Honestly the players don’t respect the fans enough to give any type of effort which is really telling on the type of players we have in the nba. Players don’t care about fans even tho the fans are the ones supporting the league and putting money in their pockets.
To be fair since y'all always act like y'all pay players and consistently disrespect players, I give them a full pass to not give a f. It's not like they getting respect, so why give it?
@@Herosenninthat’s not majority of fans gang you jus be on the internet too much. The people that actually watch and go to the games and rep their teams show love to their respective players all the time
@@ctrlawpdelete8266 'their teams' and 'not the majority of fans' are two entirely different things bruh. The people that watch their teams at the game are logically the actual minority group either way bruh. Tf that has to do with 'the internet' or how many fans actually consistently disrespect players?
@@neutral_narr BS. It has zero to do with 'being on the internet' creative genius. Players say this ish all time, but you're saying its just me being on the internet?
@@ctrlawpdelete8266 he's the major part of the softness, lack of enthusiasm and integrity of the game with the rules he's implemented and giving the players all of the power in the league.
@@progamer_otaku6542 When??? Adam silver took over in like 2014-2015. The league was in a much better state back then. With out the woke bull shit being pushed, softness in the game, the catering to offense etc the referees are now ABSOLUTELY GOD AWFUL. He's the biggest reason for the NBA being the way that it is. He has zero accountability for himself and the players, viewership is going down, he leaky told KG he wants to see more offense. It's him
@@Ataraxia_Atom FUCK NO!!! Pretty sure most NBA guys shoot 3s now. So while I can maybe understand using a "professional dunker" like Matt McLung, there's no reason to put focus on a girl losing. Steph is the GOAT shooter. Not just stood in a empty gym but in NBA games!!! Robots can shoot 3s in empty gyms; few cared.
@@ronnypookythey wouldn’t take that seriously either because nobody would wanna go out and get embarrassed 1v1 it would just be a shoot around with no defense
I feel like this goes back to Draymond complaining about the 65 game rule. Ultimately the players just do NOT give a sht about the fans. They just want to clock in, clock out
@@mimosajdthats a dumb take because they can also get injured at pick up games in the summer but they still go hard and play defense. Even at drew league and shit
Who wants to compete at high levels on their break like what? Especially after doing all the press and all the stuff for all the organizations and stuff what’s wrong going yeah I ain’t gon play finals basketball. Also how many of those players even play defense that well anyway.
@@joaorodrigo6304Yeah because that’s not a job. All-star weekend is still on the job if you get selected. 99% of the league wasn’t doing stuff. I’m sorry, but the fact you’re emotional over a dumb game, speaks volumes to your life. Nobody who doesn’t make basketball content has no incentive to moan and be mad. Straight up
@@mimosajd 🤓🤓bro ur replies say MORE about your life... joaorodrigos made a valid point, a lot of these guys play pick up in order to train.. which boils down to a meaningless rep in the grand scheme of things if considering your risk to reward ratio... it "doesnt make sense from both a business and personal sense" The all star game is actually meaningful in 1. promoting a brand 2. contract negotiations and 3. increasing match up hype between players leading to higher ratings and views in the playoffs. I understand the players dont directly get paid from viewership but over time they are.. they shouldnt want to be part of a diminishing product but the FANS who fund it all essentially see the players not care if the product is diminishing are somehow in the wrong for not wanting it that way? I dont even comment usually but the guy u replied to wasnt even emotional and you took the extra time to comment on his life for being emotional 🤣🤣 Never seen a person project so hard.. takes a special loser to create that much conjecture and put it in a comment in order to somehow feel better about himself.. bro u replied to didn't even insult you, he just said ur take was dumb 😆 Cant wait til u start getting stupid defensive to this comment.. Straight up
Giannis was the only one I looked forward on this game since he somewhat took all-star games seriously but sadly, he dgaf on the defensive end. He had chances to make a highlight block but decided not to smh. Oh yeah, i fell asleep at the start of the 4th lmao. Watching all those 3s and no defense can help one's insomnia i suppose.
They really should start considering doing what the MLB did with the All-Star Game pre-2017, whichever conference wins gets home advantage in The Finals. It's the only why they're going to compete since there's something of value on the line.
@@Wrestle_Kingdom It's only for the finals and it would totally work, because playing in the weaker conference would not automatically give you home advantage.
Skill! Skill! Skill! That's all what people talk about in this era of basketball. What these players are missing is heart. They're soft! None of these dudes care anymore. Most can't even post up or slide their feet on defense.This batch of ball players are afraid of competition and lack effort. I didn't even watch anything from all star weekend.
Exactly. The most skilled era yet also the most boring era because these guys rarely try.
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bro players and coaches makes just the best decision, don't get tired or risk an injury for nothing. In this way they can give their best into the playoffsù
What i would do: Replace the skills challenge with a 1v1 tournament 5mill prize, open to non allstars. All star game cash bonus that decreases with the amount of points you let the other team score. (Lets say the bonus is 5mil and decreases by $50,000 every point you let the other team score over 100) Make a show of it. Have graphics that show the money draining so evryone is aware cos the money isnt the point, pride is. Maybe even let steals and blocks take money from the other team but fouls give it back so it doesnt get overly physical. Tell the coaches to bench lazy players. If you aint trynna play you aint gotta be there, sit on the bench fr. Just my thoughts
Not even on some nostalgia shit but the league is not in a good spot. We have the most talented stars in history but they treat playing basketball like it’s a chore.
It’s the mentality of today’s stars. They feel like they have nothing to prove, even though they clearly do. it’s like they don’t take pride in being the best player anymore.
Saw a comment that said any NBA contract incentives involving making All-Star teams should only kick in if you're on thr winning team. It would definitely make it more competitive but players would never agree to it lmao.
Y'all tweakin acting like what Kenny said was SO bad. He basically wanted to see her win, and mentioned her shooting where she's used to shooting from and this sensitive PC world we live in acting like he said she was trash from the 3.
Fr when I first saw the discourse on Twitter, I thought he said something like "she should go back to the kitchen" or something like that. Then I heard what he said and was so confused as to why everyone was so up in arms
It’s sad to say but there might not be a fix. Not just the all star game but the nba in general, a lot of the players have just lost that love and passion for the game. Back in the 90s all star weekend used to be hype cuz you know MJ is about to try and dunk on someone. Chuck and pippen were in each others faces etc. in the “Kobe” era. he went out his way to mess with Lebron, I just don’t see that stuff happening now. I don’t think it’ll happen ever again
@@VinceLyle2161savage? He’s the dummy that created most of the issues the league has now but changing the way the game is officiated and giving the players too much power.
