All-Star Weekend Thread

[hater]

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

So this format is never used again

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[Dex]

Team Chuck deserves to lose for not starting Wemby

Jokic obviously doesn't give a shit about All-Star games

[Tyronn Lue]

Lol the players look so disinterested, good job Silver, you somehow made it worse.
Why not have the WNBA play against the NBA?

[slick'81]

So they dont even play an actual basketball ball game anymore ? Its a glorified practice to 40?

[Dex]

Why not have the WNBA play against the NBA?

Even the WNBA didn't want to participate in this shitshow :lmao Clark and Ionescu both declined

[mystargtr34]

Dude is the only one out there playing defense :lol

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

Even if it means cheating 😂

[mystargtr34]

Why not have the WNBA play against the NBA?

Agree. First to 50 and the NBA team starts on 0 and the WNBA team starts on 46 or something.

[Obstructed_View]

This timeout is so long they should warm up again.

[slick'81]

:sleep

seriously ,i just started watching and im tired

[hater]

Worst nba allstar in history

[TekXX]

Ok so we're taking a break to do some TNT stuff, weird.

[TimDunkem]

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.

lol You're so upset. Sorry I hurt your feelings.

[100%duncan]

This production is shit fucking ads

[Degoat]

Not enough basketball played!!

[baseline bum]

Is there ever going to be any fucking basketball in this?

[Tyronn Lue]

A couple always take it seriously because they want the MVP. No one else cares, which is why Draymond needs to rethink the whole "scoring record" thing, it's just allowed points.

[slick'81]

Why is kevin hart in everything

[baseline bum]

Oh shut the fuck up Kevin Hart

[TXstbobcat]

Jesus Christ. the nba allstar game might now be worse than the pro bowl.

[100%duncan]

Kevin Hart again? Seriously man fuck you

[slick'81]

This is absolutely ridiculous

[hater]

Holeee shit wtf is this

[TimDunkem]

:sleep

[slick'81]

When is the all star game coming back to san Antonio btw?!

[Tyronn Lue]

Dude

[MannyIsGod]

Honestly after this telecast I'm glad TNT is losing the NBA. JFC man, I just want to watch basketball.

[daslicer]

Oh shut the fuck up Kevin Hart

My thoughts exactly. This is going to be the last all-star game I watch in a long time. I tried to give this new format a chance but all the commercials, and entertainment outside of the game is an obnoxious overkill.

[cd98]

All Star weekend has more commercials than ever. It's like the game got shorter and the commercials and "entertainment" got longer and the product is worse than when they played full games. They should've had a more edgier comic to entertain as well.

[TimDunkem]

When is the all star game coming back to san Antonio btw?!

Maybe after the Spurs move out of the ghetto.

[Obstructed_View]

Is the game still going on? It would serve the league right if someone got hurt.

[slick'81]

Maybe after the Spurs move out of the ghetto.

arent they in fckn oakland

[Tyronn Lue]

Halftime kid making the shot has been the best part of the weekend and even that felt staged.

[TXstbobcat]

When is the all star game coming back to san Antonio btw?!

not until the new downtown stadium is built. AKA project marvel.

[100%duncan]

How tf you find this funny? Jfc

[daslicer]

All Star weekend has more commercials than ever. It's like the game got shorter and the commercials and "entertainment" got longer and the product is worse than when they played full games. They should've had a more edgier comic to entertain as well.

They would never risk an edgy comic simply because they want someone who is mainstream and not offensive to avoid controversy.

[TekXX]

When is the all star game coming back to san Antonio btw?!

When they rob the taxpayers, the NBA won't come back until they do!

[baseline bum]

I just want to watch some god damn basketball JFC

[daslicer]

This game has turned into a game that's even more clownish than a Harlem Globetrotter game.

[Tyronn Lue]

All Star weekend has more commercials than ever. It's like the game got shorter and the commercials and "entertainment" got longer and the product is worse than when they played full games. They should've had a more edgier comic to entertain as well.
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[TXstbobcat]

My thoughts exactly. This is going to be the last all-star game I watch in a long time. I tried to give this new format a chance but all the commercials, and entertainment outside of the game is an obnoxious overkill.

I think the only reason why I watched this All-Star game is because of Wemby and that we haven’t had an All-Star since Murray

[Spurminator]

They couldn't do this after the game?

[CGD]

What is this boring ass tribute in the middle of the game?

[TimDunkem]

arent they in fckn oakland

lol No. GS hasn't played there since 2019.

[baseline bum]

Oh good, going to break, moar commercials

[cd98]

This TNT honoring ceremony is so annoying I prefer they just fill this time with more commercials.

[Knoxxx]

I used to like the TNT crew, except Shaq of course. Now they are nothing more than a WWF style pie in the face charade.

But what this really reminds me of is how little I will miss Durant, LeBron, Curry, etc. For me, it’s like when Spurs haters thought the Big 3’s era went on forever and couldn’t wait for it to end. Curry may have single handedly ruined the NBA with his video game style chucking and copy cats.

