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Quote from: Harkorede on February 18, 2024, 12:56:58 AM

Quote from: EFS on February 17, 2024, 11:11:31 PM

3-point contest was fun and very challenging as all players scored 20+ in first round. Dame Time ended it the way it suited him.
Dunk contest was mid. It was weird that Jaylen Brown made it to the finals. Toppin had better dunks. McClung had no competition again, so he didn't dunk very differently than last year. The NBA management has to do something about the jury. Grin

The Dunk contest was highly flawed and it was obvious today again, there was no direct metric for scoring points, especially in the first round both Jaquez and Toppin should have better scores but then because these guys are tall their dunk gets underscored perhaps because it was considered to easy for them, there was no way Jaylen Brown should have outscored either Toppin or Jaquez for their first attempts in the first round, I guess that's why we don't see a lot of super stars join the competition anymore not even guys from their sophomore would be joining if these discrepancies continue.

They haven't impress us yet, the excitement on watching the slam dunk was already gain. I didn't waitch it but basedon your assessment now, I can say it was a boring one. I just watch the 3 point shooting and I had fun watching it. I have Trea Young on my card but failed and just got tied with KAT. Then Lillard came being the last shooter, he had a good start enough to beat the last 2 shooters who are tied in score, then miss consecutive shots and made the last one which called himself another Dame time peformance.

I'm wondering why Curry wasn't included, he could have easily beat them all.

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Quote from: EFS on February 17, 2024, 11:11:31 PM

3-point contest was fun and very challenging as all players scored 20+ in first round. Dame Time ended it the way it suited him.
Dunk contest was mid. It was weird that Jaylen Brown made it to the finals. Toppin had better dunks. McClung had no competition again, so he didn't dunk very differently than last year. The NBA management has to do something about the jury. Grin

The Dunk contest was highly flawed and it was obvious today again, there was no direct metric for scoring points, especially in the first round both Jaquez and Toppin should have better scores but then because these guys are tall their dunk gets underscored perhaps because it was considered to easy for them, there was no way Jaylen Brown should have outscored either Toppin or Jaquez for their first attempts in the first round, I guess that's why we don't see a lot of super stars join the competition anymore not even guys from their sophomore would be joining if these discrepancies continue.

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3-point contest was fun and very challenging as all players scored 20+ in first round. Dame Time ended it the way it suited him.
Dunk contest was mid. It was weird that Jaylen Brown made it to the finals. Toppin had better dunks. McClung had no competition again, so he didn't dunk very differently than last year. The NBA management has to do something about the jury. Grin

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Quote from: EFS on February 17, 2024, 06:07:24 PM

I feel sleepy but I'm curious about the dunk contest. Even if it doesn't have the flavor of the old years, last year McClung brought some excitement back to the contest. I want to see if he will do something different this year. I'm not sure if Jaylen Brown and Jaime Jaquez Jr. are up to the challenge, I can't imagine how good they can dunk. I wonder if Jacob Toppin is as good as his brother Obi. I've never followed him either. For now, with the limited information I have McClung seems to be the favorite again. I hope we can see surprise performances from the others.

I thought I’d read that Jalen Brown will be the first All Star to compete in the contest in 5 years. I guess that’s the only thing I’m interested in seeing, but I’ll probably just watch the highlights on YouTube tomorrow.

I am doing the same. I don't see any advantage in watching it life.
Over the last years the dunk contest, as we all know, is not that exciting. Of course here and there are some good dunks but nothing spectacular. McClung said he has something nice in store that was never shown in a dunk contest, so let's see.

Often there are many missed attempts to watching a highlight reel makes more sense.

Anyway, I hope the Gleague rep McClung goes back to back. Too bad he still didn't make it in the NBA, he truly has the heart and also the skill, just not the size.

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Quote from: EFS on February 17, 2024, 06:07:24 PM

I feel sleepy but I'm curious about the dunk contest. Even if it doesn't have the flavor of the old years, last year McClung brought some excitement back to the contest. I want to see if he will do something different this year. I'm not sure if Jaylen Brown and Jaime Jaquez Jr. are up to the challenge, I can't imagine how good they can dunk. I wonder if Jacob Toppin is as good as his brother Obi. I've never followed him either. For now, with the limited information I have McClung seems to be the favorite again. I hope we can see surprise performances from the others.

