2006 NBA All-Star Ballot
The NBA’s 2006 All-Star ballots (which are freakin’ impossible to link to, so you’re on your own to find them on the NBA site) are out. Here’s my ballot:
West
Forwards: Elton Brand and Tim Duncan
Sorry, KG. Elton and the Clippers are having a great year, and your team kind of sucks. Good thing Amare is hurt, or this would have been an impossibly hard decision. Yes, I’m aware that I’ve voted in two 4’s; I really wanted to vote for Brand this year, and how could I not vote for Duncan?
Guards: Kobe Bryant and Steve Nash
What a horrible homer pick in Bryant, one of the most hated players in the game. It’s a damn shame that he’s still the most talented guard playing. Nash loses some of his luster when not playing with a huge finisher like Amare, but he’s last year’s MP3 and the best pass-first 1 in the game.
Center: Yao Ming
I didn’t vote for Amare as a forward because he hasn’t played all year, but I would have for center because all the other choices are so underwhelming. Yao seems like some sort of strange 7′6″ consolation prize.
East
Forwards: LeBron James and Jermain O’Neal
Remember when the east didn’t have more than one or two star forwards? That’s certainly not the case any more. LeBron was an obvious pick here — he’s the best player in the game, and the most fun to watch (The Kid and I are seeing him play against the Clips’ in a couple of weeks) — but Artest or Prince would have been great as well. I could have gone with ‘Sheed or Wallace at the 4, but O’Neal is the power forward in the east, so he’s in.
Guards: Gilbert Arenas and Allen Iverson
This hurt. I really wanted to vote for Dwyane Wade, but Arenas is having an amazing year, and leaving out A.I. would be like leaving out Shaq. Which brings us to…
Center: Shaquille O’Neal
How could it be any other way? No other player even deserves consideration.
November 22nd, 2005 at 6:54 pm
I know next to nothing about basket ball. This was somewhat informative, but I’m still somewhat confused.