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All Star Weekend Thread

Goodluckchuck said:
Want to make the All Star game competitive again? Make them play for home court during the finals. Go back to East vs West and winner gets home court. I hate watching that no defense BS
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If they aren't going to play the game as it's intended...

- Separate the teams and have every All Star compete in a timed skills challenge type competition
- Dribbling, shooting, passing, dunk contest, etc.
- it should be injury free but pushes the players more than their current ole defense game
- the fund raising is now based on quarters and the final winner. The fund raising could be on timing of each competition (dribbling, shooting, passing, etc.) and the total time.

The game itself will never be something hotly contested. Even in the 90s when everything was supposedly perfect and unicorns were everywhere, guys didn't try 100% and the game wasn't that entertaining.
 
Do a royal rumble style 1 on 1 or 3 on 3 type tournament. Starters pick two other players and then you do a draw right before the first round to see who they play. Winners get $1M each for their charity and a championship belt… it sounds dumb as hell but that championship belt would get them wide eyed. Bring in Michael Buffer if he’s alive and not canceled… go full WWE… have walk up music and everything.
 
seattlejazzfan said:
i thought the picking teams and elam ending had worked pretty well in terms of making games competitive (at least for the last few minutes of the game) the last 4 or 5 years, but that was a joke from start to finish. if that's how it is going to be, they shouldn't play the game.
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Maybe they should do every quarter with the same format they use in the 4th quarter.

The charity money should be much higher.

I think the losing team should forfeit to charity any money they made by becoming an all star. I just read that the "runners up" in the All Star Game get $25,000 each. Give that all to charity. Winners get $100,000 for winning. $25,000 of that should go to charity too.
 
Compared to this year's game, the 1993 game was a defensive juggernaut. Look, they actually did things like run plays, commit fouls, and **GASP** pass the ball? WOW!! I forgot that kind of stuff was even possible.

 
Also the '93 game went into OT with a regulation time score of 119 - 119. Not exactly an offensive explosion. FInal score in the 130's is downright low, even after OT.


Watching some of these highlights of past years really makes Tatum's new scoring record less than meaningless. Imagine if they had let Jordan take every shot, 1 on 1 against anyone, with the other 8 players standing there watching, right in Jordan's prime as a scorer. He would have easily scored 80+ if not 100 by himself.
 
Not sure how ASG will change. Guys before were just competitive af. Mj, magic, bird they were all trash talking even in dream team practices. Now players are buddy buddy. don't want to hurt their feelings.
 
Agent#00 said:
Not sure how ASG will change. Guys before were just competitive af. Mj, magic, bird they were all trash talking even in dream team practices. Now players are buddy buddy. don't want to hurt their feelings.
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Everything has changed. These guys are making so much money outside the sport that the sport doesn't have the same impact. I mean, look at a guy like John Stockton. How much money did he bring in outside of the NBA?

When companies lifted up Michael Jordan, it all started to gradually change. Jordan was doing national commercials for like 10 companies. Ballpark Franks and battery commercials not just Nike, McDonald's, Gatorade and the monster companies.

Guys in the early 90's fought for traction in the only place they knew could pay off - basketball. Now, guys can simply wear a hat walking in pre-game and receive thousands of dollars from some clothing manufacturer.

The players get blamed for being "soft" but it's all business. Business has changed everything.
 
Agent#00 said:
Not sure how ASG will change. Guys before were just competitive af. Mj, magic, bird they were all trash talking even in dream team practices. Now players are buddy buddy. don't want to hurt their feelings.
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that's not really it at all. they've just become smarter in terms of not taking any chances of getting injured. it's the same reason they don't hit or tackle in the pro bowl any more. preventing injury is just so much more to the forefront these days. back then they just played and hoped for the best.
 
LoPo said:
Everything has changed. These guys are making so much money outside the sport that the sport doesn't have the same impact. I mean, look at a guy like John Stockton. How much money did he bring in outside of the NBA?

When companies lifted up Michael Jordan, it all started to gradually change. Jordan was doing national commercials for like 10 companies. Ballpark Franks and battery commercials not just Nike, McDonald's, Gatorade and the monster companies.

Guys in the early 90's fought for traction in the only place they knew could pay off - basketball. Now, guys can simply wear a hat walking in pre-game and receive thousands of dollars from some clothing manufacturer.

The players get blamed for being "soft" but it's all business. Business has changed everything.
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Why wear a hat when you can just dress as a life boat?
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