All-Star Weekend Live Thread

[daslicer]

I'm actually more excited about the 3 point contest then any other contest this year lol. I think win or lose watching Bonner in this contest is going to be entertaining. If he chokes in the contest then he lives up to his rep of not being clutch and if he wins wow that would be comedy.

[td4mvp2k]

X Spur Dentmon 18 pts 5 rebs 6 ast... sign him 4 pg to TP!

[Kool Bob Love]

http://niketalk.com/content/type/61/id/270640/width/500/height/1000/flags/LL (http://niketalk.com/content/type/61/id/270640/)

[BatManu20]

Steph Curry is going to win the 3 point contest is he shoots like he did in this vid

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/13/stephen-curry-practices-for-three-point-contest-hes-not-going-to-be-easy-to-beat/

[td4mvp2k]

Steph Curry is going to win the 3 point contest is he shoots like he did in this vid

http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2013/02/13/stephen-curry-practices-for-three-point-contest-hes-not-going-to-be-easy-to-beat/
Dam is that dale curry?

[Spurs Brazil]

http://www.nba.com/spurs/sites/spurs/files/imagecache/image_gallery_default/130216_02_0.jpg

[BatManu20]

Steph Curry vs. the Red Mamba in the final round would be epic

[ace3g]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BDPg7jPCYAESAOo.jpg:large

[HI-FI]

Hope Bonner does well. Maybe this can help his confidence in crunch time, playing through all this attention.

[ace3g]

https://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ash3/65981_10151236032286981_1287229096_n.jpg

[ace3g]

Barkley was just talking about the famous Bird, walk into the locker room story where he said "so who is getting 2nd place" story and said all the best shooters were there like Rice, Ray Allen, lol, and everyone was like WTF on set of Open Court

[siraulo23]

Pop: "Is matt nervous? That's like you know, is the sky blue? He lives nervous."

[szkorhetz]

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[LittleCriminal]

What the hell is up with all those fugly looking socks and shoes this year? Geez. Looks like shit!

[szkorhetz]

https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/154817_341879692584119_750579887_n.jpg


George is HUGE. I still wish we had brought him in, instead of Kawhi.

[td4mvp2k]

Spurs James White has dis SSD!

[superjames1992]

That "performance" was pathetic. Terrible song.

[superjames1992]

GO RED MAMBA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

Bring it back to Vegas, Houston sucks.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

All star weekend sucks

[alfredbird]

why there is no link for All star Sat night on league Pass?

[Darius Bieber]

Damn there's almost no audience in Houston..

[Libri]

Bonner looks starstruck. :lol

Can't blame him though.

[siraulo23]

to those who have season pass on ilp

- for some reason you cant see all star saturday on chrome, it works fine on IE though, weird

[BatManu20]

Bonner looks starstruck. :lol

Can't blame him though.

Lol he's going to be so nervous when he shoots. Pop should make him a couple drinks to take the edge off before he goes out tbh.

[timtonymanu]

I really hate this new format.

Why not just award those who get the fastest times? None of this East vs West crap.

[Kidd K]

lmao. Just like the NBA Finals, the two best teams don't always get into the Finals. A shitty east team defaults into the Finals and gets claimed as the "second best" team even though they were significantly worst than the other west team that got knocked out by the best west team.

Team Harden got robbed of an appearance here.

[superjames1992]

LOL at Robert Horry.

[Kidd K]

Travesty. Team Harden would've won this shit had they got their proper chance at it.

[DesignatedT]

no more big shots in the tank for big shot bob

[BatManu20]

Boshosauras Rex looking extra dinosaur-like tonight

[siraulo23]

dont tell me, it' gonna be a similar format for the dunk contest, east vs west crap

[DesignatedT]

Everything is east vs west.

I'm goin Knight vs Parker in Skills comp.

[Brazil]

All star weekend sucks

[BatManu20]

This East vs West format is a steaming pile of cow dung. These individual competitions should be about INDIVIDUAL results. Come on Stern..

[capek]

:lol at the maybe, maybe, 30% capacity filled at the Toyota Center. What do they expect with tickets going for $200-600 a pop for tonight's "events." :jack

[siraulo23]

tp gonna do bad

[SanDiegoSpursFan]

CHOOOOKE

[BatManu20]

Tony with the choke job haha

[superjames1992]

Good Lord, Tony Parker. Geez. :lmao

Bonner can't choke worse than Tony just did.

[DesignatedT]

lol that was bad tony

[Stump]

Tony is a choker. Trade him!

