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Written by: John Nguyen - Bio info: John Nguyen is a regular basketball junkie who pays top dollar for NBA League Pass who currently resides in California. John’s goal is to bring some real fan noise and unnecessary PR (...) More  
 
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Abolish Fan Voting for the NBA All Star Game

  By John Nguyen
12.11.2008 - Updated on 12.11.2008
Early fan voting returns are in and it’s time to apologize to the Stephon Marbury boosters. Sorry, fellas. He’s not going to the 2009 All Star game in Phoenix. Even though I didn’t vote for him, I was hoping other people pick up the slack. Again, I’m truly sorry. It wouldn’t be so bad seeing Marbury, who has been banished from New York, outshining people with the Starbury logo tattooed on the side of his head. It probably would have made Mike D’Antoni furious enough to shave his porn ‘stache off. Since Marbury is out, let’s start voting for Yi Jianlian and Luke Ridnour. Let’s start this movement. Please keep in mind that a vote for either one of these studs is a vote for change.

Here are the 2009 NBA All Star game early returns for people who do not want to research:

EASTERN CONFERENCE
Forwards 

Guards 

Centers 


WESTERN CONFERENCE
Forwards

Guards

Centers 
What does this all mean? Well, it means that the general NBA fan is stupid. However, that doesn’t mean that China is stupid. They don’t get to see many Asians ballin’ in the NBA so of course they’ll vote for them although I did not vote for Yi Jianlian or Yao Ming. It’s just like how Luke Ridnour got this high ahead of uber super rookie Derrick Rose, Joe Johnson, and Devin Harris. People who voted for him probably didn’t vote because of his stats. It’s because there are not many white Americans who resembles The Professor from the And 1 crew. Jason Williams used to be that guy, but he’s retired. Who knows where Kirk Hinrich went?

Here’s my advice for them: start voting for big men like Brad Miller, Andrew Bogut (even though he’s an Aussie), and Spencer Hawes. They’ll automatically give you credibility in your votes if you’re just voting based on skin color because they’re actually good. Stop voting for cookie cutter guards who can’t cut the mustard to be regarded as an All Star. Then again, you might as well keep going because Ridnour has made it this far. Let’s keep it movin’. I hope he makes it over Rose, Johnson and Harris. I mean, he’s more worthy to make it based on skill over those guys, right? Scott Skiles will appreciate that and can finally give Razor Ramon Sessions a big “F*ck you” to his playing time with confidence.

As a fellow Asian, I’m proud that Yi is up there; however, I know he does not deserve to be there because I know he’s not good enough. Of course I knew that hence I didn’t vote for him. Hell, I didn’t vote for Yao Ming either because he’s the real deal who will make it. He’ll get his fair share of millions. Mr. Yao doesn’t need my vote.

Does that make me better than you?

In a cocky, arrogant smirk I say, “Yes I am.”

You know what’s even cooler? Agent Zero, who has lived up to that name by playing zero minutes, has received about 64,000 votes. How can 64,000 people have a lobotomy around the same time? Doesn’t anyone realize that he’s just worried about playing Halo 3 online? Same goes for Ben Wallace. I know the East is bad in producing centers, but c’mon bro. Take his votes and share it accordingly to Big Z in Cleveland and Andrew Bogut.

What the fuck? moments:
  • The hell is Greg Oden doing up there? He’s received more votes than Andris Biedrins who is currently beasting in Golden State.
  • Bruce “Crazy Crackhead Defense with the Kung Fu grip” Bowen is currently averaging 3 points and 2 rebounds. He gets that crazy amount of all star votes for that? Sign me up on a team. I think I can do that, too.
  • Shane Battier has missed a lot of games to start this season and he’s right behind Bruce Bowen. I appreciate the worldly knowledge he has though. And the grooves he has on his head.
  • Brandon Roy is greatly underrated.
  • Where is the 2nd best point guard in the NBA Deron Williams? WOW. Kobe Bryant was right. He’s getting robbed. Again.
  • The Verbal Agreement Carlos Boozer should have gotten many votes, yet Bruce Bowen, Gilbert Arenas, Ben Wallace, Luke Ridnour, Shane Battier received more votes than him?
  • David West? Anyone? Anyone?

