All-Star Weekend Thread

[TimDunkem]

"How dare you be upset at one of your players losing. Both guys were great. slurp slurp downstairs, can you accept me yet?"
I don't even post downstairs. lol

[Knoxxx]

Before Jan 13 Castle wasn’t playing anything like he has since, so I didn’t have him on my untouchable list. I sure as hell do now. Found money is very popular and his impeccable demeanor seems conducive to franchise loyalty. Throw in the family connection to TD and how huge his sudden ascension is for Wemby’s morale and that’s why everyone is so giddy about him.

[thiste]

https://x.com/manuginobili/status/1890969608837886271

[DAF86]

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McClung can't pull this shit, tbh.

[hater]

Before Jan 13 Castle wasn’t playing anything like he has since, so I didn’t have him on my untouchable list. I sure as hell do now. Found money is very popular and his impeccable demeanor seems conducive to franchise loyalty. Throw in the family connection to TD and how huge his sudden ascension is for Wemby’s morale and that’s why everyone is so giddy about him.

Spurs franchise need to welcome Castle back from the allstar weekend wirh a red carpet tbqh

Castle is a treu PIMP

[100%duncan]

https://x.com/manuginobili/status/1890969608837886271
In before morons here call manu and overreacting dumbass

[TimDunkem]

Spurs franchise need to welcome Castle back from the allstar weekend wirh a red carpet tbqh

Castle is a treu PIMP

Wemby aside, he's easily the best Spurs pick in a long time. Hope Area 51 is never broken up.

[sananspursfan21]

Man, most years, Castle wins but of course he goes against Big Mac

[DAF86]

Dumbo said "check social media"

:lmao

Ya dumbfuck

Dont you know your social media is your own bubble/echo chamber?

:lmao

Damns

Oh, you say because NBA fans don't have about the same pages appear on their feeds. :lol

[slick'81]

Castle an absolute steal at 4

[thiste]

Also stop saying McClung did all his dunks first try. He made his first dunk on the second try.

[timtonymanu]

Castle still getting that media hype, who cares if he lost this? I might have to get myself a Castle jersey this summer.

[scott]

No coping. Mac put on a good show, but I think it's dumb the NBA has to resort to bringing in glorified AND1 acts instead of actual NBA players competing (and let's be honest, McClung is not an NBA player). The NBA Dunk Contest has basically become America's Got Talent.

Either way, I am glad we clearly have the better basketball player.

Yeah, Mac now has as many Dunk Competition dunks as he does made FG's in his entire 5 year NBA career :lol His two-way deal is basically just a marketing expense for the Magic so they can have a participant in all-star Saturday.

Might as well just invite TicTok trick shooters to compete in the 3pt contest

[baseline bum]

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Hope Steph can follow it up with a win against LeBron and Curry tomorrow

[baseline bum]

Castle still getting that media hype, who cares if he lost this? I might have to get myself a Castle jersey this summer.

I got one my first game I went to this year. Been hyped as fuck about getting Steph since the Spurs got the #4 pick in the lottery when it was pretty clear Houston would take Sheppard #3.

[hater]

Oh, you say because NBA fans don't have about the same pages appear on their feeds. :lol

Post some examples then

Waiting....

[DAF86]

https://x.com/manuginobili/status/1890969608837886271

Manu is a dumbfuck with a stupid fucking opinion living vicariously through other people, according to hater and TimDunkem :lol

[spursparker9]

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McClung can't pull this shit, tbh.

:lol Well...He will need a guy standing there for the push off boost first

[scott]

Ah oh yeah, I'm not mad about Mac winning it. He's entertaining as fuck. He's just doing a different competition. He has an advantage over a guy like Steph in that he can take risks like jumping over a car (which I'll be honest I don't think Steph can do), because if he blows out his knee he isn't fucking over a team with multi-millions invested.

[rascal]

Hope Steph can follow it up with a win against LeBron and Curry tomorrow

You and I were the first ones on Castle last year.

Now let's draft an athletic SF or PF who can hit shots and run with our guards in the 25 draft.

[TimDunkem]

Manu is a dumbfuck with a stupid fucking opinion living vicariously through other people, according to hater and TimDunkem :lol

He's not on Spurstalk incessantly crying about it, or tearing down other players because his guy lost.

[DAF86]

Post some examples then

Waiting....

Well, I guess you already saw Manu, if you were paying attention you could read Candence Parker's lips saying "that's a pushoff" after a McClung dunk, and the commentator that called it out but got shut off. :lol

[hater]

:tu

https://x.com/dylangonzalez21/status/1890967989614174635

Castle neess to start and plat 30+ mins alomgside Wemby

Or We fire that damn coach

[slick'81]

Ah oh yeah, I'm not mad about Mac winning it. He's entertaining as fuck. He's just doing a different competition. He has an advantage over a guy like Steph in that he can take risks like jumping over a car (which I'll be honest I don't think Steph can do), because if he blows out his knee he isn't fucking over a team with multi-millions invested.

i kept telling my wife what if he fucks up and falls
on the car:lol

[Trainwreck2100]

Ah oh yeah, I'm not mad about Mac winning it. He's entertaining as fuck. He's just doing a different competition. He has an advantage over a guy like Steph in that he can take risks like jumping over a car (which I'll be honest I don't think Steph can do), because if he blows out his knee he isn't fucking over a team with multi-millions invested.

