Dwight Howard Is Still Leading All-Star Voting
SupermanThe NBA released updated All-Star voting figures yesterday, and if the selections were to be made right now, here’s how it would all shake out…
Dwyane Wade (1,229,858) and Allen Iverson (858,469) would be the starting backcourt for the Eastern Conference, alongside LeBron James (1,259,764), Kevin Garnett (905,506) and the leading vote-getter and Dwight Howard (1,421,882).
For the Western Conference, Kobe Bryant (1,280,912) and Tracy McGrady (746,098) would be playing alongside Tim Duncan (903,311), Amare Stoudemire (626,796) and Yao Ming (1,114,709).
A couple of observations:
1. Why is Luke Ridnour (197,933) so popular? This guy has more votes than every center in the East other than Howard and Samuel Dalembert and countless other guards that could destroy him on any given night.
2. Now I understand why adidas is still spending money on Gilbert Arenas (205,223). The guy hasn’t even played one game all season and he’s garned more votes than potential Rookie of the Year Derrick Rose (203,687) and Top 10 scorer Joe Johnson (162,772).
3. Thank goodness Yi Jianlian (762,162) is comfortably behind the King and KG for a starting forward spot.
Here is the full voting, as of December 25:
EASTERN CONFERENCE
FORWARDS: LeBron James, Cleveland, 1,259,764; Kevin Garnett, Boston, 905,506; Yi Jianlian, New Jersey, 762,162; Chris Bosh, Toronto, 500,700; Paul Pierce, Boston, 313,474; Shawn Marion, Miami, 210,040; Hedo Turkoglu, Orlando, 137,035; Danny Granger, Indiana, 116,238; Josh Smith, Atlanta, 110,186; Michael Beasley, Miami, 100,257; Tayshaun Prince, Detroit, 98,262.
GUARDS: Dwyane Wade, Miami, 1,229,858; Allen Iverson, Detroit, 858,469; Vince Carter, New Jersey, 600,087; Ray Allen, Boston, 354,642; Devin Harris, New Jersey, 267,504; Gilbert Arenas, Washington, 205,223; Derrick Rose, Chicago, 203,687; Luke Ridnour, Milwaukee, 197,933; Jose Calderon, Toronto, 193,715; Jameer Nelson, Orlando, 174,081; Joe Johnson, Atlanta, 162,772.
CENTERS: Dwight Howard, Orlando, 1,421,882; Samuel Dalembert, Philadelphia, 232,733; Rasheed Wallace, Detroit, 163,279; Jermaine O’Neal, Toronto, 147,534; Andrew Bogut, Milwaukee, 112,708; Al Horford, Atlanta, 107,118; Ben Wallace, Cleveland, 89,809; Emeka Okafor, Charlotte, 69,015; Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Cleveland, 60,970; Kendrick Perkins, Boston, 54,772; Brendan Haywood, Washington, 28,182.
WESTERN CONFERENCE
FORWARDS: Tim Duncan, San Antonio, 903,311; Amare Stoudemire, Phoenix, 626,796; Carmelo Anthony, Denver, 602,457; Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas, 553,611; Ron Artest, Houston, 509,717; Pau Gasol, L.A. Lakers, 424,135; Shane Battier, Houston, 292,287; Bruce Bowen, San Antonio, 286,923; Josh Howard, Dallas, 209,802; Luis Scola, Houston, 181,253; LaMarcus Aldridge, Portland, 145,857.
GUARDS: Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers, 1,280,912; Tracy McGrady, Houston, 746,098; Chris Paul, New Orleans, 725,251; Manu Ginobili, San Antonio, 386,846; Tony Parker, San Antonio, 358,107; Jason Kidd, Dallas, 299,107; Steve Nash, Phoenix, 281,909; Jason Terry, Dallas, 226,754; Rafer Alston, Houston, 211,017; Brandon Roy, Portland, 174,244; Chauncey Billups, Denver, 170,645.
