NBAAll-Starsnomore-WhyGarnett,DuncanmissedthecutandhowtheyareunderperformingJeremyEvansKevinLoveTonyParkerKyrieIrvingThree-pointContestChampionshipSlamDunkContestChampionshipSkillsChallengeChampionshipRisingStarsChallengeGameMVPTheAll-Starbreakisover,wehavealotofnewfacesthisyear.HereisthehighlightsoftheAll-StarGamethisyear.WadefouledhardonKobeKevinDurantAll-StarGameMVP•SixformerAll-Starswhohaveunderperformedin2012KevinGarnettTimDuncanPauGasolAmar'eStoudemireManuGinobiliAlHorford•We'regoingtobreakformatalittleforthisFallenAll-StarseditionofProjectionversusProjection.•Ordinarily,wepickoutoneplayerineachofthreegroups:aplayerwhohasoutperformedhisprojection,anotheronewhoisunderperformingandfinallyonewhohashithisnumbersrightonthenose.Today,we'regoingtolookatsixplayerswhomeetthefollowingcriteria:•1.Playedinlastseason'sAll-StarGame•2.DidnotmakeanAll-Starrosterthisseason•3.Isunderperformingagainsthispreseasonprojection•Let’shavealookatoneofthem•KevinGarnett,BostonCeltics.Theaging•Garnettis36yearsold.GarnettandTimDuncanweretiedforthemostAll-StarGameappearancesamongactiveplayerswith13,andKGwasselectedoneothertimebutdidn'tplaybecauseofinjury.•Maybeit'sthelockout--theshortened1998-99seasonmarkedthelasttimeGarnettdidn'tearnaspotintheAll-StarGame.•TheEastrosterisheavyonsmallforwards.Infact,Miami'sChrisBoshistheonlypowerforwardontheroster.•However,Garnettranksjust41stintheNBAinproratedWARPandeveniftheleaguehadaddedanotherbigmantotheEastrosteroftheAll-StarGamethisyear,•GregMonroe,•JoshSmith,•JoakimNoah•andTysonChandler•Theyallwouldhavebeenmoredeservingofaspot.•Garnett'slevelofplaythisseasonhasn'tbeenparticularlysubparnorhasitbeensurprising.•He'sjustgettingold.He'soffhisSCHOENEprojectionabit,butwithashortfalloflessthanonewin,hemayyetreachhisforecast.•Hisnumbersarenearthelevelhe'sestablishedthepastfewseasons,thoughheisturningtheballovermoreoften.StatsofKevinGarnett•SEASONAVERAGES•CareerMPGFG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG30.80.500.867.902.60.771.071.9714.6MPGFG%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGTOPPG36.60.500.7910.74.11.31.52.419.4
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