Who are you guys gonna vote for/have voted for in the All-Star ballot.

Here's my line-up that I submitted:

EAST:

G Brandon Jennings
G Ray Allen
C Andrew Bogut
F Paul Pierce
F Danny Granger

WEST:

G Chris Paul
G Tyreke Evans
C Marc Gasol *
F Kevin Love
F Kevin Durant


*pretty weak field for me, the only other one I really wanted to vote for was Yao, and I figured the 6 billion votes from China he's getting should be enough for him

Someone owes Paul Millsap a big apology..

EAST:
G Derrick Rose
G John Wall
F LeBron James
F Andre Iguodala
C Al Horford

WEST:
G Chris Paul
G Eric Gordon
F Blake Griffin
F LaMarcus Aldridge
C Marc Gasol

West centers is very weak. Would have loved to have any of Horford, Lopez, Noah, Bogut, Dwight or Hibbert in there.. Unfortunately they're all in the East..
I like some first time All-Stars I think Iggy deserves an AS sighting at least once in his career. Feel the same about his former teammate Dre Miller, but couldn't leave out CP3 or Gordon

I hate All-Star weekend. Huge popularity contest and selection has lost all credibility with Shaq, an injured Yao, and the AI/T-Mac fiascos in recent years. But I'm gonna vote anyway, 'cause not just leaving it in the hands of the dumbest of the dumb that are the majority of NBA fans these days.

Also find it interesting that All-Star voting can happen ten games into the season. We've just started. Then again, no matter what happens, the same people as always are just gonna get voted in. Wonder how many votes T-Mac gets this time around. Get ready to see T-Mac, Vince Whateverhisnobodynameis and even Iverson start.

Scrap this weekend.

Won't let me vote as it seems to have a problem with my ZIP.Post code.

If the All-Star game was tomorrow, the starting lineups would be

EAST

G Rajon Rondo (BOS)
G Dwayne Wade (MIA)
C Dwight Howard (ORL)
F LeBron James (MIA)
F Kevin Garnett (BOS)

WEST

G Chris Paul (NOH)
G Kobe Bryant (LAL)
C Yao Ming (HOU)
F Kevin Durant (OKC)
F Pau Gasol (LAL)

Hard to argue with the West. Yao probably doesn't deserve a spot with his season, but that West centres pool was absolutely shocking. I could have got in over that lot.

In the East, I'd swap Rondo for Derrick Rose and Garnett for Amar'e Stoudamire if I was going by best. But it's not as outrageous as Tracy McGrady or Allen Iverson last year - Rose, Rondo, Stoudamire and Garnett would all be on the team, be it bench or starting anyway.

I hope Yao doesn't play. He'll just get injured!!

Rondo and Garnett both on pace to start

Another epic screwup by the voters.

Man get on the Bogey votes, vote Bogut boys!!

http://www.nba.com/a...?referrer=&cid=

Complete update of 3rd round voting below: 2011 NBA ALL-STAR BALLOTING

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Forwards:
LeBron James (Heat) 1,194,091
Kevin Garnett (Celtics) 850,687
Amar'e Stoudemire (Knicks) 826,628
Paul Pierce (Celtics) 465,270
Chris Bosh (Heat) 334,921
Josh Smith (Hawks) 225,951
Carlos Boozer (Bulls) 222,431
Danilo Gallinari (Knicks) 168,519
Danny Granger (Pacers) 158,836
Andre Iguodala (76ers) 150,840

Guards:
Dwyane Wade (Heat) 1,167,649
Rajon Rondo (Celtics) 929,781
Derrick Rose (Bulls) 917,753
Ray Allen (Celtics) 494,489
John Wall (Wizards) 212,238
Gilbert Arenas (Magic) 193,056
Brandon Jennings (Bucks) 172,076
Raymond Felton (Knicks) 144,707
Jamal Crawford (Hawks) 123,531
Joe Johnson (Hawks) 119,455

Centers:
Dwight Howard (Magic) 1,205,159
Shaquille O'Neal (Celtics) 506,621
Joakim Noah (Bulls) 197,407
Andrew Bogut (Bucks) 159,560
Al Horford (Hawks) 149,908
Roy Hibbert (Pacers) 133,416
Andrea Bargnani (Raptors) 126,185
Brook Lopez (Nets) 104,784
JaVale McGee (Wizards) 82,650
Ben Wallace (Pistons) 61,051

