The League should be embarrassed that Yao and McGrady are on the AS Team

OdomX2 · Star Player Joined: 25 Nov 2004 Posts: 3973

Something should be done to negate the votes of the billion or so Chinese, and the rest of us for that matter. No way that either of these losing, underperforming China dolls belong in the league marquee event.

DiehardLakerFan · Starting Rotation Joined: 27 Jun 2005 Posts: 463

well the All Star game is mostly a popularity contest

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LAKERLVR · Starting Rotation Joined: 20 Mar 2005 Posts: 920

Not to sound out of line or anything, but none of these teams represent China. All are American except for one, it should be what the actual people who watch most of the games think not just China which watches only the Rockets.

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I am surprised Jordan is not still starting.
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yao just plain and simple does not deserve to be on any all star team.
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astrallionheart · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 10:58 pm Post subject:

Apparently since neither averages 30/20, they aren't good enough to be allstars.

Hector the Pup · Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2006 11:02 pm Post subject:

My contention is that the fans voted for them and I doubt that even a fraction of their votes came from China.

You expressing outrage over this is what's shocking. This has happened every year - the fans vote in stars on teams that suck and/or stars that are too injured to play. It happened before a single Chinese player put on an NBA uniform. How many times did VC or Grant Hill get voted on as starters in the past few years?

The game has gone global as has the voting, but a majority of the votes are still cast right here in the US.

It happens every year and it will continue to happen as long as the fans have a say.

RetroNikes · Star Player Joined: 06 Jun 2005 Posts: 6376

Nothing wrong with Tmac and Yao being on the all-star team.

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The Future 12 · Starting Rotation Joined: 17 Jun 2005 Posts: 783

Because the all star game is used to prove someones worth the fans should not vote on it.

People use All star appearances to justify HOF votes.
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drew4lakers · Star Player Joined: 03 Jun 2002 Posts: 3417

I could see the need for a minimum games played clause, where players could be declared ineligible if they haven't reached that number by the break.

But in this case, starting with Yao Ming, who would the casual fan vote for as starter in his place?

Those who watch more closely might pick someone like camby (who himself has been injury-ridden) -- but in this case, China aside -- who would they vote for?

T-Mac has a lot of fans. That he outdrew Duncan and Garnett boggles my mind. He does have the #1 selling jersey in china, but all this is just guesswork. A secret Chinese government project to keep voting in Ming could be arugued on a conspiracy board, but T-Mac?

I agree that its a shame they were voted in as starters. But I've long given up on the idea that the All Star game starters are the top five. The All-NBA team is for that -- and people even question those selections at times.

So the NBA All Star game is for the fans, they made that call years ago...so its a vote. And if you lose the vote, you have to accept who won -- even though you don't like it. Democracy in action.

Years back (as I've read) when the NBA picked the all stars they tried making sure one was picked from each team (back when there were a lot less teams) That wasn't really fair either.

Like it or not, the current team is the best way to let fans say who they want to see on the floor. I think for many people, it lets them feels some sense of ownership for the choices..the only one they really have.

As a frsutrated observer of colege football rankings, and other media -selected lists...I really don't believe they are all that much better sometimes.
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Sister Golden Hair · Franchise Player Joined: 01 May 2001 Posts: 15872

Four billion chinese can't be wrong.

I always say.

SGH

P.S. That's a joke for all those with a surgically-removed humor gland.