February 15th, 2009 marks the 58th installment of the NBA's All-Star Game. This is when the elite of the NBA come to showcase their talents in a game to prove which conference is truly superior. Today, All Stars are mostly picked by the fans through online voting, while a handful of others are brought in by the coaches. But is the voting getting to out of hand. In my unbiased opinion, I believe that the NBA should cut down on the list that fans could choose from. This year, talent in the NBA seems limitless. With rising superstars such as Chris Paul and Lebron James, to the seasoned veterans such as Tim Duncan and Kobe Bryant, the pool of talent is remarkable. But when Yi Jianlian gets more votes then the likes of Chris Bosh and Paul Pierce, there is something that definitely should be looked at. Barely averaging 10 points a game, Yi is getting most if not all his support from his native China. Yes it is good to represent your country but to what extent? Voting Yi into the All Star game will just push the bar on the All Star game into becoming a popularity contest. And yes you could argue that many of the All Stars are in a way popular but that doesn't justify who should be playing and who should be watching from the stands.
An All Star should first and foremost be a player on a winning team. There are many good players in this league but it is the ones that step up in the dire moments of games who are truly great. All Stars should be people who can carry their teammates on their shoulders and lead them to victory.
If I were to choose the NBA All Star rosters today, they would look like:
Eastern Conference
G - Rajon Rondo - Allen Iverson
G - Dwyane Wade
F - Lebron James
F - Kevin Garnett
C - Dwight Howard
Reserves
Paul Pierce
Chris Bosh
Joe Johnson
Devin Harris
Western Conference
G - Chris Paul
G - Kobe Bryant
F - Amare Stoudemire
F - Tim Duncan
C - Yao Ming
F - Amare Stoudemire
F - Tim Duncan
C - Yao Ming
Reserves
Dirk Nowitzki
Chauncey Billups
Brandon Roy
Paul Gasol
Tony Parker
Shaquille O' Neal
Deron Williams - David West
Chauncey Billups
Brandon Roy
Paul Gasol
Tony Parker
Shaquille O' Neal
In my opinion, these are the players that deserve to be there as the majority of them are on teams with winning records and the rest that aren't (Bosh, Harris, Lee, Butler) deserve to get recognition as they are great players that are surrounded by mediocrity.
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