It's not about fucking over the team, but fucking over yourself of multi millions because of an injury. Also mcclung always has some guy and spends all year practicing his dunks instead of actually practicing basketball

[scott]

i kept telling my wife what if he fucks up and falls
on the car:lol

Mac would be pretty pissed because he'd be injured but also because Kia probably makes him buy the car :lol

[hater]

Well, I guess you already saw Manu, if you were paying attention you could read Candence Parker's lips saying "that's a pushoff" after a McClung dunk, and the commentator that called it out but got shut off. :lol

Good luck proving that in court, lil niga

Even if they tried all NBA players would not do what the white vanilla mini ice did

He deserved to win

And did

Cheers :tu

[hater]

Mac would be pretty pissed because he'd be injured but also because Kia probably makes him buy the car :lol

Kias are great cars nig :tu

[scott]

It's not about fucking over the team, but fucking over yourself of multi millions because of an injury. Also mcclung always has some guy and spends all year practicing his dunks instead of actually practicing basketball

Yep, same point... I agree.

These G-League guys are fun though, just add a G-League Slam Dunk contest. It will be entertaining and give those guys some exposure.

[baseline bum]

You and I were the first ones on Castle last year.

Now let's draft an athletic SF or PF who can hit shots and run with our guards in the 25 draft.

Nah you were way before me on Castle. I didn't come around until March Madness and the draft lottery tbh and then Dillingham's disappointing measurements were the last straw that pushed me to 100% on Castle.

[hater]

Yep, same point... I agree.

These G-League guys are fun though, just add a G-League Slam Dunk contest. It will be entertaining and give those guys some exposure.

Even college dunk contests are more fun than nba

Thing is nba is dumb

They should let 20 dunkers in and pick the 5 best ones after a few dunks.

You will be guaranteed to have a great show

[baseline bum]

Yep, same point... I agree.

These G-League guys are fun though, just add a G-League Slam Dunk contest. It will be entertaining and give those guys some exposure.

Feel like we got robbed not seeing Prime James White in a contest

[TimDunkem]

Feel like we got robbed not seeing Prime James White in a contest

What's he doing these days?

[slick'81]

Feel like we got robbed not seeing Prime James White in a contest

Javtokas too

[Knoxxx]

McClung dunk is creative and impressive but then it ends up feeling like he’s doing only a slight modded dunk 4 times over. Because he is.

[hater]

What's he doing these days?

Im sure hes fine

Probably mostly just chillin...

[hater]

Javtokas too

Was he supposed to be a good dunker??

Seems a bit stiff to me

Got any videos?

[z0sa]

the fuck was that skills challenge lol

[slick'81]

Was he supposed to be a good dunker??

Seems a bit stiff to me

Got any videos?

rumor was he had a '50 vert at 6'11 :spin

[Spursfanfromafar]

They got a non NBA player in the dunk contest because it was diluted in recent years. And while the dude is impressive, the fact remains that he is just a dunk artist and not a full basketball player. All these props and paraphernalia means that he is just preparing himself year after year for the dunk contest and barely enough basketball skills.

Steph Castle's dunks were basketball dunks. In the game dunks. He should have won it.

But if the NBA want the dunk contest to be a showpiece, non basketball event, they should invite Chris Staples and Jordan Kilganon. They are the actual dunk kings of the world. Let them inna battle against MacClung.

[hater]

They got a non NBA player in the dunk contest because it was diluted in recent years. And while the dude is impressive, the fact remains that he is just a dunk artist and not a full basketball player. All these props and paraphernalia means that he is just preparing himself year after year for the dunk contest and barely enough basketball skills.

Steph Castle's dunks were basketball dunks. In the game dunks. He should have won it.

But if the NBA want the dunk contest to be a showpiece, non basketball event, they should invite Chris Staples and Jordan Kilganon. They are the actual dunk kings of the world. Let them inna battle against MacClung.

I agrerwith all this except that Castle won. Castle at the very best should have gotte. A 3rd chance yes.

[Mr. Body]

This weekend raised Castle's profile a huge amount.

[SpursBills]

Castle did well this contest - this entire weekend has raised his visibility a lot. Hope that this increased visibility and marketing comes with a more generous whistle during games as well, as it would really help take his game up another level.

[slick'81]

Was he supposed to be a good dunker??

Seems a bit stiff to me

Got any videos?


https://youtu.be/kvYgYijGCtY

[hater]

https://youtu.be/kvYgYijGCtY

???

Castle would wipe the floor w this guy

Or am I missing something

[SPURt]

This is the best Spurs all star weekend in… maybe ever? Castle get Rising Star MVP and getting runner up in a dunk contest, Wemby and CP3 literally breaking the bullshit skills challenge, tomorrow we get to see hopefully something competitive. The 3 point contest was the most boring this year so far.

[Spursfanfromafar]

Castle did well this contest - this entire weekend has raised his visibility a lot. Hope that this increased visibility and marketing comes with a more generous whistle during games as well, as it would really help take his game up another level.

Amen.

Also, I think if he continues his great run in the All Star game, the kid's confidence will move up to sky high. He will feel that he definitely belongs to the big league. Another incentive for him to keep working on his one weakness - outside shooting.

[hater]

This is the best Spurs all star weekend in… maybe ever? Castle get Rising Star MVP and getting runner up in a dunk contest, Wemby and CP3 literally breaking the bullshit skills challenge, tomorrow we get to see hopefully something competitive. The 3 point contest was the most boring this year so far.

:tu

Agreed

I think Wemby will have a good showing tomorrow

[SPURt]

:tu

Agreed

I think Wemby will have a good showing tomorrow
I like the Rising Stars getting thrown in with the big boys, they have everything to gain, I think Wemby’s team is gonna win, it’s going to be the best defensive group.

