source: pba.ph
If the ongoing poll to determine the starters for the North and South teams for the 2010 PBA All-Star Weekend may be used as a gauge, then it may be safe to say that James Yap is currently the league’s biggest draw.
Named Best Player of Conference and Finals MVP of the recent Philippine Cup, Yap garnered 28,844 votes to lead all vote getters and appeared o n the way to securing his fifth straight start for the South dating back to his rookie year in 2004.
Interestingly, players of Barangay Ginebra and Derby Ace (formerly Purefoods) garnered the most number of votes after the early tally. The two teams have four players each as provisional starters.
Next to Yap, teammate Mark Pingris received the second highest votes with 20,540, making him the top candidate among the big men for the North.
Also taking the provisional starting spots for the North are reigning league MVP Jayjay Helterbrand (15,916), Paul Artadi (13,664), Kerby Raymundo (19,558) and JC Intal (15,792).
Fans still have a chance to cast their votes until April 4. Polling booths can be found at game venues either at the Araneta Coliseum or Cuneta Astrodome. Online voting is also available at main.pba.ph/votes.asp.
The rest of the players who will comprise the North and South teams will be chosen by the league’s 10 head coaches. A coach however, cannot cast his vote his own player.
Behind MVP Peter June Simon, the South edged out the North in overtime, 163-158, the last time the two teams met in the 2008 All-Star Game in Bacolod City. (DBC)
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