"I like the fact that the fans get the opportunity to vote and pick who they'd like to see in the All-Star Game, but I don't think it should be 100 percent," Allen said this week.
The nine-time All-Star said the fan voting has made the game "watered down" and called for a change in the process.
Allen said fans should have 50 percent of the vote, with the other 50 percent being divided evenly between the media and the players. He said players know who is playing the best, and believes with his idea, "you'd look at five guys starting the All-Star team regardless of hype or highlight."
On the other hand..:
Toronto forward Chris Bosh had little chance of starting the game in his hometown of Dallas, sitting well behind LeBron James and Kevin Garnett despite a terrific first half. Yet he doesn't want to change the voting format.
"It's all about the fans," he said. "It's all about who they want to see because they generate the dollars, they're going to watch the game, so they're going to vote for their favorite players and that's probably how it should be."
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/allstar2010/news/story?id=4833965
I'd be happy if fans votes just wouldn't have to dictate the starting lineup. I don't mind McGrady in there to please some idiot fans. Just not as a starter. Give him 10 minutes off the bench.
