Full 2012 NBA All-Star Game Rosters Announced: LaMarcus Aldridge, Roy Hibbert Among Reserves

If the outrage after the announcement of the full 2012 NBA All-Star Game rosters on Thursday seemed subdued, it is because it should have been. One look at the Eastern and Western rosters reveals that the voters -- first the fans, who elected starters, then NBA head coaches, who voted on subs -- mostly got things right. There’s not one player on either team who objectively does not deserve to be an All-Star.

That’s what we have in 2012. I can’t complain.

The NBA on Thursday announced the 14 players who will make up the reserve for the 2012 All-Star Game in Orlando on February 26. The league’s 30 head coaches selected seven players from each conference to round out the rosters, to which 10 players total had already been elected by fans.

If there are any injury absences, commissioner David Stern will select replacements.

The 2012 NBA All-Star Game will be played on Sunday, February 26, at the Amway Center in Orlando.

On Thursday, the NBA announced the starting five for each conference for the 2012 NBA All-Star Game, and now coaches will select seven reserves for each side. The job for the coaches is a little harder than usual this season, in part because there were no major mistakes in fan voting -- no injured Yao Mings, in other words -- and because there are three top-tier teams (Indiana, Philadelphia and Denver) without marquee superstars.

With those challenges in mind, here’s what my mythical ballot would look like.

The 2012 NBA All-Star Game starting lineups have been released. The game is scheduled for February 26 in Orlando, having been rescued from the lockout scrap heap thanks to a late November labor deal. (The 1999 NBA All-Star

Here’s the full Eastern Conference All-Stars starting lineup.

TNT will announce the starting lineups for the 2012 NBA All-Star Game during a special airing at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday. There is little drama involved in the fan voting this year, as each position in both conferences’ starting fives has been dominated according to the NBA’s early voting returns.

NBA head coaches will then vote to elect seven reserves for each conference. Those results will be announced on Thursday, Feb. 9, on TNT. There are usually a few injury absences, as well; commissioner David Stern will replace those players individually leading up to the All-Star Game on Feb. 26.

It appears that we already know who will start the 2012 NBA All-Star Game, as five players in each conference have taken commanding, seemingly insurmountable leads in fan voting.

Voting continues on NBA.com through Jan. 31.