2003 NBA ALL-STAR BALLOTING EASTERN CONFERENCE Forwards: Vince Carter (Tor) 597,684; Grant Hill (Orl) 416,553; Jermaine O’Neal (Ind) 343,762; Antoine Walker (Bos) 199,158; Kenyon Martin (NJ) 159,125; Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Atl) 119,016; Latrell Sprewell (NY) 111,741; Darius Miles (Cle) 110,873; Keith Van Horn (Phi) 98,629; Glenn Robinson (Atl) 82,563. Guards: Tracy McGrady (Orl) 573,638; Allen Iverson (Phi) 501,628; Michael Jordan (Was) 432,449; Jason Kidd (NJ) 393,337; Paul Pierce (Bos) 122,426; Ray Allen (Mil) 101,475; Jerry Stackhouse (Was) 75,249; Baron Davis (NO) 67,268; Reggie Miller (Ind) 66,927; Ricky Davis (Cle) 58,507. Centers: Ben Wallace (Det) 411,325; Dikembe Mutombo (NJ) 288,325; Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) 140,176; Antonio Davis (Tor) 100,464; Brad Miller (Ind) 91,230; Theo Ratliff (Atl) 60,842; Brian Grant (Mia) 60,260; Todd MacCulloch (Phi) 52,382; Tony Battie (Bos) 49,945; Kurt Thomas (NY) 36,251. 2003 NBA ALL-STAR BALLOTING WESTERN CONFERENCE Forwards: Tim Duncan (SA) 492,245; Kevin Garnett (Min) 474,074; Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 450,467; Chris Webber (Sac) 355,360; Elton Brand (LAC) 109,802; Peja Stojakovic (Sac) 101,615; Pau Gasol (Mem) 91,594; Robert Horry (LAL) 75,863; Scottie Pippen (Por) 71,351; Rasheed Wallace (Por) 71,226. Guards: Kobe Bryant (LAL) 659,998; Steve Francis (Hou) 415,773; Steve Nash (Dal) 296,114; Gary Payton (Sea) 237,618; Mike Bibby (Sac) 216,547; Michael Finley (Dal) 166,942; Andre Miller (LAC) 84,850; Tony Parker (San) 71,239; John Stockton (Uta) 70,344; Cuttino Mobley (Hou) 68,016. Centers: Shaquille O’Neal (LAL) 480,894; Yao Ming (Hou) 471,107; Vlade Divac (Sac) 132,018; David Robinson (SA) 109,065; Michael Olowokandi (LAC) 76,272; Raef LaFrentz (Dal) 69,913; Arvydas Sabonis (Por) 30,081; Marcus Camby (Den) 29,816; Erick Dampier (GS) 20,172; Radoslav Nesterovic (Min) 13,601.
I hate to suggest this, but considering how close Shaq and Yao are in voting, I have a bad feeling a few Chinese votes might've been "lost" in the count. I know it's far-fetched, but damn, I don't see how in the world Yao only got that many votes, unless the Chinese just didn't vote at all...
I was wondering if the Chinese votes are included here. That number isn't enough for all the Chinese and Asian who live in the US and vote for him. Anyway, I think someone needs to make this thread a sticky, and get out there , VOTE.
There is NO WAY he is trailing to Shaq. Hell, my cousins filled out 200 ballots themseleves at the Philly game just to get a tshirt and I KNOW they werent the only ones.
I've been trying to tell people that China alone wasn't going to launch Yao onto the allstar team. Ha, I feel vindicated. I was getting so tired of people making up math equations like this: 1 billion people*1%=10 million And then they would follow it up with "yeah, Yao is gonna set the record for the most votes ever." I always said that if Jordan set the record with a little over 2 million votes, meaning that possibly less than 5 million people vote here in the USA for the allstar game, how could expect Yao to get a huge amount of votes? I hope all the people who were expecting huge #'s are feeling a little silly now because they deserve it.
Everyone just calm down. This is Yao's rookie season and not every city has had a chance to see Yao play (especially in the East) so his votes from China couldve been offset by the lack of votes he's received in the U.S. No big deal, there's still time. Also, by the time the All Star game rolls around, he may still make the team anyways even if he's not starting. Don't complain, go vote.
No, they don't. When you consider that 10 million Chinese basketball fans crashed a server at one time after a Yao game, doesn't seem a little fishy that only a couple hundred thousand of them (at best) would cast one vote for Yao for the all-star team? Hell, I'd bet that several of them are voting multiple times per day. Logic and overall common sense entirely contradicts these "results", which makes me greatly question their validity.
It's like when Howard Stern won that most beautiful person contest at people.com or whatever. Internet polls are easy to manipulate and are essentially meaningless but it's kinda weird when this one doesn't appear to match the other stats at NBA.com - rockets and Ming amazing popularity hit-wise.
Just read some of the conspiracy posts. Come on guys, you have got to be kidding me. The NBA is trying to hold Ming down I guess. Well, if the Lakers continue to lose, I think Yao will win since the diff right now looks like it's a little less than 2000 votes. You guys keep seeing China's population and think that equals the same amount of Yao fans. Take into account internet access. Take into account knowledge of the allstar game. Take into account the actual interest in basketball in china.
