2013 NBA All-Star Balloting Second Returns Announced

2013 NBA All-Star Balloting Second Returns Announced

West:

Frontcourt: Kevin Durant (OKC) 924,898; Dwight Howard (LAL) 616,150; Blake Griffin (LAC) 489,795; Tim Duncan (SA) 299,434; Pau Gasol (LAL) 197,377; Kevin Love (Min) 189,949; Omer Asik (Hou) 131,002; Rudy Gay (Mem) 125,562; Serge Ibaka (OKC) 111,963; Marc Gasol (Mem) 99,271; Zach Randolph (Mem) 97,778; LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) 97,090; Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 93,491; Metta World Peace (LAL) 85,279; Chandler Parsons (Hou) 78,235.

Backcourt: Kobe Bryant (LAL) 977,444; Chris Paul (LAC) 542,564; Jeremy Lin (Hou) 496,133; James Harden (Hou) 283,691; Russell Westbrook (OKC) 232,074; Steve Nash (LAL) 166,262; Tony Parker (SA) 111,032; Ricky Rubio (Min) 96,466; Stephen Curry (GS) 78,380; Manu Ginobili (SA) 70,813.


East:

Frontcourt: LeBron James (Mia) 970,314; Carmelo Anthony (NYK) 891,759; Kevin Garnett (Bos) 328,716; Chris Bosh (Mia) 308,194; Tyson Chandler (NYK) 260,000; Paul Pierce (Bos) 171,601; Joakim Noah (Chi) 129,331; Josh Smith (Atl) 111,260; Anderson Varejao (Cle) 99,955; Amar’e Stoudemire (NYK) 90,996; Shane Battier (Mia) 88,800; Andrew Bynum (Phi) 84,939; Luol Deng (Chi) 76,400; Brook Lopez (BKN) 67,991; Jeff Green (Bos) 52,785.

Backcourt: Dwyane Wade (Mia) 645,875; Rajon Rondo (Bos) 574,272; Deron Williams (BKN) 309,778; Kyrie Irving (Cle) 258,193; Ray Allen (Mia) 195,142; Monta Ellis (Mil) 71,287; Raymond Felton (NYK) 66,745; Jrue Holiday (Phi) 56,683; Jason Terry (Bos) 52,833; Brandon Jennings (Mil) 49,122.

http://www.nba.com/spurs/news/121227_allstar

:lol Pau
:lol Howard

Pau/Asik way too high, tbh.

I love the bump Asik and Parsons get because they get shower with Jeremy Lin.

^ it's because the ASG is in Houston.

:lol Lin ahead of Harden. Nash plays like 5 or 6 games on the season and he's already ahead of Parker. The all-star voting is such a joke.

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Originally Posted by Anonymous Cowherd

^ it's because the ASG is in Houston.

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Nah...Drz is right...it's more about the China effect than where the ASG is going to be played.

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Originally Posted by benefactor

Nah...Drz is right...it's more about the China effect than where the ASG is going to be played.

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Asik and Parsons aren't chinese.

McGrady wasn't Chinese either.

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Originally Posted by ColinB

McGrady wasn't Chinese either.

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I didn't think things like this needed to be pointed out, but it seems like the upstairs has been more confused than usual lately.

It's not hard to understand really. Rocket players were always voted high on the ballot because China follows that team (Yao).

Also remember that year Bowen was almost voted a starter? :lol

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Originally Posted by ColinB

McGrady wasn't Chinese either.

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Tracy Mcgrady was the best player on the rockets from '04 to '08 and arguably one of the best small forwards in the game during that time span. I guess what I'm trying to say is what's your point?

Lin is a Rockets player. The Chinese will vote for Rockets players because of this. Any more questions?

ST being introduced to some ground breaking concepts :downspin:

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Originally Posted by Hoops Czar

Tracy Mcgrady was the best player on the rockets from '04 to '08 and arguably one of the best small forwards in the game during that time span. I guess what I'm trying to say is what's your point?

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Why was he voted a starter in 2010? Can you please explain the votes Ariza and Scola got that year as well? Hell, Aaron Brooks too.

