NBA All-Star Voting

Pachinko_ · Post #81 » by **Pachinko_** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 4:32 am

It wouldnt surprise me if Giannis ends up second in the East behind Lebron.

Having said that there might be still be casual fans out there who still dont know he exists.

RiotPunch · Post #82 » by **RiotPunch** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 8:45 am

Pachinko_ wrote:It wouldnt surprise me if Giannis ends up second in the East behind Lebron.

Having said that there might be still be casual fans out there who still dont know he exists.

Can confirm. Live in LA and no one has a clue who he is.

greekbuck34 · Post #83 » by **greekbuck34** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 10:42 am

RiotPunch wrote:
Pachinko_ wrote:It wouldnt surprise me if Giannis ends up second in the East behind Lebron.

Having said that there might be still be casual fans out there who still dont know he exists.

Can confirm. Live in LA and no one has a clue who he is.

It doesn't matter. In LA they will still vote just for Kobe. :lol:

Nightfall · Post #84 » by **Nightfall** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 2:05 pm

I vote for me and my wife daily from every possible machine (Pc,notebook,tablets,phones). I have 2 PCs at work +5 on the testing bench all different IPs, and I have tasked 5 colleagues at work (some have absolutely no idea about NBA, but anyway :lol:

) to vote daily at least from google, 2 german colleagues (NBA fans who already like Giannis) vote from all possible media.

Nightfall · Post #85 » by **Nightfall** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 4:27 pm

Anybody knows if and when they reveal the current vote standings ?

GoldenAntlers · Post #86 » by **GoldenAntlers** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 5:39 pm

coolhandluke121 wrote:Put me down for "we're better than this". If Jabari was on any other team and their fans were voting him in, we'd be mocking them constantly here. That's Raptors-esque. You don't need to vote for Jabari to keep the riff-raff out; don't coaches still choose reserves? Just vote for Lebron, Giannis, and Butler or George in the frontcourt, like any rational fan should, and it will all work out.

In fact, voting for Parker can only help Melo get in. If all Bucks, Cavs, and Knicks fans are divided and vote like a bunch of homers, Melo and KP have a huge advantage and Love is not far behind. If they just vote for the most deserving players, then you can get George or Butler in instead.

Holy ****, the West has so many more deserving players right now.

I support a lot of your opinions, but really, who cares about Melo either way?

We're excited that we have a superstar and a future all-star. Finally.

Let people vote their homer agenda in peace.

Fresh_Prince12 · Post #87 » by **Fresh_Prince12** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 5:42 pm

Don't get why you have to vote for anyone else. I've been voting for only Giannis and Jabari, nobody else

coolhandluke121 · Post #88 » by **coolhandluke121** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 5:51 pm

GoldenAntlers wrote:
coolhandluke121 wrote:Put me down for "we're better than this". If Jabari was on any other team and their fans were voting him in, we'd be mocking them constantly here. That's Raptors-esque. You don't need to vote for Jabari to keep the riff-raff out; don't coaches still choose reserves? Just vote for Lebron, Giannis, and Butler or George in the frontcourt, like any rational fan should, and it will all work out.

In fact, voting for Parker can only help Melo get in. If all Bucks, Cavs, and Knicks fans are divided and vote like a bunch of homers, Melo and KP have a huge advantage and Love is not far behind. If they just vote for the most deserving players, then you can get George or Butler in instead.

Holy ****, the West has so many more deserving players right now.

I support a lot of your opinions, but really, who cares about Melo either way?

We're excited that we have a superstar and a future all-star. Finally.

Let people vote their homer agenda in peace.

It's not a big deal either way, but in the grand scheme of things, encouraging Bucks fans to raise their standards of what constitutes a really good player would be a good thing. I guess we're not much of a basketball town but it's hard to accept my favorite team constantly paying max money to guys like Redd, Robinson, Thomas, and Jabari, not to mention a slew of non-max guys like Mo, Salmons, Simmons, and Maggette, and expecting me to drink the Kool-Aid.

