The NBA is hard to watch. It's drive to the lane, kick back back for 3. Touch someone, burp, fart it's a foul. Then next if someone plays too many minutes, they have to load manage for a few games. It's a garage product.
I’m an avid die hard laker fan. I grew up with the Nick van exel Eddie Jones and Cedric ceballos teams. Never missed a game all throughout the Kobe shaq era and after. Guys, I can’t remember the last time I actually sat down to watch an nba game of any kind. It’s absolutely unwatchable and that makes me sad. I guess I’m older now but my goodness, it doesn’t move the needle for me in the slightest and I wonder when others will feel the same
Miss the 90’s and 2000’s when it was about bragging rights, when they cared players caree about the fans. Every allstar would show up in their team uniform that gave it some meaning like from the Bulls I’m one of the best and I’m here repping with my team jersey
So kelvin is saying this era don’t know what to do in the all star game?? The previous eras never had a problem with figuring it out because that’s not the problem. They don’t WANNA play
I've been watching NBA since the 2013 season. The league honestly needs to change whatever they do on Sunday night on All Star Weekend. A change is a long overdue. Personally, I would propose after the 12 all stars are announced, to have a tournament of 4 teams (of 3 players). Four players should be picked as captains, then those captains have two picks each and choose from the remaining all stars who are not captains. Basically 3v3 basketball. The first round should be every team playing twice, up to 21. The two out of four teams who win twice, then face off in a final showdown to a 'fixed' score to win the whole tournament. 👆My idea might not be the best, but I'd definitely watch the 'ASG game' again if that became the new format🤷♂️
@dreamcage1801 Four 3-man team tournament. The first round teams play up to 21. The first two teams to win twice, advance to the final. Then in the final, the final teams play up to say a score of 30. Whoever scores 30 first, wins the tournament. 🤷♂️
These players are simply getting paid too much to care for a glorified exhibition game; they're scared of getting injured. The geniune culture of basketball resides in college play; defense is still paramount .
@@dreamcage1801 Thats not how injuries work, it's not from a lack of training. I guess everyone that got injured in the 70s and 80s never trained hard. I just Jordan's injuries was from a lack of training.
This all started when the league acquiesced to LeBron requesting more days off during the All-Star period. From that point on the game, hell even most of the weekend has been a farce.
Here’s a hot take. AS SOON AS LeBron James leaves the NBA - competition will IMMEDIATELY improve and the NBA all star game will be a bit better. Mark my words.
@@sim396 I thought that too, but the NBA is so hierarchial. Everybody takes their cue from the best player in the game and it trickles down. That's the standard. We need a more competitive, less entitled player to take the lead - and that can't happen as long as LeBron is still around.
@@nostaljah19 Because this league has been overrun with entitlement. Entitlement leads to laziness, cowardice, not taking responsibility. That's LeBron's legacy and that is what the league unfortunately has told everyone is the path to success. That was not Russell's legacy, nor Doc/Kareem/Bird/Magic/MJ/Shaq/Duncas/Dirk/Kobe''s. Their legacy was winning, competition, drive, respecting the game. The league needs a new direction, new voice, new standard of success. And that can't happen as long as LeBron and Klutch sports are ruling the league.
Why is it so hard to make it again East vs West, and winner gets Home Court during the Finals no matter the standings. And too improve the NBA Cup, the winner gets automatic 8th seed in the playoffs.
My thoughts exactly. Like in baseball. The winner of the All Star game gets home court for the Finals. Home court based on record through the Conference Finals so the regular season records mean something.
I agree that the lax defense played during All-Star games plus the amount of 3-point shooting in the modern NBA has made the All-Star games into pretty much a 3-point shooting contest. I'd say can the game and keep the dunk and 3 point contests, and just have a big ceremony during All-Star weekend to reveal that year's All-Stars.
This is the first time I’ve heard the media finally call out the money and how it can be impacted if fans don’t watch. These NBA guys are delusional and have zero understanding. More media should speak on this because the NBA is falling and I sort of want it to fail for these guys to learn a lessons. They forget that they are entertainers.
