All Star Weekend from San Francisco: Rising Stars, 3-point Contest, Dunk Contest, All Star Game
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All star weekend is just one part of a league that has lost it's luster as a whole. The problem is that the money keeps coming in and increasing for both the teams and the players, for them everything is going great. The amount of money they make is not tied to how entertaining the league is or even the amount of people watching.
Whatever they try to do next year, ban Kevin Hart and ban mentions of Bol Bol. I swear they talked about Bol Bol for 10 minutes straight, which is ridiculous because we only got about 30 minutes of basketball in 3 hours.
Whatever they try to do next year, ban Kevin Hart and ban mentions of Bol Bol. I swear they talked about Bol Bol for 10 minutes straight, which is ridiculous because we only got about 30 minutes of basketball in 3 hours.
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Probably this. Overall just simplify... they are doing way too much. Also, don't have guys that **** on the game and other players full time drive the conversation lol. They have some talented guys who are funny but also won't dump on the players full time like Richard Jefferson maybe. Candace Parker is awesome. Tone down the Draymond/Shaq types if they are using the stage for their platform to make themselves better than everything else.
Still wild to me how Shaq became so universally loved when he's so miserable
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I think there is a big demo that likes Sophomoric poop humor... and he appeals to them is my guess.
The NBA has an obsession with putting people who hate on the game on TV. Even Kevin Hart (does anyone even like him?) spent five minutes complaining about how bad the NBA is. Would it kill them to give some screen time to someone who isn’t constantly ripping their product?
If you constantly tell the people what they’re watching sucks, they’re going to believe it.
To build on this have the first 3 quarters only determine who gets the ball to start the 4th quarter and then start the 4th quarter over with an Elon ending.
Having star players get injured in the all star game in the middle of the season is worse than what we have now. If they only have one quarter of competitive basketball that could be a good balance. Let them do tomahawk dunks and half court 3s in the first 3 quarters, and have a real game for the 4th.
Also, no commercials or timeouts during the 4th quarter. Just 12 minutes of the best playing against the best competitively.
This applies to the all star weekend and the league as a whole….The NBA needs to go back to selling basketball as the product. IMO, the league has been trying to sell itself on everything but the actual game itself. It’s about the gossip, ads, celebs, legacy, and players as celebs. These are all things that distract you from the actual game of basketball. It’s all fluff. They do everything in their power to ensure that the basketball being played is the most insignificant thing.
How about having an Defensive All Star MVP? (And give the winner something, like a million bucks, or a special shoe colorway for winning.)
How about have the winning team have to play the Harlem Globetrotters?
As far as the dunk contest, I say start a secondary dunk league, associated with the teams. Like have each NBA team have 2 pro dunkers, and they compete with other teams at halftime throughout the year, and then have them compete for a title.
How about have the winning team have to play the Harlem Globetrotters?
As far as the dunk contest, I say start a secondary dunk league, associated with the teams. Like have each NBA team have 2 pro dunkers, and they compete with other teams at halftime throughout the year, and then have them compete for a title.
The worst part of the NBA right now is that the Jazz are bad.
What I’ve always wanted is a league of beat writers who play 3-on13 against the opposing team’s best writers before games. At the very least, it could generate a mild interest and trash talking on Twitter.