VooDoo7 · Post #89 » by **VooDoo7** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 6:05 pm

Fresh_Prince12 wrote:Don't get why you have to vote for anyone else. I've been voting for only Giannis and Jabari, nobody else

Exactly. Pretty much every other fanbase does so with their players. So we should too so our guys have a shot at least.

drew881 · Post #90 » by **drew881** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 7:00 pm

RiotPunch wrote:
Pachinko_ wrote:It wouldnt surprise me if Giannis ends up second in the East behind Lebron.

Having said that there might be still be casual fans out there who still dont know he exists.

Can confirm. Live in LA and no one has a clue who he is.

Can confirm. Live in San Antonio, a basketball town, and no one has a clue.

MartyConlonOnTheRun · Post #91 » by **MartyConlonOnTheRun** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 7:32 pm

Fresh_Prince12 wrote:Don't get why you have to vote for anyone else. I've been voting for only Giannis and Jabari, nobody else

From memory, I thought Jan 6th was the first reveal.

VooDoo7 · Post #92 » by **VooDoo7** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 8:03 pm

You have to be a casual of all casuals if you don't know who Giannis is by now. Yes, I realize 80% of NBA fans are "casual" fans.

MartyConlonOnTheRun · Post #93 » by **MartyConlonOnTheRun** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 8:11 pm

VooDoo7 wrote:You have to be a casual of all casuals if you don't know who Giannis is by now. Yes, I realize 80% of NBA fans are "casual" fans.

I have a manager who is a pretty big sports fan, though he doesn't watch NBA games. He surfs ESPN, watches sportscenter every now and then follows the local teams. He has only a vague clue who Giannis is and probably would be confused if asked about him on the street. Beyond casual fans, the general public has no idea who Giannis is compared 80% of the city being able to know what sport Aaron Rodgers or Ryan Braun played.

RiotPunch · Post #94 » by **RiotPunch** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 10:23 pm

VooDoo7 wrote:You have to be a casual of all casuals if you don't know who Giannis is by now. Yes, I realize 80% of NBA fans are "casual" fans.

Here you only hear people talk about about Lakers crap, Clippers crap, Warriors crap, Westbrook crap and Harden crap. And some think Milwaukee is on the east coast. La La Land.

drew881 · Post #95 » by **drew881** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 10:28 pm

Without Googling it, do you guys know who Connor McDavid is?

VooDoo7 · Post #96 » by **VooDoo7** » Wed Dec 28, 2016 10:35 pm

drew881 wrote:Without Googling it, do you guys know who Connor McDavid is?

No.

I Googled it tho.

I also don't watch the NHL. I watch the NBA, so I can tell you who the top pick was in 2015.

Fresh_Prince12 · Post #97 » by **Fresh_Prince12** » Thu Dec 29, 2016 11:35 pm

Wait just watched a segment on the jump where they said that the starters are no longer 100 % on fan votes it's only half. Now 25 to media 25 to coaches. This might get interesting

trwi7 · Post #98 » by **trwi7** » Thu Dec 29, 2016 11:37 pm

drew881 wrote:Without Googling it, do you guys know who Connor McDavid is?

The draft pick Edmonton finally didn't fail at.

drew881 · Post #99 » by **drew881** » Thu Dec 29, 2016 11:53 pm

trwi7 wrote:
drew881 wrote:Without Googling it, do you guys know who Connor McDavid is?

The draft pick Edmonton finally didn't fail at.

I know you know.

BucksFanSD · Post #100 » by **BucksFanSD** » Fri Dec 30, 2016 12:15 am

RiotPunch wrote:
Pachinko_ wrote:It wouldnt surprise me if Giannis ends up second in the East behind Lebron.

Having said that there might be still be casual fans out there who still dont know he exists.

Can confirm. Live in LA and no one has a clue who he is.

Not even if you mention "Greek Freak"? My friends here in San Diego are casual NBA fans and they know of the Greek Freak. If you mention his actual name though it's more hit and miss, and if it's a hit, it's usually a "oh, is that the Greek Freak?" response.