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Forwards:
Kevin Durant (Thunder) 945,944
Carmelo Anthony (Nuggets) 742,284
Pau Gasol (Lakers) 702,859
Tim Duncan (Spurs) 551,226
Blake Griffin (Clippers) 540,701
Dirk Nowitzki (Mavericks) 518,682
Lamar Odom (Lakers) 285,667
Luis Scola (Rockets) 258,407
Kevin Love (T-Wolves) 233,273
Caron Butler (Mavericks) 186,626

Guards:
Kobe Bryant (Lakers) 1,391,597
Chris Paul (Hornets) 724,605
Manu Ginobili (Spurs) 504,123
Steve Nash (Suns) 397,975
Deron Williams (Jazz) 384,515
Russell Westbrook (Thunder) 327,453
Tony Parker (Spurs) 298,771
Jason Kidd (Mavericks) 260,569
Vince Carter (Suns) 228,698
Eric Gordon (Clippers) 190,636

Centers:
Yao Ming (Rockets) 754,583
Andrew Bynum (Lakers) 493,237
Nene (Nuggets) 292,829
Marc Gasol (Grizzlies) 263,000
Brendan Haywood (Mavericks) 245,737
Emeka Okafor (Hornets) 227,621
Chris Kaman (Clippers) 148,389
Marcus Camby (Blazers) 148,322
Andris Biedrins (Warriors) 91,600
Robin Lopez (Suns) 81,148

Heres my lineup.




Western:
Blake Griffin LA Clippers Forward
Dirk Nowitzki Dallas Forward
Chauncey Billups Denver Guard
Chris Paul New Orleans Guard
Yao Ming Houston Center

Eastern:
LeBron James Miami Forward
Amare Stoudemire New York Forward
Ray Allen Boston Guard
Rajon Rondo Boston Guard
Andrew Bogut Milwaukee Center

Who woulda thought? Common sense starting to prevail. Rose and Stoudemire, who just might be the two lead favourites for MVP if the season ended today, now both on pace to start, having overtaken Garnett and Rondo.

In other news, Brandon Jennings has been selected to be a Slam Dunk Contestant, despite having only attempted 5 dunks in his career (and missed one).

Hooray.

At least Blake Griffin should be exciting

Here are my teams:

West
FW - Melo Anthony
FW - Kevin Durant
G - Kobe Bryant
G - Steve Nash
C - Andrew Bynum

East
FW - LeBron James
FW - Hedo Turkoglu
G - Dwayne Wade
G - Rajon Rondo
C - Dwight Howard

If memory serves, the starters have traditionally been decided by fan vote, but the bench decided by either the coaches in the conference or the coach that will coach the team himself. Is this still how it goes? Or is every roster spot decided by fan vote now?

FINAL ROSTERS:

WEST ALL-STARS

Kevin Durant (OKC)
Carmelo Anthony (DEN)
Yao Ming* (HOU)
Kobe Bryant (LAL)
Chris Paul (NOH)

Tim Duncan (SAS)
Manu Ginobili (SAS)
Pau Gasol (LAL)
Blake Griffin (LAC)
Dirk Nowitzki (DAL)
Russell Westbrook (OKC)
Deron Williams (UTA)

*Yao Ming won't play. Tim Duncan will start and a replacement will appear on the bench.

HEALTICS........................... um, I mean EAST ALL-STARS

LeBron James (MIA)
Amar'e Stoudamire (NYK)
Dwight Howard (ORL)
Dwayne Wade (MIA)
Derrick Rose (CHI)

Ray Allen (BOS)
Chris Bosh (MIA)
Kevin Garnett (BOS)
Al Horford (ATL)
Joe Johnson (ATL)
Paul Pierce (BOS)
Rajon Rondo (BOS)



The diversity on the Eastern team is astounding....

Seems right for the most part. Aldridge, Parker, Boozer and Bogut are probably the biggest snubs though there might be one or two others, I didn't spend much time thinking about it.

Kevin Love is the replacement for Yao