Rockets' Beverley replaces Wizards' Wall at skills challenge

[baseline bum]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/rockets-beverley-replaces-wizards-wall-skills-challenge-185529049--nba.html

NEW YORK (AP) -- Houston Rockets guard Patrick Beverley will replace Washington Wizards guard John Wall in the All-Star skills challenge.

The skills challenge will be held Saturday night at Barclays Center as part of the NBA All-Star weekend in New York. Two players will compete simultaneously on an identical obstacle-course that tests dribbling, passing, agility and shooting skills.

The league announced Tuesday that Beverley will be paired against the Phoenix Suns' Isaiah Thomas in the eight-player challenge. Beverley is averaging 10.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.2 assists in his third NBA season with the Rockets.

The defending skills challenge champion is Trey Burke of the Utah Jazz.

The All-Star game will be held Sunday at Madison Square Garden.

[Bulaien999]

Dude has been playing horrible, maybe this helps him mentally.

[sook]

:lmao

[hater]

one of the shittiest competitions in sports history tbh

right after the competition where they bring in old retired mummies and women to shoot 50+ times from half court :lol

[Dex]

one of the shittiest competitions in sports history tbh

right after the competition where they bring in old retired mummies and women to shoot 50+ times from half court :lol

:lol Watching those old fuckers throw up airballs has become more entertaining that the Slam Dunk Contest tbh.

[Red Hawk #21]

Can someone please tell me what "skills" African Beverly has besides hacking and an occasional 3-pointer?

[djohn2oo8]

Can someone please tell me what "skills" African Beverly has besides hacking and an occasional 3-pointer?

Getting lit up by niggas like DJ Augustin and playing overrated defense.

[hater]

:lol Watching those old fuckers throw up airballs has become more entertaining that the Slam Dunk Contest tbh.

yeah but you'd think they could think of more entertaining competitions given the personnel at their disposal

[Dex]

yeah but you'd think they could think of more entertaining competitions given the personnel at their disposal

These are the same idiots that couldn't get a game of Horse right or make it watchable.

They just need to skip all the other crap, go back to the classic styles for both the 3-pt Contest and Dunk Contest, and introduce a 1on1 or 2on2 tournament.

[Seventyniner]

Was Beverly invited to play defense on the other entrants?

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[FlAVaK]

Can someone please tell me what "skills" African Beverly has besides hacking...

Thunder section. Great thread OP :lmao

[freetiago]

one of the shittiest competitions in sports history tbh

right after the competition where they bring in old retired mummies and women to shoot 50+ times from half court :lol

the champion of shit competitions

http://i.cdn.turner.com/nba/nba/teamsites/images/legacy/spurs/120225_parker_300x400.jpg

tbh

[DMC]

Can someone please tell me what "skills" African Beverly has besides hacking and an occasional 3-pointer?
Taking out RW's knee if I recall correctly. Is that going to be in the contest?

[Spur-Addict]

So they're letting anyone in these days, shame.

[sook]

god. he's so fucking terrible now.

[MarioSpeedwagon]

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