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Fields, who played under 10 minutes without attempting a shot or scoring a point in another spot start, would seem like the odd man out in Caseys current first unit. James Johnson was one of few standouts in 23 minutes of action on Thursday and could fill the void until DeRozan is able to reclaim his spot in the lineup. LOWRY MAKES LATE ALL-STAR PUSH Casey has certainly not been shy in support of his point guards All-Star campaign. In fact, thats probably an understatement. Kyle [Lowry] should make the All-Star team, reiterated a vocal Casey following the teams practice on Wednesday. Again, I love our fans and if they were that gracious [theyd] get out and vote, or get on the computer and vote, or however they vote... I dont even know how they do it. And again, he continued, Im going to be really upset at our coaches if they dont vote him in. If the fans dont vote him in and the coaches dont vote him in, we have an issue. Because if Kyle Lowry and Jimmy Butler, theres two guys, are not All-Stars, theres something wrong with our system. Although Lowry remains something of a long shot to start in next months annual NBA All-Star Game, Casey would be pleased by the progress made in recent fan voting. In the latest update, released by the NBA Thursday morning, Lowry had jumped Clevelands Kyrie Irving for third among Eastern Conference guards, but still trails Miamis Dwyane Wade by over 100,000 votes for the second and final starting spot at the position. Wizards point guard John Wall remains in first as Irving drops to fourth and Butler holds in fifth. All 10 starters - five in the East and five out West - have remained status quo in the three balloting returns made public by the league since voting opened last month and while a shake-up remains unlikely, Lowrys backing has reached new heights this past week. On Tuesday, Prime Minister Stephen Harper reached out to Canadian basketball fans via Twitter to make an All-Star plea on behalf of Lowry. The two tweets he sent out and their subsequent retweets - amounting to over 6,000 as of Thursday afternoon - all count as votes for the Raptors star point guard. Toronto Mayor John Tory followed suit a day later. Fans have until Jan. 19 to submit their votes for the games starters online and through social media (including Twitter) before the leagues coaches fill out the rosters. Starters will be announced on Jan. 22, with the reserves to follow on Jan. 29. Ive been with a lot of great point guards, Casey added. [Jason Kidd] in Dallas and Gary Payton in Seattle [and] Kyle has a style of play a lot like those guys, he has an effect on the game like those guys [did]. He is an All-Star and Ill tell anyone who asks that question. 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