[Russ]

???

Castle would wipe the floor w this guy

Or am I missing something

Maybe the 12 foot part?

[Allan Rowe vs Wade]

Spurs showing out at Allstar weekend and spurstalk has to be salty af loll

[Mugen]

Carrot Top McClung with all his props tbh :lol

[cd98]

Oh dunk contest is boring but the best dunker won. Feels like all star weekend has more commercial time than content time. It’s like watching 3 hours of commercials. That’s killing it as much as anything else.

[DAF86]

I can't believe McClung fooled everyone on his way to a dunk champion three peat with the same gimmicky shtick. :lol

It is fine the first time, but by the third time people should really realize he's doing the same shit only with different props around it, tbh. :lol

It is also mind numbing how many people fail to realize the advantage in hang time that those pushoffs give him. Like, you wanna talk about his coordination and stuff like that, then be my guess, but don't talk about his "air time" as if that wasn't 50% enhanced by the gimmick. :lol

[TimDunkem]

Im sure hes fine

Probably mostly just chillin...

Turns out he's a player development coach for the T'Wolves. Not too shabby.

[DAF86]

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Another guy that knows what's up.

[DAF86]

Non Spur.

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[scott]

Non Spur.

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Love to see this, maybe it will mean whatever Blood Vendetta that Ja and the Grizzles have against us can come to an end :lol

[Knoxxx]

Perhaps the bigger story Wemby and CP3 trying to cheat the skills contest.

[slick'81]

Perhaps the bigger story Wemby and CP3 trying to cheat the skills contest.

shit was funny asf

[LakerHater]

https://images4.imagebam.com/1b/c1/44/MEZO42N_o.gif

[DAF86]

Here hater and TimDunkem. This is why so many of us aren't as impressed with McClung's dunks and think Castle should have won.

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[CorrectCrusader]

McClung dunk is creative and impressive but then it ends up feeling like he’s doing only a slight modded dunk 4 times over. Because he is.

That's the problem with the dunk contest. You can only dunk a basketball so many different ways.

That's why I want them to put bigs to dunk on instead of just free dunks.

[Atl Spur]

You and I were the first ones on Castle last year.

Now let's draft an athletic SF or PF who can hit shots and run with our guards in the 25 draft.

I don’t think that’s accurate sir.

[cd98]

McClung is short with great hops. That really helps dunks that he does that are repeats of other dunkers still look cool. If McClung were 6’6, his dunks would be good, not great.

Castle brought very little emotion to the crowd. He did ok dunks, but did nothing to get the crowd behind him.

[Trainwreck2100]

Feel like we got robbed not seeing Prime James White in a contest

his tragic ass dunk contest was hilarious, "let me run the length of the court, oh no I fucked it up, let me run it again, oh no, now i'm too tired to dunk because of all this running"

[Trainwreck2100]

McClung is short with great hops. That really helps dunks that he does that are repeats of other dunkers still look cool. If McClung were 6’6, his dunks would be good, not great.

Castle brought very little emotion to the crowd. He did ok dunks, but did nothing to get the crowd behind him.

Knowing how professional dunkers work the whole reason for McClung's hoverboard was not for the spin, but because when they tried it in practice they didn't have enough height. So they needed something to give him that extra lift. The ladder was fucking dumb he just held to ball in the rim.

Not Castle's fault the crowd wasn't into him, only the players understood the high degree of difficulty on his last dunk when he hit it first try, they didn't get it until the replay.

[spurraider21]

That was fun

skills challenge drama was fucking hilarious and more people are talking about the DQ than the actual competition. Tbh i don’t even know who ended up winning :lol.

10/10 imo, just hilarious


as for the dunk contest… wow i really did not expect that type of performance by Steph. I didn’t think he was built for the dunk contest but tbh this reminded me of iggy losing to robinson where gimmicks and showmanship trumped actual execution and degree of difficulty.

his first 2 dunks were solid and he got insane air on the second. Good enough to get past the first round. But the finals, WOW. The between legs off the made layup was really creative and imaginative, which to be able to say about a prop-less dunk in 2025 is impressive. And my god the behind the back dunk was legitimatey mind blowing especially upon replay.

but the voters enjoyed the push off dunks and props. Mcclung is a wild athlete and in the past 2 contests he did the push off twice and clean dunks twice. This time he did 4 push offs… felt kinda cheap. But the showmanship was great anyway.

Very fun Saturday. Hope we get the biggest all star upset of all time sunday. What a fun weekend tbh

[TheBallsbreakers]

Wemby just went out and said it was his idea to exploit the Skills Challenge loophole.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZds4iISDFU

[Gibbz]

Skills Competition, Adam Silver: Take All-Star Weekend more seriously! :soapbox:

Also Adam Silver: The team that actually tries and exploits the rules in our retard game is disqualified

To do that and then award the G League prop merchant over the pure dunker in the Dunk Contest was especially cooked.

[polandprzem]

Absolutely great thing Wemby and CP3 did. If you do not have to hit the shot then go. I was tellin it few years ago. What's the point of shooting in this contest?
Overall that's not a skills challenge. Those pass rings are bigger then Atlantic.

3pt contest was a disgrace.

SDC - I thought it's gonna be a big fail. And mostly it was. McC and Castle made it watchable. Buz and Jack should be kicked out of the NBA.

[Ice009]

Absolutely great thing Wemby and CP3 did. If you do not have to hit the shot then go. I was tellin it few years ago. What's the point of shooting in this contest?
Overall that's not a skills challenge. Those pass rings are bigger then Atlantic.