[TekXX]

Aren't these guys, maybe besides Kenny, going to still have a show on NBC or somewhere?

[TXstbobcat]

this whole event is a bunch of WNBA commercials

[Dex]

I love Inside The NBA, but for real...you doing this in the MIDDLE of the fucking 40 point scrimmage game. After you wasted the last 3 hours on nonsense?

[Spurminator]

I appreciate Inside the NBA as much as the next guy but pausing the All Star Game for that little tribute was some transparent suck-our-own-dick shenanigans to make sure people stayed tuned in to see it.

[baseline bum]

What is this boring ass tribute in the middle of the game?

ROFL tribute to TNT for hosting the worst era of allstar games and somehow making sure this one would be the worst by a mile

[daslicer]

I think the only reason why I watched this All-Star game is because of Wemby and that we haven’t had an All-Star since Murray

That was the same reason why I decided to watch it and to see how Stephon would do in this game but after this I'm done regardless of how many All-star games Victor gets in and I say this as someone whose watched every all-star game since 1992. This is it for me I'm done.

[Spurminator]

I used to like the TNT crew, except Shaq of course. Now they are nothing more than a WWF style pie in the face charade.

But what this really reminds me of is how little I will miss Durant, LeBron, Curry, etc. For me, it’s like when Spurs haters thought the Big 3’s era went on forever and couldn’t wait for it to end. Curry may have single handedly ruined the NBA with his video game style chucking and copy cats.

I honestly feel terrible for people who are so stodgy that they didn't get to enjoy Stephon Curry's career in the NBA.

[TXstbobcat]

Oh good, going to break, moar commercials

get five more WNBA commercials to watch

[slick'81]

I remember great all star games like when magic returned and it meant something. Bunch of pussies now

[100%duncan]

This is literally unwatchable goddamn

[SpurSpike]

Weren't we in the middle of a game?

[cd98]

this whole event is a bunch of WNBA commercials

I was wondering who all those women were. Certainly not going to recognize anyone from the WNBA.

[Dex]

Hey, NBA players...we are going to make this game more competitive!

Also, we are going to have frequent 30-minute breaks between each 20 points, please come back ready to compete

[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

Called it

[slick'81]

Kenny smith loves this new format?! Wtf

[100%duncan]

Players are fed up lol

[Dex]

Kenny smith loves this new format?! Wtf

Kenny Smith should have retired 10 years ago

[Knoxxx]

I honestly feel terrible for people who are so stodgy that they didn't get to enjoy Stephon Curry's career in the NBA.

Well I will confess that I don’t like a single player NBA that’s not on our team. I’m hypocritical too, when Wemby is making his logo 3s everything seems right in the world. I’m just a total homer, plain and simple. Of course I loved GINOBILIIIIIIIII

[slick'81]

Wtf am I watching

[Death In June]

I’ve never watched an AllStar game before. Are they always this low effort?

[skin27]

Wemby taking allstar game seriously:lol

[TXstbobcat]

any of you guys still have your old San Antonio All-Star game jerseys with the jalapeño on it??

[slick'81]

Fck u curry

[slick'81]

any of you guys still have your old San Antonio All-Star game jerseys with the jalapeño on it??

i got the jordan enterbay figure in the green '95 jersey

[Knoxxx]

Kenny Smith should have retired 10 years ago

He looked like a wooden statue out there but he still seems able to speak and analyze acceptably well.

[TimDunkem]

40 points is not enough. There has only been 10 minutes of actual basketball. Smh

[slick'81]

Lmfao curry

[Knoxxx]

Joker has been a JOKE what a waste of all star minutes.

[slick'81]

Its ova is right

[TXstbobcat]

thank God this fucking bullshit is now over lol

[DAF86]

Wemby is gonna make the ASG watchable for years to come, imho.

[baseline bum]

Donovan Vassell shooting Team Chuck out of this one

[MannyIsGod]

god that was garbage

[TekXX]

I predict the league goes back to the regular All-Star format.

[Degoat]

What a stupid format

[scott]

Well that was something.

Spurs showed well this weekend... well, aside from that one thing

[slick'81]

Wemby is gonna make the ASG watchable for years to come, imho.


atleast dude broke a sweat lol

[Dex]

Well...that shit was boring.

The NBA spent more time sucking their own dick and their sponsors than we did watching basketball.

[ginobilized]

Maybe Elon Musk can do away with the ASG?
What a shitshow!

[bdictjames]

Feel bad for Sengun. Make the All-Star game just to play less than 1 minute in the final game. Needs to have revisions, or at least a time-out every 15-20 points to get subs in.

[TXstbobcat]

go back to the east versus West format and get rid of the 250 WNBA commercials

[Tyronn Lue]

Hey, NBA players...we are going to make this game more competitive!

Also, we are going to have frequent 30-minute breaks between each 20 points, please come back ready to compete
Silver's prelude to 10m quarters.

[DAF86]

Wemby taking allstar game seriously:lol

That's what the fans want. Like I said above, he's gonna make the ASG watchable again.

