NBA All-star weekend - Feb16th-18th

jayu70 · Post #1 » by **jayu70** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 5:41 pm

Questions:
1. Will Taurean Prince and/or John Collins be selected for the Rookie/Sophomore game?
2. Who will get picked last for the ASG. I'll say LMA or Love
3. Dunk contest - who ya got? Aaron Gordon, Dennis Smith JR, Victor Oladipo. Who should get the final spot?
4. 3 point shooting - Klay Thompson, Devon Booker, Bradley Beal, Eric Gordon

jayu70 · Post #2 » by **jayu70** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 6:02 pm

Rules

Q: Who gets the first pick?
A: James had the most votes among fans, so he will get the first pick. He must choose among the eight other starters who were voted into the game. Other than James and Curry, the starters are: Kyrie Irving, DeMar DeRozan, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Joel Embiid, James Harden, Kevin Durant, Anthony Davis and DeMarcus Cousins. All the starters must be taken before the reserves are picked. So these eight guys will be the first picks.

Q: What about the reserves?
A: Curry gets to pick first among them and James follows, until each has picked seven. In other words, Curry will get pick No. 8 for the last starter and No. 9 for the first reserve, while James will get picks No. 7 and No. 10
Q: Who gets the last pick?

A: Technically, James gets the final pick in the All-Star draft, but effectively, Curry will decide whom James gets at No. 22 because he will take pick No. 21, leaving James with the final player.

Q: Will James snub Irving?
A: If I were him, I'd take Durant with my first pick, but James will have his own motives. The draft will not be televised and the league will not provide the draft order. Then again, few things stay secret in the NBA. With Curry as the starting point guard for his team, it makes sense that Irving would end up on James' team. We'll see.

Q: Why won't it be televised?
A: Commissioner Adam Silver said he doesn't want to put the captains in a "compromising position" by televising it. It could create the type of drama that sometimes happens at drafts when a player is left unselected, which is of course what fans want to see!

Q: Did the players tell Silver that?
A: Silver said some players did convey that concern to him. However, James said it didn't matter to him if his picks were televised. Other players, such as John Wall, have also advocated for the draft to be shown. ESPN's Rachel Nichols has made it a personal mission, excoriating the league on multiple occasions for not showing the draft. But for this year, it will take place on a conference call between James, Curry and league officials. In the future, who knows?

Q: When will all this be announced?
A: The All-Star reserves will be announced Tuesday on TNT before the Cavs play the Spurs. The teams will be announced Thursday on TNT before the Wizards play the Thunder.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/22178973/nba-faq-2018-nba-all-star-draft

Post #3 » by **HMFFL** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 7:27 pm

I hope Dennis Smith JR wins the slam dunk contest.

I believe Eric Gordon will win the 3-point contest.

As far as the ASG deraft, I really could careless about it, but yes, LMA or Love will probably be the last pick. I realize the NBA needs to make changes at times but these types of changes have never interested me.

macd-gm · Post #4 » by **macd-gm** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 8:16 pm

Have they picked dunk competitors yet? Surely Collins will get in.

The rookie / Sophmore game is now the rising stars where US players play international players right? But do they all have to be 1/2 year players?

jayu70 · Post #5 » by **jayu70** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 9:35 pm

Has he been asked? Crytic.

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DirtybirdGA · Post #6 » by **DirtybirdGA** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 9:39 pm

Yay to Collins, nay to Prince, don't feel like narrowing out their competition.

Maybe Collins gets in for the dunk contest.

3pt who knows..

jayu70 · Post #7 » by **jayu70** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 11:33 pm

John Collins makes the USA team.

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jayu70 · Post #8 » by **jayu70** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 11:47 pm

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Love this kid.

DirtybirdGA · Post #9 » by **DirtybirdGA** » Wed Jan 24, 2018 11:59 pm

Congratulations to Collins!

Post #10 » by **HMFFL** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 2:29 am

That's great to know about Collins.
I look forward to see how he does and I hope he represents us well.

macd-gm · Post #11 » by **macd-gm** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 2:48 pm

I thought i heard he made the dunk contest too. Is that not right?

jayu70 · Post #12 » by **jayu70** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 5:30 pm

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Post #13 » by **ATL Boy** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 6:21 pm

I'm here for Lebron taking Durant with his first pick and Curry taking Irving

jayu70 · Post #14 » by **jayu70** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 6:24 pm

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What a bunch of wimps.

jayu70 · Post #15 » by **jayu70** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 6:25 pm

Teams will be announced today...

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macd-gm · Post #16 » by **macd-gm** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 8:22 pm

If I'm Lebron I'd pick Anthony Davis.

Post #17 » by **Jamaaliver** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 8:29 pm

Marc Stein works for the New York Times?!?

Impressive.

jayu70 · Post #18 » by **jayu70** » Thu Jan 25, 2018 9:31 pm

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Post #19 » by **Jamaaliver** » Thu Feb 1, 2018 8:11 pm

Ummm...

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I did not see this coming.

Kudos to Goran.

jayu70 · Post #20 » by **jayu70** » Thu Feb 1, 2018 8:17 pm

Jamaaliver wrote:Ummm...

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I did not see this coming.

Kudos to Goran.

He has been playing well and Miami is actually winning games- 4th in the East and has no Allstars. Many thought he should have gotten the replacement call instead of Drummond considering the teams record.
He felt snubbed.

“I don’t understand this anymore because back in the day with the Suns, I had the statistics and they said our record is not good,” said a frustrated Dragic, according to Anthony Chiang of The Palm Beach Post. “This year we have a good record, and it’s not [enough]. So it is what it is.”