You’ll probably just say, "Hey man. We can vote for anyone we want."

I agree. It’s America. Yet there’s also a wall of stupidity we have to jump over. That’s why I’m here.

I’M HERE TO SAVE THE NBA. YOU’RE WELCOME.

Abolish the entire fan vote altogether. General fans are just too stupid. Either wait for 20 games in to release the ballots or just have owners, general managers, coaches, assistant coaches, broadcasters, waterboy, trainers, and players vote. I don’t trust sports writers, other than myself and the other writers here, to vote. They’ll just screw it up like the Steve Nash 2 MVP thing.

Force the change. Vote for change.

Keep voting for Yi Jianlian and Luke Ridnour because they truly deserved it.

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10 Comments: Abolish Fan Voting for the NBA All Star Game

Posted by
Bzee
on 12.16.2008		 Good thing the fans only get to vote in the starting five. By the results it doesn’t look like anyone who doesn’t deserve to start will be voted in. Although Iverson is not an all-star this year. Nash is tight! Should have been three in a row. .
Posted by
ronh
on 12.13.2008		 0it is an all star game the fans should be able to vote in the end to see their favorite players. KB24 all day!! .
Posted by
J. Nguyen
on 12.13.2008		 Thanks for reading, guys. Haters want to hate. Keep hating, haters. Somebody please tell me how Luke friggin Ridnour is getting all these votes? Please give specific reasons about his game and stats to warrant ANY vote. I’d like to hear it. I already know why Yi is getting them and I know he’s not making it regardless, but even if he does make it, I don’t care. It will just further prove that the All Star game is a farce because of the fan voting. I wouldn’t be mad if Yi Jianlian made it though. I can honestly say Yi is the better player than Ridnour because Yi’s potential is a bit higher than Ridnour’s if you want to compare both men. Also, height wins out in this one.
I’m standing by what I wrote and that is general NBA fans are dumb. They only vote on name recognition. The early returns further proves my thought, which is the correct one. .
Posted by
Tha French Truth
on 12.12.2008		 John you’re partly right man ! This exhibition game is dedicated to the fans but as most of them seem to be blind or foolish, a better way to find out who deserves to be in or not should be put in place, like involving other people than fans. The NBA could balance the votes by allocating a certain percentage to fans, a certain % to writers.... What do you think about that ?? .
Posted by
No Name
on 12.12.2008		 You’re not a writer... do you think anyone on Hoopsvibe will ever be asked to vote by the NBA? .
Posted by
black man
on 12.12.2008		 "I don’t trust sports writers, other than myself and the other writers here, to vote. They’ll just screw it up like the Steve Nash 2 MVP thing."haha good enough man! good enough to boast! haha you are a writer??? haha way to go! .
Posted by

on 12.11.2008		 Very astute article. Thank you. And you’re right, Hawes is underrated. .
Posted by
Khina Man
on 12.11.2008		 Hey buddy stop hating on battier. If you noticed the trend in the west for the past couple seasons, any houston rocket who is on the ballot always is up there in votes. As you can see there are 5 rocket players, the most of any team. When china votes for Ming, they vote for his teammates. .
Posted by
Chris Bosh
on 12.11.2008		 How is Yi ahead of me in votes? i drop 27/12 on a nightly basis? wtf? and hows KG ahead of me??? he plays wid ray allen n pierce, while i got nobody wtf? im carrying my team for nothing. .
Posted by
Jack Ripper
on 12.11.2008		 its an all-star game for the fans!!! so the fans should vote ppl in!! open ur eyes buddy. .

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