3pt contest was a disgrace.

SDC - I thought it's gonna be a big fail. And mostly it was. McC and Castle made it watchable. Buz and Jack should be kicked out of the NBA.

Yeah, good points. I don't love what they did, but if you don't have to hit the shot, it's not a real skills challenge. You should have to hit the shot. The NBA are the ones that made the stupid contest. Can't blame someone smart for exploiting it to show it's not a real skills challenge.
Hopefully that is why Victor wanted to do it, to show it needs changing.

[John B]

I don’t think I would want to see McClung the 4th time. Castle should’ve won that by degree of difficulty and not by props.

[LeBowen]

Castle saved the league from a huge embarrassment, modern NBA players are so weak.
If not for Castle, it would've been a McClung showcase, pathetic.

Don't get me wrong, McClung deserves 50s for all of his dunks, but he's a professional dunker, not an NBA player.
They should either get 3 more of those and have a proper showcase or tell NBA players to get over themselves and actually get some at least somewhat respectable guys to compete.

[LakerHater]

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[buttsR4rebounding]

Wildly hilarious though….

NBA: ”You’ve been chosen as 1 of 4 teams to showcase your skills on national TV…”

CP3: “Well my skill is being a cheating lil’ bitch so I got you fam” :lol

:rollin

[RC_Drunkford]

the funniest thing is the NBA forcing the Magic to sign McClung to a two-way so it looks like he's an NBA player. He played a total of 5 minutes scoring 0 points this season :lol

[Dejounte]

What they should have done with the shooting part of the skills challenge is subtract 2 seconds from the team’s time for every made shot. That would have made it competitive tbh

[BatManu20]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gj4yPBZXoAAU53K?format=jpg&name=large

[texbound]

What they should have done with the shooting part of the skills challenge is subtract 2 seconds from the team’s time for every made shot. That would have made it competitive tbh

Take it one step further and subtract 2 secs for every shot made on 1st try, 1 second if made on 2nd try and nothing for the 3rd. Chance to shave 12 seconds off if both team members make it on 1st attempts.

[Das Texan]

All Wemby and Paul did was expose what a fucking stupid competition this skills thing actually is with the way its constructed

Have a 'skills' contest and one of the most basic skills is not actually required to be completed.

[Dex]

All Wemby and Paul did was expose what a fucking stupid competition this skills thing actually is with the way its constructed

Have a 'skills' contest and one of the most basic skills is not actually required to be completed.

NBA: :cry We don't want our players to be embarrassed if they can't make the shot :cry

Also, is it just me or dig the passing rings look bigger? Any pickup baller could make those passes

[Obstructed_View]

NBA: :cry We don't want our players to be embarrassed if they can't make the shot :cry

Also, is it just me or dig the passing rings look bigger? Any pickup baller could make those passes
Except Donkey.

[Mal]

Awesome stuff by Wemby and CP3, I like thinking out of the box.

A Castle did basketball dunks, not some shit with fucking Kia in the middle of the court.

[Tyronn Lue]

The dunk champion should be the guy with the best combined 5 dunks of the regular season. This would make trash time more interesting, and make players decide if they were going to risk missing a dunk during a breakaway in a close game.

[TimDunkem]

Here hater and TimDunkem. This is why so many of us aren't as impressed with McClung's dunks and think Castle should have won.

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Steph lost. Get over it.

[Knoxxx]

I don’t think that’s accurate sir.

Regarding who was first on Castle (Rascal), I think if you looked at the film, rankings, and our draft spot he was the clear choice. But, we were so desperate for a point guard it put the Kentucky PGs of Sheppard and Dilly firmly in play. We can just thank our stars Sheppard went #3. Part of the high intrigue of Castle was that he had the possibility to play PG, at least according to him. But I'd venture to say none of us knew that he could pass the ball with the precision, flair, and court vision that he has.

The main argument I recall was Dilly over Castle at 4. I felt pretty strongly that not only was Castle better, but that Dilly would be there at 8 while Castle would certainly not be. I guess some people wanted Holland over Castle, but I don't think that or any other names gained a lot of traction at the 4-spot discussion.

[Dex]

Steph lost. Get over it.

:lol Why are you so passionate about Mac McClung? It's like people are dissing your mama or something

[TimDunkem]

:lol Why are you so passionate about Mac McClung? It's like people are dissing your mama or something

Learn to read moron, he shouted me out twice after I stopped discussing it.

[Dex]

Learn to read moron, he shouted me out twice after I stopped discussing it.

And you seem to be taking it awfully personally.

As I said last night, McClung probably deserved the win because he is the NBA's dancing monkey for dunks, and yes...it IS a dunk contest. He truly did some things we'd never seen before.

People are also allowed to root for our boy who rightfully deserved to win, and probably would've if he wasn't going up against a circus act who happens to play in the GLeague.

Castle put his reputation on the line as a rookie and pulled off some amazing, PURE dunks without a bunch of props and smoke and mirrors...and that's what I miss from the dunk contest.

Not trying to hate, just trying to explain the sentiment

[TimDunkem]

And you seem to be taking it awfully personally.

As I said last night, McClung probably deserved the win because he is the NBA's dancing monkey for dunks, and yes...it IS a dunk contest.

People are also allowed to root for our boy who rightfully deserved to win, and probably would've if he wasn't going up against a circus act who happens to play in the GLeague.

