You’ll notice immediately, of course, that I did not include Kobe Bryant, star shooting guard for the Los Angeles Lakers. I’m really sorry, ya’ll, I just can’t bring myself to vote for that dude… no matter what kinds of numbers he puts up. It’s a totally irrational dislike, I know. He’s just such a smarmy, arrogant player. I don’t mind swagger — Muhammad Ali was dope, even Chad Ochocinco! But Bryant’s not creative and playful like that; I get the sense he really thinks he’s god. Ick…

Anyway, they don’t have this (useful) function on the NBA.com website, unfortunately, so here’s a brief list of some of the players who just barely made it into my starting line-up:

Also, I wrote a rather lengthy article about the impact of Chinese ‘netizens’ on the voting system for the NBA All-Star Game. You can find that piece over at my blog.

LINKS:
Go VOTE!
Wikipedia: Kobe Bryant