All-Star Game Blog :: East vs. West

[Spurminator]

Pretty lousy game this year. Too many players (read: Phoenix Suns) hanging back for easy dunks. Lame.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

He knows it's his best chance at getting another assist because there won't be another pass.


Good point.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Ooh...24 hours of Law and Order.

[resistanze]

I'm gonna explode if my shitty Canadian station cuts off the MVP ceremony.

[ShoogarBear]

Let's go, let's go, let's go! C'mon, let's go!

[1Parker1]

That was a chummy little hug between Parker and Kobe.

I don't like it.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

I heard Phoenix has petitioned the league to change their name to the Phoenix Cherry Pickers.

[freedom&justice]

Kobe's gotta be MVP...off the top of my head: 30 pts, 8 asts, 6 stls, 6 rbds. That, and the fact that the crowd was chanting Kobe...Kobe..

[ducks]

james= 5 turnovers

[ShoogarBear]

That was a chummy little hug between Parker and Kobe.

I don't like it.How do you think Eva and Vanessa feel?

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

ducks = bitter hata.

[davemaniscool]

I heard Phoenix has petitioned the league to change their name to the Phoenix Cherry Pickers.

Isn't that how Marion usually scores his points?

[ducks]

All-Stars
On Court PTS REB AST PF
K. Bryant* 31 5 6 1
A. Stoudemire 29 9 3 5
C. Anthony 20 8 2 2
R. Allen 12 1 3 0
T. Parker 8 2 10 0
On Bench PTS REB AST PF
S. Marion 18 9 4 0
D. Nowitzki* 9 5 2 0
T. McGrady* 8 3 11 0
K. Garnett* 7 6 4 0
M. Okur 4 1 1 0
T. Duncan* 4 5 4 1
J. Howard 3 4 1 1
P. Gasol 0 0 0 0
E. Brand 0 0 0 0
C. Boozer 0 0 0 0
S. Nash 0 0 0 0
Y. Ming 0 0 0 0
A. Iverson 0 0 0 0

[adidas11]

Kobe for MVP?

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

james= 5 turnovers

Wade had 5, LeBron had 4...but don't let facts get in the way of your hate or anything...

[1Parker1]

He knows it's his best chance at getting another assist because there won't be another pass.

:lol True.

I like how in the final seconds, the crowd was chanting KOBE KOBE KOBE! and Amare f-ing demands the ball so he can brick a 3 pointer....

[adidas11]

Yep, with David Stern in tow.

[freedom&justice]

Congrats, Kobe. :clap

That's his second.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

How do you think Eva and Vanessa feel?

You're right, I should go comfort them...

AND Amare looks pissed!

[ShoogarBear]

Ernie's face looks a lot better.

[T Park]

8 points 10 assists for Parker.

nice job Tony !!! :)

[1Parker1]

Final

East 132
West 153

This is Pop's worst nightmare and D Antoni's wet dream.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

:lmao

D'Antoni gets owned. Kobe gets MVP.

[1Parker1]

Yes! Kobe got MVP! :)

Is this his first ASG MVP?

[resistanze]

:lol True.

I like how in the final seconds, the crowd was chanting KOBE KOBE KOBE! and Amare f-ing demands the ball so he can brick a 3 pointer....

:lmao

[T Park]

Ernie's face looks a lot better.




Removing tumors the size of baseballs from your neck helps...

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Yes! Kobe got MVP! :)

Is this his first ASG MVP?

2002.

[ShoogarBear]

Amare does look pissed. lmao.

I figured Marion would be going for MVP since he went to UNLV.

[1Parker1]

Damn Kobe had 6 steals in this game?

[T Park]

Props to Kobe...

God I feel sick typing that...

[freedom&justice]

AND Amare looks pissed!

:tu

[Tek_XX]

Kobe knows he can hog the ball to an MVP anytime he wants

[ShoogarBear]

Yes! Kobe got MVP! :)

Is this his first ASG MVP?How could you forget him getting booed in Philly in 2002?