Not trying to hate, just trying to explain the sentiment

Don't deflect. You are personally affected because you chose to ignore the shoutouts I was obviously responding to in order to try and get a dig in at me.

Stop pretending to care about the dunk contest and get over it, loser. lol

[Dex]

Don't deflect. You are personally affected because you chose to ignore the shoutouts I was obviously responding to in order to try and get a dig in at me.

Stop pretending to care about the dunk contest and get over it, loser. lol

Love you buddy :bobo

[Raven]

not sure on what grounds did wemby get disqualified

[Mal]

Also, is it just me or dig the passing rings look bigger? Any pickup baller could make those passes

Those are size of pacific ocean

[lefty]

Meanwhile, in the NHL All Star game, a fight broke out between USA and Canada within the first 2 seconds of the opening puck drop.

Hey Adam Silver… I got an idea for All Star Saturday Night…

I almost went to that game lol

[Donald Sterling.]

I noticed the skills course gives you 9 3pt attempts, same 9 3pa's Wembolbol's averaging this season.

Would the end result have been any different had he actually tried? Not so sure tbh :lol

[DAF86]

Steph lost. Get over it.

I won't. Why does it bother you so much? :lol

[Dex]

I noticed the skills course gives you 9 3pt attempts, same 9 3pa's Wembolbol's averaging this season.

Would the end result have been any different had he actually tried? Not so sure tbh :lol

I mean, they definitely wouldn't have been disqualified :lol

I would've liked to see them actually compete and win, but in retrospect this is even funnier because they basically said "your rules are stupid" and then the NBA kicked them out and wouldn't even let them talk about it...probably because they know the rules are stupid.

[TekXX]

Scrap the skills challenge if they're going to make it easy and non-embarrassing for the players. I'd rather see a HORSE challenge. LOL at the Magic being forced to sign McClung just so he can do his four push off dunks in the dunk contest.

[Dex]

Scrap the skills challenge if they're going to make it easy and non-embarrassing for the players. I'd rather see a HORSE challenge. LOL at the Magic being forced to sign McClung just so he can do his four push off dunks in the dunk contest.

They tried HORSE a few years and was similarly boring. No creativity, guys didn't want to participate or embarrass themselves and it basically turned into a three-point contest

I think 2v2 or 3v3 would be fun but players will never go for it

[Atl Spur]

Regarding who was first on Castle (Rascal), I think if you looked at the film, rankings, and our draft spot he was the clear choice. But, we were so desperate for a point guard it put the Kentucky PGs of Sheppard and Dilly firmly in play. We can just thank our stars Sheppard went #3. Part of the high intrigue of Castle was that he had the possibility to play PG, at least according to him. But I'd venture to say none of us knew that he could pass the ball with the precision, flair, and court vision that he has.

The main argument I recall was Dilly over Castle at 4. I felt pretty strongly that not only was Castle better, but that Dilly would be there at 8 while Castle would certainly not be. I guess some people wanted Holland over Castle, but I don't think that or any other names gained a lot of traction at the 4-spot discussion.

He’s from here! We’ve known castle to be a point / have point like qualities for the longest time:) Not a shocker the kid is better than a lot you thought he was….i can pull the receipts if need be.

[SPURt]

What they should have done with the shooting part of the skills challenge is subtract 2 seconds from the team’s time for every made shot. That would have made it competitive tbh
Exactly!

[Atl Spur]

Dudes stay re-writing history these days…

[TD 21]

not sure on what grounds did wemby get disqualified

On the grounds of embarrassing the NBA by gaming the system and doing something that didn't look good optically.

Instead of making up a rule on the spot to DQ them, they should have warned them for the final, change the rule next season and spun this as their future face of the league cared enough to devise a strategy.

[TimDunkem]

I won't. Why does it bother you so much? :lol

Not sure what you mean. You shouted me out twice after the fact. Hopefully you get passed this. Maybe Steph will win next year.

[Knoxxx]

On the grounds of embarrassing the NBA by gaming the system and doing something that didn't look good optically.

Instead of making up a rule on the spot to DQ them, they should have warned them for the final, change the rule next season and spun this as their future face of the league cared enough to devise a strategy.

I thought they could get a do over or something, it was lame. Then they let McClung cheat in the dunk contest right after.

[spurs10]

I think the dunk contest should include Coyote with his trampolines.

[exstatic]

Scrap the skills challenge if they're going to make it easy and non-embarrassing for the players. I'd rather see a HORSE challenge. LOL at the Magic being forced to sign McClung just so he can do his four push off dunks in the dunk contest.

They did the same thing to Philadelphia before. They had to cut some guy to sign McClung. I think his name was Julian Champagne. :rollin

[daslicer]

Dunk contests are very subjective. You are not just competing with the players, but you are competing with the crowd. It usually comes down to not just how great your dunks are but to who can win over the crowd. Mac had already clearly won the crowd from the beginning and then when you add in his props it makes him unbeatable. It's hard to overcome his props that I think only a few all-time great dunkers could defeat him without using props to counter such as MJ, Vince, Dominique.

I think Castle could have won the competition if he had used Victor as a prop during his first dunk in the final round. That pretty much would have ended MAC and given Castle the crowd momentum he needed to win.

Either way I think Castle repped himself greatly the last two days and has made a name for himself. He still has an opportunity tonight to do something great.

[exstatic]

They need to outlaw props. How is it fair when one contestant uses a sponsor branded car?

[John B]

They need to outlaw props. How is it fair when one contestant uses a sponsor branded car?

I remember Dee Brown pumping his Reebok, then it got silly after that with Dwight in his S cape and wasn’t even a dunk.

