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Why do they play the All Star Game so Late in the Season ?
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 2:29 pm
by mr.ankle
How come they don't play the all star game after 41 games ?
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 2:40 pm
by CrookedJ
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.
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 4:43 pm
by T-Spot
Because they don't want to compete for ratings with the NHL All-Star game and the NFL playoffs/Super Bowl.
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 5:00 pm
by iceman3699
I'm perfectly fine where it is now...why does it have to be at the exact midway point anyways.
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 5:09 pm
by LoneDust
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.
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 6:17 pm
by Chubby Chaser
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"
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:02 pm
by Pats19andO
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
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:53 pm
by Black Jesus 1
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.
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 10:54 pm
by 2poor
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.
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 11:28 pm
by hermes
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
Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 11:30 pm
by jab
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"