just about all the starters deserve a spot on the all star team except for ben, but only LeBron will get a spot. It is just how it will be.

Let's put it this way: We WILL have one all-star, because the fans love him.  Even if the fans by some small chance didn't get him in, the coaches would clearly make up for that when they vote on reserves.

But that doesn't mean we WON'T have any more.  It's not quite as likely, but never say never when many things can change in the course of 2-3 months.  Will Z continue to score 14+ points as the wear and tear of a long NBA season continues?  Will Mo continue his spike in scoring up to the 20 point mark?  We'll see.

Z is the second best scoring center in a conference where Dwight Howard is a shoo-in.  But we won't know if the coaches will consider Z where other centers have similar production all-around (those slight differences aren't going to influence the "voters" as much as the team records, reputations, and impact).  But the Cavs are the second best team in the conference at the moment, so Z has as good a chance to make it as Rasheed does.  I'm not sure if rebounding won't hurt him, though, since it's a known fact that that's what all-star centers do...

Mo is starting to break out a scoring run.  He may even get close to 20 points per game by the break, which will look very attractive to coaches considering he's on an "elite" team.  That's also a case to make on how Tony Parker has made a couple of All-Star games, as he is also a high volume scoring point guard.  But Mo may have more competition at the guard spots where Dwyane Wade and Vince Carter could be shoo-ins and Ray Allen, Richard Hamilton, and Joe Johnson aren't too far behind.  And point guards aren't necessarily assured All-Stars, either.

The other players don't have much of a chance, since the King, Z, and Mo outweigh their teammates production and value.  But the team with the best record in the conference gets their coach on the sideline for the mid-February classic.  Since the Celtics' coach did it last year, he isn't eligible.  So if Mike Brown's team continues to get at least the second best record, he's the Eastern Conference coach.

I think that summarizes what all-star chances the Cavs get.  Doesn't everybody agree?

     Totally forgot about Devin Harris when I made a comment in a previous thread......

     D.Harris is ripping it up this year, and would probobly get the nod over Mo, unfortunately...and Z DOES have a valid chance at making it now that I look at the selection's and the productivity of each.

MAYBE 2....3 is a streeeeeeetch...but again, anything can happen in 2-3 month's as a PP suggested.