Way too early, but anyway, here are the candidates: WESTERN CONFERENCE BACKCOURT (24) Eric Bledsoe, Phoenix Kobe Bryant, LA Lakers Mike Conley, Memphis Jamal Crawford, LA Clippers Stephen Curry, Golden State Goran Dragic, Phoenix Monta Ellis, Dallas Manu Ginobili, San Antonio Eric Gordon, New Orleans James Harden, Houston Jrue Holiday, New Orleans Ty Lawson, Denver Damian Lillard, Portland Jeremy Lin, Houston Kevin Martin, Minnesota Steve Nash, LA Lakers Tony Parker, San Antonio Chris Paul, LA Clippers J.J. Redick, LA Clippers Ricky Rubio, Minnesota Isaiah Thomas, Sacramento Klay Thompson, Golden State Greivis Vasquez, Sacramento Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City FRONTCOURT (36) LaMarcus Aldridge, Portland Ryan Anderson, New Orleans Omer Asik, Houston Harrison Barnes, Golden State Nicolas Batum, Portland Andrew Bogut, Golden State Wilson Chandler, Denver DeMarcus Cousins, Sacramento Anthony Davis, New Orleans Tim Duncan, San Antonio Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City Tyreke Evans, New Orleans Kenneth Faried, Denver Derrick Favors, Utah Danilo Gallinari, Denver Marc Gasol, Memphis Pau Gasol, LA Lakers Blake Griffin, LA Clippers Gordon Hayward, Utah Dwight Howard, Houston Serge Ibaka, Oklahoma City Andre Iguodala, Golden State DeAndre Jordan, LA Clippers Enes Kanter, Utah David Lee, Golden State Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio Kevin Love, Minnesota Shawn Marion, Dallas JaVale McGee, Denver Markieff Morris, Phoenix Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas Chandler Parsons, Houston Nikola Pekovic, Minnesota Zach Randolph, Memphis Tiago Splitter, San Antonio Derrick Williams, Minnesota EASTERN CONFERENCE BACKCOURT (24) Arron Afflalo, Orlando Ray Allen, Miami Bradley Beal, Washington Mario Chalmers, Miami DeMar DeRozan, Toronto Raymond Felton, New York Gerald Henderson, Charlotte George Hill, Indiana Kyrie Irving, Cleveland Brandon Jennings, Detroit Joe Johnson, Brooklyn Kyle Lowry, Toronto O.J. Mayo, Milwaukee Victor Oladipo, Orlando Rajon Rondo, Boston Derrick Rose, Chicago J.R. Smith, New York Lance Stephenson, Indiana Jeff Teague, Atlanta Evan Turner, Philadelphia Dwyane Wade, Miami Kemba Walker, Charlotte John Wall, Washington Deron Williams, Brooklyn FRONTCOURT (36) Carmelo Anthony, New York Carlos Boozer, Chicago Chris Bosh, Miami Andrew Bynum, Cleveland Tyson Chandler, New York Luol Deng, Chicago Andre Drummond, Detroit Kevin Garnett, Brooklyn Rudy Gay, Toronto Paul George, Indiana Marcin Gortat, Washington Danny Granger, Indiana Jeff Green, Boston Tobias Harris, Orlando Spencer Hawes, Philadelphia Roy Hibbert, Indiana Al Horford, Atlanta Ersan Ilyasova, Milwaukee LeBron James, Miami Al Jefferson, Charlotte Brook Lopez, Brooklyn Paul Millsap, Atlanta Greg Monroe, Detroit Nene, Washington Joakim Noah, Chicago Paul Pierce, Brooklyn Larry Sanders, Milwaukee Josh Smith, Detroit Amar’e Stoudemire, New York Tristan Thompson, Cleveland Jonas Valanciunas, Toronto Anderson Varejao, Cleveland Nikola Vucevic, Orlando Gerald Wallace, Boston David West, Indiana Thaddeus Young, Philadelphia
HAHA...The NBA has Twin Towers on the Ballot btw: when's the last time the Rockets had 5 players on the ballot?
Lin would probably get in if the West wasn't so stacked. If he was in the Least he would probably be an all star.
Don't underestimate his fanbase, he almost got in last year and this year has begun even better IMO Add to that the perceived controversy and mistreatment of 'benching' and you have a crazed fanbase ready to go all in But i agree, if he doesn't make the starting lineup, i doubt his play warrants an assistant coaches vote for the bench (at least at this point)
He finished 4th among guards last year, behind CP3, Kobe and Harden. But he was a distant 4th with like 50,000 votes behind Harden and 150,000 votes behind CP3. His only chance is that the coaches vote him in, I think. But he would have to keep playing at the level and the Rockets will have to be better than they have been.
Knowing LA fans and Kobe die hard, he will probably get the most votes even if he doesn't play a minute. Like that one year Yao got voted in when he was out the whole year.
Harden never finished in front of Lin. It was Kobe, CP3 and then Lin. Harden got voted in by the coaches.
I agree! Boogie seems to finally get over his maturity hump and just play basketball. His PER is over 26! Averaging 22 and 11, he will get in! No wonder Morey was so high on trying to get him! And if Holliday got in last season for the East the Teague should get in now question this season. 20 and 10 is impressive!
Just hope Cousins can keep it up, he isn't getting much help from his teammates he is shouldering a huge load right now. As for Teague good point on Holiday getting in last year, so if he keeps playing like he is he is a lock to get in. Atlanta lucked out by not doing the Jeff Teague for Brandon Jennings sign and trade swap this off-season.
1. Kobe Bryant 1,591,437 2. Chris Paul 929,155 3. Jeremy Lin 883,809 4. James Harden 485,986 5. Russell Westbrook 376,411 6. Steve Nash 270,741 7. Tony Parker 176,168 8. Stephen Curry 169,083 9. Ricky Rubio 150,227 10. Manu Ginobili 118,293 Lin to Harden was distant. CP3 to Lin wasn't even 50k. Lin's fan base is like Lakers/Knicks homers x10. If Kobe splits the "best scorer" vote with Harden/Curry, and CP3 splits the "best PG" vote with Westbrook/Curry/Parker/Lillard, anything could happen.
Lin getting voted in = more linsanity blowback = Lin continuing to be underrated This is good for us if we want to keep him and bad if we want to trade him. This is probably also the most effective ways fans are going to be able to impact this team.
oh boy...now that Lin has been balling out of his mind, there's a shot he makes it in as a starter...how do you think rockets fans will feel about that?
