I'll give you a hint. If you don't think Lin deserves to be in the all star game, then you might be a L.O.H.
That is absurd, Lin's on court play has been average at best. The only people who thinks he deserves to be in the all star game are his irrational fans.
Those fans who think will not vote on any ASG game. Hopefully you are not one of them. :grin: One the other hand. Why do you "think" any fan will think before they become any fan? Did you know any Rockets only fan is rational? Do you think Tinman is rational on old Rockets' glory? How about Clutch himself? :grin:
What's the definition of the word "STAR"? Is there a bigger basketball star than Jeremy Lin during Linsanity? The publicity Lin got during that time drew in casual fans, not just from China but from around the world. It wiped out the sour taste of the lockout and made the NBA relevant again. As someone posted earlier, he's the zeigiest athlete of the year 2012. That's not the definition of a "STAR"?
It's a popularity contest. Lin is popular. Though the league likes to bill All Star as featuring the best players, if fans want to vote on more than ability, then such is such. In the end, the whole event is a recognition of the most marketable players in the game, and Lin meets that mark. I just see the All NBA selections as the "best" voting.
There is a difference between All-Star and All-NBA. All-Star games in essense is just a marketing event, and the voting reflects how many fans want to see a certain player play in the game. Which ever team wins doesn't really mean the player(s) on that team are better than the those of the other. If NBA as a whole truly wants to be a sport for the whole world, then the preferences of different countries need to be incorporated in this event to get the largest viewership, in the stadium and 100x in the living rooms around the world. In other word, it is actually a product that US want to sell to the whole world. McDonald's didn't have McChicken until after they opened in Asia and found a big portion of the people in Asia would not eat beef. After all, NBA is just a commercial entertainment product.
I would not consider Lin qualified for All-NBA, but if he get enough votes then he is a star by popularity. Why can't he be a star if he could get all the media publicity during the Linsanity period, including the two consecutive Sports Illustrated coverage? We have a lot of movie stars, but that doesn't mean every one of them would win an Oscar. I think before we argue whether Lin should be voted to play in the All-Star game, we should understand what All-Star and other awards like All-NBA or MVP stand for. As some commenters already said, the All-Star voting is just for popularity, and reflects only how many fans want to see Lin play in the All-Star game, even when they know Lin may not be among the 12 or 24 best NBA players. The most democratic way to handle this would be: If you want your favorite player to be included, run a campaign for him and vote every day before the deadline. That is the rule of the game, isn't it?
His on court play was anything but average...it's only that you have a rigid set of subjective rules about what above average play consist of:grin:
I have been voting for all four Rockets plus Lowry every day, but I can just see it now if Lin gets in and runs into Yao... Yao: "Jeremy! What the hell are you doing here? This is the NBA All Star Game! It has nothing to do with defense!" Random "Rockets Fan" in the stands: "You two Asian vote-hoes! You don't deserve to be popular!"
Respect other people's decisions when it comes to voting. If you guys dont want to see Lin in the allstar game then vote for the other guards..
Oh stfu pls. You see 5 maybe 10 upset "fans" and you broad brush everyone in this forum. Tired of these asswipe posts.
