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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.
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 le against Team Chicago, Team Phoenix and Team San Antonio in this year’s compe ion, which will be held on NBA All-Star Saturday Night, Feb. 16, at New Orleans Arena.
The Detroit team, which captured the le 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 compe ion 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 compe ion 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 compe ion. 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 compe ion:
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)
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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.
Wonderfull.
Although I don't think David nor Tim fit too well in the compe ion
Would've been better to have like Finley and Gervin go.
Awesome
Nice...now I will have a reason to watch.
Robinson should come back.
I will be glad to see David Robinson wearing silver and black. I don't care if SA doesn't win.
That's pretty awesome, but they better hope that Becky is shooting lights out
but they better hope that Becky is shooting lights out
Shes the only one of three that could hit a 20 footer consistently.
Becky being there is enough to make it all worthwhile.
Drob suiting back up in silver and black will be nostalgic no question.
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.
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.
David will make the halfcourt shot.
I can't wait to see Robinson! I wonder what kind of shape he is in..... maybe this is the start of his return !!
are you kidding ?! he will dunk from half court!
Yeah. Painfully true....but they better hope that Becky is shooting lights out
I'm thrilled that Duncan is going to participate.
Surprised, but thrilled.
As this seems to be just a shooting event, if I was picking Id have Bones and Mike Mitc .
I think they've got a good shot at placing second behind detroit.
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
Great
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?
Win or lose, it's doesn't matter, i'll be cheering for them.
I can't wait & I'm so thrilled!
This is the highlight event of AS weekend for me.
Same.
Cool. Two 7-footers in the lineup. Becky had better turn it on.
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.
Yay!
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