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Originally Posted by ColinB

Why was he voted a starter in 2010? Can you please explain the votes Ariza and Scola got that year as well? Hell, Aaron Brooks too.

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Reputation. It's a popularity contest. In 2010, Yao didn't even play in a game, and in 2011, it was just Scola and Yao. I guess China took off that year.

As a matter of fact, you'd think Yao was traded to the Celtics that year. I mean, why Ray Allen, KG, PP, Rondo, Wallace and Perkins. I mean why, why, why? Houston has usually had a pretty strong following at least when they are competitive. I don't doubt China has influence, but that's not the only reason, far from it.

Reputation doesn't explain the amount of votes Scola and Ariza got that year. It doesn't explain the amount of votes Battier got in previous years or even Artest. Comparing those scrubs to Allen, KG, Pierce, and Rondo is ridiculous. Your Perkins example shows me you have no idea what you are talking about.

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Originally Posted by ColinB

Reputation doesn't explain the amount of votes Scola and Ariza got that year. It doesn't explain the amount of votes Battier got in previous years or even Artest. Comparing those scrubs to Allen, KG, Pierce, and Rondo is ridiculous. Your Perkins example shows me you have no idea what you are talking about.

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Houston didn't win 53 games by magic. The fact that you call Battier and Artest scrubs tells me that you have no idea what you are talking about. Btw, how many votes did Yi Jianlan garner during his 5 year nba career? In retrospect, his 2010 numbers were almost identical to those of Lin's, substituting assists for rebounds. I bet you could count his total votes on one hand.

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Originally Posted by Drz

I love the bump Asik and Parsons get because they get shower with Jeremy Lin.

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:rollin you good sir are a riot

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Originally Posted by benefactor

Nah...Drz is right...it's more about the China effect than where the ASG is going to be played.

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Yep, they only vote on what race you are instead of actually caring about the game. If someone of their descent is not in the NBA I bet they don't watch a single damn game.

Friggin popularity contest

They should make a rule that you have to play a certain amount of games just to be on the ballot Nash was way ahead of Parker while he was nursing a broken leg.

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Originally Posted by Hoops Czar

Reputation. It's a popularity contest. In 2010, Yao didn't even play in a game, and in 2011, it was just Scola and Yao. I guess China took off that year.

As a matter of fact, you'd think Yao was traded to the Celtics that year. I mean, why Ray Allen, KG, PP, Rondo, Wallace and Perkins. I mean why, why, why? Houston has usually had a pretty strong following at least when they are competitive. I don't doubt China has influence, but that's not the only reason, far from it.

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Yao started over Shaq in his rookie season because of the votes, doubt Houston got him in the game as a starter. China has nmore than just a little influence, come on now man.

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Originally Posted by cd021

Friggin popularity contest

They should make a rule that you have to play a certain amount of games just to be on the ballot Nash was way ahead of Parker while he was nursing a broken leg.

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Like Charles once said, take the voting away from the damn fans.

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Originally Posted by Sean Cagney

Yao started over Shaq in his rookie season because of the votes, doubt Houston got him in the game as a starter. China has nmore than just a little influence, come on now man.

Like Charles once said, take the voting away from the damn fans.

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They'd be better off have Hollinger picking the teams

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Originally Posted by Sean Cagney

Yao started over Shaq in his rookie season because of the votes, doubt Houston got him in the game as a starter. China has nmore than just a little influence, come on now man.

Like Charles once said, take the voting away from the damn fans.

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Yes, they vote their own players through, but I think voting other players through just because they're wearing the same uniform isn't always accurate.

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Originally Posted by Hoops Czar

Yes, they vote their own players through, but I think voting other players through just because they're wearing the same uniform isn't always accurate.

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This might be correct, I can see the hometown having an influence on this as well.

Asik and Parsons are playing more like all stars than Lin is.

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Originally Posted by Hoops Czar

Yes, they vote their own players through, but I think voting other players through just because they're wearing the same uniform isn't always accurate.

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Your trolling has always been bad, but this is reaching new lows. Just stop.