[SpursRock20]

WTF Tony?

[chapnis]

LeChoke.

[Richie]

For a player having his best jump shooting season, that was a hell of a choke

[loveforthegame]

That was hideous. Poor Parker. :lol

It's ok though. He makes it when it counts. That's all that matters. :tu

[Juggity]

TP has been nailing the long 2 pointer in the clutch all season. I guess if I had to choose 1 night for him to not make the shot, it would be tonight.

[Darius Bieber]

Lmao at Tony, worse time than overrated Lin.

[timtonymanu]

Tony's just coasting. :lol

[chapnis]

Tony Parker just lost it for the West. Oh wait, no one cares. Okay then.

[Libri]

Tony trying to make Bonner look good. :tu

[Arcadian]

lol...damn.

[BatManu20]

Watch this affect his confidence the rest of the season lol

[Brunodf]

:lolTP

[Darius Bieber]

Tony just sticking his middle finger at "Coach" Chris Paul.

[Richie]

Just preparing us for Bonners choke job coming up.

Bonner to shoot <10

[capek]

Tony trying to make Bonner look good. :tu

My feeling is that Bonner rubbed off on Tony! :ihit

actually :sleep

[BatManu20]

Lebron dressed like a huge doucher per par

[chapnis]

All-star weekend is such a joke haha.

[lefty]

TP in playoff mode

[benstanfield]

"Let's go midcourt, to Nick Cannon." -2013

[Darius Bieber]

WTF? I have to watch a bullshit performance before the 3 point competition?

[Manu-20]

Im not really liking this new format east vs west just seems stupid to me.

[chapnis]

Im not really liking this new format east vs west just seems stupid to me.

Yeah, could screw people over if one conference is stacked.

[loveforthegame]

Nick Cannon gtfo.

[benstanfield]

YES! PHILIP PHILLIPS!:lobt2::lobt2::lobt2::lobt2::lobt2::lobt2 ::lobt2::lobt2:

[Manu-20]

Yeah, could screw people over if one conference is stacked.

Ya kind of like how getting out of the West is a bloody hard fought battle and coming out the East is a cake walk for you know who.

[Trimble87]

I like this song but they sound terrible

[BatManu20]

Not hating on Phillip Phillips cause he's a talented artist, but that was just a poor choice for an NBA All-Star event, where 70% of the crowd is black.. Nothing embodies the young black culture like a folk singer/songwriter!

[hater]

Good song tbh

[capek]

Yeah, could screw people over if one conference is stacked.

Seriously? Screwed over in what way? Nothing meaningful is at stake here. Seems like just a marketing gimmick used to focus attention on the charitable actions of the NBA. And it's the All Star weekend after all, so what's a little more marketing. :wakeup

[ace3g]

lol Bonner signs

[chapnis]

MATT!

[chapnis]

Seriously? Screwed over in what way? Nothing meaningful is at stake here. Seems like just a marketing gimmick used to focus attention on the charitable actions of the NBA. And it's the All Star weekend after all, so what's a little more marketing. :wakeup

I'm sure Matt would be gutted if he got the 2nd highest total behind Curry in the first round but because of the format got shafted.

[capek]

Bonner's arrived! :lol

:tu

[ace3g]

Seth sucking so far

[capek]

Opening up for you Matty!

[chapnis]

Damn Anderson

[capek]

or not :lol

[hater]

Goddam im nervous

[Kool Bob Love]

HERE WE GO!!!!!!!

[DesignatedT]

lets go red mamba

[BatManu20]

Over/under: 15 for Bonner

[siraulo23]

Bonner

[ace3g]

oh shit!!!

[chapnis]

Almost playoff Matty at the end.

[capek]

MAMBA!

[Spurs Brazil]

not bad

[Juggity]

Bonner did great

[Uriel]

Let's go Matt! :ihit

[superjames1992]

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOONER!!!!!!!!!!!!!


I thought he was going to choke there at the end! :wow

[BatManu20]

Started hot, almost tired out at the end

[capek]

HELL YA! FUCK THE HATERS!

[siraulo23]

Bonner almost choked

[Richie]

Cmon Matty! Hope he wins it!!

[~Sweetmelody~]

We are all cheering Matt in our House! Go Bonner!

[Manu-20]

Dam Bonner hopefully he can win this thing did much better than what I thought he would with that shot of his.

[jestersmash]

Let's hope he gets all of the choking out of his system now so he can perform in the playoffs.

[chapnis]

Let's hope he gets all of the choking out of his system now so he can perform in the playoffs.

