No Millsap? They're not ALL stars
This is the infamous Paul Millsap Snub List (a.k.a. The 2011 All-Star ballot), which includes 120 players, including some who’ve played as many minutes in the NBA this season as I have, but does not include one person who scored 11 points in 28.7 seconds with three consecutive 3s and a crazy buzzer-beating putback against the Miami Heat last week:
2011 NBA ALL-STAR WESTERN CONFERENCE BALLOT
WEST GUARDS (24)
Billups, Chauncey, Denver; Brewer, Corey, Minnesota; Brooks, Aaron, Houston; Bryant, Kobe, L.A. Lakers; Conley, Mike, Memphis; Curry, Stephen, Golden State; Davis, Baron, L.A. Clippers; Ellis, Monta, Golden State; Evans, Tyreke, Sacramento; Fisher, Derek, L.A. Lakers; Ginobili, Manu, San Antonio; Gordon, Eric, L.A. Clippers; Kidd, Jason, Dallas; Martin, Kevin, Houston; Mayo, O.J., Memphis; Miller, Andre, Portland; Nash, Steve, Phoenix; Parker, Tony, San Antonio; Paul, Chris, New Orleans; Richardson, Jason, Phoenix; Roy, Brandon, Portland; Sefolosha, Thabo, Oklahoma City; Westbrook, Russell, Oklahoma City; Williams, Deron, Utah
WEST FORWARDS (24)
Aldridge, LaMarcus, Portland; Anthony, Carmelo, Denver; Ariza, Trevor, New Orleans; Artest, Ron, L.A. Lakers; Beasley, Michael, Minnesota; Butler, Caron, Dallas; Duncan, Tim, San Antonio; Durant, Kevin, Oklahoma City; Gasol, Pau, L.A. Lakers; Gay, Rudy, Memphis; Green, Jeff, Oklahoma City; Griffin, Blake, L.A. Clippers; Hill, Grant, Phoenix; Jefferson, Al, Utah; Kirilenko, Andrei, Utah; Landry, Carl, Sacramento; Lee, David, Golden State; Love, Kevin, Minnesota; Nowitzki, Dirk, Dallas; Odom, Lamar, L.A. Lakers; Randolph, Zach, Memphis; Scola, Luis, Houston; Turkoglu, Hedo, Phoenix; West, David, New Orleans
WEST CENTERS (12)
Biedrins, Andris, Golden State; Bynum, Andrew, L.A. Lakers; Camby, Marcus, Portland; Cousins, DeMarcus, Sacramento; Gasol, Marc, Memphis; Haywood, Brendan, Dallas; Kaman, Chris, L.A. Clippers; Lopez, Robin, Phoenix; Nene, Denver; Okafor, Emeka, New Orleans; Okur, Mehmet, Utah; Yao, Ming, Houston
2011 NBA ALL-STAR EASTERN CONFERENCE BALLOT
EAST GUARDS (24)
Allen, Ray, Boston; Arenas, Gilbert, Washington; Bibby, Mike, Atlanta; Carter, Vince, Orlando; Chalmers, Mario, Miami; Collison, Darren, Indiana; Crawford, Jamal, Atlanta; DeRozan, DeMar, Toronto; Felton, Raymond, New York; Gordon, Ben, Detroit; Hamilton, Richard, Detroit; Harris, Devin, New Jersey; Holiday, Jrue, Philadelphia; Jackson, Stephen, Charlotte; Jennings, Brandon, Milwaukee; Johnson, Joe, Atlanta; Nelson, Jameer, Orlando; Rondo, Rajon, Boston; Rose, Derrick, Chicago; Salmons, John, Milwaukee; Stuckey, Rodney, Detroit; Wade, Dwyane, Miami; Wall, John, Washington; Williams, Mo, Cleveland
EAST FORWARDS (24)
Boozer, Carlos, Chicago; Bosh, Chris, Miami; Brand, Elton, Philadelphia; Deng, Luol, Chicago; Diaw, Boris, Charlotte; Gallinari, Danilo, New York; Garnett, Kevin, Boston; Gooden, Drew, Milwaukee; Granger, Danny, Indiana; Hickson, J.J., Cleveland; Iguodala, Andre, Philadelphia; James, LeBron, Miami; Jamison, Antawn, Cleveland; Kleiza, Linas, Toronto; Lewis, Rashard, Orlando; Maggette, Corey, Milwaukee; Murphy, Troy, New Jersey; Pierce, Paul, Boston; Prince, Tayshaun, Detroit; Smith, Josh, Atlanta; Stoudemire, Amar’e New York
Wallace, Gerald, Charlotte; Williams, Marvin, Atlanta; Young, Thaddeus, Philadelphia
EAST CENTERS (12)
