Mo Williams: Mo Williams blew up the other night and dropped 43 points on the Kings and now everyone suddenly thinks this means he should be an All-Star. Look, it's great that he scored 43 points, but in case you haven't noticed the Kings are the worst team in the NBA and give up 108 points a game. Putting that aside, he still should not be an All-Star over other players like Ray Allen, Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo, Devin Harris, Vince Carter, and hell even Jameer Nelson. Williams currently ranks behind all of them in PER, where he is ranked 67th overall....right behind Matt Bonner. He also ranks behind these guards in the East: Joe Johnson, Nate Robinson, Andre Miller, Mike Bibby, Andre Iguodala, and Jose Calderon. To top it off, while still respectable, Williams has a lower shooting percentage than last year and is averaging less assists and steals, yet nobody was trying to get him selected to the All-Star game last season because he was on a horrible Bucks team. Williams is a solid player, but he is nothing more than that, and he certainly doesn't deserve to be in the All-Star game simply because his teammate Lebron has the Cavs off to a great start.Steve Francis: Stevie Franchise was waived by the Grizzlies and it's possible he may never play for another franchise in the NBA again, nevermind actually being the franchise. Francis has averaged 18.1 points, 5.6 rebounds and 6.0 assists in nine seasons with Houston, Orlando, New York, and Memphis. He was also an All-Star three times. It's amazing how quickly his career has fallen off. I never really saw him as a great player and he was kind of a bootleg Allen Iverson, but he certainly was a solid player who had plenty of talent. The problem with Stevie Franchise was that he never improved and was always seen as someone who was not a team player or who made his teammates better. Unfortunately, when you are a point guard, that is a tough label to shed. I'm not sure what kind of interest is out there for Francis or even how much Francis can help a team at this point in his career. I imagine the Celtics would be involved at some point if they can't land Marbury.
Other NBA News:
- The Miami Heat and Sacramento Kings are talking trade with Shawn Marion and Brad Miller the key guys thats would be changing teams. Brad Miller would be a nice pickup for the Heat because they need more size downlow. I still don't think it makes them a contender in the East though. Nice move, but just not enough for them to compete with Boston, Cleveland, and Orlando. The deal would also send Kenny Thomas to the Heat and possibly Marcus Banks to the Kings.
- Carmelo Anthony is eying January 30th for his return from injury. The Nuggets have gone 6-3 since 'Melo was shut down because of a nagging hand injury. I had mentioned that Linas Kleiza & J.R. Smith should be able to fill 'Melo's scoring void, while he was out with an injury and they both have been able to do that so far. Kleiza is averaging 15.7 points a game since 'Melo's injury, while J.R. Smith is averaging 16.3 points a game. Both have helped Denver keep their lead in the division with a 30-15 record.
- Charlotte's Gerald Wallace left the game against the Lakers the other night after being hit by Andrew Bynum and he suffered a possible collapsed lung and fractured rib. This is bad new for the Bobcats, who have gone 6-4 over their last 10 games, and look to be improving with each game. Their improved play made me believe that they would sneak into the playoffs as the 8 seed in the East. Wallace is one of Charlotte's best players along with Emeka Okafor and to lose him for a significant period of time would certainly hurt their chances of making the playoffs for the first time in team history.
- Bucks SG Michael Redd out for the season with a torn ACL and MCL in his left knee. The Bucks are currently the 8th seed in the East, but I would imagine they will fall out of the playoffs before all is said and done.
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