Brooklyn Nets fans want Spencer Dinwiddie in the All-Star game

Spencer Dinwiddie has been a pleasant surprise for the Brooklyn Nets, already winning over fans with hopes of seeing him in this year’s NBA All-Star game.

The breakout season for Spencer Dinwiddie continues to get better for the Brooklyn Nets, as the team is competing relatively well with him starting at point guard. Injuries to D’Angelo Russell and Jeremy Lin created plenty of question marks early in the season, but the emergence of Dinwiddie as a go-to guy has opened plenty of eyes around the league, especially for the Nets fanbase.

The former University of Colorado Boulder star has taken full advantage of the opportunity to start and flourish in the lineup. His 13.0 points and 6.4 assists per game may not jump off the stat sheet to common NBA fans, but considering he’s a 2014 second round draft pick and earned playing time from the G League, those numbers are encouraging for the franchise’s future.

In 28 games as a starter, he’s posted 14.5 points, 6.9 assists and 3.1 rebounds per game.

Back in November, Dinwiddie was the new team hero as he sank the go-ahead 3-point basket with 43 seconds left in regulation to defeat LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. The clutch shooting continued into the new year as he hit the game-winner Wednesday night again in front of the Barclays Center crowd, but this time against the favored Minnesota Timberwolves.

Dinwiddie spoke with the media after the game comparing both clutch game-winners and his preference to win games by larger margins.

"“I don’t know. I mean, the Cleveland one was probably a higher degree of difficulty. I just shot a pull up really. I mean, shoot, last game was a pretty high degree of difficulty. It was pretty far on the left wing. We really just kind of need to get out of these situations honestly. These do or die situations. I’d rather just win the game by like 10.”"

Dinwiddie has seen a spark of popularity for his efforts on social media as he was trending following the game-winner. This was followed by Twitter accounts campaigning for him to make this year’s All-Star game in Los Angeles. The odds are not in his favor after the first voting returns, but it’s encouraging to see the amount of support he’s getting since becoming the Nets’ starting point guard.

In an effort to give fans more Dinwiddie, he was on hand for a special meet-and-greet in Brooklyn embracing the full Nets crowd. The words “All-Star” were thrown around by some fans, which Dinwiddie humbly appreciated while signing autographs and posing for pictures with a few Nets cheerleaders.

Chesed from Harlem, New York was one of the many fans lining up to meet Dinwiddie shared his reasons for voting him as a possible All-Star.

"“I think so, we voted for him I think he deserves it. You know it’s cool, a little refreshing to see somebody that isn’t somebody you expect to see out there. He’s working hard, he’s putting up the numbers, especially the numbers he had against the Timberwolves the other night. He had 26 [points] and like nine [assists], so yeah those are All-Star numbers, he deserves it.”"

It appears the feel-good “Rocky” type of story is still a big component to many fans of the NBA and Dinwiddie is fitting that description.

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The Nets hope that this story ends one day with a championship rather than a loss by knockout.