[NYCdog]

1.........Bring back the original Slam Dunk Contest and get rid of that Sprite "rising stars" crap.

2.........In light of Team USA's recent Olympic showing, redo the All-Star format to feature an NHL-type "USA vs. World" format.

Imagine the American team of Shaq, Duncan, T-Mac, Kobe, and AI versus the World team of Yao, Dirk, AK47, Manu, and Nash. It would definitely ante up the stakes as there would be alot of pride on the line.

3.......Like all of you previously said, form a "Champions League" with European and other world clubs in which the Champion form each league battles each other in a tournament until a real "World Champion" is crowned.....i.e. the current "Champions League" format for soccer in Europe.

Basketball is a global sport.....capitalize on it.