[Seventyniner]

Castle fell victim to props while having more technically impressive dunks just like JaVale McGee did.

[Brazil]

Vic Chris antic was pretty funny tbh.. loved Victor interview… I was not booed. Chris was :lol

[objective]

Re: props, supposedly Sean was going to have one of his pet snakes wrapped around him for his dunk contest that he was forced to miss due to injury

[mo7888]

I don't understand all the McClung hate on here...but I also don't understand all the talking heads saying he's a better dunker than Vince Carter... maybe I'm just out of touch... I think he's good and should have won, but he's not nearly in Carters rarified air...

[dbestpro]

Make the rules up as you go. Nothing new and makes the NBA look worse because they did not like how they followed the rules.

[John B]

When McClung, a G-League who looks more like a videographer than an actual player, won the 1st time was an upset over highly recruited guys. The 2nd time around wasn’t a fluke. But the 3rd seemed a bit too much and looked more like an ad. I’d hate to see him again next year tbh.

[Dex]

When McClung, a G-League who looks more like a videographer than an actual player, won the 1st time was an upset over highly recruited guys. The 2nd time around wasn’t a fluke. But the 3rd seemed a bit too much and looked more like an ad. I’d hate to see him again next year tbh.

100% this.

If the dunk contest is going to be a clown show, recruit guys off the streets and let them use trampolines and drones to complete their dunks.

If we want the NBA players to really embrace and compete in the dunk contest, they need to get back to the basics instead of this "I hopped over a guy on a hoverboard" bullshit.

Castle did all of his dunks last night with no frills, no props...the only dunk he struggled with is when they had some dumbass who couldn't make a simple layup setting him up for it.

[heyheymymy]

lol MacDung gimmick boy while Castle was throwing down classic bad ass dunks

that behind the back where Castle snake charmed the ball up his arm in a physics defying display and then had the dexterity to corral it with his hand and slam it in? That was nasty, Castle won

[DAF86]

Not sure what you mean. You shouted me out twice after the fact. Hopefully you get passed this. Maybe Steph will win next year.

I shouted you because I thought that was an interesting video explaining why I think McClung's dunks aren't all that.

[spursgu]

Not sure what you mean. You shouted me out twice after the fact. Hopefully you get passed this. Maybe Steph will win next year.

no one is losing their shit more than you. You got your panties in a bunch that spurs fans want to see their guy succeed. Just stfu and stick to your edgy bullshit when the spurs lose another game. I swear fans like you are just so miserable and like to control how we fans should react to things that you claim are so “unimportant.” You even attack a good poster like Dex. Are you a loser in your own social circles that you have to damage control here?

[100%duncan]

Mind says hopefully Vic and co will win.



Heart says Castle and Amen pull of an All Star Game miracle.

[spurs10]

100% this.

If the dunk contest is going to be a clown show, recruit guys off the streets and let them use trampolines and drones to complete their dunks.

If we want the NBA players to really embrace and compete in the dunk contest, they need to get back to the basics instead of this "I hopped over a guy on a hoverboard" bullshit.

Castle did all of his dunks last night with no frills, no props...the only dunk he struggled with is when they had some dumbass who couldn't make a simple layup setting him up for it. I'm telling you, the Coyote and a trampoline.

[Dex]

LeBron is load-managing the All-Star game for "foot soreness" :lmao

[Uriel]

So which team is SpursTalk cheering for?

[itzsoweezee]

Why are they still talking?

[baseline bum]

Siakam and Towns starting over Victor is some bullshit

[Robz4000]

So which team is SpursTalk cheering for?

Rising Stars tbh.

[DAF86]

Siakam and Towns starting over Victor is some bullshit

Yep. Siakam for sure.

[100%duncan]

Why is this scrub Siakam a starter? Seriously

[thiste]

So basically they want Curry & the "OGs" in the finals, that's why they put them against the rookies.

I'm rooting for the Internationals in this first game obviously, but the Young Stars do have a LOT of three point shooting which frightens me.

[TekXX]

Maybe the Spurs asked that Wemby not play much

[TekXX]

This whole Kevin Hart thing is obnoxious and not working.

[hater]

This allstar game is a disgrace

They are making each minigame last 1 hour

And whats with the black midget screaming on the mic??

Wtf

[hater]

And Wemby sucks

Lol

[LeBowen]

When was the last time someone blocked a dunk during all-star game? :lol

[Leetonidas]

This is a snooze fest

[100%duncan]

This Shaq bolbol thing is so lame. Plus the “WembanyaNA” bs. Clown

[Larry O]

All this chitter chatter by the TNT crew is so annoying especially Shaq's wore out stupid humor, SMH...

[hater]

This is already the worst all star game ever

By far

[z0sa]

Wemby taking it serious. Love to see it

[TimDunkem]

no one is losing their shit more than you. You got your panties in a bunch that spurs fans want to see their guy succeed. Just stfu and stick to your edgy bullshit when the spurs lose another game. I swear fans like you are just so miserable and like to control how we fans should react to things that you claim are so “unimportant.” You even attack a good poster like Dex. Are you a loser in your own social circles that you have to damage control here?

I didn't even bother reading this slop, tbh

[Dex]

Gotta make sure they put up a FANDUEL spread on their WWE game

Kevin Hart also needs to shut the fuck up

[100%duncan]

Americans really find Kevin Hart funny?

[Dex]

Jokic to Wemby lob!

[Robz4000]

:lol Wemby gassed

[100%duncan]

Wemby gassed. Good showing so far, he can win the MVP if he heroballs the finals.

