**2024 All Star Weekend Thread | Indianapolis**

Potential · Post #1741 » by **Potential** » Mon Feb 19, 2024 4:13 am

Adam Stern wrote:Why do these players insist on playing an exhibition game like it's an exhibition game???
It makes no nonsense.

Exhibition games aren't a 3 point spamming contest

KyRo23 · Post #1742 » by **KyRo23** » Mon Feb 19, 2024 4:15 am

Had a long day and slept through the game... kinda

I woke up groggy, checked the score and thought it was over when I saw 172 points scored. Turns out there was still a lot of game left and I just missed it :lol:

Pablo Escobar · Post #1743 » by **Pablo Escobar** » Mon Feb 19, 2024 4:18 am

They should scrap the entire weekend.

_txchilibowl_ · Post #1744 » by **_txchilibowl_** » Mon Feb 19, 2024 4:18 am

Eliminate the three-point line. From basketball.

LordCovington33 · Post #1745 » by **LordCovington33** » Mon Feb 19, 2024 4:19 am

whitehops wrote:
Chessboxer wrote:
NyKnicks1714 wrote:
Yeah I really didn't like that. Honestly there's something about KAT that I just don't like but I couldn't tell you what it is.

Yeah, even when he scored 62 a couple weeks back, they lost the game and their coach called him out for ballhogging. So bad, he got benched late in the game.

it was so cringe. luka, jokic and AD couldn't care less about the game, SGA was quietly doing his thing and KAT was going all out to put up 50 in a blowout loss and then celebrated when he got it. dude's a 9 year vet acting like it's his first all star game.

A weird take. People want the players to try and when they do, they get called out for it.

whitehops · Post #1746 » by **whitehops** » Mon Feb 19, 2024 4:21 am

Ruma85 wrote:Why is he a try hard?

in the past giannis would be playing at like 80% effort in the all star game when everyone else was at 40-50% effort.

Folklore · Post #1747 » by **Folklore** » Mon Feb 19, 2024 4:21 am

Chessboxer wrote:
NyKnicks1714 wrote:
Wargreymon wrote:Kat needs to chill. Ur not getting MVP in a loss dude

Yeah I really didn't like that. Honestly there's something about KAT that I just don't like but I couldn't tell you what it is.

Yeah, even when he scored 62 a couple weeks back, they lost the game and their coach called him out for ballhogging. So bad, he got benched late in the game.

Towns is a Dweeb who happens to be tall and talented at basketball. Every cell in our body tells us to attack him physically and emotionally. If we were in school we'd want to laugh at him and trip him whenever possible.. and his smile makes us want to punch him because he's socially awkward and doesn't get the hint that we don't want to be his friend.

All I can say about this game is that at least he was trying. The other players didn't' want to play hard so they threw him the ball. Cant complain about his scoring when others chose not to. I'm just mad that Ant didn't get any run when i know that he hawks for every camera after a dunk to get his followers up.

NyKnicks1714 · Post #1748 » by **NyKnicks1714** » Mon Feb 19, 2024 4:25 am

Folklore wrote:
Chessboxer wrote:
NyKnicks1714 wrote:
Yeah I really didn't like that. Honestly there's something about KAT that I just don't like but I couldn't tell you what it is.

Yeah, even when he scored 62 a couple weeks back, they lost the game and their coach called him out for ballhogging. So bad, he got benched late in the game.

Towns is a Dweeb who happens to be tall and talented at basketball. Every cell in our body tells us to attack him physically and emotionally. If we were in school we'd want to laugh at him and trip him whenever possible.. and his smile makes us want to punch him because he's socially awkward and doesn't get the hint that we don't want to be his friend.

All I can say about this game is that at least he was trying. The other players didn't' want to play hard so they threw him the ball. Cant complain about his scoring when others chose not to. I'm just mad that Ant didn't get any run when i know that he hawks for every camera after a dunk to get his followers up.

Whatever it is I don't like about him is definitely basketball related though. I don't care if he's a dweeb and I don't really know anything about him as a person.

Also he didn't really try in this game. He just went hard after points when the game was basically over.

PushDaRock · Post #1749 » by **PushDaRock** » Mon Feb 19, 2024 4:26 am

3 fouls committed and 5 FTA's combined for both teams is pretty hilarious

whitehops · Post #1750 » by **whitehops** » Mon Feb 19, 2024 4:27 am

LordCovington33 wrote:
whitehops wrote:it was so cringe. luka, jokic and AD couldn't care less about the game, SGA was quietly doing his thing and KAT was going all out to put up 50 in a blowout loss and then celebrated when he got it. dude's a 9 year vet acting like it's his first all star game.

