2017 NBA All Star Weekend Thread | *NBA Legends Brunch | NBA TV 1PM ET*

[Rich Rane]

it was the best dunk contest of all time. the very very very best. everyone says so. my dunks were big... bigly. best ever.

This dunk contest is FAKE NEWS!

[Prokorov]

Well that was uneventful. Time to change up the dunk contest. Time to get in real judges in, scored on style, execution and difficulty. Dunks are announced to the judges so they know what they are looking for.

the problem is there is no motivation to make it better...

its a marketing and commercial event. teams dont want there guys to go and if they do go they dont want them getting hurt. then you have a league in a period without any real super competitive guys like a kobe. stars dont want to be in it because there is no money in it and they are scared of getting clowned on twitter (not really an issue 2000 and earlier).

we need things to align right... there needs to be a guy who is a top10 dunker who is also a top 10 player who wants to go out and do something sick and beat people. and we need it in like MSG with a production crew who knows how set the stage and lighting so it doesnt feel like a ymca on sunday morning

[Hindenburg]

No Inside the NBA tonight, was gonna say it was would be one of those nights where they go WAY off topic

where is Chuck? I really missed his roasting

[PHANTOMPHOENIX]

You got to love it when the dunk contest is won by a guy who has a 4.3 ppg avg...

The runner up has played less than 25 NBA minutes this season.

Yup yup... low expectations...

Teams with spare roster spots should sign the best dunkers not in the NBA to 10-day contracts so they can take part in the dunk contest. Because clearly playing in the NBA any decent amount of minutes is not a qualifier.

[Clyde Frazier]

Read on Twitter

[bwgood77]

Def would have preferred to just watch actual NBA games tonight.

Well you should have watched Fultz get destroyed by Markaanen tonight? After all, your team will have a very high pick barring a 20 game Nets winning streak.

Probably should have, haven't paid very close attention to the NCAA. What do you think of Fultz?

I haven't watched him enough, but I do have this concern:\

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[-Sammy-]

Well that was uneventful. Time to change up the dunk contest. Time to get in real judges in, scored on style, execution and difficulty. Dunks are announced to the judges so they know what they are looking for.

Agreed. They should motion-capture each player practicing his dunk sometime before the contest and show a virtual version of the dunk so judges know what they're supposed to see.

I also think the rule should be that the dunk must be in theory doable in a real game (i.e. no more props or traveling), and that the final score for each dunk should be lowered by one point for each failed attempt.

[Qwigglez]

This picture epitomizes the entire night.

[Nowitness]

No Inside the NBA tonight, was gonna say it was would be one of those nights where they go WAY off topic

where is Chuck? I really missed his roasting

He was there earlier, guess he just turned down commentating

[Prokorov]

After last years dunk contest this one was gonna be disappointing but it was still even worse than expected.

Im just as disappointed in the 3pt contest. Those were some low ass scores for how this 3pt era is and the moneyballs now

yeah... the weekend has truly shifted to a millenial event. just give everyone 9 money balls so everyone can get an ok score, dunk contest everyone gets a 9 unless they miss 12 attempts.

participation trophy era in full effect

[LivingLegend]

The crowd is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO spoiled man. Imagine in MJ did any of the dunks they are trying to do.

MJs most famous dunk is from a foot infront of the FT line. These dudes are killing that and the crowd is bored.

It's about excitement, and missing dunks is deflating.

Which is why the dunk contest has turned into who can do a above average dunk on the first attempt.

Those wanting big names to be in it are mis informed. If you add LeBron, Westbrook, Paul George--you will be getting the same product with worse results but you add name recognition

[Syd-TK3]

Weekend has been terrible bring back basketball

[bwgood77]

Well that was uneventful. Time to change up the dunk contest. Time to get in real judges in, scored on style, execution and difficulty. Dunks are announced to the judges so they know what they are looking for.

the problem is there is no motivation to make it better...

its a marketing and commercial event. teams dont want there guys to go and if they do go they dont want them getting hurt. then you have a league in a period without any real super competitive guys like a kobe. stars dont want to be in it because there is no money in it and they are scared of getting clowned on twitter (not really an issue 2000 and earlier).

we need things to align right... there needs to be a guy who is a top10 dunker who is also a top 10 player who wants to go out and do something sick and beat people. and we need it in like MSG with a production crew who knows how set the stage and lighting so it doesnt feel like a ymca on sunday morning

The main problem is the stars don't do these any more. I mean you had Jordan, Dominique, Carter, Kobe, etc doing the dunk contest.

The dunk contest is always the worst of the 3 for me.

[LivingLegend]

There are only so many dunks you can do with no trampoline. We have reached the point of who can do the same dunk you have seen 10000x before between the legs over somebody on the first attempt. Which made last year so great. Gordon v Lavine did everything on their first attempt.

Its not like the Xgames where you can add a longer drop in or add a bigger jump for more time in the air to do tricks.

[KnightofHyrule]

Too many props in the dunk off. Stop with all the jumping over stuff. Last year it was a straight dunk off. Limit props to one dunk only.

Too little spot up shooters in the 3-pt contest. Where are the Korvers, the Crawfords, and the Reddicks? Throw in Harden.

Disappointing night overall. A bunch of cringe moments all around.

[Prokorov]

The crowd is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO spoiled man. Imagine in MJ did any of the dunks they are trying to do.

MJs most famous dunk is from a foot infront of the FT line. These dudes are killing that and the crowd is bored.

It's about excitement, and missing dunks is deflating.

Which is why the dunk contest has turned into who can do a above average dunk on the first attempt.

Those wanting big names to be in it are mis informed. If you add LeBron, Westbrook, Paul George--you will be getting the same product with worse results but you add name recognition

im pretty sure one of those three could have managed to make a clean dunk with 57 tries.

its not like these guys put ona crazy show and the crowd wasnt in it. it was turrrrible

[ShazamDaShiznt]

they cant let this all star game happen in new orleans anymore

most of these people are interested in big mardi gras event going on outside, im pretty sure all them players been partying all night yesterday, therefore the lack of energy in this whole saturday event

[LivingLegend]

The crowd is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO spoiled man. Imagine in MJ did any of the dunks they are trying to do.

MJs most famous dunk is from a foot infront of the FT line. These dudes are killing that and the crowd is bored.

The standards of creativity are so much higher now

if creativity is jumping over someone and dunking thats been done like a jillion times.

last year we saw creativity. this year... not so much

Like I said, its not the Xgames where you can extend takeoffs and jumps for bigger tricks. Without a trampoline you reach a level of greatness on dunks. There is only so much you can do. Which is where props got added to the mix. Now it has turned into who can do the best dunk on the first attempt being all that matters.

[Blame Rasho]

This picture epitomizes the entire night.

At least there is cleavage...

[Pass_the_rock]

This picture epitomizes the entire night.

i like the spectacles.