Official 2009 All-Star game starters

[insidehoops]

Here are the official starters for the 2009 NBA All-Star game:

East: Dwyane Wade, Allen Iverson, LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, Dwight Howard

West: Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, Amare Stoudemire, Tim Duncan, Yao Ming

[Ancient Legend]

Chris Paul starting at last.:banana:

I'd rate the matchups like this (based on this season only):

Chris Paul > Allen Iverson
Kobe Bryant = Dwyane Wade
Amare Stoudemire < LeBron James
Tim Duncan > Kevin Garnett
Yao Ming < Dwight Howard

[D-Rose]

No surprises here. Controversy/debate will start when the reserves are announced :cheers:

[nbastatus]

Here are the official starters for the 2009 NBA All-Star game:

East: Dwyane Wade, Allen Iverson, LeBron James, Kevin Garnett, Dwight Howard

West: Chris Paul, Kobe Bryant, Amare Stoudemire, Tim Duncan, Yao Ming
omg..
amare doesnt deserve to start this year. :rant
AI also...

[MK2V1GP]

Yeah, AI starting is a load of crap.

[Biddy77]

most of the top pgs are in the west, so i can't be mad at AI for making it.

(in no specific order)...

cp3
deron
nash
parker
baron (for those who consider him a top pg)
chauncey

all in the west. in the east... lets just put it this way. while i respect rondo's work, no one asks if he's an all star if he plays out west.

[nba_55]

rigged. T-mac had like 200 000 more votes than Paul last return.

[nbastatus]

rigged. T-mac had like 200 000 more votes than Paul last return.
so? cp3 > tmac

[nbastatus]

Yeah, AI starting is a load of crap.
the East will lose with him on the team :violin:

[KenneBell]

Hopefully Pau and Granger make the teams on coaches vote or something.

[D-Rose]

rigged. T-mac had like 200 000 more votes than Paul last return.

and rightfully so.

[nba_55]

so? cp3 > tmac
I didnt say that t-mac was better than cp3. Just say taht it was rigged.

[LBJames2010]

no devin harris!?

[Dwight Shrute]

Hahaha... How the hell did Bruce Bowen finish 3rd in votes among west forwards?

[L.Kizzle]

I didnt say that t-mac was better than cp3. Just say taht it was rigged.
LOL, yes rigged, What was Mac and CP3's final returns??

[MTing]

rigged. T-mac had like 200 000 more votes than Paul last return.
TMac said he wanted to rest.

[Copperhead]

rigged. T-mac had like 200 000 more votes than Paul last return.

T-Whack had about 157K more votes but the thing that was really rigged was that T-Whack had that many votes in the first place. :oldlol:

[yobore]

It is very suspicious that CP is starting based on the last vote count.

[nbastatus]

T-Whack had about 157K more votes but the thing that was really rigged was that T-Whack had that many votes in the first place. :oldlol:
:bowdown: :bowdown:

[nba_55]

something is messy.
4th return: Forwards: Tim Duncan (SA) 1,454,918; Carmelo Anthony (Den) 905,121; Amare Stoudemire (Pho) 894,690; Ron Artest (Hou) 890,992; Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 837,482; Pau Gasol (LAL) 618,943; Bruce Bowen (SA) 509,593; Shane Battier (Hou) 482,724; Luis Scola (Hou) 281,372; Josh Howard (Dal) 255,698; LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) 212,651.

Guards: Kobe Bryant (LAL) 1,903,798; Tracy McGrady (Hou) 1,216,224; Chris Paul (NO) 1,059,161; Manu Ginobili (SA) 669,837; Tony Parker (SA) 614,939; Jamal Crawford (GS) 462,039; Steve Nash (Pho) 441,746; Jason Kidd (Dal) 381,906; Rafer Alston (Hou) 372,130; Jason Terry (Dal) 323,279; Brandon Roy (Por) 267,053.

