It’s a hilarious comparison to current events.
Voters in the Republic of Georgia, a former member of the USSR, used the internet to overwhelm last year’s NBA fan voting on behalf of their man, Zaza Pachulia. The NBA deemed this a dangerous development and introduced the new and shiny NBA voting system that may as well be the NBA’s Electoral College.
Instead of fan voting being the sole determinant for the NBA All-Star starters, the league has now split the responsibility into an electoral college that works as so: 50%: fan votes, 25% NBA player votes and 25% media member votes.