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Is Jamal Murray the best player not to be an All-Star? He doesn’t care: ‘I am a champion’



Who on this list would go above him? Cedric Maxwell, Michael Cooper, Lamar Odom, Jamal Crawford, C.J. McCollum, Drazen Petrović, Mike Bibby, Richard Jefferson, Arvydas Sabonis, Rod Strickland, Al Jefferson, Jason Terry, Jalen Rose, Eddie Johnson, Toni Kukoć, Ron Harper, Jason Richardson, Monta Ellis, Lou Williams, Rudy Gay, Sam Perkins, Damon Stoudamire, Byron Scott, Andre Miller, Josh Smith, Kevin Martin, Eric Gordon … to name a few.

by BackgroundStrict1764

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  1. BackgroundStrict1764

    “I mean I’m doing it,” Murray said with a shrug. “I’m an All-Star when you need the All-Star to show up — in the playoffs. You want the best to step up (then), right? And I think I do a good job of that. So I kind of backed myself up in that way. That’s it. That’s what it is. So it’s just more fuel to the fire.

    “But (not being selected an All-Star) doesn’t hurt me like that, psychologically. I haven’t made it for so long, and I’m a champion. And I’m on the best team in the world playing with the best player in the world (in Jokić).”

  2. haggardphunk

    I’m not diving into stats but are there other all stars that have a game where they score 3 points with 0 assists like on Monday? Jamal’s inconsistency is the reason he doesn’t get picked. And it’s not just inconsistency, it’s the games where he all out disappears.

  3. Jokara34

    With his current career resume? No. But if he continues to play like this in the playoffs, he will eventually be the best non all star player all time. Although with every great playoff run, the chances of him eventually getting into the all star game will get higher and higher even if he continues having mediocre (for his standards) regular seasons.

  4. OliveJuiceUTwo

    Rod Strickland is the name that stands out to me. I can’t believe he was never an all-star

  5. RobZagnut2

    I wish Nugget fans would heed his advice.

    I’ve never seen such a thin-skinned, rabbit ears, slighted by EVERY tiny thing fan base.

    YOU’RE THE F’ING CHAMPIONS! Who cares what anyone else thinks.

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