Dwight Howard Is Leading All-Star Voting
Dwight HowardThanks to the Associated Press, we’ve got a breakdown of how the All-Star Voting has played out thus far. Though Dwyane Wade and LeBron have had MVP-caliber first halves, it’s kind of surprising, but Dwight Howard is leading the All-Star voting right now with close to 800,000 votes. Kobe is behind him at No. 2 overall.
Some people expected Yi to have enough votes to beat out KG as the starting forward in the East, but he’s trailing the Big Ticket by close to 150K. Honestly, it’s surprising that Devin Harris, Joe Johnson and Derrick Rose are so low right now. All three of those guys have gotten fewer votes than Luke Ridnour.
Eastern Conference
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
Western Conference
Forwards
Tim Duncan (SA) 442,203
Amaree Stoudemire (Pho) 370,470
Carmelo Anthony (Den) 327,233
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 261,952
Pau Gasol (LAL) 260,374
Ron Artest (Hou) 214,063
Bruce Bowen (SA) 121,739
Shane Battier (Hou) 115,981
Josh Howard (Dal) 113,456
Luis Scola (Hou) 82,344
Lamar Odom (LAL) 78,422
Guards
Kobe Bryant (LAL) 719,252
Chris Paul (NO) 406,220
Tracy McGrady (332,222)
Manu Ginobili (SA) 166,981
Jason Kidd (Dal) 162,286
Tony Parker (SA) 161,638
Steve Nash (Pho) 142,410
Jason Terry (Dal) 105,345
Chauncey Billups (Den) 87,172
Brandon Roy (Por) 78,071
Rafer Alston (Hou) 73,613
Centers
Yao Ming (Hou) 529,290
Shaquille O’Neal (Pho) 227,273
Mehmet Okur (Utah) 162,139
Andrew Bynum (LAL) 155,689
Greg Oden (Por) 71,366
Andris Biedrins (GS) 65,496
Al Jefferson (Minn) 46,242
Tyson Chandler (NO) 39,467
Marcus Camby (LAC) 25,824
Chris Kaman (LAC) 9,104
Brad Miller (Sac) 6,892
Source: IHT
December 11th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
K Dizzle says:
what about Dalembert havin damn near 100K more votes than Big Z.
It’s a popularity contest, but some of these numbers are ridiculous…
December 11th, 2008 at 2:30 pm
ian says:
i hope shaq gets in
December 11th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
dano says:
and what about granger having only 50,000? whats up with that? and the fact that Yi might START, much less MAKE THE ALL STAR TEAM is absolutely ridiculous. i think there should be some level or numbers that a player must reach in order to be considered. whats Yi’s numbers like 10 and 5? thats bullshit when granger is putting up like 25 a night.
December 11th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
justice(knicks fan) says:
If phucking yi gets in this shytt might be the last year of fan voting
December 11th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
Jeronimo says:
Don’t mess with the Ridnour!!
December 11th, 2008 at 2:39 pm
naive says:
you guys are too naive to believe that yi only has 350K votes. You dont think its conceivable that the league has stepped in and reported a lower number than the actual votes he’s gotten? After all the polls are done on nba.com which is run by the nba. All they have to do is make sure he comes in 3rd and he wont make the game.
December 11th, 2008 at 2:46 pm
what a joke says:
You have to be joking! How does Lamar Odom have more votes than Brandon Roy? Does he even play more than 10minutes a night?
Roy is carrying the Blazers to the 3rd best record in west!
Stupid people shouldn’t be allowed to vote.
December 11th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
kevin k says:
only kb24 and cp3 should have more votes than MAYO in the western guards…
December 11th, 2008 at 2:48 pm
Rafa23 says:
i told you dirk wont start.
if germany would have succeeded in their war-plans all starters would be germans…
December 11th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
rudderband man says:
I think this makes it official. Joe Johnson is THE most underrated player in the NBA.
December 11th, 2008 at 2:51 pm
Rafa23 says:
and who is voting ridnour? really dont get this.
he isn’t spectacular, good or anything. he may be funny, but he doesn’t want to.
