How did Bruce Bowen get so many votes?

[z0sa]

http://www.nba.com/2009/allstar2009/...122/index.html

I am dumbfounded by these numbers. Bowen was close to starting but Amare took large leads late, however Bruce ends up beating Ron Artest by 30,000 votes, Melo by 55,000 and Dirk by nearly 300,000

Who the voted for this guy cause I honestly did not. Additionally considering how Pop's saving him this season ...

[ManuTP9]

LMAO! i didnt either, i mean maybe theres some serious bruce fans out there or he cheated to get some votes. lol

[mystargtr34]

Someone should get to the bottom of this Lol. TrueHoop maybe?

Put something out there.

Im really interested.

[z0sa]

Imagine if Bruce Bowen would have started for the All-Star Game

[urunobili]

all Amare, Melo and Dirk haters were constantly voting for Bruce... I wish i voted him daily now that i see this

[Austin_Toros]

LMAO! this truly is hilarious!

I have no idea WHO voted for him or WHY.
Then again, he's been one of the best defenders this past decade and I don't think has won the defensive player of the year award.

But beating out Melo, Dirk and other..... I've got nothing!


Does this mean he's going to play???

[gingerwave]

Maybe he has a lot of friends and family.

[timvp]

Damn, too bad we didn't know it was going to be that close or else SpursTalk could have helped push him over the top.

2.8 ppg starter

[mystargtr34]

We should have after the 3rd returns, although he was still a few hundred thousand votes behind. Maybe fans all over the world started to give him votes after seeing him relatively close to the second starting spot just to try and make a mockery of the voting.

damn how did we miss this.

[Hype Man Manu]

yeah if I would have known I would have voted for him everyday.

[scanry]

I voted for him.

Hey i wanted to see Bruce playing in the All-Star game.

[Yorae]

2.8 ppg starter

Is that for the first time?

[z0sa]

Is that for the first time?

I'm almost positive it would have been..

[Amarelooms]

What a joke...Bruce freakin Bowen should not be in the NBA let alone the all-star game lol

[Emeyin]

Wow, this is unbelievable.

[spursfan09]

Hmm. Maybe all the France and Argentina fans.

[Bruno]

Imagine if Bruce Bowen would have started for the All-Star Game

In Phoenix !!!

[xcoriate]

Realgm maybe?

I know they've propped up candidates before?

[Kori Ellis]

It looks like to me that an enormous amount of voters voted for a San Antonio straight ticket. Duncan, Manu, Tony and Bowen all had a crazy amount more votes this year than they did last year. It doesn't totally explain the Bowen situation, but it's part of it.

[phyzik]

I think next year it should be a Spurstalk rally to try and get him in if he is still playing, that would be magical!!!!

[sa_kid20]

In Phoenix !!!

Oh man that would've been pure gold!

[timvp]

I seriously think China recognizes game and they voted TP, Manu, Bowen, Duncan and Yao.

[z0sa]

In Phoenix !!!

I feel horrible horrible HORRIBLE not voting for him now. If all of ST could have rallied together, we may have been able to push him over the top. I dunno if we'll have another chance like this again

[Kori Ellis]

It looks like to me that an enormous amount of voters voted for a San Antonio straight ticket. Duncan, Manu, Tony and Bowen all had a crazy amount more votes this year than they did last year. It doesn't totally explain the Bowen situation, but it's part of it.

Duncan had 860K+ more than he had last year
Manu had 1.1M more
Tony had 580K+ more

[MavDynasty]

The Nba is Rigged.