Two Hometown Hornets Named as Reserves for 2008 NBA All-Star Game

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All Star Reserves Announced
Published 2/1/2008 at CelticsBlog
The reserves for the All Star Game were announced this evening before the game. Predictably, Paul Pierce made the team and Ray Allen was left off the roster. The talk in the locker room was regarding the selection of Joe Johnson and Pierce had the following comments: I thought Ray should have been there also based on record and what we're doing team-wise. He's very important to what we're doing. Paul went on to say that he felt Ray should have been chosen over Joe Johnson based on the assertion that record should play a signifcant part in determining the selections. I ...

Roy the All-Star
Published 2/1/2008 by Sean Meagher at Blazers Blog - OregonLive.com
... The sophomore guard joins some elite company on the roster as a reserve: First-time All-Star selections Chris Paul and David West of New Orleans are joined by fellow first-time selection Brandon Roy of the Portland Trail Blazers as Western Conference reserves, along with Carlos Boozer of the Utah Jazz, Steve Nash and Amare Stoudemire of the Phoenix Suns, and the Dallas Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki. This is a great day for Roy, Nate McMillan, Kevin Pritchard, the Blazers, and the fans. And a huge honor for Roy to be selected by the conference coaches, maybe more so than the fan ...

Butler and Jamison both headed to New Orleans
Published 2/1/2008 by JakeTheSnake <info@bulletsforever.com> at Bullets Forever: Front Page Posts
... It's official ladies and gentlemen, Caron Butler and Antawn Jamison are headed to the 2008 All-Star Game.  Both will be making their second appearance in the game, Jamison made it in '05 and Butler was on the team last year.  I don't think anyone is going to disagree that both are very deserving of the honor (especially not here).  You can see all the reserves who made it this year by heading over here. ...

Dirk Is An All-Star, Not So Much For Josh Howard
Published 2/1/2008 at MavsCentral.com
The NBA announced All-Star reserves today . Dirk Nowitzki will be making his seventh appearance in the All-Star game while Josh Howard missed out on a potential second year in the game. With Carmelo Anthony and Tim Duncan getting the start, the rest of the forwards include (excluding Dirk): Carlos Boozer Amare Stoudemire (listed as F/C) David West The other guards aside from the starters (Allen Iverson and Kobe Bryant) include: Steve Nash Chris Paul Brandon Roy There is still a small chance someone could pull out of the game and Howard could be picked as a ...

All Star
Published 2/1/2008 by redsarmy at RedsArmy.com: The Voice Of Celtics Fans
...  Not An All Star: Here’s the whole list of All Star reserves ...

No Way, Jose
Published 2/1/2008 by anj at Raptors' Lair
... No one except Chuck Swirsky expected Jose Calderon to make the Eastern All-Stars, and on Thursday the league confirmed that the "Spanish Fly" won't be joining his bud, Chris Bosh, in New Orleans on Feb. 17. ...

The All-Star Game Will Not Be BOOMing... But I LOVE THIS SNUB!
Published 2/1/2008 by Atma Brother ONE <info@goldenstateofmind.com> at Golden State Of Mind: Front Page Posts
As I'm sure you've all heard by now the Warriors will be continuing their unfathomable steak of 13 straight NBA All-Star weekends without a player in the Sunday spotlight. [NBA.com: All-Star Index | Reserves] via: Yahoo! Sports NBA Before everyone makes the jump can I get a moment of silence for Mr. Latrell Fontaine Sprewell? Before the annual All-Star outrage boils (actually, I'm pretty sure it already has) I want to congratulate the fans for not voting in Tracy McGrady (I love watching him play, but ...

No Jefferson on All-Star team
Published 2/1/2008 by SG at TWolvesBlog
... "I'm really ready for it to be over," Jefferson said earlier in the day. "I'm keeping my fingers crossed ... If I don't make it this year, I'll make it next year. If I don't make it, that's just extra motivation for me." Click here for the list of the All-Star selections. ...

All-Star "snubs"
Published 2/1/2008 by Alessandro at Parquet Wishes and Leprechaun Dreams
... (boss.streamos.com) ... Well, Paul Pierce made it in, but Ray Allen didn't (nba.com): The East reserves feature the Detroit Pistons' Chauncey Billups and Richard Hamilton, Chris Bosh of the Toronto Raptors, Caron Butler and Antawn Jamison of the Washington Wizards, Joe Johnson of the Atlanta Hawks and the Boston Celtics' Paul Pierce. The 14 players selected -- seven each from the Eastern and Western Conferences -- were chosen by the 30 NBA head coaches, who were asked to vote for seven players in their respective conferences -- two guards, two forwards, one center and two ...

BLINK -- It's Friday!
Published 2/1/2008 at Fan Voice: Recent Topics in The Court Reporters: The NBA.com Blog
Whutup, kids? We'll kick things off today by presenting your 2008 All-Star reserves . The reaction pieces started flying last night, so check overall coverage from ...

All Star Game
Published 2/14/2008 by Jim at Green Bandwagon: Front Page Posts
We know that Paul Pierce will play and Doc Rivers will coach. Meanwhile Kevin Garnett won't play. Now Greg Dickerson is reporting that Ray Allen is in. Intriguing.