Duncan 4th in All Star Voting so far (western forwards)

[JR3]

Forwards: Carmelo Anthony (Den) 588,958; Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 366,300; Pau Gasol (LAL) 280,758; Tim Duncan (SA) 271,321; Kevin Durant (OKC) 177,205; Trevor Ariza (Hou) 168,167; Shawn Marion (Dal) 161,653; Luis Scola (Hou) 134,321; Ron Artest (LAL) 99,209; Lamar Odom (LAL) 85,817; LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) 70,588.

Don't forget to keep voting!

[JR3]

Here is the link if you want to see the other positions
http://www.nba.com/2009/news/12/10/allstar.vote.update.1/index.html

[silverblackfan]

Threw in a vote. Thanks for the reminder. Its too easy to just assume that TD is going to be there, just like every other season.

[JR3]

I'm not ready to see him as an all star reserve just yet! Not to be replaced by dirk or Gaysol!

[siraulo23]

cmon guys!!! we gotta keep the streak going

tracy freAking mcgrady has more votes than him, and he's not even playing!

dont be lazy, vote everyday!

[alchemist]

Dallas is putting up huge numbers for their players, I don't see Timmy starting this year with Melo having a terrific year.

[baseline bum]

Anthony and Nowitzki deserve it so far... not that I'm going to quit voting for Timmy!

[blkroadrunners]

tracy freAking mcgrady has more votes than him, and he's not even playing!


WTF :lmao

The highest paid NBA player who hasn't played a single minute this season still getting recognition.

[VBM]

WTF :lmao

Gotta love the Yao effect...where's Yao on the tally, btw?

[VBM]

I'm not ready to see him as an all star reserve just yet! Not to be replaced by dirk or Gaysol!

His team needs to win more games...Timmy right now is the annual
"guy who's putting up good stats on a bad team."

[blkroadrunners]

Gotta love the Yao effect...where's Yao on the tally, btw?


I don't think he's on the list this year. I'm glad the NBA decided to do so, along w/ Yi Jianlian.

[VBM]

I don't think he's on the list this year. I'm glad the NBA decided to do so, along w/ Yi Jianlian.

If that's the case...time to move Timmy to C on the ballot!

[jack0fspeed]

I'm not ready to see him as an all star reserve just yet! Not to be replaced by dirk or Gaysol!

For whatever reason, Dirk doesn't get first voted into All-Star Starter very often (I think 2007 was the only time). But he has been voted 1st team all-NBA 4 out of the last 5 years.

[Sportstudi]

For whatever reason, Dirk doesn't get first voted into All-Star Starter very often (I think 2007 was the only time). But he has been voted 1st team all-NBA 4 out of the last 5 years.

The reason is simple: The All-NBA team is not voted by the fans. Additionally, in 2007 he started only due to the injury of Yao Ming and Duncan switched to Center in the starting lineup.

[Duncan2177]

WTF :lmao

The highest paid NBA player who hasn't played a single minute this season still getting recognition.

That is ridiculous.

[ffadicted]

Sorry timmy, but melo and dirk deserve it more

should've been listed as a center hahs

[crc21209]

If TD isnt voted in by the fans, he should be voted in as a reserve the way he's been playing this year so far...

[LOL@MavsFan]

:toast
I'm not ready to see him as an all star reserve just yet! Not to be replaced by dirk or Gaysol!

Eespecially not by a Muppet!:bang

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[LOL@MavsFan]

Sorry timmy, but melo and dirk deserve it more

should've been listed as a center hahs

Melo is a SF not PF like Pau and Dirk...good try though:lol

[HarlemHeat37]

I don't really have a problem with the top 2..

Duncan doesn't really play anymore in All-Star games anyways, he's better off as a reserve..

[ffadicted]

Melo is a SF not PF like Pau and Dirk...good try though:lol

Ummm.... forwards and guards all get the same votes, there isn't a separate spot for PG/SG and SF/PF lol

[LOL@MavsFan]

Ummm.... forwards and guards all get the same votes, there isn't a separate spot for PG/SG and SF/PF lol

HAHA:lol

[Balance]

WTF :lmao

The highest paid NBA player who hasn't played a single minute this season still getting recognition.

He wants to play. Apparently China wants him to play.
Since the Rockets Organization doesn't want it, the all-star game could be his first game of the season. That would be nice. Let's vote for him! :lmao

[Allanon]

Melo has 1 starting forward spot locked up. Duncan won't beat out Dirk/Pau for the 2nd starting spot.

He shoulda been on the Center ballot, then it would have been an easy win against Amare/Bynum.

