Celtics Big 4 absent from all star starters...surpriesed...im not

Yesterday the NBA relased the starters for this years NBA All Star Game. Starters for the east include newly best friends Lebron James and Dwyane Wade, early MVP candidate Derrick Rose, Knick star Amare Stoudamire, and Magic center Dwight Howard. Many Bostonians are shocked that none of the Boston Celtics (second best team in the NBA record wise) were name starter for this year game in L.A but I wasn't really surprised. You have to remember All Star Starters are named by fan vote which is not always so reliable (ex. Yao Ming starting for West team). The east has argubly three of the most popular players in the NBA with James, Wade, and Howard which a given to get starters. That leaves only two other position, the other forwar and the other guard. Kevin Garnett started last year but it is hard to argue that he deserved to be there over Stoudamire who is having an MVP type season. Rajon Rondo has a good argument to have been a starter but his low point scoring total makes it difficult to put him above Rose. The real question is how many of the Celts will be named as reserves. Rondo is a lock for a spot because there is no better guard in the easter conference and I would be very shocked if Pierce is not named either.  Garnett should get a roster spot alsoprobobly being joined by Miami's Chris Bosh. The one player that might be left of this season is Ray Allen who is having a really good season at his age but i dont think the coaches would put 4 players on the same team on the all star team which make Allen the odd man out. The best chance that Allen has is that the East Team will most likely be coached by a familiar face...Doc Rivers so that might improve Allens chance of making the team. Rondo finished as Boston's top vote-getter at 1,587,297 votes, followed by Garnett (1,407,601), O'Neal (906,284), Allen (890,951), and Pierce (804,838).