2nd All-Star Ballot Returns

[KG215]

http://www.nba.com/2013/news/12/26/2014-second-all-star-ballot-results-2/index.html


Eastern Conference

Frontcourt:
1. LeBron James (Mia) 854,105
2. Paul George (Ind) 712,808
3. Carmelo Anthony (NYK) 580,795
4. Roy Hibbert (Ind) 304,829
5. Chris Bosh (Mia) 222,861
6. Kevin Garnett (BKN) 137,520
7. Joakim Noah (Chi) 101,308
8. Andre Drummond (Det) 91,132
9. Jeff Green (Bos) 78,693
10. Tyson Chandler (NYK) 77,496
11. Luol Deng (Chi) 73,418
12. Carlos Boozer (Chi) 64,861
13. Paul Pierce (BKN) 60,541
14. Brook Lopez (BKN) 52,907
15. Josh Smith (Det) 46,836

Backcourt:
1. Dwyane Wade (Mia) 565,455
2. Kyrie Irving (Cle) 524,000
3. Derrick Rose (Chi) 299,950
4. John Wall (Was) 210,988
5. Ray Allen (Mia) 143,714
6. Rajon Rondo (Bos) 111,335
7. Deron Williams (BKN) 74,047
8. George Hill (Ind) 66,030
9. Lance Stephenson (Ind) 50,444
10. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) 48,744


Western Conference

Frontcourt:
1. Kevin Durant (OKC) 850,728
2. Dwight Howard (Hou) 408,623
3. Blake Griffin (LAC) 399,357
4. Kevin Love (Min) 377,941
5. Tim Duncan (SA) 312,809
6. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) 282,613
7. Anthony Davis (NO) 188,589
8. Pau Gasol (LAL) 177,883
9. Andre Iguodala (GS) 145,089
10. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 126,025
11. Chandler Parsons (Hou) 106,369
12. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) 99,903
13. David Lee (GS) 89,858
14. Omer Asik (Hou) 79,591
15. Kawhi Leonard (SA) 76,110

Backcourt:
1. Kobe Bryant (LAL) 723,031
2. Chris Paul (LAC) 533,647
3. Stephen Curry (GS) 481,698
4. Jeremy Lin (Hou) 358,725
5. James Harden (Hou) 270,476
6. Russell Westbrook (OKC) 216,070
7. Tony Parker (SA) 158,329
8. Damian Lillard (Por) 105,880
9. Ricky Rubio (Min) 81,829
10. Steve Nash (LAL) 81,377

[Droid101]

Think Bosh will make it this year? Competition is super weak in the East, so probably.

[alec613]

Think Bosh will make it this year? Competition is super weak in the East, so probably.

He'll definitely make it, considering the weak competition

[Dro]

The main omissions I see from the East are Evan Turner and Jeff Teague. Thats just off the top of my head...I can't really complain about the top 5. However, Garnett, Chandler and Pierce obviously don't belong there. I don't see too many issues with the rest of the East.

[Black and White]

http://www.nba.com/2013/news/12/26/2014-second-all-star-ballot-results-2/index.html


Eastern Conference

Frontcourt:
1. LeBron James (Mia) 854,105
2. Paul George (Ind) 712,808
3. Carmelo Anthony (NYK) 580,795
4. Roy Hibbert (Ind) 304,829
5. Chris Bosh (Mia) 222,861
6. Kevin Garnett (BKN) 137,520
7. Joakim Noah (Chi) 101,308
8. Andre Drummond (Det) 91,132
9. Jeff Green (Bos) 78,693
10. Tyson Chandler (NYK) 77,496
11. Luol Deng (Chi) 73,418
12. Carlos Boozer (Chi) 64,861
13. Paul Pierce (BKN) 60,541
14. Brook Lopez (BKN) 52,907
15. Josh Smith (Det) 46,836

Backcourt:
1. Dwyane Wade (Mia) 565,455
2. Kyrie Irving (Cle) 524,000
3. Derrick Rose (Chi) 299,950
4. John Wall (Was) 210,988
5. Ray Allen (Mia) 143,714
6. Rajon Rondo (Bos) 111,335
7. Deron Williams (BKN) 74,047
8. George Hill (Ind) 66,030
9. Lance Stephenson (Ind) 50,444
10. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) 48,744


