All Star voting: Kobe being trailed by McGrady

[Balance]

They are not letting him play right now because he is really not ready....Some video was posted online of 2 of their practices, and he couldn't buy a shot, IN PRACTICE! He just has to get back his rythm is all

OK, I didn't know that...
(I haven't watched Rockets games, much less their practices... )

[Indazone]

Yeah, T-Mac's shot is totally off. He's about the same as Ariza right now and that ain't sayin much.

[DaDakota]

This may be the only chance Tracy gets to wear the Houston Jersey one last time.

So vote away people.....vote away, we don't need him in Houston any more.

DD

[djohn2oo8]

This may be the only chance Tracy gets to wear the Houston Jersey one last time.

So vote away people.....vote away, we don't need him in Houston any more.

DD

They wear the conference jerseys good sir..

[Bukefal]

definitely from China, ridiculous

[Balance]

, how many Chinamen actually have a computer with internet access.

The question isn't how many people have computer over there (probably a lot), it's how many websites they have access to. Not many. Voting for the NBA All-star may be one of the few things they can do on the Internet. That's sad....

[duncan228]

Roundtable: T-Mac's All-Star votes cause a stir
SI.com

Tracy McGrady, who has yet to play this season, is on pace to start the All-Star Game based on early returns in fan balloting. What's the best way to select starters for the All-Star Game?

Thomsen: Nothing should be changed. Let the fans stay involved by picking the starters, and let the coaches continue to make amends by filling out the benches. I highly doubt McGrady will finish in the starting lineup, as close as the balloting is at this early stage.

McCallum: Well, let's bring back the soapbox. Any system that has a guy who hasn't played in line for a starting spot is a joke of a system. Let the players and coaches pick the starters. I've been saying that for years. Does anyone really think there would be a huge outcry if Tracy McGrady is not at the All-Star Game, aside from those ignorant fans who still believe the T-Mac hype from six years ago? Let the fans pick the nominees for the sideshows, such as the dunk contest.

Mannix: People, it's an exhibition game. If the fans want to see Jack McCallum don his sweats and post up Steve Nash, I say, Jack, start working out. Every year, fans s out tens of millions of dollars in tickets, concessions and exorbitant parking costs. For one game -- one meaningless exhibition game in mid-February -- they should be allowed to choose the players they want to see play. Check that, the 10 starters they want to see. Remember, the fans vote for less than half the combined roster. It makes no sense to take that away from them, regardless of who gets in.

Markazi: Let the fans vote, but forget paper ballots. Most vote online or via text anyway. What this will do, aside from saving paper, is enable the NBA to place players that have played in a minimum number of games on the ballot instead of choosing them in the pre-season for printing purposes. There's no reason a player like McGrady should be on the ballot, while a player like Chris Kaman is not, simply because the ballot was made before the season began. That mistake doesn't happen if the ballots are available online after the first month of the season.