AL-Star Voting

[Klomp]

And here are your candidates:

2009 NBA ALL-STAR EASTERN CONFERENCE BALLOT

EAST GUARDS
Ray Allen, Boston
Gilbert Arenas, Washington
Mike Bibby, Atlanta
**Chauncey Billups, Detroit
Jose Calderon, Toronto
Vince Carter, New Jersey
Jamal Crawford, New York
Raymond Felton, Charlotte
TJ Ford, Indiana
Ben Gordon, Chicago
Richard Hamilton, Detroit
Devin Harris, New Jersey
Joe Johnson, Atlanta
Stephon Marbury, New York
Andre Miller, Philadelphia
Jameer Nelson, Orlando
Anthony Parker, Toronto
Michael Redd, Milwaukee
Jason Richardson, Charlotte
Luke Ridnour, Milwaukee
Rajon Rondo, Boston
Derrick Rose, Chicago
Dwyane Wade, Miami
Mo Williams, Cleveland

EAST FORWARDS
Michael Beasley, Miami
Chris Bosh, Toronto
Elton Brand, Philadelphia
Caron Butler, Washington
Luol Deng, Chicago
Mike Dunleavy, Indiana
Kevin Garnett, Boston
Danny Granger, Indiana
Andre Iguodala, Philadelphia
LeBron James, Cleveland
Antawn Jamison, Washington
Richard Jefferson, Milwaukee
Rashard Lewis, Orlando
Shawn Marion, Miami
**Antonio McDyess, Detroit
Andres Nocioni, Chicago
Paul Pierce, Boston
Tayshaun Prince, Detroit
Zach Randolph, New York
Josh Smith, Atlanta
Hedo Turkoglu, Orlando
Gerald Wallace, Charlotte
Marvin Williams, Atlanta
Yi Jianlian, New Jersey

EAST CENTERS
Andrew Bogut, Milwaukee
Eddy Curry, New York
Samuel Dalembert, Philadelphia
Brendan Haywood, Washington
Al Horford, Atlanta
Dwight Howard, Orlando
Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Cleveland
Emeka Okafor, Charlotte
Jermaine O'Neal, Toronto
Kendrick Perkins, Boston
Ben Wallace, Cleveland
Rasheed Wallace, Detroit

2009 NBA ALL-STAR WESTERN CONFERENCE BALLOT

WEST GUARDS
Rafer Alston, Houston
Leandro Barbosa, Phoenix
Raja Bell, Phoenix
Kobe Bryant, LA Lakers
Michael Conley, Memphis
Baron Davis, LA Clippers
Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City
Monta Ellis, Golden State
Derek Fisher, LA Lakers
Manu Ginobili, San Antonio
**Allen Iverson, Denver
Stephen Jackson, Golden State
Jason Kidd, Dallas
Kevin Martin, Sacramento
O.J. Mayo, Memphis
Tracy McGrady, Houston
Steve Nash, Phoenix
Tony Parker, San Antonio
Chris Paul, New Orleans
Brandon Roy, Portland
J.R. Smith, Denver
Jason Terry, Dallas
Beno Udrih, Sacramento
Deron Williams, Utah

WEST FORWARDS
LaMarcus Aldridge, Portland
Carmelo Anthony, Denver
Ron Artest, Houston
Shane Battier, Houston
Carlos Boozer, Utah
Bruce Bowen, San Antonio
Tim Duncan, San Antonio
Pau Gasol, LA Lakers
Rudy Gay, Memphis
Grant Hill, Phoenix
Josh Howard, Dallas
Andrei Kirilenko, Utah
Kevin Love, Minnesota
Corey Maggette, Golden State
Kenyon Martin, Denver
Mike Miller, Minnesota
Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas
Lamar Odom, LA Lakers
Luis Scola, Houston
Peja Stojakovic, New Orleans
Amar'e Stoudemire, Phoenix
Al Thornton, LA Clippers
David West, New Orleans
Chris Wilcox, Oklahoma City

WEST CENTERS
Andris Biedrins, Golden State
Andrew Bynum, LA Lakers
Marcus Camby, LA Clippers
Tyson Chandler, New Orleans
Nick Collison, Oklahoma City
Al Jefferson, Minnesota
Chris Kaman, LA Clippers
Brad Miller, Sacramento
Greg Oden, Portland
Mehmet Okur, Utah
Shaquille O'Neal, Phoenix
Yao Ming, Houston

[shrink]

Interesting to see Love nominated with Miller and Al Jefferson.

