Haywood left off all-star ballot

It's me again. (Photo by Ned Dishman/NBAE via Getty Images) The NBA released its ballot for the 2010 All-Star Game on Tuesday and Gilbert Arenas, Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler represent the Washington Wizards. But chosen by a panel of six scribes who selected the 120 names, Brendan Haywood isn't one of the 12 best centers in the Eastern Conference. Really? The list of 12 Eastern Conference centers is Dwight Howard, Shaquille O'Neal, Andrea Bargnani, Andrew Bogut, Tyson Chandler, Al Horford, Brook Lopez, Jermaine O'Neal, Kendrick Perkins, Samuel Dalembert, Brad Miller and Rasheed Wallace. Howard will probably get the nod after getting the most votes last season, but O'Neal will give him a strong push. Everybody else is playing for a distant third. Why not Haywood? I know Haywood missed 76 games last season and he has no chance of ever getting voted to an all-star team. Haywood was