KG Leads All Players In Final All-Star Update Before Announcement

[GangstaBoogy]

RealGM Staff Report -
In the fourth and final update before All-Star starters are announced on Jan. 24, Kevin Garnett of the Boston Celtics and LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers remain the leaders in the Eastern Conference while Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers and Yao Ming of the Houston Rockets continue to pace Western Conference players after the fourth returns of 2008 NBA All-Star Balloting program.

Garnett leads all players with 1,756,251 votes with Cleveland’s James – the 2007 top vote recipient – following Garnett at the forward spot in the East with 1,564,974 votes, the second-highest overall tally. The Orlando Magic ’s Dwight Howard leads Eastern Conference centers (1,456,898), with the Miami Heat ’s Dwyane Wade (1,179,889) and the New Jersey Nets ’ Jason Kidd (868,069) topping the conference’s guards.

Bryant leads all Western Conference players with 1,441,333 votes, with the Houston Rockets ’ Tracy McGrady following him at guard (907,639). San Antonio’s Tim Duncan leads Western Conference forwards with 1,246,125 votes while Denver’s Carmelo Anthony places second with 1,218,106 votes. Houston’s Yao leads Western Conference centers (1,255,263).

Eastern Conference

Forwards: Kevin Garnett (Bos) 1,756,251; LeBron James (Cle) 1,564,974; Chris Bosh (Tor) 516,669; Paul Pierce (Bos) 411,231; Yi Jianlian (Mil) 342,669; Caron Butler (Was) 213,924; Hedo Turkoglu (Orl) 196,362; Tayshaun Prince (Det) 178,122; Andrea Bargnani (Tor) 168,287; Josh Smith (Atl) 163,384.

Guards: Dwyane Wade (Mia) 1,179,889; Jason Kidd (NJ) 868,069; Ray Allen (Bos) 733,440; Vince Carter (NJ) 708,409; Gilbert Arenas (Was) 585,345; Chauncey Billups (Det) 402,787; Michael Redd (Mil) 247,384; Richard Hamilton (Det) 193,618; Joe Johnson (Atl) 171,500; T.J. Ford (Tor) 164,342.

Centers: Dwight Howard (Orl) 1,456,898; Shaquille O'Neal (Mia) 701,253; Rasheed Wallace (Det) 190,684; Ben Wallace (Chi) 172,147; Zydrunas Ilgauskas (Cle) 163,518; Andrew Bogut (Mil) 156,012; Jermaine O’Neal (Ind) 143,026; Emeka Okafor (Cha) 85,340; Zaza Pachulia (Atl) 66,705; Eddy Curry (NY) 64,896.

Western Conference

Forwards: Tim Duncan (SA) 1,246,125; Carmelo Anthony (Den) 1,218,106; Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 946,421; Carlos Boozer (Utah) 402,917; Shawn Marion (Pho) 345,400; Shane Battier (Hou) 341,621; Josh Howard (Dal) 324,267; Luis Scola (Hou) 309,994; Kevin Durant (Sea) 299,481; Grant Hill (Pho) 248,273.

Guards: Kobe Bryant (LAL) 1,441,333; Tracy McGrady (Hou) 907,639; Allen Iverson (Den) 827,273; Steve Nash (Pho) 808,995; Manu Ginobili (SA) 418,442; Tony Parker (SA) 374,340; Chris Paul (NO) 330,902; Baron Davis (GS) 298,827; Jason Terry (Dal) 241,839; Jerry Stackhouse (Dal) 212,320.

Centers: Yao Ming (Hou) 1,255,263; Amaré Stoudemire (Pho) 685,772; Marcus Camby (Den) 265,830; Erick Dampier (Dal) 207,354; Pau Gasol (Mem) 154,741; Tyson Chandler (NO) 135,388; Mehmet Okur (Utah) 132,310; LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) 117,508; Andris Biedrins (GS) 98,460; Chris Kaman (LAC) 97,569.

[wcsoldier]

East starting 5 : best player at each position

West : same outside that wack ass T-Mac (ain't a guard anyways another nonsense) ... by the way Rasheed Wallace at the center position is the biggest aberration I've ever seen 

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

It's a shame that Bynum isn't on there...He'll be next season, though.

[PLANT]

It's a shame that Bynum isn't on there...He'll be next season, though.

he could still be a coaches pick.  they were saying last night that Jose Calderon has a outside shot at being a coaches pick in the east.  As of right now, he has the best assist to turnover ratio in NBA history, and he wasnt even on the ballot!

[7even]

Bynum is good, but being an All-Star in 2008 is a fucking stretch. Duncan, Melo, Dirk, Howard, Marion, Yao, Camby, Boozer... those are guys for the All-Star team.

[PLANT]

Bynum is good, but being an All-Star in 2008 is a fucking stretch. Duncan, Melo, Dirk, Howard, Marion, Yao, Camby, Boozer... those are guys for the All-Star team.

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[Turf Hitta]

Yet another prime example of why fans should not be allowed to vote.

[wcsoldier]

Camby and Marion over Bynum smh

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

Bynum deserves to be picked as a reserve...

[Turf Hitta]

stop being homers. Bynum is good, but not even scratching the surface of an All Star.

[Hatesrats™]

Yall Gonna be Swiiiinging on Bynaum's dick in the coming months..
Dude is the truth, Helping us Cope without Shaq here on the West Finally.
(Bynum like a Nicotine patch for the POST Shaq era for us Lakers fans)

And Yes Bynum Deserves to be named among those..
Shit IMO he's better than Camby Already, Homie has The Captian Training him bro.. Nuff said!

[Turf Hitta]

stop being homers. Bynum is good, but not even scratching the surface of an All Star.

 

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

stop being homers. Bynum is good, but not even scratching the surface of an All Star.

[Don Jacob]

i really like bynum , but this year isn't going to be his year i don't think camby and a few others will fall behind him in the coaches vote. i'd put him in there but that's just me being bias.

i'll tell you one thing though.....he deserves to be an all star waaaaaaaay more than a certain some one up there playing for the bucks....