David Robinson @ coming All-Star weekend!

[alamo50]

All-Stars Billups, Duncan and Stoudemire Highlight Star-Studded Haier Shooting Stars Field

Posted Feb 7 2008 4:39PM

New York, Feb. 7, 2008 – Team Detroit will defend its Haier Shooting Stars title against Team Chicago, Team Phoenix and Team San Antonio in this year’s competition, which will be held on NBA All-Star Saturday Night, Feb. 16, at New Orleans Arena.
The Detroit team, which captured the title last year in Las Vegas with a time of 50.5 seconds, consists of All-Star and 2004 Finals MVP Chauncey Billups, Shock forward and two-time WNBA All-Star Swin Cash, and Shock head coach and four-time NBA All-Star Bill Laimbeer. Cash and Laimbeer were key figures in the Shock capturing the 2003 and 2006 WNBA championships.

Team Chicago, last year’s runner-up, is comprised of Bulls guard and Slidell, La. native Chris Duhon, two-time WNBA All-Star and Sky forward Candice Dupree and three-time NBA champion B.J. Armstrong. Representing Phoenix, the 2005 winner, are All-Star Amaré Stoudemire, two-time WNBA All-Star and 2007 WNBA Finals MVP Cappie Pondexter and Suns great Eddie Johnson. Team San Antonio, which dominated the competition in the 2006 Shooting Stars challenge with a record-setting time of 25.1 seconds, consists of 10-time All-Star and three-time Finals MVP Tim Duncan, four-time WNBA All-Star and Silver Stars guard Becky Hammon and David Robinson, a two-time NBA champion and One of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. Team Los Angeles won the inaugural competition in 2004.

As with all of this year's All-Star participants, members of the Haier Shooting Stars teams will join over 2,500 members of the NBA Family for the NBA Cares All-Star Day of Service on Friday, Feb. 15. The volunteers will participate in a variety of service projects at 10 different sites throughout New Orleans.

The Haier Shooting Stars contest features one current NBA player, one current WNBA player and one NBA legend on each team. There are six numbered shooting locations of increasing difficulty, with each team attempting to make all shots in numeric order in the fastest time. Each team will select a specific player rotation to follow throughout the competition. Each shot must be made before the next player begins shooting in succession. Teams have up to two minutes to complete the entire shooting course and the team that completes all six shots in the least amount of time is declared the winner. In the case of a tie, a shoot-off will be used to determine the winner.

The Haier Shooting Stars will be televised live nationally as part of NBA All-Star Saturday Night which will also feature the Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout, Sprite Slam Dunk and PlayStation® Skills Challenge. TNT and ESPN Radio’s national coverage will begin at 8 p.m. EST from the New Orleans Arena. The NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 17, will air live on TNT, ESPN Radio and in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide.

Previous winning teams from the Haier Shooting Stars competition:

2004: Magic Johnson (L.A. Lakers legend), Derek Fisher (L.A. Lakers), Lisa Leslie (L.A. Sparks)
2005: Dan Majerle (Phoenix Suns legend), Shawn Marion (Phoenix Suns), Diana Taurasi (Phoenix Mercury)
2006: Steve Kerr (San Antonio Spurs legend), Tony Parker (San Antonio Spurs), Kendra Wecker (San Antonio Silver Stars)
2007: Bill Laimbeer (Detroit Pistons legend), Chauncey Billups (Detroit Pistons), Swin Cash (Detroit Shock)

Link (http://www.nba.com/allstar2008/news/shootingstars_080207.html)


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[ManuTim_best of Fwiendz]

:clap

Awesome, love D-Rob, also Timmy gets to hang out with him during the break, so that makes up for Tony and Manu not being there with him this year.

[T Park]

Wonderfull.

Although I don't think David nor Tim fit too well in the competition :lol

Would've been better to have like Finley and Gervin go.

