The vox populi understandably prefers the luminaries. Thus, you have Paul Pierce experiencing arguably his finest year -- albeit on a losing team -- and nowhere near the top two forwards in the fan All-Star voting. That is unlikely to change in ensuing vote counts, which means, once again, Pierce's All-Star fate is up to the Eastern Conference coaches. (Full article: 852 words)

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