But he won the first round...

[ace3g]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BDRfZSaCEAA60IZ.png:large

[timvp]

Hell yes, Bonner!

Though, I gotta admit I thought he was going to choke and miss that entire last rack. He made one ... and that's one more than I thought he'd hit.

Now finish this ish off Bon Bon. Show why you're the best open gym shooter in basketball history :tu

[capek]

I'm sure Matt would be gutted if he got the 2nd highest total behind Curry in the first round but because of the format got shafted.

Am I wrong in thinking that the winner of each event still gets the trophy for that event, it's just the $ amount going to either of the two charities that gets determined by the east vs west stuff?

[HI-FI]

Hell yes, Bonner!

Though, I gotta admit I thought he was going to choke and miss that entire last rack. He made one ... and that's one more than I thought he'd hit.

Now finish this ish of Bon Bon. Show why you're the best open gym shooter in basketball history :tu
do it for Timvp Jr.

let's go Matty, take a bit shit on ST per par.

[ace3g]

http://vimeo.com/59781747

[Cane]

Bonner in the corner is a strange sight

[timvp]

do it for Timvp Jr.

:lol Good call.

[chapnis]

Am I wrong in thinking that the winner of each event still gets the trophy for that event, it's just the $ amount going to either of the two charities that gets determined by the east vs west stuff?

Nah, still get a trophy and stuff per usual

[baseline bum]

LOL 4th quarter Bonner on those last two racks

[loveforthegame]

Happy for Bonner. :tu

[capek]

Nah, still get a trophy and stuff per usual

So what's the problem then? How's anybody possibly going to be "gutted"?

[ace3g]

interesting to see if Bonner banks in the money balls on final rack, he said something if he got to final round he would do that.

[baseline bum]

Irving with the anti-Bonner round. :lol

[GB20]

novak will do good

[chapnis]

Paul George shoulda been in the dunk contest.

[Manu-20]

calling it Novak Bonner final round.

[chapnis]

Fack. Novak.

[siraulo23]

How manynpts will bonner score in the final round? Over under 12

[ace3g]

so how is dunk contest going to work? you only get 1 dunk, best dunk advances to final round for E v W

[chapnis]

How manynpts will bonner score in the final round? Over under 12
32.

[chapnis]

so how is dunk contest going to work? you only get 1 dunk, best dunk advances to final round for E v W

Seems so.

[baseline bum]

This East-West shit is stupid

[loveforthegame]

Come on Bonner! Beat that little shit.

[timtonymanu]

Oh well that should end the Bonner vs Novak debate.

[superjames1992]

Pretty sure Bonner got a good draw with Novak choking out of the first round.


It's time for the Red Rocket to bring it home.

[capek]

You got this Bonner. Remember you're playing for the kids back home :lol

:tu

[ace3g]

should have kept the same rules, just the player that won got points for the conference, even if it happened to be East vs East in one competition. They eliminated a round for each competition because of this.

[DatBoyGood]

Do you guys think we'll see Kawhi in the dunk contest in the future?

[Manu-20]

Bonner make us proud and eat crow tonight on spurs talk.

[Stump]

I'm predicting that Matty goes nuts and hits 24 in the finals.

[hooperflash]

Spurs vs Cavs last Wednesday, Kawhi vs Irving, Waiters, Zeller yesterday, and now The Red Mamba vs Uncle Drew tonight! Let's go Bonner!

[jestersmash]

Reggie Miller is flabbergasted that Bonner is in the finals.

[ace3g]

This could be the one and only time, Bonner beats Kyrie 1 on 1

[HI-FI]

cmon Matty, bring it home.

[BatManu20]

Hoping Kyrie doesn't go off here

[Kuestmaster]

This is not playoff atmosphere. Bonner will win.

[jestersmash]

Bonner had a poor 1st round by his standards. I fully expect Bonner to pull this out.

[loveforthegame]

Lets go Bonner!!

[chapnis]

fml

[DatBoyGood]

Irving feelin it.

[ace3g]

lol brent barry:

Bones ‏@Barryathree (https://twitter.com/Barryathree) I have showered with the Red Rocket! Got get them lil' fella! #letbonnershoot (https://twitter.com/search?q=%23letbonnershoot&src=hash)

[jestersmash]

Bonner had a poor 1st round by his standards. I fully expect Bonner to pull this out.

I spoke too soon...

[Juggity]

It's over

[loveforthegame]

Damn Irving.