[timvp]

Awesome :smokin

[samikeyp]

Nice...now I will have a reason to watch. :)

[ancestron]

Robinson should come back.

[MoSpur]

I will be glad to see David Robinson wearing silver and black. I don't care if SA doesn't win.

[Kori Ellis]

That's pretty awesome, but they better hope that Becky is shooting lights out :lol

[T Park]

but they better hope that Becky is shooting lights out


:lol

Shes the only one of three that could hit a 20 footer consistently.

Hell Becky being there is enough to make it all worthwhile.

Drob suiting back up in silver and black will be nostalgic no question.

[Bruno]

It will be great to see Robinson back with a Spurs jersey even if it is for shooting 3's.

I guess we will have some "David is in great shape, Spurs should sign him" thread. :)

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

It's too bad this isn't a 3-on-3 tournament. I think that Spurs lineup would do well from 15 feet on in. :tu

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

David will make the halfcourt shot.

[ORION]

I can't wait to see Robinson! I wonder what kind of shape he is in..... maybe this is the start of his return !!

[ORION]

David will make the halfcourt shot.
are you kidding ?! he will dunk from half court!

[duncan228]

...but they better hope that Becky is shooting lights out :lol

Yeah. Painfully true. :lol

I'm thrilled that Duncan is going to participate.
Surprised, but thrilled.

[bigfan]

As this seems to be just a shooting event, if I was picking Id have Bones and Mike Mitchell.

[Joe Schmoogins]

I think they've got a good shot at placing second behind detroit.

[polandprzem]

Well at least it will be interesting watching them trying to hit long distance shot esp. that bit-closer-then-the-midcourt-shot.

Is Dave looking out of shape? When was the last time someone saw his arms not coverd with the sleeves?
Don't tell me it was his wife :rolleyes

[Spurs Brazil]

Great

[milkyway21]

It's been 2 yrs since I waited for the Admiral to get the invite for the this ASG event.

I presume Tim Duncan won't be shooting the mid-court shot TP made the last time they won, right?:lol

Win or lose, it's doesn't matter, i'll be cheering for them.

I can't wait & I'm so thrilled! :madrun

[E20]

This is the highlight event of AS weekend for me.

[BonnerDynasty]

This is the highlight event of AS weekend for me.

Same.

[carina_gino20]

Cool. Two 7-footers in the lineup. Becky had better turn it on. :lol

[carina_gino20]

Cool. Two 7-footers in the lineup. It would be great to see DRob in a Spurs uni even for just a couple of seconds. But Becky had better turn it on. :lol

[Sp Ginobili 20]

Yay! :clap

[bigfundamental21]

Glad to see DRob and Duncan participating. With Duncan's competitiveness, we will have this contest won. Becky is a great compliment and will be the key.

[baseline bum]

Sweet! Gotta love anytime I can catch David back in a Spurs jersey!

[ShoogarBear]

That's pretty awesome, but they better hope that Becky is shooting lights out :lolThey might consist of the worst Shooting Stars team ever.

[T Park]

Yeah they will be lucky to do this under a minute.

[duncan228]

I'm glad I get to see Duncan Saturday night too, but I hate to see him lose anything.
Maybe they'll surprise us.

[hsxvvd]

We do need another big, I'm sure he'd body up on Shaq just fine, we just might need to to drug him up a bit to kill the back pain.

[JP le Requin]

the twin towers are back in the game!!!

[dbreiden83080]

Cool Hottie, uh i mean Becky Hammon, is a real good shooter, they got a shot to win it.

[whottt]

I think Drob and or Duncan will suprise on the half court shot and shut the haters up. These are not your typical bigmen.


But just in case we should have Kevin Willis on standby.

[spursjustice]

The bank will be open for Timmy from midcourt :)

[duncan228]

Duncan is all over this All Star Weekend.

http://www.kltv.com/Global/story.asp?S=7839477

NBA details on day of community service in New Orleans
Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) - Before they take to the basketball court in New Orleans, Boston's Kevin Garnett and San Antonio's Tim Duncan will help unveil a new one.