The only way the AllStar game could work is that the players can't shoot any 3-pointers. If they shoot a 3-pointer, it will be a -3. 3 points taken off the score. They have to shoot all midrange jumpers and layups
@yusefnegao nah 👎🏽. The point is, everybody is tired of them shooting behind the 3-point line. This year, every team is shooting over 40 three-pointers a game. Anthony Edwards is shooting about 14 three-pointers a game. He went from 5 a game last season to 14 this season. Even Wembyanna is shooting about 10 three-pointers a game. Shooting all these 3-pointers has gotten boring and exhausting😴. If they could take away the 3-point shots in the AllStar game, maybe we will actually see some skills, like in the 90s. They rarely shot 3-pointers in the 90s, especially in the AllStar game
@tigera6 nah, no way‼️‼️‼️ Dame Lillard, Luka Doncic, and Steph Curry are already pulling up 4-5 feet behind the 3-point line. Imagine seeing all 24 players shooting those types of 3-pointers🤦🏽♂️😓. An what will happen after that, is they will start shooting those type of 3-pointers in a real NBA game. The only way the AllStar game could be competitive is they have to get rid of the 3-pointers. Only 2 pointers in front of the 3-point line. Only midrange and layups count for 2 points, and dunks are 1 point. If they shoot a 3-pointer, it'll be a negative -3, take 3 points away from their total score. You have to force the players to ball and show their skills. Because right now, the players are lazy, and they don't give a F. They make to much guaranteed money
The NBA stopped being the NBA once they took away the physicality, toughness, defense, the post game, let players travel, flop for calls when bating for fouls, and carry when they dribble while jacking up 70 3's a game with 23 seconds left on the shotclock. There is no competivness in the league anymore, and I miss the days when players played hard for 82 games a season. Players used to see the all-star game as a privileged, and an honor, and took pride in the game nowadays they see it as a vacation lol. Up, and coming Superstars don't even care to participate in slam dunk contest anymore like they're to good for it now it's ridiculous, and when I started watching All-Star weekend was like must see tv I would look forward to watching, and mark my calendar every year as a kid now I could care less. I couldn't imagine a young Kobe, MJ, or VC sitting out the slam dunk contest 😂
No matter how much they spin it. People don't like the fact that these players are a bunch of friends, so no competitiveness. No, actually, fight or effort
NBA players want more prize money during all-star games, then make it a betting game. Players that are selected will pitch in $1mil each players money vs $1m of the other teams and whoever wins the all-star game gets the prized money. Players can't declined the invitation if they are voted by the media,players, fans or that said player will porfeit their money and someone else will play on his spot.
The NBA needs to cancel the All-Star Game....we need to evolve with the times.....people's tastes and preferences change over time...Stop trying to be nostalgic and end the game already....
I agree with Rob Parker, get rid of the NBA Allstar game. Today's NBA players are extremely spoiled prima donna's, they are too narcissistic to compete in something that doesn't really count, they don't even want to play 82 games and compete, even though they get paid HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS to do so. The NBA is killing itself. I don't even waste my time watching NBA games on TV anymore.
grew up with the nba in the 70's -80's - 90's,, look the nba all-star game has become a three ring circus, no one plays hard, Rob is right just stop it. and stop the pay for the all-star game
The problem has nothing to do with these stupid tournament styles. We don't wanna see that. The problem is the NBA is controlled by the players and not the commissioner and the owners.
The players don't want to play in these dumb games and risk injury. Blame the media for driving the narrative that only thing that matters in your career is how many rings you get. Every players just want to load manage so they're healthy for the playoffs.
I would like to see Caitlin Clark in the Celebrity game and throwing lob dunks to NBA veterans. And also her against the Curry in the 3pt contest. Idk about the East vs West game.
I agree. The nba is just not competitive in general. The dunk contest was cancelled for a bit. Maybe it comes back after a few years with more excitement.
Here’s how the game lost its novelty: when players started teaming up. That was why the all star game was intriguing. What would MJ playing with Barkley and Hakeem look like? Today you’ve seen it in the regular season already
The NBA is toast. Too many games, low stakes most of the year (the in-season tournament is a sad attempt at generating interest), and honestly we don’t need an NBA draft every season (one every three years would be better). There are too many cooks in the kitchen and they’re not cheffing up anything good.
Here is the solution for the All Star Game. Step 1: dont change the actual game. Step 2: step 2, dont try to make it a big deal. Advertise it as friends playing together/globetrotter game. Step 3: add a 1:1 tournament (reward: winner is eligible for max/supermax contract escalation) you could reward money, but pride will keep people playing hard(but also will cause some ducking).
