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| All-Star fan vote returns |
The greatest pickup game on the planet will take place February 19, 2017 in New Orleans. The NBA All-Star game is filled with the league's greatest players showcasing their talents for the world to see. As a fan of the game I always want to be left with something to remember from these games. For example, last year was Kobe's final All-Star appearance and that's something you just don't forget. I couldn't believe what my eyes saw with the first round of fan vote returns. Zaza Pachulia has 439,675 fan votes. That's right behind Kevin Durant, who is leading the Western Conference frontcourt in votes. Pachulia is averaging an outstanding 5.2ppg & 5.8rpg. If he's actually voted in as a starter he will be taking the place of players that actually are deserving of this honor.
The fan voting has to be changed immediately! There's no way that Pachulia should even be considered in the player pool of NBA players eligible to play come February. To put things into perspective Pachuila has received more votes than the following: Anthony Davis, Demarcus Cousins, and Kawhi Leonard just to name a few. I've always been a believer that fans should be allowed to vote, but I'm starting to question that now. I'm going to keep faith in the fans for now, there's no way that Zaza Pachulia will actually start come February, right? I hope not. One thing is for certain though, and that's the fact that changes need to be made to the voting process.
