Unofficial All-Star Saturday Night (Dunk contest, Skills & 3pt contest)
by jclillehei93 on Feb 25, 2012 7:17 PM CST
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Let's hope the Wolves sweep the events! Any predictions for Derrick Williams? Maybe he'll bring out a caged lion and jump over it but seriously Ricky tweeted that he's involved which will probably benefit DWill a lot because the whole country of Spain will be voting for him. DWill also has the advantage that people actually know who he is, I'm not completely sure why Jeremy Evans is even in it, he doesn't even play at all in real games. This is a rather interesting group as none of them really have much 'starpower'.
Also I wish Ricky had participated in the Skills challenge, he would have dominated the passing aspects of it (however he'll be in it soon enough).
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I had no idea Jerry Stackhouse still played...
I thought he was the retired player for the Hawks haha
Last of the Next Jordans,
harbinger of an era of wing-starved teams out there.
The last thing we want to do is take long twos. It's still on our list, though.
NY would have loved to amnesty him
by Souvik Roy Chowdhury on Feb 25, 2012 7:42 PM CST up reply actions
Jesus christ Houston made 20.7 mil in 06-07
by jclillehei93 on Feb 25, 2012 7:43 PM CST up reply actions
No, they wouldn't. 'Cause they didn't.
They had a chance, under the “Allan Houston” rule, and didn’t do it!
The last thing we want to do is take long twos. It's still on our list, though.
we could run Kevin Love, Lindsey Whalen/Simone Augustus/Maya Moore, and ????
? Anthony Peeler, Terrel Brandon, Pooh Richardson
Release Wes. Sign Allan Houston.
He looks like he could still be playing today. 1 for 1 so far. Let’s go Kyrie!
by MychalShannon1 on Feb 25, 2012 7:56 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Kyrie you let me down man.
by MychalShannon1 on Feb 25, 2012 8:03 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
these players aren't even acknowledging the kids they're playing for..
not even looking at them
dude.. I would be nervous playing for a kid..
it’s one thing to lose for yourself, but another thing to cost a child 20,000 dollars
actually, screw that.. if I lost and I was someone like Russel, making the money he's making,
I would make up the difference..
if I was that Cleveland kid I would be pissed at Kyrie..
he didn’t even look like he was taking it seriously
I was thinking the same thing...
It also bugged me how none of those guys smiled during their introductions…maybe Tony Parker a little. At least look like you want to be there and have fun, and make it fun for the kid.
Wasn’t Ricky gonna be in it? What happened?
by MychalShannon1 on Feb 25, 2012 8:10 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Ricky announced a few days ago that he had decided not to do it.
I don’t think a reason was given. Maybe he wanted to rest more and not stress out?
Still would of been nice to see him in it. I hope he does it next year.
by MychalShannon1 on Feb 25, 2012 8:15 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
wow.. Tony looked like he was walking and didn't care..
he’s lucky he made that shot
I feel like Kevin's got a real shot at this
His weird set shot style might be tailor made for this format
God I wish Wes Johnson was in this.
THAT would be entertaining.
Unicorns, Leprechauns, and Magic F***ing Beans!
Yea im suprised Morrow didn’t do better. K Love’s got a shot!
by MychalShannon1 on Feb 25, 2012 8:44 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
feeling oddly very competitive about this
by juliancasablancas on Feb 25, 2012 8:54 PM CST reply actions
yeah, who not
I’m very invested in this for some reason. Go Love
by princelyfrank on Feb 25, 2012 8:56 PM CST up reply actions
OK.. decent show getting into the final round...
all the rest is bonus at this point..
He’s probably practicing with D Will or something.
by MychalShannon1 on Feb 25, 2012 8:59 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
Tim and Eric?
"Wes Johnson is quite possibly the worst player in the NBA" - Everyone
by AndrePatterson on Feb 25, 2012 10:14 PM CST up reply actions
everybody seems to be shooting better from where they usually shoot from. I can’t recall too many corner 3s by Klove this year.
by juliancasablancas on Feb 25, 2012 9:02 PM CST reply actions
Hell Yeah Love
Deserved it after taking the most 3pt attempts
3 point champ Kevin Love
congrats to KLove
Barkley.. that was funny..
