[kq76]

I didn't see the Americans only part.

I do like the part about a preliminary vote to decide who goes on the final ballot and then the final vote to decide the starter. I'm not sure I like the one night of voting part though as I think a lot of people would just not vote then. I'd rather see the final vote go for at least one week. That also gives us more persepective with more sample size.

Thing is, I'm not sure that holding the vote in the middle of the season is best though. People seem to be divided on whether they vote based on how famous a player is or how well they're doing that season and neither seems all that wise of criteria. I mean, do we really want some washed up former great in this year's ASG? I don't. And likewise, do we really want somebody who had a great first part to this season, but could very well never be heard from again? I don't want that either. But of the two choices, basing it on fame makes a bit more sense to me. So maybe we should be holding the vote, for the starters, during the pre-season, which would then largely be based on fame or on their last few years' performance, and fill in the rest in the days before the game, which would presumably be based on how well they're playing that season.