Any thoughts on Yao leading all the centers in All Star voting? I'm very happy that is the fact since he is one of the top centers in the game already. I'll admit that Amare has been playing well also to make the ROY race tight but nobody has gone through more than Yao and he will still win it. Go Rockets!!! http://www.nba.com/news/all_star_ballot_030102.html
In my opinion, Yao's lead over Shaq has both positive and negative effects... Yes it's national pride for the Chinese, however ppl will wonder if Chinese fans will decide who will be in the basketball all-star game instead of fans from the US and all over the world... ********************************************* http://espn.go.com/nba/news/2003/0102/1485898.html Yao fourth overall in All-Star balloting -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Associated Press NEW YORK -- Rookie Yao Ming has more votes than Shaquille O'Neal in fan voting for next month's NBA All-Star Game. Yao, the 7-foot-6 Chinese import for the Houston Rockets, was fourth overall in the balloting and tops among centers with 814,393 votes. O'Neal was next among centers and 10th overall, at 655,744. Kobe Bryant and Vince Carter are the top vote-getters after two rounds of balloting, the league said Thursday. The fan vote will determine the starters for the Feb. 9 All-Star Game in Atlanta. Voting continues through Jan. 12, and this season marks the first time online balloting is available in Mandarin. Only four rookie centers have started in an NBA All-Star Game since the first in 1951: Ray Felix, Wilt Chamberlain, Walt Bellamy and O'Neal. A total of 15 rookies have started All-Star games, with Grant Hill the most recent in 1995. In the latest tally, Bryant had 958,695 votes, followed by Carter (871,189) and Tracy McGrady (822,034). San Antonio's Tim Duncan, last season's league MVP, was fifth at 758,754. Completing the top 10 were Allen Iverson, Kevin Garnett, Ben Wallace and Dirk Nowitzki. Yao, the top pick in the NBA draft, is averaging 13.2 points, 7.6 rebounds, and two blocks. O'Neal is averaging 26.4 point, 11.1 rebounds and two blocks after he was initially sidelined this season because of a toe injury. ***************************************** DANG! I didn't realize someone posted the topic earlier than I do... sorry...
In my opinion, Yao's lead over Shaq has both positive and negative effects... Yes it's national pride for the Chinese, however ppl will wonder if Chinese fans will decide who will be in the basketball all-star game instead of fans from the US and all over the world... ********************************************* http://espn.go.com/nba/news/2003/0102/1485898.html Yao fourth overall in All-Star balloting -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Associated Press NEW YORK -- Rookie Yao Ming has more votes than Shaquille O'Neal in fan voting for next month's NBA All-Star Game. Yao, the 7-foot-6 Chinese import for the Houston Rockets, was fourth overall in the balloting and tops among centers with 814,393 votes. O'Neal was next among centers and 10th overall, at 655,744. Kobe Bryant and Vince Carter are the top vote-getters after two rounds of balloting, the league said Thursday. The fan vote will determine the starters for the Feb. 9 All-Star Game in Atlanta. Voting continues through Jan. 12, and this season marks the first time online balloting is available in Mandarin. Only four rookie centers have started in an NBA All-Star Game since the first in 1951: Ray Felix, Wilt Chamberlain, Walt Bellamy and O'Neal. A total of 15 rookies have started All-Star games, with Grant Hill the most recent in 1995. In the latest tally, Bryant had 958,695 votes, followed by Carter (871,189) and Tracy McGrady (822,034). San Antonio's Tim Duncan, last season's league MVP, was fifth at 758,754. Completing the top 10 were Allen Iverson, Kevin Garnett, Ben Wallace and Dirk Nowitzki. Yao, the top pick in the NBA draft, is averaging 13.2 points, 7.6 rebounds, and two blocks. O'Neal is averaging 26.4 point, 11.1 rebounds and two blocks after he was initially sidelined this season because of a toe injury. ***************************************** DANG! I didn't realize someone posted the topic earlier than I do... sorry...
