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NBA All-Star Voting is, As Usual, Dreadful

Dec 31, 2009, 7:35 PM UTC

â†µâ†µIf the NBA All-Star Game was held today, the East would feature a guard averaging 15.4 points and 4 assists in just 10 games. The West would feature a guard who has played in six games, averaging 3.2 points. I’m talking about Allen Iverson and Tracy McGrady, respectively.â†µ

â†µâ†µYes, the fan vote is kind of a joke. We’re looking at you, China. (Check out the full results, to this point, on NBA.com.)â†µ

â†µâ†µIf there’s any hope, it’s the fact that Steve Nash is roughly 1,000 votes behind T-Mac, a margin easily made up. The real headscratcher is Iverson, who is about 150K clear of the next guard in the East, Orlando’s Vince Carter. In a happy world, we’d probably have either Nash or Chris Paul over T-Mac in the West. It’s a shame Durant is technically a small forward, because he’s lost behind Carmelo Anthony and Dirk Nowitzki. In the East, Iverson should be out and either Joe Johnson or Gilbert Arenas should probably slide in. I’d give the nod to Johnson playing for a winner. â†µ

â†µâ†µYour other starters in the East are LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Kevin Garnett and Dwight Howard. In the West, in addition to Melo and Dirk, you’ve got Kobe Bryant and Amare Stoudemire.â†µ

â†µâ†µPlease, NBA fans, band together and correct this.â†µ

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