Marshall Lubin on Spoon's selection as All-Star Starter:

"Weatherspoon has made 12 field goals in 12 games this season. Her assists are at a career-low 4.2 per game. All of her statistics are down from previous seasons. Yet the player who has started every game in Liberty history was voted by fans to start in the WNBA All-Star Game for the fifth straight year."

Says Spoon: "It lets me know that they know I can still play the game," Weatherspoon said of the fans. "They know what I'm capable of."

Well... sort of. It lets you know that the fans love you even if you can't still play the game (which is really even better, if you think about it). Fans can vote on whatever basis they like -- history, community service, good looks, whatever. But let's not pretend that she's there based on current playing ability.