[blkroadrunners]

Well...go get him Matt!

[siraulo23]

Bonner should have gone first

[Spurs Brazil]

wow

[benstanfield]

fuck...

[BatManu20]

Haha sorry Bonner

[capek]

:wow

Damn, Bonner's up against it. :lol

[therealtruth]

Time for the real Bonner to show up.

[BatManu20]

Bonner.. it was a nice run

[ace3g]

on fire

[loveforthegame]

Good run Bonner. :tu

[Spurs Brazil]

Good job Bonner. Better than I expected

[superjames1992]

Aw, good showing for the Red Rocket.


Irving was just ridiculous.

[loveforthegame]

Happy he was invited and finished his racks. Good job.

[ElNono]

lol red mamba
lol shrinking under pressure per par

[capek]

Improved on his score but damn Kayrie shot lights out. :tu

[tim_duncan_fan]

Well...he IS Matt Bonner. Of course he didn't win.

[ace3g]

still sucks each event is only 2 rounds, needs to go back to 3

[timtonymanu]

Bonner didn't do a bad job.

Kyrie just killed it.

[Richie]

20 is very respectable

[SpursRock20]

This scoring system sucks. The team that wins should not get only a third of the points of the losing team.

[Kuestmaster]

Typical bonner. Wins meaningless round. Crumbles in the final

[lefty]

shit Bonner with a total of 39 pts


More than his playoff career total points

[DesignatedT]

Damn. Would have won many other years. Kyrie was on fire that last round.

[Libri]

Trade Bonner!!

What?

[ace3g]

based on this James White probably won't win because of only 2 rounds and this whole East vs West

[chapnis]

Would've won the last 4 years

[superjames1992]

Typical bonner. Wins meaningless round. Crumbles in the final
20 is "crumbling"? :lmao

[Borosai]

Matty did good. People still gonna hate though.

[therealtruth]

In the playoffs Bonner just needs to imagine he's in the 3pt shooting contest.

[capek]

still sucks each event is only 2 rounds, needs to go back to 3

Really? To me less ASG = a good thing tbh

None of these events are really compelling to sit through tbh, though I don't even bother watching the NFL, MLB all star games tbh so maybe it's just me

[HI-FI]

that sucks for Matty. he did very well, but Irving has been on fire this whole season.

[Kool Bob Love]

I don't see how bonner choke. Tony Parker def gets that name tonight

[timvp]

Welp, good try. Irving just went HAM. 19 followed by 20 is really good.

But, yeah, whatever happened to three rounds? And the split screen first round was cool too. The NBA has streamlined it too much now.

[therealtruth]

Wasn't expecting Novak to choke.

[crc21209]

Damn fluke Irving. Pretty dissapointed Matt lost to a streaky 3 point shooter and not really a great 3 point shooter...

[ace3g]

Welp, good try. Irving just went HAM. 19 followed by 20 is really good.

But, yeah, whatever happened to three rounds? And the split screen first round was cool too. The NBA has streamlined it too much now.

+ 1 yep they eliminated 3 rounds about 4-5 years ago, pissed me off

[~Sweetmelody~]

Good Job Matt! Glad he was able to attend.

[therealtruth]

I don't see how bonner choke. Tony Parker def gets that name tonight

I know. Parker must have thought he was in the playoffs or something.

[Libri]

I hope they don't use silly props.

[BatManu20]

Typical bonner. Wins meaningless round. Crumbles in the final

He scored 20... that would've won it the last 4 years. Kyrie was just on fire. Don't be a troll.

[timvp]

P.S.

Kyrie Irving is going to be so damn good if he stays healthy.

[crc21209]

At least Matt showed he belonged and should've been invited a loong time ago...

[baseline bum]

Bonner didn't do a bad job.

Kyrie just killed it.

It's pretty normal for the opposition to shoot lights out when ginger is on the floor.

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Fall out boy? Really?

[~Sweetmelody~]

At least Matt showed he belonged and should've been invited a loong time ago...

ITA I get they want big names but I think a nice mix would be more appealing. It's nice to root for the underdog!

[baseline bum]

Fall out boy? Really?

Since this shit's in Houston they should have gotten Pharoah to do this show.

http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTkbJXnRo3rRDoPdvcJGFF4BNOdDsmFP z1_P-T-heD2H4bPWf0wHg

[ace3g]

Rather listen to the Golf Boys: Bubba, Crane, Fowler, Mahan

[spursmartyr]

Sell out fag is bad but Bonner got robbed. 20 is WELL above the 80th percentile of winners, Spurs got robbed ala OKC last year, the league always fucking has it in for us I'm sick!