Centers: Yao Ming (Hou) 1,758,499; Shaquille O’Neal (Pho) 1,006,383; Andrew Bynum (LAL) 356,280; Mehmet Okur (Utah) 292,845; Greg Oden (Por) 195,552; Andris Biedrins (GS) 170,732; Tyson Chandler (NO) 128,086; Al Jefferson (Minn) 121,944; Nick Collison (OKC) 105,534; Marcus Camby (LAC) 74,638; Chris Kaman (LAC) 27,112.

Last return:
Forwards: Tim Duncan (SA) 2,578,168; Amar’e Stoudemire (Pho) 1,460,429; Bruce Bowen (SA) 1,392,398; Ron Artest (Hou) 1,362,565; Carmelo Anthony (Den) 1,337,519; Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 1,107,926; Pau Gasol (LAL) 948,301; Shane Battier (Hou) 694,112; LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) 497,550; Luis Scola (Hou) 405,851; Josh Howard (Dal) 298,810.

Guards: Kobe Bryant (LAL) 2,805,397; Chris Paul (NO) 2,134,798; Tracy McGrady (Hou) 1,678,516; Manu Ginobili (SA) 1,642,350; Tony Parker (SA) 1,084,361; Steve Nash (Pho) 677,211; Jamal Crawford (GS) 665,038; Rafer Alston (Hou) 550,199; Jason Kidd (Dal) 477,792; Brandon Roy (Por) 468,688; Chauncey Billups (Den) 466,073.

Centers: Yao Ming (Hou) 2,532,958; Shaquille O’Neal (Pho) 1,850,018; Andrew Bynum (LAL) 549,131; Mehmet Okur (Utah) 437,106; Greg Oden (Por) 359,318; Andris Biedrins (GS) 357,984; Al Jefferson (Minn) 310,643; Tyson Chandler (NO) 242,356; Chris Kaman (LAC) 231,928; Marcus Camby (LAC) 158,491; Nick Collison (OKC) 154,309.

[dr.hee]

Iverson and Amare? Pathetic...It

[Rekindled]

It is very suspicious that CP is starting based on the last vote count.

maybe because tmac said he isnt playing?

[Copperhead]

Was Amare's rigged too? He all of a sudden overtook Carmelo. There was an All-Star article on NBA.com and in it was a link saying that Paul should be a starter and people can help by clicking on the link. The link took you to the online ballot voting. The smart people most likely went to the link and did the right thing. T-Whack only had 157K more votes than Paul. Some of you are acting as though he had a 2million vote over him. Calm the **** down and enjoy the All-Star game.

[nbastatus]

[QUOTE=dr.hee]Iverson and Amare? Pathetic...It

[MTing]

:wtf: Bruce Bowen gets over a mill? LOL

[milehighnuggz]

Bowen got more votes than melo... lol..... thats just dumb.

[Showtime]

I didnt say that t-mac was better than cp3. Just say taht it was rigged.
It's not rigged moron, T-Mac dropped out.

[crounsa810]

Damn it. All that voting for Yi for nothing.

[MTing]

David Stern probably added votes for CP3 cause of T-Macs resting comments. Then he added to forwards in the West to overtake a injured Carmelo.

[ruslan]

AI is ALLSTAR GAME ...gtfoh idiot..

everyone is salty at the fact that AI is starting, he deserves it even if he's not having the best year...he can be scoring 30ppg anyways, if u doubt it u idiot but since he's been playing outta his game everyone is on his jock saying he fell off, he sucks and what not

gtfoh

[EvinWizzle]

AI is ALLSTAR GAME ...gtfoh idiot..

everyone is salty at the fact that AI is starting, he deserves it even if he's not having the best year...he can be scoring 30ppg anyways, if u doubt it u idiot but since he's been playing outta his game everyone is on his jock saying he fell off, he sucks and what not

gtfoh
QFT :cheers:

[crounsa810]

AI is ALLSTAR GAME ...gtfoh idiot..

everyone is salty at the fact that AI is starting, he deserves it even if he's not having the best year...he can be scoring 30ppg anyways, if u doubt it u idiot but since he's been playing outta his game everyone is on his jock saying he fell off, he sucks and what not

gtfoh
Wrong. Only time that is allowed is if it's the player's last year in the league & they've been a great player. The year before AI retires, then he deserves to be in the all star game, out of respect for all he's done. Same with Shaq, KG, Duncan, Dirk, etc. But unless thats the case, no one DESERVES to be in the all star game even if they aren't having the best year. No one. If your not the best, you don't deserve to be there.