[HarlemHeat37]

I hope Duncan plays no more than 2-3 minutes if he makes the game TBH..

[Bukefal]

Damn, tracy mcgrady? :lol

Shame TP isnt anywhere in the list.

[angelbelow]

Just voted too. maybe they should move him to center this year lol

[Xevious]

Just voted (again). But this will be the year that he falls to the reserves. Nothing wrong with that.

I also agree that he should be on the center ballot.

[024]

didn't expect amare to take the center lead but then again the center selections are pretty slim.

[Spursmania]

Let Duncan rest. He doesn't give a shit. Probably would prefer to stay home with his family anyways.

And, yes, I have voted every day!!

[blkroadrunners]

He wants to play. Apparently China wants him to play.
Since the Rockets Organization doesn't want it, the all-star game could be his first game of the season. That would be nice. Let's vote for him! :lmao

Hey, I made a hard push to vote for Stephon Marbury last year in the ASG. Let's make it happen!

[Josepatches_]

Let Duncan rest. He doesn't give a shit. Probably would prefer to stay home with his family anyways.

And, yes, I have voted every day!!


He's not going to be tired for play 15min in the ASW without intensity and he likes this event.Last years he was in the the saturday contest so i'm sure he would like to be there.

This year to be all star could be the best he can add.It's not sure we'll make the playoffs.

All Star Weekend is the second more important event after the finals of the nba in tv around the world.

[z0sa]

Last season, Bruce got the 3rd most forward votes. It wouldn't have taken much more of an effort and we'd have seen Bruce a starter in the All-Star game next to Timmy. That made me a believer. I vote all Spurs now, and as often as I can.

[narmerguy]

What's with the constant nut hugging on Bruce here? FFS let it go.

[z0sa]

What's with the constant nut hugging on Bruce here? FFS let it go.

Who was nuthugging on Bruce?

[duhoh]

Damn, tracy mcgrady? :lol

Shame TP isnt anywhere in the list.

but he is

[ploto]

IIRC, last year the Spurs complained and got Duncan moved from center to forward. With McDyess on the ballot at center, they are not going to put Duncan there, as well.

[024]

center and power forward really have no distinction. the playing styles of yao, pau gasol, lopez, jefferson, and duncan are so similar yet yao, lopez, and jefferson are considered centers and gasol and duncan are power forwards. all of these players have a spot up jumper and play in the low post. amare stoudemire at center is even more funny. the classification is pretty messed up.

[Chieflion]

Where is Anthony Randolph on the list? It is blasphemy.

[Balance]

Hey, I made a hard push to vote for Stephon Marbury last year in the ASG. Let's make it happen!

And now you have China on your side!

[Xevious]

IIRC, last year the Spurs complained and got Duncan moved from center to forward. With McDyess on the ballot at center, they are not going to put Duncan there, as well.
The fans (and Duncan too I suppose) don't want him listed as center because there is no way they can beat out China in voting. That isn't an issue this year.

But I've been arguing that Duncan is a true 5 for several years now.

[NZ Spurs]

But Melo and Dirk are playing better than Tim?

[quentin_compson]

But Melo and Dirk are playing better than Tim?

These All-Star votings are so strange that it is probably better no to seek for any logic there, but I guess many people are voting based on PPG.

Still, I guess you could argue for Melo and Nowitzki being ahead of TD so far.

[Chieflion]

These All-Star votings are so strange that it is probably better no to seek for any logic there, but I guess many people are voting based on PPG.

Still, I guess you could argue for Melo and Nowitzki being ahead of TD so far.
Yet McGrady has scored 0 points so far this season. It is just a popularity contest, and Melo is always high up on the popularity contest when it comes to the forwards in the West. And he is playing MVP level ball.

[quentin_compson]

Yet McGrady has scored 0 points so far this season. It is just a popularity contest, and Melo is always high up on the popularity contest when it comes to the forwards in the West. And he is playing MVP level ball.

I guess we're trying to say the same thing, more or less. It is a strange voting process, based on popularity/random stats/maybe just a lot of people voting for the fun of it (Marbury last season??), still Melo is having a great season without a doubt and it would be stupid to deny he deserves to be an All-Star.

[Chieflion]

I guess we're trying to say the same thing, more or less. It is a strange voting process, based on popularity/random stats/maybe just a lot of people voting for the fun of it (Marbury last season??), still Melo is having a great season without a doubt and it would be stupid to deny he deserves to be an All-Star.
Marbury last season was an attempt by fans in RealGM and other forums trying to prove a point that the voting system sucks.

[024]

everybody vote for tmac and duncan! do it. just do it.

