14 dimes) at the guard position. B-Roy made the most of his minutes scoring 18 points on 8-10 FGs, 9 rebounds, 5 dimes, which was definitely a main catalyst why the west was almost able to surmount a huge double digit lead in the 4th no thanks to Ray Allen. A great article about Roy and his experience from New Orleans

AND... I must give my props to West coach Byron Scott. I was always a fan of him in his coaching days in Jersey and the Hornets were blessed by getting him. The thing I notice with coach Scott was that he was playing people in the 4th quarter that were the most productive in the game... and it almost worked if it weren't for Ray Allen's scorching three 3s in a row after the West took a 3 point lead (woah the 3 references, which is my favorite number along with 8!!). I wonder when or if Blazer coach Nate "McMuffin" will ever pick up on this simple and logical technique (aka common sense) to salvage the Blazer's chances of making the postseason this year...