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Official 2009 NBA All-Star Thread
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Rookie vs. Sophmore: Rookies: Michael Beasly, Rudy Fernandez, Marc Gasol, Eric Gordon, Brook Lopez, OJ Mayo, Greg Oden, Derrick Rose, Russell Westbrook Sophmores: Aaron Brooks, Wilson Chandler, Kevin Durant, Jeff Green, Al Horford, Luis Scola, Al Thornton, Rodney Stuckey, Thaddeous Young Shooting Stars: San Antonio (Tim Duncan, David Robinson, Becky Hammon), Detroit (Aaron Affallo, Bill Laimbeer, Katie Smith), Los Angeles (Derek Fisher, Michael Cooper, Lisa Leslie), Phoenix (Leandro Barbosa, Dan Majerle, Tangela Smith) Skills Challenge: Devin Harris, Tony Parker, Derrick Rose, Jameer Nelson Three Point Contest: Mike Bibby, Daequan Cook, Danny Granger, Jason Kapono, Rashard Lewis, Roger Mason Slam Dunk Contest: Nate Robinson, Rudy Fernandez, Rudy Gay, Dwight Howard Sunday All-Star Game: Western All-Stars: Kobe Bryant, Chris Paul, Amare Stoudemire, Tim Duncan, Yao Ming, Chauncey Billups, Paul Gasol, Dirk Nowitzki, Shaq, Tony Parker, Brandon Roy, David West Eastern All-Stars: Allen Iverson, Dwayne Wade, Lebron James, Kevin Garnett, Dwight Howard, Chris Bosh, Danny Granger, Devin Harris, Joe Johnson, Rashard Lewis, Jameer Nelson (Ray Allen replaced him), Paul Pierce
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02-09-2009, 06:38 PM
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With Jameer out, I would like to see Kidd in the skills challenge. Kidd vs. Harris would be good TV =P
Looks like Rudy Gay is dropping out of the dunk contest, I wonder who they are going to replace him with. Kapono is going to win another 3 point contest.
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^Didn't Kidd like miss alot of FTs last time?
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Will TO play in the Celeb game again?
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02-09-2009, 06:45 PM
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^Devin is going to miss his jumper, I guarantee it.
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02-11-2009, 09:32 PM
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Mo Williams has replaced Jameer Nelson in the Skills Challenge.
JR Smith has replaced Rudy Gay in the Slam Dunk Contest.
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MVP 2 years in a row?? Maybe he is playing the wrong sport 
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02-13-2009, 09:25 PM
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He had a nice off the backboard alley oop dunk.
'Nique looked so old out there.
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LET'S TRADE JOSH HOWARD FOR KEVIN DURANT
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Can't wait, its gonna be really fun!
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I recommend checking out the highlights of the celebrity game at NBA.com. My goodness TO can throw it down.
And Durant showed why he had no business being in the rookie/soph game. He should have been in the real game.
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02-14-2009, 11:45 AM
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I'm going to take Joe Johnson for H-O-R-S-E
If Kapono doesn't win, I'll take Lewis. Rose for the skills competition. Superman Returns for the Dunk, Dwight.
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This is a crappy year for the contests. Kapono should easily win. The skills challenge is not exciting at all. And the dunk contest hasn't crowned the right winner in several years.
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And so far the Horse competition really needs a pure shooter in it. It has been extremely underwhelming to this point.
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WOW, the HORSE comp is RIVETING!!!!!!!!!!!! :/
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The new Jumpman commercial with all the low-angle, on-court action is one of the best commercials I've ever seen.
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If I remember correctly, Josh is part of the "Jumpman" legion isn't he? Josh must've been hurt at the time of filming.....
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anybody have a link for the All-Star stuff?
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And Pepe LePew comes in last place. They should change up the skills competition and make it real players at the end. They can try and swipe at the ball when they go by. Instead of just the cardboard cutouts they have where Ray Charles can weave through....
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nobody is taking about it tonight? where is every one?
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02-14-2009, 09:25 PM
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harris lost the Skills Challenge
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Yeah but Josh is too lazy to be in THE "Jumpman" commercial.
I cant see him yelling anything besides "F**K".
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Yea Rose won it.
The dude needs to lose his stage freight.
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PHOENIX FANS SUCK!
They don't even cheer at all.....
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Kenny thinks that Kapono couldn't win it in another era. Shooting translates to every era. Craig Hodges wasn't even PLAYING in the NBA one year he won it.
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http://www.nba.com/video/channels/al...leb_recap.nba/ T.O. dunked a lot and played a nice game last year too. I wonder who could win one on one T. O. or Romo...
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Being the lowest score out of the first round to advance hurts you. It doesn't give you time to rest.
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02-14-2009, 10:07 PM
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Kapono got over confident.
Dirk would of won it easy.
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Wow. Howward got points because of who he was.... that wasn't the best dunk in the first round.
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Nate Robinson has never done anything worthy of being in the dunk conteset other than dunking over Spud Webb. That off Chandler's back was stupid.
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02-14-2009, 10:41 PM
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That was nice showmanship from Dwight.
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Ok, the theatrics are cool, but this feels more like the Dwight dunk show rather than the dunk contest.
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02-14-2009, 10:45 PM
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The dunk itself is weak. There are many leapers who could dunk on that goal. James White being one of them.
The showmanship was nice but it still did not deserve a 50. Jordan and Nique could have gotten that as well. Larry Nance. Dr. J... Carter. Who else? Let's see... Kenny Walker... Rex Chapman.. |
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no love for Fernandez
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Dwight Howard is on steroids.
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There are very, very few people under 6'11" that could dunk on a 12 ft rim. You are out of your mind if you think Rex Chapman could have done it.
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Well, that goal didn't look 2 feet higher than the other one to me.
But the top of the backboard is over 12 feet. Way over it. The change off the backboard is a myth. But there have been MANY guys who can touch the top of the square on the backboard. It isn't anything special. And a 6'6" guy with a 40"+ vertical a la Chapman could do it. Not that guys just attempt it regularly. Last edited by Bayliss; 02-14-2009 at 10:54 PM. |
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