The dunk contest is an easy fix. Just let pro dunkers do it and let the NBA players sponsor them. 5 NBA All Stars pick the dunker they want to represent them and they do it like that. Be way more interesting then whatever that that hot garbage was Saturday.
That's a good idea...they got some street ball dunkers in each of the NBA markets that can put on a show let the best NBA dunkers do a round of 32'can put up the pot with half of the money going to the winner and the other half going to charity.
May as well just forget the whole thing and hire some street ballers for the all star game itself at that point. These dudes have no competitive drive anymore. Once they get paid most of them couldn’t care less about the fans
The allstars get a massive bonus for being an allstar. They should take away a portion of the bonus and give the winning team a bigger portion of the $ that is the only way they get these dudes to start playing for real
They make 100 million and the bonus is not anything comparable to that. Let’s not act like the bonuses matter with the exception of all-nba and defensive teams.
They only care about winning championships honestly and it’s most in part them making as much as they do and being scrutinized for not winning championships. However these nba players just don’t care and they are starting to feel super privileged when in fact the ones who are paying to see these athletes suffer yet they do not care at the end of the day. It’s kinda like hip hop stars coming late to concerts that others paid for I think a lot of these big headed people need a reality check fr fr
Sabrina scored 37 last year from the women 3 so I think Kenny was just saying it would of made it more interesting. Because after she got 26 we all knew steph was getting that
One way I think you get players to care is if you make the MVP more important, then they'd actually try. My idea is that the MVP has their city host the event in the future. I went more in-depth on my channel, but I think that change gets players to care more about the games, the fans to care more about voting, and for non-basketball fans in NBA cities to care more about their teams. BTW, that sweatshirt is crazy
There are tons of easy fixes. One would be making the game a halfcourt game and condense the floor even more by only extending the floor about 5 feet behind the 3pt line instead of all the way to the normal halfcourt line. This would make the game more like an irl pickup game. And because the floor is condensed, it makes playing defense easier, and it eliminates players form lollygagging up and down the full court. Another one is to make the game 6 minute quarters for the first 3, then 10 minutes in the 4th. That way they don’t have to spend 36 minutes messing around before they finally get to the last quarter. This speeds through the part of the game that’s not as serious, then let’s them actually give effort for a 10 minute period. Another one is do some type of king of the court instead of the game. One that I think would be cool is scrap the game since they don’t want to do it, and grab some of the best defenders in the league and have them go one on one with some of the best scorers in the league. Rules can be whatever. Maybe 3 or 5 dribble max if they wanted. Defenders only play defense, and scorers only play offense. Scorer doesnt score, defender gets a point, scorer makes a shot he gets a point. Perimeter players face off and bigs face off so that there’s no cross matches like a trae young against nic Claxton.
I love ALL the All-Star weekend stuff, Saturday and Sunday. I'm the only one. I get that. The skills, 3 point, dunk, and even the game with no defense. The commentary was bad, mainly cuz of Kenny.
The only thing that was great about it was the lighting. MVP's for all the electricians. MCCLUNG did a dunk never seen before- judges didn't see it. They shouldn't give scores until after watching video review of dunk angles. Steph and Sabrina shoot out- good stuff
Yeah, that was the worst All-Star weekend ever there wasn’t no competitiveness. Everybody was there just because they had to be. There was no excitement for this weekend. I remember as a kid, the dunk competition in players actually being competitive to win.
SIMPLE FIX.... ALL STAR weekend at End of there season. Contract for EVERY PLAYER is they must attend if chosen and Only transportation is paid for. 😮 1&2 in Competition Get paid along with Winner of the All Star game.💵 This makes ot so that the players are spending 💰 BIG money on something they have to do and only way to get their money 💰 back IS TO WIN!!!!!!!! 😮💲🤔😎😁
Bring the legends game back basically a better version of the Big 3 I’d love to see Gil or Tmac or Shaq maybe Wade or Vince would be cool to watch a little pickup up game see if they still got it but overall the last GREAT ASG was 04 to me and omg I agree Jaylen was cringe af 😂
You can't fix it with these athletes. Same in the NFL with their stupid ass flag football game. I stopped watching anything AllStar in any Sport a few years back
Keep: 3pt contest Skills challenge All star game Celebrity game (with good celebs) Add: Buckets AKA 23 3 on 3 mini tournament Allow WNBA players to compete in all events 🤷🏾♂️
Wasn’t you the same one walking spring with the “defense ain’t worse athletes are just bette” flag? What type of product you thought you was gonna get with these low standards? Don’t switch ip now buddy 😂
Here’s some solutions for the All Star Weekend Events: Some these events are too complex and need to be simple. Celebrity Game- Get some celebrities that can actually hoop and let them play. Stop tryna get the most popular people that acts like they can play knowing that they can’t. Rising Stars- Be competitive. Just that simple. Skills- Go back to the old format. It was nothing really wrong with it. 3Pt- nothing don’t change it. Dunk Contest- the most difficult thing to change. Superstars don’t wanna do it cuz they’re mad p*ssy and afraid to get embarrassed and losing to someone who not a Star like them. It’s hard to come with a solution. These dudes today afraid of losing and being embarrassed front of millions of people I guess. Shoutout to Jaylen Brown for participating even some of his dunk were boring. All-Star Game- be competitive, yall don’t gotta perform like it’s game 7 but damn show better effort on defense. Yall gonna play harder to make the Olympic team in the summer. No one wanna see 211-186 scores. They might have to make some new events or bring back some old ones.
@@JamesASharp 😂 you know what I meant. The skills challenge was way easier before they change it to a completely different format. They mixed in the spot up shooting competition with the skills challenge and it wasn’t necessary.
Hate how fans say this guy should have made it in the All-Star game, but as soon as they make it that player show no effort and now the fans mad I’m just saying
What Kenny Smith did believe it or not it was the best thing for the WNBA because now Sabrina and others are going to insist that the WNBA improve their products 1: by giving them an NBA size 🏀 basketball. 2: by using an NBA 3-point line
Only way to save the All Star Game is to add in 1 vs 1 tournaments the Fans get to vote who play each other players got too much money now and how about play for Ego boom send me a check David Stern
Rhis is Sad AF too! Growing up, I fuckin loved All Star Weekend! They did MTV Rock & Jock back then too! Players actually cared back then about the Dunk & 3 point Contest & the game itself was always better 🤘🏾🫡
@@JWNS08 🫡 My Man! Dope you remember it! No joke, I dug all of the R&J's, Basketball, Football, & Baseball/Softball! This made me think about it so I just threw it in the TH-cam search bar after I commented and they actually have full games uploaded on here! Dope! The more I get older, the more I realize how special that time/era we were fortunate enough to experience truly is! Like undeniably not just my opinions 😏🫡
To be fair, here’s what I did during All-Star weekend: Friday: I only watched the Celebrity game. I couldn’t watch the Rising Stars game because TNT decided not to work on many televisions here at NIU, and my television and FuboTV don’t have TNT, either. Saturday: SAME reason why I couldn’t watch All-Star Saturday, including the Steph vs. Sabrina 3-point showdown. Sunday: SAME reason why I had to watch the All-Star game on TH-cam without any footage. The other sites that streamed the game were worthless.
