Bryant, Carter lead NBA All-Star voting .c The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) - Kobe Bryant and Vince Carter are the top vote-getters in fan balloting for the NBA All-Star game, with Yao Ming in fourth place. After two rounds of voting, the league on Thursday listed Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers with 958,695 votes. He was followed by Carter of the Toronto Raptors (871,189) and Tracy McGrady of the Orlando Magic (822,034). Yao, the 7-foot-6 rookie for the Houston Rockets, drew 814,393 votes and Tim Duncan of San Antonio was next at 758,754. Completing the top 10 were: Allen Iverson, Philadelphia; Kevin Garnett, Minnesota; Ben Wallace, Detroit; Dirk Nowitzki; and Shaquille O'Neal, Lakers. The fan vote will determine the starters for the Feb. 9 All-Star game in Atlanta. Balloting continues through Jan. 12. 01/02/03 14:03 EST Copyright 2002 The Associated Press. The information contained in the AP news report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise distributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. All active hyperlinks have been inserted by AOL.
WOW! It's TRUE! http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=sto.../ap/20030102/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bkn_all_star_vote I think in the first Ballot returns Yao Ming was #8 overall, now he is #4 overall! WOW!! GO Yao Ming!!! Chris
Here is the full breakdown. Yao is blowing by Shaq! http://www.nba.com/news/all_star_ballot_030102.html EASTERN CONFERENCE Forwards: Vince Carter (Tor) 871,189; Grant Hill (Orl) 586,664; Jermaine O’Neal (Ind) 556,675; Antoine Walker (Bos) 326,582; Kenyon Martin (NJ) 247,254; Shareef Abdur-Rahim (Atl) 169,000; Latrell Sprewell (NY) 162,883; Darius Miles (Cle) 150,441; Keith Van Horn (Phi) 146,042; Richard Jefferson (NJ) 134,268. Guards: Tracy McGrady (Orl) 822,034; Allen Iverson (Phi) 755,409; Michael Jordan (Was) 654,849; Jason Kidd (NJ) 596,118; Paul Pierce (Bos) 208,188; Ray Allen (Mil) 159,756; Jerry Stackhouse (Was) 105,308; Reggie Miller (Ind) 105,252; Baron Davis (NO) 101,538; Ricky Davis (Cle) 89,884. Centers: Ben Wallace (Det) 687,337; Dikembe Mutombo (NJ) 399,653; Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) 192,794; Antonio Davis (Tor) 149,573; Brad Miller (Ind) 138,843; Brian Grant (Mia) 103,413; Theo Ratliff (Atl) 86,153; Todd MacCulloch (Phi) 81,386; Tony Battie (Bos) 78,931; Kurt Thomas (NY) 54,597. WESTERN CONFERENCE Forwards: Tim Duncan (SA) 758,754; Kevin Garnett (Min) 710,394; Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 673,076; Chris Webber (Sac) 534,155; Elton Brand (LAC) 159,625; Peja Stojakovic (Sac) 148,056; Pau Gasol (Mem) 135,471; Scottie Pippen (Por) 115,657; Rasheed Wallace (Por) 112,255; Robert Horry (LAL) 111,151. Guards: Kobe Bryant (LAL) 958,695; Steve Francis (Hou) 652,210; Steve Nash (Dal) 467,803; Gary Payton (Sea) 343,065; Mike Bibby (Sac) 321,911; Michael Finley (Dal) 270,890; Tony Parker (San) 119,734; Cuttino Mobley (Hou) 112,745; Andre Miller (LAC) 110,926; John Stockton (Uta) 107,870. Centers: Yao Ming (Hou) 814,393; Shaquille O’Neal (LAL) 655,744; Vlade Divac (Sac) 181,917; David Robinson (SA) 163,547; Raef LaFrentz (Dal) 110,679; Michael Olowokandi (LAC) 91,149; Arvydas Sabonis (Por) 49,308; Marcus Camby (Den) 45,382; Erick Dampier (GS) 36,880; Radoslav Nesterovic (Min) 22,557. TOP 10 OVERALL Kobe Bryant (LAL) 958,695 Vince Carter (Tor) 871,189 Tracy McGrady (Orl) 822,034 Yao Ming (Hou) 814,393 Tim Duncan (SA) 758,754 Allen Iverson (Phi) 755,409 Kevin Garnett (Min) 710,394 Ben Wallace (Was) 687,337 Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 673,076 Shaquille O'Neal (LAL) 655,744
Yao ming's hugely popular now so he's likely to draw votes from fans of the other NBA teams than steve can.
I think they are. Do you seriously think that Steve Francis would have about the same votes as Shaq without some help?
Some of those are Yao-ONLY fan Seriously, no one will think Cat can bypass Stockton without Yao on Rockets!
Wow, look at the East's frontline compared to the West's. Right now, both of the East's "starters" at forward are injured (Hill and Carter). This should be a fun game. Backcourt of Francis/Kobe vs. Iverson/TMac. Does it get any better? The frontcourt battle might be a massacre. Yao, TD, and Garnett starting?!?! Shaq, Brand, Nowitzki, Webber off the bench? Too much size.
Just keep voting for Yao Ming and Steve Francis....this is the final stretch, only a few days left.... BTW, we now have several threads about the same topic
There are now 1.26 BILLION people in China (as of Dec. 31 2002), so with online all-star voting that might have something to do with why Yao's vote total is so high.
From what I read on some popular Chinese websites, fans are urged to vote for Yao-Stevie; right now, Houston Rockets enjoy a much higher visibility than Lakers. And why I am not surprised...
well, I don't think those online votes from China were 100% counted. How come only 800K votes for YAO?! that's a joke if NBA truly counted all the votes from China. There are now 1.3BILLION ppl in China, over 250MILLION ppl having access to Internet, and 100MILLION basketball fans. Ppl in China never talk votes in Ks but Ms (by "M", I mean MILLIONs). about SF, IMHO, even w/o the votes from China, he still will be No. 2.
Yes. Steve was voted in without Yao. I'm sure that there are some votes with Steve/Shaq instead of Yao.
i'm looking forward to whatever minutes yao and shaq get to play together on the court.....that should be fun to see.
With all the popularity in China, it makes you wonder what the Rockets franchise would sell for right now.
...lots of money. I think this is great because it is a fans game and has always been. In addition, Yao really does belong!
