DeMarcus Cousins & All-Star Voting

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itscole
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Cousins thinks that fans should not be able to vote for who gets to be in the All-Star game.

http://uproxx.com/dimemag/demarcus-cousins-no-fan-voting-for-all-stars/

Do you guys agree?

I kind of agree. There are definitely guys who deserve to be in the All-Star game and do not get in simply because certain people get voted in based on a variety of different things. For instance, and this may be because I am young... but I do NOT think Kobe Bryant should be in the All-Star game. Sure, he is a "legend" to the game, but he has been playing like crap so far this season, and I think that someone who has played at an All-Star level should get his spot. He is even starting in the game! People say he's earned it just by how many years he has played the game.. but he has already had his time in the spotlight and will be in the HOF, so give it to some other guy who has been working his tail off and is playing at an all-star level!

In terms of Cousins situation... he is probably one of the more dominant big men in the game right now. Most big men play just to get rebounds and block shots, but Cousins can actually make a shot from most places on the floor, consistently. Also dropped 56 the other night.. just a few years out of college. I think he deserves to be in the game.

I also think that it is crazy that Draymond Green is not a starter (because of Kobe).. The splash brothers are an important piece to Golden States' success, but without Draymond Green, I think that picture would look much different.
Guitarsoup
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The AS weekend is 100% about fans. Fans should pick all the players.
WES2006AG
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He clearly thinks the ASG is about the players, not the fans.
Deputy Travis Junior
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The AS weekend is 100% about fans. Fans should pick all the players.


For the most part, but the NBA does use it as a criteria for setting salary minimums. Not starting might cost Davis like 20 million over 4-5 years
itscole
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The AS weekend is 100% about fans. Fans should pick all the players.


For the most part, but the NBA does use it as a criteria for setting salary minimums. Not starting might cost Davis like 20 million over 4-5 years


That's pretty much what I was getting at... Also, one of the criteria that people tend to judge players' "greatness" by how many all-star games they went to. I do understand it is about the fans, but it is also pretty crazy who gets in and who doesn't.
Fat Bib Fortuna
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DaMarcus Cousins' response to the all-star game voting should be, "It's an honor to be recognized for the All-Star game, but to be honest, my only goal is to win an NBA Championship."
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DaMarcus Cousins' response to the all-star game voting should be, "It's an honor to be recognized for the All-Star game, but to be honest, my only goal is to win an NBA Championship."
But he plays for the Kings, so everyone would just laugh.
Guitarsoup
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If the NBA wants to tie salaries into something, make the All_Star game for the fans completely and make a 4th All-NBA team (20 total players) and have the players/coaches/select media vote for it.
R0GUE
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They should just add three more spots just like on a real NBA roster and have 3 people "inactive. The inactive players could be olds or injured players.
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