Officially 2016 All-Star Game Thread - Toronto

[BatManu20]

Welcome to Toronto. All-Star Weekend is officially upon us.


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Here's the schedule for the Weekend:


Friday, Feb. 12

All times Eastern (ET)
• 9:30-11:30 a.m. | BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge Practice (http://www.nba.com/news/as.rising.stars/2016-rising-stars-challenge-event-page/index.html) | NBA TV
• 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. | NBA All-Star Media Day | NBA TV
• 1:30 p.m. | Hall of Fame Announcement | NBA TV & NBA.com
• 6 p.m. | The Starters | NBA TV
• 7 p.m. | NBA All-Star Celebrity Game presented by Mountain Dew (http://www.nba.com/news/as.celebrity.game/2016-celebrity-game-event-page/index.html) | ESPN
• 9 p.m. | BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge (http://www.nba.com/news/as.rising.stars/2016-rising-stars-challenge-event-page/index.html) | TNT
• 11 p.m. | Inside the NBA presented by Kia | TNT
• 11 p.m. | BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge News Conferences | NBA.com
• 11 p.m. | After Dark with Rick Fox | NBA TV
• 11:30 p.m. | NBA GameTime | NBA TV


Saturday, Feb. 13

All times Eastern (ET)
• 11 a.m.-1 p.m. | NBA All-Star Practice | NBA TV
• 1 p.m. | Inside Stuff | NBA TV
• 1:30 p.m. | The Starters | NBA TV
• 2 p.m. | NBA D-League All-Star Game presented by Kumho Tire | NBA TV
• 7 p.m. | TNT NBA Tip-Off presented by AutoTrader | TNT
• 7 p.m. | Commissioner Adam Silver Media Availability | NBA TV & NBA.com
• 8 p.m. | State Farm All-Star Saturday Night (http://www.nba.com/news/as.saturday.night/2016-all-star-saturday-night-event-page/index.html) | TNT

> Taco Bell Skills Challenge (http://www.nba.com/news/as.skills.challenge/2016-skills-challenge-event-page/index.html) (1st Event)
> Foot Locker Three-Point Contest (http://www.nba.com/news/as.3pt.contest/2016-three-point-contest-event-page/index.html) (2nd Event)
> Verizon Slam Dunk (http://www.nba.com/news/as.dunk.contest/2016-dunk-contest-event-page/index.html) (3rd Event)
• 10:30 p.m. | NBA GameTime | NBA TV
• 10:30 p.m. | All-Star Saturday Night News Conferences | NBA.com


Sunday, Feb. 14

All times Eastern (ET)
• 11:30 a.m. | NBA Legends Brunch | NBA.com
• 5 p.m. | NBA GameTime | NBA TV
• 7 p.m. | NBA Tip-Off presented by AutoTrader | TNT
• 8:30 p.m. | NBA All-Star Game (http://www.nba.com/news/as.game/2016-all-star-game-event-page/index.html)| TNT
• 11 p.m. | Inside the NBA presented by Kia | NBA TV

[AlexJones]

Kobe is the favorite to win MVP at +175. Vegas knows something?

[lefty]

lol I'm not going


:lol All star weekends

[Texas_Ranger]

people still watch this shit? :blah

[Silver&Black]

Fuck Rodney Hood.

Hope somebody knocks his ass out during the "Rising Stars" game.

[Robz4000]

lol I'm not going


:lol All star weekends

You excited for Spring Training to start? One season closer to the return of the Expos...

[140]

I'd go just to sexually assault Kristen Ledlow

[jeebus]

Aka the 3 point shootout and 4th quarter of Sunday's game.

[lefty]

You excited for Spring Training to start? One season closer to the return of the Expos...

:lol balle de base

[140]

Big Oak :wow :wow :wow

[King Emmanuel]

:lol these are the "rising stars" of the NBA
:lol 50 year old players would probably dominate these scrubs

[lefty]

:lol these are the "rising stars" of the NBA
:lol 50 year old players would probably dominate these scrubs

[Molotov]

people still watch this shit? :blah

[BatManu20]

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[BatManu20]

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[benefactor]

:lol this weird ass fucking intro

[Robz4000]

:lol this weird ass fucking intro

Same

[AlexJones]

Nash.. is this nigga like 60 now?

[Arcadian]

How many bricks will Kobe chuck?

[benefactor]

I figured Nash would get up there and thank the Lakers for the retirement check.