[hater]

Americans really find Kevin Hart funny?

Americans are some of the most retarded people in the planet tbqh

[Dex]

:lol Wemby gassed

Dude is the only one out there playing defense :lol

One thing I love about Wemby....he hates losing

[Uriel]

Not gonna lie, I'm really enjoying this. Best all-star game in years.

[TheBallsbreakers]

Wemby has the most All-Star highlights thus far.

[ffadicted]

Wemby being gassed at an ASG is peak Wemby for both effort and his terrible conditioning
Our boy came to play though love to see it

[Larry O]

I thought SGA was going to walk over and shut up Kevin Hart, LOL!

[daslicer]

Americans really find Kevin Hart funny?

I don't. I think he's grossly overrated. Guys like Kat Williams and Bill Burr are much better than him at comedy.

[TekXX]

Americans really find Kevin Hart funny?

I don't think fans of Kevin Hart would find this funny, it's bad.

[100%duncan]

I thought SGA found him annoying but Shai was smiling towards the end of the skit. Players probably hating on his shit tbh but can't react negatively.

[hater]

I thought SGA found him annoying but Shai was smiling towards the end of the skit. Players probably hating on his shit tbh but can't react negatively.

They are embarrassed tbqh

Dying of cringe inside

[DAF86]

Wemby making the All-star game great again.

MASGGA!!

[100%duncan]

Ugh

[100%duncan]

They are embarrassed tbqh

Dying of cringe inside

First time I was about to cheer for SGA, thought he was annoyed. But he pussied out :lol

[itzsoweezee]

The gameplay is actually good. This other shit it’s just garbage. A complete cringe fest

[NASpurs]

Americans really find Kevin Hart funny?

He fucking sucks. He's a midget with a funny voice, I guess that's funny.

[baseline bum]

Kevin Hart is horrible

[ffadicted]

This is so cringe omg

[Robz4000]

This shit is unwatchable

[100%duncan]

Why they have Jimmy host this? :lmao he's the most awkward person ever

[LakerHater]

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[Larry O]

NOOOOO!!! No pep talks from either Shaq or Kevin Hart, PLEEEASE!!!

[baseline bum]

Jesus Christ, Kevin Hart ain't bad enough so they have to bring that faggot Mr Beast out

[100%duncan]

How is Dame missing so many shots damn :lol

[Robz4000]

Glad the kid won at least.

[100%duncan]

Glad the kid won at least.

Knowing Mr Beast, this is probably a friend :lmao

[TekXX]

Nice

[Spurminator]

Who's the budget Jimmy Fallon hosting this $100K contest?

[Dex]

Rough weekend for Dame :lmao

[TekXX]

Knowing Mr Beast, this is probably a friend :lmao

Yea let us know the pre selecton process

[TekXX]

Who's the budget Jimmy Fallon hosting this $100K contest?

Goes by Mr. Beast, a social media creation.

[Spurminator]

Goes by Mr. Beast, a social media creation.

Saw that after I posted it. I've heard of him but I've never seen him before this.

[SPURt]

Mr. Beast was such a weirdo, kept bothering the dude before ever damn shot, goodness

[itzsoweezee]

Rough weekend for Dame :lmao

Dame letting a kid win $100k is a W

[TekXX]

Mr. Beast was such a weirdo, kept bothering the dude before ever damn shot, goodness

You almost thought he wanted him to miss when he SHOUTED right as the guy was shooting.

[100%duncan]

Hopefully Wemby starts in the finals tbh. Just run Jokic, Wemby and KAT.

[baseline bum]

Who's the budget Jimmy Fallon hosting this $100K contest?

One of the biggest youtubers with a shitty chocolate bar who started a fast food chain of ghost kitchens

[weeks]

Goes by Mr. Beast, a social media creation.

a night media creation tbh

[Larry O]

Hmmm... Where's the Coyote at? Where he at?! Looks like almost all the other mascots are there.

[itzsoweezee]

Amazing that TNT chose to fill this broadcast with a bunch of guys crying about how this sucks. Way to sell your product, guys

[baseline bum]

ROFL Draymond rating this Allstar format a 0/10 and saying it sucks live on air

[TheBallsbreakers]

Gotta agree with Draymond there.

[z0sa]

Lol dude didnt even know who won

[TekXX]

Hmmm... Where's the Coyote at? Where he at?! Looks like almost all the other mascots are there.

Spurs on a budget, they ain't sending that guy to San Fran.

[TDomination]

wow i actually agree with draymond for once

[baseline bum]

Amazing that TNT chose to fill this broadcast with a bunch of guys crying about how this sucks. Way to sell your product, guys

Dray ain't wrong

[TrainOfThought5]

His show Beast Games on Amazon Prime is actually hilarious and great

[Dex]

I partially agree with Draymond that All-Star records are now thrown out the window...which sucks.

But also...maybe All-Star players should have showed up and pretended like they gave a shit like their predecessors did.

Don't invoke a name like Kobe after both teams put up 200 points last season

[MannyIsGod]

Amazing that TNT chose to fill this broadcast with a bunch of guys crying about how this sucks. Way to sell your product, guys

They do this all the time. I don't know that I like the format and I definitely don't like Kevin Hart being out there and how slow this all is but jfc NBA learn to not shit on your own product

[Mr. Body]

lol all star records. What the fuck are those

[thiste]

Can't believe Green would say that on air when they're already desperately trying to sell the product :lmao

[itzsoweezee]

I partially agree with Draymond that All-Star records are now thrown out the window...which sucks.

