Do you even know the rules? If the fans vote in Andrew Bynum the coaches won't be able to get him out of the starting lineup no matter what unless Bynum himself relinquishes the spot, Iverson style.
Bynum and Nowitzki will make starters and that's that. Tim and Gasol will get voted in by the coaches for sure, but beyond that nobody's a lock. Griffin won't make it because he's a rookie and coaches don't vote in rookies and besides he'll be participating in the rookie game as well as the slam dunk contest. Love is a candidate the coaches might consider because of his numbers alone.
Counting in Bynum, Nowitzki, Durant, Bryant, Anthony, Paul, Williams, Duncan, Gasol, and Westbrook that's ten players -- four guards, five forwards and one center. The coaches could use Duncan or Gasol as a center and the other as a forward, making it 4-4-2. That leaves the two wildcards and I doubt the coaches'll make room for both Manu and Tony. Unless Tony breaks out in the next 3-4 weeks I don't see him on the all-star team. They're almost compelled to go with another SF, PF or center instead of two guards.
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