[jinsanity]

We all know that the players well known by everybody will always get voted in regardless (eg. Kobe, AI), but Bruce frikkin Bowen? Are you kidding me? More popular than Dirk and Carmelo?????? And how did he jump so much in the last returns? Ron Artest is understandable considering he has China voting for him.

Something is really fishy regarding the bruce Bowen situation. Is this an Antoine Walker situation(remember from last year?) that was actually more successful?

[dr.hee]

AI is ALLSTAR GAME ...gtfoh idiot..

everyone is salty at the fact that AI is starting, he deserves it even if he's not having the best year...he can be scoring 30ppg anyways, if u doubt it u idiot but since he's been playing outta his game everyone is on his jock saying he fell off, he sucks and what not

gtfoh
Really?

Allen Iverson 18ppg/3.3reb/5.5apg/42%fg

Vince Carter 21.5ppg/5reb/4.7apg/44%fg
Devin Harris 21.8ppg/3reb/6.4apg/44.5%fg
Joe Johnson 22ppg/4.5reb/6apg/43%fg

All-star my ass...

And Bowen

[3stat2]

Look at all the Spurs' players' votes, they made a huge push at the end. Duncan and Manu got around 1 million extra votes in those few weeks. By comparison, Yao's votes only went up several hundred thousand in those weeks - no one had as big of an increase at the end as the Spurs' players.

The only explanation I see is all those same Spurs fans who voted for Duncan/Manu etc voting him in as the second forward. Probably got some help from the French and Argentinians as well.

PS I'm shattered that Yi didn't make it

[dr.hee]

I'm shattered that Yi didn't make it
Yeah, it

[June1026]

4th Return
Tracy McGrady (Hou) 1,216,224; Chris Paul (NO) 1,059,161;

Last return:
Chris Paul (NO) 2,134,798; Tracy McGrady (Hou) 1,678,516;

Ok so, CP got more votes from his last return than he did in the FIRST FOUR? CP is no doubt the better of the two, but T-Mac didnt withdraw till the last day or so, they shouldn't have made it this obvious.

[Copperhead]

The last returns they allowed the public to view was on 1/8. Arena balloting ended on 1/9. The arenas most likely didn't even turn their ballots in until after 1/9. Good thing China doesn't get arena ballots or the entire Rocket roster would have been in the All-Star game. :oldlol:

[Jumpshot Virus]

Hahaha... How the hell did Bruce Bowen finish 3rd in votes among west forwards?

That is sad... WTF people...

:rolleyes:

[TMAC-RAPTORS]

Chris Paul starting at last.:banana:

I'd rate the matchups like this (based on this season only):

Chris Paul > Allen Iverson
Kobe Bryant = Dwyane Wade
Amare Stoudemire < LeBron James
Tim Duncan > Kevin Garnett
Yao Ming < Dwight Howard

Funny!

[shaoyut]

Yi didnt get in:cry:

[AznTacoLover]

haha wow bowen almost made it :oldlol:

[Lebron23]

haha wow bowen almost made it :oldlol:


Lamarcus Aldridge is playing better than this jerk. ( Bowen)

[Finn T-Mac]

It's just great how stupid avarage fans are, Bynum got so many votes just because he plays in L.A and every one is hyping him. Although he ain't that good (yet). Same with all the Rockets votes. This just makes me laugh. Aren't there those voters who vote based on how players actually play :oldlol:

And there seem to be some fishy stuff with the vote changes between these last two

[Alonzo Magic]

Some weird arse sh*t right there. :wtf: Overall though I'm quite happy with the starters, all have been/are superstars.

[Junny]

This is BS. Voting is rigged. Yi absolutely deserved that spot and you all know it. :mad:

[kwajo]

This is a proud day for all of us Bowen fans.