CENTERS: Yao Ming, Houston, 1,114,709; Shaquille O’Neal, Phoenix, 546,583; Andrew Bynum, L.A. Lakers, 259,331; Mehmet Okur, Utah, 235,292; Greg Oden, Portland, 144,650; Andris Biedrins, Golden State, 101,115; Al Jefferson, Minnesota, 86,296; Tyson Chandler, New Orleans, 85,452; Nick Collison, Oklahoma City, 67,338; Marcus Camby, L.A. Clippers, 49,235; Chris Kaman, L.A. Clippers, 19,415.
Voting continues through Jan. 11 on paper at NBA arenas and through Jan. 19 at NBA.com.
December 26th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
original2k9 says:
okafor aint even in the east’s top 10 centers… damn, i guess that’s what comes with playing for charlotte
December 26th, 2008 at 3:38 pm
rean the bad man says:
that vote4amare website seems to be working huh?
December 26th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
K Dizzle says:
Can we just admit right now that some fans suck? Sorry to attack, but it blows my mind to see 200,000 votes for Gil and damn near 30,000 votes for Haywood, bur I don’t see AJ or Butler anywhere…disgusting
Houston fans are rabid.. They got Scola, Battier, Artest, TMac, Alston and Yao all in the mix. Any other team got they whole startin five and a sixth man in the mix of fan voting?
December 26th, 2008 at 3:43 pm
Ian says:
amare thing work i guess
December 26th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
Ian says:
kdizzle i dont think that all houston fans those votes come from playinwith yao
December 26th, 2008 at 3:44 pm
QQ says:
Wow. Casual fans at it’s best. Well, that’s the way the NBA earns big dollars, but this will bring tears to any hardcore follower of the game.
Case no.1: Iverson? We talking bout Iverson? I was rooting for him to rally the Pistons when he was traded, but watching him run with the team, it seems that he is rallying the OTHER team by the way his playing. Gunning, turnovers, not involving his teammates. Damn.
Case no.2: TMac. Yall know I fucking hate that dude, but come on, even fans of that guy roaming this site would argue that he ain’t a starter and should not be a starter in the All Star Game.
December 26th, 2008 at 3:45 pm
Ian says:
k
maybe not scola but the others do get the votes from chinese fans
December 26th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
QQ says:
Good for Dwight though. ORLANDO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
December 26th, 2008 at 3:46 pm
rean the bad man says:
but i think here’s how it’s going to turn-out:
east:
dwade
ai
lbj
kg
dwight
devin
ray ray
cb4
double p
z
jj
granger
west:
tmac
kobe
yao
amare
td
dirk
cp3
nash
chauncey
carmelo
shaq daddy
jkidd
December 26th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
isotope says:
lol TMac is probably going to turn it down like he did last year. Crazy that he has more votes than Paul
December 26th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
Ian says:
damn i want tp in the game
sorry iso i had to say it
December 26th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
dLee says:
they need to stop letting stupid 2nd graders in Idaho vote…
I mean come onnn, Hibachi with 200,000+ votes, and dude hasn’t even played
Rondo for All Star 2009!
December 26th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
K Dizzle says:
@ post 9. I think you might have nailed it, playa. Except I think Brandon Roy takes JKidd’s spot
December 26th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
isotope says:
i hope the coaches leave Shaq out the game this year. But it’d be funny with Phil Jackson as coach with Shaq and Kobe on the squad. Even funnier if Pop is coaching.
December 26th, 2008 at 4:16 pm
rean the bad man says:
alright alright, broy for jkidd. that’ll do.
and yeah, i must say why the hell tmac is getting more votes than cp3?! oh, did i say the answer already? votes eh… tsk tsk…
my vote
east:
dwade
devin
kg
lbj
dwight
west:
cp3
kobe
td
dirk
shaq
December 26th, 2008 at 4:33 pm
ian says:
isotope why do you want shaq absent from the game
in my mind hes outplayed yao this year, shaq is playing fantastic for a guy as old as he is with as many miles on him as he has…
even if he doesnt deserve the starting spot he DANM SURE better get picked by the coaches for his great play to be the backup or ill lose faith in the coachs’ picks
Ian H
December 26th, 2008 at 4:37 pm
isotope says:
cuz there are more fowards/centers that are more deserving. He definitely has NOT outplayed Yao. Are u kidding me?
