OT Lakers are in advanced discussions to try to bring China star Yi Jianlian back to the NBA

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SlyPokerDog said:
Why? We buy the tickets and jerseys. We watch the games. We can't have one game where we get to select who plays? We don't get a say in where and how the games are broadcast. We don't get a say in what fucking ads they're going to put on the jerseys.

It's one game. I'm just not seeing the outrage in letting fans have this tiny say.
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Exactly. Only one game a year for the players to toss an all star start notch on their belt and legacy.

BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94 said:
I'm not 100% sure. There are some dumb fans, I may be one of them too cause I wouldn't have voted Kerr, Stotts and Stevens were more worthy.

Well, the players that get snubbed that have all-star bonuses in their contracts probably have some legit beef with fans.
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If the fans want a game where we declare who starts and plays, then the season should be 83 games, but not use the All star game as this. Create an 83rd game where the fans vote in all the players, bench and starters. When its played, I don't know because you don't want to impact the playoffs, but there are other options to provide the fans with input and to be a part of a selection process without slighting a player who should be an all star based on numbers for a player who is an all star based on popularity.
 
Orion Bailey said:
All star appearances and starts are notches towards making the HOF, then it is a serious issue when a better player is left off the starting lineup simply because he is less popular.
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Have any examples of players who were left out of the HOF because they didn't make the ASG as a starter?
 
Allstar voting is like voting for Prom King and Queen...popularity contest.....
 
SlyPokerDog said:
Baseball and hockey allow the fans to vote.
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And Baseball is riddled with drug users, is no longer America's pastime and has lost significant popularity over the last decade plus. Not saying its because of this, but I'm saying they are really screwed up, and this is just another example. :)

I don't know much about hockey though.

I will say this. I would be fine with fans voting the all star game if the HOF panel completely removed it from their selection process.
I just think it leads to the potential of a player getting snubbed in cooperstown because a bunch of ass hat fans voted in a lesser caliber player year after year because of international popularity, or whatever it may be.
Just doesn't feel right.
 
SlyPokerDog said:
Why? We buy the tickets and jerseys. We watch the games. We can't have one game where we get to select who plays? We don't get a say in where and how the games are broadcast. We don't get a say in what fucking ads they're going to put on the jerseys.

It's one game. I'm just not seeing the outrage in letting fans have this tiny say.
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I still don't see why any of that gives us a say. Fan is short for fanatic and most of them are stupid and don't know the game anyway. I would much rather see the right people get voted in then the fans voting for people that shouldn't be there in the first place.
 
He's a superstar in China and I'm sure it's tough being a bench scrub in the NBA
 
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