[quentin_compson]

Marbury last season was an attempt by fans in RealGM and other forums trying to prove a point that the voting system sucks.

Yeah I know. Damn, I should try to express myself more clearly. That was what I meant by voting just for the fun of it.

[spectator]

wanted to bring back this thread so ppl remember to vote. also, i've seen bigger changes in the ASG voting to know that Tim can get past Dirk easily.

so let's vote and keep bringing back this thread! together, we can make timmy a starter

[Spurs Brazil]

Kobe leads way in second returns of All-Star Game voting
By Official release
Posted Dec 24 2009 12:55PM

NEW YORK -- Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers and Carmelo Anthony of the Denver Nuggets top the Western Conference, while LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers and Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat lead the Eastern Conference after the second returns of 2010 NBA All-Star Balloting presented by T-Mobile. Bryant, a three-time All-Star MVP, is the overall leader with 1,380,383 votes, while James, a two-time All-Star MVP, is second overall with 1,351,292.



The 2010 NBA All-Star Game, which will air live on TNT and ESPN Radio in the U.S., and reach fans in more than 200 countries and territories in more than 40 languages, will be played at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, before an expected crowd of more than 80,000 -- the largest group ever to witness a live basketball game -- on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010.

In the Western Conference, Bryant, who shared the MVP award with Shaquille O'Neal in last year's All-Star Game and who also garnered the honor in 2002 and 2007, is followed at guard by the Phoenix Suns' Steve Nash (546,064). Anthony paces forwards in the West (1,204,234) with the Dallas Mavericks' Dirk Nowitzki (668,243) second. The Suns' Amar'e Stoudemire (950,737) is the leading vote-getter among Western Conference centers, with the Lakers' Andrew Bynum (588,471) following.

The guards in the Eastern Conference are paced by Wade (1,314,215), followed by the Philadelphia 76ers' Allen Iverson (635,084). While Iverson appears among Western Conference guards on the paper ballot because he began the season with Memphis, his votes count towards the Eastern Conference guards due to his signing with Philadelphia Dec. 3. James, a two-time All-Star MVP (2006, 2008), paces Eastern Conference forwards with 1,351,292 votes, followed by the Boston Celtics' Kevin Garnett (1,113,213), MVP of the 2003 All-Star Game. The Orlando Magic's Dwight Howard leads all centers with 1,252,786 votes; the Cavaliers' O'Neal is second among centers in the East (455,239).

2010 NBA All-Star Balloting presented by T-Mobile, with associate partner 2K Sports, allows fans worldwide to vote daily for their favorite players as starters for the 2010 NBA All-Star Game. For the first time, fans can vote for All-Stars any time by texting a player's last name from their mobile phones. Fans can cast one SMS vote per day, per phone number.

There are several ways fans can cast their votes, including: at each NBA arena; in 20 languages on NBA.com; and through mobile phones by texting the player's last name to 6-9-6-2-2 ("MYNBA"), via Web2Go® on T-Mobile phones or wap.nba.com for any wireless carrier. A T-Mobile-branded All-Star Balloting widget is also available on NBA.com so that fans can "grab" the widget and place it on their blogs, social network pages, or personal Web sites allowing others to vote directly from the widget. Paper balloting will continue through Jan. 10, while wireless balloting and voting on NBA.com will conclude Jan. 18.

Updated results for the Eastern and Western Conferences will be issued regularly leading up to the announcement of the All-Star starters on Thursday Jan. 21, prior to a TNT doubleheader. Following the completion of fan voting and the starting line-up announcement, the head coaches in each conference will vote to determine the remaining All-Stars in their respective conference, which will be announced Thursday, Jan. 28 prior to a TNT doubleheader.

The NBA All-Star ballot lists 120 players -- 60 each from the Eastern and Western conferences -- with 24 guards, 24 forwards, and 12 centers from each conference comprising the list. Voters select two guards, two forwards and one center from each conference. The 120 players on the ballot were selected by a panel of media who regularly cover the NBA: Mike Breen (ABC/ESPN), Eddie Sefko (Dallas Morning News), Doug Smith (The Toronto Star and President, Pro Basketball Writers Association) Marc Spears (Yahoo! Sports), Marc Stein (ESPN.com) and Ian Thomsen (Sports Illustrated).

NBA All-Star 2010 in Dallas will bring together some of the most talented and passionate players in the league's history for a global celebration of the game. The week leading up to the 59th NBA All-Star Game will feature a full slate of community-enhancing activities and fan festivals, including NBA All-Star Jam Session presented by adidas and the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge & Youth Jam. This will be the second NBA All-Star in Dallas. The city also hosted the event in 1986.