[Knoxxx]

Curry should never be allowed to play in another all star game. As soon as he starts launching from half court it spawns copy cat 3 PT spamming and the game goes to total shit.

[Robz4000]

Yeah I think I'm officially done with the ASG. Gave it another shot this year since Wemby and Castle were in it but this was pretty horrendous.

[thiste]

Donovan Mitchell 0-7 (most in team) and 0-4 (most on team) on threes...

[100%duncan]

VW was the only one playing while DMitch bricked every shot he put up :lol

[100%duncan]

Yeah I think I'm officially done with the ASG. Gave it another shot this year since Wemby and Castle were in it but this was pretty horrendous.

Yup. Regardless of the format, the production and ads make this literally unwatchable.

[Dex]

Feel bad for Sengun. Make the All-Star game just to play less than 1 minute in the final game. Needs to have revisions, or at least a time-out every 15-20 points to get subs in.

I have a crazy idea...maybe they should make it a 48-minute game...12 minutes per quarter...so all players can participate?

They could even do it like...Western vs. Eastern conference.

But...not sure if the players would really go for that.

[cd98]

Joker has been a JOKE what a waste of all star minutes.

Yes, he's not built for the up and down game. Mitchell was next level chucker. Did he even make any? Boring game and I'm going back to not watching. I like to support the Spurs, but I'll support them in the real games, not this hot mess.

[lefty]

I didn’t like Stern, but he wouldn’t have allowed this shit to happen

Fucking Gollum

[Knoxxx]

Well that was something.

Spurs showed well this weekend... well, aside from that one thing

I bet they can’t wait to get back home and to their own team!!! Even playing with Vassell, KJ, etc. al much better than that crap!��

[Tyronn Lue]

I wish Patrice was still alive and hosted this, him or Bill Burr.

[thiste]

The whole Global Stars team was 2-16 from three

Wemby was the best with 50% on threes

[itzsoweezee]

Good riddance to TNT. This entire weekend was amateur hour. The 20 minute break to celebrate themselves in the middle of a game was beyond bizarre

[Tyronn Lue]

Nosferatu Silver

[Dex]

Donovan Mitchell 0-7 (most in team) and 0-4 (most on team) on threes...

Mitchell also said this weekend that he should be considered the face of the NBA along with guys like Edwards (did not play), Morant (did not qualify, hoodlum), Flagg (not even an NBA player), and Tatum (made one shot)

[Knoxxx]

Yeah I think I'm officially done with the ASG. Gave it another shot this year since Wemby and Castle were in it but this was pretty horrendous.

Most likely I’ll still watch if we have a player participating and especially two. But I learned my lesson to ever watch it LIVE again that’s for sure!

[baseline bum]

I'd give LeBron AllStar MVP for recognizing this shit wasn't worth participating in

[SPURt]

You almost thought he wanted him to miss when he SHOUTED right as the guy was shooting.
For real! Thought the same thing! What a dick!

[Spursfanfromafar]

If a basketball fan can imagine the worst version of the All Star game (and bear in mind..it has been terrible for a few years now), even then that fan couldn't have managed to deliver this terrible a game. TNT ruins it by breaking up the game for such a long time. And then players like Donovan Mitchell kill it by just playing trash. What a waste of time and talent.

[SPURt]

This was absolute trash. WTF. 2025 just keeps delivering dog shit every chance it gets.

[Tyronn Lue]

You almost thought he wanted him to miss when he SHOUTED right as the guy was shooting.
Of course, if it goes to charity it's tax deductible.

[TekXX]

This was bad, I liked that Castle had a chance to be a part but i think his rising stars were kinda trash and didn't belong. I say go back to basics and have the best of the best play a damn game with 4 quarters.

[Atl Spur]

If they make the game determine who has home court in the finals that will get these jackass’s to play! Back in the day the All-Star games were the real deal…..

[TXstbobcat]

if they still continue to have a selection show to announce the All-Star selections I will still watch that but as far as the actual All-Star game, no fucking way I watch another one.

[Tyronn Lue]

Agree. First to 50 and the NBA team starts on 0 and the WNBA team starts on 46 or something.
Then suddenly the Fever trade Clark to the Lakers for a dinner with Kevin Hart.

[slick'81]

Worst all star game eva

[cutewizard]

Back to reality

[Ni-G]

Was it shittest ASG ever? I have watched it only because I was bored at work and still felt relieved as soon as it was over.

[DAF86]

What a stupid format

The format is the only thing that made this thing semi-watchable (aside from the constant breaks).

I prefer this tournament format than a 189-145 game, tbh.

[DAF86]

Was it shittest ASG ever? I have watched it only because I was bored at work and still felt relieved as soon as it was over.

You clearly haven't been watching the recent ones.

[Ni-G]

I couldn't since they stopped to even pretend that they care. I had a break from NBA since middle 00s.

[Knoxxx]

This was bad, I liked that Castle had a chance to be a part but i think his rising stars were kinda trash and didn't belong. I say go back to basics and have the best of the best play a damn game with 4 quarters.

