You can rip me to shreds for this if you wish, but Chicago has not had an all star in years. So, according to the first All-Star voting returns, as cliche as it might be, Big Ben is our man....<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Forwards: LeBron James (Cleveland) 808,570; Chris Bosh (Toronto) 304,624; Jermaine O?Neal (Indiana) 258,139, Paul Pierce (Boston) 187,138; Grant Hill (Orlando) 168,695; Rasheed Wallace (Detroit) 144,228; Andre Iguodala (Philadelphia) 136, 785; Emeka Okafor (Charlotte) 98,502; Tayshaun Prince (Detroit) 93,514; Chris Webber (Philadelphia) 88,066.Guards: Allen Iverson (Philadelphia) 595,200; Dwyane Wade (Miami) 586,679; Vince Carter (New Jersey) 433,363; Gilbert Arenas (Washington) 225,923; Jason Kidd (New Jersey) 190,385; Chauncey Billups (Detroit) 109,687; Stephon Marbury (New York) 107,219; Michael Redd (Milwaukee) 97,394; Joe Johnson (Atlanta) 78,680; Steve Francis (New York) 76,210.Centers: Shaquille O'Neal (Miami) 522,815; Dwight Howard (Orlando) 415,708; Ben Wallace (Chicago) 216,443; Alonzo Mourning (Miami) 65,255; Andrew Bogut (Milwaukee) 46,178; Zaza Pachulia (Atlanta) 39,921; Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cleveland) 38,590; Nenad Krstic (New Jersey) 33,459; Samuel Dalembert (Philadelphia) 30,744; Nazr Mohammed (Detroit) 30,078.WESTERN CONFERENCEForwards: Kevin Garnett (Minnesota) 453,536; Tim Duncan (San Antonio) 423,228; Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas) 405,613; Carmelo Anthony (Denver) 364,419; Shane Battier (Houston) 265,340; Lamar Odom(L.A. Lakers) 155,289; Shawn Marion (Phoenix) 130,710; Josh Howard (Dallas) 118,399; Carlos Boozer (Utah) 113,289; Pau Gasol (Memphis) 100,192.Guards: Kobe Bryant (L.A. Lakers) 720,375; Tracy McGrady (Houston) 668,130; Steve Nash (Phoenix) 432,083; Chris Paul (New Orleans/OKC) 156,801; Jason Terry (Dallas) 126,648; Manu Ginobili (San Antonio) 125,076; Tony Parker (San Antonio) 118,417; Ray Allen (Seattle) 111,841; Jerry Stackhouse (Dallas) 104,308; Baron Davis (Golden State) 93,777.Centers: Yao Ming (Houston) 836,392; Amar? Stoudemire (Phoenix) 281,051; Erick Dampier (Dallas) 118,557; Mehmet Okur (Utah) 102,760; Marcus Camby (Denver) 64,082; Brad Miller (Sacramento) 33,376; Francisco Elson (San Antonio) 33,161; Chris Kaman (L.A. Clippers) 32,151; Chris Mihm (L.A. Lakers) 31,883; Tyson Chandler (New Orleans/OKC) 25,504.</div>Just please go and vote if your a Big Ben fan or a Bulls fan, I'd like to have a guy participating in Febuary from my home town for the first time in years.
Not like Big Ben wont make it.But if ya vote for my boy Larry Hughes, I could vote Ben ever day. :dribble:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>But if ya vote for my boy Larry Hughes, I could vote Ben ever day</div>Actually, I like LH, and have voted for him at least twice so far...
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (SunnyD @ Dec 16 2006, 07:02 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I voted for Ben every time. I want to see the Billups, Rip, and/or Rasheed play with Ben again.</div>Same - I've voted for the Original Pistons every time I've voted.PG - ChaunceySG - Richard HamiltonSF - Tayshaun PrincePF - Rasheed WallaceC - Ben WallaceMan - what a great lineup.