Event 2023 NBA ALL STAR WEEKEND - FEBRUARY 17-19 2023 (FRIDAY - SUNDAY ) TNT

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  1. BBert

    BBert Weasels Ripped My Flesh

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    It seems to me the fans had more of a rooting interest when it was East vs West. This picking the teams like junior high school is lame as shit and does not increase anyone's interest in tuning in.

    Then there is the ridiculous "game" itself. Players literally standing motionless next to "opponents" watching them dunk and shoot without lifting a finger. That's okay, I guess, for a free exhibition at the B&G Club, but it sure as shit isn't in any way shape or form a "game."

    The players used to have a financial interest in winning the All Star Game. But the fact is the All Stars make so fucking much money now that there is no way to incentivise playing an even moderately competitive game. They might as well roll 20 balls out onto the court and we can watch them all working on their dunks and half court shots for an hour.
     
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    I think we need a US v The World ASG.
     
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    Just turn on CNN or Fox News.
     
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    There are just no guys as popular as Michael Jordan in the league now. Viewership for Finals with Jordan were around 18 million. A LeBron Finals will draw like 7 million a lot of the time. 1993 ASG drew 23 million. This year, was less than 6 million. It’s something to add to the GOAT debate. LeBron isn’t even close to Jordan in popularity.
     
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    They need to play the ASG on the moon. The lower gravity would be awesome!
     
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  6. Chris Craig

    Chris Craig (Blazersland) I'm Your Huckleberry Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    Jordan will always be the GOAT.
     
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    without a medal to play for? i think it would be worse
     
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  8. Chris Craig

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    I liked the playground picking.

    The game itself though yeah. No defense, selfishness, and ego are a bad mix and a boring one to watch. It's not really a game. It was humorous to listen to Lebron and Giannis be so competitive about, my team is going to win, and then it's not really a game to begin with. It's just whatever team makes the most free shots. There were only three or four fouls called. That's not a game. These guys didn't even break a sweat. Tatum got MVP, but what is that here. He just hit the most open shots. Getting easier to do. He scored the most points in the history of ASG's, but how much of an achievement is that really, when there is no defense?
     
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    PtldPlatypus Let's go Baby Blazers! Staff Member Global Moderator Moderator

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    They could get medals; why not?
     
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    Natebishop3 Don't tread on me!

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    I would like to see a tournament. Teams of 6 players. Only one can be the All-Star champ.
     
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    It’s not an achievement. Everything you said is right. It wasn’t a game. Can you imagine paying $200 to sit in the rafters for that game?
     
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    No. I'd never pay for that.
     
    Chris Craig, Feb 23, 2023
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    Well-said. It’s ridiculous that the NBA thinks players standing around and letting the other team score can be called a “game.” It’s not. It’s a circus freak show.
     
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