Jeff Van Gundy: Can't be sure Camby will be picked for the All-Star Game!!

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CAMBY NO LOCK: Jeff Van Gundy lauded Nuggets center Marcus Camby. But the Houston Rockets coach said one can't be sure Camby will be picked for the Feb. 19 All-Star Game in Houston.

"The only thing that's more unpredictable than the fan voting is the coach's," said Van Gundy, who coached Camby with New York from 1998-2001. "I would say most coaches tend to go with players from winning teams."

The Nuggets are 13-14 after Friday's 108-86 win against the Rockets. Camby, whose statistics have improved considerably, is a distant second in fan voting to Houston's Yao Ming, so he would need to be picked by the coaches as a reserve. But Yao is out six to eight weeks with a toe injury, so a center also could be named as an injury replacement.

"He's played really well certainly because he's a really good player and he has been for a long time," Van Gundy said of Camby. "That's why the numbers to me, who cares? The only thing that matters is being able to avoid the freak injury. . . . He's embraced the idea he's a center (not a power forward)."