why did west lose with t-mac,yao,byrant,and the MVP Nash?
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because Ray Allen, Gasol, and Parker all choked and did not deserve their nominations
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No, they are a 500 club right now and they dont look like they are willing to make the changes to be better.  That puts them roughly in the 8-9 spot in the west. Also, they probably will have a big injury in the next few months.  Maybe Kobe, Mabye Lamar.  A loss of either one of those guys for a few games would pretty much close out any playoff chances.
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Kobe passed a lot in that game. Lebron was a ball hog T mac was a ball hog. But those 2 players still are great. I does not matter how you play in the all star game you just have to perform for the fans
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Alot of fingers can be pointed. Lamar Odom had a really good game, nearly a triple double had he dished another assist. Yes you can blame him, in crucial seconds such as that, everything has to be performed at it's peak. You have the lead, you cannot make little mistakes such as not boxing out your opponent, because as you could see little mistakes such as that had such an enormous impact on Phoenix's victory the other night. Lamar Odom must continue to keep his head in the game, and stay focused and not allow a missed shot to relax him so quickly. Of course the missed shot was a relief to him, but still there's no excuse for not boxing out, but you win as a team, you lose as a team.
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Because they won't make the NBA finals.  Either the Suns or the Spurs will make it from the Western Conference.
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I never saw it, but I believe it (only cause it's Yao though).  That's why I hate Yao.  He's only made the all star team like 1,000 times because: #1 the chinese people vote for him because he's chinese.  #2 There are no good centers in the west #3 just because he's the tallest player in the league
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This had been one of the best match ups in the league for a couple of entertaining years. Then, all of a sudden, Mac stopped coming to play! You see, I love this match up because these two guys are very much alike and they actually guard each other when they play. But, what propels Kobe above Mac is his passion for the game. A lot of times it seems as though Mac doesn't care whether he wins or loses, the same cannot be said about Kobe - he takes the game very personal. Also, they're both exceptional individual defenders but Kobe understands TEAM defense better than Tracy that's why he has countless Defensive First Team awards. It's a simple task to try to shut your man down - it's either you can stop him or you CAN'T...there's nothing complicated about it. BUT, to orchestrate a defense to shut an entire team down is a little bit harder.
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I definitely think Steve Nash deserved it this year. It was stupid that the LA fans was chanting MVP for Kobe Bryant. He's not the greatest player in the league, because Steve Nash is one of the few guards that truly make everyone around him better (the other guys are probably Kidd and James). But Nash also has the record and determination as well as the lack of height and atheleticism to show for it.
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I agree with you completely. They were talking about how Steve Nash had to do it without Amare, and all that crap, he still had Marion. LeBron also played without Hughes, and I think people forgot about that. LeBron got robbed.
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Yes they did an outstanding job without Amare. The MVP Steve Nash did a great job with his team and for sure will win another MVP honor. Shawn Marion also stepped up for the team for his great rebounding and put up some more points in the stat sheets. Yes They did lose Joe Johnson but was replaced with a player who complements the team more in the form of Boris Diaw. Other shooters also stepped up like Leandro Barbosa and Tim Thomas. The addition of Raja Bell also was an outstanding move of the management because Raja is the best 3-point shooter in the team. Well, Nash for MVP, if not it will be Shawn Marion...
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well, I miss their competitiveness, Paul Pierce alone isn't good enough.\n\n16 NBA Titles more than anybody in the NBA, Russell, Auerbach, Cousy, Bird, Parrish, McHale, those guys are my heroes, now the superstars are Le Bron, Wade, Kobe, Mark Cuban.\n\nRick Pitino was right the Celtics today area Lost cause what a Shame.
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their star player is Lebron James.  I think they just depended on him to bring them back on a day when he wasnt feelin his best.  sure they have Ilgauskas but he cant do much without team support and most of that was goin to Lebron.  and bein at detroit really didnt help like you said but i dont think it was a set up.  the pistons were ranked #1 so i wasnt really expecting them to lose no matter where they played.
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Nash, for his leadership skills.\n\nThe Suns have lost 3 starters, one being perhaps their best player, Amare Stoudemire. Despite the lack of a dominating interior pressense, Nash has been able to keep this team together.\n\nNASH for MVP!!!!
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A T-Mac for Iverson deal could possibly work and would make sense for both teams- but don't expect it to happen.  McGrady is a tough player and wants to win badly, I'm not saying he'll be the MVP this season or that the Rockets will win the chamionship- but I will say I think T-Mac will bounce back and have a big year for the Rockets- he let a lot of people down last year- including himself- and he will be working hard to make that up this year...
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Even though I love the game of Steve Nash, I would have to give a resounding NO! to this one.  Both Nash and T-Mac are injured and have a history of being injured respectively.  While in Dirk you get an all-around player who gives you minutes, points, three points, rebounds, and a handful of assists, steals and blocks.  As for Parker, he is not as spectacular as the other PG's in this game but he is solid for FG%, minutes, points, and the occasional assists, rebounds, and steals.\n\nHope this helps. Good luck this season!\n\nIf you are interested in joining another Yahoo! Fantasy NBA league, I am inviting you and everyone here at Yahoo! Answers. League ID is 218266.  The password is 1234567
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Well, Avery Johnson of the Dallas Mavericks won the WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS. Not the overall NBA Finals. They lost to Miami in six games, you know. Right?
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If he comes back at 100% yeah he was an awesome talent...but even at 100% he would have to overcome two great teams in the Western Conference...I can see the Suns reaching 60 but that doesn't get he the Western Conference Championship..between teams of the upper echelon in the West I don't think home court advantage is going to mean that much San Antonio had it this year..so number of wins isn't a guarantee of a championship...without changes I still think it will be competitive between the top three in the west Dallas Phoenix and San Antonio but i still see it in this order Dallas and San Antonio and then closely followed by Phoenix.....and the Eastern Conference is becoming a non issue the best teams seem to be headed downhill. Thats how I would sum it up with a complete recovery of Stoudemire which I dont think is very likely.