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NBL All-Star Game thread

I enjoyed the ASG a lot more thn I thought I would.
The dunk contest was what I expected, and good to see Bennie win. (I said a few weeks ago that he should have been in it from the start.)

Shame that some aspects of he organisation or the coverage were average; hopefully they'll get it right next time.

So , a lotta main stream media about the game on sat nite and sunday , they didn't know who 'north and south' were , or crows coach was playing and cornesy on leave from no1 rating sports show , otherwise he'd give it a plug to general sports fans , crows etc
to get out there.

^do you live under a rock? it was all over the nbl website, facebook page etc

I think Perth would be ideal, that new stadium i'm sure they could pack it out.

@Chewy316
yoyu were bored 3/4 of the time? how it was mad fun to watch just on tv, i would have loved to go

If it was that good with that many late withdrawals, imagine how good the next one could be in a packed arena with all the chosen players there fit and ready to go and better television coverage (wonder how it rated?). The consensus seems to be by large that it was successful event that could improve.

Where do people think they went wrong in terms of publicity?

Not suggesting it was outstanding but I did noticed adverts in print media, television, radio, social media, and at the games. Curious to hear from others what could have been improved in terms of the publicity strategy.

Very entertaining event and great to read such positive reviews (especially given the less than encouraging comments being posted prior to the event). Good to see some less supportive forum users come out and and say they were wrong, gotta respect that.

The afternoon highlighted to me how the Sixers could do a few little things to improve the game day/night experience as well as an occasional something extra in terms of live music, mid game activities and crowd engagement.

Jonny Flynn looks like he's loving the game again, loved being part of the show and great to see the guy smiling on the court again. Would be great if he became one of our own, likewise with CJ and Adris. It's not always necessarily about the money, although its hard to knock back isn't it.

Finally kudos to all the crew from Port Pirie who came down (some 40+ I believe) Didn't get to catch you all, some I didn't even realise where at the event. Catch you next time I'm visiting Donaldson stadium.

Didn't realize Goulding was so athletic.

Would love to see that type of athleticism in regular season games.

Abercrombie gets so damn high on his dunks. Doesn't have the ability to move his body and do some of the dunks that NBA-type athletes can do. But in terms of just getting up there, he can get up.

I actually really enjoyed it.

Some of the players are great All-Star game entertainment material..
Deleon, Jackson, Flynn and Wilson all used their nice handles, athleticism and that 'swagger' to make it a really cool show IMO.

Here's the highlights.. Trying to get the 3pt shootout and the (full) dunk comp at the moment.

Well , that's the way it goes .
Sure looked like you were having a great time out there . Me , I didn't go , with the whipping boy out there . Channel Ten was pretty good .
Joni Flynn was my MVP .
Not much D is the first half , 2fouls called.
Gordie went to zone D in the third , good idea.
A bit of everything , pretty to watch 2-4 on ten.

I agree Paul, was a good game to watch and better than I expected with all the replacement players although I hope next year we don't have so many withdrawals.

Took a game with pretty much no D played for Goulding to shine lol, props for the reverse 2handed dunk tho, that was cool.
Flynn & Jackson looked like they were enjoying themselves and I liked PC's cheeky foul on Abercrombie.

what's the next topic to complain about now?

ASG was much better than I expected. Take away the structure and Australian defensive intensity and even with questionable additions (e.g. Cadee, Steindl, Crawford) the NBL showcased it's elite talent pool: going into the game, who expected Goulding to dominate the way he did?!?

Hopefully future All-Star events are better organized, as I'll concede my previous prejudice and admit that the ASG events probably do have a place in the NBL as basketball in Australia continues to grow.

PS Hurdle was robbed.

the game was so fun to watch, the dunks were crazy
really shows how good nbl player accually are
wish i could watch the whole dunk contest

Wish i could see how good/bad the other dunkers were... Or even any footage of the 3pt shootout!

Hurdle was robbed