BlueBaron

www.nba.com/news/allstar_031211


It's pretty bad when one of the five best players in the league is 5th in votes for EC guards.

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luciano

Yeah, it sucks but you get used to it. Fans are stupid and fickle and this proves they aren't intelligent enough to vote for the game. But anyway, it is just a stupid popularity contest and I couldn't care less for the actual "game".

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OG

that's ridiculous, baron is easily an AS starter.. either way he'll be on the team.. it's just the lebron hype & AI/Tmac can't be denied their spot cus of their fan base..

BlueBaron

You are exactly right. The "all star" game doesn't always showcase the best, just the most popular.

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UKfan4Life

So far, Davis looks like he should be only a little higher. He should be higher than T-Mac and LeBron (why in the world are people voting LeBron to be an all-star? Sure he's a great rookie and has endless potential, but this is where the popularity contest comes into effect).

Ben

Don't worry, Baron will still make the AS team.

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ShowTmeBALLA

Wow it looks like Football fans are smarter than basketball fans. The pro bowl actually has the best players at the position making the roster where as for our glorious NBA if your able to jump really high people start stuffing the ballot in their favor, I agree with Sir Charles. "We should not let the fans vote."

bballer27

good for the red baron hes really becoming a rising star

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Ben

Yea, that's a problem with the voting system that NBA has right now. If you're a player who doesn't appear much on Sportscenter, one who doesn't have much highlight reels then chances are, you're not gonna make the All-Star game as a starter.

Luckily, only the starters are decided by the fans.

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HKF

Fan voting just doesn't work. It never has.

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Ben

But then again, fan voting is a great way to let the fans know that they're "important", that a regular guy like you and me are able to select the starters of the All-Star game.

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PacersguyUSA

At least everyone ahead of him has legitimate case to be ahead of Baron. Now if somebody like Jamaal Crawford was ahead of him, then you could be upset.

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Ben

Isn't it Jamal Crawford?

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solo

I agree. Lebron cant be denied having a legit shot at starting...hes putting up 20 6 and 6..sure i dont think that hes having a better year then b davis but still u cant deny that they others also have a shot