I thought I’d read that Jalen Brown will be the first All Star to compete in the contest in 5 years. I guess that’s the only thing I’m interested in seeing, but I’ll probably just watch the highlights on YouTube tomorrow.

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I feel sleepy but I'm curious about the dunk contest. Even if it doesn't have the flavor of the old years, last year McClung brought some excitement back to the contest. I want to see if he will do something different this year. I'm not sure if Jaylen Brown and Jaime Jaquez Jr. are up to the challenge, I can't imagine how good they can dunk. I wonder if Jacob Toppin is as good as his brother Obi. I've never followed him either. For now, with the limited information I have McClung seems to be the favorite again. I hope we can see surprise performances from the others.

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Quote from: Webetcoins on February 17, 2024, 03:31:41 PM

Bucks has lost 7 out of their last 10 games. Doc Rivers will probably not find any job at all in the NBA after this one. I am sure that he had some issues before this, I mean he shouldn't even be hired here, at this point I feel like he has buddies around the league that hires him, because if I owned a team, I would pay Doc Rivers not to coach my team, let alone pay him to coach it.

The fact that they fired their coach that made them so good, and just get one that made them so bad. Players are the same players, I don't know what changed so quickly but they just suck now. In any case, it is All-Star weekend, and we are going to have some fun times, it is going to be great tonight, I like it, the lack of defense is terrible for the past 10 years or so, but it is still fun to watch.

Isn't it what we are saying as we are all surprised to see them fire their coach who are have bring them as one of the best team in the East and yet the management is not contented with it? That is really poor management on their side, I mean why fix when nothing is broken? Now, they will have to pay the price as the team is now struggling with Doc Rivers and they say that they are going to improved their defense, but so far, everything is a failure to them. And what's going to happen if they choke on the playoffs? Doc Rivers has history with Clippers and then the Sixers.

Yeah, for now let's leave it like that, we have the All Star weekend and so as fans we should be enjoying this one, even for the players who are participating. Looking for the 3 point competition between Steph Curry and Sabrina Ionescu. I'm not going to bet, but I will go with Steph Curry here, the pressure must be too much for Sabrina in this kind of stage and obviously, she is not used to it.

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Quote from: Webetcoins on February 17, 2024, 03:31:41 PM

Bucks has lost 7 out of their last 10 games. Doc Rivers will probably not find any job at all in the NBA after this one. I am sure that he had some issues before this, I mean he shouldn't even be hired here, at this point I feel like he has buddies around the league that hires him, because if I owned a team, I would pay Doc Rivers not to coach my team, let alone pay him to coach it.

The fact that they fired their coach that made them so good, and just get one that made them so bad. Players are the same players, I don't know what changed so quickly but they just suck now. In any case, it is All-Star weekend, and we are going to have some fun times, it is going to be great tonight, I like it, the lack of defense is terrible for the past 10 years or so, but it is still fun to watch.

Yeah I'm not a huge doc dlfan but give it some time. It's a small sample. Let the playoffs play out and see how he positions his team then. He is probably trying with different rotations trying to figure out the team still. Mid year take over is extremely tough.

Amd yeah it's not a great basketball game the all star game but still fun.

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Bucks has lost 7 out of their last 10 games. Doc Rivers will probably not find any job at all in the NBA after this one. I am sure that he had some issues before this, I mean he shouldn't even be hired here, at this point I feel like he has buddies around the league that hires him, because if I owned a team, I would pay Doc Rivers not to coach my team, let alone pay him to coach it.

The fact that they fired their coach that made them so good, and just get one that made them so bad. Players are the same players, I don't know what changed so quickly but they just suck now. In any case, it is All-Star weekend, and we are going to have some fun times, it is going to be great tonight, I like it, the lack of defense is terrible for the past 10 years or so, but it is still fun to watch.

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Quote from: btc_angela on February 17, 2024, 06:47:23 AM

What make it worst is that the new coach of the Pistons is the former coach of the Suns, and so there could be war of words between Monty and how the investigation will turn out. Not sure though but I think the police will have to be involved here not just the NBA to find out what really cause Stewart to act like in out of the court.

Could be suspension for him in this case again and losing some money.

The police will do their job, but it's just a simple problem since after that the player that was punch was still able to play. I think the bigger sanction here would be coming from the NBA since it could be penalty (money), suspension (still money since no pay), and his future in the NBA. We know they don't tolerate this kind of behavior, unless he is a superstar and the NBA will lose a lot of money getting him out of the equation.

