Guest MarvinisaLunatic Report post Posted January 4, 2003 As he should be. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Lethargic Report post Posted January 4, 2003 As he should be. Exact same thing I was going to say. What has Shaq done besides gain weight? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Angle Armbar Report post Posted January 4, 2003 Who cares about the NBA popularity contest? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Johnson1620 Report post Posted January 4, 2003 Where did you get your information from? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Flyboy Report post Posted January 4, 2003 ESPN reported it yesterday or today, I believe. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Johnson1620 Report post Posted January 4, 2003 Well, potential doesn't account for much, so I guess it's correct. Shaq is twice the center Ming is. He just hasn't got anything left to shoot for. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Man in Blak Report post Posted January 4, 2003 Yet another reason why the NBA is more of a circus than a professional sport. I mean, I like Yao Ming and, as far as I'm concerned, Shaq has little or no skill other than mowing down people and getting away with it. But just because Yao's chipping in with a whopping 17.1 ppg in one month of the season doesn't mean he should be considered the cream of the crop. But HEY, he's tall, he's kooky, and he might as well be Lurch in hi-tops! Cash mon-ay! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Angle Armbar Report post Posted January 4, 2003 Yes, but Yao's 17 ppg puts him amongst the top centers in the league. The NBA is pretty sorry, nowadays. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest NaturalBornThriller4:20 Report post Posted January 4, 2003 Yet another reason why the NBA is more of a circus than a professional sport. I mean, I like Yao Ming and, as far as I'm concerned, Shaq has little or no skill other than mowing down people and getting away with it. But just because Yao's chipping in with a whopping 17.1 ppg in one month of the season doesn't mean he should be considered the cream of the crop. But HEY, he's tall, he's kooky, and he might as well be Lurch in hi-tops! Cash mon-ay! Ah...Give The Rookie a break. Remember Shaq's Rookie Year ? He was ahead of Patrick Ewing in the Voting. It's Yao Ming's time to shine... By the way, Vince Carter is the Leading Vote Getter. What has he done all season, besides sit out. But then hard-working Players like Richard Jefferson, Gary Payton, Steve Francis, etc.... get nothing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Angle Armbar Report post Posted January 4, 2003 Vince is top vote getter? Hahahaha. That is exactly why fans should never get to vote for All-Star games. If Payton isn't in, that is horseshit. He's been awesome this year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Man in Blak Report post Posted January 4, 2003 I guess you missed the whole "one month of the season" deal I was talking about...but hey. And, while we're talking about him, Vince Carter may be the single most overrated player in NBA history. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Human Fly Report post Posted January 4, 2003 And, while we're talking about him, Vince Carter may be the single most overrated player in NBA history. If Vince is healthy he is a solid player. He takes jump shots too much when he should take it to the rack but hey whatever. Harold Miner was overrated. Remember when everyone was calling him "Baby Jordan"? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Electrifyer Report post Posted January 4, 2003 Here's the story from NBA.com: http://www.nba.com/news/all_star_ballot_030102.html And Vince Carter is not the top vote getter anymore, Kobe is. But I don't think either of them should be #1 at this point. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest alkeiper Report post Posted January 4, 2003 Of course Kobe will be #1, since all the other great shooting guards (Iverson, McGrady, Carter, etc.) are in the East. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Bricks Report post Posted January 4, 2003 And, while we're talking about him, Vince Carter may be the single most overrated player in NBA history. If Vince is healthy he is a solid player. He takes jump shots too much when he should take it to the rack but hey whatever. Harold Miner was overrated. Remember when everyone was calling him "Baby Jordan"? Didn't Rockets fans boo Houston because they picked Robert Horry instead of Harold Minor in the draft? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Angle Armbar Report post Posted January 4, 2003 I guess you missed the whole "one month of the season" deal I was talking about...but hey. And, while we're talking about him, Vince Carter may be the single most overrated player in NBA history. I agree with that. Vince doesn't even try to play defense. That's the sign of a great player, because anyone who shoots the ball enough can put up 20+ a night. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest jimmy no nose Report post Posted January 4, 2003 Yao Ming got the votes the same way Ichiro did. They made the All Star ballot available in Mandarin so the Chinese could vote for Yao. At least Ichiro had good enough numbers to be near the top. Shaq averaged twice as many points, more rebounds, and the same number of blocks as Yao Ming. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest alfdogg Report post Posted January 4, 2003 My original post didn't show up for some weird reason, so I'll ask my question again: Vince and Grant Hill are the top two vote getters among East forwards, but are both hurt. Since Jermaine O'Neal is third, would he get to start because of that, or would the coaches decide? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Conspiracy_Victim 0 Report post Posted January 5, 2003 Jimmy, According to the Houston Chronicle, an NBA spokesman said that Yao leads Shaq in "paper ballots", which are only available at NBA games and various sporting goods stores in the US. And, seeing as how Houston is still averaging about 28th or 29th in average attendance, it shows that Yao is popular here in the US as well as overseas. That being said, the NBA needs to reconsider how starters are chosen, seeing all the vote getters that are hurt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Lethargic Report post Posted January 5, 2003 My original post didn't show up for some weird reason, so I'll ask my question again: Vince and Grant Hill are the top two vote getters among East forwards, but are both hurt. Since Jermaine O'Neal is third, would he get to start because of that, or would the coaches decide? Yes, if a player is hurt the coaches choose the replacements. And no coach in the league would be stupid enough NOT to put O'Neal in there over those two guys, hurt or not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vern Gagne Report post Posted January 6, 2003 Shaq doesn't deserve to start. He delayed surgery until September, and gained weight in the off season. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