The sadder part was the rising stars gave the old farts a much better game than the Wemby team. And I can’t even hardly remember who was on the 4th team except Herro.

[slick'81]

You clearly haven't been watching the recent ones.

jesus it was worse?!

[timtonymanu]

Wtf was all that lol. This was background noise for me, not worth ever bothering with this again.

[LakerHater]

Should keep the old format but take the 3 away!

[z0sa]

The 40 point score was the big fuckup (besides all the TNT/Kevin hart bullshit). That said, I think Kevin Hart's dumb shit about big men being in the paint is reflective of a lot of casualfan's ideas about the game tbh.

[Extra Stout]

There doesn’t actually HAVE to be an All-Star game. If the players don’t care, and they can’t make a format that is watchable, why bother?

Like the All-Star game is this honor that the players feel they are entitled to, but they don’t actually appreciate the honor enough to put forth any effort in the game. I’d say it’s very American, but most of the international players act that way too.

Just do away with it.

[cutewizard]

Wemby played well, I like it!

[cutewizard]

America versus the World should be the All Star Game.....

That would be competitive.....!

[Degoat]

USA vs World should be the allstar format tbh or just the best 24 players in the league regardless of which conference they play in.. half the guys on Kenny’s team should not have even made a team

[cutewizard]

Simple ideas for the All Star Game

1) America versus the World

2) Scrap the Dunk......Create Three on Three but Sophomores and Rookies for Eight Teams, single elimination

3) World Three Point Shooting Championship , with Shooters from all over the world, Men and Women categories

4) Updated Skills Challenge with explicit, published rules

[scott]

I bet they can’t wait to get back home and to their own team!!! Even playing with Vassell, KJ, etc. al much better than that crap!💩

We're finally going to get a practice in! And that's pretty huge. Will be Fox's first with the team.

[TD 21]

That was the most cringeworthy, messy, train wreck of a production I've ever witnessed.


I used to like the TNT crew, except Shaq of course. Now they are nothing more than a WWF style pie in the face charade.

But what this really reminds me of is how little I will miss Durant, LeBron, Curry, etc. For me, it’s like when Spurs haters thought the Big 3’s era went on forever and couldn’t wait for it to end. Curry may have single handedly ruined the NBA with his video game style chucking and copy cats.


Curry should never be allowed to play in another all star game. As soon as he starts launching from half court it spawns copy cat 3 PT spamming and the game goes to total shit.

Yeah. I know it's all nonsense, but so complicit were they in continuing to hand him start on the two-yard line hardware, that they practically rigged it for him.

From the bye to the final, to never coming out, to no one even feigning defending him, to a team with three elite bigs playing against a team with zero bigs period and deciding to not bother utilizing their advantage.

[Dex]

Must suck for guys like Cade Cunningham who earned his first All Star bid and got to play a whole 5 minutes.

[RC_Drunkford]

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

Whut? That was the worst All-Star game ever. All games combined lasted 70 minutes including a 20-minute "time out" for an Inside the NBA celebration. These motherfuckers played a combined 50 minutes of basketball. Team Chuck had to sit there for 80 minutes to wait for the last game to start :lol

This was bullshit. The only players who made this weekend interesting were the Spurs players.

- Skills challenge disqualification was the most exciting thing that happened in the skills challenge in the past decade
- Steph winning rising stars MVP
- Steph saving the dunk contest by being the G-Leaguers only real competition
- Wemby playing defense in the All-Star games

[Bill_Brasky]

if they still continue to have a selection show to announce the All-Star selections I will still watch that but as far as the actual All-Star game, no fucking way I watch another one.

The only way I will give this another chance is if it is on NBC and they tell this entire TNT crew and Kevin Hart to stay away and not participate. Seriously, that was awful.

Erneh had the look of a man who knew that an institution he spent decades of his life building was being lit on fire.

[Dex]

Whut? That was the worst All-Star game ever. All games combined lasted 70 minutes including a 20-minute "time out" for an Inside the NBA celebration. These motherfuckers played a combined 50 minutes of basketball. Team Chuck had to sit there for 80 minutes to wait for the last game to start :lol


This was my major complaint. I do think the tournament style made things a bit more competitive...there was actually SOME defense being played. But as I said...sucks for the guys who gave up their break to come into All-Star weekend and play 5 minutes

But yeah, just line up the games back to back (with maybe a short 15 minute break between) and let people actually watch basketball instead of all of this stupid pageantry. And get rid of Kevin Hart's dumbass trashing players on a live mic DURING THE GAME.

Even with all the time they wasted, they still stopped everything in the middle of the last game for their TNT bullshit. Just terribly produced...3 hour show with less than an hour of actual basketball.

[KobesAchilles]

The only thing I did like was that it pissed off the players. Draymond whining about how bad the game was. Well if that was a zero then it was a -10 the three years before. My man Kobe is rolling over in his grave every time the all star game plays in this weak ass no competition league

[exstatic]

This was bad, I liked that Castle had a chance to be a part but i think his rising stars were kinda trash and didn't belong. I say go back to basics and have the best of the best play a damn game with 4 quarters.

