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the third ballot of returns the gap between td and dirk was only around 40-60k votes, now its blown apart by a margin....he still get voted in anyway.
NEW YORK, Jan. 11, 2007 – In the fourth and final update before the All-Star starters are announced on Jan. 25, Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets leads the Western Conference and LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers leads the Eastern Conference in returns of 2007 NBA All-Star Balloting presented by T-Mobile.
The 2007 NBA All-Star Balloting program continues through Jan. 15 for paper balloting and Jan. 21 for online balloting. The 2007 All-Star starters will be announced on Thursday Jan. 25 prior to a TNT doubleheader. Following the completion of fan voting and the starting line-up announcement, the head coaches in each conference will vote to determine the remaining All-Stars in their respective conference, which will be announced Thursday, Feb. 1 prior to a TNT doubleheader.
Through the 2007 NBA All-Star Balloting program, NBA fans worldwide are responsible for voting in the starters for the 56th NBA All-Star Game, which will be played in Las Vegas on Sunday, Feb. 18. The game will air live on TNT, ESPN Radio and in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.
Tight races for starting spots exist in both conferences. The Denver Nuggets’ Allen Iverson (1,300,248) trails the Houston Rockets’ Tracy McGrady (1,331,511) by 31,263 votes among Western Conference guards. In the East, the Toronto Raptors’ Chris Bosh (684,620) and the Indiana Pacers’ Jermaine O’Neal (621,476) are separated by just 63,144 votes for a starting forward position.
Yao leads all players with 1,775,413 votes. The Minnesota Timberwolves’ Kevin Garnett leads all Western Conference forwards with 1,068,168 votes, followed by San Antonio’s Tim Duncan (1,025,812). The Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant (1,536,556) and McGrady lead all Western Conference guards. James leads all Eastern Conference players with 1,774,281 votes, followed by the Miami Heat’s Dwyane Wade (1,371,850). Bosh is second among Eastern Conference forwards. The New Jersey Nets’ Vince Carter (1,002,709) is second to Wade among Eastern Conference guards. Miami’s Shaquille O’Neal leads all Eastern Conference centers with 1,143,904 votes, followed by the Orlando Magic’s Dwight Howard (978,007).
Fans have the opportunity to vote at all NBA arenas, in 20 languages on NBA.com, on AOL.com/nba, at 1,250 T-Mobile-owned retail locations and at t-zones using T-Mobile service or wap.nba.com for any wireless carrier. Fans will be able to vote at several locations in Las Vegas, the host city of NBA All-Star 2007, including the Las Vegas Convention Center, Fremont Street and the Thomas & Mack Center. For the first time, 13 NBA team arenas will also carry a Spanish-language version of the ballot. T-Mobile is the presenting partner of 2007 NBA All-Star Balloting program. This year’s other All-Star Balloting partners include 2K Sports, AOL.com, XBOX, GameStop & EB Games.
NBA All-Star 2007 is a week-long celebration that enables fans to experience the thrill of the world’s greatest athletes playing the game they love and features a full slate of community-enhancing activities and fan festivals such as NBA All-Star Jam Session presented by adidas.
In conjunction with All-Star Balloting, 2K Sports will give fans the chance to live out their Las Vegas hoop dreams by entering the Official Balloting NBA 2K7 All-Star Sweepstakes for a chance to win a trip to NBA All-Star 2007 and play 2K Sports NBA 2K7 on XBOX 360 against an NBA player. In addition, T-Mobile will promote their Fave 5 Sweepstakes by offering fans a chance to bring their favorite five friends to the 2007 NBA All-Star Game.
The leaders of both the Eastern and Western Conference players for the fourth returns of the 2007 NBA All-Star voting program are attached:
2007 NBA ALL-STAR BALLOTING
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Forwards: LeBron James (Clev) 1,774,281; Chris Bosh (Tor) 684,620; Jermaine
O'Neal (Ind) 621,476; Grant Hill (Orl) 455,018; Paul Pierce (Bos) 442,393;
Rasheed Wallace (Det) 358,998; Andre Iguodala (Phi) 316,491; Tayshaun
Prince (Det) 252,295; Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) 236,846; Emeka Okafor (Char)
234,542.
Guards: Dwyane Wade (Mia) 1,371,850; Vince Carter (NJ) 1,002,709; Gilbert
Arenas (Wash) 788,249; Jason Kidd (NJ) 573,104; Stephon Marbury (NY)
383,204; Chauncey Billups (Det) 298,770; Michael Redd (Mil) 233,038; Steve
Francis (NY) 201,736; Joe Johnson (Atl) 198,918; Ben Gordon (Chi) 177,866.
Centers: Shaquille O'Neal (Mia) 1,143,904; Dwight Howard (Orl) 978,007; Ben
Wallace (Chi) 519,871; Alonzo Mourning (Mia) 205,832; Zaza Pachulia (Atl)
165,178; Andrew Bogut (Mil) 146,027; Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Clev) 123,176;
Nazr Mohammed (Det) 119,888; Eddy Curry (NY) 113,133; Nenad Krstic (NJ)
92,832.