[BatManu20]

Oh God 2 Chainz is the worst

[crc21209]

2 Chainz!!!!!!! :lol

[chapnis]

Oh God 2 Chainz is the worst

aka Tity Boi

[capek]

Oh God 2 Chainz is the worst

Good question. Didn't know that he was performing, but loved that he got a commercial out of that new single of his. Certainly would be miles better than the crap they've thrown out there thus far. Maybe he'll close the night out?

[SanAntonioSpurs23]

Did he just say that Bledsoe was from the Lakers?

[Darius Bieber]

Didn't know Bledsoe played for the Lakers?

[chapnis]

Didn't know Bledsoe played for the Lakers?
Trade coming?

[capek]

btw it's good to see that some of you guys never let go of that Bonner material. Still fresh after all these years. :tu

[Darius McCrary]

Sucks for Matt. Wanted him to win so bad

[Kool Bob Love]

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.fanhouse.com/media/2007/07/james-white-sombrero-180.jpg

[baseline bum]

I wanted Bonner to get AIDS last year, but my wish didn't happen either. :cry

[BatManu20]

Yao Ming one of the judges for the dunk contest lol

[Budkin]

Sucks for Matt. Wanted him to win so bad

Just saw it. Was positive he had it going against Irving... WTF

[ace3g]

damn Rudy is old

[baseline bum]

God damn, how many Houston faggots do they need to judge this shit? Why not get some of Calvin Murphy's bastard children too? Even a couple of the ones he raped.

[chapnis]

Lol, Yao Ming is fat now

[baseline bum]

This setup is lame

[SpursNextRomanEmpire]

Wow I liked that one

[ace3g]

here we go!!! Flight White

[BatManu20]

James White fail haha. I picked him to win it too

[siraulo23]

Pretty good dunk on the first try

[ace3g]

going to have to use the between the legs one next

[baseline bum]

Bullshit score. That's was way farther back then Carter's two hand jam in 2000.

[capek]

underwhelmed

[baseline bum]

LOL Ross going Nate Robinson here

[siraulo23]

Terrible

[ElNono]

lol White getting the shaft

[Juggity]

wtf, a 50 for terrence ross?

[ace3g]

all James need is for something like that to happen for Green next time, the ball never leaves White's hands, so he doesn't need that many attempts,, lol 50 for that

[baseline bum]

These fucking judges suck. That shit wasn't clean at all.

[siraulo23]

How was that a 50?

[loveforthegame]

The dunks are better but these scores are terrible.

[capek]

Damn, Faried got high on that one

[baseline bum]

LOLWTF?

[loveforthegame]

Too many misses.

[GB20]

man!! this west group just suck

[baseline bum]

Fucking props. Shit's lame as fuck

[ace3g]

I don't care anymore, if you can still get a 50 after 6+ attempts it isn't a true contest anymore

[BatManu20]

This dunk contest is a disaster so far

[loveforthegame]

Chuck is on fire tonight. :lol

[baseline bum]

This contest was so awesome when you got 2 misses per round and that was it.

[baseline bum]

47? LOL

[capek]

:lol I'm enjoying this one

[Juggity]

How the fuck do misses not count against you? Every miss should be automatic -5 points from the round score

[Darius McCrary]

Dunking contests are like SNL. Everyone always complains about the present one and remembers previous editions were superior.

[baseline bum]

Hopefully White can save this contest

[DesignatedT]

G Green with the only nice dunk. Ross was pretty good also.

[baseline bum]

LOL getting traded to Cuck Kardashian's entourage

[BatManu20]

JAmes white needs to go between the legs from the FT line and steal this thing

[DesignatedT]

Don't know why everyone was hypin up 30 year old flight white. too old.

[ace3g]

JAmes white needs to go between the legs from the FT line and steal this thing

with how things are going a normal Ft line dunk won't get a 50

[Darius McCrary]

James white is already 30? Rofl, if i knew that i won't have been hyped up

[BatManu20]

James White doesn't look nearly as explosive as he used to. Looks like father time has caught up to him.

[baseline bum]

Shit, should have been in there 5 years ago.

[BatManu20]

Chuck ragging on the fat girls from SA hahaha

[DesignatedT]

He's too old. Saw this coming.

[blkroadrunners]

Lol tosb

[playblair]

yo screen capture dejuan blair in the red mamba shirt next to matt bonner .................

[Proxy]

He can't even dribble