David Stern does not make good All-Star replacement selections. With Kevin Garnett and Caron Butler both missing the game, he had the perfect opportunity to replace them with the very deserving Hedo Turkoglu and Jose Calderon. Instead, he named Rasheed Wallace as Garnett's substitute and tonight named Ray Allen as Caron Butler's substitute.
ESPN - Boston's Allen named All-Star replacement for Washington's Butler - NBA
Even though I'm a Celtics fan who would love to see as many Boston players as possible in the All-Star festivities, I also respect the honor of the All-Star game and want to see the best talents recognized. Ray Allen is not one of the best players in the league this year. He's easily having one of his worst seasons. The real Big 3 on the Celtics this year has been Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Rajon Rondo. So if you're going to add another Celtic, it should be the underrated Rondo, not the overrated Allen.
With Jason Kidd perhaps being substituted off the Eastern Conference roster, I hope Stern finally gets a replacement pick right and finds a spot for Jose Calderon.