[arf05]

the East will lose with him on the team :violin:


Allen Iverson is a team cancer, I wouldnt be surprised so.

[MD23]

This the best possible outcome imagine if melo iverson Yi and MeMack had all been voted in then all star would have been ruined forever. And ppl who are sayin stat shudnt be in there i agree he is underperforming this year however i cant see a better forward in the west other than Duncan to take his spot so he get it by default

[NOHCP3]

Why are people even raising the question why Tmac got passed up by CP3? We complain about the voting but theres no way Tmac deserved to start at all. You can make a case that he doesnt deserve to be an all star at all this year(rest or not)

maybe the voters just got smart overnight:D

anyways.. didnt think chris paul was going to get to start so..... :hammertime:

[arkain]

Why are people even raising the question why Tmac got passed up by CP3? We complain about the voting but theres no way Tmac deserved to start at all. You can make a case that he doesnt deserve to be an all star at all this year(rest or not)

maybe the voters just got smart overnight:D

anyways.. didnt think chris paul was going to get to start so..... :hammertime:

No one's pissed at Paul making it, its just very suspicious how he got 1million votes in first 4 returns and magically gets 1million more to pass T-Mac in the last return, its obviously rigged. (Good thing they did)
But instead of just doing this stupid ****, why dont they just change the voting system, idiots, whats the point of counting votes if they end up rigging it anyways lol.

[Kebab Stall]

I would've loved to have seen Bowen in the All-Star game. You know some one would've gone home with busted up ankle or a bruised shin.

[quasimoto]

LeBron would be ****ting his pants weeks in advance.

[Gougou]

Chris Paul > Allen Iverson
Kobe Bryant > Dwyane Wade
Amare Stoudemire < LeBron James
Tim Duncan < Kevin Garnett
Yao Ming > Dwight Howard

:hammertime:

[spursdynasty420]

kg has to do alot more then ride someones coat to victory to suprass duncan. fan boy :P

[Lebron23]

I would love to see LeBron have a Triple Double Performance in the All Star Game.

And Mo Williams should join LeBron in the All Star Game because he's the 2nd best PG in the Eastern Conference.

[jamal99]

Chris Paul starting at last.:banana:

I'd rate the matchups like this (based on this season only):

Chris Paul > Allen Iverson
Kobe Bryant = Dwyane Wade
Amare Stoudemire < LeBron James
Tim Duncan > Kevin Garnett
Yao Ming < Dwight Howard

Based on this season
Wade > Kobe
at least for me...

[dware94]

i like east:bowdown:

Based on this season
Wade > Kobe
at least for me...

Kobe has been the best player in the league the last 5 weeks of the season, so I would call them even at this point.

Kobe has been tearing it up, averaging 30/5.5/5.7 on 48% shooting.

[AznTacoLover]

eh everyone knows that AI is always in it.

[Slam13]

Total votes for:


West forwards: 12,083,593
East forwards: 11,433,874
East guards: 11,189,679
West guards: 11,150,423
West centers: 6,826,258
East centers: 6,582,610





Total West: 30,060,274
Total East: 29,206,163



By team:



HOU: 7,224,201
SAS: 6,697,277
BOS: 4,778,510
LAL: 4,302,829
NJN: 4,235,848
ORL: 4,128,005
PHX: 3,987,658
CLE: 3,424,382
MIA: 3,420,457
DET: 2,482,180
NOH: 2,377,154
TOR: 1,889,359
DAL: 1,884,528
DEN: 1,803,592
MIL: 1,397,899
POR: 1,325,556
ATL: 1,064,641
GSW: 1,023,022
WAS: 927,030
CHI: 474,384
PHI: 396,119
LAC: 390,419
IND: 365,810
MIN: 310,643
CHA: 212,539
OKC: 154,309

[Gougou]

Yo did Yi made into the all star game?

[D-Rose]

Yo did Yi made into the all star game?
nope. thank the lord.

[SaS820]

Yeah, wouldn't that be the day.. Yi and Bowen both playing in the All-Star game.. It'd be epic.

[markymark]

Whatever happened to the Shimmy campaign? :(