can’t take credit for either.

1) the less dramatic of a change option: go with the NFL model. Results of fan vote counts for 1/3, coaches vote is the other 1/3, and player vote is the final 1/3. or mix and match

2) I read this last year, and still like it. have the coaches (or could be players, or a combination of both), select the 12 all stars for each team. Announce these in late January to great fanfare. At that point, the fans can vote on the starters, having to pick from among the 12 players on each team. vote would be held by phone, text, internet, etc. allows fans to still pick the starters without the possibility of an undeserving player making the game.

I know many won’t agree with that, since fans generate the dollars and it’s all for the fans, but it’s just not fair to more deserving players when China is stuffing the ballot box for tmac and team’s fans are casting votes for their own players even if they clearly don’t deserve it.

I say let the players select the starters (with the caveat that they can’t choose themselves or their teammates), and coaches choose the reserves as they currently do. Like Allen says, the players (and coaches) are the ones who know who has been playing well.

Media having a say, eh? I even feel like some of them have too much of an axe to grind. It just feels like players and coaches are most apt to give respect where respect is due.