All-Star Voting - Dallas-Mavs.com Forums

Pongo · 11-10-2009, 01:39 PM

http://www.nba.com/allstarballot2010

Vote early, vote often. Let's get Dirk that starting five spot in Dallas

fluid.forty.one · 11-10-2009, 01:45 PM

Duncan is still not a 5. Sweet.

Dirkadirkastan · 11-10-2009, 02:08 PM

Right now, millions of Chinese kids are confused by the absence of Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian on the ballot.

Sportstudi · 11-10-2009, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Dirkadirkastan

Right now, millions of Chinese kids are confused by the absence of Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian on the ballot.

Dirkadirkastan · 11-10-2009, 02:14 PM

Right now, millions of Chinese kids found the write-in section. Never mind.

badfish22 · 11-10-2009, 03:23 PM

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Right now, millions of Chinese kids found the write-in section. Never mind.

LMAO

We have to get Dirk on the starting team.

If SA almost got Bruce Bowen on the starting team, I think we can get Dirk.

DavidDaMonkey · 11-10-2009, 02:51 PM

Wow....looking at all the available centers this year just reinforces that there are not a lot of standout big men, especially in the west.

Kidd Karma · 11-10-2009, 03:34 PM

To bring in a thought when you do vote, if we must vote for 2 forwards. Vote for a lesser name player, where they would have no chance at bumping Dirk. Don't vote for Duncan or a Melo, put down a Clipper. Make EACH Dirk vote count.

badfish22 · 11-10-2009, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Kidd Karma

To bring in a thought when you do vote, if we must vote for 2 forwards. Vote for a lesser name player, where they would have no chance at bumping Dirk. Don't vote for Duncan or a Melo, put down a Clipper. Make EACH Dirk vote count.

I like the way you think.

But isnt it PF and SF?

Kidd Karma · 11-10-2009, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by badfish22

I like the way you think.

But isnt it PF and SF?

It's 2 forwards, 2 guards and a center.

Dirkadirkastan · 11-10-2009, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Kidd Karma

To bring in a thought when you do vote, if we must vote for 2 forwards. Vote for a lesser name player, where they would have no chance at bumping Dirk. Don't vote for Duncan or a Melo, put down a Clipper. Make EACH Dirk vote count.

Marion.

left texas · 11-10-2009, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Dirkadirkastan

Marion.

Second that!!

mac222b · 11-10-2009, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Kidd Karma

To bring in a thought when you do vote, if we must vote for 2 forwards. Vote for a lesser name player, where they would have no chance at bumping Dirk. Don't vote for Duncan or a Melo, put down a Clipper. Make EACH Dirk vote count.

is Steve Novak an option?

Lor20 · 11-10-2009, 07:49 PM

voted for the 4 mavs and stoudamire in the west :P
Damp was one of 7 starting centers in the league who didnt make it on the center list... kinda sad

mavs777 · 11-10-2009, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Lor20

voted for the 4 mavs and stoudamire in the west :P
Damp was one of 7 starting centers in the league who didnt make it on the center list... kinda sad

he plays no defense, plus how could you vote for a Sun?

sefant77 · 11-11-2009, 12:02 AM

Camby and Hawes but no Kaman???

Dice and Amare Center, but Duncan PF?

Dnowit41 · 11-11-2009, 02:58 AM

Damp deserves a write in in my ballot

GermanDunk · 11-11-2009, 03:05 AM

voted

TNT · 11-11-2009, 07:36 AM

voted terry nowitzki marion and kidd

couldn't vote for damp

sike · 11-11-2009, 10:54 AM

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voted terry nowitzki marion and kidd

couldn't vote for damp

voted for Howard over Kidd...Kidd has been there enough. JHo needs the love.

fluid.forty.one · 11-11-2009, 01:22 PM

I have a good feeling about this year.

Windmill360 · 11-11-2009, 02:32 PM

vote again

Windmill360 · 11-12-2009, 03:42 PM

vote 11-12-09

Windmill360 · 11-13-2009, 04:52 PM

vote 11-13-09

fluid.forty.one · 11-13-2009, 05:05 PM

windmill - I'm gonna give you massive amounts of rep if dirk starts in the all star game.... keeping us lazy voters in line.

RareMilk · 11-13-2009, 08:31 PM

Is that kid who put in 75,000 votes on this board?

Rick41 · 11-15-2009, 10:51 PM

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Is that kid who put in 75,000 votes on this board?

Who? Where? What?

RareMilk · 11-16-2009, 06:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Rick41

Who? Where? What?

Last season he put in 75k votes and got a play date with Kidd and Dirk it was on the news but I doubt he would be on here...he was really young maybe 12 years old

Windmill360 · 11-14-2009, 04:43 PM

vote 11-14-09

tcat075 · 11-14-2009, 04:54 PM

I think Roddy should be in the All-Star game.