Western Conference

Frontcourt:
1. Kevin Durant (OKC) 850,728
2. Dwight Howard (Hou) 408,623
3. Blake Griffin (LAC) 399,357
4. Kevin Love (Min) 377,941
5. Tim Duncan (SA) 312,809
6. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) 282,613
7. Anthony Davis (NO) 188,589
8. Pau Gasol (LAL) 177,883
9. Andre Iguodala (GS) 145,089
10. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 126,025
11. Chandler Parsons (Hou) 106,369
12. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) 99,903
13. David Lee (GS) 89,858
14. Omer Asik (Hou) 79,591
15. Kawhi Leonard (SA) 76,110

Backcourt:
1. Kobe Bryant (LAL) 723,031
2. Chris Paul (LAC) 533,647
3. Stephen Curry (GS) 481,698
4. Jeremy Lin (Hou) 358,725
5. James Harden (Hou) 270,476
6. Russell Westbrook (OKC) 216,070
7. Tony Parker (SA) 158,329
8. Damian Lillard (Por) 105,880
9. Ricky Rubio (Min) 81,829
10. Steve Nash (LAL) 81,377


:biggums: :roll: :roll:

[Derka]

Voting for Rondo :facepalm

[Black and White]

Voting for Rondo :facepalm

Voting for Nash :facepalm :facepalm

[KG215]

At least Nash has played a few games this year. Either way, it's not a big deal. Obviously both are popular enough that some casual fans are still going to vote for them, but neither one will make it. That type of stuff doesn't bother me. It's when players who barely play because they're injured most of the year get voted in as a starter which is what's going to happen with Kobe.

[Fudge]

Drummond should make it.

[moe94]

Damn, Paul George is more popular than Melo now, too?

[dr.hee]

Fans :facepalm

[Trollsmasher]

Lol, even Ray Ray might make it:lol

[KG215]

Lol, even Ray Ray might make it:lol
Do you understand how All-Star voting works?

[bdreason]

They should change the name to the All-Marketing game... because the guys who get the votes are the same guys that get hyped the most on ESPN.


Kobe. :facepalm

[Black and White]

Lol, even Ray Ray might make it:lol

Lol no he won't

[pauk]

lol @ East backcourt votes compared to West, doesnt make sense in any way.

[CelticBaller]

Lol, even Ray Ray might make it:lol
Coaches will pick the bench, not the voters

[Fudge]

Do you understand how All-Star voting works?
He has no fcking idea. :oldlol: That's sad.

[KG215]

Frontcourt:
1. LeBron James (Mia) 854,105
2. Paul George (Ind) 712,808
3. Carmelo Anthony (NYK) 580,795
4. Roy Hibbert (Ind) 304,829


And I don't know why I'm just now noticing this, but it's looking VERY likely that the East will be starting three SFs in the frontcourt. LeBron gonna be guarding Dwight Howard.

[KobesFinger]

I know it happened last year but why did they change it from Guard, Forward and Center to Back-court and Front-court?

[CelticBaller]

Frontcourt:
1. LeBron James (Mia) 854,105
2. Paul George (Ind) 712,808
3. Carmelo Anthony (NYK) 580,795


And I don't know why I'm just now noticing this, but it's looking VERY likely that the East will be starting three SFs in the frontcourt.
SG George
SF LeBron
PF Melo
All of them can play the positions they will most likely be assigned. Dwade will probably be PG and hibbert at C

[MP.Trey]

SG George
SF LeBron
PF Melo
All of them can play the positions they will most likely be assigned. Dwade will probably be PG and hibbert at C
How is Hibbert going to be starting if he's not voted in as a starter though?

And which backcourt player are they going to kick out of the starting lineup despite the fans voting for them? Just kick out Kyrie despite having nearly double the votes as Hibbert? :oldlol:

[Fudge]

How is Hibbert going to be starting if he's not voted in as a starter though?

And which backcourt player are they going to kick out of the starting lineup despite the fans voting for them? :oldlol:
Ahem...*looks at your avatar....

Sorry man. :(

[CelticBaller]

How is Hibbert going to be starting if he's not voted in as a starter though?

And which backcourt player are they going to kick out of the starting lineup despite the fans voting for them? :oldlol:
Right, kyrie irving will be voted in and hibbert will be benched. making LeBron the center... :facepalm

I hope the NBA can figure out this mess

[CelticBaller]

Ahem...*looks at your avatar....

Sorry man. :(
sadly he will be voted in, does he deserves it? :oldlol:

[MP.Trey]

Ahem...*looks at your avatar....

