All-Star 2009: Final Balloting Update

@ Russ
I think that a lot of NBA’s revenew comes from TV rights and merchandise that sells abroad. Seems right to let people vote. If they didn’t want Yi in, they shouldn’t put him on the ballot. I thing with YI on KGs tail, sane people will unite and vote for him. I still thing he brought it on himself with his stupid shenanigans a little bit, though…
Besides, I think people are voting the Boguts and haywoods just because they know Dwight is in, so they want to put some pressure on the coaches that are picking the backup C. Or maybe they just hate Dwight. Or they just want to vote for Yi and they tick random names to fill the rest of the ballot!

NBK
Let me break this down to the easiest level for you.
If your thesis is that casual fans drive All-Star voting, how do you explain that most voting for the All-Star team happens online?
If you’re assuming that the people voting are such casual fans that they will not even watch the game, those are your words, why would those same casual fans make an effort to go the NBA’s website and vote in an online poll?
Which action takes more effort?
Passively watching a game, or taking the time to go the NBA’s website multiple times and submit a ballot?
From where I’m sitting the answer is easy.
Homie, you are NOT as smart as you think you are. Few of us are as smart as we think you are, but the gap between your perception of your intelligence and the reality is really, REALLY irking since you consistently use a tone that implies that everyone else is below you.

I hope Yi gets by Garnett just for the controversy that it will create…

Allen said to NBK – Few of us are as smart as we think you are
if thats the case then respect his opinion what he is saying makes sense dude

thank you

If Yi doesn’t start, China will ask for their loans to the US to be repaid…

I think it sucks they get voted in by there name or popularity. Devin Harris and Rajon Rondo are the 2 best PGs, behind Wade who dosen’t even play PG, in the east and they more then likely won’t even make the team. It’s time players get in on by what they do on the floor and not the name on the back of there jersey.

Im tired of people complaining of Iverson’s votes yes he probably will start and whys everyone whining Devin Harris will make the team anyways cas of the coaches. BUT IF U GUYS THINK IVERSON DON’T DESERVE EM. Tell me one guard in the east or any player in the nba with the following:

-Sickest Crossover Ever
-Best Little Man Ever
-4 Time Scoring Champ
-Leading a sh*t sixers team to the finals by himself.

-NCAA Big East Rookie Of The Year (1995)
-2× NCAA Big East Defensive Player Of The Year (1995, 1996)
-NBA Rookie of the Year (1997)
-All-Star Rookie Game Most Valuable Player (1997)
-All Rookie First Team (1997)
-NBA Most Valuable Player (2001)
-2× NBA All-Star Game MVP (2001, 2005)
-3× All-NBA First Team Selection
-3× All-NBA Second Team Selection
-8× NBA All-Star

There is not another player that has done this or got close. Those are some of the reasons Allen Iverson stole so many hearts.

He Can still average 30 if he wants BUT HE’S 33 and he needs to THE NBA CHAMPIONSHIP TO THAT LIST and he can’t do it by averaging 30 which would mean 22 or more shots a game with RIP RASHEED TAYSHAUN STUCKEY on his team.

A.I. is all star. For ever maybe.

sup hursty, yeah man i was posting on here during beijing, and athens too.. i’ve been around for a minute or two.. totally unrelated, but as i type this, the magic are more than doubling lang’s hawks in the third, 39 to 86.. wow.

if Yi is doin so good, y arent there more nets games on national TV so it will actually make sense y he is gettin so many votes?

While I dont always agree with the All-Star voting…Iverson isn’t a PG, he’s a combo gaurd, so complaining about him starting over Harris or whoever else thats a PG (especially when AI’s been an All-Star for 9 or 10 strait years now) is irrelent. Iversons team has the better record then Harris and I personally like the fact that Iverson is showing that he can cut back on his game for the benefit of his team (even while struggling to do so), so I give him a nod for that. People can’t complain about a guy being a “ball hogg” or whatever, and then turn around and want to punish him for not scoring 30 pts a night. Comparing him being at the All-Star game to a player like YI is RE-GOD-DAMN-DICULOUS…and whoever does it should be banned from posting on SLAM. If any of those players dont like the amounts of votes they get (the ones that dont get voted in)…then they need to step their game up continuously EVERY season and get some more fans…its not Iversons fault he’s popular, even if he isn’t having one of his best seasons, he’s still “AI” and has earned his right to a free pass every now and then. The All-Star game is for the FANS anyways, they vote for who they want to see…they dont want to see someone that they dont know no matter what their statline is, it sucks to say that but hey…it is what it is. I dont see why people continue to cry over spilled milk, especially since this has been going on since the fans were able to vote. Anyways…as long as CHINA exist..YOA, YI and T-MAC (as long as he plays with YAO) will be automatic locks for years to come, get wit it

YI, T-Mac? Come on China step it up. It was bad enough having Francis in the line up, but a broke down T-Mac? That’s not right.

YI?? c’mon! we know that he’s not that good.
what about T-Mac?? Chinese are cheaters. Ron Artest should praise them.

Can someone please tell me why Nene’s name is not even on the ballot for Centers? I get that he’s not the most popular choice and would most likely not get voted as a starter. But he is the Nugget’s starting Center and he is having a really good year. Why not put his name on the ballot and see how many votes he gets?