Of the three teams that lost in the four team bracket, they acquitted themselves the best. They scored more points against Team Shaq than the International team with Wemby on it. I’m not sure who was coaching them, but they needed to PUT THE FUCKING BALL IN CASTLES HANDS like they did in the rising stars. He’ll get the players their shots AND take care of the fucking ball.

The thing about the 4 quarter game is that it has devolved into 48 minutes of garbage time. It’s just fucking trash. There’s at least a slight sense of urgency in the game to 40. You really don’t want to get down by 10, or it’s pretty much over.

[baseline bum]

42 fucking minutes of basketball in a three hour "all-star game". What a joke.

[baseline bum]

Must suck for guys like Cade Cunningham who earned his first All Star bid and got to play a whole 5 minutes.

Shit Wemby only played seven and a half minutes and they were all after that retarded 30 minute break for the tribute to TNT that pissed all the players off and made them mentally check out.

[Seventyniner]

imo the basketball format wasn't perfect, but was much better than the traditional 48-minute game.

All the time between games can fuck right off though.

[superbigtime]

The ASG was painful.

[LeBowen]

Imagine watching the all-star game.

[TekXX]

Of the three teams that lost in the four team bracket, they acquitted themselves the best. They scored more points against Team Shaq than the International team with Wemby on it. I’m not sure who was coaching them, but they needed to PUT THE FUCKING BALL IN CASTLES HANDS like they did in the rising stars. He’ll get the players their shots AND take care of the fucking ball.

The thing about the 4 quarter game is that it has devolved into 48 minutes of garbage time. It’s just fucking trash. There’s at least a slight sense of urgency in the game to 40. You really don’t want to get down by 10, or it’s pretty much over.

Then you have to make the game worth something to them. There wasn't enough basketball played for my liking last night, TNT really fucked this one up. I think these billionaire owners and the league should maybe pony up some millions to hand out to the winners favorite local charities, something like that.

[Bruno]

Something that could be fun is to make the ASG a 3x3 tournament.

It would be a 6 teams of 4 players tournament (3x3 teams have one sub).

[Bill_Brasky]

Imagine watching the all-star game.

I didn't for years, but tuned in due to the new format and the possibility of the young rising stars team upsetting the Shaq team. They made the game actually pretty tight and the Shaq team had to actually play defense and earn the win.

Unfortunately, moments of competitive basketball such as that were few and far between. Instead it was just a giant TNT fluff fest full of people talking who nobody asked for or wanted their opinion. The format had potential but was completely ruined by the awful presentation. It was a perfect representation of how America has become enshittified.

[z0sa]

As soon as Curry started chucking half-court threes, I knew even having it on in the background to wait for the final stanza was a mistake. Dude is a blight on the game and the posterboy for why 3 pointers should be limited in today's game.

[Knoxxx]

Well at least we know when Castle was running the team he scored 12 of the 25 points and they won. When they took a free for all approach against the NBA Old Stars, they lost a winnable game. I think the other Rising Stars decided that Castle had enough glory and it was time for theirs.

[exstatic]

Then you have to make the game worth something to them. There wasn't enough basketball played for my liking last night, TNT really fucked this one up. I think these billionaire owners and the league should maybe pony up some millions to hand out to the winners favorite local charities, something like that.

The worst thing was the 1/2 hour TNT tribute. Take that out, and it’s a decently tolerable night. I assume there won’t be one next year, since they stupidly lost the media rights.

[Knoxxx]

The worst thing was the 1/2 hour TNT tribute. Take that out, and it’s a decently tolerable night. I assume there won’t be one next year, since they stupidly lost the media rights.

My mistake was I joined in progress via DVR at about 8:30 EST which was far too early. Like 45 minutes too early, at least. Being able to speed through the filler would have made it far better.

[rjv]

I heard on the The Athletic podcast this morning that there was a total of 30 minutes of basketball yesterday for a two and a half hour podcast. Kevin Hart alone had 20 minutes of screen time, which is 20 more minutes over the amount of time that I can tolerate watching him.

[Dex]

The worst thing was the 1/2 hour TNT tribute. Take that out, and it’s a decently tolerable night. I assume there won’t be one next year, since they stupidly lost the media rights.

They also had so much dead time to kill. They had 3 previous hours they could have fit it in, but instead they decide to stop the "championship game" in the very middle to do it?

I don't blame the players for checking out at that point. Wemby's team had to sit for like an hour and a half, warmed up and played like 5 minutes just to be put on hold again.

[rjv]

The worst thing was the 1/2 hour TNT tribute. Take that out, and it’s a decently tolerable night. I assume there won’t be one next year, since they stupidly lost the media rights.

during the game at that. idiotic. the game itself was pretty decent. but whoever made the decision on placing the tribute during the game as opposed to after the game needs to be axed. even the TNT crew looked embarrassed about the whole thing. which sucks because they deserved a tribute.

