ALL STAR TEAM NOTES
* All three active Hall of Famers make the East All Star team.
* Hall of Famer Hrundi V. Bakshi, age 12, makes his first All Star Game since Season 35. He was 7 at that time.
* Bakshi becomes 1 of 16 players in history to make 7 or more All Star Game appearances.
* Hall of Fame center Max Payne becomes one of just four in history to make 9 or more All Star Game appearances. He ties Curley Hogbottom with 9 appearances and trails only Uncle Bob Masterson and Mamadou Zongo, who lead everyone with 10 appearances. And Payne will be back next season with a chance to tie that pair for No. 1.
* In an excellent season for rookies, three made the All Star team, with two being starters.
* Seven players are making the All Star Game for the first time, with former cut pile guy Jesus Moron Joseph getting there in his sixth season in the league.
* Nine of the 20 All Stars are back from last season's All Star Game squads. The East returns zero starters, while the West returns three starters (Naf Naf, Vampire and Pippistrelli).
* All five of the East starters will be doing so for the first time.
* The two All-MBA forwards from last season, B. Quiet of Charleston and Reckless Abandon of Chicago, failed to make their All Star Game teams.
* Players with 20-plus GVPs who were edged out and did not make the team include: guard Pelton Crane of Chicago (20.6), forward Danke Shame of Milwaukee (20.8), forward Reckless Abandon of Chicago (21.2), guard Bob Kittle of Seattle (20.4), guard Steve Carter of Sacramento (20.8) and forward Bang-Bang Reiner of Oklahoma City (21.8).
* For the first time in a number of seasons, only four centers made the All Star teams. Six have made it in the past three seasns.
* The hardest positions to gain All Star Game spots are West guards and East forwards.
* No Hall of Famers retired.
* Only 11 players on MBA rosters and 8 cut pile players will be retiring. A very light retirement season.
* Just four starters in the entire league will be retiring.
* The Philadelphia Phobia were hit the hardest by retirment. They lost the most players with 4 and the most starters with 2.
* Four of the 10 teams did not lose a single player to retirment: Charleston, San Jose, Oklahoma City and Los Angeles.
* The three teams most hurt by retirements are all Tyler's: Philadelphia, Milwaukee and Seattle.
* The five Dave teams lost just three players. The only one who sees any action at all is Troells Rasmussen of Sacramento.
* Guest retirement roller was Jesse Sherwood, who determined the fate of the eligible cut pile players.
Hall of Fame Rankings (updated with latest All Star Game awards)
1. Curly Hogbottom 6-10 Forward Seasons 16-24 (9) 25 awards
2. Uncle Bob Masterson 6-2 Guard Seasons 4-13 (10) 21 awards
3. Sagittal Occlusal 6-8 Forward Seasons 25-32 (8) 19 awards
3. Cappy Gambol 6-6 Guard Seasons 1-7 (7) 19 awards
3. Hrundi V. Bakshi 6-7 Guard Seasons 29-? (12+) 19 awards (up from 5 during Season 40)
6. Boone Doggle 6-10 Forward Seasons 23-31 (9) 18 awards
6. Mamadou Zongo 6-4 Guard Seasons 15-31 (17) 18 awards
8. Link Lennex 6-7 Forward Seasons 7-12 (6) 17 awards
8. Stu Nod 6-3 Guard Seasons 6-17 (12) 17 awards
10. Diamond Dallas Paige 6-11 Center Seasons 12-18 (7) 16 awards
10. Jonny Cockaroo 6-9 Center Seasons 18-29 (12) 16 awards
10. Max Payne 7-0 Center Seasons26-? (15+) 16 awards (up from 12 during Season 40)
13. Doc Watson 6-2 Guard Seasons 9-17 (9) 15 awards
13. Cam Bodia 6-6 Forward Seasons 15-25 (11) 15 awards
15. Cheetos Jones 5-11 Guard Seasons 28-34 (7) 14 awards
15. Dan Mann 6-1 Guard Seasons 5-13 (9) 14 awards
17. Tommy Zoop 6-6 Guard Seasons 18-24 (7) 13 awards
17. Guru Gannon 6-7 Forward Seasons 11-17 (7) 13 awards
17. Raisin Sport 6-9 Forward Seasons 1-13 (13) 13 awards
20. Bill Rustler 6-9 Center Seasons 1-10 (10) 12 awards
20. Rip Slamjam 6-11 Center Seasons 5-19 (15) 12 awards
22. Ching-Chong Chung 5-10 Guard Seasons 26-37 (11) 11 awards
22. Tom Kondla 6-8 Center Seasons 28-33 (6) 11 awards
22. Shucks Oyster 6-4 Guard Seasons 17-22 (6) 11 awards
22. Gato Do Mato 6-11 Forward Seasons 30-36 (7) 11 awards
22. Naf Naf 6-0 Guard Seasons 37-? (4+) 11 awards STILL ACTIVE (Most recent) (up from 22 during Season 40)
27. Joey Two-Tones 6-3 Guard Seasons 18-23 (6) 10 awards
27. Soul Duran 6-3 Guard Seasons 3-8 (6) 10 awards
27. Bart Pitbull 7-2 Center Seasons 17-23 (7) 10 awards
27. Shooter Flatch 6-7 Forward Seasons 19-25 (7) 10 awards
27. Alex Pal 6-11 Center Seasons 5-10 (6) 10 awards
27. Doug Fresh 5-11 Guard Seasons 1-15 (15) 10 awards
27. Art Vandelay 6-7 Forward Seasons 34-39 (3) 10 awards (Most recent)
VETERANS COMMITTEE SELECTIONS
34. Marshall Stax 6-7 Forward Seasons 7-13 (7) 9 awards
34. Mable Reed 7-1 Center Seasons 6-16 (10) 9 awards
34. Tarjetas Indice 6-7 Forward Seasons 9-17 (9) 9 awards
34. Ama Spikie 6-8 Center Seasons 29-37 (9) 9 awards
34. Bub Wright 6-5 Forward Seasons 1-7 (7) 9 awards
34. Tug Hershorts 6-11 Forward Seasons 25-33 (9) 9 awards
40. Silo Chamberlin 5-10 Guard Seasons 1-6 (6) 8 awards
40. Benny Gumm 6-0 Guard Seasons 19-31 (13) 8 awards
40. Oscar Mudcat 6-6 Guard Seasons 1-8 (8) 8 awards
40. Rowdy Ron Clutch 6-7 Forward Seasons 1-9 (9) 8 awards