The court refurbishment and dedication at the Mahalia Jackson School in Central City is part of the NBA "All-Star Day of Service" next Friday, February 15th.

The All-Star game at New Orleans Arena is February 17th.

Players will take part in ten projects throughout the city, ranging from the rebuilding of homes to the construction of playgrounds.

Recovery continues from 2005's Hurricane Katrina.

This season, every visiting team will take part in a community service activity.

[urunobili]

man... i am SO ready to watch DRob and Timmee together again.. i have posted before... it would be cool to have DRob make some practises witht he guys just to calm down a little when they were about to hit the panic button... damn i miss him so much...

[Ghost Writer]

This is really cool...

I bet Robinson could still give us more than our current centers!

[bdictjames]

I dont care who won, Im just gonna be glad to see D-Rob have fun on the court again with Timmy.

[phyzik]

After the all-star game, Five-O realizes how much he misses the game, signs a pro-rated vet minimum contract with the Spurs for the remainder of the season, spurs go 16-0 through the playoffs on their way to another title and their first back to back. in my dreams

[25Horry_25Hammon]

Hi...I mostly lurk around here but let me say...you guys are HILARIOUS!!! Always a pleasure to visit and I always learn a lot from y'all!

I was SHOCKED and thrilled to see Becky added to this. She's in Russia right now playing for CSKA. I wonder what the Spurs had to do to pull this off because CSKA has a game that same weekend and that Russian coach is pretty tough no nonsense kind of guy.
Let's just hope they get her in with enough time to recover from the flight because she's the only chance we have...LOL!

[boutons_]

why is Becky's off-season being spent playing for CKSA?
is she hard up for $$?

[samikeyp]

This is just the beginning....

When the playoff roster is announced...

#50 comes down from the rafters. :)

[ambchang]

Finally have a reason to watch this thing. Perhaps DRob is coming out of retirement and this is the first step!







Nah.

[25Horry_25Hammon]

why is Becky's off-season being spent playing for CKSA?
is she hard up for $$?

WNBA players only make about 40,00 - 94,000 per year. She is a max contract player at 94,00 and can't make more then that. This past season with bonuses and stuff she made a little over 100,000.
The new CBA will give her a raise to 97,000 but that won't happen until next season when she's a UFA. If we have to core her the raise is automatic...either way for her it's automatic...LOL!
So what happens is the top WNBA players head off to Europe to play in the WNBA off season. She signed a two year deal with CSKA...the top Russian team. She's probaly making double what she makes here and doesn't have to carry the load. She's a natural SG so she's splitting time at the 1 & 2 averaging about 18-24 minutes a game. Her team is undeated and kicking ass all over both the Russian and Euro leauge. It also keep the players in top condition then add in that she's a gym rat and all she wants to do is play ball and that's why she's in Russsia. It's been good for her game but that means she will miss all of camp and most if not all of the preseaosn while CSKA is in the playoffs. It's been good for her game...she looks to be in even better shape then she was last season.

These pics are from her last Euro league game last week.
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee174/HotForHammon/Silver%20Stars%20Pics/beckycska1.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee174/HotForHammon/Silver%20Stars%20Pics/beckycska2.jpg


SASS also has Vikie Johnson, Sophia Young and Chantelle Anderson playing for the same team in Turkey. So And VJ will also miss preseason and Chantelle jsut got taken by the new Atlanta team in the expansion draft.

[boutons_]

Thanks for the backgrounder and salary situation.

I'm so sorry Becky and WNBA friends can't get by with $100K/year and have to moonlight in Europe.

[25Horry_25Hammon]

Thanks for the backgrounder and salary situation.

I'm so sorry Becky and WNBA friends can't get by with $100K/year and have to moonlight in Europe.