But also...maybe All-Star players should have showed up and pretended like they gave a shit like their predecessors did.

Don't invoke a name like Kobe after both teams put up 200 points last season

Does anyone actually care about all star game stats? Completely meaningless stats from completely non-competitive games. At least the game so far has been competitive.

[spursgu]

I didn't even bother reading this slop, tbh

The old "I didn't read this but I'll tell you that anyway." We know you're a loser so it's okay that you don't acknowledge it. I hope life is nicer to you one day.

[100%duncan]

Draymond is right about the points thing. But wrong on the rising stars team tbh. He's just hating quite frankly.

[Dex]

Let's go Castle...take this shit seriously

[100%duncan]

Steph vs Steph. Our boy getting max exposure this weekend.

[spursgu]

Let's go Castle...take this shit seriously

:cry nah fuck you for rooting for him.

[LakerHater]

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[MannyIsGod]

Jfc what is the NBA doing. This format never had a chance with all the bullshit around it.

[Larry O]

C'mon Youngins, beat the OG's like they stole something! Don't show any respect for the Seniors! LOL!

[Spurminator]

I don't hate it. The All Star game as a concept is outdated and somewhat unnecessary now that so many games are televised nationally. Might as well try something. It's not like they're playing flag football.

[Knoxxx]

Castle deferring too much.

[100%duncan]

The OGs are quite frankly playing with more intensity tbh :lol

[Obstructed_View]

Demar Derozan with a fro dominating the ball.

[hater]

I don't hate it. The All Star game as a concept is outdated and somewhat unnecessary now that so many games are televised nationally. Might as well try something. It's not like they're playing flag football.

All the chatter, the black midget, the commercials, making a mini game 1 hour long

No amunt of competitive all star ball can recover tonight

Its a massive failure and worst all star sunday ever

[itzsoweezee]

Rising stars playing like they were told to lose.

[timtonymanu]

Is this worth watching later on YouTube highlights?

[100%duncan]

Unfortunate miss damn

[100%duncan]

Castle's teammates are too lackadaisical to be winning this

[TekXX]

Certain rising stars look lackadaisical, Cheryl should have picked someone else besides Amen.

[Dex]

Castle needs to go back to the basics and drive to the rim if he wants to win, forget all the All-Star hoopla

[100%duncan]

It's not 30 yet right? They took a timeout before it, this long ass time out and another time out for 30 pts?

[TekXX]

They done took Stephon out the game, fuck this coach.

[100%duncan]

Steph on the bench? :lmao Mitch Johnson coaching this team or what

[100%duncan]

Put Stephon back in bruh

[TekXX]

Castle leaves, OG's pull away, conspiracy?

[100%duncan]

Why is this scrub Amen playing like he's too cool for this game? :lol

[TekXX]

Castle got no competition for ROTY, his teammates here were soft as fuck.

[Knoxxx]

Dumb turnovers, bad rebounding, forced 3s. May as well been the SAS team out there!

[TheBallsbreakers]

Are they gonna play the Finals game right away? Huge break for Chuck's team

[Obstructed_View]

Too many young guys trying to make their name. Castle took two bad shots, but they weren't giving him the ball.

[Degoat]

Off topic a bit but Castle > Amen Thompson for sure

[Dex]

NBA realized they could use this "format" to sell more ads and a bunch of fucking bullshit in the middle of the game

[daslicer]

NBA realized they could use this "format" to sell more ads and a bunch of fucking bullshit in the middle of the game

Agreed I hate the long breaks in between these games. They should increase the point total next year to 70 to avoid this bs.

[slick'81]

This shit is fckn stupid

[baseline bum]

Kinda disrespectful to have a greatest of the Bay Area and not have MC Hammer up on the stage

[SPURt]

DJ Cassidy comes across like a horrible nutsack. At least the undead version of En Vongue sounded good

[timtonymanu]

What is this shit?

[100%duncan]

Draymond hating :lol Castle, Amen and Edey literally do more than you these days.

[hater]

Hoperully one of the OG old men has a career ending injury tonight

So this format is never used again

[Knoxxx]

Kinda disrespectful to have a greatest of the Bay Area and not have MC Hammer up on the stage

Great point, assuming MC is still on the right side of the dirt?

The way to win that game was to let Castle drive and kick and instead the team resorted to chucking and sloppy play. Even Castle got caught up in the chucking. But we knew somehow the old farts were going to win just like McClung would the slam dunk.

RIGGGED

[SPURt]

NFL levels of commercials damnit

[Larry O]

Alrighty Global All Stars, beat them old butt OG's! LOL!

[ffadicted]

NFL levels of commercials damnit

actually think it might be worse. The fact this game is only to 25 too is an absolute joke man. What a clown show of a night

[100%duncan]

Let's hope Wemby wins MVP tbh.

[Tyronn Lue]

This is really stupid, it's like watching rehearsal. The All Stars had nothing to win, everything to lose vs the rising stars. Draymond is right, it's stupid but it's been stupid. The entire weekend is stupid. And fuck the WNBA, ain't nobody watching that shit.

[TekXX]

The championship should be to 40

[TekXX]

Didn't understand a thing Wemby said.

[slick'81]

Glad wemby is having a blast though

[100%duncan]

Wemby not starting again

[Larry O]

Looks like Curry wants to be the MVP of this year's All Star Game.

[100%duncan]

Mitchell building a house of bricks

[TekXX]

Lol the players look so disinterested, good job Silver, you somehow made it worse.

[Leetonidas]

:sleep