But man oh man was I wrong.

This kid has already became my favorite Knicks PG of All-Time (dating back to the 1990's) and that's because of his electricity; he's absolutely, electric. And just so much fun to watch.

Imo he's an All-Star PG regardless if he didn't get selected

My only question is this.

Kyrie Irving.
Jrue Holiday.
Tyrese Haliburton.

Which one of these PG's are we removing in order to make room for Jalen Brunson? In other words, which PG does Jalen Brunson actually have better (overall) statistics than?

Nonetheless; I can't remember an NYK PG/Big-Man ALL-STAR duo such as Jalen Brunson/Julius Randle since dating back to Mark Jackson/Patrick Ewing (that's been as fun as this).

SupremeCommander wrote:This is quite absurd that Brunson missed the team. I wasn't too thrilled when we signed him because I saw a lot of what he couldn't do and didn't give enough credit for what he could in fact do. He is cerebral, he plays right, he has layers to offensive levels. The team plays better with him than without him in a way the numbers don't properly capture... Anyway, I compared his age 26 season to the guy he reminds me of: Tony Parker

TP made the All-Star game that season... Brunson was robbed!

As for being an all star we all know he's in the mix, but I dont have a big issue with him not making it. I think Randle making it hurts him (and Randle def deserved it) and you have to make a case for who Brunson gets it over. Hali leads the NBA in assists and has similar #s to Brunson. Holiday is defensive stopper and has great numbers. Ja/Dame/SGA are not getting beat out by Brunson

SupremeCommander wrote:This is quite absurd that Brunson missed the team. I wasn't too thrilled when we signed him because I saw a lot of what he couldn't do and didn't give enough credit for what he could in fact do. He is cereberal, he plays right, he has layers to offensive levels. The team plays better with him than without him in a way the numbers don't properly capture... Anyway, I compared his age 26 season to the guy he reminds me of: Tony Parker

Rk	Player	Season	Age	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	3P	3PA	3P%	2P	2PA	2P%	eFG%	FT	FTA	FT%	ORB	DRB	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
1	Brunson	2022-23	26	49	49	34.6	8.2	17.6	.469	1.8	4.4	.394	6.5	13.1	.494	.519	4.6	5.4	.853	0.6	2.8	3.5	6.2	1.0	0.3	2.1	2.3	22.8
2	Parker	2008-09	26	72	71	34.1	8.9	17.5	.506	0.3	0.9	.292	8.6	16.6	.518	.513	3.9	5.0	.782	0.4	2.7	3.1	6.9	0.9	0.1	2.6	1.5	22.0

TP made the All-Star game that season... Brunson was robbed!

Agree. And interesting comparison.
However, guess the comparison that mattered was with Haliburton?
Which is very close.
JB 22.8ppg vs TH 20.3ppg
JB 6.2 ast vs TH 10.3 ast
JB 39%/3pt vs TH 39%/3pt
JB 1 stl vs TH 1.8 stl

Knicks better record.
Maybe its the fact TH is better all around or maybe we are not allowed 2 All Stars?

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martin wrote:The solution is, of course, to make the All Star roster count bigger. Clyde and everyone else been saying it for years and no clue why NBA has not done it.

Yeah but then it becomes nothing more than just another participation award, which could water down the purpose of All-Star honors.

It gets watered down for 2-4 more spots for each conference? Not for me.

I don't even know how many total all stars are on each team now and I'd guess not a majority of fans do or care either.

Part of the value is how exclusive the group is though. The league gets deeper and the snubs get more talked about. Plus with injury the number increases by 2-3 each year. These conversations about Brunson are what make it so good, despite the frustration of Brunson not making it.

I agree with you, Brunson is having an all star season, but I get it. Others have already mentioned, but it was always going to be tough to say NY should get 2 all stars. Really see it as more Brunson vs. Randle than Brunson vs. Haliburton.

There's a camp that says every team should get an all star rep each season. I like that in theory, even if it means someone's getting screwed due to being on a great team. But at least you don't have to sit there and watch half the Warriors' rotation playing in the All Star game. While we're at it, bring us back to having players wear their own team's jersey! The AS jerseys seem to fluctuate between ugly and boring.

MaTT4281 wrote:While we're at it, bring us back to having players wear their own team's jersey!

Do you remember which years these were?

I can't for the life of me recall.

We all wanted him there, but we are mediocre and you only get one All Star.

He’s right there, but Garland and Harden are both having better seasons on better teams and they didn’t make it. Only guy who you might make a case for is one of the better defenders in the league and is averaging more rbs and assists, in Holiday.

Hopefully there is an alternate spot, but likely goes to harden.