Maybe Tim is on there as a center because he plays center!!
As to Yao, people have a misconception about his balloting. He gets voted in by the NBA fans who vote in the arenas-- not the online ballots.
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Maybe Tim is on there as a center because he plays center!!
As to Yao, people have a misconception about his balloting. He gets voted in by the NBA fans who vote in the arenas-- not the online ballots.
So online ballots don't count?
You seem to know about this, can you answer a few questions:Quote:
Originally Posted by ploto
Do you mean that if you counted only the arena votes, he would get in as a starter? If so, since when? I would guess he wouldn't have started his first couple ASGs if it was based on just arena votes.
How did Yao's online votes last year cmopare to everyone else's?
Reason I ask is because I'm guessing online votes still count these days. So, if someone like Yi had made the ballot, he could have been voted in over KG or LeBron, right?
You guys are idiots I'm talking about the ones who play this card "Oh its ok Tim will now get much needed rest for the spurs to repeat in spring." Dumbasses lol you think not playing 20 minutes in the ASG will give Tim a bunch of energy come spring time when the playoffs arrive. The only thing it prevents if he doesn't play is injury from happening. Nobody tries in the ASG rest or no rest its not going to make a difference long term healthwise for Tim. I would prefer to see him at the ASG because as a fan I like to see the spurs represented at the ASG.
Yao wins the paper balloting- contrary to what people think. There were even years that Shaq won the online balloting but lost out to Yao because of the paper ballots.Quote:
Originally Posted by smrattler
I can look for an article later.
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In fact, for the 2004 All-Star Game, the year in which Yao won the starting spot by the smallest margin in his career, he actually received around 4,000 fewer online votes than his rival, Shaquille O'Neal. Yao managed to make up for this by outvoting O'Neal in paper balloting. These paper ballots were handed out in NBA arenas and shopping malls in the United States and Chinese fans were unable to vote on them. Thanks to paper balloting, Yao went on to finish ahead of O'Neal that year by a margin of 29,000 votes overall.
LaMarcus doesn't play center! What a crock!
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Originally Posted by daslicer
FINALLY FINALLY
THIS IS PERFECT
LIKE HE IS GONNA GET TIRED BY PLAYING HALF ASS
exactlyQuote:
Originally Posted by Jimcs50
Wow that sucks!
You're right. Tim Duncan's legacy as an NBA player remains in doubt unless he starts a couple more All-Star Games. Brilliant opinion.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jimcs50
You have no clue, Extra Stout -- being behind only Elgin Baylor, Bob Pettit, Michael Jordan, Jerry West, Bob Cousy, Karl Malone and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in terms of First Team All-NBA selections means next to nothing if you don't start more than 8 All-Star Games.Quote:
Originally Posted by Extra Stout
I mean, having 10 All-Defensive team selections (second all-time) is really meaningless without a slew of All-Star Game starts.
Being in the Top 20 All-Time in Rebounds per game and Blocks per game is just numbers; All-Star Game starts are legendary.
Two MVP's and four rings? Not enough to cement a legacy without that 9th All-Star start.
Four rings.
Good catch!!Quote:
Originally Posted by duncan228
I was thinking of Finals MVP's and typed rings instead of that. Sigh.
He's got so much hardware and rings it's easy to get confused. :lolQuote:
Originally Posted by FromWayDowntown
I couldn't give two shits how many all-star games karl malone made.
I'd rather Tim miss the ASG because the coaches pick Amare over him. That way, a big chunk of the media coverage will be over what a travesty it was that one of the greatest players of all time got snubbed in favor of a guy who's never won anything. Given the world-famous mental toughness that Mike D'Antoni instills in his players, and Amare's tremendous intelligence, poise, and maturity, I'm sure he would respond very well to that criticism.
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Originally Posted by Jimcs50
Between the "celebrity" extravaganza and the scrub dunk contest...I can barely contain my excitement.
Let alone the actual game where all the focus is on Bryant getting his divine AS MVP...only after an entire first half of sloppy off-the-backboard tosses and no defense of course.
Wasn't Francisco Elson on the ballet last year? Elson got robbed :nope
Seriously though, even though I don't care, this is pretty stupid by the NBA. If the Spurs claim to start Duncan at power forward every single game, I don't know how the NBA can turn around and put him on the center ballot. That's amazingly weak.
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Originally Posted by timvp
He was moved to center because of the number of forwards in the West on the ballot.
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Originally Posted by Extra Stout
Yeah because the media is going to focus on Duncan getting snubbed during the All Star game taking place in New Orleans.
Are you aware that usually the media is capable of covering more than one facet of a story?Quote:
Originally Posted by Armando
Never mind, I can understand how a fan of a Mike D'Antoni-coached team can develop a one-track mind.
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Originally Posted by Extra Stout
True but that will be a mere footnote compared to the coverage New Orleans will receive. You are going to hear more about the Lower 9th Ward then Duncan being listed as Center.
Yawn :sleepQuote:
Originally Posted by Extra Stout
So, the year we finally have the potential so far to have all 3 guys there?TIM of all of players? Might not make it??!?