Yi Effect Solves China Bias for Yao

by ZonaFlash on Dec 11, 2008 10:12 PM MST in Phoenix Suns Commentary

The shoo-in All-Star votes for Yao Ming from the land of 1 Billion clouds his achievements and is, to some, an embarrassment.

The recent Yi Jianlian All-Star voting returns, completely unjustified given his production, provides a way to simply net out the China effect on Yao Ming's votes.

Here is what Yi is getting for his 11 points and 6 rebounds in 27 minutes per game:

Yi Jianlian (NJ) 356,556

Here are Yao Ming's votes:

Yao Ming (Hou) 529,290

Here is the China-excluded Yao vote:

Yao Ming (Hou)* 172,734

Keep that number in mind as you cruise through the rest of the West Coast All-star voting.

Steve Nash is not even on my reserve list in the crowded west for PGs. I would give the start to Pau Gasol over Amare. However, I think the semi-retired Shaq is clearly the class of the West Coast Centers and should start this game.

2009 NBA ALL-STAR BALLOTING

Leaders of the Western Conference in the first returns of NBA All-Star balloting for the 2009 NBA All-Star Game in Phoenix.

Forwards
Player	Votes
Tim Duncan (SA)	442,203
Amare Stoudemire (Pho)	370,470
Carmelo Anthony (Den)	327,233
Dirk Nowitzki (Dal)	261,952
Pau Gasol (LAL)	260,374
Ron Artest (Hou)	214,063
Bruce Bowen (SA)	121,739
Shane Battier (Hou)	115,981
Josh Howard (Dal)	113,456
Luis Scola (Hou)	82,344
Lamar Odom (LAL)	78,422
Guards
Player	Votes
Kobe Bryant (LAL)	719,252
Chris Paul (NO)	406,220
Tracy McGrady (Hou)	332,222
Manu Ginobili (SA)	166,981
Jason Kidd (Dal)	162,286
Tony Parker (SA)	161,638
Steve Nash (Pho)	142,410
Jason Terry (Dal)	105,345
Chauncey Billups (Den)	87,172
Brandon Roy (Por)	78,071
Rafer Alston (Hou)	73,613
Centers
Player	Votes
Yao Ming (Hou)	529,290
Shaquille ONeal (Pho)	227,273
Mehmet Okur (Utah)	162,139
Andrew Bynum (LAL)	155,689
Greg Oden (Por)	71,366
Andris Biedrins (GS)	65,496
Al Jefferson (Minn)	46,242
Tyson Chandler (NO)	39,467
Marcus Camby (LAC)	25,824
Chris Kaman (LAC)	9,104
Brad Miller (Sac)	6,892

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Pretty ridiculous

I wonder how much of the rest of the Rockets got their votes from China. McGrady that high above other popular (and many better) guards, Batier with 100k+ when he only played 4 games this season, and Rafer 5k behind Roy.

by hcblankscreen on Dec 11, 2008 10:31 PM MST reply actions

TMac probably gets 90% from China, 9% from Houston, 1% from his family

or he’d have a negative vote count =)

Window Closed? Shit, just break it then.

by ZonaFlash on Dec 11, 2008 10:36 PM MST up reply actions

Yi

I believe he got around 450,000 votes last year, as a WRITE-IN, so this shouldn’t be surprising…

Would be pretty hilarious/embarassing if he ends up passing KG and starts alongside Lebron in the East frontcourt. Is it to late to start voting in a chair to start for the West? :)

And I think the coaches would pick Shaq to be the reserve center.

by gadogry on Dec 12, 2008 2:29 AM MST reply actions

Chair.

Love it.

by Mike Lisboa on Dec 12, 2008 11:11 AM MST up reply actions

Al Jeff

really deserves to be an all-star. He deffinately suffers from playing in Minnie. How long before he goes KG and demands a trade out of the cold north.

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by Seth Pollack on Dec 12, 2008 11:54 AM MST up reply actions

Speaking of Al Jeff

and since Kerr is playing trade machine GM I think that gives me fredome to do the same. So…
http://games.espn.go.com/nba/features/traderesult?players=300323891727&teams=212116&te=&cash=

Amare to Minnie for Al Jeff and Randy Foye.
Amare can be the man all he wants up in Minnie. They are used to that.
We get Al Jeff who is a better rebounding then Amare and legit offensive threat that isn’t as good as Amare but still very good.
In Foye we get a backup PG who’s upside is to be a backup PG for his career.

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by Seth Pollack on Dec 12, 2008 12:05 PM MST up reply actions