[exstatic]

during the game at that. idiotic. the game itself was pretty decent. but whoever made the decision on placing the tribute during the game as opposed to after the game needs to be axed. even the TNT crew looked embarrassed about the whole thing. which sucks because they deserved a tribute.

They can do that on their last Thursday night game.

[RC_Drunkford]

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[scott]

Something that could be fun is to make the ASG a 3x3 tournament.

It would be a 6 teams of 4 players tournament (3x3 teams have one sub).

I came here specifically to say this. Whether its 8 teams in an elimination format (no subs) or 6 teams (with one sub) in a round robin tournament, that would be way more entertaining.

We need to keep in mind that part of the reason dudes don't play hard in the ASG is because there is no reason for them to risk injury (and playing hard is an injury risk, every single game) for a meaningless game. 3 v 3 can make it interesting without requiring that the dudes go all out and start risking getting hurt.

[mudyez]

Love how KOC called out Mc and said Castle should have won.

He mentioned Mc beeing no real NBA Player, real NBA players not beeing able to train jumping over cars, him just using props, doing the same dunk again and again...it's just like he is reading ST.

[mystargtr34]

KOC has had a hard on for Steph since the pre draft last year but he’s right

[Dex]

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Mac has now made as many dunks in the Dunk Contest as he has Field Goals scored in his "NBA career".

[spurraider21]

tournament format was better than a 48 minute game where it ends up 220-184 final score

turns out maybe 40 points is too low for the target score

and the production doesnt need to be 3 hours

TNT tribute in the middle of the final game, bookended by commercials on either end, was just ridiculous

[exstatic]

tournament format was better than a 48 minute game where it ends up 220-184 final score

turns out maybe 40 points is too low for the target score

and the production doesnt need to be 3 hours

TNT tribute in the middle of the final game, bookended by commercials on either end, was just ridiculous

Exactly. Maybe play to 50? 60? Have the breaks between games not filled with garbage. Plan something good. It’s almost like no one grasped that even a mini tournament would be much shorter than a regular game, and they were scrambling to fill time. NO CONTENT BREAKS in the middle of the last game. None.

[z0sa]

Yeah, content breaks in the middle of the fucking game like it's actually half-time and not 11-1 was just "corporate retard" stuff.

[Arcadian]

My takeaways:



Donovan Mitchell fucking sucks. Way to sabotage Wemby's all-star debut, you asshole. His sorry ass should have been benched early on, and he really had no business starting. Second-class all-star.
Regarding the skills challenge...it was a bad idea. The thing is, a skills challenge should require skill. If you can win by just randomly throwing balls, then it's not really a skills challenge. If everyone did that, the whole thing would be pointless. This would be easily fixed by requiring a made basket to advance. You should absolutely have to make a shot to move on. If you can't make a shot, you aren't winning a skills challenge.
That "tribute to TNT" that interrupted the game for 30 minutes was fucking stupid. I seriously thought my DVR fucked up and I somehow skipped past the game, but no, it was an actual random ass segment in the middle of a game.
After experimenting for so many years now, it would be justified to return to the traditional format. And it would give younger players like Wemby a chance to experience a "real" all-star game the way it used to be done and dominate with 40+ points.
If they are going to keep the tournament format, they should play to 60 instead of 40.
Donovan Mitchell fucking sucks.

[Dex]

My takeaways:



Donovan Mitchell fucking sucks. Way to sabotage Wemby's all-star debut, you asshole. His sorry ass should have been benched early on, and he really had no business starting. Second-class all-star.
Regarding the skills challenge...it was a bad idea. The thing is, a skills challenge should require skill. If you can win by just randomly throwing balls, then it's not really a skills challenge. If everyone did that, the whole thing would be pointless. This would be easily fixed by requiring a made basket to advance. You should absolutely have to make a shot to move on. If you can't make a shot, you aren't winning a skills challenge.
That "tribute to TNT" that interrupted the game for 30 minutes was fucking stupid. I seriously thought my DVR fucked up and I somehow skipped past the game, but no, it was an actual random ass segment in the middle of a game.
After experimenting for so many years now, it would be justified to return to the traditional format. And it would give younger players like Wemby a chance to experience a "real" all-star game the way it used to be done and dominate with 40+ points.
If they are going to keep the tournament format, they should play to 60 instead of 40.
Donovan Mitchell fucking sucks.


Great list, and tagging onto this...

Don't let Kevin Hart roast the players with an open mic. Don't even let Kevin Hart in the building.

They want players to take the game seriously, then they let a washed-up midget talk shit about them over the speakers while they are playing.

TNT and the NBA were seriously tone deaf on this one.

