Thee Jazz Fan
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I do too but that's only because it's Jazz related. You want to see the new rookie and see how much better the young guys are. But there is still a level of excitement to see the best in the world
Will Hayward and/or Gobert go the the All-Star game this year?
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I do too but that's only because it's Jazz related. You want to see the new rookie and see how much better the young guys are. But there is still a level of excitement to see the best in the world
gregbroncs
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Worst all star game in sports in the Pro Bowl. The NBA all-star game is a very close second. I have not watched a single minute of either of those 2 events in 10 years. Not worth the time, completely pathetic. Baseball sucks balls so no point in watching their all star game.
Because he "has always" does not mean that he "will always"
Same could have been said for DWade until last year. Wade was not voted in despite having a very good year. And Kobe's vote count has dropped a lot in the last 2 years and will fall further unless he earns a spot. Even back in 2014 he was second to Curry in votes and beat out Chris Paul 989 to 804k votes. If Kobe is mediocre and was chosen over Hardin, Paul, Curry and/or Westbrook after they have "expected" seasons I would be surprised. We'll see, fans are not always rational.
He's been in 2 ASGs in career, was not voted in or chosen by coaches in 2013 or 2014 (he had a slightly better year in 2015). There were people in Europe in 2013-14.
Plus he is over 30 and could slide.
Best center? Probably, but Howard (healthy), Cousins, Drummond, Jordan. (I'd mention Rudy, but that would be totally homer).
I'd give him a 75% shot, but not a lock.
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Wait, so you have not watched a single minute of the all star game in 10 years?
I'm definitely not going to value your opinion on something that you have not even seen
Or you could gain insight into why people don't like it even though they like the sport...
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What do you mean. If someone has never seen something but they dont like it then i cant take that very seriously. If he doesn't even give it a chance in ten years then what insight could i gain from that poster?
I dont get why people dislike it so much. It's fun. Guarantee if Gobert or Hayward gets in it, people will watch and enjoy the time they are in the game. Hayward might be boring in an All-Star game, but Gobert would be fun.
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10 years does not = never unless you are 10, which I am far past. The scores of the games convinces me that it is the same **** only worse than when I stopped watching. Combine that with reports and input from other fans I have gathered that in the last 10 years the things I hate about both games has gotten worse not better.
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The insight to be gained is that a lot of sports fans don't consider those events as sporting events. Might as watch WWE, or whatever the hell they call themselves now. It's entertainment for the easily entertained. And holds no value as a sporting event in any way. At least that is my opinion.
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If you watched the all star game then you would know that sometimes it does matter.
I have seen games where two superstars are going at it very competitively trying to win the mvp award (durant, melo, lebron). These guys care about their career resumes/accolades and want that recognition.
I have seen games where it was close at the end and all players on both teams took it very seriously/competitively and played defense and tried to win the game.
I remember an all star game (I think it was the rookie sophomore game actually) where kyrie irving and tim hardaway jr (iirc) went back and forth at each other with each guy trying to stop the other one and not being able to. (It was pretty awesome to see those two guys both on fire at the same time going at it)
Plus watching elite athletes fly through the air for amazing dunks is very enjoyable for many people.... Hell I have had fun at actual games just watching guys in warm-up going through the layup lines..... Definitely nothing being played for there but that was where I first realized that Rodney hood had pretty damn under-rated hops. (He put on a show at his rookie year jazz scrimmage on the layup line)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFngn_doEOI
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