Create a non-playoff team (West) using only All-Star caliber players as starters

CandyCanes

PG-- Brandon Jennings
SG-- James Harden
SF-- Carmelo Anthony
PF-- Zach Randolph
C-- Pau Gasol

Doesn't quite do it actually. No defense but they would still probably make it barring injury.
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Telleris · Star Player Joined: 28 May 2013 Posts: 2371

PG - Jrue Holiday
SG - Demar Derozan
SF - Joe Johnson
PF - Paul Millsap
C - Pau Gasol

Holiday and Derozan are both chuckers with suspect defense, JJ doesn't bother to turn up 75% of the time, has the least potential impact of all the "all star" pfs an Pau is the leakiest defensive all star center in the nba right now.

CandyCanes · Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 8:02 pm Post subject:

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Why Milsap over Zach Randolph? Milsap is actually a good defender.

A Randolph/Pau frontcourt would be abysmal on defense.
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Don Draper · Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 8:32 pm Post subject:

Rajon Rondo
Monta Ellis
Rudy Gay
Josh Smith
Tim Duncan

Rondo has regressed and is easy to stop. Then, three chuckers and an ancient Tim Duncan outside of Pop's system.

Aeneas Hunter · Retired Number Joined: 12 Jul 2005 Posts: 31763

EldenCampbell · Starting Rotation Joined: 10 Mar 2008 Posts: 939

Using current All-Stars:

PG: John Wall
SG: DeMar DeRozan
SF: Joe Johnson
PF: Paul Millsap
C: Roy Hibbert

Romano338 · Star Player Joined: 12 Nov 2013 Posts: 1150

GoldenThroat · Moderator Joined: 25 Jul 2005 Posts: 37474

PG: Kyrie Irving
SG: Joe Johnson
SF: DeMar DeRozan
PF: Kevin Love
C: Roy Hibbert

Eh...that team probably still gets in.

Chronicle · Posted: Wed Apr 09, 2014 3:20 am Post subject:

Lebron James
Chris Bosh
Dwyane Wyade
Zydrunas Ilgauskas
Jerry Stackhouse
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Kobe

AuraStar · Starting Rotation Joined: 23 Jun 2001 Posts: 657

PG Steve Nash
SG Kobe Bryant
SF Caron Butler or Lamar Odom or Metta World Peace
PF Pau Gasol
C Andrew Bynum or Chris Kaman

How very sad...

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saacman5033 · Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2014 5:45 pm Post subject:

Assuming the point of this thread is to pick a team of current or former (really makes this too easy) all-stars that would not have made the playoffs in this year's Western Conference.

Kobe
KG
Amare
Nash
DRose

Throw all that injured/washed up mess together and we get pretty much the results of this year's Lakers!

AY2043 · Franchise Player Joined: 26 Feb 2012 Posts: 10621

Rose
Kobe
Gay
Love
Pau

Mostly because you could count on at least half 3/5 of the starting lineup to be out with an injury on any given night.