Monday, January 19, 2015

Chris and Paul's All-Star Starter Votes


Credit:  NBA.com


It's that time of year again.  Paul and I probably spend too much time talking about All-Stars in general and, like Zach Lowe, probably take them too seriously but it’s a great way for us to recognize great play around the league.  I find the discussion around All-Star reserves more intriguing in general and Paul and I have spoken our mind about the disappointment we have with NBA fans based on how All-Star votes have been in the past.  As the fan voting comes to a close though, Paul and I cast our votes over the weekend via Twitter (they always say you can’t complain about the process unless you partake in it, right?).  

This year, we, like the NBA, thought we would utilize the power of Twitter.  For the NBA, #NBABallot has been an overall success.  It’s become the most popular way for people to vote, it’s given voice to communities in support of their favorite player (Kyle Lowry comes to mind), and the hashtag has become a representation of something within the basketball discourse community.  Because #NBABallot means something to you (and I bet if you’re reading this blog than it does), it was a success for the NBA.  

Paul and I tried to use 140 characters and the ability to include multimedia (whether it’s a link, an image, a GIF, Vine, or YouTube video) to make our case for our NBA All-Star starters.  Here’s what we came up with:



Eastern Conference Guards

Not much of a surprise, Paul and I are unanimous when it comes to the starting Eastern Conference Guards, John Wall and Kyle Lowry:





Eastern Conference Forwards/Centers

Finally, we disagree on something, … almost.  LeBron James and Pau Gasol are almost consensus, and we both aim to reward the 33-8 Atlanta Hawks, each in our own way.  I propose Paul Millsap, and Paul goes with Al Horford:






Western Conference Guards

This is where the ‘fans’ make a huge mistake.  I (Chris) can almost get behind Kobe being an All-Star if you consider the whole endeavor an act of entertainment rather than an accolade (Editor’s Note:  Paul may or may not completely disagree with the previous statement.), but as a starter? Harden and Curry have been too good and too entertaining in their own right:





Western Conference Forwards/Centers
 
I know, more agreement.  This is riveting Mitchell.  Hopefully, we provide some interesting reasoning for Marc Gasol, Anthony Davis, and LaMarcus Aldridge.  In retrospect, is leaving Durant off this list just silly?







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