Squawkers Hawksquawk Posted January 29, 2010 Squawkers Report Share Posted January 29, 2010 The All-Star reserves were announced Thursday night, and that means its’ time for the predictable “snub” stories. Smoove has been included on a few of those lists after coaches voted J.J. and Al to the East squad but not him. Smoove, though, insists he is not miffed because he doesn’t really think he got snubbed. “The people around me, my family and friends, are more mad about it than me,” he said. It was doubtful Smoove would be selected ahead of East forwards Chris Bosh of Toronto and Paul Pierce of Boston. They’ve been considered elite for a while now. Pierce plays for a contender and while the Raptors trail the Hawks in the standings Bosh is the main reason the Raptors are on track for the playoffs. Smoove, though, could have been picked over Charlotte’s Gerald Wallace. But he says he doesn’t begrudge coaches for sending Wallace to his first All-Star game instead of him. “He’s worked hard over the last nine years and it’s paid off,” Smith said. “He definitely deserved View the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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