2007 NBA ALL-STAR BALLOTING
WESTERN CONFERENCE
Forwards: Kevin Garnett (Minn) 1,068,168; Tim Duncan (SA) 1,025,812; Dirk
Nowitzki (Dal) 884,160; Carmelo Anthony (Den) 870,465; Shane Battier (Hou)
640,238; Shawn Marion (Pho) 332,106; Lamar Odom (LAL) 311,845; Josh Howard
(Dal) 288,539; Carlos Boozer (Utah) 251,889; Pau Gasol (Mem) 237,828.
Guards: Kobe Bryant (LAL) 1,536,556; Tracy McGrady (Hou) 1,331,511; Allen
Iverson (Den) 1,300,248*; Steve Nash (Pho) 992,885; Manu Ginobili (SA)
376,185; Tony Parker (SA) 350,257; Chris Paul (NOK) 316,142; Jason Terry
(Dal) 306,123; Ray Allen (Sea) 267,253; Jerry Stackhouse (Dal) 252,254.
Centers: Yao Ming (Hou) 1,775,413; Amaré Stoudemire (Pho) 727,298; Erick
Dampier (Dal) 283,103; Mehmet Okur (Utah) 232,174; Marcus Camby (Den)
201,177; Francisco Elson (SA) 171,180; Brad Miller (Sac) 109,715; Chris
Kaman (LAC) 107,065; Tyson Chandler (NOK) 98,541; Chris Mihm (LAL) 97,636.
* The Philadelphia - Denver trade involving Allen Iverson was completed
after the media panel's deadline for selecting the ballot and therefore
Iverson is listed on the ballot as a member of his prior team. For
tabulation purposes, Iverson's votes will be counted towards the Western
Conference totals.
the third ballot of returns the gap between td and dirk was only around 40-60k votes, now its blown apart by a margin....he still get voted in anyway.
Gotta love fan voting...
Battier 5th fwd? I think Houston must be doing some stuffing...
I think Duncan will win the west forward contest.
Yep ... Shaq's missed 30 of the Heat's 34 games so far. And he's winning by a solid margin.
Wow, AI's getting ground, might even pass McGrady for the 2nd spot
parker and gino for a wild card? MY PICK IS FOR PARKER
Damn, what happened to Jason Terry? He was in 5th or 6th place a few weeks ago...
@ Ray Allen dropping down the second to last spot. What's his career come to?
Steve Nash being 4th is ridiculous.
Spurs are more popular than Mavs.
When Coachs Will Watch Stats Of Parker I Think He Has A Shot For 5th Guard Of All Star Team
i could say something about nowitzki but i won't because he'll be voted in anyway...arenas at third and dwight howard at second doesn't surprise me but it's yet another glaring example of why the all-star voting needs to only count for 50%
his game's gone AWOLDamn, what happened to Jason Terry? He was in 5th or 6th place a few weeks ago...
Yep ... Shaq's missed 30 of the Heat's 34 games so far. And he's winning by a solid margin.
Well, the all-star ballot just says to vote for your "favorite", it doesn't say anything about how well a player is doing.
A few years ago, before you had to select your write-in vote from a drop-down menu, I always would write in someone like George Gervin or Artis Gilmore even though they were retired for several years.
If we're just voting for who we'd like to see play in the game, not who's the best, I'd still love to see the Iceman lace 'em up for the all-star game today.
It's just the all-star game, fans stuffing the ballot boxes which is nothing new. It's not the same since the 80's/early 90's.
why not let Iverson voting go for playing for both squads
Nowitzki probably should be number one in the West. I don't see anyone playing at a higher level this season.
I agree, the guy's the best in the league right now. The all-star game is pretty much just a joke for the benefit of fans, so why not let the fans vote in players who haven't played all season? I like to watch a couple of the saturday night things, but haven't actually watched the game itself in like 12 years. It's all about the
i don't know what the records will be between dallas, s.a. and the suns...but if it's dallas or the suns, it's going to be d'antoni coaching and that in itself will be hilarious to watch, he's going to have all those trees in the west RUN RUN RUN!!!
Who wants to see a white boy run up and down the court in the all-star game making "intelligent" plays, shooting free throws at a high percentage, and hitting the mid to long range jumper?
I, for one, do not sir.
I'd rather watch a bunch of guys dunking the ball and going to the hoop on one-on-four fast breaks, displaying the American game as we know it today.
So do a thousand other playground ballers who are increasingly getting pwned by the foreigners. If you wanna see a bunch of guys dunking the ball, then tell all those black guys to at least practice a tiny bit before committing to the slam-dunk compe ion. These days, there are probably 2-3 cool dunks in the entire compe ion.
Anyone think as far down as they are that the coaches will vote in either Boozer or Josh Howard? I think they're both very deserving this year. Are they more likely than Melo and Marion? I don't think so but who knows?
Yes, one of those two will get in, I'm hoping Josh Howard. Voting is thrown out the window when it comes to the coaches, it doesn't matter. I don't remember how many votes they had but guys like Jamaal Magloire and Rashard Lewis have gotten in and I wouldn't say they had tons of votes.
Dirk is having the better year so far but it is nice to see Timmy voted in. I have to laugh at the media always saying he is not popular yet he is voted to start in the game by the fans every year.
Dirk > TD at this point in their careers
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