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
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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
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
No surprises here. Controversy/debate will start when the reserves are announced :cheers:
[QUOTE=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[/QUOTE]
omg..
amare doesnt deserve to start this year. :rant
AI also...
Yeah, AI starting is a load of crap.
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.
rigged. T-mac had like 200 000 more votes than Paul last return.
[QUOTE=nba_55]rigged. T-mac had like 200 000 more votes than Paul last return.[/QUOTE]
so? cp3 > tmac
[QUOTE=MK2V1GP]Yeah, AI starting is a load of crap.[/QUOTE]
the East will lose with him on the team :violin:
Hopefully Pau and Granger make the teams on coaches vote or something.
[QUOTE=nba_55]rigged. T-mac had like 200 000 more votes than Paul last return.[/QUOTE]
and rightfully so.
[QUOTE=nbastatus]so? cp3 > tmac[/QUOTE]
I didnt say that t-mac was better than cp3. Just say taht it was rigged.
no devin harris!?
Hahaha... How the hell did Bruce Bowen finish 3rd in votes among west forwards?
[QUOTE=nba_55]I didnt say that t-mac was better than cp3. Just say taht it was rigged.[/QUOTE]
LOL, yes rigged, What was Mac and CP3's final returns??
[QUOTE=nba_55]rigged. T-mac had like 200 000 more votes than Paul last return.[/QUOTE]
TMac said he wanted to rest.
[QUOTE=nba_55]rigged. T-mac had like 200 000 more votes than Paul last return.[/QUOTE]
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:
It is very suspicious that CP is starting based on the last vote count.
[QUOTE=Copperhead]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:[/QUOTE]
:bowdown: :bowdown:
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) [B]509,593[/B]; 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) [B]1,216,224[/B]; Chris Paul (NO) [B]1,059,161[/B]; 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)[B] 1,392,398[/B]; 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) [B]2,134,798[/B]; Tracy McGrady (Hou) [B]1,678,516[/B]; 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.
Iverson and Amare? Pathetic...It
[QUOTE=yobore]It is very suspicious that CP is starting based on the last vote count.[/QUOTE]
maybe because tmac said he isnt playing?
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.
[QUOTE=dr.hee]Iverson and Amare? Pathetic...It
:wtf: Bruce Bowen gets over a mill? LOL
Bowen got more votes than melo... lol..... thats just dumb.
[QUOTE=nba_55]I didnt say that t-mac was better than cp3. Just say taht it was rigged.[/QUOTE]
It's not rigged moron, T-Mac dropped out.
Damn it. All that voting for Yi for nothing.
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.
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
[QUOTE=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[/QUOTE]
QFT :cheers:
[QUOTE=ruslan]AI is ALLSTAR GAME ...gtfoh idiot..
everyone is salty at the fact that AI is starting,[B] he deserves it even if he's not having the best year[/B]...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[/QUOTE]
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 [I]deserves[/I] 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.
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?
[QUOTE=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[/QUOTE]
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
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
[QUOTE=3stat2] I'm shattered that Yi didn't make it[/QUOTE]
Yeah, it
[QUOTE=nba_55]
4th Return
Tracy McGrady (Hou) [B]1,216,224[/B]; Chris Paul (NO) [B]1,059,161[/B];
Last return:
Chris Paul (NO) [B]2,134,798[/B]; Tracy McGrady (Hou) [B]1,678,516[/B];[/Quote]
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.
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:
[QUOTE=Dwight Shrute]Hahaha... How the hell did Bruce Bowen finish 3rd in votes among west forwards?[/QUOTE]
That is sad... WTF people...
:rolleyes:
[QUOTE=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
[B]Yao Ming < Dwight Howard[/B][/QUOTE]
Funny!