“I think Kevin is just excited to be on TV because we’re never going to put the Timberwolves on TV”
yep. wolves will blow up
next season.
I too am a lone wolfpack.
by OR-7 on Feb 25, 2012 9:12 PM CST via Android app up reply actions
Same here, Rubio is a big seller
Great choke by the rest of the contestants as well
If I'm pissing you off its probably sarcasm
by CoffeeJanitor on Feb 25, 2012 9:12 PM CST up reply actions
So far a good showing this weekend...
Ricky with his World record, then some sweet plays in the Rising Stars game…then Love with the 3’s…now the pressure’s on DWill to bring it home
dwill in the zone... Notice the shoes?
by Souvik Roy Chowdhury on Feb 25, 2012 9:15 PM CST reply actions
It's funny how guys can make so much money for saying...
“put your hands up”…and not other real talents
precisely what I was thinking...
truth be told I was also thinking that the pants on those girls could not have been any tighter (not that I’m complaining) and also…. where do all these girls come from (NBA cheerleaders, these dancers, etc.), because I definitely don’t see girls like this on a daily basis
Dysfunctional families and represssive societies?
Those would be my top two guess.
“College” is also correct.
this is like people magazine of the nba
why am i watching a crappy tnt feed of it?
The dunk intensity meter
is the lamest thing I’ve ever seen.
the whole thing is a bit lame
and i am watching
what does that say about me?
Lame sports is better than good reality tv?
by domesticllama on Feb 25, 2012 9:38 PM CST up reply actions
sports is the BEST reality tv.
being reality and all.
jumpin over that motorcycle
is just like jumpin over muggsy bogues
i don't think i know how to do those things
can i vote online too?
Yes.
You can vote online. Go to http://www.nba.com/allstar/2012/polls/dunk/
budinger
best first round dunk. hope ddub is saving Ricky for his best. crunch has dunked over motorcycles.
I too am a lone wolfpack.
by OR-7 on Feb 25, 2012 9:40 PM CST via Android app reply actions
I know this is old
but is anyone still bothered by Howards superman ‘Dunk’ of 2010? Dude never even touched the rim. And wins. For a layin.
a layin?
There’s a difference between a “layin” and a “throwdown”! Dwight was above the rim and threw in down in, like Griffin’s two amazing dunks. I don’t know how many NBA’ers could do what Howard did on that effort, but its a short list. That was no layin.
Derrick has something with Ricky...
should win the hearts of the entire country of Spain.
by jclillehei93 on Feb 25, 2012 9:43 PM CST up reply actions
the curmudgeon in me
says budinger should get higher score than dwill because of the lack of motorcycle and mascot
D WILL!! Blake couldn't do it!
by MychalShannon1 on Feb 25, 2012 9:48 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Reggie Miller great player....
But he’s Joe Buck bad when it comes to commentating.
by MychalShannon1 on Feb 25, 2012 9:49 PM CST via mobile up reply actions
in my experience
you turn off the lights when you dont wanna see something
pretty
just pretty. ddub wins round 2
I too am a lone wolfpack.
by OR-7 on Feb 25, 2012 9:48 PM CST via Android app reply actions
I kinda think
George hurt himself turning off the lights. the dunk was slick but most prolly didn’t really see it.
I too am a lone wolfpack.
by OR-7 on Feb 25, 2012 9:50 PM CST via Android app up reply actions
i would like to see
no props except humans
to pass to you, jump over, whatever
but only humans- no cars, motorcycles, or blacklights
+1
If I'm pissing you off its probably sarcasm
by CoffeeJanitor on Feb 25, 2012 9:50 PM CST up reply actions
I like all the theatrics
its like hoops as art, imho.
I too am a lone wolfpack.
by OR-7 on Feb 25, 2012 9:51 PM CST via Android app up reply actions
Someone needs to seriously bring a shark out...
by whistle_this on Feb 25, 2012 9:50 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
It's the only way, absolutely.
Like the Reno 9-1-1 shark jumping tank.
The last thing we want to do is take long twos. It's still on our list, though.
If I'm pissing you off its probably sarcasm
by CoffeeJanitor on Feb 25, 2012 9:53 PM CST reply actions 6 recs
not my work, dude from neogaf
If I'm pissing you off its probably sarcasm
by CoffeeJanitor on Feb 25, 2012 9:58 PM CST up reply actions
This was the only redeeming part of the dunk contest.
