NFL betting players will get to wager on the Pro Bowl the week before the Super Bowl, and the NBA will coming up on their All-Star Game next month. Boston’s Ray Allen, who is a nine-time All-Star thinks fans have too much say in who plays, particularly in who starts. Is he right?

He might be, actually. The fact that Philadelphia’s Allen Iverson and Houston’s Tracy McGrady will probably start makes a mockery of the All-Star Game, and takes spots away from players that probably deserve it. Iverson (my favorite player of all time, by the way) left Memphis after three games because he couldn’t start, and he hasn’t had an impact in Philadelphia. McGrady has played bits and pieces of the season due to injury, and the Rockets have sent him home until they can find someone to take his monster of a contract. People say, oh well, these guys used to be great, and cite the example of Michael Jordan in his final All-Star (ironically, McGrady and Iverson both offered their starting spots). I think both of these players would say that they’re not on Jordan’s level. What do you think the bookmaker odds (bookmaker reviews) are they give their spots to someone more deserving? Not likely.