December 11th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
AY says:
i don’t know if people remember this, but kobe bryant got voted in as an all-star starter in his second season: he averaged 15 points and 3 rebounds and was NOT starting on the lakers. If yi got voted in as starter, fan voting will not end and in fact, he won’t even be the least deserving in all-star history.
December 11th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
Heckler says:
all star voting is ridiculous.
the format needs to be changed somewhat.
Fans only make the popular votes.
Sports writers only make biased votes.
Players/Coaches make favoritism votes.
I dunno who should vote…but the format has got to change.
A coach should be allowed to coach 2yrs in a row (if their team has the best record by cut off date).
December 11th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
Heckler says:
anyway…the nba fakes the final numbers anyway.
didnt tracy mcgrady lead (along with kobe) in votes last year for western guards? but since he was talking shit about going to new orleans, the nba kicked his ass off the voting list and inserted allen iverson.
all of a sudden, tim duncan is listed as a power forward this year.
manu has more votes than brandon roy
kevin durant has no votes?…but his ex teammate luke ridinour has votes?
December 11th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
JDigiac says:
Samuel Dalembart (MIA) PLEASE TELL ME THEY TRADED HIM. As a sixers fan I’ll be all smiles for the next decade.
December 11th, 2008 at 3:02 pm
Amar says:
I love how lamar gets so many votes. it’s hilarious. he’s not even the best tall forward off the bench playing on a playoff team, who used to start on that same team the season before.
no way he should get those many votes, heck, millsap has been better than him this season, and millsap has about 45% of the talent that odom has.
December 11th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
Austin Burton says:
Here’s the thing: You can only vote for one center, two guards and two forwards. Dwight Howard obviously has the most votes because he has the least competition for the East center spot. Some fans might vote for LeBron/Pierce at forward instead of KG/LeBron, or vote Josh Smith/LeBron based on who their fave players are. But almost anyone has to give it up and vote for Dwight as East center. Hence, he has the most votes.
And why does Odom have more votes than Roy? Because Roy has strong competition for those votes to be spread.
December 11th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Ian says:
heckler lol any other year id say manu should have mor votes than roy but manu hasnt played again i have no prob who starts is a game for the fans
but i think chinas votes should count 3 for 1
December 11th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Illmatic says:
It’s a shame too about LO. Anybody remember a couple years back when he damn near averaged a triple-double.. it seems like ages ago
December 11th, 2008 at 3:12 pm
SayItAintSo says:
Honestly, I expected it but it’s still funny to see my boy B-Roy SO low that the closest vote comparison to him is the embattled Skip To My Lou?
December 11th, 2008 at 3:14 pm
Detroit Dave says:
How about they make it interesting and let the coaches pick all 24 guys…. Raise the winning “pot” to 50 Grand a piece and losers get nothing….. Then the all star game would be much better.
December 11th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
Rafa23 says:
odom damn near averaged a triple double?
did you dream this?
December 11th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
mules says:
@Heckler
You need to read up on the selection process…fan voting determines the starters, after that it’s all up to the coaching staffs. Sports writers, players, and other coaches don’t have any more voting power than a typical fan. I personally think it would be a lot better if sports writers and players did have votes instead of the fan voting…or if fan voting only counted as 1/3rd of the vote.
December 11th, 2008 at 3:20 pm
SayItAintSo says:
Hahahaha Luis Scola has more votes than Roy.
December 11th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
MSkittle says:
Yi ahead of Bosh and Pierce? Are you kidding me?
December 11th, 2008 at 3:31 pm
MSkittle says:
Vince or Devin Harris over AI too.
December 11th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
Ian says:
@26 agree
December 11th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
dmitry of jersey says:
these people haven’t been seeing any Nets games. jameer nelson and luke ridnour over devin harris???? ridnour may not even be the best PG on his own team.
and Yi… he’s been killing it!! chris bosh is probably sitting home and watching Yi highlight tapes. i duno what you people are talking about.
December 11th, 2008 at 3:45 pm
rangerjohn says:
here is the problem i have with the system in place, TRACY MCGRADY is getting more votes then damn 75% of the people on the list. YI is the 5th leading vote getting forward in the entire NBA? really?
you know what else i find funny, bruce bowen is only 40k less then manu, i mean I THOUGHT EVERYONE HATED BRUCY?
