What's the difference between Superstar and All-star?

[iLoveNBA]

I would like somebody to tell me the difference, I don't think their is an exact definition, but what would your definition be?

[L.Kizzle]

Superstars
LeBron Jamnes
Dwyane Wade

All-Stars
Caron Butler
Shawn Marion

[iLoveNBA]

Superstars
LeBron Jamnes
Dwyane Wade

All-Stars
Caron Butler
Shawn Marion

Top 10 or Top 5 players in the league? I know what all-stars are, but I am a little bit confused about the term Superstar.

[Samurai Swoosh]

All Star is someone who can have a monster year, but isn't a all star year in and year out. Think David West, Mo Williams, etc.

A superstar is a foundation to a franchise. Someone who is consistently dominate and great. Superstar is someone who is a perrenial all-star caliber player.

[nbastatus]

superstars
kobe
james
wade
cp3

all-star
granger
amare

[iLoveNBA]

All Star is someone who can have a monster year, but isn't a all star year in and year out. Think David West, Mo Williams, etc.

A superstar is a foundation to a franchise. Someone who is consistently dominate and great. Superstar is someone who is a perrenial all-star caliber player.

So franchise player vs A Great 2nd or 3rd option player?

[L.Kizzle]

All Star is someone who can have a monster year, but isn't a all star year in and year out. Think David West, Mo Williams, etc.

A superstar is a foundation to a franchise. Someone who is consistently dominate and great. Superstar is someone who is a perrenial all-star caliber player.

No necessarily, perennial All-Star aren't always, Superstar. Shawn Marion was a perennial All-Star. Dude made 4 All-Star games, but isn't a Superstar.

[L.Kizzle]

So franchise player vs A Great 2nd or 3rd option player?

Not necessarily. Elton Brand was the Clipper's franchise player for the past couple of years, isn't a Superstar though.

[iLoveNBA]

Not necessarily. Elton Brand was the Clipper's franchise player for the past couple of years, isn't a Superstar though.

So would these players be superstars or all-stars?

Dirk, Dwight, Yao, Melo, Pierce?

[west]

Superstars:Wade,LeBron,Kobe
Allstars:Ray Allen,Roy,Melo

[Samurai Swoosh]

No necessarily, perennial All-Star aren't always, Superstar. Shawn Marion was a perennial All-Star. Dude made 4 All-Star games, but isn't a Superstar.

But like I also said, they have to be individually dominant and their teams foundation. Shawn Marion was never either of those.

[L.Kizzle]

So would these players be superstars or all-stars?

Dirk, Dwight, Yao, Melo, Pierce?

Dwight and Yao, current superstars. Dirk, was a Superstar, don't know if he's still at that level. Melo and Pierce, nawl.

[GiveItToBurrito]

That's a decent example, but it's not really an explanation (which is hard to give, since superstar is hard to define). Personally, I consider a superstar someone who can take over a game as a playmaker or a rebounder if they're not scoring, not matter what position they're playing and what their normal averages are, and someone who can always destroy you in the fourth quarter, and who can guard anyone within reason man-to-man with the game on the line. They're also players who can single-handedly win a playoff series or who single-handedly win games, and who just dominate the league. For example, Amare Stoudemire is a star, and even though he puts up monstrous numbers, he's not a superstar because you rarely hear about him elevating his game and living up to the challenge of guarding another superstar or getting the ball in iso-situations in the fourth quarter. At the same time, even though you could say that Tim Duncan is somewhat less impressive as far as statistics, he can take over a game or a season for his team if it's needed, and he's always good in the clutch. You could also make the case that a superstar just has an iconic and larger than life personality, but I don't think that's really the case, since I find Nick Young and Ron Artest absolutely fascinating and hilarious while someone like Timmy D or Yao is generally kind of uncharismatic, even though they're both superstars.

I'm sorry if that's kind of vague, but it's hard to quantify and pretty much any argument is going to have exceptions.

[iLoveNBA]

Dwight and Yao, current superstars. Dirk, was a Superstar, don't know if he's still at that level. Melo and Pierce, nawl.

So I guess we might share the same opinion. In my opinion, I always thought a Super-star would be a Top 10 player in the league, while an all-star would be a 10-25 players ranked in the league.

[arkain]

Superstars
LeBron Jamnes
Dwyane Wade

All-Stars
Caron Butler
Shawn Marion

Why didnt this end the thread?