All Star Voting is Totally Fu*ked

So as it stands now, well as I write this, Sunday evening while watching NYJ @ SD, Allen Iverson and TMAC will possibly be voted on as All Star starters. WTF. TMAC has not played a game in like two years and is actively being shopped to any and everyone in the NBA. Allen Iverson, had a huge issue signing with a team, then leaves, then signs with the Sixers, had has been plagued with injuries for the entire season. Yet they are leading the guard vote in the east and west respectively. Now I dont know about you guys, but thats total horse shit, its unbelievable, it basically tells you the voting structure the NBA has for the All Star Game is wiggity wack guy.

The fan's decide the starters and the coaches pick the rest of the team, and dont get it twisted, the coaches in any sport not just basketball are totally biased, like totally biased.

So the question is, how do you pick the true All Star Team (NBA wise)?? Light Bulb cue......now. Its simple, you get the players to vote and decide on the team, from the starters to the bench.

You put a couple rules in place, ummm, (1) cant vote for yourself, cause we all know who Lebron James would vote for at PG/SG/SF/PF and C, Lebron James. (2) cant vote for someone on your team, etc, etc...you guys get where im going with this. Also the NBA implements the notion of a "MIN GAMES PLAYED" so even for nostalgia purposes, AI cant voted on cause he's AI, TMAC cant get voted on cause he's TMAC. The only exception or over rule on adding a player would be made by the commissioner for such purpose, like an "honorary all star", so a guy like Shaq who declares retirement, or the feeling is, that he's done, could get put on by Stern and then the commish look like such a good dude. Yaah, David Stern.

and for the game itself, the All Star Game over the last umm, well actually since Jordan played his last All Star Game has been a complete wash, its actually boring, and stupid, and pointless. So you raise the stakes.

2 things you can do, if I were commish, and either do one of the following

1) Winners, each player takes home a cheque for 50Gs Tax Free. I dont know, or who can do it, but someone can make that happen, on top of that, the losing team has to wash the other teams sweats and game worn clothes, all while being video taped for a post all star game, NBA TV special. "Dirty Drawers, the tail of the losers of the 2010 NBA All Star Game"

Ok, yah you guys are thinking im crazy now, but whatever, I can say whatever the hell i want... unrealistic, you say, i say SCREW YOU. The NBA has a lot of money, they can write those cheques w/o blinking. Someone can make it happen.

or//

2) Winners, the NBA finals home team advantage shall be given to the conference that wins the all star game, like baseball, i think baseball does something like that. This way the game actually has some meaning, or you can really pimp it out and say, that the conference that wins the all star game, gets the other players salaries for the year....sick.

either way, the NBA all star game needs to be revamped and reinvented. ill be ranting about this all week as the starters are unveiled tomorrow night....

until then. peace son.

Post by Kevin U
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