Make it a real game with a real reward, push it back like a month, only players from teams that are mathematically in the playoffs participate, players get in on stats and not popularity and the prize is, whatever confidence wins get homecourt advantage in the finals, other than that f it
I would love for one year for the NBA and WNBA to combine their All Star weekend into one and have the men and women compete with each other. Turn the Sunday game where you put the together a team of the best men and women from the west against the best men and women from the east and allow the whole weekend to celebrate the sport as a whole.
There's no competition, no real rivalries. And when they try to make rivalries, like Anthony Edwards tries to do, it's so manufactured, like WWE. This is what happens when you have a commissioner who just continues to cater to the wishes of the players as opposed to doing everything for the product.
They are fixing everything except one thing: all stars earn at least $15-20mm a year, they perceive the all star game as a break and a potential injury. The nba needs to make the regular season like the soccer tournament where you win by points…so certain games you HAVE to win by a certain margin to climb up a spot…this way all teams would compete coaches will have to be creative…if you’re up 15 with 5 mins left but you need to beat your opponent by 25, how will you get that done? Will the opponents play hard defense still?
I have a good idea. Make the NBA All-Star game 1980s rules Bring back hand checking the whole game. Allow the rest to never blow a whistle if you get slapped in the face LOL I personally would love it
What a shame. NBA All Star should be the flagship product of the NBA. A place where the best of the best come together to show off the product…the only time you might catch the casual viewer. An event that Magic, Bird, MJ, Kobe, Vince Carter etc, showed up and showed out for now needs to re-engineered because of laziness. Sad
Apparently, the players especially those who had played from 2000s or early part of 2010s are going to leave the game NOT THE WAY they found it. It's also Adam Silver's fault for letting this happen. Do something to pay respect to the game that was played in the 2000s and before.
Speaking of getting rid of something..... Whose going to tell Rob... Rob it might be time to hang it up. Clearly Chris was carrying this show. The old man get off my lawn thing isn't working. lmaooooooooooo
I’m with Rob. Can’t remember the last time I actually wanted to watch the ASG. On another note….does Kelvin know we can see him in the video looking disinterested and just scrolling on his Instagram feed? 😅
The NBA is hard to watch. It's drive to the lane, kick back back for 3. Touch someone, burp, fart it's a foul. Then next if someone plays too many minutes, they have to load manage for a few games. It's a garage product.
“Touch someone, burp, fart…” 😂😂😂😭😭😭
Put on your old 90s nba games. You'll love it. Enjoy
U forgot about the commercial right after the foul
😂😂😂😂😂😂
@@loudertv8676Brother this is what I’ve been doing. The 90s/2000s NBA games are SO DAMN GOOD! Man I love TH-cam for allowing full games to be uploaded
The regular season is like a slightly better version of the all star game
100%
Exactly nowadays lol
Lmfao, FACTS!🤣💀
Right!!
💯 Bro
The problem is all the players are friends, in the Kobe/shaq/mj eras they all hated some people across the league and they wanted to ball them out
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Nah they just make too much money now
Just watch a basketball game in the park. Its more competitive.
lol no they didn't
Nah the problem is they get paid too much too soon
Not gonna lie, NBA all star game is doing more damage to the nba reputation than anything else.
Load management, injuries and premadommas haha
100%
Just watch a basketball game in the park. Its more competitive.
This is good. Just another reason for me to keep proving why this generation of players are trash and less manly 😂
Nobody watches it. What kind of an impact can it have? 😂
I’m an avid die hard laker fan. I grew up with the Nick van exel Eddie Jones and Cedric ceballos teams. Never missed a game all throughout the Kobe shaq era and after. Guys, I can’t remember the last time I actually sat down to watch an nba game of any kind. It’s absolutely unwatchable and that makes me sad. I guess I’m older now but my goodness, it doesn’t move the needle for me in the slightest and I wonder when others will feel the same
I stopped watching throughly when that team lebron team Giannis stuff started
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@cambee3070 u ain't lying
The 3-pointer killed the NBA
I’m just like you my man. Laker thru and thru but this ain’t it.