[benefactor]

Westbrook didn't shake Drake's hand. I think I just gained some respect for him.:lol

[Robz4000]

Neyo? Are you fucking serious?

[Robz4000]

:lol Iwas really hoping it'd be Celine Deon or some other washed up failure tbh. Would make this awful intro even worse.

Then again this chick is pretty terrible herself.

[Silver&Black]

Any way Kirbs doesn't chuck a 3 on the West's first attempt?

[apalisoc_9]

Man this night is going to be so underwhelming compared to last night great contest

[lefty]

Even today's rims are better than the ones they used in the 80s and 90s tbh

Thanks to better materials, nutrition, training etc

[140]

I might turn this off tbh. The nuthugging is unbearable...

[DPG21920]

Boogie about to throw up at the Kobe love :lol

[jeebus]

:lol even magic's kid thinks this shit is too gay

[benefactor]

Even Vanessa and the kids are sick of it.:lol

[jeebus]

Kirbs with det 4 inch vertical

[AlexJones]

My Russell Westbrook futures starting off strong

[benefactor]

Kobe's first brick

[jeebus]

got damn these thunder players suck

[AlexJones]

:lmao this atrocity

[Robz4000]

God damn I forgot how much the All Star game sucks. Watching it for the first time in years to see if Kawhi was gonna play some D and I'm already about to turn it off.

[jeebus]

:lmao Kiwi Lizard

[140]

He scratched. GD it.

[benefactor]

Well this turned into an abortion in a hurry

[~O~]

I haven't even turned it on at all to watch. Why bother. Everyone is still having a hangover from the dunk contest the other day. This all-star game was going to be predictably pathetic.

Great showing by Aaron Gordon.

[Robz4000]

:lol the Big O lives up to his name now

[Koolaid_Man]

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[AlexJones]

:lmao Lafagus

[LkrFan]

The Spurs players look like they don't belong #B:lolRING

[jeebus]

oh shit are they playing defense already?

[Robz4000]

Kiwi leading det comeback...

[baseline bum]

Det Wade defense. Then det Curry D.

[BD24]

Kirby can't even shoot 50% when people are letting him have easy shots in the fucking no defense all star game

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Leonard played some good D late

[FkLA]

God damn I forgot how much the All Star game sucks. Watching it for the first time in years to see if Kawhi was gonna play some D and I'm already about to turn it off.

He started off pointing at guys to pick up their man but realized everyone was just cherry picking a couple of minutes into the game smh.

[RD2191]

The Spurs players look like they don't belong #B:lolRING

Crofl. Kawhi leading scorer for west. Eat a dick faggot.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Crofl. Kawhi leading scorer for west. Eat a dick faggot.
:toast

[FkLA]

Kirby can't even shoot 50% when people are letting him have easy shots in the fucking no defense all star game

Watch him shoot 35% and get the MVP out of pity. :lol

[Clipper Nation]

The Spurs players look like they don't belong #B:lolRING

An illegal immigrant talking about not belonging - that's pretty bold. :downspin:

[Splits]

:lol even magic's kid thinks this shit is too gay

:lmao

[baseline bum]

He started off pointing at guys to pick up their man but realized everyone was just cherry picking a couple of minutes into the game smh.

LOL I remember that play. He was calling someone to pick up Carmelo and everyone just ignored it.

[TheCultOfPersonality]

Didn't watch a single second of the All Star game and quickly switched the channel from the Rising Stars challenge when I saw there really wasn't a challenge. My guess is that I didn't miss anything.

[TDfan2007]

The lack of D makes the moves less impressive...

[Spurtacular]

Just watched for a couple minutes: Durant and Westbrick freezing Kawhi out?

[FkLA]

:lol Keep chucking and ignoring the rapist, Alphabrook.

[Robz4000]

Kawhi getting frozen out

[UNT Eagles 2016]

:lol Keep chucking and ignoring the rapist, Alphabrook.
Alpha brook alphing at the moment. Not saving those for the WCSF. I like it

[Spurtacular]

Just watched for a couple minutes: Durant and Westbrick freezing Kawhi out?

Not really looking like it by the box score.... so, meh....

[Spurtacular]

Lebron out there talking a bit of trash to Kawhi....

[Silver&Black]

Kirby's variation of the skyhook = airball

:rollin

[HarlemHeat37]

Kobe looks so happy to be on a winning team that isn't coached by Byron Scott, tbh:lol..

[Splits]

Chimpy acting as if this is the Finals, on a quad-double watch. Faggot is going to blow out a knee or dislocate his elbow the way he's playing.