[ducks]

kobe will win the regular season mvp award to

[Amare_32]

Awful Bryant the MVP? Well is the only thing the Lakers are winning this year.

[johnpaulwall21]

ive never been this pissed during a allstar game in my life. but even kobe winning made me at ease a little.

[1Parker1]

2002.


:lmao That's right, now when they said it I remembered. It was here in Philly and the crowd booed him like crazy.

[Tek_XX]

So i gather there are more Amarehaters than Kobehaters in here?

[Amare_32]

Final

East 132
West 153

This is Pop's worst nightmare and D Antoni's wet dream.


:lol Somewhere Pop weeps.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

:lol Somewhere Pop weeps.

Shit...Pop probably drank a shitload of wine with Manny and is drunk off his ass.

[davemaniscool]

Amare pissed :lol
Marion tried to cherry pick his way to an MVP
As long as Bron doesn't get it..He's not the second coming yet

[1Parker1]

So i gather there are more Amarehaters than Kobehaters in here?

:wtf I thought anyone who wasn't a Suns fan was an Amarehater?

[T Park]

Well is the only thing the Lakers are winning this year.



lol

one more thing than the fuggin Suns :lmao

[Amare_32]

Shit...Pop probably drank a shitload of wine with Manny and is drunk off his ass.


Well if anyone knows his wines is Pop.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

So i gather there are more Amarehaters than Kobehaters in here?

I'm not hating on either of them...

[carina_gino20]

did ernie make a mistake? he said "Doug Collins said he was your pick for MVP>"

:lol. whatever.

props to Kobe. good thing amare didn't take the mvp.

[Spurologist]

Most Minutes

LeBron 24
TP 23
Kobe/J O'neal 22
Marion/Stoudemire 21

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

:lmao at Amare pissed about MVP.

Couldn't happen to a nicer chump.

[Trainwreck2100]

:lol Somewhere Pop weeps.

pop dont give a shit.

[ducks]

Kobe Will Win The Regular Season Mvp Also

[Pistons < Spurs]

So i gather there are more Amarehaters than Kobehaters in here?


There's definitley alot of Amare haters here.

But if there is a playoff matchup between the Spurs and Lakers, you will see all the Kobe haters in all their glory though!

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

If Angie Harmon is on this episode of L&O, it'll be that much better.

[Amare_32]

:lmao at Amare pissed about MVP.

Couldn't happen to a nicer chump.

Whats with all the Amare hating on here? Not even Kobe is this hated on here.

[1Parker1]

:lol No one has questions for Melo in the post game....

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

If Angie Harmon is on this episode of L&O, it'll be that much better.

Nope...not with Fontana.

[1Parker1]

Kobe Will Win The Regular Season Mvp Also


No he won't. Dirk or Nash will....

[ducks]

marion had 22 minutes

[Amare_32]

Kobe Will Win The Regular Season Mvp Also

Nope Nash or Dirk will win that one. I can't see a lower seeded team winning the MVP.

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Actually, it's not that we hate Amare. It's that D'Antoni is a chump ass bitch who tried to get his boy the MVP.

So fuck him. And honestly, I didn't have a lot of hate for Amare until 1) I saw him jack up a three late to try and get high point honors and 2) he looked so pissed when they were giving it to Kobe.

[davemaniscool]

I'll give him an MVP for pushups

[ducks]

suns are lossing alot of games right now and mavs will go on a lossing streak to..............

[Udrihlooms]

Had the east won, it would have been easier.

Nash would have won the ASG MVP... :lol

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Damn, Amare even looks pissed in the post-game press conference.

[1Parker1]

:lmao Reporter just asked Amare are you disapointed that you didn't get MVP?

Amare said something liek no, Kobe also had 6 assists....

[johnpaulwall21]

that was a shit allstar game. i wanted to see more stars then what we got. 3 fucken shots by duncan.... one more then okur and 3 shots ties josh da fuck howard. but he had less playing time then both of those fuckers actually tim had the 3rd least amount of minutes of both allstar squads. damn i feel like when we lose a fucken game and this is just the damn allstar shit.