Sorry man. :(
Lol caught on and edited my post. I don't like the three frontcourt players/two backcourt players voting style. Should be G's,F's,C's but some people still don't understand how this shit works. :oldlol:

[VIP2000]

I know it happened last year but why did they change it from Guard, Forward and Center to Back-court and Front-court?

I'm guessing it's because they don't want guys like Dale Davis and Jamaal Magloire in the All-Star game.

[MP.Trey]

Right, kyrie irving will be voted in and hibbert will be benched. making LeBron the center... :facepalm

I hope the NBA can figure out this mess
Never said I agreed with it dude, it's a stupid way to vote for an exhibition game, but that's the NBA for ya. LeBron at C in the all-star game will just push his supposed "GOAT status".

And about Kyrie not deserving it, what guard in the East does? 22/6/3 (albeit with only 41% shooting so far) with an improved defense, career high in assist-turnover ratio when he already made it last year. I don't exactly have a problem with it, maybe Wall deserves a mention but that's about it.

[KG215]

And now they've gone and f**ked it up to where the starting frontcourt for one conference will feature three SFs. Oh, and not to mention how the media and talking heads will shat themselves as they orgasm talking about how awesome LeBron was playing center for 5 minutes in an exhibition game and how this proves he's the most versatile player ever.

[CelticBaller]

Never said I agreed with it dude, it's a stupid way to vote for an exhibition game, but that's the NBA for ya. LeBron at C in the all-star game will just push his supposed "GOAT status".

And about Kyrie not deserving it, what guard in the East does? 22/6/3 (albeit with only 41% shooting so far) with an improved defense, career high in assist-turnover ratio when he already made it last year.
He's definitely an all star, but both Hibbert and George deserve to be starting

[MP.Trey]

He's definitely an all star, but both Hibbert and George deserve to be starting
Agreed. Should be Wade-George-Bron-Melo-Hibbert starting imo but unfortunately the way the fan voting is, this isn't going to happen. Should be some fun small ball for the East to start though.

[Bcogswell]

DeMar cracking the top 10

[Pra]

Lin haha!

Lilliard should have more votes though :(

[Scholar]

Lol, even Ray Ray might make it:lol

Bro.. Uh.. No. Just no.

[KG215]

1. LeBron James (Mia) 854,105
1. Kevin Durant (OKC) 850,728

Anyone else surprised by this? I know Durant's the second best player in the league and all, I just didn't expect him to be so close to LeBron in voting. I was still under the impression LeBron was still quite a bit more popular and recognizable in the US and worldwide.

[Inferno]

Kobe better opt out if he's healthy. Curry deserves that starting spot.

[Im so nba'd out]

am i the only person who thinks lin gets voted in every year but the nba just lies about how many votes he really gets from asia :confusedshrug:

[RedBlackAttack]

Never said I agreed with it dude, it's a stupid way to vote for an exhibition game, but that's the NBA for ya. LeBron at C in the all-star game will just push his supposed "GOAT status".

And about Kyrie not deserving it, what guard in the East does? 22/6/3 (albeit with only 41% shooting so far) with an improved defense, career high in assist-turnover ratio when he already made it last year. I don't exactly have a problem with it, maybe Wall deserves a mention but that's about it.
Kyrie has been playing All-Star level basketball for the last month or so. He deserves a spot.

Whether or not he deserves to start? That's debatable, but who really cares?

His December averages are off the charts...

27 points on 47+% FG, 38+% 3PT, 95% FT
7 assists
1.3 steals
2.3 turnovers

Include his much improved attention to defense and it would be a snub if he weren't in the game.

[BlackVVaves]

Paul George edging Melo in votes right now, maybe he'll get the well deserved start?

[moe94]

1. LeBron James (Mia) 854,105
1. Kevin Durant (OKC) 850,728

Anyone else surprised by this? I know Durant's the second best player in the league and all, I just didn't expect him to be so close to LeBron in voting. I was still under the impression LeBron was still quite a bit more popular and recognizable in the US and worldwide.

Well, LeBron is certainly more hated and thus would get less votes because of it. Being famous isn't always correlated with being popular.


Kyrie has been playing All-Star level basketball for the last month or so. He deserves a spot..

Stop. Kyrie is bad now. He's just cancer. That last two seasons were fluke seasons. This stretch is also a fluke stretch. If his numbers line up or are better than previous years, it's just another fluke season. Nothing to see here.

