Commentary

Hollinger's All-Star starters

PER Diem: Jan. 19, 2010

Updated: January 20, 2010, 1:33 PM ET
By John Hollinger | ESPN.com

Before I pick my starters for the 2010 All-Star Game, let's start with a plea to the league: Change the ballot.

This has been a common refrain this winter because two undeserving players -- Philadelphia's Allen Iverson and Houston's Tracy McGrady -- are among the leading vote-getters in the fan balloting. Internet voting from the numerous fans in China reportedly is the culprit, as McGrady has said. (Although we in the U.S. have also proven capable of making poor choices when the balloting was strictly domestic.)

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