A weird take. People want the players to try and when they do, they get called out for it.

KAT wasn't trying to win, he was trying to score a lot. he was actively cherry picking at the end and put up more shots than the next two west players combined...

and then he celebrated his "achievement" of scoring 50 against a defense that put up literally no resistance.

LAvision · Post #1751 » by **LAvision** » Mon Feb 19, 2024 4:27 am

Thank god I choose to skip this. WTF, all most 170 3s face_puke

****ing shameful

GrandTheftRondo · Post #1752 » by **GrandTheftRondo** » Mon Feb 19, 2024 4:31 am

Johnny Bball wrote:211 points. Two 100 point halfs. What a dumpster fire. And the league actually promotes this embarrassment, that's the funny part.

It was over for all star weekend once no name celebrities starting popping up everywhere every year and getting involved in the weekend.

Whole weekend is just an excuse for NBA players to get **** up with celebrities and pretend to play ball.

PushDaRock · Post #1753 » by **PushDaRock** » Mon Feb 19, 2024 4:35 am

whitehops wrote:
LordCovington33 wrote:
whitehops wrote:it was so cringe. luka, jokic and AD couldn't care less about the game, SGA was quietly doing his thing and KAT was going all out to put up 50 in a blowout loss and then celebrated when he got it. dude's a 9 year vet acting like it's his first all star game.

A weird take. People want the players to try and when they do, they get called out for it.

KAT wasn't trying to win, he was trying to score a lot. he was actively cherry picking at the end and put up more shots than the next two west players combined...

and then he celebrated his "achievement" of scoring 50 against a defense that put up literally no resistance.

lol he took 22 shots in the paint which were effectively all lay-ups and dunks with nobody even trying to contest anything. At least the other guys jacking up 3 pointers still had to make them.

JustBuzzin · Post #1754 » by **JustBuzzin** » Mon Feb 19, 2024 4:39 am

The NBA needs to stop holding all-star games in smaller markets. Yeah it sucks for the small market fans, but these players aren't happy spending their in season vacation at these boring cities.

They need to add a cycle of attractive markets voted by the players and just recycle the top 5 cities for the next 10 years. Then they can revote the next 5 cities after the 10 years are done.

rilamann · Post #1755 » by **rilamann** » Mon Feb 19, 2024 4:42 am

211 points, a new record.

All other NBA head coaches must bow before Doc Rivers.

BigGargamel · Post #1756 » by **BigGargamel** » Mon Feb 19, 2024 4:42 am

LOL @ that final score. Glad I didn't waste my Sunday night on this trash.

Adam Stern · Post #1757 » by **Adam Stern** » Mon Feb 19, 2024 4:46 am

Potential wrote:
Adam Stern wrote:Why do these players insist on playing an exhibition game like it's an exhibition game???
It makes no nonsense.

Exhibition games aren't a 3 point spamming contest

Yeah, they are.
And dunking displays.
And fancy dribbling demonstrations.
And pretty passing performances.

It's an Entertainment Exhibition,

Kurtz · Post #1758 » by **Kurtz** » Mon Feb 19, 2024 4:51 am

Did it look to anyone else like Lebron may have hurt himself on that dunk? Would explain why he didn't play in the 2nd too.

LAvision · Post #1759 » by **LAvision** » Mon Feb 19, 2024 4:55 am

JustBuzzin wrote:The NBA needs to stop holding all-star games in smaller markets. Yeah it sucks for the small market fans, but these players aren't happy spending their in season vacation at these boring cities.

They need to add a cycle of attractive markets voted by the players and just recycle the top 5 cities for the next 10 years. Then they can revote the next 5 cities after the 10 years are done.

Should be LA, Vegas, New York, and Miami on loop.

Enso · Post #1760 » by **Enso** » Mon Feb 19, 2024 5:05 am

When’s the last time a player got a major injury at an all star game?

I don’t understand how thats the excuse for them not competing anymore.

Happy I was able to catch some actual competitive games back in the day.

Only thing that can save us is if Kobe starts haunting these guys dreams like Freddy Krueger and calls them all
Pussies lol

Who wins the All Star Game?