[BallsOut]

1. LeBron James (Mia) 854,105
1. Kevin Durant (OKC) 850,728

Anyone else surprised by this? I know Durant's the second best player in the league and all, I just didn't expect him to be so close to LeBron in voting. I was still under the impression LeBron was still quite a bit more popular and recognizable in the US and worldwide.

A lot of people hate Lebron for that Cleveland publicity stunt. And just in general dude is a giant dueche bag.

[BallsOut]

Kyrie has been playing All-Star level basketball for the last month or so. He deserves a spot.

Whether or not he deserves to start? That's debatable, but who really cares?

His December averages are off the charts...

27 points on 47+% FG, 38+% 3PT, 95% FT
7 assists
1.3 steals
2.3 turnovers

Include his much improved attention to defense and it would be a snub if he weren't in the game.

The only reason he makes it is because there's really no competition in the backcourt of the East.

Turner and Teague should be the starters by production. Then you got guys like Lowry, Stephenson and Affalo all of whom have been consistent all year. You can't just ignore that and give it to the guy who's had one hot month.

[BallsOut]

At least Nash has played a few games this year. Either way, it's not a big deal. Obviously both are popular enough that some casual fans are still going to vote for them, but neither one will make it. That type of stuff doesn't bother me. It's when players who barely play because they're injured most of the year get voted in as a starter which is what's going to happen with Kobe.

Kobe's played just as many games as Nash has. The only problem you have with that is he's Kobe. Quit hating.

[RedBlackAttack]

The only reason he makes it is because there's really no competition in the backcourt of the East.

Turner and Teague should be the starters by production. Then you got guys like Lowry, Stephenson and Affalo all of whom have been consistent all year. You can't just ignore that and give it to the guy who's had one hot month.
There have only been two months in the season, though. :oldlol:


When you take that into consideration, "one hot month" is pretty damn important. Otherwise, you'd be putting too much emphasis on one below average month, right?

Teague doesn't have much of an argument outside of being on the better team. He's averaging far less points on worse efficiency. He is averaging 2 more assists per game, but also more turnovers.

You can argue Turner if you want, but their numbers are very comparable and Kyrie has actually led his team to a better record.

Again, Irving has been playing All-Star level basketball for a good portion of the season. He deserves a spot.

[alenleomessi]

that uncle drew commercial did wonders for kyrie.. now he will probably get voted in for life regardless of his play or his team's play..

[HomieWeMajor]

I can see Lebron stealing the ball a couple of times from Dwight leading to claims that he can guard all 5 positions.

[RedBlackAttack]

that uncle drew commercial did wonders for kyrie.. now he will probably get voted in for life regardless of his play or his team's play..
If anything, his increased exposure has hindered him in the way he's evaluated and the expectations now in place.

Here's the simple truth... The Cavs have doubled their wins from the same point in the season a year ago. There has been a significant improvement. And, they are still the second youngest roster in the entire NBA.

Meanwhile, Kyrie is putting up more than respectable numbers, averaging over 21 points per game, along with his best assist/turnover ratio in his career and his best season defensively by a pretty wide margin. His scoring efficiency is down, but I'd say the other stuff may outweigh that end of his game... And, as I said, he has been one of the best players in the league through December, so he's trending in the right direction.

It seems that people who don't watch certain players on a consistent basis tend to go with whatever was happening at the start of the season. Kyrie started off the year very poorly, but has since righted the ship and is playing consistently well at this stage.

Meanwhile, the Cavs have improved as a team by a large margin.

Yet, there is this expectation that, at 21, he and his team have to be on par with the biggest superstars in the league or he's a disappointment.

I don't get it.

[KG215]

Kobe's played just as many games as Nash has. The only problem you have with that is he's Kobe. Quit hating.
No, I don't give a shit about Nash because he's nowhere close to even sniffing a starting spot. Kobe is. I'm pretty sure I made that clear in my post but, then again, reading comprehension isn't something a lot of Kobe fanboys posses although it's a very basic life skill.

[It's A VC3!!!]

I feel like LeBron should have more votes. Paul George just exploded on the scene this year and already is nearing him in votes. Kevin Durant is about to eclipse LeBron too. I say it's "surprising" because LeBron is a two-time champion and has so much more exposure than the other two players. Hmm, oh well.

Chuck is right then, Heat fans are faker than a three dollar bill.