Who Takes Love's All Star Spot? (It's Carmelo)

[Rondo9]

Why Carmelo?

[saltlover]

Why Carmelo?

Ratings.

[Roy H.]

Why Carmelo?

23.2 ppg + NYC + reputation

[Moranis]

I see no issue with Anthony. 23/6/3 with respectable shooting.

[jpotter33]

Marc Stein: The Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony will replace injured Kevin Love as an Eastern Conference All-Star, according to league sources – via Twitter ESPNSteinLine

Here's what I don't understand:

Al was an All-Star last year.

He's pretty much identical statistically across the board from last year, with the only real significant differences being .5 less rebounds a game and nearly two more assists per game this year.

Yet, this year he's on a team that's 6 wins better than the Hawks team from a year ago at the same point in the season. So how in the world does an inefficient, chucker like Carmelo on the fourth worst team in the East that has been nothing but a disappointment surrounded in controversy this year get picked over Horford?

[Eddie20]

Marc Stein: The Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony will replace injured Kevin Love as an Eastern Conference All-Star, according to league sources – via Twitter ESPNSteinLine

Here's what I don't understand:

Al was an All-Star last year.

He's pretty much identical statistically across the board from last year, with the only real significant differences being .5 less rebounds a game and nearly two more assists per game this year.

Yet, this year he's on a team that's 6 wins better than the Hawks team from a year ago at the same point in the season. So how in the world does an inefficient, chucker like Carmelo on the fourth worst team in the East that has been nothing but a disappointment surrounded in controversy this year get picked over Horford?

Popularity.

[Moranis]

Marc Stein: The Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony will replace injured Kevin Love as an Eastern Conference All-Star, according to league sources – via Twitter ESPNSteinLine

Here's what I don't understand:

Al was an All-Star last year.

He's pretty much identical statistically across the board from last year, with the only real significant differences being .5 less rebounds a game and nearly two more assists per game this year.

Yet, this year he's on a team that's 6 wins better than the Hawks team from a year ago at the same point in the season. So how in the world does an inefficient, chucker like Carmelo on the fourth worst team in the East that has been nothing but a disappointment surrounded in controversy this year get picked over Horford?

because Anthony isn't an inefficient chucker.