Pretty great. I am so glad I watched on DVR instead of live. Most of the rest of it was just painful. Felt bad for DWill on all those attempts at that third dunk.
what’s the ‘score’ right now? I can’t listen to audio—-wifey and I watching amovie while I try to sneak in the dunk contest on my laptop.
he's killing an animal as we speak
classic chuck.
I too am a lone wolfpack.
by OR-7 on Feb 25, 2012 9:57 PM CST via Android app reply actions
ddub might win by default
yay default!
I too am a lone wolfpack.
by OR-7 on Feb 25, 2012 9:59 PM CST via Android app reply actions
this is so weak... I'm pissed I watched this..
last year was much better
larry bird tibute dunk?
these guys need consulting firms
should
have just done the East Bay Funk Dunk without including glass and called it a tribute… be better than most of that other ish dished out.
I'm a Timberwolves fan, therefore I must be a masochist.
oh Gawd
this is ugly. no one deserves to win.
I too am a lone wolfpack.
by OR-7 on Feb 25, 2012 10:02 PM CST via Android app reply actions
Worst dunk contest ever ?
To think I’ve waited till 5am for this…
Time to die.
by Replicant Hunter on Feb 25, 2012 10:03 PM CST reply actions
yeah, it's alright. he scored 2 points in the rookie soph game
totally redeemed.
At least he tried something difficult
That said, this was the worst contest ever, someone needs to tell Kenny to shut the hell up
If I'm pissing you off its probably sarcasm
no one deserves
a vote in round 3. they were all weak. NBA needs to get the stars back in the dunk competition somehow.
I too am a lone wolfpack.
by OR-7 on Feb 25, 2012 10:04 PM CST via Android app reply actions
1st dunk takes away anything he did on the next two
If I'm pissing you off its probably sarcasm
by CoffeeJanitor on Feb 25, 2012 10:05 PM CST up reply actions
He had the best dunk....
The first one and the third were shit.
by jclillehei93 on Feb 25, 2012 10:07 PM CST up reply actions
yay
shaq agrees with me. get the stars out there. this was pitiful.
I too am a lone wolfpack.
by OR-7 on Feb 25, 2012 10:07 PM CST via Android app reply actions
What a joke, he should have been taken out of the competition after that horrible 1st dunk
If I'm pissing you off its probably sarcasm
The NBA should fine itelf for this insulting behaviour...
Nah, just a boring contest. More nonsenses than dunks.
Time to die.
by Replicant Hunter on Feb 25, 2012 10:08 PM CST reply actions
even if DWill made all his dunks
Utah still has the most dedicated fans out of Houston, MN, and the Pacers.
for me to poop on
i let my wife tivo law and order instead of this
i’m glad i didn’t waste a tivo slot on this
We're gonna see better dunks in the game tomorrow than we did tonight.
Just terrible. Next year needs to be Lebron, John Wall, Derrick Rose and Blake Griffin.
by MychalShannon1 on Feb 25, 2012 10:10 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Or a midget with a trumpet.
In the spirit of recent dunk contests, that’s what I’m expecting for next year..
Time to die.
by Replicant Hunter on Feb 25, 2012 10:12 PM CST up reply actions
With a flaming helmet
Time to die.
by Replicant Hunter on Feb 25, 2012 10:13 PM CST up reply actions
so
a glow-in-the-dark Kevin Hart riding a motorcycle in the dark with 2 Larry Bird stickers and a trumpet with a camera inside the trumpet. P Diddy is not relevant anymore.
for me to poop on
i believe "glow-in-the-dark little person"
is the preferred nomenclature
I got one from dicks sporting goods
not sure if i was whit though
If I'm pissing you off its probably sarcasm
by CoffeeJanitor on Feb 25, 2012 10:23 PM CST up reply actions
NBA store sucks
The black one is only available in XXXLarge. I’ll probably have to settle for the blue one.
Worst dunk contest ever
Only 2 decent dunks for a contest.
Winner should be John Wall, he did better dunks yesterday.
Hahahahahhaa
That was the crappiest dunk contest ever….. K-LOVE though!
