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NBA: Should fans have less power in voting for the All-Star Game?

ByBlake Holmes|
DENVER, CO - JANUARY 10: Paul Millsap #4 and Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets high-five during a game against the LA Clippers on January 10, 2019 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - JANUARY 10: Paul Millsap #4 and Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets high-five during a game against the LA Clippers on January 10, 2019 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images)

The second returns of the NBA All-Star voting is out, and it begs the question, should fans have less power? Especially with the Denver Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic being so low.

I might be in the minority here, but I am a big supporter of lowering the fan impact of voting in the All-Star game. As I said before, the second returns of the fan voting is back, and there are some…let’s just say…questions, even though I will admit I am a Denver Nuggets fan.

Obviously, I’m going to show a little bit of bias compared since I’m a writer and fan of the Nuggets as I alluded to. With that being said, Luka Doncic in the top two in the West over Paul George, Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis is Nikola Jokic is absolutely laughable.

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Out of those four guys that I just listed, all of them are having seasons that should be in the NBA MVP conversation. Luka, while he is an electrifying rookie that is fun to watch, is not.

He should win ROY, no doubt about it at this point, but to say he’s the second best player in the front-court of a Western Conference like this? It’s ludicrous.

The other question mark that I see is Derrick Rose at number two in the back-court. Derrick Rose is a fan-favorite, and he has made a comeback that some players with injuries of his magnitude only dream of making.

However, let’s look at the facts. He doesn’t start for the team he plays for, he averages 19 points and four assists (per basketball-reference) and he’s only had a few great games this season.

James Harden is literally making history, and in my opinion the front-runner for NBA MVP right now, and he’s below him.

Now it goes without saying that fan vote isn’t everything in the final results, but it makes up a lot. Fans make up 50 percent of the voting for the All-Star starters, while the media and current NBA players account for 25 percent each, respectively.

So, does that mean that if the fans vote a certain person towards the top that he will definitely get in? No, it doesn’t have to happen, but with a 50% swing?

Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think that fan vote should be taken out of All-Star voting completely, but I would like to see a bit of power adjustment.

Why not split the voting between fans, players and the media by 33 percent?

That way, fans still get to get their ideas across, but the most deserving players still get into the game.

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