[Pistons < Spurs]

Most Minutes

LeBron 24
TP 23
Kobe/J O'neal 22
Marion/Stoudemire 21


NBA.com has:

Bron 32
Kobe 28
Mello 25
Wade 24
Parker 23
Bosh 22
J Oneal 22

[freedom&justice]

:lmao Reporter just asked Amare are you disapointed that you didn't get MVP?

Amare said something liek no, Kobe also had 6 assists....

:clap and here comes Kobe.

[1Parker1]

Damn D Antoni instead....

[freedom&justice]

:clap and here comes Kobe.

Eh, here comes everyone's favorite coach.

[davemaniscool]

where is post game being televised?

[1Parker1]

D Antoni said he had it scripted that Kobe and Parker would be in the game in the closing....

[Amare_32]

Damn, Amare even looks pissed in the post-game press conference.


Well hopefully he shows up on Tuesday and takes it out on the Clippers for a Suns win.

[1Parker1]

where is post game being televised?


NBATV, it's free right now....

Channel 560 if you have Dish netowork.

[davemaniscool]

NBATV, it's free right now....

Channel 560 if you have Dish netowork.


Apparently not free on Time Warner in Dallas.

Thanks, though

[1Parker1]

Apparently not free on Time Warner in Dallas.

Thanks, though

Sorry :(

[1Parker1]

Kobe declaring some man-love for Melo :lol

[Texas_Ranger]

Nice game to watch.

[ducks]

nice tp had a good game

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Well hopefully he shows up on Tuesday and takes it out on the Clippers for a Suns win.

Do you not get it? It's a fucking All-Star game.

It's pathetic that both Amare and D'Antoni have their panties in a bunch over Amare not getting MVP today.

[ducks]

maybe amare is ticked because with his knees he does not know how many seasons he will be able to play and wanted to really win the mvp

[Amare_32]

Do you not get it? It's a fucking All-Star game.

It's pathetic that both Amare and D'Antoni have their panties in a bunch over Amare not getting MVP today.

I don't care if is little leaque. You know how sensitive players are. If it had been Kobe not getting the MVP he would have his panties in a bunch.

[Purple & Gold]

Good game Kobe
:clap :clap :clap

[ponky]

haha, after looking at the box score, other than kobe, all of the other four starters got less minutes than every reserve except for okur, a bigger dude...d'antoni cannot coach any other way, it's all small ball or nothing

[ponky]

Good game Kobe
:clap :clap :clap

congrats, i was so glad he won

[ALVAREZ6]

Well hopefully he shows up on Tuesday and takes it out on the Clippers for a Suns win.
http://my.opera.com/drlaunch/homes/albums/37656/thumbs/lol-srsly001.jpg_thumb.jpg

[ponky]

If Angie Harmon is on this episode of L&O, it'll be that much better.

hell yeah, she and her husband are mavs fans! :lol :lol :lol

[Trainwreck2100]

http://my.opera.com/drlaunch/homes/albums/37656/thumbs/lol-srsly001.jpg_thumb.jpg

stop stealing my bit

[ALVAREZ6]

stop stealing my bit
http://my.opera.com/drlaunch/homes/albums/37656/thumbs/lol-srsly001.jpg_thumb.jpg

[aaronstampler]

Amare came off really poorly in Jack McCallum's book on the Suns. Dude sounds like a total dumbass.

[Purple & Gold]

congrats, i was so glad he won
You should become a Laker fan. Join the Darkside.


http://starwars.mytopix.com/img/d/darth_vader-0.jpg

[ponky]

You should become a Laker fan. Join the Darkside.


http://starwars.mytopix.com/img/d/darth_vader-0.jpg

well, the mavs and the knicks are my teams (yes, the knicks but they have really disappointed me because i really don't like francis or robinson or isaiah)

but i do have secondary teams that i root for, 2-3 teams, and the lakers are definitely frontrunners in that group and i've even gotten my bf to take a good look at the *new* kobe, something i thought would never happen unless hell froze over

so in a way, unless the mavs are playing the lakers, i do watch all the lakers games and root for them

[Purple & Gold]

i do watch all the lakers games and root for them
:clap :clap :clap Good job

[ponky]

:clap :clap :clap Good job

thanks, i do like several guys on the lakers team (except for kwame)

btw, is that a pic of charles v of spain under that lakers hat in your avatar? weird but funny.

