What makes an (NBA) All-Star?

Calling out the calling-out’ers: Jose’s an All-Star 
Kelly Dwyer, Yahoo! Sports

Q1. How good is Jose Calderon (Toronto Raptors, PG, 6-3, 210)?

A1. He’s as good as this Man, right here … one of the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players of All-Time.

Digest this ↑ statement while looking at these ’Season Averages’ …

Player 1 – Individual Stats

YR	G	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	OFF	DEF	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PF	PPG
1	82	5	18.2	.471	.182	.736	.30	1.00	1.30	5.1	1.33	.13	1.83	2.50	5.6
2	82	38	23.6	.489	.133	.839	.40	1.80	2.20	7.4	1.91	.12	2.05	2.80	7.7
3	82	2	22.7	.499	.184	.782	.40	1.50	1.80	8.2	2.16	.17	2.00	2.70	7.9

Player 2 - Individual Stats

YR	G	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	OFF	DEF	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	TO	PF	PPG
1	64	11	23.2	.423	.163	.848	.50	1.70	2.20	4.5	0.70	.10	1.58	1.50	5.5
2	77	11	21.0	.521	.333	.818	.30	1.50	1.70	5.0	0.80	.10	1.43	1.80	8.7
3	51	37	31.9	.544	.472	.923	.50	2.70	3.10	8.9	1.10	.10	1.61	1.60	12.9

… and, the corresponding ‘Team W-L Records’ for the first three years of John Stockton’s (Utah Jazz) & Jose Calderon’s NBA careers …

Player 1 – Team W-L Record

Year	Team	Record	Win%	Finish	GB
1	?	41-41	.500	4	11
2	?	42-40	.512	4	9
3	?	44-38	.537	2	11

Player 2 – Team W-L Record

Year	Team	Record	Win%	Finish	GB
1	?	27-55	.329	4	22
2	?	47-35	.573	1	0
3	?	28-23	.549	2	13.5

Q21. Which set belongs to the former ‘Choir Boy’? … and, which belongs to ‘El Matador‘?

A2. See the bottom of this blog entry for the answer. * 

Whether or not Jose Calderon actually makes the All-Star team this season is irrelevant – re: Agent Zero’s blog: Thoughts on the Shaq Trade – as … barring injury … he has The Talent, The Attitude & The Game to become a multiple time (10?) All-Star over the course of his NBA career.

Jose Calderon is THAT good … as a ’spectacularly efficient’ PG who:

I) Gets his teammates the ball ’when & where’ they need it to succeed;
II) Has an exceptionally high Basketball IQ;
III) Plays the game with tremendous Passion & Poise;
IV) Is ‘big enough’, ‘quick enough’ & ’strong enough’ to defend multiple positions on the floor, in a defensive ’switch’ or ’designated rotation’ situations;
V) Is a solid rebounder;
VI) Is improving his shooting stroke (i.e. Pull-up J, Catch & Shoot, 3FGA’s & FT’s) every year;
VII) Is a terrific finisher of layups at the rim, with either hand;
VIII) Is a well-conditioned athlete;
IX) Is a consumate professional (& a 1st Class teammate); and,
X) At 26 years of age, has already captured one World Championship (2006) with his native Spain.

Q3. Name the Point Guards in the history of the NBA to shoot …

+50.0% on FGA’s
+45.0% on 3FGA’s
+90.0% on FTA’s
with an Assist : Ratio of +5 to 1
while Averaging 31.9 MP

for an entire season?

A3. Prior to this season … there has NEVER (ever) been one!

* Player 1 is John Stockton; Player 2 is Jose Calderon.

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