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Chris Bosh Named All-Star Reserve

Each member of the Big Three will take their talents to Orlando for the NBA All-Star game

By David Hill

| Friday, Feb 10, 2012 | Updated 7:01 AM EDT

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To the surprise of no one, Miami Heat forward Chris Bosh was selected for his seventh All-Star team on Thursday. He is one of seven reserves named to the Eastern Conference squad, joining teammates LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, who were named All-Star starters last week.

Joining Bosh on the Eastern bench are Roy Hibbert, Luol Deng, Paul Pierce, Deron Williams, Joe Johnson and Andre Iguodala. They join starters Wade, James, Carmelo Anthony, Derrick Rose and Dwight Howard.

Averaging 19 points and 8 rebounds a game, there was some thought that he should have been named the East's other starting forward alongside James.

Instead, the fans selected Anthony of the New York Knicks. But with Melo sitting out the next 1-2 weeks with a groin injury, Bosh could find himself in the starting lineup when the All-Stars tip off on February 26th in Orlando.

Deng is the only other forward on the All-Star team, but his numbers are not quite as good as Bosh, who manages to be in the top 15 in NBA scoring despite being the third option on his own team.

When Bosh was not named a starter, he responded rather mildly, saying "I'm not a popular guy, I guess." But the Eastern Conference coaches, who vote on All-Star reserves, know Bosh's talents well enough. Though he has only been named a starter once in his career, this will be Bosh's sixth go-around as an All-Star reserve.

"The selection process, it is out of my control," Bosh told the Palm Beach Post on Thursday. "But, maybe, one day, when my kids are a little older and we have conversations, I can tell them, 'Daddy was a bad man back in my day,' and have like a little résumé."

The Western Conference reserves are Kevin Love, Marc Gasol, LaMarcus Aldridge, Dirk Nowitzki, Russell Westbrook, Tony Parker, Steve Nash. They join starters Kobe Bryant, Chris Paul, Kevin Durant, Blake Griffin and Andrew Bynum.

The Heat are the only team in the NBA with three All-Stars. Chicago, Oklahoma City and both LA teams each have two representatives.