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Initial All-Star balloting returns are in

chris paul doesn't get that much hype anymore and when he did, it was deserved for years 2007-2009 where he strung together pretty much the two most effective seasons a point guard has ever played in the league

but yeah the all-star voting has its issues, so the answer is to just mark the event as less prestigious than it's marketed as and move on i guess
 
I hope Yao gets voted in as a starter and is injured, after playing under 100 minutes this season. Maybe it'll show the NBA that fan voting doesn't mean dick.
 
I think the NBA already knows that fan voting doesn't mean dick...at least as far as picking the best players goes. Fan voting means a LOT when it comes to revenue generation which is all the All-star Game is to the league. It is all about the money...marketing, brand recognition, tickets, merchandise, etc. It has nothing to do with show-casing the best players the league has to offer and the league knows that. For what it is, it does a fine job. It generates revenue. Therefore the format will never change.

And Utah players will always only get in on the coaches vote. We don't have a big enough fan base to vote anyone in. So for the most part we can say that our guys get in because they are recognized by the coaches and other players as deserving. That means a hell of a lot more than the fan vote, imho.
 
Get Down said:
chris paul doesn't get that much hype anymore and when he did, it was deserved for years 2007-2009 where he strung together pretty much the two most effective seasons a point guard has ever played in the league

but yeah the all-star voting has its issues, so the answer is to just mark the event as less prestigious than it's marketed as and move on i guess
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yet his suspect defense gets him 3rd in DPOY awards watch on espn.

really if cp3 is the 3rd best defensive player in the nba. it is a sad day
 
What a load of crap...
IMO, The five best Western Conference guards (this year) are as follows:

Kobe
D-will
Westbrook
Eric Gordon
Nash

In this order.
 
CP3 has a sick A:TO ratio. Jazz fans continuously bitch and overlook this. Don't take me wrong. I love just about everything about Williams. He's a ****ing rock solid, winner driven, all-put-gimme-a-championship-if-I-have-to-earn-it-myself son of a bitch. This doesn't make him automatically #1. We got spoiled and Utah traded Stockholm syndrom for Stockton syndrome. In an age of point guards, it is possible D-Will is not the best PG. Rondo, etc. have been nothing short of sick. Don't take that away just to pump air into D-Will's sail.

With all this said, I believe what Deron Williams adds to this team and brings to the table every single game has earned him an MVP discussion. Top five. No doubt in my mind. Williams is about so much more than stat sheets and being the best at his position.
 
franklin said:
CP3 has a sick A:TO ratio. Jazz fans continuously bitch and overlook this. Don't take me wrong. I love just about everything about Williams. He's a ****ing rock solid, winner driven, all-put-gimme-a-championship-if-I-have-to-earn-it-myself son of a bitch. This doesn't make him automatically #1. We got spoiled and Utah traded Stockholm syndrom for Stockton syndrome. In an age of point guards, it is possible D-Will is not the best PG. Rondo, etc. have been nothing short of sick. Don't take that away just to pump air into D-Will's sail.

With all this said, I believe what Deron Williams adds to this team and brings to the table every single game has earned him an MVP discussion. Top five. No doubt in my mind. Williams is about so much more than stat sheets and being the best at his position.
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OK I thought this would be awesome in jive....I was right:


CP3 gots a sick A:TO ratio. 'S coo', bro. Jazz fans continuously bitch and overlook dis. Duzn't snatch me wrong. What it is, Mama! ah' love plum about everydin' about Williams. He's some ****in' rock solid, winna' rolln, all-put-gimme-a-championship-if-I-have-to-earn-it-myself son uh a bitch. Lop some boogie. Dis duzn't make him automatically #1. We gots spoiled and Utah traded Stockholm syndrom fo' Stockton syndrome. In an age uh point guards, it be possible D-Gots'ta ain't de best PG. Rondo, etc. Co' got d' beat! gots been nodin' sho't uh sick. Ya' know? Duzn't snatch dat away plum to pump air into D-Will's sail. Wid all dis said, ah' recon' whut Deron Williams adds t'dis team and brin's t'de table every raple game gots earned him an MVP discussion. 'S coo', bro. Top five. No doubt in mah' mind. Williams be about so's much mo'e dan stat sheets and bein' de best at his posishun.
 
LogGrad98 said:
OK I thought this would be awesome in jive....I was right:


CP3 gots a sick A:TO ratio. 'S coo', bro. Jazz fans continuously bitch and overlook dis. Duzn't snatch me wrong. What it is, Mama! ah' love plum about everydin' about Williams. He's some ****in' rock solid, winna' rolln, all-put-gimme-a-championship-if-I-have-to-earn-it-myself son uh a bitch. Lop some boogie. Dis duzn't make him automatically #1. We gots spoiled and Utah traded Stockholm syndrom fo' Stockton syndrome. In an age uh point guards, it be possible D-Gots'ta ain't de best PG. Rondo, etc. Co' got d' beat! gots been nodin' sho't uh sick. Ya' know? Duzn't snatch dat away plum to pump air into D-Will's sail. Wid all dis said, ah' recon' whut Deron Williams adds t'dis team and brin's t'de table every raple game gots earned him an MVP discussion. 'S coo', bro. Top five. No doubt in mah' mind. Williams be about so's much mo'e dan stat sheets and bein' de best at his posishun.
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Y'know, this doesn't help our reading level one bit!
 
The real problem is allowing all star voting via internet. That's why Yao gets so many votes from China. I really think they should limit voting to at the NBA arenas.
But as long as fans do the voting, it's just a popularity contest, not based on who is most deserving.
AC Green over Karl Malone still is the worst I ever saw.
 
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