[Purple & Gold]

thanks, i do like several guys on the lakers team (except for kwame)

btw, is that a pic of charles v of spain under that lakers hat in your avatar? weird but funny.
It's Galileo, I put the Lakers hat on him though. :lol

It's originally a joke about the Boston Red Sox. But I changed it up a little.

[Nashfan]

COME ON KOBE! We can't have Amare win f-ing MVP of this thing! :madrun


What do you have against Amare?

[ducks]

he was doing pushups against the spurs
he was getting minutes because of HIS COACH

[ducks]

I guess nash fan would not know amare did pushups when playing the spurs one game
he is only a nash fan not a sun fan

[phxspurfan]

congrats, i was so glad he won


kobe is such a tool. only in a game where no one else is trying would he storm down the lane like its finals game 7

[Nashfan]

he was doing pushups against the spurs
he was getting minutes because of HIS COACH

Yes, I agree Amare was immature in doing pushups against the Spurs but he is only twenty-four so I will excuse it at that point but not if he does it again.


Amare was getting minutes because he was one the guys most interested in playing the game. He is not the definition of a ballhog. Most guards handle the ball and he either posted up or played a pick and roll with one of the guards or ran the floor with the guards. They passed him the ball and he was very efficient in scoring. He attempted twenty-two shots and made fourteen which equals 63% shooting. Amare also had nine rebounds, three assists, one steal and one turnover in twenty-one minutes. In comparison, Kobe played twenty-eight minutes, took twenty-four shots and made thirteen which is 54% shooting. Yes, he had six assists (he is a guard :rolleyes ), six steals and four turnovers. If anything it would have been nice to have co-mvps.

In relation to D' Antoni playing the Suns players, well they do know his system and they were scoring well and efficiently. He also played Carmelo twenty-five minutes, Tony Parker twenty-three minutes, Ray Allen twenty-one minutes, T-Mac eighteen minutes, Dirk sixteen minutes and Garnett, Duncan and Okur fourteen minutes. The most efficent scorers in order were Carmelo, Amare, (not all dunks if you were watching the game) Marion,(yes, most of his were dunks), Tony Parker, and Dirk. T-Mac and Garnett were shooting 37.5 % while Carmelo's was 66%, Amare's was 63%, Marion was 60%, Parker was 57%, Kobe was 54% and Dirk was 44%. I think coach wanted to win the game.

As a side note, according to ESPN.com Amare's twenty-nine points in twenty-one minutes was the second highest ratio of any twenty point scorer in an NBA All-Star game. The record is held by Michael Jordan who scored forty points in twenty-nine minutes in 1988. Amare scored one point per 43.4 seconds and Jordan scored one point per 43.3 seconds back in 1988. Have some facts before you go bashing certain players. This isn't just aimed at you in particular but at a lot of people who were bashing the Sun's players and D' Antoni's choice of players in the second half.

[ponky]

kobe is such a tool. only in a game where no one else is trying would he storm down the lane like its finals game 7

although parker did a better job with this, kobe dished out the assists in the first quarter and it's not like amare wasn't trying to rack up the points thanks to the minutes his coach gave him...it's mostly for this last reason (d'antoni catering to his guys) that i'm glad kobe won

[ponky]

Amare was getting minutes because he was one the guys most interested in playing the game.

wow, how did you find this bit of insider information out? i would think that some of the first-timers would be the most eager to play but my bad, i didn't know that this was the case

[Nashfan]

although parker did a better job with this, kobe dished out the assists in the first quarter and it's not like amare wasn't trying to rack up the points thanks to the minutes his coach gave him...it's mostly for this last reason (d'antoni catering to his guys) that i'm glad kobe won


I don't think coach was catering to his guy's as you put it. They do know the system and they were efficient in scoring if you read my post above yours. Carmelo played twenty-five minutes and Parker and Kobe played more than Amare and Marion. When did you become such a Kobe fan and why do you seem to not like Amare? I also think he wanted to win the game.

