Re: Pierce an All-Star

["Cecil Wright" <cecil@hfx.eastlink.ca>]

Congratulations to our two all-stars!!!

I think the selections went pretty much as suspected.  I really don't agree
with Webber making it after only playing in 20 games.  Wasn't like they were
struggling in his absence.  Elton Brand was very deserving and gets left
off.

Cecil



----- Original Message -----
From: "Berry, Mark S" <berrym@BATTELLE.ORG>
To: <celtics@igtc.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2002 10:49 AM
Subject: Pierce an All-Star


> Should come as no surprise. If Pierce had been left off the team, that
would
> have been a travesty.
>
> There were some surprises, however, especially in the East. Mourning was
> chosen, as was Abdur-Rahim. Baron Davis and Andre Miller were left off. I
> know they voted for Mourning as the second-best center, but Jermaine
O'Neal
> could have been counted as a center (he basically plays center anyway).
> Shareef really wasn't deserving at forward. The competition at power
forward
> in the East was really weak.
>
> The West seems a little more along the lines of what you'd expect.
>
> Mark
>
> http://espn.go.com/nba/news/2002/0129/1319553.html
> <http://espn.go.com/nba/news/2002/0129/1319553.html>