This year's rookies, 1, 2, 3, and 5 are listed .. sorry Russell Westbrook, and not even a Gallinari nod from a big market! Think NYK will vote for Steph?

[_AIJ_]

nice to see 3 guys nominated.

[Krapinsky]

Interesting to see Love nominated with Miller and Al Jefferson.

This year's rookies, 1, 2, 3, and 5 are listed .. sorry Russell Westbrook, and not even a Gallinari nod from a big market! Think NYK will vote for Steph?

Or Eddy Curry for that matter.

[_AIJ_]

EAST:
PG Derrick Rose
SG Vince Carter
SF Paul Pierce
PF Kevin Garnett
C Dwight Howard

WEST

PG Baron Davis
SG Tracy McGrady
SF Mike Miller
PF Kevin Love
C Al Jefferson

write-in: Randy Foye

[cpfsf]

I hope Yi Jianlian doesn't get a spot this year now that he's on the ballot

[Klomp]

EAST:
PG Derrick Rose
SG Vince Carter
SF Paul Pierce
PF Kevin Garnett
C Dwight Howard

WEST

PG Baron Davis
SG Tracy McGrady
SF Mike Miller
PF Kevin Love
C Al Jefferson

write-in: Randy Foye

No LeBron, D-Wade, or Kobe?

[mandurugo]

Normally I would say that Al shouldn't be a contender for all-star at center - but against this year's competition he doesn't seem totally ridiculous.

[shrink]

Normally I would say that Al shouldn't be a contender for all-star at center - but against this year's competition he doesn't seem totally ridiculous.

If a person can say, "All Star .. Mehmet Okurrrrrrr!!" they can certainly call him "Al (Star) Jefferson."

[Klomp]

Normally I would say that Al shouldn't be a contender for all-star at center - but against this year's competition he doesn't seem totally ridiculous.

Yao will be the starter. Thats the given. Competing for the second spot (an possibly a third) are:

Andris Biedrins: 17.3 rpg, 14.1 rpg
Andrew Bynum: 9.2 ppg, 8.8 rpg
Tyson Chandler: 9.2 ppg, 10.0 rpg
Chris Kaman: 13.1 ppg, 10.4 rpg
Al Jefferson: 21.7 ppg, 10.5 rpg

Clearly as of right now, the two leading the way are Biedrins and Jefferson (Tonight should tell a lot about both players). I'm surprised at the low numbers from the other three. In general, I could see coaches giving the edge to Biedrins over Jefferson because Golden State is "the better team".

[_AIJ_]

EAST:
PG Derrick Rose
SG Vince Carter
SF Paul Pierce
PF Kevin Garnett
C Dwight Howard

WEST

PG Baron Davis
SG Tracy McGrady
SF Mike Miller
PF Kevin Love
C Al Jefferson

write-in: Randy Foye

No LeBron, D-Wade, or Kobe?

yes. i dont like them

[hijacktheparade]

So who did you guys vote for? My ballot looked like this:

West
Forwards - Amare Stoudemire, Tim Duncan
Guards - Chris Paul, Brandon Roy
Center - Al Jefferson

East
Forwards - Chris Bosh, Josh Smith
Guards - Jose Calderon, Joe Johnson
Center - Dwight Howard

Yeah, my votes were useless.

[deeney0]

Al hasn't played like an All-Star this year yet.

[hijacktheparade]

I voted for him anyway. But it doesn't matter as I and others have said. Yao Ming is obviously going to get the most votes.

[deeney0]

Even after Yao, I'd vote for Shaq and Biedrins are playing better at C in the West right now than Al.

[Klomp]

Al hasn't played like an All-Star this year yet.

22/11 isn't good enough for you?

Only 6 players are averaging 20/10 (7 if you include Chris Paul)

Dwight Howard, Carlos Boozer, Chris Bosh, Tim Duncan, Zach Randolph, an Al. Thats pretty good company if you ask me.