Sħãlïq™ Posted October 26, 2012 Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 NBA to change All-Star ballot, eliminating center The NBA is finally doing something about the Duncan Dilemma. The league will announce Wednesday a change to its All-Star ballot that will, for the first time, allow fans to vote for three undefined "frontcourt" players instead of having to vote for two forwards and a center. With more and more teams playing smaller than in the past, the definition of "center" was becoming increasingly difficult -- not to mention finding enough quality big men for whom to vote. For years, for example, the Spurs have listed Tim Duncan as a power forward, even though everyone on earth knew he was their starting center. And so when it came to All-Star balloting, Duncan would take up a forward spot in a very crowded field of Western Conference stars instead of his logical spot in the middle. This was good for Duncan, who surely would have made his 13 All-Star teams anyway, but it often cost another forward a shot. The league decided to make the change after the NBA's Competition Committee agreed to the move at its meeting last month, VP of Basketball Operations Stu Jackson said Tuesday evening. "It makes sense," Jackson said. "It made sense to our Competition Committee. Having a center is the only specific position that was singled out on the ballot. It just seemed a little outdated and didn't represent the way our game has evolved. By the same token, it also affords the same opportunity, if you have two good centers in a given year, pick 'em both. They both can be selected. Which is impossible right now." That would be good news for players like Boston's Kevin Garnett and Miami's Chris Bosh, nominal forwards who are now playing center for their respective teams. Under the old rules, Garnett and Bosh would have been in the center category with the likes of Philadelphia's Andrew Bynum, Atlanta's Al Horford and Indiana's Roy Hibbert. Now, any of them can be selected as a "frontcourt" player.http://www.nba.com/2012/news/10/23/all-star-centers-ballot/index.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomarFachix Posted October 26, 2012 Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 OMG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted October 26, 2012 Owner Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 If a player (like Garnett) is playing center, then stick him on the center ballot. There's no point in eliminating the position altogether. Duncan has been playing center for years. There's no confusion there. This kind of screws over guys like Roy Hibbert (just an example, if he blows up this season), because if Andrew Bynum doesn't get voted in by the fans (because a PF takes his place), more than likely, he'll be selected as the backup big man, and Hibbert will be left out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sħãlïq™ Posted October 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 It was about time they did that. Like the article says, it's been years of Duncan taking up a FW spot and often costing another forward a shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lkr Posted October 26, 2012 Report Share Posted October 26, 2012 (edited) It was about time they did that. Like the article says, it's been years of Duncan taking up a FW spot and often costing another forward a shot.No one else really deserved it in the years Duncan was making the all star team. He was a PF, Yao/Shaq logically fit at center, and KG would be the other forward. In later years this spot would go to Amare. I don't understand this move. Edited October 26, 2012 by Lkr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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