ASG vs Olympics

Parataxis · Post #1 » by **Parataxis** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:15 pm

Does anybody know if this happened four years ago (or eight, for that matter)?

Seems like terribly planning on the NBA's part. I wonder why they didn't try to move it forward to the 7th instead.

EDIT: Just realised that the Super-Bowl was last week. (I'm not an NFL fan). That's a tough squeeze for the NBA - I suppose the 31st of Jan would have been too soon?

raptrocious · Post #2 » by **raptrocious** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:35 pm

olympics > nba all star game

prekazi · Post #3 » by **prekazi** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:52 pm

Before watching Olympics, watch this: http://www.thefiveringcircus.com/5ring.swf

Reading this will also help: http://books.google.com.tr/books?id=928 ... q=&f=false

Jersey Generals · Post #4 » by **Jersey Generals** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 2:57 pm

^Nah, I'd rather just watch, thanks.

Rendezvous · Post #5 » by **Rendezvous** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 3:09 pm

I don't know if this is a option

But i'l chose Allstar weekend.

killbuckner · Post #6 » by **killbuckner** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 4:06 pm

I don't think I'll watch either.

Trax416 · Post #7 » by **Trax416** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 4:10 pm

More people will watch the Olympics, and it won't even be remotely close. Simple because of all the countries involved.

But obviously most people on here will say the all-star game, it's a b-ball message board.

Paz · Post #8 » by **Paz** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 4:11 pm

ASW FTW!

Raps in 4 · Post #9 » by **Raps in 4** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 4:12 pm

I actually might watch the Olympics instead. I'm only really interested in seeing Derozan dunk at ASW.

TommyTheCat · Post #10 » by **TommyTheCat** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 4:18 pm

overpaid pros in a game that has little competition..........see defense

vs

moments of glory that athletes have been working a lifetime to achieve

raps4life~ · Post #11 » by **raps4life~** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 4:24 pm

TommyTheCat wrote:overpaid pros in a game that has little competition..........see defense

vs

moments of glory that athletes have been working a lifetime to achieve

This. I don't understand how you guys would choose the All-Star trash over the Olympics.

Promezclan · Post #12 » by **Promezclan** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 4:43 pm

Because it's the frikking Winter Olympics?

Sedale Threatt · Post #13 » by **Sedale Threatt** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 4:47 pm

Right on. All due respect to the athletes involved, but I couldn't care one bit about speed skating, downhill skiing, curling, bobsledding or just about any other sport in the Winter Olympics. I'll probably watch some of the overpaid millionaires play hockey, though.

(Maybe we feel like this because we live in California and Texas -- two bastions of winter sports)

enIIgma_chan · Post #14 » by **enIIgma_chan** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 4:48 pm

Why does it matter which one we're gonna pick? Don't know why some of you are dissing the ASG too. I'm a basketball fan so it's no surprise that I will be watching the Allstar weekend instead of the winter olympics. There's 16 days of winter olympics to go around, so there's plenty of time to watch it, even after the Allstar weekend is over. u.u

prekazi · Post #15 » by **prekazi** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 5:25 pm

Jersey Generals wrote:^Nah, I'd rather just watch, thanks.

Yeah I guess you feel safe since you're not paying the burdens of a 15 day circus which functions to boost the Olympic Industry and global corporations while making the poor poorer, taking them out of their neighbourhoods by gentrification projects and screwing the environment.

People who are interested can also read Dave Zirin's latest column about the issue: http://www.thenation.com/blogs/notion/5 ... _crackdown

raps4life~ · Post #16 » by **raps4life~** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 5:26 pm

stop spreading your propaganda.

Parataxis · Post #17 » by **Parataxis** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 6:13 pm

prekazi wrote:
Jersey Generals wrote:^Nah, I'd rather just watch, thanks.

Yeah I guess you feel safe since you're not paying the burdens of a 15 day circus which functions to boost the Olympic Industry and global corporations while making the poor poorer, taking them out of their neighbourhoods by gentrification projects and screwing the environment.

Have you seen what happens to neighbourhoods when a pro sports team wants a new arena/stadium built? (Usually taxpayer funded).

But this wasn't meant to pit the two against each other. I'm just wondering who in the NBA head office decided to set them right against each other, rather than earlier or later?

Post #18 » by **tsherkin** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 6:38 pm

I totally thought this was going to be about the summer Olympics and how much better they are (especially the basketball) than watching the farce of a game that is the NBA ASG.

Sedale Threatt · Post #19 » by **Sedale Threatt** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 6:42 pm

It's a freaking exhibition, a glorified pick-up game. What do some of you guys expect? A blood match where the losers are executed at half-court?

UNLVNugsFan · Post #20 » by **UNLVNugsFan** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 6:45 pm

I will probably end up watching nearly every bit of all-star weekend because I am a basketball junkie. On the other hand, the only parts of the winter Olympics that I might catch is some of the hockey (even though I am not a hockey fan, but I hear it is some of the best hockey you can see), a little bit of the snowboarding events, and I will try to catch whenever Stephen Colbert is on, since he is supposed to be with Al Michaels at least once.