2014 All-Star Match Starters Announced

[SoF'nAwesome]

Eastern Conference

Carmelo Anthony, New York
Paul George, Indiana
Kyrie Irving, Cleveland
LeBron James, Miami
Dwyane Wade, Miami
Head coach: Frank Vogel, Indiana

Western Conference

Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers
Stephen Curry, Golden State
Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City
Blake Griffin, L.A. Clippers
Kevin Love, Minnesota
Head coach: TBA

- LeBron James was the top vote-getter.
- Stephen Curry will start in his first All-Star game.
- Kobe Bryant will play his 16th All-Star, second of all time behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (19)

NBA All-Star 2014 Balloting presented by Sprint:

Eastern Conference

Frontcourt

1. LeBron James (Mia) 1,416,419
2. Paul George (Ind) 1,211,318
3. Carmelo Anthony (NYK) 935,702
4. Roy Hibbert (Ind) 524,809
5. Chris Bosh (Mia) 406,867
6. Kevin Garnett (Bkn) 209,398
7. Joakim Noah (Chi) 181,145
8. Andre Drummond (Det) 163,798
9. Tyson Chandler (NYK) 137,512
10. Luol Deng (Cle) 121,754
11. Jeff Green (Bos) 121,040
12. Carlos Boozer (Chi) 103,502
13. David West (Ind) 95,363
14. Paul Pierce (Bkn) 95,034
15. Josh Smith (Det) 75,433

Backcourt

1. Dwyane Wade (Mia) 929,542
2. Kyrie Irving (Cle) 860,221
3. John Wall (Was) 393,129
4. Derrick Rose (Chi) 359,546
5. Ray Allen (Mia) 250,909
6. Rajon Rondo (Bos) 174,654
7. Lance Stephenson (Ind) 148,382
8. DeMar DeRozan (Tor) 131,228
9. George Hill (Ind) 129,533
10. Deron Williams (Bkn) 126,423

Western Conference

Frontcourt

1. Kevin Durant (OKC) 1,396,294
2. Blake Griffin (LAC) 688,466
3. Kevin Love (Min) 661,246
4. Dwight Howard (Hou) 653,318
5. LaMarcus Aldridge (Por) 609,172
6. Tim Duncan (SA) 492,657
7. Anthony Davis (NO) 286,247
8. Andre Iguodala (GS) 266,611
9. DeMarcus Cousins (Sac) 255,005
10. Pau Gasol (LAL) 247,323
11. David Lee (GS) 232,210
12. Dirk Nowitzki (Dal) 201,873
13. Chandler Parsons (Hou) 174,512
14. Omer Asik (Hou) 130,344
15. Andrew Bogut (GS) 127,947

Backcourt

1. Stephen Curry (GS) 1,047,281
2. Kobe Bryant (LAL) 988,884
3. Chris Paul (LAC) 804,309
4. Jeremy Lin (Hou) 628,818
5. James Harden (Hou) 470,381
6. Russell Westbrook (OKC) 317,338
7. Damian Lillard (Por) 280,966
8. Tony Parker (SA) 258,751
9. Klay Thompson (GS) 162,984
10. Ricky Rubio (Min) 124,230

[[Q]]

I'm absolutely shocked that Curry came from behind and actually beat out Kobe & CP3 (and Lin) in a popularity contest. Warriors media must've had some sort of campaign to get him in

Also a little surprised about Love beating out Dwight

[Axel The Great]

I like that Curry got in as a starter, being a passenger on the Stephen Curry bandwagon and all.

Shame that Howard didn't get voted in as a starter, but I think Griffin and Love deserve the starting nod more than him. I'm sure the head coaches will select Harden and Howard to the reserves, and I'll be a happy Rockets fan.

[Sauru]

i wish they would just go a head and eliminate fan voting

[SoF'nAwesome]

Which decision made you say that?

[shadowgrin]

I'm absolutely shocked that Curry came from behind and actually beat out Kobe & CP3 (and Lin) in a popularity contest. Warriors media must've had some sort of campaign to get him in

Also a little surprised about Love beating out Dwight

I think the long injuries to those three slowed down the votes coming in for them giving Curry the votes to take the top.

I'm surprised that Love even got the amount of votes he had, must be that talk of him being traded to the Lakers which made him noticeable to the fans.

[Andrew]

So, in the second year of the frontcourt/backcourt approach in the balloting, the East's starting lineup is without a centre (or at least a power forward who can also play centre). I guess that was going to happen at some point; I suppose it's better than voting in a centre that doesn't really deserve the nod simply out of principle, but it makes for an unusual starting five. I assume LeBron will jump centre.

I'm absolutely shocked that Curry came from behind and actually beat out Kobe & CP3 (and Lin) in a popularity contest. Warriors media must've had some sort of campaign to get him in

Also a little surprised about Love beating out Dwight

I think Paul's injury helped garner Curry some attention as a point guard who's playing well in the West, as well as Kobe publicly endorsing him. Beyond that, I'm guessing the Warriors and Curry himself are rising in popularity.

[NovU]

Wow fans are so stupid, you still have Wade and Kobe with nearly 7 figure votes. Kobe played like 5 shitty games altogether and Wade sucked hardcore this season while sitting out half the games. Besides, both needs time off from the court at all cost. It'd be extremely stupid for them to play in the ASG. Fan voting is stupid, just let Sauru do it ffs.