Man I give you credit I didn't watch any of that weekend. On Saturday I don't know what they had going on but I played 13 games of madden 24 and won all 13 of them. I gave up on the nba all together about 3 or 4 years ago. Load management nothing but 3's no real rivalries anymore tons of flopping no players care until playoffs start they added 2 extra seeds to the playoffs making the teams that much more lazier so they can just sit around by the 10 seed and start trying when the playoffs approach. Nba is garbage bro. Good video it's the most nba I've watched in years.
legends like Bird, MJ and so on should be allowed to go into the locker rooms at the allstar game ...or get some of them to coach the team it is a disgrace nowadays, the are literally just GOING UP AND DWON THE FLOOR for 48 minutes
please make Kenny compete in a shoot around against Steph and Kenny has to shoot from highschool 3 points :D just to make fun of him .... LIKE HELLO? 3 points behind steph NO basketball player should be disappointed about that no matter of WNBA or NBA
I only watched the highlights this year. The competition is not there but I think that's a cultural thing. Incentives can only go so far. I was watching the dunk contest highlights but turned it off when I saw the score McClung got on his first dunk. Won't be watching next year unless drastic changes are made. I did like the NBA vs. WNBA 3-point contest. That could be a thing where the top shooter in each league face-off.
I think it’s past the point of moaning about it now because it ain’t ever gunna change. Only thing I can see working is if they have 4 captains pick their teams. Play half court maybe 3v3 so there is subs to give rest. Then at least the teams that give less effort will get eliminated and the final theres a game that they actually have all the players who try.
I have spent alot of time thinking about this. Ok lets start with a shift in the schedule. The last games before the break should be on Sunday. So players are going to get Monday -Thursday off. The ASG will still be on the next coming Sunday but then players go to their next cities and prepare to have a game on Tuesday. Celeb game is what it is. But bring back Rookie Soph game, No USA vs the world, no drafting players. Keep it traditional, the best 9 rookies vs the best 9 soph. On Saturday between events have a 10 min performance from a variety of artist throughout the night. I would like to see artist that the kids would get excited for, Drake, Kendrick, Travis, Doja Cat, Billie Eillish. Now for the events. We should stick with 4 events but I think we should have a large pool of events to pick from. So I think we should have Dunk, 3pt, Skillz, but we should also add a 1 vs 1 tourney, and a 20 man game of knockout(5 NBA players, 5 fans, 5 Celebs, and 5 legends) Every year we only play 4 of the 5, each year 1 event will not played. Also for the love of God, let the 3pt contest be the last event of the night.
Y’all don’t keep it real when it comes to this women thing and this is the problem and why that league won’t advance She shot from the nba line but still used a woman’s ball which is smaller and easier to shoot into the goal But it was good just saying what’s the problem with lowering the rims
Let me solve this for the NBA. Make the event 1 night , not 3... skills , 3point , dunk, then Celeb and Pro game combine them into 1 . 1st quarter 1 nba player on each squad allowed + 4 celebs... 2nd qtr 2 nba / celebs.. 3rd qtr 3 pros/2celebs... 4th qtr either 3pros/2celebs each team, or 4 nba pros vs 5 celebs.. idk . Something like that. The best moment was 3 point and you are correct in saying Kenny ruined the moment cus he's not very good at what he does
The whole NBA is crap not just the all star game, lack of DEF, stat padding, flops, bad calls, no fan base even tho the arena full the atmosphere is dry AF, games ending 155-145 etc just boring...Euroleague is the real thing if you like basketball and sport, the NBA is just all about moeny and making a show it has nothing to do with basketball.
I would love to see the best US streetballers who are still hungry and have something to proof going against the NBA stars… but i‘m probably a bit stuck in the And1 era. Otherwise, the NBA Allstar Game really sucks since 10+ years. And it was such a Great highlight in the 90/00s. Why would you think that high scoring is more entertaining than proper defense and a serious competition amongst the very best… 🙄
I still think she should’ve shot the NBA ball. All the reasons Sabrina gave for why she’s shooting from the NBA 3, which are correct, are why she should’ve shot the NBA ball. It’s still not a like-for-like comparison without it. If you can make an exception for the ball based on size, strength, etc. then it’s the same argument for the rim being lower, the arc being closer, etc. Only really changed the narrative if you ignore everything that perpetuates the narrative, which is a shame
would you compete if the prize was nothing? no, nobody would. I saw somebody make a comment this on a video before.... how about if the prize was east/west home court advantage in the playoff finals.... everybody would play their socks off
I don’t blame the dunkers who competed on Saturday I blame the shitty judges that gave Jalen brown a 48 and 49 for doin the same shit but gave Jacob Toppin a 47 and 46 for jumping over his brother and then doin a 180 tween the legs and end on a reverse bullshit
Low…get off Kenny d bro. He already explained it was about her shooting from where she has trained her body to shoot. Muscle memory is probably the most important factor in consistent shooting. Saying Kenny was the lowest point is just disingenuous. Mfs scored 400 points in a game, stop trolling 😂💯
Sabrina shooting that well against Steph proves women and the WNBA in general are dead wrong about rim adjustments. If she could shoot that well further back then what would stop WNBA players adjusting to shooting on a lower rim?
Its just a reflection of the modern NBA. You turn the game on, teams fight to draw fouls instead of fighting to get to the rim. Then they just throw 900 three pointers. Its just boring. NBA has just turned into ping pong, watching the ball just fly back and forth with little strategy.
I am confused with the narrative being pushed about what Kenny said. She chose to use the WNBA ball which is smaller ball when compared to the NBA regulated one so she should have also used the WNBA regulated 3 point line. How did him saying that ruin anything.
At this point, I think the incentive should be more negative. They should dock the pay, or establish a quota that the players need to meet in order to get paid. These dudes get paid millions. At bare minimum, each player should try to strive for 10 to 15 points, five rebounds, five assists, and then establish bonuses for defensive stats like steals and blocks so that they can try defense. Either that or they just get rid of the All-Star game completely and if the players complain about it, they have no one to blame but themselves. This is supposed to be a game that they are passionate about playing. What other time are you gonna play games with teams this good? However, fans are also to blame. Because they keep making claims that this game doesn’t matter and these players are saving themselves so they don’t get injured. How often do you see a player get injured in this damn game? Even at its height you hardly saw people getting injured in this game. It’s just a copout people like Luka showing little to no effort is a bad look. It’s even worse because people had that team winning the game.
Let more G League dudes in the dunk contest and maybe give the winner some money or a roster spot…Jalen Lecque, Greg Brown, JD Davison would all put on a show🤷🏾♂️
No matter how competitive you want the ASG to be, it is never, ever ever ever, going to be on the same level as any NBA game is. So I don't see the point in wanting players to be more serious. It's a fun event, the players probably have fun, it is about them on some level, but i understand fans were let down. I dont get why people bring up the 90s ASGs. Different times and players had legit rivalries and hated other players back then.
The Aaron Gordon vs Zach Lavine dunk contest in 2016 was the last great competition I've seen. It's like the players today just don't care about putting on a show
Dunk contest is an easy fix. Dunk contest is judged by the all stars, and do exactly what Deestroying is doing with football. 20 dunkers, 20k or a tryout. They will go crazy
This is just a vacation for these players and the game is a chance for them to clown around. NBA used to be the best all star weekend. Now it's just as bad as the NFL All Star game. Larry Bird is right. Nobody cares anymore. It would be more entertaining to watch the Harlem Globetrotters play the Washington Generals
NFL has something with the pro bowl. If NBA could make it more like street ball just fuckin around like flag football is to real NBA. And promote the skills challenges to a new level and more of a spotlight.
The problem is the NBA is trying to appease none basketball people and the casual fans. Also 24/7 sports media is ruining all sports. The media makes narratives instead of the game. All-star games were a treat just for the fans of the game, that's it. I think all sports just need to stop trying to make women,casual fans and people that don't like sports like the games.
Kenny didn't make any sense. It's not like she was outclassed in the contest. So saying she should have shot from the WNBA makes zero sense. She shot from the NBA 3pt line and made 26, Steph had to make his last 2 shots to actually beat her.
That Steph vs. Sabrina 3pt contest was really fun to watch. As a female, I was so proud of how Sabrina did even with the haters. Both athletes showed amazing sportsmanship and great shooting ability.
The Steph vs Sabrina lived up to the hype. Sabrina knocked those first 4 in and we were off. We’re definitely in a down period for the dunk contest. Zion is too fat, JA is hurt, Ant couldn’t care less. These are the 3 I want to see.
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Jaylen browns dunk where he covered his eyes late asf is probably the worst dunk in the history of the contest
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 who was he fooling
This is called hyperbole.. you probably haven't seen any dunk contest before 2010
him covering his eyes after the dunk killed me bro 💀💀💀
@@PowderHeightnah it’s pretty lame even compared to those
2021 worse
Draymond choking Rudy shirt is crazy 😂
I was trying to figure out what it was 😂
Yeah….where to cop?
@@emmanuelmondesir8677I think it’s called bareface clothing
@@Jit_from_Florida thank you!
Honestly the players don’t respect the fans enough to give any type of effort which is really telling on the type of players we have in the nba. Players don’t care about fans even tho the fans are the ones supporting the league and putting money in their pockets.
To be fair since y'all always act like y'all pay players and consistently disrespect players, I give them a full pass to not give a f.
It's not like they getting respect, so why give it?
@@Herosenninthat’s not majority of fans gang you jus be on the internet too much. The people that actually watch and go to the games and rep their teams show love to their respective players all the time
@@ctrlawpdelete8266 'their teams' and 'not the majority of fans' are two entirely different things bruh.
The people that watch their teams at the game are logically the actual minority group either way bruh. Tf that has to do with 'the internet' or how many fans actually consistently disrespect players?
@@Herosennin Bro get off the internet most fans show their respect its now on the players to do the same
@@neutral_narr BS. It has zero to do with 'being on the internet' creative genius. Players say this ish all time, but you're saying its just me being on the internet?
Adam Silver sounded so dissapointed 😂
He's the one that created this bull 💩. It's largely his fault 😂🤦🏽♂️
@@LilRick96I don’t think he created the all star game gang nor the lack of effort in said game
@@ctrlawpdelete8266 he's the major part of the softness, lack of enthusiasm and integrity of the game with the rules he's implemented and giving the players all of the power in the league.
@@LilRick96no he’s definitely not, the league was already going done this path to begin with.
@@progamer_otaku6542 When??? Adam silver took over in like 2014-2015. The league was in a much better state back then. With out the woke bull shit being pushed, softness in the game, the catering to offense etc the referees are now ABSOLUTELY GOD AWFUL. He's the biggest reason for the NBA being the way that it is. He has zero accountability for himself and the players, viewership is going down, he leaky told KG he wants to see more offense. It's him
Sabrina v Steph was def the highlight, give her mad props
The highlight was... Steph beating a girl??
@@darrengordon-hill did you watch anything else that happened? Literal bore fest.
@@Ataraxia_Atom FUCK NO!!!
Pretty sure most NBA guys shoot 3s now.
So while I can maybe understand using a "professional dunker" like Matt McLung, there's no reason to put focus on a girl losing.
Steph is the GOAT shooter.
Not just stood in a empty gym but in NBA games!!!
Robots can shoot 3s in empty gyms; few cared.
Naw it wasnt, the normal 3 point contest was better. Home girl did good tho
I agree with Kenny
Kenny smith was mad annoying goddamn. But for the slam dunk contest they needa bring non pro dunkers out to compete.
then it's not the "NBA slam dunk contest" anymore😭scrap the dunk contest completely and run a 1 on 1 tournament instead
@@ronnypooky 1v1 or horse i dont mind either, each of the 30 teams pick their best 1v1 player / trick shot maker to join
@@ronnypookythey wouldn’t take that seriously either because nobody would wanna go out and get embarrassed 1v1 it would just be a shoot around with no defense
U the lame goofy saying the players today are better.. loafying asses league
McClung is amazing , he would be actually playing in NBA if he would be a bit taller
I feel like this goes back to Draymond complaining about the 65 game rule. Ultimately the players just do NOT give a sht about the fans. They just want to clock in, clock out
It’s a job though? Also, not wanting to get injured playing a meaningless game to appease the fans is dumb from both a business and personal sense…
@@mimosajdthats a dumb take because they can also get injured at pick up games in the summer but they still go hard and play defense. Even at drew league and shit
Who wants to compete at high levels on their break like what? Especially after doing all the press and all the stuff for all the organizations and stuff what’s wrong going yeah I ain’t gon play finals basketball. Also how many of those players even play defense that well anyway.
@@joaorodrigo6304Yeah because that’s not a job. All-star weekend is still on the job if you get selected. 99% of the league wasn’t doing stuff.
I’m sorry, but the fact you’re emotional over a dumb game, speaks volumes to your life. Nobody who doesn’t make basketball content has no incentive to moan and be mad. Straight up
@@mimosajd 🤓🤓bro ur replies say MORE about your life... joaorodrigos made a valid point, a lot of these guys play pick up in order to train.. which boils down to a meaningless rep in the grand scheme of things if considering your risk to reward ratio... it "doesnt make sense from both a business and personal sense" The all star game is actually meaningful in 1. promoting a brand 2. contract negotiations and 3. increasing match up hype between players leading to higher ratings and views in the playoffs. I understand the players dont directly get paid from viewership but over time they are.. they shouldnt want to be part of a diminishing product but the FANS who fund it all essentially see the players not care if the product is diminishing are somehow in the wrong for not wanting it that way? I dont even comment usually but the guy u replied to wasnt even emotional and you took the extra time to comment on his life for being emotional 🤣🤣 Never seen a person project so hard.. takes a special loser to create that much conjecture and put it in a comment in order to somehow feel better about himself.. bro u replied to didn't even insult you, he just said ur take was dumb 😆 Cant wait til u start getting stupid defensive to this comment.. Straight up
Scoring 200 points in a game is INSANE 🤦🏿♂️
Let alone a game that doesn’t go into overtime.
I went to Greenville university, we scored 200 in a regulation game before 🙏🏽
Damn that emoji black asf I barely seen it bc of dark mode 😂
It’s an all star game since when did we not want 200 points to be scored ?
for the kids not a real competition
Giannis was the only one I looked forward on this game since he somewhat took all-star games seriously but sadly, he dgaf on the defensive end. He had chances to make a highlight block but decided not to smh.
Oh yeah, i fell asleep at the start of the 4th lmao. Watching all those 3s and no defense can help one's insomnia i suppose.
The players today are spitting on Kobe's grave with the kind of Charmin shitshow they put out.
Not just in the All-Star game, either...
"I owe Sabrina an apology. I wasn't really familiar with your game."
We owe her nothing
@@lakersfanforlife1987 🤡
They really should start considering doing what the MLB did with the All-Star Game pre-2017, whichever conference wins gets home advantage in The Finals. It's the only why they're going to compete since there's something of value on the line.
Yea I can see them making a change soon
Stupid
i hope Adam Silver comes up with something. he didnt sound too happy presenting that trophy to the EC All-Stars. lmao
The idea wouldn’t work since that Ruins the purpose of seeding
@@Wrestle_Kingdom It's only for the finals and it would totally work, because playing in the weaker conference would not automatically give you home advantage.
Skill! Skill! Skill! That's all what people talk about in this era of basketball. What these players are missing is heart. They're soft! None of these dudes care anymore. Most can't even post up or slide their feet on defense.This batch of ball players are afraid of competition and lack effort. I didn't even watch anything from all star weekend.
Exactly. The most skilled era yet also the most boring era because these guys rarely try.
bro players and coaches makes just the best decision, don't get tired or risk an injury for nothing. In this way they can give their best into the playoffsù
What i would do:
Replace the skills challenge with a 1v1 tournament 5mill prize, open to non allstars.
All star game cash bonus that decreases with the amount of points you let the other team score. (Lets say the bonus is 5mil and decreases by $50,000 every point you let the other team score over 100) Make a show of it. Have graphics that show the money draining so evryone is aware cos the money isnt the point, pride is.
Maybe even let steals and blocks take money from the other team but fouls give it back so it doesnt get overly physical.
Tell the coaches to bench lazy players. If you aint trynna play you aint gotta be there, sit on the bench fr.
Just my thoughts
He’ll the all stars already making 40 50 million a season
Not even on some nostalgia shit but the league is not in a good spot. We have the most talented stars in history but they treat playing basketball like it’s a chore.
It’s the mentality of today’s stars. They feel like they have nothing to prove, even though they clearly do. it’s like they don’t take pride in being the best player anymore.
No they don't want to get injured playing in a game that means nothing
Needs to be incentives involved like the in season tournament
I'd suggest they do a 2v2 and 1v1 tournament and winner gets like 500k or something
Naw bro these bitches be playing hard in pick up games @@gotworc
@@gotworcbro they make millions playing basketball because of fans stop acting like we asking too much for a good event
Dunking over kai sitting down is crazy 😂😂
Saw a comment that said any NBA contract incentives involving making All-Star teams should only kick in if you're on thr winning team. It would definitely make it more competitive but players would never agree to it lmao.
Yooo that's a crazy thing and would definitely be worth a try lol. They do get extra coins with them incentives
Y'all tweakin acting like what Kenny said was SO bad. He basically wanted to see her win, and mentioned her shooting where she's used to shooting from and this sensitive PC world we live in acting like he said she was trash from the 3.
Fr when I first saw the discourse on Twitter, I thought he said something like "she should go back to the kitchen" or something like that. Then I heard what he said and was so confused as to why everyone was so up in arms
@@marcusa9503 We done got too soft in this country, everything is controversial now. Smh
EXACTLY!! 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯 Too many Gen Zoomers are weak and soft!!
@@marcusa9503everyone just wants to virtue signal and be politically correct. Soft af
It’s sad to say but there might not be a fix. Not just the all star game but the nba in general, a lot of the players have just lost that love and passion for the game. Back in the 90s all star weekend used to be hype cuz you know MJ is about to try and dunk on someone. Chuck and pippen were in each others faces etc. in the “Kobe” era. he went out his way to mess with Lebron, I just don’t see that stuff happening now. I don’t think it’ll happen ever again
They all wanna be friends and that’s cool but boring
It's cool how all the league's and player's deficiencies are because they're "too skilled" now.
"you scored the most points" 😂😂😂
Well...congratulations.
What a savage.
@@VinceLyle2161savage? He’s the dummy that created most of the issues the league has now but changing the way the game is officiated and giving the players too much power.
@@Romanus- Calm down.
The fact that the 3pt contest is the most entertaining part of the ASW is a disgrace
This is why I appreciate the 2020 all star game so much bro that shit felt like a playoff game it’s my favorite ever
The dunk contest is an easy fix. Just let pro dunkers do it and let the NBA players sponsor them. 5 NBA All Stars pick the dunker they want to represent them and they do it like that. Be way more interesting then whatever that that hot garbage was Saturday.
That's a good idea...they got some street ball dunkers in each of the NBA markets that can put on a show let the best NBA dunkers do a round of 32'can put up the pot with half of the money going to the winner and the other half going to charity.
May as well just forget the whole thing and hire some street ballers for the all star game itself at that point. These dudes have no competitive drive anymore. Once they get paid most of them couldn’t care less about the fans
The allstars get a massive bonus for being an allstar. They should take away a portion of the bonus and give the winning team a bigger portion of the $ that is the only way they get these dudes to start playing for real
They make 100 million and the bonus is not anything comparable to that. Let’s not act like the bonuses matter with the exception of all-nba and defensive teams.
They only care about winning championships honestly and it’s most in part them making as much as they do and being scrutinized for not winning championships. However these nba players just don’t care and they are starting to feel super privileged when in fact the ones who are paying to see these athletes suffer yet they do not care at the end of the day. It’s kinda like hip hop stars coming late to concerts that others paid for I think a lot of these big headed people need a reality check fr fr
Nba players know the difference between "taking it easy" and whatever the hell they do in the all-star game. It almost feels like deliberate sabotage.
Kenny Smith w/ the HOF Instigating once again😂
Sabrina scored 37 last year from the women 3 so I think Kenny was just saying it would of made it more interesting. Because after she got 26 we all knew steph was getting that
I wanna see LOW at next years Celebrity Game!
💀
So the NON celebrity game?
KD would get on the court just to embarrass him lol
@@Augrills😂😂😂😂😂
Low would make sure they drop 100 and get free nuggies
One way I think you get players to care is if you make the MVP more important, then they'd actually try. My idea is that the MVP has their city host the event in the future. I went more in-depth on my channel, but I think that change gets players to care more about the games, the fans to care more about voting, and for non-basketball fans in NBA cities to care more about their teams.
BTW, that sweatshirt is crazy
I like that idea
Jaylen tried to Dee Brown that dunk. He failed.
Time to implement AND1 StreetBall rules 😅
There are tons of easy fixes.
One would be making the game a halfcourt game and condense the floor even more by only extending the floor about 5 feet behind the 3pt line instead of all the way to the normal halfcourt line. This would make the game more like an irl pickup game. And because the floor is condensed, it makes playing defense easier, and it eliminates players form lollygagging up and down the full court.
Another one is to make the game 6 minute quarters for the first 3, then 10 minutes in the 4th. That way they don’t have to spend 36 minutes messing around before they finally get to the last quarter. This speeds through the part of the game that’s not as serious, then let’s them actually give effort for a 10 minute period.
Another one is do some type of king of the court instead of the game.
One that I think would be cool is scrap the game since they don’t want to do it, and grab some of the best defenders in the league and have them go one on one with some of the best scorers in the league. Rules can be whatever. Maybe 3 or 5 dribble max if they wanted. Defenders only play defense, and scorers only play offense. Scorer doesnt score, defender gets a point, scorer makes a shot he gets a point. Perimeter players face off and bigs face off so that there’s no cross matches like a trae young against nic Claxton.
I like bringing the best defenders in
America vs International they will instantly take that serious lol
We'll get smoked by the world players. Lebron, Steph, and KD are the last of the truly great american players
@@manz7860 Yeah International take pride in their countries and would stomp USA the first time but that might motivate US in the future
This is a great idea
International guys each get custom jerseys with their home countries flag on it. They'd bring it so hard.
Doubt it. Only think American ball players take seriously is the Olympics.
Kenny dumb. Most people watching don't know where the WNBA line is.
I love ALL the All-Star weekend stuff, Saturday and Sunday. I'm the only one. I get that. The skills, 3 point, dunk, and even the game with no defense. The commentary was bad, mainly cuz of Kenny.
The only thing that was great about it was the lighting. MVP's for all the electricians.
MCCLUNG did a dunk never seen before- judges didn't see it. They shouldn't give scores until after watching video review of dunk angles.
Steph and Sabrina shoot out- good stuff
The nba is boring now all they shoot is threes and layups
Yeah, that was the worst All-Star weekend ever there wasn’t no competitiveness. Everybody was there just because they had to be. There was no excitement for this weekend. I remember as a kid, the dunk competition in players actually being competitive to win.
SIMPLE FIX.... ALL STAR weekend at End of there season. Contract for EVERY PLAYER is they must attend if chosen and Only transportation is paid for. 😮 1&2 in Competition Get paid along with Winner of the All Star game.💵
This makes ot so that the players are spending 💰 BIG money on something they have to do and only way to get their money 💰 back IS TO WIN!!!!!!!! 😮💲🤔😎😁
Bring the legends game back basically a better version of the Big 3 I’d love to see Gil or Tmac or Shaq maybe Wade or Vince would be cool to watch a little pickup up game see if they still got it but overall the last GREAT ASG was 04 to me and omg I agree Jaylen was cringe af 😂
LeBron and Adam Silver ruined the NBA. Bird and Kobe type players that care about the game and the fans don’t exist anymore
You can't fix it with these athletes. Same in the NFL with their stupid ass flag football game.
I stopped watching anything AllStar in any Sport a few years back
Keep:
3pt contest
Skills challenge
All star game
Celebrity game (with good celebs)
Add:
Buckets AKA 23
3 on 3 mini tournament
Allow WNBA players to compete in all events 🤷🏾♂️
Wtf
Wasn’t you the same one walking spring with the “defense ain’t worse athletes are just bette” flag? What type of product you thought you was gonna get with these low standards? Don’t switch ip now buddy 😂
Kenny was right. She was shooting limitless range shots. Ur exaggerating the effect of what he said. He amping up a new storyline for next time.
Here’s some solutions for the All Star Weekend Events: Some these events are too complex and need to be simple.
Celebrity Game- Get some celebrities that can actually hoop and let them play. Stop tryna get the most popular people that acts like they can play knowing that they can’t.
Rising Stars- Be competitive. Just that simple.
Skills- Go back to the old format. It was nothing really wrong with it.
3Pt- nothing don’t change it.
Dunk Contest- the most difficult thing to change. Superstars don’t wanna do it cuz they’re mad p*ssy and afraid to get embarrassed and losing to someone who not a Star like them. It’s hard to come with a solution. These dudes today afraid of losing and being embarrassed front of millions of people I guess.
Shoutout to Jaylen Brown for participating even some of his dunk were boring.
All-Star Game- be competitive, yall don’t gotta perform like it’s game 7 but damn show better effort on defense. Yall gonna play harder to make the Olympic team in the summer. No one wanna see 211-186 scores.
They might have to make some new events or bring back some old ones.
TOO COMPLEX?!! 😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣.....🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@JamesASharp 😂 you know what I meant. The skills challenge was way easier before they change it to a completely different format. They mixed in the spot up shooting competition with the skills challenge and it wasn’t necessary.
So your solution is to tell them to be competitive? I’m sure that’ll do the trick
@@Romanus- yeah it’s Adam Silver’s NBA so being competitive ain’t something they’re great at
She did shoot with a smaller ball. Let’s not act like Kenny wasn’t on to something. I will agree, the timing was bad.
Jaylen Brown did a basic dunk with his left hand to shut up the haters.
Congrats you make 300 million dollars and can sometimes use your left hand
It’s nice today is a holiday so places are closed! That way nobody knows you’re unemployed today 😎
@@mimosajdI went to work this morning...
Claim; Jalen can't dribble/drive left
Jalen: dunking with my left hand will prove them wrong
Retarded
Hate how fans say this guy should have made it in the All-Star game, but as soon as they make it that player show no effort and now the fans mad
I’m just saying
Kenny “I was there too” Smith can’t help say something dumb.
Were they supposed to rig the game so Wemby can play more??
Yup .. that’s kinda what he implied .. see why things are the way they are lol ..
If she shot a wnba ball she should have shot from the wnba line, Kenny aint say anything wrong
What Kenny Smith did believe it or not it was the best thing for the WNBA because now Sabrina and others are going to insist that the WNBA improve their products 1: by giving them an NBA size 🏀 basketball. 2: by using an NBA 3-point line
That won't help bring in new fans at all, they have to lower the rims and that's the one thing these dummies refuse to do
Y’all tripping with the Kenny smith shit y’all really getting too sensitive she don’t even care
Not gonna lie, I rather wait in line at the DMV than watch this All-Star weekend.
Only way to save the All Star Game is to add in 1 vs 1 tournaments the Fans get to vote who play each other players got too much money now and how about play for Ego boom send me a check David Stern
Stern's dead. It's Adam Silver. Who kind of looks dead.
Rhis is Sad AF too! Growing up, I fuckin loved All Star Weekend! They did MTV Rock & Jock back then too! Players actually cared back then about the Dunk & 3 point Contest & the game itself was always better 🤘🏾🫡
Oh yes, MTVs Rock n Jock Bball Jam was so fun in the 90’s!
@@JWNS08 🫡 My Man! Dope you remember it! No joke, I dug all of the R&J's, Basketball, Football, & Baseball/Softball! This made me think about it so I just threw it in the TH-cam search bar after I commented and they actually have full games uploaded on here! Dope! The more I get older, the more I realize how special that time/era we were fortunate enough to experience truly is! Like undeniably not just my opinions 😏🫡
idk why anyone would be watching for Kai, i seriously still don’t know what his appeal is 😂
Feel like his whole audience is a bunch of teenagers
Never even heard of the dude before a week ago.
I thought people were reffering to Kyrie.
What’s crazy is Sabrina would’ve beat anyone but dame or Steph that night I really hope she helped put more eyes on the WNBA
No she probably wouldn’t have
@@isaiahh4108It’s hard to support women when you’re afraid to talk to them huh?
@@isaiahh4108literally watched her score more than everyone but dame and Steph 😂
@@mimosajd are your projecting your reality on to me
@@loosenuplockz4219 yeah the other guys probably try harder to save themselves the social media embarrassment
Sabrina was using a smaller basketball 🏀 🤦♂️
To be fair, here’s what I did during All-Star weekend:
Friday: I only watched the Celebrity game. I couldn’t watch the Rising Stars game because TNT decided not to work on many televisions here at NIU, and my television and FuboTV don’t have TNT, either.
Saturday: SAME reason why I couldn’t watch All-Star Saturday, including the Steph vs. Sabrina 3-point showdown.
Sunday: SAME reason why I had to watch the All-Star game on TH-cam without any footage. The other sites that streamed the game were worthless.
NBA Sucks PERIOD. No defense, bring back 90's Rules. Physical play, call double dribble, walking, etc. etc. I can't watch this Crap...
Man I give you credit I didn't watch any of that weekend. On Saturday I don't know what they had going on but I played 13 games of madden 24 and won all 13 of them. I gave up on the nba all together about 3 or 4 years ago. Load management nothing but 3's no real rivalries anymore tons of flopping no players care until playoffs start they added 2 extra seeds to the playoffs making the teams that much more lazier so they can just sit around by the 10 seed and start trying when the playoffs approach. Nba is garbage bro. Good video it's the most nba I've watched in years.
legends like Bird, MJ and so on should be allowed to go into the locker rooms at the allstar game ...or get some of them to coach the team it is a disgrace nowadays, the are literally just GOING UP AND DWON THE FLOOR for 48 minutes
please make Kenny compete in a shoot around against Steph and Kenny has to shoot from highschool 3 points :D just to make fun of him ....
LIKE HELLO? 3 points behind steph NO basketball player should be disappointed about that no matter of WNBA or NBA
The great thing about the ASG is that because it is guaranteed to be shit, I can go back and watch past all star games.
I'm watching 1987
@@darrengordon-hill Ah I watched 88 last night. Was not disappointed.
I only watched the highlights this year. The competition is not there but I think that's a cultural thing. Incentives can only go so far. I was watching the dunk contest highlights but turned it off when I saw the score McClung got on his first dunk. Won't be watching next year unless drastic changes are made. I did like the NBA vs. WNBA 3-point contest. That could be a thing where the top shooter in each league face-off.
Kenny Smith’s commentating ruined the weekend for me. That man needs to never be invited back to another NBA all star weekend to commentate EVER
NBA gotta retire dunk contest and skills challenge for king of the court and horse
She shot with a woman’s ball tho 🤔
I think it’s past the point of moaning about it now because it ain’t ever gunna change. Only thing I can see working is if they have 4 captains pick their teams. Play half court maybe 3v3 so there is subs to give rest. Then at least the teams that give less effort will get eliminated and the final theres a game that they actually have all the players who try.
Jokic Luka 😂😂 need to be banned 😂.
I have spent alot of time thinking about this. Ok lets start with a shift in the schedule. The last games before the break should be on Sunday. So players are going to get Monday -Thursday off. The ASG will still be on the next coming Sunday but then players go to their next cities and prepare to have a game on Tuesday. Celeb game is what it is. But bring back Rookie Soph game, No USA vs the world, no drafting players. Keep it traditional, the best 9 rookies vs the best 9 soph. On Saturday between events have a 10 min performance from a variety of artist throughout the night. I would like to see artist that the kids would get excited for, Drake, Kendrick, Travis, Doja Cat, Billie Eillish. Now for the events. We should stick with 4 events but I think we should have a large pool of events to pick from. So I think we should have Dunk, 3pt, Skillz, but we should also add a 1 vs 1 tourney, and a 20 man game of knockout(5 NBA players, 5 fans, 5 Celebs, and 5 legends) Every year we only play 4 of the 5, each year 1 event will not played. Also for the love of God, let the 3pt contest be the last event of the night.
Y’all don’t keep it real when it comes to this women thing and this is the problem and why that league won’t advance
She shot from the nba line but still used a woman’s ball which is smaller and easier to shoot into the goal
But it was good just saying what’s the problem with lowering the rims
Let me solve this for the NBA. Make the event 1 night , not 3... skills , 3point , dunk, then Celeb and Pro game combine them into 1 . 1st quarter 1 nba player on each squad allowed + 4 celebs... 2nd qtr 2 nba / celebs.. 3rd qtr 3 pros/2celebs... 4th qtr either 3pros/2celebs each team, or 4 nba pros vs 5 celebs.. idk . Something like that. The best moment was 3 point and you are correct in saying Kenny ruined the moment cus he's not very good at what he does
A 1V1 tournament. I think that would be the coolest thing to see. 8 players randomly put together and play to 11.
The whole NBA is crap not just the all star game, lack of DEF, stat padding, flops, bad calls, no fan base even tho the arena full the atmosphere is dry AF, games ending 155-145 etc just boring...Euroleague is the real thing if you like basketball and sport, the NBA is just all about moeny and making a show it has nothing to do with basketball.
I would love to see the best US streetballers who are still hungry and have something to proof going against the NBA stars… but i‘m probably a bit stuck in the And1 era.
Otherwise, the NBA Allstar Game really sucks since 10+ years. And it was such a Great
highlight in the 90/00s. Why would you think that high scoring is more entertaining than proper defense and a serious competition amongst the very best… 🙄
I still think she should’ve shot the NBA ball. All the reasons Sabrina gave for why she’s shooting from the NBA 3, which are correct, are why she should’ve shot the NBA ball. It’s still not a like-for-like comparison without it. If you can make an exception for the ball based on size, strength, etc. then it’s the same argument for the rim being lower, the arc being closer, etc. Only really changed the narrative if you ignore everything that perpetuates the narrative, which is a shame
would you compete if the prize was nothing? no, nobody would. I saw somebody make a comment this on a video before.... how about if the prize was east/west home court advantage in the playoff finals.... everybody would play their socks off
I don’t blame the dunkers who competed on Saturday I blame the shitty judges that gave Jalen brown a 48 and 49 for doin the same shit but gave Jacob Toppin a 47 and 46 for jumping over his brother and then doin a 180 tween the legs and end on a reverse bullshit
Low…get off Kenny d bro. He already explained it was about her shooting from where she has trained her body to shoot. Muscle memory is probably the most important factor in consistent shooting.
Saying Kenny was the lowest point is just disingenuous. Mfs scored 400 points in a game, stop trolling 😂💯
Sabrina shooting that well against Steph proves women and the WNBA in general are dead wrong about rim adjustments. If she could shoot that well further back then what would stop WNBA players adjusting to shooting on a lower rim?
Its just a reflection of the modern NBA. You turn the game on, teams fight to draw fouls instead of fighting to get to the rim. Then they just throw 900 three pointers. Its just boring. NBA has just turned into ping pong, watching the ball just fly back and forth with little strategy.
I am confused with the narrative being pushed about what Kenny said. She chose to use the WNBA ball which is smaller ball when compared to the NBA regulated one so she should have also used the WNBA regulated 3 point line. How did him saying that ruin anything.
At this point, I think the incentive should be more negative. They should dock the pay, or establish a quota that the players need to meet in order to get paid. These dudes get paid millions. At bare minimum, each player should try to strive for 10 to 15 points, five rebounds, five assists, and then establish bonuses for defensive stats like steals and blocks so that they can try defense. Either that or they just get rid of the All-Star game completely and if the players complain about it, they have no one to blame but themselves. This is supposed to be a game that they are passionate about playing. What other time are you gonna play games with teams this good? However, fans are also to blame. Because they keep making claims that this game doesn’t matter and these players are saving themselves so they don’t get injured. How often do you see a player get injured in this damn game? Even at its height you hardly saw people getting injured in this game. It’s just a copout people like Luka showing little to no effort is a bad look. It’s even worse because people had that team winning the game.
Let more G League dudes in the dunk contest and maybe give the winner some money or a roster spot…Jalen Lecque, Greg Brown, JD Davison would all put on a show🤷🏾♂️
No matter how competitive you want the ASG to be, it is never, ever ever ever, going to be on the same level as any NBA game is. So I don't see the point in wanting players to be more serious. It's a fun event, the players probably have fun, it is about them on some level, but i understand fans were let down.
I dont get why people bring up the 90s ASGs. Different times and players had legit rivalries and hated other players back then.
The Aaron Gordon vs Zach Lavine dunk contest in 2016 was the last great competition I've seen. It's like the players today just don't care about putting on a show
Dunk contest is an easy fix. Dunk contest is judged by the all stars, and do exactly what Deestroying is doing with football. 20 dunkers, 20k or a tryout. They will go crazy
This is just a vacation for these players and the game is a chance for them to clown around. NBA used to be the best all star weekend. Now it's just as bad as the NFL All Star game. Larry Bird is right. Nobody cares anymore. It would be more entertaining to watch the Harlem Globetrotters play the Washington Generals
NFL has something with the pro bowl. If NBA could make it more like street ball just fuckin around like flag football is to real NBA. And promote the skills challenges to a new level and more of a spotlight.
The problem is the NBA is trying to appease none basketball people and the casual fans. Also 24/7 sports media is ruining all sports. The media makes narratives instead of the game. All-star games were a treat just for the fans of the game, that's it. I think all sports just need to stop trying to make women,casual fans and people that don't like sports like the games.
Kenny didn't make any sense. It's not like she was outclassed in the contest. So saying she should have shot from the WNBA makes zero sense.
She shot from the NBA 3pt line and made 26, Steph had to make his last 2 shots to actually beat her.
For me the highlights are
1. Steph vs Sabrina
2. Luka and Jokic being BFF😂
and…. THAT’S IT
That Steph vs. Sabrina 3pt contest was really fun to watch. As a female, I was so proud of how Sabrina did even with the haters. Both athletes showed amazing sportsmanship and great shooting ability.
The Steph vs Sabrina lived up to the hype. Sabrina knocked those first 4 in and we were off. We’re definitely in a down period for the dunk contest. Zion is too fat, JA is hurt, Ant couldn’t care less. These are the 3 I want to see.