Yao, TD, Amare, Dirk, Carmelo, and Gasol or Bynum. Thats enough of a frontcourt.
December 26th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
Chris Webber says:
Only one thing to say..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1iK2QgWE_7Y
December 26th, 2008 at 4:48 pm
srb says:
just use the celtics starting 5 for the east starters
December 26th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
Johnny Knox says:
you all are complaining bout t mac, iverson and gil, but id rather see all them start than jianlian even make the team. we all know why hes gettin the votes(not performance based)but still.
also caron butler should be in his spot for votes
Starters should be imo
EAST
Harris
D-Wade
LeBron
KG (as much as I hate him)
Dwight
West
CP3
Kobe
Amare
Duncan
Yao(rather have Duncan Amare and a true SF like maybe Melo, Rudy Gay or even Durant but that will never happen and having Yao is at least legit, unlike Yi)
December 26th, 2008 at 4:52 pm
barons beard says:
Just goes to show how moronic people are tbh, the fan vote should be scrapped and the people who actually know the game should pick the 12 best players so far that year in each conference, with less restrictions on positions
December 26th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
Ian says:
barons
but how exactly do u judge that and what about players on crappy teams does that count?
December 26th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
SayItAintSo says:
Tracy McGrady, Houston
Manu Ginobili, San Antonio
Tony Parker, San Antonio
Jason Kidd, Dallas
Steve Nash, Phoenix
Jason Terry, Dallas
Rafer Alston, Houston
The fact that all of those guards are ahead of B-Roy (significantly so in some cases) in terms of vote getting, is absolutely absurd. The first couple are good players but due to injuries, have not played better than B-Roy this year.
December 26th, 2008 at 5:16 pm
haslem says:
say Yi got enough votes, wouldnt that be really weird and have everyone questioning the whole system? wouldnt he just get destroyed?
December 26th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
haslem says:
based on this season…VC over AI?
December 26th, 2008 at 5:41 pm
rean the bad man says:
vc over ai, as of this point
December 26th, 2008 at 5:55 pm
rodnets says:
Fan voting should be allowed just as a part of an overall voting, by the media, the players, the coaches and the dime readers.
Yi has lied about his age, we don´t know if he lied about his sex also he should be banned from the allstar, and thats all.
December 26th, 2008 at 6:01 pm
rean the bad man says:
yeah, i heard he lied about his gender! LOL
December 26th, 2008 at 6:04 pm
ticktock6 says:
Whoever said less restriction on the positions, are you kidding? If Chris Paul doesn’t make it, you’re telling me it’s going to be enjoyable watching the West NOT START A POINT GUARD?
It won’t be. It’ll be stupid. They should divide it up into actual positions.
December 26th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
jamesagee says:
since I’m Mexican I’m going to vote for all the Mexican’s in the NBA and the Spanish can vote for theirs. F*ck China. Don’t they anything better to do like put anti-freeze in the toothpaste.
December 26th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
ian says:
yo iso
i agree with all your suggestions for the frontcourt i do…apart from the OR bynum part
if anyone thinks bynum deserves a spot in the all star squad they are not basketball fans
gasol=fine hes their number one big guy and hed deserve it if he got in, but bynum…this kid better start dominating and quick, he just signed that outrageous contract and he is not living up to the hype at all
and if anyone deserves to get a respect vote its shaquille o neal, he is still one of the most charasmatic players around, whod you rather have?? pau gasol who just sits there and does nothing or a guy like shaq who entertains the people (that 07 dance off was one of the funniest things iv ever seen)
and how yao doesnt average 30 and 15 is the biggest mystery in the world, hes soft and injury prone! if he wasnt chinese….hed have problems bein in any all star game
nuff sed
Ian H
December 26th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
SayItAintSo says:
I think they should switch it up. Have the starters voted in by Coaches, first reserves by media and then the afterthoughts can be decided by fan vote.