In conjunction with All-Star Balloting, 2K Sports will give fans the opportunity to experience Dallas and the best of basketball by entering the NBA® 2K10 Sweepstakes for a chance to win a trip to NBA All-Star 2010 and have their likeness as a digitized player incorporated in next year's game, NBA® 2K11.

The leaders of both the Eastern and Western Conference players for the second returns of the 2010 NBA All-Star voting:

EASTERN CONFERENCE
Forwards: LeBron James (Clev) 1,315,292; Kevin Garnett (Bos) 1,113,213; Chris Bosh (Tor) 553,230; Paul Pierce (Bos) 263,189; Josh Smith (Atl) 236,527; Andre Iguodala (Phi) 167,799; Danny Granger (Ind) 165,543; Michael Beasley (Mia) 132,794; Hedo Turkoglu (Tor) 95,329; Rashard Lewis (Orl) 95,328; Caron Butler (Was) 83,317.

Guards: Dwyane Wade (Mia) 1,314,215; *Allen Iverson (Phi) 635,084; Vince Carter (Orl) 554,779; Ray Allen (Bos) 385,744; Gilbert Arenas (Was) 355,544; Derrick Rose (Chi) 305,029; Joe Johnson (Atl) 227,896; Rajon Rondo (Bos) 203,252; Jose Calderon (Tor) 115,071; Mike Bibby (Atl) 106,830.

Centers: Dwight Howard (Orl) 1,252,786; Shaquille O'Neal (Cle) 455,239; Andrea Bargnani (Tor) 121,253; Al Horford (Atl) 118,802; Brook Lopez (NJ) 105,157; Andrew Bogut (Mil) 87,876; Jermaine O'Neal (Mia) 81,262; Rasheed Wallace (Bos) 66,307; Kendrick Perkins (Bos) 40,057; Samuel Dalembert (Phi) 35,714; Tyson Chandler (Cha) 31,470; Brad Miller (Chi) 29,369.

WESTERN CONFERENCE
Forwards: Carmelo Anthony (Den) 1,204,234; Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 668,243; Pau Gasol (LAL) 565,414; Tim Duncan (SA) 564,728; Kevin Durant (OKC) 406,581; Trevor Ariza (Hou) 355,529; Luis Scola (Hou) 295,691; Shawn Marion (Dal) 268,853; Ron Artest (LAL) 197,689; Lamar Odom (LAL) 152,684; LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) 129,909.

Guards: Kobe Bryant (LAL) 1,380,383; Steve Nash (Pho) 546,064; Tracy McGrady (Hou) 541,190; Chris Paul (NO) 521,468; Jason Kidd (Dal) 372,225; Aaron Brooks (Hou) 298,892; Chauncey Billups (Den) 241,737; Deron Williams (Utah) 208,991; Jason Terry (Dal) 195,456; Brandon Roy (Por) 189,137; Manu Ginobili (SA) 171,624.

Centers: Amar'e Stoudemire (Pho) 950,737; Andrew Bynum (LAL) 588,471; Nene (Den) 199,667; Marc Gasol (Mem) 160,686; Greg Oden (Por) 108,147; Al Jefferson (Min) 98,669; Antonio McDyess (SA) 94,479; Marcus Camby (LAC) 86,719; Andris Biedrins (GS) 77,287; Mehmet Okur (Utah) 69,612; Emeka Okafor (NO) 61,823; Spencer Hawes (Sac) 20,646.

* While Iverson appears among Western Conference guards on the paper ballot because he began the season with Memphis, his votes count towards the Eastern Conference guards due to his signing with Philadelphia Dec. 3.

http://www.nba.com/2009/news/12/24/asg.voting/index.html

[MrChug]

He'll get voted in by the coaches but still, even Kevin Durant belongs more that that Pau Gasshole.

[timtonymanu]

WTF AI is second in the East guards? Time for me to vote for Vince.

[angelbelow]

I've been voting for him everyday and so should everyone who has a chance!

[Dro210]

268K votes for Marion, 152K for Odom, 197K for Artest, 372K for Kidd... just think how many of Dirk and Pau's votes are homer votes like that

Fuck laker and mav fans.

Garnett wayyyy ahead of Bosh

Iverson gonna start (and I love AI)

fuck the fans in general

[Duncan21kid]

come on guys, lets keep voting for him

[Obilivo]

OK,I will go and vote for TD,and then?
The first thing i want is to win the championship.All star?it's just entertaiment which is not suitable for TD,who was evicted just for a smile.