does not have a single starter on the All-Star team...

And then Yao 'glass foot' Ming is elected in a landslide as a starter...


TOTAL AND COMPLETE JOKE!

Whatever...just give me the O'Brien at the end of the season, and this will all fade away...

i'll put money the spurs don't win the title...

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the spurs are not the best team in the nba

just like the '09 cavs with 66 wins were not the best team in the nba

well it sure as hell ain't the lakers either.

so what happens since yao is out? does he just get replaced at the judgement of the coach? in this case pop?

hm...wonder who he could go with

david stern picks the replacement starter

the OP is correct. There aren't any Celtics on the east's starting 5

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i'll put money the spurs don't win the title...

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Really going out on a limb there. Taking the field vs the Spurs.

Tell you what, I will take 30-1 odds that the Spurs win the championship.

How does a $25 bet from my side sound?

i didn't mean the spurs vs the field.

i meant the H2H matchup vs the Lakers in the WCF. if the spurs get there.

and then ill bet on the celtics, heat or magic over the spurs in the finals

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You sure about that?
http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=6066285

The West vote was flawed with the election of Yao, who despite missing nearly the entire season continues to earn a huge vote total from his native China. West coach Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs will pick one of his reserves to start.

http://lakersblog.latimes.com/lakersblog/2011/01/should-nba-commissioner-david-stern-select-andrew-bynum-as-western-conference-starter.html

The position doesn't automatically go to Bynum, who's ranked second with (660,576 votes). Instead, NBA Commissioner David Stern will select Yao's replacement

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/01/27/nba-all-star-game-starters-named-fans-got-9-out-of-10-right/

How it works now is David Stern will choose his replacement on the roster sometime after the All-Star Game reserves are announced next week (NBA coaches vote on the reserves). Western Conference coach Gregg Popovich will then choose the replacement starter.

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Simple, your links tell two different things.

First one says Stern does it, second one says:
Western Conference coach Gregg Popovich will then choose the replacement starter.

I know. two links explaining two things.

The reserves are chosen by the coaches. Then the "final reserve" if you will, is chosen by Stern. Then the final starter is chosen by Pop

so Yao's replacement "reserve" is chosen by Stern. as in, another center eligible to be able to be named starting center by Popozits.

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We should just let the president of China pick the replacement.

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We should just let the president of China pick the replacement.

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Who?

"the spurs are not the best team in the nba"

this always makes me laugh. we are halfway through the season and they are the healthiest team in the league, have the best record, have been stellar on the road, have a very deap bench, and have beaten just about all other teams at the top of the nba...

just because they arent the most exciting to watch doesnt mean they arent the best. they are.

Wow, simpledewwwwwsh offers everyone to take him up on a Spurs vs The Field bet, then claims he didn't mean Spurs vs. The Field but instead he meant the Spurs vs. every single team you would expect them to encounter along the way.....nice pea size balls you have there.

This all from the same guy who was too chicken sh@t to take the Lakers vs. the field last year when they actually ended up winning.

What a betting man!

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39-7. Predict what you want about who wins it all at the end but for right now, the Spurs have the best record in the NBA. If they were 46-0, some would still say it's all smoke and mirrors. Go Spurs Go!!

The Spurs are the clearest contender right now. Again, right now.

I'm sure things will be a bit different in April. But if the playoffs started today, I would bet big on the Spurs.

Both the Lakers and Celts go down tonight. Spurs gain another game in the loss column.

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Both the Lakers and Celts go down tonight. Spurs gain another game in the loss column.

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That's big. It's all about compiling W's right now and opening up some breathing room.

Make that 40 wins and still in January.

Go! Spurs! Go!

Spurs/Heat final. (Unless Boston or LA can break up the party).

I wish people would stop acting surprised that Yao wins the All-Star vote.

The Spurs deserve to have the Big 3 on the AS team. You have to reward a team that has clearly been the best team in the 1st half. Kind of reminds me of when Detroit was rolling and didn't get any AS starters but still got 3 or 4 players on the team.

Still a lot of season left and anything can happen in the playoffs but the AS game is about the first half and the the Spurs deserve to be rewarded. TP seems to be the least likely of the Big 3 to make the team and that's a shame. Put him on a lesser team where he plays 5 more minutes and takes 5 more shots a game and his stats would be awesome instead of just very good.

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I wish people would stop acting surprised that Yao wins the All-Star vote.

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Not surprised...just disgusted with the way the rules for voting currently work...

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just disgusted with the way the rules for voting currently work

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The only thing I don't like is that they don't have some sort of automatic disqualification for players who either a) are clearly not going to be available for the AS game, or b) haven't played a minimum of "x" games.

I get a little pissed when I hear Barkley et al. talking about how the fans shouldn't select the all-star starters. FU Chuck! Who the hell do you think is responsible for the fact that there even IS professional basketball? If the fans weren't shelling out the cash, Chuck, Kenny and Chris Webber would be wearing wing-tips and selling cars back home.

In my mind, the fans should be able to send Darko Milicik and Luke Walton if they feel like it. The all-star game is FOR THE FANS, not for former players and ESPN analysts.

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Why are you disgusted with the selection process for a glorified exhibition game? I've seen pickup games at the rec with more intensity.

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The all-star game is FOR THE FANS, not for former players and ESPN analysts.

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also, i think bill simmons should be able to choose the weekend festivities.

Let me reiterate that "the fans shouldn't be allowed to vote for the all-star starters" is just about the dumbest thing I've ever heard.



NOW I'm done.

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