NBA All Star Game Starters

• wildcats20

  

  East
  Guard Dwyane Wade
  Guard Derrick Rose
  Forward LeBron James
  Forward Amare Stoudemire
  Center Dwight Howard
  
  West
  Guard Kobe Bryant
  Guard Chris Paul
  Forward Carmelo Anthony
  Forward Kevin Durant
  Center Yao Ming
  
  
  This is why I don't like it being a 100% fan vote. Yao Ming in no way, shape, or form deserves to be an All Star.
• gerb131

  

  Less than enthusiastic about the All Star game this year.
• mallymal614

  I had the East starters right on. In the west though I had NeNe instead of Yao (No big time centers in the west and I didn't wan to vote for a guy out for the year), D. Williams instead of Chris Paul, and Dirk instead of Carmello.
• tk421

  

  wildcats20;655721 wrote:East
  Guard Dwyane Wade
  Guard Derrick Rose
  Forward LeBron James
  Forward Amare Stoudemire
  Center Dwight Howard
  
  West
  Guard Kobe Bryant
  Guard Chris Paul
  Forward Carmelo Anthony
  Forward Kevin Durant
  Center Yao Ming
  
  
  This is why I don't like it being a 100% fan vote. Yao Ming in no way, shape, or form deserves to be an All Star.

  The Spurs with the best record in the NBA and not one starter? That's the tragedy.
• gerb131

  

  I'll prob just watch the 3 point shootout the only thing worth watching anymore.
• Hb31187

  

  Melo a starter...thats what i like to see
• friendfromlowry

  Yao got almost 930,000 votes....I wonder how many of those were from people in China?
• Hb31187

  

  929,999
• wildcats20

  

  tk421;655743 wrote:The Spurs with the best record in the NBA and not one starter? That's the tragedy.

  
  Tragedy? No.
  
  Even if it was voted on by anyone other than fans, I don't think the Spurs get a starter anyway. Manu is the only player who you could make an argument for. And when you compare him to the other guards in the West, he isn't in the top 2.
• mallymal614

  friendfromlowry;655786 wrote:Yao got almost 930,000 votes....I wonder how many of those were from people in China?

  
  I mean who else could you vote for as center? There is no star center in the West at all. I voted for NeNe but I can see why some people chose Yao by default lol.
• wildcats20

  

  Someone who actually is playing.....
  
  Yao Ming has played in 5 games this year. FIVE games.
  
  
  You should have to have played in at least 25-30 games in order to be an All Star.
• friendfromlowry

  I think it's more that a majority of his votes probably came from China, and they don't care whether he has played or not. They follow their athletes with die hard loyalty. Hell he's been in the league for 8 years and this will be his 8th all-star appearance.
• wildcats20

  

  Which is why the fan vote should only be a portion of the balloting.
  
  Especially when a player comes from a country that has 32847239847923874298374 people.
• like_that

  

  I think it should be half fans vote, and half players vote.
• Laley23

  

  I like the NFL. 1/3 fans, media, and players.
• sportswizuhrd

  Hb31187;655773 wrote:Melo a starter...thats what i like to see

  
  I wouldnt be surprised if your team had another starter for the West.
• Hb31187

  

  Nene?
• sportswizuhrd

  Hb31187;656104 wrote:Nene?

  
  I think it was hoopsworld.com(not the best site but did make a good argument) that made its case for him filling in for Yao. I dont have a link for it because I read it through their Iphone app.
• september63

  

  As long as both Durant and Love are backups I'd be OK with the starters. (minus Yao)
• Hb31187

  

  Durant is a starter
• wildcats20

  

  Stern gets to name the starting center now for the West, I think it comes out once the reserves are named.
  
  Maybe it should just go to the next highest vote getter at center?
• Skyhook79

  

  tk421;655743 wrote:The Spurs with the best record in the NBA and not one starter? That's the tragedy.

  
  
  The Celtics have the best record in the East and they don't have a starter either, is that a "tragedy" also?
• mallymal614

  Hb31187;656104 wrote:Nene?

  
  Centers in the West.....
  
  Yao Ming
  Andrew Bynum
  Nene
  Marc Gasol
  Emeka Okafor
  Brendan Haywood
  Marcus Camby
  Chris Kaman
  Andris Biedrins
  DeMarcus Cousins
  
  
  As you can see, not that many star centers in the west. The only two that you can considered a star is Yao and maybe Bynum. But both those players rarely played this year so I don't think they are worthy of an all-star spot. NeNe on the other hand is averaging 15 points and 7 rebound per game on a good Nuggets team, which are better stats than any other of the centers. I think he is deserving of the center spot in the west.
• september63

  

  september63;656162 wrote:As long as both Durant and Love are backups I'd be OK with the starters. (minus Yao)

  
  I meant Blake Griffin. My bad.
• thedynasty1998

  

  This is probably the first year I'm really looking forward to the All Star game. The dynamic of the league has really changed over the last year and I think it will be interesting to see who goes out and really tries to establish themselves.