Miss the 90’s and 2000’s when it was about bragging rights, when they cared players caree about the fans. Every allstar would show up in their team uniform that gave it some meaning like from the Bulls I’m one of the best and I’m here repping with my team jersey
Shout out to the new guy but man this just isn’t the same without Chris
He’s a lebron meat rider
They need that guy from Detroit… I don’t his name but he’s smart, articulate, and funny.
They should have an NBA all star spa weekend. We can watch them get their nails did.
The players would certainly rather do that.
Ok Caleb Williams
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The All Star used to be a privilege. Just invite the top HS teams to all star weekend and have a hs all star tourney.
That’s actually a good idea.
Jar Jar Binks Adam Silver is ruining the game I love 😞
I agree
Include LeEverything, too.
Lebron James💯🤨
@@tyroilsmoochie-wallace I couldn't agree more...he thinks it's Soccer....🙄
How is Silver ruining the game? What about the players and coaches??
So kelvin is saying this era don’t know what to do in the all star game?? The previous eras never had a problem with figuring it out because that’s not the problem. They don’t WANNA play
I've been watching NBA since the 2013 season.
The league honestly needs to change whatever they do on Sunday night on All Star Weekend. A change is a long overdue.
Personally, I would propose after the 12 all stars are announced, to have a tournament of 4 teams (of 3 players). Four players should be picked as captains, then those captains have two picks each and choose from the remaining all stars who are not captains. Basically 3v3 basketball.
The first round should be every team playing twice, up to 21. The two out of four teams who win twice, then face off in a final showdown to a 'fixed' score to win the whole tournament.
👆My idea might not be the best, but I'd definitely watch the 'ASG game' again if that became the new format🤷♂️
What’s funny is that so much easier to fix the NBA than the NFL but they’re coming up with such terrible ideas.
Reason why the NBA won’t cancel the all star game is because of the sponsors who are paying them.
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They don't have to cancel the game, but they can certainly tweak it
@@ColdHoops such as?
@dreamcage1801 Four 3-man team tournament.
The first round teams play up to 21. The first two teams to win twice, advance to the final.
Then in the final, the final teams play up to say a score of 30. Whoever scores 30 first, wins the tournament.
🤷♂️
These players are simply getting paid too much to care for a glorified exhibition game; they're scared of getting injured. The geniune culture of basketball resides in college play; defense is still paramount .
How start practicing more and work on your bodies to stay in top peak shape.
@@dreamcage1801 Thats not how injuries work, it's not from a lack of training. I guess everyone that got injured in the 70s and 80s never trained hard. I just Jordan's injuries was from a lack of training.
@@AilmanF2P ice cold tubs that helps the bumps and bruises
The NBA All Star game is TRASH!!!
How about playing for the live of game and.. Have fun. Like they used to
This all started when the league acquiesced to LeBron requesting more days off during the All-Star period. From that point on the game, hell even most of the weekend has been a farce.
Here’s a hot take. AS SOON AS LeBron James leaves the NBA - competition will IMMEDIATELY improve and the NBA all star game will be a bit better. Mark my words.
Even after LeBron leaves, stars and average players will be making too much and have too much power. NBA is washed
That does not make any sense. How?
@@sim396 I thought that too, but the NBA is so hierarchial. Everybody takes their cue from the best player in the game and it trickles down. That's the standard. We need a more competitive, less entitled player to take the lead - and that can't happen as long as LeBron is still around.
@@nostaljah19 Because this league has been overrun with entitlement. Entitlement leads to laziness, cowardice, not taking responsibility. That's LeBron's legacy and that is what the league unfortunately has told everyone is the path to success. That was not Russell's legacy, nor Doc/Kareem/Bird/Magic/MJ/Shaq/Duncas/Dirk/Kobe''s. Their legacy was winning, competition, drive, respecting the game. The league needs a new direction, new voice, new standard of success. And that can't happen as long as LeBron and Klutch sports are ruling the league.
Why is it so hard to make it again East vs West, and winner gets Home Court during the Finals no matter the standings. And too improve the NBA Cup, the winner gets automatic 8th seed in the playoffs.
So you'd be fine with Utah or Washington getting an undeserved automatic playoff spot?
What kind of bs is that? Smh
They would have to beat good teams to win it, though@@ColdHoops
@@justpix44 That's not the point chico...
My thoughts exactly. Like in baseball. The winner of the All Star game gets home court for the Finals. Home court based on record through the Conference Finals so the regular season records mean something.
