Comments on: It’s Time for a New Kind of All-Star Game http://www.emptythebench.com/2010/01/17/nba-all-star-game-changes/ The season's over. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:07:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Zachariah Blott http://www.emptythebench.com/2010/01/17/nba-all-star-game-changes/comment-page-1/#comment-186171 Zachariah Blott Thu, 21 Jan 2010 01:01:05 +0000 http://www.emptythebench.com/?p=7137#comment-186171 I can't find the article in which I first read this, but there is an easy way to fix the All-Star rosters without eliminating the fan voting. Let the coaches/league pick the members of the two teams so that they are comprised of obviously deserving players, THEN let the fans vote on the starters. It's so simple, I couldn't believe I hadn't thought of or read it before. If only the NBA was run by logical people... I can’t find the article in which I first read this, but there is an easy way to fix the All-Star rosters without eliminating the fan voting. Let the coaches/league pick the members of the two teams so that they are comprised of obviously deserving players, THEN let the fans vote on the starters. It’s so simple, I couldn’t believe I hadn’t thought of or read it before. If only the NBA was run by logical people…

]]> By: THEREALESTVOICE http://www.emptythebench.com/2010/01/17/nba-all-star-game-changes/comment-page-1/#comment-186110 THEREALESTVOICE Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:19:28 +0000 http://www.emptythebench.com/?p=7137#comment-186110 Well you have some decent ideas here. I think ANY new kind of game would spice up the boring garbage that the All-Star game has become. Theres a huge problem with whats going on now. When you look up a player on whatever website you want, their stats are posted. Well All-Star teams are usually part of those stats. Bird, Magic, Jordan, Wilt, etc. will have All NBA Teams, scoring titles, championships and all that on their stats and it always mentions "All-Star Team appearances". THATS THE PROBLEM. I understand that they deserved to make the All-Star team. But, now we have people making the team by racking up votes in other countries, by text. Is this right? If the NBA is going to decide whos "the best" by popularity, then why show popularity as an official stat? Its not. This is a disgrace to the real fans who have knowledge of whats going on in the NBA. I dont know everything but I keep up. I watch. I go to games. Its just embarrassing to know that there will be some players starting that arent even playing for a team! Lets just get to the point. Tracy McGrady and Allen Iverson shouldnt be playing in the All-Star game. They can barely play as a backup reserve/benchwarmer on their teams now! McGrady over Chris Paul? Are you serious? TO: Whom it may concern in the NBA bigwig office, please fix the All-Star game. Make the real fans happy. Add rules to the ballot. Before you put your little hands on that keyboard and start typing in those names for us to vote on, think about some requirements. "Minimum games played" would be a perfect example, or 50/50% players vote and fans vote. If you are going to let China vote, then let the other countries vote. Put up posters in China that have other teams on it besides the Houston Rockets. LOL. Do something...PLEASE! Sorry about the long post, its just frustrating to see the game some of us love be taken as a joke. THEREALESTVOICE Well you have some decent ideas here. I think ANY new kind of game would spice up the boring garbage that the All-Star game has become. Theres a huge problem with whats going on now. When you look up a player on whatever website you want, their stats are posted. Well All-Star teams are usually part of those stats. Bird, Magic, Jordan, Wilt, etc. will have All NBA Teams, scoring titles, championships and all that on their stats and it always mentions “All-Star Team appearances”. THATS THE PROBLEM. I understand that they deserved to make the All-Star team. But, now we have people making the team by racking up votes in other countries, by text. Is this right? If the NBA is going to decide whos “the best” by popularity, then why show popularity as an official stat? Its not. This is a disgrace to the real fans who have knowledge of whats going on in the NBA. I dont know everything but I keep up. I watch. I go to games. Its just embarrassing to know that there will be some players starting that arent even playing for a team! Lets just get to the point. Tracy McGrady and Allen Iverson shouldnt be playing in the All-Star game. They can barely play as a backup reserve/benchwarmer on their teams now! McGrady over Chris Paul? Are you serious?

TO: Whom it may concern in the NBA bigwig office, please fix the All-Star game. Make the real fans happy. Add rules to the ballot. Before you put your little hands on that keyboard and start typing in those names for us to vote on, think about some requirements. “Minimum games played” would be a perfect example, or 50/50% players vote and fans vote. If you are going to let China vote, then let the other countries vote. Put up posters in China that have other teams on it besides the Houston Rockets. LOL. Do something…PLEASE!

Sorry about the long post, its just frustrating to see the game some of us love be taken as a joke.

THEREALESTVOICE

]]> By: JM http://www.emptythebench.com/2010/01/17/nba-all-star-game-changes/comment-page-1/#comment-186066 JM Wed, 20 Jan 2010 03:34:49 +0000 http://www.emptythebench.com/?p=7137#comment-186066 I am pretty sure J.O'neal should be on the Jerks list. Maybe you should replace him for Yao Ming. I am pretty sure J.O’neal should be on the Jerks list.
Maybe you should replace him for Yao Ming.

]]> By: Brian Spencer http://www.emptythebench.com/2010/01/17/nba-all-star-game-changes/comment-page-1/#comment-185764 Brian Spencer Tue, 19 Jan 2010 00:03:46 +0000 http://www.emptythebench.com/?p=7137#comment-185764 Talk about being picky. Talk about being picky.

]]> By: Zachariah Blott http://www.emptythebench.com/2010/01/17/nba-all-star-game-changes/comment-page-1/#comment-185692 Zachariah Blott Mon, 18 Jan 2010 05:25:53 +0000 http://www.emptythebench.com/?p=7137#comment-185692 I knew that when I wrote it, but I wasn't sure what other milestone to attach the old guys' years to. I knew that when I wrote it, but I wasn’t sure what other milestone to attach the old guys’ years to.

]]> By: Mark http://www.emptythebench.com/2010/01/17/nba-all-star-game-changes/comment-page-1/#comment-185656 Mark Sun, 17 Jan 2010 23:33:32 +0000 http://www.emptythebench.com/?p=7137#comment-185656 Steve Nash has to come off the run for president list because he is from Canada. Steve Nash has to come off the run for president list because he is from Canada.

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