Why do they play the All Star Game so Late in the Season ?

mr.ankle · Post #1 » by **mr.ankle** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 2:29 pm

How come they don't play the all star game after 41 games ?

CrookedJ · Post #2 » by **CrookedJ** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 2:40 pm

I heard somebody suggest that All Star weekend be moved up three weeks - so it falls in the off week before the Superbowl. Sounds like a good idea to me.

T-Spot · Post #3 » by **T-Spot** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:43 pm

Because they don't want to compete for ratings with the NHL All-Star game and the NFL playoffs/Super Bowl.

iceman3699 · Post #4 » by **iceman3699** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 5:00 pm

I'm perfectly fine where it is now...why does it have to be at the exact midway point anyways.

LoneDust · Post #5 » by **LoneDust** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 5:09 pm

For playoff teams it's like a mid-way break. I think this break actually helps teams to prep for their playoff surge and make the league more interesting.

Chubby Chaser · Post #6 » by **Chubby Chaser** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 6:17 pm

It's only late in the season if your team doesn't make the playoffs..

As Barkley once said, "the real season doesn't start until playoffs"

Pats19andO · Post #7 » by **Pats19andO** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:02 pm

T-Spot wrote:Because they don't want to compete for ratings with the NHL All-Star game and the NFL playoffs/Super Bowl.

Im guessing thats not a big concern

Black Jesus 1 · Post #8 » by **Black Jesus 1** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:53 pm

T-Spot wrote:Because they don't want to compete for ratings with the NHL All-Star game and the NFL playoffs/Super Bowl.

Hockey sucks, no one likes that trash.

Game 41 for most teams would have been around Jan 20-25th..Super Bowl not an issue, either.

2poor · Post #9 » by **2poor** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:54 pm

I bet the teams prefer it this way, in general. The later into the season you can get a week off to heal up, the better.

edit: if you think about it too, for most of the people participating, this is essentially the midway point, factoring playoffs in.

hermes · Post #10 » by **hermes** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 11:28 pm

CrookedJ wrote:I heard somebody suggest that All Star weekend be moved up three weeks - so it falls in the off week before the Superbowl. Sounds like a good idea to me.

thats a good idea

jab · Post #11 » by **jab** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 11:30 pm

Kobe D wrote:It's only late in the season if your team doesn't make the playoffs..

As Barkley once said, "the real season doesn't start until playoffs"