[ponky]

I don't think coach was catering to his guy's as you put it. They do know the system and they were efficient in scoring if you read my post above yours. Carmelo played twenty-five minutes and Parker and Kobe played more than Amare and Marion. When did you become such a Kobe fan and why do you seem to not like Amare? I also think he wanted to win the game.

the coach catered to small ball, only one *smaller* starter (kobe) got more minutes than any of the reserves, the other big starters got less than the bench which is kind of sad that d'antoni couldn't mix it up and do something different...the reason parker got minutes was because of his guard and ball handling abilities and if you look at the assists, kobe also had a good number of assists. i don't have any real animosity towards amare, he seems like an ok guy, although i think it sucks that he can't create his own shots a bit more. anyway, mostly i dislike d'antoni because he looks like a freakin' marionette and gesticulates way too much. i should understand, being italian and animated myself, but i don't because d'antoni looks too smug during games and yes, it pisses me off. anyway, i like nash, amare, barbosa and thomas but that's it, everyone else, especially raja and marion along with their coach irks me.

[Nashfan]

wow, how did you find this bit of insider information out? i would think that some of the first-timers would be the most eager to play but my bad, i didn't know that this was the case


Anyone with half a brain could tell that Amare was excited and serious about the game as was Kobe and Carmelo. Josh Howard may have been eager to play but was very inefficient. He played twenty minutes and was one of three from the field for 33% shooting. Not going to get it done. He probably had the jitters since it was his first allstar game. On the other hand Carmelo (another first timer) was very efficient by shooting ten for fifteen for 66% shooting. Easy to figure out if you look at the boxscore. :lol

[RC's Boss]

Why is thead still going???????????????????????? It was the freakin' all-star game!

[Nashfan]

the coach catered to small ball, only one *smaller* starter (kobe) got more minutes than any of the reserves, the other big starters got less than the bench which is kind of sad that d'antoni couldn't mix it up and do something different...the reason parker got minutes was because of his guard and ball handling abilities and if you look at the assists, kobe also had a good number of assists. i don't have any real animosity towards amare, he seems like an ok guy, although i think it sucks that he can't create his own shots a bit more. anyway, mostly i dislike d'antoni because he looks like a freakin' marionette and gesticulates way too much. i should understand, being italian and animated myself, but i don't because d'antoni looks too smug during games and yes, it pisses me off. anyway, i like nash, amare, barbosa and thomas but that's it, everyone else, especially raja and marion along with their coach irks me.


Well, I guess the big guy's just either could not keep up or maybe it was because they were shooting poorly. Garnett shot 37.5% as well as T-Mac, but at least T-Mac had eleven assists. Dirk did not shoot well either at 44%. I don't think Duncan was all that interested in playing as he looked totally bored. If you watched the game closely, Amare had more than dunks, he had quite a few jumpshots. I don't think anyone created those for him. I cannot help you with your problem towards D' Antoni, I just think he is real easy going and it may seem smug to you. If anything I would think Avery Johnson's voice would get on your nerves! :lol I understand about Raja because he is a hothead but what is your problem with Marion?

[Nashfan]

Why is thead still going???????????????????????? It was the freakin' all-star game!


Hey, if you don't like it, don't come into this thread! :lol

[ponky]

Anyone with half a brain could tell that Amare was excited and serious about the game as was Kobe and Carmelo. Josh Howard may have been eager to play but was very inefficient. He played twenty minutes and was one of three from the field for 33% shooting. Not going to get it done. He probably had the jitters since it was his first allstar game. On the other hand Carmelo (another first timer) was very efficient by shooting ten for fifteen for 66% shooting. Easy to figure out if you look at the boxscore. :lol

are you an idiot?...you know how many guys missed the ball several times in the first six minutes of the game?!?!?! if everyone stopped passing the ball to those guys missing multiple shots at the beginning of the game, they'd have percentages like jho...this would include amare, dirk, marion and many others. jho wasn't fed the ball quite as much because he's a first-timer, simple as that, don't be stupid and make up shit. unlike amare, it's not like josh had the convenience of being fed the ball right at the basket...such a homer, just forget it, keep making excuses for your team, i never brought up josh in the first place.

