All-Star? - Brian

Can we get NBA fans to be more realistic when voting for All-Star players? Or maybe diminish the role of their votes? As a fan, I would not want the votes of the fans to be worth less when deciding All-Stars, but I will admit that some fans need to think before they vote.

This is especially a problem when it comes to this year. The fans' votes currently have Allen Iverson and Tracy McGrady as starters for this years game. I will give you a few seconds to read that sentence over again...

Allen Iverson (14.9 ppg, 4.4 apg) does not deserve to start. He doesn't even deserve to be an All-Star this year. And this is coming from a guy who loves AI and would put him as one of the best 25 players of all time. But I am also realistic, and he does not deserve to play in the All-Star game this year.

Tracy McGrady (3.2 ppg, 1 apg) is by far the worst All-Star selection...ever. He is currently pegged as a starter in the latest polls, and he has hardly played this year. What makes it worse is that no NBA team wants him (the Rockets have been trying to trade him for two years now). The All-Star voting should only look at their stats for this year, but clearly these fans are using the players career numbers to vote them in.

So until fans can get it right, their role for voting in All-Star players should be limited. Maybe then they will do their homework before voting.