Quote: (03-28-2013 04:56 PM)TheSlayer Wrote:
All-stars are stars.
Thanks for admitting that much.
Quote: (03-28-2013 04:56 PM)TheSlayer Wrote:
Make more sense?
Yes, but you changed your argument from "star" to "superstar".
Obviously, These are 2 different things.
Quote: (03-28-2013 05:00 PM)InternationPlayboy Wrote:
except for a 6th man of the year being a star. How can he be a star if he's not even good enough to be a starter?
Because the coach wants to bring him off the bench.
Manu Ginobili is good enough to start for the Spurs, yet, he often comes off the bench..
Why? Because the coach wants have more firepower-scoring-playmaking with the 2nd group. If he started, the 1st team would be better but the 2nd team would be worse.
Is Ginobili still a star. Of course.
Was Ginobili a star the year he won 6th Man of the Year. Shit, he was an international superstar that year.
Manu Ginobili and Jason Terry don't always start games, but, they always finish them.
The 6th man award is named after John Havlicek. He won multiple NBA titles with the Celtics and is one of their all time greats. He was one of the best players on the team every year. However, he rarely started. The coach liked to bring him off the bench. Of course, he finished games and took many bog shots late in games. It was all strategy and team management.
Sometimes, the 6th man comes off the bench not because he isn't good enough to start, but because of a specific strategy that the coach is using.
Coach Poppovich in San Antonio likes to use different guys in the starting line up to give them confidence and make them feel like a valuable part of the team. It's not always about starting your best 5 players. It's about managing all 12 guys. The best 5 players will be out there during the 4th quarter.