In case you hadn’t heard, Mo Williams still has a shot at making the NBA All-Star Game because the Orlando Magic’s Jameer Nelson suffered a separated shoulder against the Dallas Mavericks Monday night.
Already the jockeying has begun for other teams to get their players on the spot – most notably it comes from – of all places – New York as media there make the case for David Lee, last year’s Eastern Conference Player of the Week. And with his stats: 16 points, 11.7 rebounds per game can’t be overlooked, but sorry, and maybe I’m biased. Actually, I’m likely to be biased here.
You see, although they play different positions, Mo Williams’ numbers with respect to scoring compare favorably with Lee’s at 17.3 points per game. But because their positions are different an apple-to-apple comparison proves virtually impossible, so what does that leave us with?
For me it’s simple: impact.
The Cavaliers would have likely won at least 45-50 games without Williams this season and grabbed a mid-range seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs bracket, but with him they challenge for the No. 1 see and are on pace to win more than 60 games and Williams is the primary reason.
Ben Wallace said it best last week when he called it a shamockery that Williams didn’t make it on his merits last week. In his last five games he averaged 25 poitns per game and, more importantly, he is the one player on the roster who can maintain a lead or takeover a game.
Given Williams’ impact and the Cavs’ record, the NBA – that means David Stern in this case – has the chance to right an injustice.
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I don’t know why Wallace is getting credit from everybody for that word “shamockery,” as if he’s a legendary comic genius. The guy stole it hook, line and sinker from an old beer commercial.
I agree that Williams should now be next in line for the All-Star game, but it wasn’t at all an “injustice” for Nelson to be named before him.
It’s not an injustice that Nelson was named, but it’s a total shamockery that Iverson and Devin Harris were.
Alan: I agree about Nelson, deserving.
Iverson: Don’t get me started. Proves sometimes fans don’t know what the heck they’re doing.
Harris: What the hell have the Nets done and now you have the NYC media clamoring for David Lee. What have the Knicks done?
devin harris is a damn good player. sure, his shot percentage isn’t as high as mo’s but put him with lebron and he probably does just as well if not better than mo except at the line.
Mo’s assist numbers hurt him but I must admit he’s a much better fit than I imagined. He can do everything but only does what the team needs on particular nights, for the most part.
If it’s true that he and Redd didn’t play well together I have to wonder what the heck’s wrong with Redd.