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Restructuring the NBA All Star Game
Posted by Phil Partington Categories: Editorial, NBA,
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For years, the NBA All Star Game has been a bit of a joke, the biggest problem being that the fans are allowed to vote in the starters. While there is truth to the argument, this game is for the fans, there are many NBA player contracts with incentives written into them for making the All Star roster. If this game is to measure the quality of a player’s recent production, how can it be determined by a popularity vote by casual fans who don’t even follow the game?
Take Allen Iverson of the Philadelphia 76ers, for example. Iverson was voted in as a starter, despite not getting minutes with the Memphis Grizzlies, and only producing 14.5 ppg and 4.2 apg in a respectable 32 minutes a night while in Philadelphia. Take Tracy McGrady of the Houston Rockets, who was nearly voted in as an All Star over Steve Nash, despite playing in just six games this season where he averaged 3.2 ppg. The problem is an embarrassment to the whole event, and should undergo serious reconstruction.
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