[[Q]]

Reserves just announced. Snubs include Anthony Davis, Deandre Jordan, David Lee, Kyle Lowry, & Arron Afflalo

i hope DJ or Davis are named as a replacement for Kobe. They lead the league in rebounds & blocks and Davis is 6th in the league in Efficiency

[Andrew]

EASTERN CONFERENCE

John Wall (Washington Wizards)
Joe Johnson (Brooklyn Nets)
DeMar DeRozan (Toronto Raptors)
Roy Hibbert (Indiana Pacers)
Joakim Noah (Chicago Bulls)
Paul Millsap (Atlanta Hawks)
Chris Bosh (Miami Heat)

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Chris Paul (Los Angeles Clippers)
Damian Lillard (Portland Trail Blazers)
Tony Parker (San Antonio Spurs)
James Harden (Houston Rockets)
LaMarcus Aldridge (Portland Trail Blazers)
Dwight Howard (Houston Rockets)
Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks)

Definitely some snubs, but some fair picks at the same time. Nice to see Noah get the nod again.

[Patr1ck]

So who is guarding Lebron? Love or Griffin? Or will they go with the KD vs Lebron approach? 5-out 0-in offense?

i bet we will see some early substitutions in the East to get the big guys some rotation time to even out the matchups.

[Lamrock]

It's hard to complain about the all-star rosters with Portland getting two guys in for the first time in well over a decade. Well deserved I might add. Anthony Davis stands out as the biggest snub, as he's been sensational this year, but I bet either he or Cousins gets Kobe's spot. Maybe Dragic if they really want a guard.

The East looks pretty good with the exception of Joe Johnson. His stats are nothing special and the Nets are still a disappointment. Lance Stephenson is who I would I would have picked over him, but whatever. Kyle Lowry is also a lot better than DeRozan but since the All-Star game is just for fun, I could care less if it's as much about rewarding teams with good records as individual player performances. Also glad that Millsap made it. Josh Smith signing looks just as bad as it did at the time for Detroit.

[SoF'nAwesome]

It's all for fun anyways. Will be looking forward to see some action from Wall and DeRozan. I didn't know Dirk Nowitzki, Joe Johnson and Milsap were doing so well.

Lance Stephenson, Lowry and Anthony Davis are probably the biggest snubs.

[_Steve_]

Joe - 14.9 PER - Johnson was chosen over Kyle Lowry...

[[Q]]

Davis, who I was a snub, rightly chosen as kobe's replacement

[_Steve_]

Well deserved I'd say.

[Mandich]

Dragic gonna be pissed.

[NovU]

DeMarcus Cousins was already pissed.

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Cousins hit 9-of-11 free throws and amazingly he does this on a night in which he admitted he wasn't into the game, probably because he was snubbed from the All Star team. Between Cousins and Isaiah Thomas (24 points, 9-of-23 FGs, three treys, six assists) the Kings had no offense and it required both players to push the envelope with Rudy Gay out. Feb 8 - 12:03 AM

lol

[SoF'nAwesome]

So, what's the West starting 5 gonna be? CP3 or Davis?

Cousins needs to mentally mature a bit more, this is not the first time he did something LOL.

[Andrew]

Whoever Scott Brooks decides will start. Harden might even get the nod.

[SoF'nAwesome]

That would be unfair. Because the starting 5 are supposed to be by fan votes. So, after Kobe and the most vote among all the other players should get the start. That would mean Chris Paul(804,309 > Beard - 470,381). Also CP3 was the ASG MVP last year.

Curry would easily play in SG. If he starts Harden, that would just be biased.

[Axel The Great]

How exactly would that be biased? It was biased enough for fans to vote in an injured Kobe, especially when there were players more deserving (in terms of this season) of getting the starting nod.

[Andrew]

That would be unfair. Because the starting 5 are supposed to be by fan votes. So, after Kobe and the most vote among all the other players should get the start. That would mean Chris Paul(804,309 > Beard - 470,381). Also CP3 was the ASG MVP last year.

Curry would easily play in SG. If he starts Harden, that would just be biased.

You could argue that it's unfair, but that's the way it is. The league picks the replacements, the coach gets to select the new starter.

[[Q]]

That would be unfair.

Life isn't fair.

[SoF'nAwesome]

How exactly would that be biased? It was biased enough for fans to vote in an injured Kobe, especially when there were players more deserving (in terms of this season) of getting the starting nod.

Biased in the sense that Harden once played under him. "Deserving" is a subjective matter, ASW is not a talent contest. Fans just want to see their favorite players get together and do some flashy shit. Yes, there are some who don't "deserve" to be there and get there with their unfair fanboys, but hey, there is a reason for that. Kobe couldn't play the next season and still will get voted in the ASW.

But talking about SGs is unfair. Because there aren't that many in the West. Only Klay Thompson comes to mind. But there are a lot of PGs there. Even Harden's teammate Lin got more votes than him. And I think that's what at least the starting 5 is about, fans getting their favorite players up there. The coaches and staff select the rest, so the scale gets a bit even if not fully.

Life isn't fair.

Why did you go all philosopher on me?

You could argue that it's unfair, but that's the way it is. The league picks the replacements, the coach gets to select the new starter.

Is there any example that comes to mind? I can't remember.