Below is a link to one of many polls done by ESPN.com. After the NBA all-star game rosters were announced, a poll was released asking which fully healthy starting lineup would be better. The East has Kyrie Irving, Dwyane Wade, Lebron James, Paul George, and Carmelo Anthony. The West has Kobe Bryant, Stephen Curry, Kevin Durant, Kevin Love, and Blake Griffin. Although some of these players (particularly Lebron James, Paul George, Kevin Durant, and Blake Griffin) are very good defensively, these players were certainly chosen for their offensive capabilities to add to the entertainment value of the game. Because of this, I tried to see if the poll was correct by offensive standards by adding the points per game of each player.
East:
Irving 21.7
Wade 18.9
James 26.2
George 23.3
Anthony 26.1
Total: 116.1
West:
Bryant 13.8
Curry 23.5
Durant 31.0
Griffin 22.6
Love 25.0
Total: 115.9
51% of fans in the poll chose the West, but according to this logic, the East has a slight scoring advantage. But it's so close, that maybe the fans just went with Durant, who is the highest with 31 points per game. These scoring numbers are so close that I'm sure this all-star game will be very entertaining!
http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/poll/conversation/_/id/4157579
I'm looking foward to this game! Lets go kobe and Durant! (not sure why we chose blake griffin). the point totals seems to be even.
ReplyDeletewow. I am so happy Kobe is in All Star again!
ReplyDeleteWait wait are these two teams going to play against each other? This will be incredibly interesting. I love watching the best of the best compete with others on their level.
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