NBA All-Star Voting Results: Dwight Howard Still Leads the Eastern Conference
by Evan Dunlap on Dec 30, 2010 1:57 PM EST
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PrintIn the latest NBA All-Star voting results, Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard continues to top Miami Heat forward LeBron James as the Eastern Conference's leading vote-getter. Howard leads all Eastern players with 988,572 votes, with James not far behind at 969,459. Kobe Bryant, with over 1 million votes, stands as the only player with more votes than Howard.
This year will mark Howard's fifth straight All-Star appearance. Now in his eighth season, Howard is scoring a career-high 21.5 points per game while still contributing his usual defensive brilliance (9.8 defensive boards, 2.6 blocks). Fans have made Howard the East's starting center in each of the last three seasons; the coaches elected him a reserve the season prior to that.
Howard's Magic teammates aren't likely to join him in Los Angeles for this year's event, at least not as starters. Newly acquired guard Gilbert Arenas is the only other Magic player who ranks in the top 10 at his position, which is the cutoff point for inclusion in the publicly-released results. With 144,889 votes, Arenas trails five other guards in the Eastern Conference.
At present, Kevin Garnett, Howard, James, Rajon Rondo, and Dwyane Wade would comprise the East's starting five. Out West, Carmelo Anthony, Bryant, Kevin Durant, Chris Paul, and Yao Ming would get the nod. Because Yao is injured, Commissioner David Stern would name a replacement.
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Verejao is not up there? I mean, he’s playing better than any other center in the league…
"We just want to chill" - Chris Bosh.
Proud Jameer and Rashard apologist since '07
Kobe- really?
who would of thought we would be arguably the greatest of all time
around here we developed such a sound down here
but duplicate it off the steel it can only be found here
I heard he's playing like MJ in Turkey.
who would of thought we would be arguably the greatest of all time
around here we developed such a sound down here
but duplicate it off the steel it can only be found here
Dwight!
Get yours boy!
I think there is a disparity between fan approval of Howard and league/sportscaster acceptance. Howard is clearly one of the most popular players in the league but he doesn’t get treated as such.
The intensity has to go up, up! Not down...UP! -Stan Van Gundy
I dont doubt Dwight is one of the more popular players in the league...
But I think his consistently high vote count has just as much to do with him being the only ‘clear’ choice for East’s centre.
Bleeding Blue Black and Silver for 21 of my 24 years
by FLYNN47 on Dec 30, 2010 4:09 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
While it is true he is the clear choice, it is because he is a Top 5 player in the NBA.
Dwight is the only elite center in the game. Guys like Noah, Bogut, Lopez, and Horford are all good, just not D12 good.
Brandon Bass and Ryan Anderson are special in their own ways. OK?
Good to see
I’m glad he’s not behind Queen James.
"1 - 2 - Freddy's coming for you, 3 - 4 - Better lock your door, 5 - 6 - Grab your crucifix, 7 - 8 - Better stay up late, 9 - 10 - Never sleep again..."
I was kinda shocked to see that too because what real competition does LeQueen have at SF?
I guess the public really HAS turned on his ego-maniacal self!
R.I.P. Peaches . . . Your love for the Magic was only eclipsed by your love for untimely turnovers.
Wow, How does Shaq still draw all these votes? Dumb fans.
Brandon Bass and Ryan Anderson are special in their own ways. OK?
Even when he was banished to Cleveland, he drew a ton of votes.
Brandon Bass and Ryan Anderson are special in their own ways. OK?
So with our biased Magic hats on...
Do we believe any other magic player warrants a bench role in the ASG?
My only next choice could be Jameer…
Thoughts?
Bleeding Blue Black and Silver for 21 of my 24 years
by FLYNN47 on Dec 30, 2010 4:11 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Jameer's my favorite player on the team.
And no, no one else deserves a nod right now. The Magic just aren’t the kind of team that will generate a lot of eye-popping individual numbers.
"We just want to chill" - Chris Bosh.
Proud Jameer and Rashard apologist since '07
J-rich?
who would of thought we would be arguably the greatest of all time
around here we developed such a sound down here
but duplicate it off the steel it can only be found here
Honestly, he might.
I was looking at the guard situation in the East this year, and it’s frightfully poor. D-Rose is a lock for back-up of Wade and Rondo, but there’s no one else even close. Iguodala’s having a really off year. Felton might get in (even though Jameer roasted him in the playoffs). Ray Allen might get in strictly on rep/Boston’s record. Joe Johnson has had an injury-plagued off-season, but he might get in on rep alone. If J-Rich or Jameer play well in the next month or so, who knows?
"We just want to chill" - Chris Bosh.
Proud Jameer and Rashard apologist since '07
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