Fri Dec 29, 2006 10:07 am
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Fri Dec 29, 2006 1:15 pm
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Fri Dec 29, 2006 1:47 pm
Flite_23 wrote:Say what you want about John Stockton, Magic Johnson, Jason Kidd and Steve Nash, but they can not match Yao when it comes to making your teammates better. Yao makes his teammates all stars just by wearing the same uniform.
Fri Dec 29, 2006 3:20 pm
Flite_23 wrote:Say what you want about John Stockton, Magic Johnson, Jason Kidd and Steve Nash, but they can not match Yao when it comes to making your teammates better. Yao makes his teammates all stars just by wearing the same uniform.
Fri Dec 29, 2006 3:26 pm
Fri Dec 29, 2006 3:35 pm
Eugene wrote:Well, considering only the top vote-getters start anyway, it's unlikely Battier will be picked by the coaches ahead of Odom, Marion or Boozer. That is to say, Battier likely won't be at the All-Star Game, regardless of what the Chinese people want.
And they can't really be blamed, either. Chinese fans of the NBA probably don't get a lot of games other than Rockets, so they won't have the exposure to the other stars. Even if they did, their cultural inclination, that is, their collectivist nature, would compel them to vote for Battier (who's on the same team as Yao) over Lamar Odom (who has no such affiliations). It might make more sense for them to pick based on team-affiliations other than individual accomplishments.
Imagine all 1 billion Chinese people voting for the entire Rockets roster? Thank God the voting isn't skewed like that.
Fri Dec 29, 2006 3:58 pm
Fri Dec 29, 2006 4:18 pm
Fri Dec 29, 2006 11:59 pm
Eugene wrote:Well, considering only the top vote-getters start anyway, it's unlikely Battier will be picked by the coaches ahead of Odom, Marion or Boozer. That is to say, Battier likely won't be at the All-Star Game, regardless of what the Chinese people want.
And they can't really be blamed, either. Chinese fans of the NBA probably don't get a lot of games other than Rockets, so they won't have the exposure to the other stars. Even if they did, their cultural inclination, that is, their collectivist nature, would compel them to vote for Battier (who's on the same team as Yao) over Lamar Odom (who has no such affiliations). It might make more sense for them to pick based on team-affiliations other than individual accomplishments.
Imagine all 1 billion Chinese people voting for the entire Rockets roster? Thank God the voting isn't skewed like that.
Sat Dec 30, 2006 1:34 am
Doesn't look like we'll be featuring any Pistons in this All-Star Game
Sat Dec 30, 2006 4:16 am
I guarantee you, 80% of his votes are because he's on Yao's team.Omegah wrote:And there are the Rocket fans, so I wouldn't be all on the case about Battier having such a high amount of votes just because of Yao. There is some effect, but not all.
Sat Dec 30, 2006 5:11 am
Eugene wrote:Well, considering only the top vote-getters start anyway, it's unlikely Battier will be picked by the coaches ahead of Odom, Marion or Boozer. That is to say, Battier likely won't be at the All-Star Game, regardless of what the Chinese people want.
And they can't really be blamed, either. Chinese fans of the NBA probably don't get a lot of games other than Rockets, so they won't have the exposure to the other stars. Even if they did, their cultural inclination, that is, their collectivist nature, would compel them to vote for Battier (who's on the same team as Yao) over Lamar Odom (who has no such affiliations). It might make more sense for them to pick based on team-affiliations other than individual accomplishments.
Imagine all 1 billion Chinese people voting for the entire Rockets roster? Thank God the voting isn't skewed like that.
Sat Dec 30, 2006 6:08 am
Sauru wrote:americans are just as bad as the chinese when it comes to voting for all stars. how many times has a player been named to the team even though they were injured the entire first half of the season. how many times has a big name player made the team even though thier stats were clearly not as good as another players. the all star game is nothing but a fan boys dream game anyway. i still feel they should stop with fan voting and let the players who are playing the best during that season play.
Matt wrote:Doesn't look like we'll be featuring any Pistons in this All-Star Game
The Pistons will get at least 1 player, maybe two (Billups & Hamilton).....the top teams in the East always have AS players, and that's what Detroit will be when coaches have to vote.
Sat Dec 30, 2006 6:09 am
Sat Dec 30, 2006 7:02 am
Sauru wrote:Eugene wrote:Well, considering only the top vote-getters start anyway, it's unlikely Battier will be picked by the coaches ahead of Odom, Marion or Boozer. That is to say, Battier likely won't be at the All-Star Game, regardless of what the Chinese people want.
And they can't really be blamed, either. Chinese fans of the NBA probably don't get a lot of games other than Rockets, so they won't have the exposure to the other stars. Even if they did, their cultural inclination, that is, their collectivist nature, would compel them to vote for Battier (who's on the same team as Yao) over Lamar Odom (who has no such affiliations). It might make more sense for them to pick based on team-affiliations other than individual accomplishments.
Imagine all 1 billion Chinese people voting for the entire Rockets roster? Thank God the voting isn't skewed like that.
americans are just as bad as the chinese when it comes to voting for all stars. how many times has a player been named to the team even though they were injured the entire first half of the season. how many times has a big name player made the team even though thier stats were clearly not as good as another players. the all star game is nothing but a fan boys dream game anyway. i still feel they should stop with fan voting and let the players who are playing the best during that season play.
Sat Dec 30, 2006 7:20 am
YaoMing11 wrote:great point sauru.
so here are the projected lineups...
C shaq
PF bosh
SF lebron
SG carter
PG wade
6 dwight
7 arenas
8 j.o.
9 kidd
10 pierce
11 zo
12 sheed
west:
C yao
PF duncan
SF garnett
SG kobe
PG tmac
6 a.i. (sg)
7 nash
8 nowitzki
9 carmelo
10 amare
11 battier marion, odom
12 cp3
Sat Dec 30, 2006 7:43 am
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Sat Dec 30, 2006 8:29 am
americans are just as bad as the chinese when it comes to voting for all stars. how many times has a player been named to the team even though they were injured the entire first half of the season. how many times has a big name player made the team even though their stats were clearly not as good as another players. the all star game is nothing but a fan boys dream game anyway. i still feel they should stop with fan voting and let the players who are playing the best during that season play.
Sat Dec 30, 2006 11:31 am
he is not talented
Sat Dec 30, 2006 11:39 am