Eastern All-Stars (Part 1)

At this point in the season, here's who I'd go with...

Dwight Howard (C)
It hurts not to be able to choose Ben Wallace, but he hasn't been 100% healthy. And Dwight Howard is young and energetic.

LeBron James (F)
He's the chosen one. I don't think I need to say anything else.

Luol Deng (F)
His numbers might be down a little, but he's still doing OK as the Bulls slump. I'm still looking at the growth from leading the British National Team over the Summer. Deng's got lots of tools and he floats in the air!

Ben Gordon (G)
He's still a scoring machine. Even though the Bulls are losing, he keeps them in games.

Jason Kidd (G)
He's Jason Kidd, the type of point guard everyone tries to be.

Runners up who could get my vote later are Ben Wallace, Andres Nocioni and Kirk Hinrich, if the Bulls can turn their season around. Wallace needs to heal up so he can get his rebounds and blocks. Hinrich just needs to get in rhythm. Nocioni needs to play more minutes.