NBA Fans Obviously Drunk With Power (And Possibly Alcohol)

How else do you explain the clusterfuck that is this year’s All-Star voting?

Once again the fans are out to prove that they should in no way, shape or form be allowed to influence the outcome of the NBA All-Star game.  Because as it stands now, with the end of voting set for January 18, Allen Iverson and Tracy McGrady are All-Star game starters.

Well fuck me in the goat ass.

The NBA All-Star game is a showcase for the game’s top talent, so obviously you’d expect to see your LeBrons, your Melos, your Kobes…but not your T-Macs and your AI’s.  Not this year anyway.  Hell, T-Mac only made his way back from injury, what, like a week ago, and in six, count ‘em, six whole games, is averaging a whopping 3.2 ppg.  Or should I say was, since he and the Rockets came to the mutual agreement to release McGrady until a trade for the oft-injured forward can be made (yeah, good luck getting rid of that albatross of a $23 million contract, Houston).

Iverson’s soon-to-be inclusion in the All-Star game, where he sits 2nd in the Eastern conference voting  behind Dwyane Wade, and ahead of Orlando’s Vince Carter, is a bit easier to take.  He’s played in four more games than T-Mac, and is averaging 15.4 ppg.  Not bad, but certainly not All-Star worthy.  But apparently the fans still love AI, for some reason.

As for T-Mac’s improbable inclusion–blame China.

See, the Chinese love Yao Ming.  Therefore, they love anyone on the Rockets.  So, since McGrady is still technically a Rocket, the Chinese still love him.

So fuck you too China.

David Stern needs to change the All-Star voting rules immediately, if not sooner.   The game itself has evolved into a defenseless joke, with more scoring than a Midwest prom night, and now the game is going to feature two guys who have about as much right to play in the game as Penny Hardaway does.

[Canada.com]