All-Star Starters announced

[chris_in_pdx]

East

6 * LeBron James (Miami) F 6-8 250 12/30/84 St. Vincent/St. Mary HS
1 * Amar'e Stoudemire (New York) F 6-10 240 11/16/82 Cypress Creek HS (FL)
3 * Dwyane Wade (Miami) G 6-4 220 01/17/82 Marquette
1 * Derrick Rose (Chicago) G 6-3 190 10/04/88 Memphis
12 * Dwight Howard (Orlando) C 6-11 265 12/08/85 SW Atlanta Christian Academy (GA)

West

35 * Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City) F 6-9 230 09/29/88 Texas
15 * Carmelo Anthony (Denver) F 6-8 230 05/29/84 Syracuse
24 * Kobe Bryant (L.A. Lakers) G 6-6 205 08/23/78 Lower Merion HS (PA)
3 * Chris Paul (New Orleans) G 6-0 175 05/06/85 Wake Forest
11 * Yao Ming (Houston) C 7-6 310 09/12/80 Shanghai, China


Yao Ming. What a fucking joke.

 

[Ed O]

Man, I wish people who used to argue, "Yao doesn't have an unfair advantage in the voting due to being from China!" would tell me if they still think that or not...

Ed O.

 

[crowTrobot]

amazingly only one of 6 on TNT picked LMA for the reserves, and it was barkley.

not a good sign.

 

[PapaG]

Man, I wish people who used to argue, "Yao doesn't have an unfair advantage in the voting due to being from China!" would tell me if they still think that or not...

Ed O.

I agree that the entire Yao thing is out of hand in terms of the internet voting. That said, clearly, the center in the West should be ... ?????

One could make a case for Marcus Camby, prior to his injury. The center position is crap right now in the West.

 

[BBert]

Man, I wish people who used to argue, "Yao doesn't have an unfair advantage in the voting due to being from China!" would tell me if they still think that or not...

Ed O.

Hey, Yao was an All Star once. That means he should be an All Star every year. That's why he got 5 billion votes. Fair is fair.

 

[crowTrobot]

if not for the yao/china thing bynum would be starting, which is almost as silly

 

[Wheels]

good thing no D are played in these things cause watching Durant or Melo guard Amare would be kinda bad.

 

[B-Roy]

good thing no D are played in these things cause watching Durant or Melo guard Amare would be kinda bad.

What about Amare guarding Durant or Melo...

 

[Wheels]

I'd venture to guess his quickness would help negate their advantage, moreso than their size would negate his advantage. And I'd also venture to guess his shots would be much more higher percentage.

 

[Natebishop3]

The funny thing is, Yao doesn't get THAT many votes. It's usually around the 2 million mark. People just don't vote much. If Shaq were still in his prime and playing for the Lakers, he would destroy Yao in votes. I'm pretty sure Dwight Howard got more votes as well. The China thing IS an advantage, and it's pretty silly, but if people in this country would actually vote, Yao wouldn't get the spot.

 

[Wheels]

 

[jlprk]

It's simple. Have an Electoral College. The fans vote for electors. The Supreme Court chooses the electors who represent the candidate who got fewer votes. The electors meet and Yao loses. Elect All-Star starters the way it was done in 2000, and Yao is catnip.

 

[Natebishop3]

It's simple. Have an Electoral College. The fans vote for electors. The Supreme Court chooses the electors who represent the candidate who got fewer votes. The electors meet and Yao loses. Elect All-Star starters the way it was done in 2000, and Yao is catnip.

Hanging chads?

 

[Sedatedfork]

I agree that the entire Yao thing is out of hand in terms of the internet voting. That said, clearly, the center in the West should be ... ?????

One could make a case for Marcus Camby, prior to his injury. The center position is crap right now in the West.

This is actually a pretty good point. If LMA makes the reserves (and is healthy) he might actually get some decent playing time.

 

[The Sebastian Express]

The funny thing is, Yao doesn't get THAT many votes. It's usually around the 2 million mark. People just don't vote much. If Shaq were still in his prime and playing for the Lakers, he would destroy Yao in votes. I'm pretty sure Dwight Howard got more votes as well. The China thing IS an advantage, and it's pretty silly, but if people in this country would actually vote, Yao wouldn't get the spot.

Yao Ming, IIRC, started the all-star game in his rookie year in 2002/2003 by being voted in over Shaq.

 

[jlprk]

Hanging chads?

Inhumane and racist. They are called Chinese.

 

[speeds]

Inhumane and racist. They are called Chinese.

I knew a Chinese kid named Chad.

I also knew Chinese brothers who were given English names by their parents--the names being William and Bill. Yes.

But that's neither here nor there.