[BatManu20]

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[100%duncan]

My takeaways:



Donovan Mitchell fucking sucks. Way to sabotage Wemby's all-star debut, you asshole. His sorry ass should have been benched early on, and he really had no business starting. Second-class all-star.
Regarding the skills challenge...it was a bad idea. The thing is, a skills challenge should require skill. If you can win by just randomly throwing balls, then it's not really a skills challenge. If everyone did that, the whole thing would be pointless. This would be easily fixed by requiring a made basket to advance. You should absolutely have to make a shot to move on. If you can't make a shot, you aren't winning a skills challenge.
That "tribute to TNT" that interrupted the game for 30 minutes was fucking stupid. I seriously thought my DVR fucked up and I somehow skipped past the game, but no, it was an actual random ass segment in the middle of a game.
After experimenting for so many years now, it would be justified to return to the traditional format. And it would give younger players like Wemby a chance to experience a "real" all-star game the way it used to be done and dominate with 40+ points.
If they are going to keep the tournament format, they should play to 60 instead of 40.
Donovan Mitchell fucking sucks.


Donovant Mitchell chucking up half-assed shots :lol Damn I hate that dude

[Knoxxx]

Donovant Mitchell chucking up half-assed shots :lol Damn I hate that dude

I also noticed the smalls for the old stars team grabbed all the loose balls.

[scott]

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I mean... this is cool... but it's also something that results in a real NBA player getting a stern talking to by his team and his agent.

Might as well just bring out the Globe Trotters for a trick shot competition.

[ambchang]

I can’t believe mc won three dunk contests doing the exact same thing over and over and over and over again, and kept pushing off for lift. It was cool the first time, but after the 17th time it’s just boring.

Also it is a sign that there are no more new dunks to be done. The payers have exhausted all possible dunks after 49 years of this. Time to move on.

[Arcadian]

You guys remember when they did the Shooting Stars competition? I actually liked that one. Every team featured a current NBA star, an NBA legend, and a WNBA player from the same city. Team SA won it twice in 2006 and 2008.

Team SA 2006: Tony Parker, Steve Kerr, Kendra Wecker
*This team holds the record fastest time with 25.1 seconds

Team SA 2008: Tim Duncan, David Robinson, Becky Hammon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBA_All-Star_Weekend_Shooting_Stars_Competition


https://youtu.be/C3Sq1WQCIcM?si=XrBdcZhvBRgRQ_nF


https://youtu.be/nvUsYDQ1Tpc?si=_KSeEdkpn6XRZfkJ

I couldn't find a full video of 2008. Let me know if anyone has it.

[RC_Drunkford]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKSYXTOctoQ&t=333s

[skin27]

That's what the fans want. Like I said above, he's gonna make the ASG watchable again.
Yeah. While being disinterested in some must win regular season games

[exstatic]

Yeah. While being disinterested in some must win regular season games

That’s you, putting your shit on him. He’s been sick.

[rascal]

Love how KOC called out Mc and said Castle should have won.

He mentioned Mc beeing no real NBA Player, real NBA players not beeing able to train jumping over cars, him just using props, doing the same dunk again and again...it's just like he is reading ST.

It wasn't the same dunk.

[widowmaker]

I can’t believe mc won three dunk contests doing the exact same thing over and over and over and over again, and kept pushing off for lift. It was cool the first time, but after the 17th time it’s just boring.

Also it is a sign that there are no more new dunks to be done. The payers have exhausted all possible dunks after 49 years of this. Time to move on.

The NBA is sponsored by KIA, the guy jumped over a KIA, dunk contest winner there you go.

[Dex]

The NBA is sponsored by KIA, the guy jumped over a KIA, dunk contest winner there you go.

TBH that was his most impressive dunk (even though he didn't stick the landing). At least he actually went OVER the car, instead of just jumping over the hood and then landing on the car like Blake did (who also won).

His others...yeah, more of the same. Oh, I'm gonna jump over this guy on a hoverboard. I'm gonna tap the ball on the rim. I'm gonna dunk two balls. We've seen all that before.

[widowmaker]

TBH that was his most impressive dunk (even though he didn't stick the landing). At least he actually went OVER the car, instead of just jumping over the hood and then landing on the car like Blake did (who also won).

His others...yeah, more of the same. Oh, I'm gonna jump over this guy on a hoverboard. I'm gonna tap the ball on the rim. I'm gonna dunk two balls. We've seen all that before.


In my opinion they shouldn't allow props in the dunk contest.

What they should do is allow someone to meet you at the rim and see if you can pull of the dunk.

[widowmaker]

TBH that was his most impressive dunk (even though he didn't stick the landing). At least he actually went OVER the car, instead of just jumping over the hood and then landing on the car like Blake did (who also won).

His others...yeah, more of the same. Oh, I'm gonna jump over this guy on a hoverboard. I'm gonna tap the ball on the rim. I'm gonna dunk two balls. We've seen all that before.


In my opinion they shouldn't allow props in the dunk contest.

What they should do is allow someone to meet you at the rim and see if you can pull of the dunk.

[scott]

In my opinion they shouldn't allow props in the dunk contest.

What they should do is allow someone to meet you at the rim and see if you can pull of the dunk.

"Stephon Castle finished last in the dunk contest after his teammate, Victor Wembanyama, blocked him 16 times"

At least it would be entertaining.

[Arcadian]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKSYXTOctoQ&t=333s

Sweet, thanks.

