pros and cons

"Is this a good thing, or a bad?" I hope that this is just a rhetorical question. Of course this is good. I can't help but wonder if you are still thinking playoffs. Are you? If it happens, it happens, if not so what? This season is all about player development, right? This experience is a great one for BRoy, he has earned it. I also think that this is great for the team as it further solidifies his position of leadership.

Believe me - Its ALL good.

He played like the best player in the Western Conference.  I'll take it.

It shows the rest of the fans, the refs, the analysts, and the rest of the media how great Brandon is.  We are a small market team and any positive exposure is definitely good.  Not to mention the more familiar the refs are with Brandon, the more calls that will go in his favor.  

and the sick thing is, was that he really seemed to pass up some opportunities to score and ended up passing to guys that missed shots a few times.  who knows how he would have done if he would have felt more comfortable taking charge of the game? but that's totally understandable from a second year player in his first all-star appearance. not to mention that he's such a good guy that he dosen't have to prove anything to anyone or buff his ego. great performance and i'm so blown away by the minutes he got. truly remarkable.  

people who make things run so smoothly that you don't notice him. Like mollases in rye bread. Everyone else looks better when he's on the floor and many observers only notice the effect and not the cause. To listen to the commentators it was as if Brandon was an invisable adjunct to the play. They rarely mentioned him unless they had to.
I have to say I love every single one of the Blazers but I want to see Chris Paul in red and black. There seemed to be a real communication between Chris and Brandon on the floor.
Brandon really proved himself tonight and justified being picked over Baron. JMO.

   even before All-Star weekend. The rest might of been good, might of really been needed but what do you do? Hopefully Brandon is afforded some rest right now.

  Is it a good thing? 100% YES. Of course getting the exposure and the experience is fantastic. Brandon is no longer "All-Star Like" or "Playing at an All-Star Level" he IS an All-Star. For too many years now I've watched the rest of the league with their All-Stars get the calls and the breaks. Now Brandon is likely to get that All-Star player "respect" from the Refs.

   I'm hoping Aldridge and Roy sleep in late the next couple of days. I'm also very happy after years of absence that The Blazers finally had an All-Star weekend presence and impact.

  When your players get named to the All-Star team you just have to be happy, you can't worry about the fact that it's going to be an active weekend.

"No... don't send brandon to the all star game!  He needs rest!"

I'm an idiot.  

I believe the development points have all been covered so I'll simply state the one negative.

I am now drooling LIKE CRAZY for CP and Roy to play together.  I would do anything short of the big three.  They could have ALL the players except for the big three as far as I'm concerned.  I'm sure KP and do some nice draft day magic to fill the gaps.

Lebron will look over here and go... "dang... the only way to a championship is through the blazers.  If you can't beat them... join them."

Seriously... CP... we needs!

............. it's all about next season at this point. The Blazers have elected to flush this year. 38 wins.

So -- it's good for Brandon to prove to himself that he can play HIS game with the biggest big dogs. Nothing bad about it.

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