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Official NBA All-Star Weekend Thread
since the starting rosters have been released and the all star game is a month away..we might as well start a thread with comments, thoughts, predictions, anger and stupidity.
Western Conference Starters: Allen Iverson Kobe Bryant Carmelo Anthony Tim Duncan Yao Ming Leastern Conference Starters: Jason Kidd Dwyane Wade Lebron James Kevin Garnett Dwight Howard Dunk Contest Contenders: Dwight Howard Gerald Green Jamario Moon Rudy Gay Thoughts: Most of these starters are most deserving to be in the game..but not starting.. If heart-less Tracy Mcgrady were starting it would be the dumbest thing ever...However..now he may not even make the team..SCORE!!! I am excited to see what Dwight will do this year... I believe Gerald Green said he will replicate one dunk from videos that fans send to him..
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DEMOCRACY FAILED!!!
As if the inevitable choice between Giuliani or Clinton for president isn't enough of an indication, the American public (and a bunch of Chinese folks) have proven that the average voter is too inept to make any informed decisions beyond whether they "want fries with that"... Seriously, you'd think the Nuggets would be a better team since they have TWO STARTERS in the All-Star lineup - looks like Phoenix has some competition for Greatest Underachiever this season (and Dallas doesn't count because there was nothing "great" about our underachieving last season!) 
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r u joking? where is t-mac???
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01-25-2008, 09:24 AM
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t-mac is a joke.
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http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/allsta...ory?id=3213093
NEW YORK -- With a late rally, Allen Iverson is an All-Star starter again. Iverson surged from behind in the fan voting to earn a starting spot in next month's game when the vote totals were released Thursday night. Denver Nuggets teammate Carmelo Anthony will join him in New Orleans after earning his first starting nod. Lakers star Kobe Bryant will team with Iverson in the Western Conference backcourt. Houston center Yao Ming was voted in by the fans for the sixth straight season at center, while San Antonio's Tim Duncan was chosen as the other forward. He has been selected to every All-Star Game since entering the league in 1997. Boston's Kevin Garnett, the MVP of the 2003 game, was the leading vote-getter with 2,399,148 votes. He will be joined in the East frontcourt by Cleveland forward LeBron James and Orlando center Dwight Howard, a first-time starter. Miami's Dwyane Wade and New Jersey guard Jason Kidd round out the starting lineup. Iverson rallied to pass Houston's Tracy McGrady in the final weeks of voting to earn his first start since moving to the Western Conference early last season. He started seven straight All-Star Games while playing for Philadelphia, but fell short last year after the 76ers dealt him to the Nuggets in December 2006. The two-time MVP of the All-Star Game beat McGrady by 10,410 votes and will make his ninth appearance on Feb. 17 in New Orleans. "It's a good feeling. I think it's a tribute to my teammates and coaching staff because without those guys none of that would be possible," Iverson said in a statement. "But most of all I just want to thank the fans for appreciating what I go out and do on the court night in and night out. It's just a great feeling and an honor, and I'm just looking forward to trying to play the best that I can play for the fans." Garnett, another perennial starter, also will experience the game from the other conference. The Boston forward will appear in his 11th straight All-Star Game, second among active players to Shaquille O'Neal's 14, and ninth start. The longtime Minnesota Timberwolves star is a leading MVP candidate at midseason for the impact he has made on the Celtics, who own the NBA's best record at 33-7 after winning only 24 games last season. Iverson was more than 80,000 votes behind McGrady, who has struggled with injuries this season, when the final update was released two weeks ago. He ended up with 1,203,152 votes. McGrady finished with 1,192,742. James, the MVP of the 2006 game and the leading vote-getter last season, was second overall with 2,108,831 votes. He said he never looks at getting selected as tiresome. "It's always exciting because the fans vote you in. They vote me in as a starter every year," James said. "Without the fans there's no us. They dream about having all these guys out on the court at the same time. It's their opportunity to get that. It's always special." The coaches from each conference will choose the reserves, who will be announced next Thursday. Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press TMac was beaten by 10,000 votes
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All Star games are completely worthless.
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Cant wait to see Moon~~
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Lose the dunk contest and skills competition. Replace them with a 2 on 2 tournament and a game of HORSE. What's more entertaining? Dirk taking on Ray Allen in HORSE, or a bunch of scrubs (sans Howard) dreaming up circus dunks that you'll never see in an actual game? Kobe and Duncan taking on Lebron and KG in 2 on 2, or Steve Nash and Dwayne Wade dribbling around cones?
Either that or just turn the whole day over to Charles Barkley and let him wrestle 5 midgets at once. |
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I don't think you could get any of the good players to go 2 on 2. It would get too competitive.
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You're probably right. Besides, the NBA would never go for it anyways. They're too much in love with the dunk contest.
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Great ideas, and here I thought HORSE was dead. Although they would probably end up putting guys like Korver and JJ Reddick in that competition. Still scrubs = still lame.
