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NBA Weekend a Failure
Author: admin14 Feb
The All Star Weekend in Dallas is only half way over and already it is a failure for all the NBA fans tuning in. The All Star Game on Sunday is the biggest draw for the NBA’s mid season point. However, it’s the slam dunk contest that is sponsored by Sprite every year that is the 2nd biggest attraction the NBA has to offer during their All Star Break. This dunk contest was a failure just like last year’s dunk contest was too. The guys from TNT was calling last year’s dunk contest a success, but the finals in last year’s event was planned. The guy from the Portland Trailblazers was clearly the best dunker in last year’s event and he didn’t even get to participate in the finals, due to the planned showdown between the Orlando Magic’s Dwight Howard and the Knicks point guard Nate Robinson. It wasn’t fair to put two guys in the finals and leave out the best dunker.
Now fast forward to this year’s competition where no one was doing any good dunks. The guy from the Toronto Raptors had the best dunk of the night and other than his 1 dunk, the rest was mediocre at best. It was a very poor showing to one of the best all star events in any sport. The NBA has let the slam dunk contest slip too far and they don’t have the best dunkers in the game participating. I hope I can remember this feeling next year and I won’t make any special plans to watch next year’s slam dunk contest.
The Horse Game was a big failure too. Very little emotion and the guys were just going through the motions in the Horse event on TNT. The fact they ran out of time and made it a top of the key jump shooting event didn’t help much either. It was nice to see Kevin Durant stroking those 3′s so easy and stripping the net. Most of us already knew he was one of the best pure shooters in the NBA and the game of Horse should and could have been a lot more entertaining. The guys from TNT, the NBA, and the Players all get failing scores for the Horse competition in Dallas this weekend.
The skills contest is boring and no adjustments made to that event this year. The 3 point contest which Paul Pierce won was probably the highlight of Saturday’s events and that’s stretching it there. Pierce did a few yells in between the ball racks and there is only so much you can do in the 3 point contest. The shooting contest for the stars was an embarrassment to the city of Atlanta. It’s funny how Joe Johnson continues to show up at all star games and all star events and he’s not even starting material in the NBA. Joe Johnson from Atlanta is one of the most over rated players in the NBA today and he’s not even one of the top 5 players on the Atlanta Hawks team. The best two players putting on a uniform in Atlanta these days is Jamal Crawford and Josh Smith. Both of these guys would make great All Stars for the NBA. I’m sure Crawford could hold his own in a 3 point contest or a game of Horse. While Josh Smith could run circles around the guys that were in the dunk contest tonight. Unfortunately the NBA’s lack of coverage on the Atlanta team has forced players like Joe Johnson and Al Horford to represent them and it’s just a slap in the face to the Hawks Basketball Organization.
The NBA weekend in Dallas is a failure and it’s not their fault. The NBA continues to lack the creativity needed to show the world that their players are the best athletes in the world. No matter how good the All Star Game is on Sunday; the moral for all star weekend is very low and the NBA is in desperate need of new leadership.
2 Responses for "NBA Weekend a Failure"
Your just wrong on so many levels! Where do I start? NBA all star weekend continues to,and always will be the biggest sports celebration of the 3 major sports in America. And anyone,that knows anything about all star weekend. They,themselves know its about the people attending the actual events. Its never about how it plays on tv. The parties are always the best. And just about every entertainer,athlete,politician,and anyone who is anyone is always there. Not even gonna try and get you to appreciate Joe Johnson’s talent. I know Ill be waiting for him to opt out of Atlanta this year….
It being the best of the 3 major sports is not the question. Imagine golf having an all star weekend and having a driving contest. What if Tiger Woods, John Daley, or some of the other golfers known for long distance drives didn’t participate. Now I’m not considering golf as one of the major sports, just an example. The dunk contest is last on Saturday for a reason. It’s the main draw for that day and failed miserably this year and last year when it was clearly rigged for Robinson and Howard to meet in finals. Sergio Rodriguez should have been in the finals over little Nate.
The people at the game, parties, and event equal less than a quarter of a million folks. While the TV audience is world wide and reaches in the millions. The TV aspect can’t not be over looked.
Joe Johnson has been given the keys to the Atlanta Hawks team. He fails to out score guys nightly, even though his minute totals are much higher. The Atlanta organization had a big issue with the Joe Johnson trade and they have fabricated an All Star in Atlanta and the NBA community has bought into their fabrication. Josh Smith and Jamal Crawford are clearly the two best guys suiting up in Atlanta these days.
The dunk contest needs Lebron James, Kobe Bryant, Josh Smith, JR Smith, and I would like to even see Sergio Rodriguez get another try in the event. Derozen is a fabulous leaper and hope to see him return next year.
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