I understand that the fans want to see certain players, but this is just bad. For example, do I think that Kevin Garnett should be starting for the Eastern Conference, absolutely not. Chris Bosh easily should be starting for the Eastern Conference (averaging 24PPG & 11RPG), but I understand that people want to see Kevin Garnett and at least he is somewhat deserving of being on the team. He probably shouldn’t be an all-star either (David Lee, like you mentioned, got snubbed), but at least he is closer to all-star numbers than Iverson and at least he has been playing all season.

I have no problem with the players having fun either, but they do get paid to be on the team and I feel they should be somewhat deserving, and Iverson is not even close to being deserving.

When it comes down to it, like you said it is a game for the fans and the best players will get honored at the end of the season as apart of the All-NBA teams. At least, McGrady got beat out at the last second by Nash, otherwise the All-Star game would have been considered an even bigger joke and even less people would watch it.

Listen, this happens every year. Sure, not as dramatic as a case as this year, but everyone argues this every year. Many people believe that the All-Star game should be for the best players in the league. Fine. But, why? These games consist of 300 + points on the board, so I am surely not seeing the best players in the league play at their best. These guys are having just as much, if not more fun than the audience is watching them play.

Only ten players are voted into the game. I say, let that rule stand. The rest of the players that ‘deserve’ to go will (Horford over Lee this year…seriously?).

Anyway, until the All-Star Game has some stellar play from both teams on both ends of the court during the whole game, I believe it is a game for the fans and not the “most deserving players”. Those players will be recognized at the end of the season on the First, Second, or Third Team All-NBA team.