Because I don't want to have Blazer fans be the reason for screwed up numbers on the ballot. Like every year a couple of Yao's teammates were always in the top 5 in votes regardless of how they played. I would rather have a player from another team that deserved to be selected go then a Blazer other then LA. He's the only one who plays at a true All-Star level.
I think it's hardly gonna make a difference. There were billions of Chinese voting. Portland's fan base is hardly as overwhelming as the Chinese fan base. I am just trying to instill as much positive energy for our team as possible.
Screw that - the All-Star game has always worked against us. If by some miracle we could stuff the ballot, I'd be all for it.