All-Star Weekend – San Francisco, Feb. 14-16, 2025

ryan in Maine · Post #21 » by **ryan in Maine** » Fri Jan 3, 2025 2:43 pm

I'm not voting any of them onto the All Star Team. I want a chip on their shoulders. We definitely repeat if our starters get snuffed.

Post #22 » by **Parliament10** » Thu Jan 9, 2025 9:20 pm

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Post #23 » by **bisme37** » Thu Jan 9, 2025 9:36 pm

Now that the format has changed I'm not sure I understand how it works with the all star starters. The voting is going on like usual, with the 10 leading vote getters becoming starters. But the format has changed and now there's 3 Allstar teams of 8 players each (I think), and then a 4th team of rising stars.

So if there's 3 Allstars teams don't we need 15 starters? And who starts on each team? Etc.

ConstableGeneva · Post #24 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Thu Jan 9, 2025 9:47 pm

bisme37 wrote:Now that the format has changed I'm not sure I understand how it works with the all star starters. The voting is going on like usual, with the 10 leading vote getters becoming starters. But the format has changed and now there's 3 Allstar teams of 8 players each (I think), and then a 4th team of rising stars.

So if there's 3 Allstars teams don't we need 15 starters? And who starts on each team? Etc.

Nothing's changed with voting format and starters/bench selection. There will still be "five starters for the West" and "five starters for the East."

After the 24 All-Stars are selected by fan votes/media/players (starters) and coaches (bench), the TNT guys will draft them into three teams of 8.

Post #25 » by **bisme37** » Thu Jan 9, 2025 9:50 pm

ConstableGeneva wrote:
bisme37 wrote:Now that the format has changed I'm not sure I understand how it works with the all star starters. The voting is going on like usual, with the 10 leading vote getters becoming starters. But the format has changed and now there's 3 Allstar teams of 8 players each (I think), and then a 4th team of rising stars.

So if there's 3 Allstars teams don't we need 15 starters? And who starts on each team? Etc.

Nothing's changed with voting format and starters/bench selection. There will still be "five starters for the West" and "five starters for the East."

After the 24 All-Stars are selected by fan votes/media/players (starters) and coaches (bench), the TNT guys will draft them into three teams of 8.

I'm following that, but in the end they will need 15 starters for 3 teams, and the voting process will only produce 10 of them. So some other guys will just become starters arbitrarily I guess?

ConstableGeneva · Post #26 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Thu Jan 9, 2025 9:53 pm

bisme37 wrote:
ConstableGeneva wrote:
bisme37 wrote:Now that the format has changed I'm not sure I understand how it works with the all star starters. The voting is going on like usual, with the 10 leading vote getters becoming starters. But the format has changed and now there's 3 Allstar teams of 8 players each (I think), and then a 4th team of rising stars.

So if there's 3 Allstars teams don't we need 15 starters? And who starts on each team? Etc.

Nothing's changed with voting format and starters/bench selection. There will still be "five starters for the West" and "five starters for the East."

After the 24 All-Stars are selected by fan votes/media/players (starters) and coaches (bench), the TNT guys will draft them into three teams of 8.

I'm following that, but in the end they will need 15 starters for 3 teams, and the voting process will only produce 10 of them. So some other guys will just become starters arbitrarily I guess?

Maybe the teams decide by themselves? (I don't think it matters at that point.)

Green89 · Post #27 » by **Green89** » Sat Jan 11, 2025 2:55 am

Banchero has played in 6 games all season and has missed over 30, and he's going to get voted in as a starter.

Post #28 » by **Parliament10** » Sat Jan 11, 2025 7:50 am

Green89 wrote:Banchero has played in 6 games all season and has missed over 30, and he's going to get voted in as a starter.

That's just straight ridiculous.

Fencer reregistered · Post #29 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Sat Jan 11, 2025 8:16 am

Green89 wrote:Banchero has played in 6 games all season and has missed over 30, and he's going to get voted in as a starter.

I doubt that.

ThePigeon · Post #30 » by **ThePigeon** » Sat Jan 11, 2025 10:26 am

I hope none of our players will actually play in these ridicules games
We need the rest
Maybe get all the team to the All-Star and get real practices. It will help more in the long run than playing in this circus

ConstableGeneva · Post #31 » by **ConstableGeneva** » Sat Jan 11, 2025 10:44 am

Players want to be named All-Stars so bad but don't really want to take the games seriously. Just a different breed of players since maybe the 2010s -- post Kobe/Dirk/KG generation.

ThePigeon · Post #32 » by **ThePigeon** » Sat Jan 11, 2025 12:19 pm

ConstableGeneva wrote:Players want to be named All-Stars so bad but don't really want to take the games seriously. Just a different breed of players since maybe the 2010s -- post Kobe/Dirk/KG generation.