@@ColdHoops yeah that’s the only reason for teams to get serious. And get rid of the play-in
I agree that the lax defense played during All-Star games plus the amount of 3-point shooting in the modern NBA has made the All-Star games into pretty much a 3-point shooting contest. I'd say can the game and keep the dunk and 3 point contests, and just have a big ceremony during All-Star weekend to reveal that year's All-Stars.
Lebron promoted the Buddy buddy vibes in the NBA I'm sick of it
Barely play defense in the reg season, why would you expect them to in a All Star game or multiple games.
And we all know who started the zero defense approach for the sake of stats and longevity
This is the first time I’ve heard the media finally call out the money and how it can be impacted if fans don’t watch. These NBA guys are delusional and have zero understanding. More media should speak on this because the NBA is falling and I sort of want it to fail for these guys to learn a lessons. They forget that they are entertainers.
The only way the AllStar game could work is that the players can't shoot any 3-pointers. If they shoot a 3-pointer, it will be a -3. 3 points taken off the score. They have to shoot all midrange jumpers and layups
Just make three point worth one point
@yusefnegao nah 👎🏽. The point is, everybody is tired of them shooting behind the 3-point line. This year, every team is shooting over 40 three-pointers a game. Anthony Edwards is shooting about 14 three-pointers a game. He went from 5 a game last season to 14 this season. Even Wembyanna is shooting about 10 three-pointers a game.
Shooting all these 3-pointers has gotten boring and exhausting😴. If they could take away the 3-point shots in the AllStar game, maybe we will actually see some skills, like in the 90s. They rarely shot 3-pointers in the 90s, especially in the AllStar game
Shift the 3pt line 2ft further and got rid of corner 3.
@@tigera6good idea
@tigera6 nah, no way‼️‼️‼️ Dame Lillard, Luka Doncic, and Steph Curry are already pulling up 4-5 feet behind the 3-point line. Imagine seeing all 24 players shooting those types of 3-pointers🤦🏽♂️😓.
An what will happen after that, is they will start shooting those type of 3-pointers in a real NBA game.
The only way the AllStar game could be competitive is they have to get rid of the 3-pointers. Only 2 pointers in front of the 3-point line. Only midrange and layups count for 2 points, and dunks are 1 point. If they shoot a 3-pointer, it'll be a negative -3, take 3 points away from their total score.
You have to force the players to ball and show their skills. Because right now, the players are lazy, and they don't give a F. They make to much guaranteed money
Nobody had this show getting better but damm lol it is
Everyone are friends. No competition
"Fish are friends, not food" mindset🤷♂️
The NBA stopped being the NBA once they took away the physicality, toughness, defense, the post game, let players travel, flop for calls when bating for fouls, and carry when they dribble while jacking up 70 3's a game with 23 seconds left on the shotclock. There is no competivness in the league anymore, and I miss the days when players played hard for 82 games a season. Players used to see the all-star game as a privileged, and an honor, and took pride in the game nowadays they see it as a vacation lol. Up, and coming Superstars don't even care to participate in slam dunk contest anymore like they're to good for it now it's ridiculous, and when I started watching All-Star weekend was like must see tv I would look forward to watching, and mark my calendar every year as a kid now I could care less. I couldn't imagine a young Kobe, MJ, or VC sitting out the slam dunk contest 😂
Long ass comment there buddy...let me summarise it for you with 3 letters - LBJ
No matter how much they spin it. People don't like the fact that these players are a bunch of friends, so no competitiveness. No, actually, fight or effort
Sports has become WWF. Pro sports and now college sports is all D&D for the Tribe.
Do the NBA all star weekend every 5 years. if it only happens a few times in an entire career players will care.
No they won't
NBA players want more prize money during all-star games, then make it a betting game. Players that are selected will pitch in $1mil each players money vs $1m of the other teams and whoever wins the all-star game gets the prized money. Players can't declined the invitation if they are voted by the media,players, fans or that said player will porfeit their money and someone else will play on his spot.
The NBA needs to cancel the All-Star Game....we need to evolve with the times.....people's tastes and preferences change over time...Stop trying to be nostalgic and end the game already....
Are you insane curry put on a show at the top 75 players all star game
The problem isn't the fans. The league & the players just flat out sucks.
