2006 NBA All-Star Thread

Someone else finally got it right, the Pistons and AI combined to put the East in a position to win. Oh and my man DWYANE WADE with the game winner.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting Super_Sixer_Fan:</div><div class="quote_post">Someone else finally got it right, the Pistons and AI combined to put the East in a position to win. Oh and my man DWYANE WADE with the game winner.</div>

Oh and didn't Lebron have 29 pts, or did I imagine that?

 

The Intros for the starters was probably the hilite of the whole game. Those were hilarious.

 

I have to say that I've been dissapointed by all star weekend this year. The second half to this game wasn't bad at all though, too bad hey wait until the second half to start playing hard. If both teams would have played that way in the first half it would have been a way more better game.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting B-22:</div><div class="quote_post">I have to say that I've been dissapointed by all star weekend this year. The second half to this game wasn't bad at all though, too bad hey wait until the second half to start playing hard. If both teams would have played that way in the first half it would have been a way more better game.</div>

Overall for me, besides the All Star game everything was boring for me. Not having Kidd in the game made it much less interesting for me.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting NbaBaller:</div><div class="quote_post">Overall for me, besides the All Star game everything was boring for me. Not having Kidd in the game made it much less interesting for me.</div>

Yeah, without Kidd the All-Star game feels different.

 

I agree with diesel though nothing matters in the allstar game more than defense

come on man, defense is not important in the allstar game. it never has.

 

Man it was pretty boring in the beginning. 28-28 at halftime? I kinda wish they played like it was an actual game at the end.

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Whatever happened to hip hop at halftime?</div>
2 words. David Stern.

 

Yup, he did get fouled. Just like Nate "supposedly" shouldn't have won the dunk contest, and Dirk shouldn't have won the the three-point shootout.

Stuff like this happens all the time.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Which is it?

About Wade and Billups I believe both of them deserved it over LeBron as well. I am sick of the front pages of NBA.com, espn.com, and tomorrows newspaper. "MVP LeBRon James leads the East to victory from a 21 Point deficit." I really don't want to see that when the reason we came back was because of teamwork, and defense. Not ballhogging, and no defensive effort.</div>
Fisrt half = no defense, and everyone throwing lobs

Second half = more serious basketball and trying to win

Either way, no one get's penalized for not playing defense in the All-Star game. Defense can help you win games, but each players individual defensive effort is not used to determine how well they did in the game. All in all, team defense was what brought them back, and in reality, Lebron can't stop Duncan one on one. In the first half if they wanted to defend, they would've doubled down on TD. Yao himself was having some easy pickings at the basket in the first half.


<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">Yup, he did get fouled. Just like Nate "supposedly" shouldn't have won the dunk contest, and Dirk shouldn't have won the the three-point shootout.

Stuff like this happens all the time.</div>
Just not all at the same time.

 

I'm going to be honest and say I fell asleep late in the first half

I saw the intro though, which looks like the only highlight of the game.

 

The game could be so much better if they actually played in the first half instead of playing around.

 

Or if they gave Vince his minutes.

 

^^seriously I hate Flip Saunders right now. Just like last year when he cudda won MVP.

 

I know what's the point of starting him when he only plays 17 minutes?

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting NbaBaller:</div><div class="quote_post">Oh and didn't Lebron have 29 pts, or did I imagine that?</div>
He didnt really pass the ball that much, you could easily tell he tried to get the MVP right away. Everytime he got the ball he would dribble...dribble...and take a shot almost everytime he got it. I think it would have been better if we saw somone else from the East with some more attempts. Wade & Pistons are what turned the game around though.
LeBron said after the game it wasnt about him getting the MVP it was about the team winning. This guy is seems really fake to me... sorry although I gotta admit when you only have to worry about the offensive end... and make your teamates worry about the Defense its a good trade off...

 

i liked carters enterence the most, with his slick dance moves and his motorcycle pump.

 

East robbed Tmac and the west bad, the Wests plan was to set the ball to tmac so he could win MVP in favour of his homecourt. But, the king robbed him, big time.

 

<div class="quote_poster">Quoting i-eat-nets:</div><div class="quote_post">East robbed Tmac and the west bad, the Wests plan was to set the ball to tmac so he could win MVP in favour of his homecourt. But, the king robbed him, big time.</div>

How did the East rob him? Were they just supposed to give the West the win? The East proved to be better and so , one of the East players deserved the MVP.

 

I think if it was actual competetive and not trying to make one guy win the MVP. West woulda won easily but thats just my opinion.