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2022 All-Stars

Let me get some basketball 101 out of the way real quick: The most important skill in basketball by far is being able to score in isolation (off the dribble, posting up, or the face up jumper) at an all-star level. (To a bit of a lesser extent, taking advantage of mismatches by scoring in drop coverage in the pick n' roll is also a valuable shot creation tool). There are other important skills but this is the only one that if a player has, can make a team with a relatively weak supporting cast much better than it actually is (a perfect example: '01 Iverson). If a player doesn't have this skill, they simply aren't an all-star caliber hooper (someone like Klay in his prime, an efficient 20 points and great 3 point shooting, is the rare exception). Anyway... For whatever reason that only God can comprehend, I LOVE creating all-star/all-nba teams! There’s multiple things I balance (in this order): offensive production/talent (see above paragraph), responsibility for their t...