The official All-Star weekend thread!

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  1. Sinobas

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    Apparanty the formula for winning the dunk contest is to jump over something.
     
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    BlazerCaravan Hug a Bigot... to Death

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    Bonus points if it's a sponsor's product.
     
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    They need to remove the ability to use props. It's just stupid. No cars. No chairs. No pallets of sprite.

    The fact is this, the NBA is using the All-Star events as a way to sell products. It has nothing to do with dunks or shooting. It has nothing to do with the players and it damn sure doesn't have anything to do with the fans. It's about Sprite and Kia and the other bullshit companies that sponsor the event.

    When they allowed Kia to turn the dunk contest into a live action commercial, that was the official end of the contest. Last night was just the continuation of that with Drake and Sprite. Fuck the NBA.
     
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    I bet guys like Lillard might agree; he seems to be a bit of a basketball backpacker.
     
    BlazerCaravan, Feb 16, 2014
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    Lillard should have done a tribute to Katniss from Hunger Games and wore a dress that lights on fire.
     
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    The dunk contest is being universally panned. It was crap.
     
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    I didn't even DVR it. It gets worse every year.
     
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    I actually caught Dame's dunk live before the Drake dunk thing. Then I saw how they had the judging and just laughed at the absurdity. It seems having a no talent douche celebrity helps even more than biased 2 out of 3 Eastern conference homers.
     
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    julius, Feb 16, 2014
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    No surprise that so many players don't even want to be in it.
     
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    It was the dumbest 'contest' I've ever seen. All that was missing were dogs catching Frisbees during the "Freestyle" portion.
     
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    Is it me, or does Barkley seemingly lose his voice by Sunday of every All-Star Weekend? Following Chuck around Bourbon Street last night would have been epic.
     
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    LOL at Chris Paul standing on this toes to look taller. Or, is he suddenly 6'5"?

    At second glance, it looks like Parker and Paul are standing closer to the camera than other in the back row.
     
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    Are these guys really the best dunkers in the league? Are any of them even in the top ten? No. Players turn the league down when asked, except new guys seeking fame.

    Dunk contestants actually would be better selected by a fan vote. And then maybe they'd participate.
     
    MARIS61, Feb 16, 2014
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    Is anyone watching the "concert" before the game, on TNT?

    The guy who says "you can tell everybody" appears to be either tone deaf, or unable to carry a note on his own. It's brutal.
     
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