Actually, being serious now, what do you guys think of Roddy getting into the dunk competition? I think Cuban was talking about it, and said that he could get in by Rookie game, obviously, or the dunk competition. My first thought was no way, and I still think its very unlikely, but it is true that they don't always put stars in it. Gerald Green was hardly a household name, nor was Chris Anderson, or Jamario Moon. If Roddy can dunk on that level (which we really don't now that either...we've seen him dunk, but nothing highlight) then its possible he could get in.

RareMilk · 11-14-2009, 05:37 PM

I want Derrick Rose in the contest if we're talking dunks. Shannon Brown too.

BPo001 · 11-15-2009, 12:22 PM

I got 3 votes in. I will be voting for our Mavs daily. Hopefully we can get Dirk in the starting 5

sefant77 · 11-15-2009, 12:33 PM

lol at NBA.

How you secure Amare in the ASG? You put him as center even if Frye is the center in Phoenix.

Remember last year Amare was PF, probably because he had no chance in beating Yao and Shaq as center.

Sportstudi · 11-15-2009, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by sefant77

lol at NBA.

How you secure Amare in the ASG? You put him as center even if Frye is the center in Phoenix.

Remember last year Amare was PF, probably because he had no chance in beating Yao and Shaq as center.

You could ask the same about Duncan. Well, he started as a PF in his career, that's for sure, but IMO in recent years he turned more into a center. Bonner is named the starting center in SA, but that doesn't matter, because he's more beyond the arc than in the paint. If Duncan had been named as a center last season, I'm sure he would not have passed Yao due to the zillion votes from China. Same now with Amare. With Dirk, Duncan and Pau battling for the top spots as a PF, there is no way for Amare. Therefore, put him as center...

mavErika · 11-18-2009, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Sportstudi

You could ask the same about Duncan. Well, he started as a PF in his career, that's for sure, but IMO in recent years he turned more into a center. Bonner is named the starting center in SA, but that doesn't matter, because he's more beyond the arc than in the paint. If Duncan had been named as a center last season, I'm sure he would not have passed Yao due to the zillion votes from China. Same now with Amare. With Dirk, Duncan and Pau battling for the top spots as a PF, there is no way for Amare. Therefore, put him as center...

Obviously the teams have more of a say in that, than I could have imagined. This is from espn's daily dime:

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It's true that Amare Stoudemire, like Tim Duncan, prefers to be listed as a power forward as opposed to being called a center.

It's also true, as a couple of veteran scouts reminded me this week, that the Suns make sure Stoudemire is referred to as a 4-man in all their play calls, lest Phoenix's only real low-post scoring threat ever hear his teammates use center terminology when he's on the floor.

On the All-Star ballot, though, Stoudemire most certainly appears as a candidate to be voted in as a West center. Which is right where he belongs, I'd argue, given the makeup of this Suns team.

Let's face it. He's far closer to a true 5-man than Channing Frye, no matter how the Suns call their plays.

And whereas San Antonio makes an annual (and formal) request to the league to ensure Duncan continues to be lumped in with the other West forwards on the ballot, Phoenix and Stoudemire have already learned that the center designation can sometimes come with benefits.

In 2007, Stoudemire became the most successful microfracture knee surgery patient in the game by earning a spot on the All-NBA first team ... as a center. And with Yao Ming sidelined, Stoudemire would appear to be the early favorite -- along with perhaps Lakers center Andrew Bynum -- to be voted in as the West's starting center for the All-Star Game in Dallas in February.

At least that explains how Duncan can be listed as a forward, or how Josh is listed as a guard(I don't think it's an advantage to be listed as a guard in the west, and I can understand the committee here, as it was clear with our offseason acquisitions that Josh would have to play as a guard a lot), although he didn't play a game at the two when voting started. If their respective teams declare them players of a certain position, the nba makes sure they get their will, no matter what is reasonable, or rather apparent to anyone who's watching.
Although I'm not sure what's the point in making a formal request to the league, if it's a committee of sportswriters who decide over the ballot.
Nonetheless, it seems to work...

On a different note, what happens to the write-in votes? Are they actually counted? Because their name never shows up on the confirmation-page after voting, or in the emails I get with my ballots.
And you can never write in more than one spot per.

Windmill360 · 11-15-2009, 05:05 PM

Vote 11-15-09

dude1394 · 11-16-2009, 04:02 PM

Often, oftener, oftenest!! Let's get this started.

badfish22 · 11-17-2009, 07:51 PM

Keep voting.

Windmill360 · 11-17-2009, 07:54 PM

sticky this thread

fluid.forty.one · 11-17-2009, 07:57 PM

I didn't realize they made you sign in to vote now... I was about to vote from all my work computers.