I feel like we had better resolution than 240p in 2008, but everything on youtube from that period seems to be that way :lol

[RC_Drunkford]

Sweet, thanks.

I feel like we had better resolution than 240p in 2008, but everything on youtube from that period seems to be that way :lol

Trust me being from Germany I had to watch a whole lot of 240p highlights back in the day. It was basically the only way to watch the NBA in Europe :lol

[Ice009]

Trust me being from Germany I had to watch a whole lot of 240p highlights back in the day. It was basically the only way to watch the NBA in Europe :lol

I was wondering the same thing as Arcadian. Surely the resolution was better than 240p back then, wasn't it? I am sure it was 720p back then, or am I remembering completely wrong? I'd love to watch some of these videos, but the quality makes them tough to watch. From what I remember, I don't remember the quality being that bad.

I wonder if the level of video quality NBA players get access when they're watching games/players from the 80s, 90s, early 2000s is better than most of us are able to get from Youtube and other sources?

[scott]

Shooting form looked better back in the 90s when our TV resolution was much lower :lol

[Rosewood]

Sweet, thanks.

I feel like we had better resolution than 240p in 2008, but everything on youtube from that period seems to be that way :lol It’s crazy how bad it looks to our eyes now :lol

[Seventyniner]

I was wondering the same thing as Arcadian. Surely the resolution was better than 240p back then, wasn't it? I am sure it was 720p back then, or am I remembering completely wrong? I'd love to watch some of these videos, but the quality makes them tough to watch. From what I remember, I don't remember the quality being that bad.

I wonder if the level of video quality NBA players get access when they're watching games/players from the 80s, 90s, early 2000s is better than most of us are able to get from Youtube and other sources?

The quality of the actual broadcasts was better, but uploads to Youtube were limited in quality in that era.

[K...]

they should have nba guys try to replicate legendary dunks and grade on skill. Make them learn it on short notice too then if you want crazy prop dunks do that somewhere else.

[RC_Drunkford]

I was wondering the same thing as Arcadian. Surely the resolution was better than 240p back then, wasn't it? I am sure it was 720p back then, or am I remembering completely wrong? I'd love to watch some of these videos, but the quality makes them tough to watch. From what I remember, I don't remember the quality being that bad.

I wonder if the level of video quality NBA players get access when they're watching games/players from the 80s, 90s, early 2000s is better than most of us are able to get from Youtube and other sources?

bruh the NBA game recaps used to all be in that quality. Internet was mad slow back in the early 2000s.

[spurraider21]

bruh the NBA game recaps used to all be in that quality. Internet was mad slow back in the early 2000s.
heck you generally went straight to NBA.com for highlights, top 10 plays, etc etc

[Ice009]

bruh the NBA game recaps used to all be in that quality. Internet was mad slow back in the early 2000s.

Yeah, you're probably right. Since I am also not in the US, the internet here was slow, so maybe it was 240p and I am not remembering right. I do remember whatever I was watching on TV was very watchable (at least 480p or maybe 576p). Not sure how that would look today, though?

[Bruno]

Thinking at what could help the ASG to be interesting again, I think the NBA should confront players with their contractions: they want to be all-stars but don't want to play a competitive game.

To do that, NBA should let players decided whether or not they want to be a part of the all-star selection process. At the start of the season, each player will have to decide if he wants to have his name in the all-star ballot. If a player decides he wants to postulate to be an all-star, he also has to agree that the ASG should be a competitive game that he should try to win.

Players will be at the ASG not because it's mandatory but because they have chosen it. Format of the game could go back to east vs west which was great for years when players were trying.

In reality, it would be quite difficult to go. It would likely require updating the CBA, which will need the agreement of the NBPA. All-star based incentives in contract would also have to be changed.

[RC_Drunkford]

heck you generally went straight to NBA.com for highlights, top 10 plays, etc etc

yup, NBA games weren't on TV a lot in Europe. Except for the finals which they showed the full game the next day. That's why I remember the 03 finals very well. Then it switched to some expensive pay TV thing that only rich folks could afford. Some buddy from my school had it, so I was able to watch Game 6 and 7 of the Spurs vs. Pistons finals live. It was super difficult to catch NBA games out here back then.

The wild thing is I still remember the Marbury game winner, the T-Mac 13 points in 33 seconds, etc. just from seeing highlights on NBA.com :lol

[spurraider21]

yup, NBA games weren't on TV a lot in Europe. Except for the finals which they showed the full game the next day. That's why I remember the 03 finals very well. Then it switched to some expensive pay TV thing that only rich folks could afford. Some buddy from my school had it, so I was able to watch Game 6 and 7 of the Spurs vs. Pistons finals live. It was super difficult to catch NBA games out here back then.

The wild thing is I still remember the Marbury game winner, the T-Mac 13 points in 33 seconds, etc. just from seeing highlights on NBA.com :lol
i missed the T-mac ending :lol... left the house thinking the game was over. when driving home with my dad, had sports radio on. guy was just reading off all the final scores and i assumed he misspoke or there was some typo. got home and caught what happened on sportscenter :lol