You Can't Handle the Vote? Or Can You?

Oh Shit! The Fans Know Something!

Since it is a known fact that NBA All-Star votes are a popularity contest, it would be pretty stupid of any savvy media member of blogger to critique the fan choices too seriously. But have you seen the vote tallies lately? Gotta say that the fans have been showing off some hoops knowledge I never thought they had.

With the glowing exception of CFR (That's "Crazy Fucking Ron" Artest to you) and Grant Hill garnering more votes than Paul Pierce, Chris Bosh and Dwight Howard in Eastern Conference forwards, I think the fans have done a good job for the most part. Dudes like Camby, Okur, Gasol, Tony Parker, and Billups were shown some love I did not think the masses had it in their hearts. And it is pretty hard to argue against the top vote-getters who will be starters. Maybe I am being condescending or overly negative but I expected the fans to exhibit an open love affair for only well-known names that the media has put into the their heads over the years. Or maybe it’s just that the new school of NBA players has finally pushed the big names of the early 90’s (think Webber, Hill, Francis, Payton) in their place both on the court and in the fans’ minds. Heck, even Yao beat out Shaq before Shaq fled to Miami.

Mr. West