[Spurtacular]

To be quite honest with you, Clay Thompson is the best two guard in the game.

[FkLA]

That faggot Kirby has had that gay ass 'I got away with rape' smile all year tbh.

[AlexJones]

To be quite honest with you, Clay Thompson is the best two guard in the game.
:lol Butler is closer to dethroning Harden than Klay is

[Spurtacular]

Kobe looks so happy to be on a winning team that isn't coached by Byron Scott, tbh:lol..

What do you have against black coaches?

[dav4463]

wow . dunk...wow three point shot....wow dunk....just wow....the announcers have to keep telling us how fun this is to watch. ...then.....how come i just turned it off?

[Spurtacular]

wow . dunk...wow three point shot....wow dunk....just wow....the announcers have to keep telling us how fun this is to watch. ...then.....how come i just turned it off?

I would suggest having it on in the background rather than straight up watching it.....

[Robz4000]

Welp, this is over

[jeebus]

Took a while but we finally get to see a real bball player, even if he is in a suit.

[Spurtacular]

Isiah Thomas just embarrassing himself. Kings and Suns knew he was nothing more than a stat stuffer.

[TDMVPDPOY]

frozen 3 movie should star kawhi...

fkn clowns not even passing the ball to him

[jeebus]

Dunk of the weekend tbh


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[Robz4000]

frozen 3 movie should star kawhi...

fkn clowns not even passing the ball to him

:lol

[Reck]

Kool's dreams shattered. :lol

[TDMVPDPOY]

lol giving it to a chucker

thats teh closest to a mvp he will get

[HemisfairArena]

Kobrick sucks a cock going out in the all star game like he is in his career,,,,,lmao

[Silver&Black]

Well that's it Lakers fan. Nothing to do now except wonder if you'll keep your pick or not.

[HemisfairArena]

15 players scored more than kobrick in this all star game,,,,his swan song,,,,lmao

[Thread]

Well that's it Lakers fan. Nothing to do now except wonder if you'll keep your pick or not.

& if it'll be necessary for me to slap an asterisk on a 6th.
& if Duncan will fall into the 18's.

[Thread]

15 players scored more than kobrick in this all star game,,,,his swan song,,,,lmao

Hemi, countin' just as fast as he can.

[Donkeybong]

Honestly, as a Laker and Kobe fan, the Kobe nut hugging was unbearable. We've seen it all year with every arena he visits for the last time. Not withstanding, this was the worst allstar game ive ever seen simply due to lack of competitiveness.

[HemisfairArena]

Kobrick cant even get in the top 15 in points in this all star game,,,,,

[Silver&Black]

& if it'll be necessary for me to slap an asterisk on a 6th.
& if Duncan will fall into the 18's.

SMH. Do you switch shticks depending on which way the wind is blowing?


Only pussies & assholes do asterisks.

[Silver&Black]

^
I caught Thread tiptoeing.

Me.

[Thread]

^
I caught Thread tiptoeing.

Me.

Yep. I took the exception. You ain't paintin' over your 2nd 5th with a 6. No fuckin' way.

[Silver&Black]

Yep. I took the exception. You ain't paintin' over your 2nd 5th with a 6. No fuckin' way.

Only Pussies and assholes do asterisks.

--Thread

[HemisfairArena]

Still waiting, slick,,,,

[midnightpulp]

SMH. Do you switch shticks depending on which way the wind is blowing?

Cub has been going against his religion since Duncan tied the count, looking for a new shtick to replace 5>4.

Cub is a lost man without 5>4, and he knows it. It just about broke him.

[DMC]

Yep. I took the exception. You ain't paintin' over your 2nd 5th with a 6. No fuckin' way.
Caveat Dale, caveating per par

[Thread]

Cub has been going against his religion since Duncan tied the count, looking for a new shtick to replace 5>4.

Cub is a lost man without 5>4, and he knows it. It just about broke him.

Old pussy Midst. He can dish it, but, he cannot take it.

[Thread]

Caveat Dale, caveating per par

My champion. D M C

[Thread]

Still waiting, slick,,,,

19.2

tee, hee.

[DMC]

Cub has been going against his religion since Duncan tied the count, looking for a new shtick to replace 5>4.

Cub is a lost man without 5>4, and he knows it. It just about broke him.

Because he gave up things he didn't need to give up, and fell back on a dynamic stat. It changed, now he's naked and crying in the shower to Crying Game.

