The NBA All-Star game is a matchup dedicated to the fans and to honor the best in basketball that year. So, some would say why not let the fans decide who they want to see in the game?
Two words: Allen Iverson.
The All-Star game is not just about fans, but it should be an honor for these players who have put their best efforts on the court this season and been successful. If the fans are not going to chose those who deserve to be there then maybe it should not be up to them.
Fans vote these athletes into the game, and then they cry foul when the rosters are revealed and people like Josh Smith have been snubbed.
Fans are fanatics. They are not objective and most of the time the best players are clouded by the shenanigans of those athletes who cover the airwaves with lines like “we’re talking about practice?”.
Michael Jordan was voted into the All-Star game his last year with the Wizards, and although I cannot contest he is arguably the greatest basketball player to ever hit the court, that year he was not an All-Star.
The All-Star game is really just a show of characters rather than a basketball game or an honor for players. It is becoming a chance for characters like Shaq to dance around in a goofy mask prior to tip-off.
I am not saying the game shouldn’t be fun or that people should take the game more seriously, but fans should take more consideration into who they want to recognize as the greatest in their sport.
There is a reason the Thunder’s James Harden was not voted into the All-Star game, but if entertainment and show is all the fans desire then maybe he and Jeff Green should join Kevin Durant for an encore of Chris Brown’s “I Can Transform Ya”.
So who should be voting these characters into the All-Star game? Maybe it just depends what you’re looking for.
If you are looking for a show of the leagues most outrageous characters, then maybe the fans should continue to pick; however, if you are actually looking for the best in basketball, maybe the vote should lie somewhere else.
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nycroller 2 years, 3 months ago
My comment is more of a question, because I am confused. Writers, other ball players, and other teams have been harping about Allen Iverson making the all-star team, and Tracy McGrady almost making it, saying that neither one are deserving because they have not played much this season, and their numbers and performance are down so much from past years. But not ONE writer or team has had anything negative to say about Kevin Garnett. He played only a few games last year, has missed MANY games this season due to injury, and has played only sparringly when he has played. His numbers to are way down from past seasons, and there are many forwards in the eastern conference performing much better. So why is no one, AND I MEAN NO ONE, complaining about him being voted to the starting line up for the EAST? There are CLEARLY double standards when it comes to players. Ray Allen complained about AI making the team, why did he not complain about KG also?