Ideas to make the All-Star game competitive.

Post #1 » by **jazzfan1971** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 7:14 am

I hate the allstar game, I seriously do. I'd rather watch those guys play HORSE than watch that farce of a game. It'd be a better exhibition of talent for sure.

But, being we HAVE to have an allstar game I was thinking of ways to get the players to actually care about WINNING the freaking game.

Here is my suggestion.

In all future contracts where a bonus is given for participation in the All-Star game, that bonus MUST be tied to winning the All-Star game instead.

So, no grandfathering this in, just bring it along slowly. But, you know that if a teammate or two has hundreds of thousands of dollars riding on a game, you're gonna actually play some defense to help the guy out.

It's a small change, easy to impliment, assuming the Players Union would agree, and I think would result in players giving a crap about winning instead of just looking cool.

Feel free to post your suggestions below.

Jemini80 · Post #2 » by **Jemini80** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 7:18 am

It should be Vets vs. Young Guns

young guns = under 5 years NBA experience

Vets= over

Another Brick in the Wall · Post #3 » by **Another Brick in the Wall** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 7:37 am

Team USA scrimmage game was so much better than any all star game I've seen.

I wanna see something like that during all star games. Defense, intensity, teamwork, plays etc. along with offensive display.

Post #4 » by **rsavaj** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 7:45 am

LeBron said that they'd play hard if they got Maybachs as prizes.

Ridwaan · Post #5 » by **Ridwaan** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 7:46 am

How about regardless of record the side that wins gets home court advantage in the finals. For idiots who might misinterpret: the west win, then they get the home court advtg in the finals and vice versa.

Parasight · Post #6 » by **Parasight** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 7:55 am

Or they could just man up like in the 80s and play for real, without incentive.

cdubbz · Post #7 » by **cdubbz** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:07 am

I think the fact that the game has turned into a circus is because no one wants to get hurt and its supposed to be a BREAK from the regular season. I know its kinda BS that they dont play hard, but i dont think its not because they arent competitive or they get no reward its because its an over all FUN weekend and the kids love the dunks and all that.

I would LOVE LOVE LOVE to see a competitive game too, i mean why not...this game only happens once a year. during the summer im sure alot of all-star players get together for scrimmages and play super hard, no reason not to right now right? But it is what it is....boring.

andyhop · Post #8 » by **andyhop** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:14 am

Just make everyone on the losing side sit out the first 3 games after the All Star break that would encourage them to play defence.

durden_tyler · Post #9 » by **durden_tyler** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:27 am

Parasight wrote:Or they could just man up like in the 80s and play for real, without incentive.

Exactly, incentives or no incentives it all boils down to the attitudes of these "stars"

Sofa King · Post #10 » by **Sofa King** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:33 am

Throw in some traps and sharks with frikken laser beams on their heads. Loser dies of course.

Monkeyfeng06 · Post #11 » by **Monkeyfeng06** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:34 am

the losing team has to do 200 hours of community service.

jzmagik · Post #12 » by **jzmagik** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:37 am

Monkeyfeng06 wrote:the losing team has to do 200 hours of community service.

Patterns · Post #13 » by **Patterns** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:47 am

Monkeyfeng06 wrote:the losing team has to do 200 hours of community service.

Then we'd never stop seeing the "NBA Cares" commercials.

Monkeyfeng06 · Post #14 » by **Monkeyfeng06** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:50 am

Patterns wrote:-= original quote snipped =-

Then we'd never stop seeing the "NBA Cares" commercials.

better than those head-on commercials.

Number34 · Post #15 » by **Number34** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 9:29 am

Ridwaan wrote:How about regardless of record the side that wins gets home court advantage in the finals. For idiots who might misinterpret: the west win, then they get the home court advtg in the finals and vice versa.

What about teams that get into the finals and don't have allstars

Jemini80 · Post #16 » by **Jemini80** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 9:40 am

one player randomly choosen on losing team to play for the knicks?

Cammo101 · Post #17 » by **Cammo101** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 9:46 am

USA versus the world. Hockey style. All the USA guys against the best from around the world...

Kidd/Paul/Iverson
Kobe/Wade
LeBron/Pierce
Anthony/Bosh
Dwight/Duncan/Amare

vs.

Nash/Parker/Calderon
Ginobli/Barbosa
Turkoglu/Peja
Dirk/Gasol
Yao/Dalembert/Illgauskus

Rasheeed!!! · Post #18 » by **Rasheeed!!!** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:43 am

the game is just a circus.....and as it stands, guys like Yao, Duncan, West, Boozer don't contribute anything in terms of excitement. Just image having Baron Davis out there too!

I really appreciated D Howard & Rasheed playing D, and D Wade going at Nowitzki (and blocking a critical 3pnts attempt)

Post #19 » by **Basti** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:49 am

Jemini80 wrote:one player randomly choosen on losing team to play for the knicks?

@ number 34: I guess the one poster meant it regardless of that team having no all star... the conference benefits because teams that want to win it all want to have that extra piece and the coaches/gms/owner will try to push their players to gain that goodie

Illuminati · Post #20 » by **Illuminati** » Mon Feb 18, 2008 10:52 am

Monkeyfeng06 wrote:the losing team has to do 200 hours of community service.

Without Camera's present. The NBA does not care.