[HemisfairArena]

Still waiting, slick,,,

[Thread]

Still waiting, slick,,,

19.2

[Thread]

Because he gave up things he didn't need to give up, and fell back on a dynamic stat. It changed, now he's naked and crying in the shower to Crying Game.


I'm king shit according to you, sweetheart.

[UNT Eagles 2016]

Kobrick sucks a cock going out in the all star game like he is in his career,,,,,lmao
Jordan's last all-star game:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPmPu-JxJ9A

[DMC]

I'm king shit according to you, sweetheart.

You always will be king shit.

[HemisfairArena]

Great post, UNT,,,,kobrick wasn't even a top 15 scorer in the All Star game tonight,,,,

[DMC]

Jordan's last all-star game:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPmPu-JxJ9A

They force fed that nigga time and again. It's all staged bullshit, might as well watch WWE.

[HemisfairArena]

DMC,,,difference is MJ can make it,,,kobrick doesn't,,,,

[UNT Eagles 2016]

They force fed that nigga time and again. It's all staged bullshit, might as well watch WWE.
I was 9 at the time... I remember we ended up winning that one though, Kobe made 2 of 3 free throws on a bad foul by Jermaine O'Neal, and we won pretty handily in the 2nd OT.

[Thread]

DMC,,,difference is MJ can make it,,,kobrick doesn't,,,,

Big shot MJ. Gets kicked out of the league for a year and you know what? Still a big shot.

Just shows ta go ya.

[DMC]

I was 9 at the time... I remember we ended up winning that one though, Kobe made 2 of 3 free throws on a bad foul by Jermaine O'Neal, and we won pretty handily in the 2nd OT.
After I washed the vomit from my mouth after that fucking stage on the court where Mike hands off the torch who whomthefuck ever, I watched the players do everything in their power to make Mike look like a hero. They did the same for TMac in Houston but Kobe was being a faggot about it. Kobe tried that shit again a couple back and got his nose broken by Wade who I overheard telling James 'He's trying for the MVP, hell no". Russ is another "side award" nigga who will never have anything else. People who play like that in the ASG make me wonder how fucked up they must be to actually know in person.

[DMC]

DMC,,,difference is MJ can make it,,,kobrick doesn't,,,,
He had two chances to make it. He missed the game winner. Hell they gave him the ball every trip, otherwise the East blows them out.

[Thread]

After I washed the vomit from my mouth after that fucking stage on the court where Mike hands off the torch who whomthefuck ever, I watched the players do everything in their power to make Mike look like a hero. They did the same for TMac in Houston but Kobe was being a faggot about it. Kobe tried that shit again a couple back and got his nose broken by Wade who I overheard telling James 'He's trying for the MVP, hell no". Russ is another "side award" nigga who will never have anything else. People who play like that in the ASG make me wonder how fucked up they must be to actually know in person.

I'll tell ya something:::anybody who would sit there and watch an ASG needs the livin' shit beat out of 'em.

[MultiTroll]

Anthony Davis 12-13 shooting yet was 8th in minutes on the team?

[Silver&Black]

Yep. I took the exception. You ain't paintin' over your 2nd 5th with a 6. No fuckin' way.

Here's to swimming with bowlegged women, Dale.

:bobo

[Thread]

Here's to swimming with bowlegged women, Dale.

:bobo

It's gross. I see 'em here sometimes. Can ya imagine what it looks like naked?

[Silver&Black]

It's gross. I see 'em here sometimes. Can ya imagine what it looks like naked?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl03NlOZYnQ

[Thread]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl03NlOZYnQ

Gets even better when Brodies wife comes with him to bid him farewell. She does a fantastic job here. It's her moment and she takes it and nails it. She feels the death knell close, but, is powerless to convince her husband of it, so, she speaks of it, but, mostly for her benefit, to keep from going mad, taking a fit and demanding that he not go. Her distance from Shaw is important. He sees her. Sees her see him and mocks her. He has no need for women. His lover is the shark, needs to roll around with it, "make love to it." --- has no intention of donning that life jacket. The affects of the Indianapolis have followed him for over 20 years. Nothing has changed.

[Silver&Black]

Gets even better when Brodies wife comes with him to bid him farewell. She does a fantastic job here. It's her moment and she takes it and nails it. She feels the death knell close, but, is powerless to convince her husband of it, so, she speaks of it, but, mostly for her benefit, to keep from going mad, taking a fit and demanding that he not go. Her distance from Shaw is important. He sees her. Sees her see him and mocks her. He has no need for women. His lover is the shark, needs to roll around with it, "make love to it." --- has no intention of donning that life jacket. The affects of the Indianapolis have followed him for over 20 years. Nothing has changed.