I think it has less to do with getting by on 100k per year (not many make that much) and more to do with when they retire in their mid 30's and making sure they have enough money to sustain them until they find work again.

[Fernando TD21]

It will be great to see David in a Spurs uniform again. Twin Towers reunited. :toast

[jman3000]

cant wait to see the hi-low run to perfection again.

[milkyway21]

WNBA players only make about 40,00 - 94,000 per year. She is a max contract player at 94,00 and can't make more then that. This past season with bonuses and stuff she made a little over 100,000.
The new CBA will give her a raise to 97,000 but that won't happen until next season when she's a UFA. If we have to core her the raise is automatic...either way for her it's automatic...LOL!
So what happens is the top WNBA players head off to Europe to play in the WNBA off season. She signed a two year deal with CSKA...the top Russian team. She's probaly making double what she makes here and doesn't have to carry the load. She's a natural SG so she's splitting time at the 1 & 2 averaging about 18-24 minutes a game. Her team is undeated and kicking ass all over both the Russian and Euro leauge. It also keep the players in top condition then add in that she's a gym rat and all she wants to do is play ball and that's why she's in Russsia. It's been good for her game but that means she will miss all of camp and most if not all of the preseaosn while CSKA is in the playoffs. It's been good for her game...she looks to be in even better shape then she was last season.

These pics are from her last Euro league game last week.
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee174/HotForHammon/Silver%20Stars%20Pics/beckycska1.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee174/HotForHammon/Silver%20Stars%20Pics/beckycska2.jpg


SASS also has Vikie Johnson, Sophia Young and Chantelle Anderson playing for the same team in Turkey. So And VJ will also miss preseason and Chantelle jsut got taken by the new Atlanta team in the expansion draft.

wow:wow

TP made a record the last time. That shot he made from mid-court in just 1 try(?), was almost impossible but so amazing.

I wonder how many shots does Becky has to take to make it from mid-court?

[Bruno]

CSKA Moscow was in the past the team of the red army.

It's kinda ironical that an American sportswoman is now going in the former USSR and played for the former red army team just to make tons of money.

I wonder what Lenin thinks of that in his Mausoleum. :)

[Aggie Hoopsfan]

Awesome, the return of the Twin Towers :tu

[25Horry_25Hammon]

wow:wow

TP made a record the last time. That shot he made from mid-court in just 1 try(?), was almost impossible but so amazing.

I wonder how many shots does Becky has to take to make it from mid-court?


The last time she competed in this event, 2006 i think, she made the half court shot on her second try...It's on You Tube some where.

[milkyway21]

The last time she competed in this event, 2006 i think, she made the half court shot on her second try...It's on You Tube some where.wow:wow thanks!

so, I assume you know Becky that well(I'm afraid I am not familiar with her game).

There's a better chance for the Twin Towers & Co. winning this event. Awesome! :toast

[25Horry_25Hammon]

wow:wow thanks!

so, I assume you know Becky that well(I'm afraid I am not familiar with her game).

There's a better chance for the Twin Towers & Co. winning this event. Awesome! :toast

Here you go...anyone curious can check out Becky's last Shooting Stars Competiton. As usual...Barkely's commnetary is amusing.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdX_n_SahPo

[Phenomanul]

I think Drob and or Duncan will suprise on the half court shot and shut the haters up. These are not your typical bigmen.


But just in case we should have Kevin Willis on standby.


Good call. :tu This will certainly help fortify both Robinson and Duncan's Legacy.

[Quasar]

I think Drob and or Duncan will suprise on the half court shot and shut the haters up. These are not your typical bigmen.

Hey man, you were right! David *jump-shooting* halfcourt shots was totally unexpected!

[alamo50]

Hey man, you were right! David *jump-shooting* halfcourt shots was totally unexpected!


And when was the last time you saw a midcourt jump shot attempt?
The power is still there....incredibly awesome.

Heartwarming to see him and Timmy having a ball together.

[Mr.Bottomtooth]

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