I agree with Rob Parker, get rid of the NBA Allstar game. Today's NBA players are extremely spoiled prima donna's, they are too narcissistic to compete in something that doesn't really count, they don't even want to play 82 games and compete, even though they get paid HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS to do so. The NBA is killing itself. I don't even waste my time watching NBA games on TV anymore.
You can’t force mental toughness and a competitive mindset. Rules won’t change that. Gimmicks won’t change that. Get rid of the game.
The game is for kids🤦🏾♂️ not for grown ass adult 🤣🤣🤣
Word
Have the all star game after the NBA finals!! Let them have a party and the challenges in Feb and have the actual game in July in Summer League week.
Ur funny u think the the players are gonna stick around after the season?? 😂
grew up with the nba in the 70's -80's - 90's,, look the nba all-star game has become a three ring circus, no one plays hard, Rob is right just stop it. and stop the pay for the all-star game
This cohost ain’t gonna be around for long
The show its self probably won’t needs brou
These players have RUINED the league I happily enjoyed for 20 decades until the mid 2010s. Absoutely PATHETIC!
20 deacades? WTF are you -- a vampire?
When do you see the nba players compete in to days game period?
It’s not the game that’s the problem… it’s these players! Everybody loved watching it in the 80’s-90’s and the early 2000’s
The problem has nothing to do with these stupid tournament styles. We don't wanna see that. The problem is the NBA is controlled by the players and not the commissioner and the owners.
NBA all star game dead since 2009, and when they started that team LeBron team Curry BS and the drafting crap
NBA should do 3v3 or 1v1
I can advocate for 3v3.
The players would oppose 1v1s cause they'll get clowned forever lol (not that I care) 🤷♂️
The players don't want to play in these dumb games and risk injury. Blame the media for driving the narrative that only thing that matters in your career is how many rings you get. Every players just want to load manage so they're healthy for the playoffs.
I clicked on this video expecting typical Rob stupidity, but i have to agree. The NBA all-star game is garbage and should go away now.
Totally agree 👍🏻
I would like to see Caitlin Clark in the Celebrity game and throwing lob dunks to NBA veterans. And also her against the Curry in the 3pt contest. Idk about the East vs West game.
Imagine Jordan with Clark on one team, and Pippen with Reese on the other team? Lol
Rob Parker is on fire with the takes
Yep…just name the All-Star Teams and K.I.M.
They need get rid off lebron and everyone else that 35 years old plus and the nba will have a better product
Players figured out that any little thing that makes them uncomfortable they can sit out and still get paid is bull s..t
From that last all star i was under the impression that in this era of load management the players are trying to play less not more.
I agree. The nba is just not competitive in general. The dunk contest was cancelled for a bit. Maybe it comes back after a few years with more excitement.
The regular season is trash too. It's too long, and guys don't get serious until the playoffs.
Do West vs East winning conference gets home court for the NBA Finals.
The players will vote against that
Nope.
We need a 1 on 1 game
East vs. West was where it's at! Back then players showed up for fans. Not anymore.
Here’s how the game lost its novelty: when players started teaming up. That was why the all star game was intriguing. What would MJ playing with Barkley and Hakeem look like? Today you’ve seen it in the regular season already
THE NBA Is trash. Can't fix it. ROB is correct. NFL Got rid of the All Pro game time for NBA to get rid of All Star game. It's over.
The NBA is toast. Too many games, low stakes most of the year (the in-season tournament is a sad attempt at generating interest), and honestly we don’t need an NBA draft every season (one every three years would be better). There are too many cooks in the kitchen and they’re not cheffing up anything good.
I will go one step further get rid of the NBA all together!!
The product is a fucin joke and unwatchable!!
@@DarrylTurner-fl8hithanks to lebron💯🤝
@russvladimir1281 Let the NBA die. Good Riddance.
I actually always get excited to watch the game but then I’m always reminded how boring it gets at times simply because they don’t actually compete
Its the same reason why nobody watches until post season. Load management etc.
Here is the solution for the All Star Game.
Step 1: dont change the actual game.
Step 2: step 2, dont try to make it a big deal. Advertise it as friends playing together/globetrotter game.
Step 3: add a 1:1 tournament (reward: winner is eligible for max/supermax contract escalation) you could reward money, but pride will keep people playing hard(but also will cause some ducking).
