akirac73
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It's an awesomely horrible idea.
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Crawlnstall
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I swear didn't they have a horse competition like 5 years ago? It wasn't for dunks but for trick shots. I like the idea though
You guys are harsh. OP is on to something, but it just needs a little work is all. The main problem I see is that tournament would be far too lengthy as it would need to go at least 5 rounds, which would be quite disruptive to the regular season. Instead, let's take some inspiration from WWE Royal Rumble. 30 teams play simultaneously. Court altered to octagon shape, with 8 baskets, and of course 4 balls. First team to score 100 wins. The teams with the two best records get to start on the court first, with the third best record team allowed on the court 30 seconds later, the 4th best record 30 seconds after that, etc. Will probably require 30 or so officials and a small army of statisticians/scorekeepers, but I think it's only appropriate that All-Star Weekend pay tribute to some of those forgotten "behind-the-scene" types. Also each team will need to come prepared with some theme music to be played upon entry to the court.
Once a team hits 60 points, there will be a TV-timeout/"halftime" during which Britney Spears, Eminem, Shakira, Bruno Mars, and Disney on Ice will all perform simultaneously.
Winner of NBA Rumble gets free tattoos, and other various assorted hip-hoppish fare.
Once a team hits 60 points, there will be a TV-timeout/"halftime" during which Britney Spears, Eminem, Shakira, Bruno Mars, and Disney on Ice will all perform simultaneously.
Winner of NBA Rumble gets free tattoos, and other various assorted hip-hoppish fare.
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Guano
Thee Jazz Fan
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No! The problem is it would be scrub vs scrub, but yes, a 30 player tournament is quite possibly the worst idea ever.
Coach Ellis
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There's actually some decent ideas being thrown around. One thing that needs to be considered is the money aspect. Money and marketing drives the NBA. If you fix it, then it still has to be good and profitable.
Top 8 vote getters are your team captains. They are assigned an NBA Hall-of-Fame player as a coach/mentor. The coach/mentors and team captains then draft 5man all star teams that come from a pool of players assigned by a selection committee. Committee picks 16 front court (C and PF) players and 24 backcourt (SF, SG and PG) players. Each team gets 2 front court players and 3 backcourt players, but they can draft whoever they want until the teams are full.
Then you have a single-elimination tournament with the All-Star teams. 1 vs. 8, 2 vs. 7, 3 vs 6 and 4 vs. 5. Winning team advances AND gets to steal two players from the team they beat. 2nd round of the tournament is the same. Winners advance to the final game (on the next day) and they get to steal two players from the defeated team. Final All-star teams (that play a full game the following day) include the starting 5 of each winning team, plus 4 players added by beating their defeated opponents.
The 9 winners all get a $250 donation to the charity of their choice, while the 9 players for the losing team get a $100k donations each. That comes to a little more than $3 million in very highly publicized charitable donations for causes that mean something to those NBA All-Stars. You've got Legacy Players, the best young NBA stars, a tournament, rivalries and upsets, stealing star players from other teams and a full All-Star game to end the festivities. I think that would be fun to watch.
Top 8 vote getters are your team captains. They are assigned an NBA Hall-of-Fame player as a coach/mentor. The coach/mentors and team captains then draft 5man all star teams that come from a pool of players assigned by a selection committee. Committee picks 16 front court (C and PF) players and 24 backcourt (SF, SG and PG) players. Each team gets 2 front court players and 3 backcourt players, but they can draft whoever they want until the teams are full.
Then you have a single-elimination tournament with the All-Star teams. 1 vs. 8, 2 vs. 7, 3 vs 6 and 4 vs. 5. Winning team advances AND gets to steal two players from the team they beat. 2nd round of the tournament is the same. Winners advance to the final game (on the next day) and they get to steal two players from the defeated team. Final All-star teams (that play a full game the following day) include the starting 5 of each winning team, plus 4 players added by beating their defeated opponents.
The 9 winners all get a $250 donation to the charity of their choice, while the 9 players for the losing team get a $100k donations each. That comes to a little more than $3 million in very highly publicized charitable donations for causes that mean something to those NBA All-Stars. You've got Legacy Players, the best young NBA stars, a tournament, rivalries and upsets, stealing star players from other teams and a full All-Star game to end the festivities. I think that would be fun to watch.
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fgcamel
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I really like this idea, only thing i would change is get rid of the final all star game.
would nba teams be ok with their top players being potentially four extra games though?
Coach Ellis
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Make the early games shorter. Maybe two ten minute halves. With timeouts and in an All-Star environment that's not a huge stretch for the players, but the fans get a helluva show.