"Wes Johnson is quite possibly the worst player in the NBA" - Everyone
by AndrePatterson on Feb 25, 2012 10:22 PM CST reply actions
BBVA Game
Behind the back pass and between DMC’s legs.
by Darth Paxton on Feb 25, 2012 10:52 PM CST up reply actions
What they need to do
Is bring in the best Dunkers in the country, NBA or not. Then have everybody STFU so they can dunk the ball.
by fanslaststand on Feb 25, 2012 11:00 PM CST via mobile reply actions
Didn't think it could get worse than last year
I was wrong. I could only cringe when the glow in the dark basketball wasn’t even glowing in the dark during PG’s dunk. So stupid.
Marney Gellner's number one fan.
Was this a shot from Love at Randy Wittman?
“When I came out of the draft, I was told that I shouldn’t shoot 3s,” said Love. “It was motivation for me. I always knew I could shoot it and I didn’t think I had to stop, just because of my size or the position I played.”
Love spent his rookie season listening to critics and stayed close to the rim. After that, he strayed, and his career soared at the same time.
Anyone else remember Wittman talking about players on the team trying to shoot from three when they couldn’t make shots in the post?
The last thing we want to do is take long twos. It's still on our list, though.
We get so hung up on how bad Rambis was
it’s easy to forget how terrible Wittman was as well, or even that he was around for the Love era.
I'm going to brag. I drive the Nikola Pekovic fanwagon.
by Cynical Jason on Feb 26, 2012 8:37 AM CST up reply actions
So that makes Rambis Les Steckel, right?
"Life has become immeasurably better since I have been forced to stop taking it seriously."
— Hunter S. Thompson
If you want to remember, check out Bullets Forever sometime.
The Wizards are currently running Witt as Flip’s successor. His relationship with J. McGee is what you’d call “strained.”
The last thing we want to do is take long twos. It's still on our list, though.
The pre-ASG events have hit a new low.
Just terrible. And capped off by an embarrassment of a slam dunk contest. Sad thing is, this shit ain’t tough to set-up better. Get serious judges for the dunk contest, offer a $100k prize or so, let contestants decide to compete (sending in tapes for an invite), and tighten shit up (i.e., one, maybe two tries, at a dunk).
As is it is a total joke.
It's a totally League-run affair
Everything about this weekend speaks to an organization that honors itself by joining in the party and not doing their job. The “celebrity” game was an embarrassment because only one side prepared for it, and the junk sports competitions were staged hype with no substance.
Everything about the NBA is bush league, but what would you expect when the only “merit” hires are former superstar commentators?
Yo ho ho and a FirstRow stream!
Beyond the poor set up and the staging, the whole idea is weak.
In game dunks can be electrifying. Uncontested dunks in a contest are like Olympic diving off the side of the pool or a sliding competition in baseball. So it winds up being a bunch of blowhards hanging tinsel on a telephone pole.
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by pastyearsears on Feb 26, 2012 1:30 PM CST up reply actions
I can do cooler dunks
on a Playskool 3 foot hoop. I can even jump over toys if I had to
The stars are scared
I’ve come to accept the dunk contest for what it is, but that was truly a snoozefest. As many have said before me, i think the way to improve the dunk contest is to get the stars involved. We all want to see LeBron, Wade, Wall, Rose, Westbrook, (other top player) out there doing their best dunks, but it’ll probably never happen. Why not? I have a theory and I’m sure I’m not the first to say it. It’s not because they need rest, or because it is an injury risk. It’s not because they want to give lesser known players a chance to make a name for themselves. It’s surely not because they are “preparing” for the all-star game the next night… I think it is because they are all afraid to lose the contest. Their egos are so fragile that they don’t want to actually put themselves out there and fail. It’s the same reason why most of the guys half-assed their way through the skills competition. Nobody wanted to be seen as actually caring and trying, but not winning. I mean did anyone look like they had a desire to win that skills competition? This is the only reason I can come up with to explain it. How else do you explain John Wall not being in the dunk contest? Did anyone else see him take every chance he could get the whole weekend trying to put on a one man dunk show? (I loved the steal from Greg Monroe by the way). Wall is out there dunking like a maniac, but he would shy away from any real competition because he might not actually win.
Anyone else have thoughts on this not so burning issue?
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