Make it a real game with a real reward, push it back like a month, only players from teams that are mathematically in the playoffs participate, players get in on stats and not popularity and the prize is, whatever confidence wins get homecourt advantage in the finals, other than that f it
They have enough incentives as it is jus to make them play hard plus they’re making a gazillion dollars to bounce a ball
I would love for one year for the NBA and WNBA to combine their All Star weekend into one and have the men and women compete with each other. Turn the Sunday game where you put the together a team of the best men and women from the west against the best men and women from the east and allow the whole weekend to celebrate the sport as a whole.
"No way, no how" as you always say lol
The tournament is because there’s so many good players!
the weakness started when they started doing the play in tournament. that opened the door for compromise across the whole NBA landscape. smh
Rob Parker is right. It's almost awkward now who bad it is and how the nba players have to act like its fun and exciting
Team World vs USA. and an invitational 1v1 tournament
Just give the winning conference home court in the finals that is the solution to the problem.
Why not have USA vs The World or North America vs The World especially since some people say the Europeans player are better.
I don’t know why they are looking for a new format when an obvious option is there, why not play hard, why not compete, as fans, that’s all we ask for
There's no competition, no real rivalries. And when they try to make rivalries, like Anthony Edwards tries to do, it's so manufactured, like WWE. This is what happens when you have a commissioner who just continues to cater to the wishes of the players as opposed to doing everything for the product.
Put home court advantage on the line for the game with no switching for the finals
They need to do a 1v1 contest
They are fixing everything except one thing: all stars earn at least $15-20mm a year, they perceive the all star game as a break and a potential injury.
The nba needs to make the regular season like the soccer tournament where you win by points…so certain games you HAVE to win by a certain margin to climb up a spot…this way all teams would compete coaches will have to be creative…if you’re up 15 with 5 mins left but you need to beat your opponent by 25, how will you get that done? Will the opponents play hard defense still?
Adam Silver and LeBron have destroyed the NBA. It's complete trash.
Yes blame it on LeBron 🙄
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I have a good idea. Make the NBA All-Star game 1980s rules
Bring back hand checking the whole game. Allow the rest to never blow a whistle if you get slapped in the face LOL
I personally would love it
You don't have to scratch it.. the players just have to play..
What a shame. NBA All Star should be the flagship product of the NBA. A place where the best of the best come together to show off the product…the only time you might catch the casual viewer. An event that Magic, Bird, MJ, Kobe, Vince Carter etc, showed up and showed out for now needs to re-engineered because of laziness. Sad
The only problem is they don't play defense.. the should have a Dennis rodman trophy and 5 million check.. for the defensive player of the game
Rob is correct. Just focus on the skills competition.
That’s why I laugh at all these NBA “businessmen” who go out of their way to make their product look like crap. What amazing businessmen.
The “I don’t want to get hurt “ argument is so extreme to me. Why? They have guaranteed contracts .
Apparently, the players especially those who had played from 2000s or early part of 2010s are going to leave the game NOT THE WAY they found it.
It's also Adam Silver's fault for letting this happen.
Do something to pay respect to the game that was played in the 2000s and before.
Maybe they could try USA vs. the World?
only thing interesting from allstar weekend is 3pt contest
Carry on the tradition of the NBA all-star weekend
Speaking of getting rid of something.....
Whose going to tell Rob...
Rob it might be time to hang it up. Clearly Chris was carrying this show. The old man get off my lawn thing isn't working. lmaooooooooooo
We need to start a gofundme for Fox Sports so they can get Brou back.
Loved to see and1 vs nba years ago but the nba wasn't about gimmicks back then
if the regular season is garbage, then the all-star should be a flush in the toilet
Tracy McGrady had the perfect solution.... Rob Parker reminds me of a beta dad talking about this, "they don't wanna play, get rid of it" 😂😂😂😂
The NBA will do anything except for making the players play harder. They play harder in open gym pickups than the Allstar game.
The all star game isnt the problem, the STATE of the game is.
How is the All Star game not just a heavily sponsored scrimmage?
USA vs. The World. This would work. Play for pride. Something. Anything.
I’m with Rob. Can’t remember the last time I actually wanted to watch the ASG. On another note….does Kelvin know we can see him in the video looking disinterested and just scrolling on his Instagram feed? 😅
The winning conference gets home court in the finals.
Slamball in replacement of the actual all star game