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[All-Star Voting] How many votes does Yao really get from China?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by plutoblue11, Jan 10, 2008.

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  1. plutoblue11

    plutoblue11 Member

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    I always hear and read that he gets an overwhelming support from China. But really, if his votes were as overwhelming as many writers would let you believe wouldn't he have like over 40 million easily every year.

    Someone explain?


    Are these claims accurate?
     
    #1 plutoblue11, Jan 10, 2008
  2. AzCkR

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    i don't think it helps him all that much to be honest. if it did, he'd have way more votes than tim duncan but duncan is very close behind. people blow it out of proportion.
     
    #2 AzCkR, Jan 10, 2008
  3. chow_yun_fat

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    when shaq gets more internet votes, i'm assuming not much.
     
    #3 chow_yun_fat, Jan 10, 2008
  4. plutoblue11

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    From the way columnist and talking heads mention it, it seems like he would be leading everybody without question.


    Another thing is how they quanitfy that all of the votes came China, Canada, USA, or somewhere else.
     
    #4 plutoblue11, Jan 10, 2008
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    Internet traffic tells the site which part of the world the votes are coming from
     
    #5 555, Jan 10, 2008
  6. demon77

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    I think NBA are filtering the vote.................or that we all know Yao gonna start anyway. Like with KG/KB, I know they'll start no matter what, so I didn't brother voting for them in any of my vote.......(*vote Nash instead of kobe)
     
    #6 demon77, Jan 10, 2008
  7. BigM

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    if they took away internet voting from outside the USA, i'm very confident the results would be exactly the same.
     
    #7 BigM, Jan 10, 2008
  8. oneonepyopyo

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    He deserves.

    LET ME ASK YOU: HOW MANY OF YOU VOTED OR ARE VOTING T-MAC FOR ALL-STAR GAME?

    :confused:
     
    #8 oneonepyopyo, Jan 10, 2008
  9. MexiMan1390

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    I did and do so every day
     
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  10. abc2007

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    Only 10 days left! Please keep voting for our rockets' players!

    I am voting for the 4 players everyday!
     
    #10 abc2007, Jan 10, 2008
  11. WhoMikeJames

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    Sigh... :rolleyes:
     
    #11 WhoMikeJames, Jan 10, 2008
  12. abc2007

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    The ASG is not about who deserves. It is about who audience want to see!

    I want to see the rockets players to play, so I vote for them everyday. This is the same as that I like the rockets and thus watch every rockets' game!
     
    #12 abc2007, Jan 10, 2008
  13. oneonepyopyo

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    This we call is Rockets Addicted and you may see a DOC :D
     
    #13 oneonepyopyo, Jan 10, 2008
  14. abc2007

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    Actually, I am a doctor. If you have any problem and want to talk to me, I will give you 80% discount! :)

     
    #14 abc2007, Jan 10, 2008
  15. Asian Sensation

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    Who doesn't wanna see this ?

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  16. ikfit

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    WOW, I don't know this, you can vote every day?
    I just vote one times for these years.

    Ok I will try it right now and vote our Roxes.

    Tmac, Yao, Battier,....
     
    #16 ikfit, Jan 10, 2008
  17. AzNaNsZ

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    Yea they are just assuming because China has a population of 1.3 billion but many live in rural areas that have to internet :mad:
     
    #17 AzNaNsZ, Jan 10, 2008
  18. KeepKenny

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    If the NBA had put Yi on the ballot, then that would provide a very good indication of how strong the chinese vote is. He is not very well-known to americans and Milwaukee's fan base is pretty small, so that would have been a perfect indicator. But, I guess the ballot makers did not deem him worthy of that honor.
     
    #18 KeepKenny, Jan 10, 2008
  19. TMc1

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    I really wish you could do that again in all-star game. But time has told he wasn't that younger and athletic any more :mad:
     
    #19 TMc1, Jan 10, 2008
  20. TMc1

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    The question is not important anymore. I guarantee he wouldn't get as many votes from China as the first year he played for NBA. The fact is YAo dosen't need that many supports from Chinese to start western lineup any more, plus Chinese have shifted their attention to YI.
     
    #20 TMc1, Jan 11, 2008
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