NBA All-Star Picks

Although the All-Star Game itself tends to be a bore, it's always good to recognize the best performers from the first half of the season. My picks for the starting fives:Western Conference:G: Kobe Bryant--shooting percentage is down, but everything else is up.G: T-Mac--restrained by Van Gundy, but still putting up the numbers.F: TD--20 and 10 with 3 blocks, 35 minutes a game.F:KG--freak of nature, averaging career-high 15 rbs a game.C: Brad Miller--just edges out the overrated Yao Ming, who has similar pts and rbs but Miller also dishes out 4 dimes a game.Leastern Conference:G: King James--would be averaging a triple double if anyone on his team could shoot; coming damn close anyway.G: Allen Iverson--gets the nod over Dwayne for doing it without the Diesel, or much of anything really.F: Richard Jefferson--was enjoying best season as a pro before unfortunate injury.F: Antawn Jamison--Dwight Howard or Emeka Okafor will occupy this space soon enough.C: Shaq--Lakers should have kept him over Kobe.