Again, I concur. Love when Mrs. Chief does her farewell. And, the USS Indianapolis story is by far the best part of the movie. But, a close 2nd for me is.....

"You all know me. Know how I earn a living. I'll catch this bird for ya, but it ain't gonna be easy. Bad Fish. Not like going down to the pond and catching Blue Gills or Tommy Cots. This shark......swallow you whole. Little shakin, little tenderizing....and down you go. We got to do it quick. That'll bring back the tourists. But, it's not gonna be pleasant. I value my neck a lot more than 3 thousand bucks, Chief. I'll find him for three, but I'll catch him and kill'em for 10"

For that you get the head, the tail, the whole damned thing.

Quint is the fucking man tbh....

[Thread]

Again, I concur. Love when Mrs. Chief does her farewell. And, the USS Indianapolis story is by far the best part of the movie. But, a close 2nd for me is.....

"You all know me. Know how I earn a living. I'll catch this bird for ya, but it ain't gonna be easy. Bad Fish. Not like going down to the pond and catching Blue Gills or Tommy Cots. This shark......swallow you whole. Little shakin, little tenderizing....and down you go. We got to do it quick. That'll bring back the tourists. But, it's not gonna be pleasant. I value my neck a lot more than 3 thousand bucks, Chief. I'll find him for three, but I'll catch him and kill'em for 10"

For that you get the head, the tail, the whole damned thing.

Quint is the fucking man tbh....

And the calm way he tells Brodie to put out the fire...."Chief, put out the fire." That little part, that line, never grows old.

& Murray Hamilton as the mayor. GD, he's so fucking good. A regular politician. A cutthroat bastard. But the actor does his duty and we're left his masterpiece. "Only way we can really be sure." - Brodie, shrugs and buddies up to Hamilton for a bit,,,just a regular guy, he ain't a hero 24/7. He's susceptible to stupidity...about splitting the shark open to see the stomach contents.

"I have no intention of some half ass autopsy and of seeing the Kinter boy spill out all over the dock." - Hamilton always the calculating politician.

And the overhead shot of Shaw at the helm and Dreyfuss below playing cards on the deck. Just a beautiful shot. Reminds me a little of the movie "Mutiny on the Bounty" there. Lit perfect in light and shadow. Just a Sunday cruise, hot and sunny.

What a film.

[Silver&Black]

What a film.

:lol Yeah Quint tells Hooper to stop playing with himself during that scene with him on crow's nest.

You ever see the documentary on the movie?

Did you know Shaw and Dreyfuss really hated each other on set? That's one of the reasons why their relationship in the movie is so good. They were both trying to "one-up" the other the entire movie.

The scene where Quint chugs the beer and crushes it....followed immediately by Hooper chugging the cup of water and crushing the paper cup. It's just brilliantly done IMO.

[Thread]

:lol Yeah Quint tells Hooper to stop playing with himself during that scene with him on crow's nest.

You ever see the documentary on the movie?

Did you know Shaw and Dreyfuss really hated each other on set? That's one of the reasons why their relationship in the movie is so good. They were both trying to "one-up" the other the entire movie.

The scene where Quint chugs the beer and crushes it....followed immediately by Hooper chugging the cup of water and crushing the paper cup. It's just brilliantly done IMO.

No, but, I read the book on the filming. And it's pretty good. They had a helluva time with the islanders stealing from the production. They had to hire outsiders to come and watch over it at night. And it was cold as Hell. You'd never know it though. Just outstanding.

Shaw was having big time tax problems in the UK at the time and he was miserable over it.

The part where Brodie grabs his knap sack, runs to the deck and takes out his .38. Just human, just man instinct there. I'd do the same gd thing. You've got nothing else between you and savage death. He doesn't over play it, just scared to death. There is nothing else.

Good notice on Shaw and Dreyfuss. And you can tell with Dreyfuss...he doesn't quite hide it enough. You'll hear about these humongous feuds on the tv shows and films and you think back and you didn't notice anything out of the ordinary. I marvel at that. Look at us here. HA. We couldn't do it for 2 minutes must less an entire movie shoot. "Fuck you, &."

"Fuck you, Dale."

"C'mon, fellas, be serious I have a movie to shoot."

"Fuck it, I ain't doin' it."

LMAO!!!

[Splits]

Fuck you, Dale.