[ponky]

Well, I guess the big guy's just either could not keep up or maybe it was because they were shooting poorly. Garnett shot 37.5% as well as T-Mac, but at least T-Mac had eleven assists. Dirk did not shoot well either at 44%. I don't think Duncan was all that interested in playing as he looked totally bored. If you watched the game closely, Amare had more than dunks, he had quite a few jumpshots. I don't think anyone created those for him. I cannot help you with your problem towards D' Antoni, I just think he is real easy going and it may seem smug to you. If anything I would think Avery Johnson's voice would get on your nerves! :lol I understand about Raja because he is a hothead but what is your problem with Marion?

marion = sensitive, whining crybaby who thinks he's the shiznit of all ballers

anyway, you're a sad homer, i'm done here

[Nashfan]

are you an idiot?...you know how many guys missed the ball several times in the first six minutes of the game?!?!?! if everyone stopped passing the ball to those guys missing multiple shots at the beginning of the game, they'd have percentages like jho...this would include amare, dirk, marion and many others. jho wasn't fed the ball quite as much because he's a first-timer, simple as that, don't be stupid and make up shit. unlike amare, it's not like josh had the convenience of being fed the ball right at the basket...such a homer, just forget it, keep making excuses for your team, i never brought up josh in the first place.


No, I am not an idiot. I don't think Amare determined who got the ball in the first six minutes. Actually I guess you cannot read because Carmelo and Amare were very efficient in scoring. Dirk shot 44% and took nine shots, he was given a chance to score. What shit are you refering to me making up? Amare was not just fed the ball at the basket, he had jumpshots also. You have to be in the right place to get the ball. Amare was not good in his first allstar game either. Maybe Howard was just nervous. I don't know what Dirks excuse was, maybe not interested. If anyone is a homer it is you. Your Mavs can do no wrong. You did bring Josh up since he is a first timer as you put it.

[RC's Boss]

Hey, if you don't like it, don't come into this thread! :lol
I don't have a problem w/ it. It's just suprising to me people are still talking about it. to be honest I skipped to the last page and made a post so i haven't a clue as to what's being talked about. Yap it up dudes :toast

[ponky]

I don't have a problem w/ it. It's just suprising to me people are still talking about it. to be honest I skipped to the last page and made a post so i haven't a clue as to what's being talked about. Yap it up dudes :toast

nah, i'd rather not, i hate talking to homers who make excuses, thanks for reminding me that it's just the all-star game, reality starts back up tomorrow

[Nashfan]

marion = sensitive, whining crybaby who thinks he's the shiznit of all ballers

anyway, you're a sad homer, i'm done here


I know Marion is sensitive and it gets on my nerves as well. Sometimes I wish he would just shut up and play. I am not anymore of a homer than you. :lol

[ponky]

I know Marion is sensitive and it gets on my nerves as well. Sometimes I wish he would just shut up and play. I am not anymore of a homer than you. :lol

i'm a fan, not a homer....when you always have to make excuses for your team , you're a homer...nashfan=homer....goodnight

[Nashfan]

wow, how did you find this bit of insider information out? i would think that some of the first-timers would be the most eager to play but my bad, i didn't know that this was the case


Here is your first timer message. I would assume that would include Josh Howard since this was his first all star game. :lol

[Nashfan]

i'm a fan, not a homer....when you always have to make excuses for your team , you're a homer...nashfan=homer....goodnight


I don't always make excuses for my team. They do a lot of things I really hate like not playing defense the way I would like them to and I hate the way the coach only plays so many players. Do I think they are a contender, yes but so are about four other Western teams. Doesn't make me a homer anymore than you and your Mavs. :p: