Hoops

Is the NBA All-Star game actually entertaining?

Maybe they could schedule this game as an end of season fixture, mid season will always be like this and if it was during playoffs those guys not playing could go a little harder?

I think if they had something like the NRL Origin game then both players and fans might actually care. If players were picked (East v West or North v South) based on their hometown then they might actually try. Similarly I think US based fans would be more interested in the game. International players could represent the team where they first played in US.

If players thought they were representing their hometown then it might mean a bit more to them. Plus then you get the whole mate v mate thing which works well in NRL Origin as everyone would agree you often have a team mate you don't actually like so these one off games are a chance to stick it to them.

Having said that, I would love to see retired super stars of the NBA play a selected current list of super stars in such an 'all star' shootout game!

Imagine the likes of Jordan, Iverson, Wallace, McGrady, Kidd and the Shack out there sharing centre stage with LeBron, Kobe and the Splash Brothers...

Who would care if no defense was played!

A farce, well to those who don't get the AFL Legends game we so love to watch down here in Victoria that game would be labelled less than interesting I imagine.

The latest attempt to promote soccer saw Steve Gerard's 'all star' Liverpool team plan a 'all star' Socceroos squad that lost 0-4 in a game many could have seen as very uninspiring.

Some people just don't think the NFL's 'Pro-Bowl' is even worth the effort, no defense really played there either.

There are likely many other examples of sporting events that people think are not the same as the 'real thing', yet it isn't meant to be, is it...?

I don't know why they didn't just tell the teams to stay at their offensive basket and alternate who got to take a shot.
They could just play HORSE or something.

We all love the idea of seeing the best of the best match up against each other BUT Before the NBL try another All Star game they need to come up with something to motivate the players, so we can see a contest.
NRL has it with their state of origin - because there are only two states that produce 90% of the players and they seem to have a pride in their performance and they actually put on a contest which even gets interest from outside those states.

Yeh agreed, I actually dislike it these days.

After making it into their 3rd straight playoffs (but getting swept by Orlando), the Atlanta Hawks have chosen not to re-sign head coach Mike Woodson.

Woodson's contract had expired Monday, and the Hawks decided to go in a new direction for their coach, NBA.com reported.