It is a contest of popularity and money
Not who are the best basketball players in the world or pride

It is a business that we fans think is something different from the old ages (our tribe against another tribe etc)

Fencer reregistered · Post #33 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Sat Jan 11, 2025 10:50 pm

ConstableGeneva wrote:Players want to be named All-Stars so bad but don't really want to take the games seriously. Just a different breed of players since maybe the 2010s -- post Kobe/Dirk/KG generation.

Yeah. Play hard or don't play.

The NFL finally abolished the Pro Bowl game due to wide agreement that the players SHOULDN'T play hard (because of the injury profile of football).

Post #34 » by **Parliament10** » Sun Jan 12, 2025 9:30 pm

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Fencer reregistered · Post #35 » by **Fencer reregistered** » Mon Jan 13, 2025 10:30 am

EC players who deserve serious consideration, IMO, are:

From bad teams
Ball
Nobody from the Sixers, because of injury

From mediocre teams
Trae
Cade
Giannis
Dame
Nobody from the Heat

From good teams
Nobody from the Magic, because of injury
Brunson
Towns
Many Celtics
Many Cavs

Who, if anybody, am I unjustly snubbing?

31to6 · Post #36 » by **31to6** » Mon Jan 13, 2025 8:01 pm

ThePigeon wrote:I hope none of our players will actually play in these ridicules games
We need the rest
Maybe get all the team to the All-Star and get real practices. It will help more in the long run than playing in this circus

Tatum and Brown will make it and play. And the world will go on spinning, have faith!

ThePigeon · Post #37 » by **ThePigeon** » Mon Jan 13, 2025 8:12 pm

31to6 wrote:
ThePigeon wrote:I hope none of our players will actually play in these ridicules games
We need the rest
Maybe get all the team to the All-Star and get real practices. It will help more in the long run than playing in this circus

Tatum and Brown will make it and play. And the world will go on spinning, have faith!

I have faith
Just hate this circus
Better see the Harlem Globetrotters

Maybe add a game against the G-League all stars
A contest of cheerleaders
Water boy races
Spill beer on the court and check which teams' personnel can clean it faster

Make it a real circus

31to6 · Post #38 » by **31to6** » Tue Jan 14, 2025 7:46 pm

ThePigeon wrote:
31to6 wrote:
ThePigeon wrote:I hope none of our players will actually play in these ridicules games
We need the rest
Maybe get all the team to the All-Star and get real practices. It will help more in the long run than playing in this circus

Tatum and Brown will make it and play. And the world will go on spinning, have faith!

I have faith
Just hate this circus
Better see the Harlem Globetrotters

Maybe add a game against the G-League all stars
A contest of cheerleaders
Water boy races
Spill beer on the court and check which teams' personnel can clean it faster

Make it a real circus

The weekend is a status/ego validation hangout for the league's stars
They don't go very hard in the ASG and I'm okay with that

I've seen some good ASGs but I don't need to/expect to -- though I think this year's format might be interesting so I'll likely pay more attention than usual

I think an NBA All Star/Big 3 mashup tourney could also be interesting -- but honestly you don't want a situation where someone's going to go hard against the All Stars and increase the wear/tear/injury risk, right?

Post #39 » by **shackles10** » Wed Jan 15, 2025 4:48 am

31to6 wrote:
ThePigeon wrote:
31to6 wrote:
Tatum and Brown will make it and play. And the world will go on spinning, have faith!

I have faith
Just hate this circus
Better see the Harlem Globetrotters

Maybe add a game against the G-League all stars
A contest of cheerleaders
Water boy races
Spill beer on the court and check which teams' personnel can clean it faster

Make it a real circus

The weekend is a status/ego validation hangout for the league's stars
They don't go very hard in the ASG and I'm okay with that

I've seen some good ASGs but I don't need to/expect to -- though I think this year's format might be interesting so I'll likely pay more attention than usual

I think an NBA All Star/Big 3 mashup tourney could also be interesting -- but honestly you don't want a situation where someone's going to go hard against the All Stars and increase the wear/tear/injury risk, right?

Even just a 3v3 of nba all stars might be interesting. Sanction the event so we can get them in the Olympics while you’re at it.

brackdan70 · Post #40 » by **brackdan70** » Wed Jan 15, 2025 1:24 pm

Fencer reregistered wrote:EC players who deserve serious consideration, IMO, are:

From bad teams
Ball
Nobody from the Sixers, because of injury

From mediocre teams
Trae
Cade
Giannis
Dame
Nobody from the Heat

From good teams
Nobody from the Magic, because of injury
Brunson
Towns
Many Celtics
Many Cavs

Who, if anybody, am I unjustly snubbing?

Siakam and Haliburton are looking like guys that should get consideration , Hero is probably borderline.