December 11th, 2008 at 3:59 pm
D.H. says:
should all-stars be based on stats? Fantasy web-sites have managed to rank players based on overall stats. Why not do the same for the all-star game? Al Jefferson should be an all-star imo based on stats, but he does not even make the fan voting list . . .
December 11th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
doug says:
ian you would hope shaq made in. Your what’s wrong with fans voting for this, it wouldn’t even be fair if Shaq made it there are so many others that are more deserving.
December 11th, 2008 at 4:30 pm
Hoveys Home says:
We can only vote sensibly once a year, and we used it on Obama…
December 11th, 2008 at 4:44 pm
Prof. TX says:
It’s funny that a billion communists are screwing up a democratic process. Yao really is the best center in the West, but Yi has no business being on the ballot next to LeBron, KG, Bosh, Caron, Pierce, Marion, etc.
December 11th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
mules says:
@D.H.
If you’re going to base it on stats, which I don’t think is a terrible idea, it should based on efficiency stats
December 11th, 2008 at 5:38 pm
mules says:
going by the efficiency ratings, if you assume the PG, SG, SF, PF, C, 3 reserve guards, 3 reserve forwards, 1 reserve center line-up) the teams would be:
East Starters:
PG - Devin Harris
SG - Wade
SF - Lebron
PF - Jamison
C - Dwight
East Bench:
Vince, Joe Johnson, Calderon, Butler, KG, David Lee, Troy Murphy
West Starters:
PG - CP3
SG - Kobe
SF - Dirk
PF - Boozer (although this is based on only 12 games compared to Duncan’s 21)
C - Al Jefferson
West Bench:
J-Kidd, Billups, B-Roy, Timmy-D, Amare, Gasol, Biedrins
December 11th, 2008 at 5:49 pm
mules says:
my bad…replace Jamison with Bosh and take David Lee off the bench
December 11th, 2008 at 5:58 pm
Mo says:
@mules, those are only the efficiency stats for Wednesday night. The efficiency stats for the season thus far can be found here…..
http://www.nba.com/statistics/player/Efficiency.jsp
December 11th, 2008 at 6:04 pm
JCARR says:
Wow… not yao ming???
Yi ahead of Chris Bosh and Pierce… hahahah (Damn chinese goverment probably forces the nation to vote for yi and yao)
What’s next Sun Yue in the all-star game????
December 11th, 2008 at 6:06 pm
mules says:
Mo…the teams are based on the season rankings. I only linked to the page with last nights games because it had a brief explanation of how the stat was computed.
December 11th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
qUEsT??? says:
A I BITCHES!!!!
December 11th, 2008 at 6:36 pm
mules says:
FYI…AI is the 15th rated guard in the East…6 spots behind the other AI. The ‘08 version of AI doesn’t belong in the ASG and no team will/can ever win a title with AI as their PG.
December 11th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
Shim says:
Dwight is the man!
December 11th, 2008 at 7:24 pm
Dagomar says:
Not surprising at ALL. There is NO competition for Dwight at the C spot in the East. Lebron has to compete with KG and Bosh, for starters.
December 11th, 2008 at 7:37 pm
D.H. says:
@mules
Those look like pretty ‘fair’ lineups for the all-star game. Sure Murphy is not going to be an all-star every year, but guys who can have nights like Murphy did last night and contribute consistently should get the nod now and again. When did Yi last have a 20-20 game?
December 11th, 2008 at 7:39 pm
doc says:
Bullshit-AI Yi,take the fan votes now.
December 11th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
D.H. says:
I guess it does not inlude Yao or T-Mac or Shaq but all-stars are guys who perform, leading their respective teams and the leauge night in and night out.
If the leauge wants to make it a popularity contest at least determine participants by jersey sales or something.
December 11th, 2008 at 8:47 pm
JCARR says:
Sun Yue!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
December 27th, 2008 at 10:30 am
Haqq says:
Obviously every Asian kid jumped on the net and voted for Yi…
YI!??!?
YIIIIIIIIIII!!???????!?! ARE YOU FUCKING SERIOUS…
YI?!? MOTHEFUCKING YI?
Fuck this All Star game BULLLLLLSHIT.