NBA All-Star Weekend - 2012 Orlando.

[boogie-reke]

weekend is here and everything is about to start but theres still no thread so I thought there should be one.

Also I just saw this amazing preview video for this years all-star I had to share - not mine ofcourse(think it's some dude who has an account here btw) - but awesome nontheless.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ox5Udo2h3pM&feature=player_embedded[/youtube]

[Indy2thaWindy]

Since Joe Johnson out, who takes his place during shooting stars?

[KGboss]

Since Joe Johnson out, who takes his place during shooting stars?

Rondo has his all-star spot. Kevin Durant took his 3 point shooting spot.

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[RamonSessions7]

Since Joe Johnson out, who takes his place during shooting stars?

Jerry Stackhouse. Yes, that one.

[Indy2thaWindy]

Since Joe Johnson out, who takes his place during shooting stars?

Jerry Stackhouse. Yes, that one.

[Ballah]

I saw AC green at a legends 3 point shot contest on thursday and the guy looked like he could still be playing. Also Robert Horry acts like Will Smith.

[sefant77]

ASG aka lets check who has the biggest ego and chucks the most

[boogie-reke]

When does the TNT broadcast starts today before the Rookie challenge? doubt i'll find a stream but who knows... I guess the pre-game stuff will be the funniestt thing if the whole thing.

[fallacy]

Rondo just said that Kendrick Perkins is being traded back to Boston.

[boogie-reke]

Rondo just said that Kendrick Perkins is being traded back to Boston.

Obviously as a joke?

[Mr Grant Hill]

so we're gonna act like the OP did a good job
come on man that's weak, I want pictures, stats, schedule, everything

[boogie-reke]

I'm not a mod or anythin lol, I don't need to do the job - I just wanted to talk about it and saw that video so I opened the thread

[Lolo]

so we're gonna act like the OP did a good job
come on man that's weak, I want pictures, stats, schedule, everything

Full Schedule of Events

Thursday, Feb 23rd
All Times Eastern (ET)
• All Day Dunk-A-Thon, noon - 1 a.m. | NBA TV
• New York vs. Miami, 7 p.m. | TNT
• L.A. Lakers vs. Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m. | TNT
• Inside the NBA, 12 a.m. | TNT

Friday, Feb 24th
All Times Eastern (ET)
• USA Basketball News Conference, 9 a.m. | NBA TV
• BBVA Rising Stars Challenge Practice, 10-11:30 a.m. | NBA TV
• Hall of Fame News Conference, 11:30 a.m. | NBA TV
• NBA GameTime: All-Star Interviews, noon | NBA TV
• The Beat, 5 p.m. | NBA TV
• The Jump presented by Sprint, 6 p.m. | NBA TV
• NBA GameTime: All-Star Interviews, 7 p.m. | NBA TV
• 2012 Sprint NBA All-Star Celebrity Game, 7 p.m. | ESPN
• BBVA Rising Stars Challenge, 9 p.m. | TNT
• Inside The NBA, 11 p.m. | TNT
• NBA GameTime presented by State Farm, 11:30 p.m. | NBA TV

Saturday, Feb 25th
All Times Eastern (ET)
• All-Star East/West Practice & Player Interviews, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. | NBA TV
• Sprite Slam Dunk Showdown featuring Hall of Famer Jeremy Lin, 1:30 p.m. | NBA TV
• 2012 NBA Development League All-Star Game presented by 26 Seconds, 2 p.m. | NBA TV
• Commissioner Stern news conference, 7 p.m. | NBA TV
• NBA Tip-Off, 8 p.m. | TNT
• NBA All-Star Saturday Night presented by State Farm, 8:30 p.m. | TNT
- 2012 Haier Shooting Stars (1st Event)
- 2012 Taco Bell Skills Challenge (2nd Event)
- 2012 Foot Locker Three-Point Contest (3rd Event)
- 2012 Sprite Slam Dunk (4th Event)
• NBA TV All-Star Weekend Presented by Kia Motors, 11 p.m. | NBA TV

Sunday, Feb 26th
All Times Eastern (ET)
• Legends Brunch, noon p.m. | NBA TV
• NBA GameTime: All-Star Sunday, 4 p.m. | NBA TV
• Sprint Pregame Concert, 5 p.m. | NBA TV
• NBA Tip-Off presented by Autotrader.com, 6 p.m. | TNT
• 2012 NBA All-Star Game presented by Kia Motors, 7:30 p.m. (7:37 p.m. tip) | TNT
• Inside the NBA presented by Hyundai, 11 p.m. | NBA TV

There's the schedule. Stolen from a poster on the Bulls board. Enjoy.

[Lolo]

Starting Lineups

Also stolen from the Bulls board.

[Mr Grant Hill]

schedule - check
pics - check
stats - ?
I'm so lazy

[amar_e]

Do people actually enjoy All Star weekend? I find it really boring and pointless.

[Lolo]

And just to prove I can do some work of my own...
Full rosters


7 * Carmelo Anthony (New York) F 6-8 230 05/29/84 Syracuse
6 * LeBron James (Miami) F 6-8 250 12/30/84 St. Vincent-St. Mary HS (OH)
1 * Derrick Rose (Chicago) G 6-3 190 10/04/88 Memphis
3 * Dwyane Wade (Miami) G 6-4 220 01/17/82 Marquette
12 * Dwight Howard (Orlando) C 6-11 265 12/08/85 SW Atlanta Christian Academy (GA)
1 Chris Bosh (Miami) F 6-11 235 03/24/84 Georgia Tech
9 # Luol Deng (Chicago) F 6-9 220 04/16/85 Duke
55 # Roy Hibbert (Indiana) C 7-2 260 12/11/86 Georgetown
9 # Andre Iguodala (Philadelphia) F-G 6-6 207 01/08/84 Arizona
55 | Joe Johnson (Atlanta) G 6-7 240 06/29/81 Arkansas
34 Paul Pierce (Boston) F 6-7 235 10/13/77 Kansas
9 Rajon Rondo (Boston) G 6-1 186 02/22/86 Kentucky
8 Deron Williams (New Jersey) G 6-3 209 06/26/84 Illinois
Head Coach: Tom Thibodeau (Chicago)



35 * Kevin Durant (Oklahoma City) F 6-9 235 09/29/88 Texas
32 * Blake Griffin (L.A. Clippers) F 6-10 251 03/16/89 Oklahoma
24 * Kobe Bryant (L.A. Lakers) G 6-6 205 08/23/78 Lower Merion HS (PA)
3 * Chris Paul (L.A. Clippers) G 6-0 175 05/06/85 Wake Forest
17 * # Andrew Bynum (L.A. Lakers) C 7-0 285 10/27/87 St. Joseph HS (NJ)
12 # LaMarcus Aldridge (Portland) F 6-11 240 07/19/85 Texas
33 # Marc Gasol (Memphis) C 7-1 265 01/29/85 Barcelona, Spain
42 Kevin Love (Minnesota) F-C 6-10 260 09/07/88 UCLA
13 Steve Nash (Phoenix) G 6-3 178 02/07/74 Santa Clara
41 Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas) F 7-0 245 06/19/78 Wurzburg, Germany
9 Tony Parker (San Antonio) G 6-2 185 05/17/82 Paris, France
0 Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City) G 6-3 187 11/12/88 UCLA
Head Coach: Scott Brooks (Oklahoma City)

* – denotes starter

# – denotes first-time selection

| – denotes injured and will not participate

[Lolo]

schedule - check
pics - check
stats - ?
I'm so lazy

Stat:

Eastern Conference leads the series 36-24

[m21graphics]

Hey thanks for posting my video