Bargnani, Andrea, Toronto; Bogut, Andrew, Milwaukee; Hibbert, Roy, Indiana; Horford, Al, Atlanta; Howard, Dwight, Orlando; Lopez, Brook, New Jersey; McGee, JaVale, Washington; Mohammed, Nazr, Charlotte; Noah, Joakim, Chicago; O’Neal, Shaquille, Boston; Varejao, Anderson, Cleveland; Wallace, Ben, Detroit
And the rest of the press release from the NBA:
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18, 2010 – The 2011 NBA All-Star Ballot was unveiled today during a special tip-off event in Los Angeles, the Official Host City of NBA All-Star 2011. NBA All-Star Balloting presented by T-Mobile will begin this afternoon at 3 p.m. ET. The 60th NBA All-Star Game, which will air live on TNT and ESPN Radio in the U.S., and reach fans in more than 200 countries and territories in more than 40 languages, will be played at STAPLES Center on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011.
2011 NBA All-Star Balloting presented by T-Mobile, with associate partner 2K Sports, allows fans around the world to vote daily for their favorite players as starters for the 2011 NBA All-Star Game. There are several ways fans can cast their votes, including: at each NBA arena; in 20 languages on NBA.com; and through mobile phones by texting the player’s last name to 6-9-6-2-2 (“MYNBA”) or by visiting m.nba.com on any wireless carrier.
For SMS voting, fans can vote for All-Stars any time by texting a player’s last name from their mobile phones on any wireless carrier. Fans can cast one SMS vote per day, per phone number. Message and data rates may apply. T-Mobile customers will receive an exclusive 15 percent discount code to NBAStore.com for voting via SMS voting. Upon voting, T-Mobile customers will get a bounceback message with a discount code for them to use on NBAStore.com.
Fans can vote directly on NBA.com or use their Facebook profile information to help create an NBA.com All-Access account, which enables them to complete a ballot. After submitting their All-Star selections, fans will have the ability to share them with their friends on Facebook and followers on Twitter, and encourage others to cast their ballots.
For the first time, fans can print paper ballots at home through their web connected HP Photosmart printer1. HP customers can simply download and launch the NBA print application directly from the touchscreen panel on the front of their printer. Fans can print one specially coded ballot per day and put it in the mail as directed on the form. Paper balloting at NBA arenas and through the NBA Print App on HP printers will continue through Jan. 17, while wireless and SMS balloting, and voting on NBA.com will conclude Jan. 23. Starters will be announced live on TNT on Jan. 27, during a special one-hour pregame show at 7 pm ET featuring Ernie Johnson, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith. The special will air prior to TNT’s exclusive doubleheader featuring the Miami Heat at the New York Knicks (8 pm ET) and the Boston Celtics at the Portland Trail Blazers (10:30 pm ET).
The NBA All-Star ballot lists 120 players – 60 each from the Eastern and Western conferences – with 24 guards, 24 forwards, and 12 centers from each conference comprising the list. Voters select two guards, two forwards and one center from each conference. The 120 players on the ballot were selected by a panel of media who regularly cover the NBA: J.A. Adande (ESPN.com), Marv Albert (TNT), Art Garcia (NBA.com) Marc Spears (Yahoo! Sports), Doug Smith (The Toronto Star) and Ian Thomsen (Sports Illustrated).