Forwards: LeBron James (Clev) 643,786; Kevin Garnett (Bos) 495,514; Yi Jianlian (NJ) 356,556; Chris Bosh (Tor) 274,195; Paul Pierce (Bos) 153,512; Shawn Marion (Mia) 144,066; Josh Smith (Atl) 59,574; Tayshaun Prince (Det) 56,846; Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) 56,006; Danny Granger (Ind) 49,752; Michael Beasley (Mia) 48,999. Guards: Dwyane Wade (Mia) 623,311; Allen Iverson (Det) 492,093; Vince Carter (NJ) 236,634; Ray Allen (Bos) 174,155; Jose Calderon (Tor) 124,705; Luke Ridnour (Mil) 123,104; Jameer Nelson (Orl) 116,228; Derrick Rose (Chi) 102,263; Joe Johnson (Atl) 94,847; Devin Harris (NJ) 94, 294; Gilbert Arenas (Wash) 64,450. Centers: Dwight Howard (Orl) 775;933; Samuel Dalembert (Mia) 116,708; Rasheed Wallace (Det) 88,885; Jermaine O’Neal (Tor) 75,324; Al Horford (Atl) 45,284; Ben Wallace (Clev) 40,799; Andrew Bogut (Mil) 36,479; Zyrdrunas Ilgauskas (Clev) 28,022; Kendrick Perkins (Bos) 24,777; Emeka Okafor (Char) 15,323.
I don't know about you, but I'm personally hoping Yi gets in as a starter. Bosh has been getting his proper recognition lately and is virtually a lock for the All Star game. But having to include a player that doesn't even deserve to be on the ballot might be enough convince the league to eliminate fan voting.
btw, my starting lineups so far would be: F: Lebron James, Chris Bosh G: Dwyane Wade, Vince Carter C: Dwight Howard
maybe not so much eliminate fan voting, but just take off the write-in vote and not put certain players on the ballot....I'm starting to get that sick "American Idol Sanjia" feeling...lol...where people are just voting for Yi to piss other off...lol
Bosh has been a monster and if he gets in over Yi, that is bollucks. By the same token, there is no way Jose should be leading Devin by that much. But such is the casual NBA fan vote.
Irrelevant. Our guys won't be voted in as starters. KG, LeBron, DWade, Dwight and AI could all get season-ending injuries tomorrow and they'd still be voted in as starters. The fan voting system sucks. Hopefully our guys get in as reserves--but only if they deserve it.
Raptors fans should join Bulls fans in voting for Vince Carter. Carter is a deserving allstar, while Iverson is not. If we can at least get a deserving starter in there, instead of having one space occupied by a non-deserving player, then that opens up spots for guys like Derrick Rose, Ben Gordon, and Jose Calderon.
Whether Yi gets more votes will be irrelevant if KG continues to lead them both. Chris will get voted in by the coaches and Yi will not and that's that. AI still getting much love eh?