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wow, this just goes to show that the "chinese vote" really isn't all that strong. i guess everyone was wrong that assumed yao and tmac only made the all-star games in the past due to the people voting in china.
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i think the all-star jerseys this year are pretty ugly. i hate how adidas puts their stripes on the side of them.
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What would be kind of cool (to me, no one else I've shared the idea with seems to think so) would be to see Dwight do the sticker dunk AGAIN but get even higher.
Also, for those unaware, there will be a game of HORSE this All-Star Weekend, starring players from the D-League. Let's hope that it's a success and the NBA adopts it for itself.
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Nobody complains that Carmelo makes the starting five and not Dirk? Seems that even Mavs fans have given up hope that Dirk will ever get some love from the average fan...
All-Star weekend is useless anyway.
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It is amazing how Dirk and Nash can win the last 3 MVPs yet not get voted on to the All Star Team ahead of Iverson and Carmelo.
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Dirk should be there instead of carmelo. how can nuggets have two starters
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i'm assuming you're wondering how the nuggets can have two starters when their record is not the best record in the league. dwayne wade would be a prime example to explain this. his team is terrible yet wade is very popular which is why he got voted to be a starter on the eastern conference all-star team. |
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3pt shootout contestants:
Kobe Nash Peja D. Gib Kapono Rip Kobe is the only one that is more of a jump shooter...usually those type of shooters never fare too well in these contests bc they use up more energy...everyone else is just a quick release spot up shooter.
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Kapono to Defend Title
The Toronto Raptors’ Jason Kapono will defend his title in this year’s Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout, which will be held on Saturday, Feb. 16, at New Orleans Arena as part of NBA All-Star Saturday Night. Kapono will attempt to become the first back-to-back winner of the Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout since Peja Stojakovic won the 2002 and 2003 titles. Stojakovic will return to the competition representing the hometown New Orleans Hornets for the first time since finishing as runner-up in the 2004 competition. Stojakovic and Kapono will be joined by Western Conference starter and 10-time All-Star Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers, Daniel Gibson of the Cleveland Cavaliers, Richard Hamilton of the Detroit Pistons and two-time MVP Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns. Read more 2008 FOOT LOCKER THREE-POINT SHOOTOUT PARTICIPANTS Player---------------------------Made ---Att.---- % Kobe Bryant --------------------84 ----238 ---.353 Daniel Gibson------------------ 104----222--- .468 Richard Hamilton-------------- 43 -----92---- .467 Jason Kapono ----------------- 50----- 98---- .510 Steve Nash ------------------- 101---- 216--- .468 Peja Stojakovic--------------- 122---- 264--- .462 Last edited by skylive321; 02-06-2008 at 07:39 PM. |
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DIRK REPLACES KOBE IN 3 PT CONTEST. hopefully this will jump start his high 3pt shooting % again.
------------- http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_yl...v=ap&type=lgns Bryant chooses rest over surgery for injured finger Bryant chooses rest over surgery for injured finger February 14, 2008 EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) -- Kobe Bryant was diagnosed with a torn ligament in his right pinkie finger Thursday and the Lakers All-Star has decided not to undergo surgery that could sideline him for six weeks. The damage occurred when Bryant dislocated the finger at New Jersey on Feb. 5, and was aggravated in Wednesday night's game at Minnesota. The team said Thursday that the damage was more extensive than first believed. There is a complete tear of the radial collateral ligament and avulsion fracture, in which a small bone fragment had been pulled off by a tendon. Bryant was examined in Los Angeles by Dr. Steven Shin, a hand specialist who recommended surgery to repair the ligament. "My current thinking is to give my finger some treatment and rest for a few days, and hope I can still continue to compete at a high level after that rest," Bryant said in statement. "I would prefer to delay any surgical procedure until after our Lakers season, and this summer's Olympic Games. But this is an injury that myself and the Lakers medical staff will just have to continue to monitor on a day-to-day basis." It was unclear if Bryant will play in Sunday's All-Game at New Orleans. But he will skip the 3-point shooting contest, with Dirk Nowitzki of Dallas replacing him.
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i wanted to see what kobe could do in the 3 point shootout.
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TO tore it up in the Celebrity All-Star game.
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and got the mvp
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The rookie-sophmore game was great, I love brandon roy and alot of those youngsters, one day those guys will be running the league. Did anybody see "boobie" hit 11 3's. that was awesome
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Daniel Gibson was on fire. 11 3's is pretty amazing.
Al Horford and Sean Williams were the surprises to me. Yes, you know they have talent but I didn't expect them to outshine some of the other names present. Overall, it was a much more entertaining game than previous years. The dunks are nice but it got to the point where they wouldn't even play and just set guys up for show.
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The celebrity game was very entertaining, TO has got some mad game, that dunk was sick!
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Someone an idea when the 3 point contest starts ?
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I believe all the festivities begin around 7 pm our time, no idea what time that'd be for you, German.
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Watching the D-League all-star game on NBA TV, but I don't see Fazekas on either bench. Weird.
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