December 26th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
My 2 Cents says:
There should be a vote to exclude/block players from playing in the allstar game. If that’s the case my vote would be for:
Iverson,
Yi,
KG,
Carmelo,
V. Carter and
All Rockets and Spurs players.
December 26th, 2008 at 6:38 pm
SayItAintSo says:
Here is a great NBSAT analogy
Yi Jianlian is to chinese voters just as
___________ is to caucasian voters:
A) Nick Collison
B) Luke Ridnour
Best part about this NBA SAT question is that there is no wrong answer.
December 26th, 2008 at 7:24 pm
Luigi says:
damn i think the roster will end up like this
EAST
PG. Iverson
SG. Wade
SF. LeBron
PF. KG
C. Dwight
Bench
Rondo
Devin
Caron
Bosh
Pierce
Jamison
VC
West
PG. CP3
SG. Kobe
SF. Carmelo
PF. Timmy
C. Yao
Bench
Amare
Tracy
Ginobili
Shaq
Dirk
Nash
Roy
I really want Brandon Roy to make the AST b.c hes done so much for portland in his 2nd-3rd year n i love what hes doing. and also Caron n Jamison make it too. b/c being a wizards fan….its depressing to see when ur team scores 72 pts n 34 of them came from caron…n jamisons been a double double stud. theyre very underestimated b.c. they play for washington..
December 26th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
Vince says:
@@@ on Ridnour @@@
some chinese fans dont know yi has been traded and still vote for bucks players.
December 26th, 2008 at 7:44 pm
Flip says:
@SayItAintSo: Nice comparison. Nothing to add to that
December 26th, 2008 at 7:56 pm
NYC says:
LMAO @ 18
December 26th, 2008 at 8:13 pm
QuEsT??? says:
AI Bitchess!!! ajajajajjajajajajaja…………… i heard that david stern made a rule that every vote that went to lebron pierce and kg, it would count as double so that yi wouldnt play on the all star game.
December 26th, 2008 at 8:50 pm
BROGDEN says:
” Thank goodness Yi Jianlian (762,162) is comfortably behind the King and KG for a starting forward spot.” {{{——}}} Awww man,that was really funny Dime. Thanks!
December 26th, 2008 at 9:02 pm
BROGDEN says:
Where is Earl Watson and Mardy Collins? The All-Star Game is a JOKE! Real Rap.
December 26th, 2008 at 10:36 pm
GEE...You can wipe me down! says:
Funny that T got all them votes. That old Mac would be good for one of them off the backboard joints to himself through the lane. Still he should and needs to and hopefully will give that spot to someone more deserving like Brandon Roy or someone.
I bet LeBron “tries” to win that MVP on purpose again as he has done before. For all his talent he can do some lame crap sometimes.
Anyway this season is good and it’s going by way to fast.
Slow doooown. lol.
December 26th, 2008 at 11:13 pm
Chris says:
Luke Ridnour has more votes than Joe Johnson, Brandon Roy, Billups, Danny Granger and Al Horford. Huh?
December 27th, 2008 at 1:42 am
Peter Robert Casey says:
What happened to the Yao Ming effect?
December 27th, 2008 at 1:56 am
bendizzle says:
how is yi 200k votes ahead of bosh? i guess its the kim kardashian effect: they have countless fans that love em even tho they have no talent to speak of. btw, a couple thousand of those Luke “the tower of power” Ridnour votes are mine.
December 27th, 2008 at 7:12 am
P.C. Peace says:
sup wif my SMACK, Dime? taking too long
December 28th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
doc says:
Yeah Gee because trying to win MVP of the All Star game is crap.What a loser.But I heard Yi aint even Chinese.He came from another planet like them space jam dudes.But instead of stealing AI powers he landed on the other side of the earth and stole the Chinese AI powers.