Quote from: btc_angela on February 17, 2024, 06:47:23 AM

And hopefully this will not escalate if ever this two will meet again in the basketball court.

It happened already and sanction will be impose soon, he or they will learn their lessons.

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Quote from: Maslate on February 17, 2024, 06:30:25 AM

Quote from: Yaunfitda on February 17, 2024, 04:16:22 AM

Anyone heard of punching incident prior to the Suns vs Detroit games, wherein the Suns won?

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Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart was arrested for assault Wednesday for punching Phoenix Suns center Drew Eubanks at the arena hours before the teams played.

Phoenix police said Stewart was issued a citation and released. Stewart was already listed as out for the game because of a sprained left ankle. Eubanks had six points and eight rebounds in 18 minutes in the Suns’ 116-100 victory.

https://www.nba.com/news/drew-eubanks-isaiah-stewart-altercation

It just caught my attention as I vividly remember that him and Lebron has also some altercations during their games wherein James "accidentally" elbow him that causes blow to flow and Stewart didn't like it and then he turn into a gangsta going after James and it took some of his team mates to restrain him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIMw4mPRz6Y

We can't blame him on his reaction, because whether it's accidental or not, you saw his face bleeding so he'll react on that.

However, this news that came up was before the game, so there must be some problem on his side for punching a player which I think the NBA will be investigating and find out who is at fault and sanction will be impose to the one. Well, it's probaly him since he was the one that was arrested.

What make it worst is that the new coach of the Pistons is the former coach of the Suns, and so there could be war of words between Monty and how the investigation will turn out. Not sure though but I think the police will have to be involved here not just the NBA to find out what really cause Stewart to act like in out of the court.

Could be suspension for him in this case again and losing some money.

And hopefully this will not escalate if ever this two will meet again in the basketball court.

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Quote from: Yaunfitda on February 17, 2024, 04:16:22 AM

Anyone heard of punching incident prior to the Suns vs Detroit games, wherein the Suns won?

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Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart was arrested for assault Wednesday for punching Phoenix Suns center Drew Eubanks at the arena hours before the teams played.

Phoenix police said Stewart was issued a citation and released. Stewart was already listed as out for the game because of a sprained left ankle. Eubanks had six points and eight rebounds in 18 minutes in the Suns’ 116-100 victory.

https://www.nba.com/news/drew-eubanks-isaiah-stewart-altercation

It just caught my attention as I vividly remember that him and Lebron has also some altercations during their games wherein James "accidentally" elbow him that causes blow to flow and Stewart didn't like it and then he turn into a gangsta going after James and it took some of his team mates to restrain him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIMw4mPRz6Y

We can't blame him on his reaction, because whether it's accidental or not, you saw his face bleeding so he'll react on that.

However, this news that came up was before the game, so there must be some problem on his side for punching a player which I think the NBA will be investigating and find out who is at fault and sanction will be impose to the one. Well, it's probaly him since he was the one that was arrested.

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Anyone heard of punching incident prior to the Suns vs Detroit games, wherein the Suns won?

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Detroit Pistons center Isaiah Stewart was arrested for assault Wednesday for punching Phoenix Suns center Drew Eubanks at the arena hours before the teams played.

Phoenix police said Stewart was issued a citation and released. Stewart was already listed as out for the game because of a sprained left ankle. Eubanks had six points and eight rebounds in 18 minutes in the Suns’ 116-100 victory.

https://www.nba.com/news/drew-eubanks-isaiah-stewart-altercation

It just caught my attention as I vividly remember that him and Lebron has also some altercations during their games wherein James "accidentally" elbow him that causes blow to flow and Stewart didn't like it and then he turn into a gangsta going after James and it took some of his team mates to restrain him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIMw4mPRz6Y

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Quote from: ingiltere on February 16, 2024, 11:12:02 AM

Since he didn't selected, Domantas Sabonis made crazy triple-double averages. He made 18 triple-doubles this season. It's really ridiculous that he wasn't selected. If he played for a Los Angeles team, he would have been selected. When you're in Sacramento, it's tough.

I hate this narrative that people always keep on saying. I mean, Domantas deserves to be an All-Star, but why is it always going to be against the Lakers? Why Anthony Davis? Anthony is having a great season; he deserves to be an All-Star too. He is taking care of himself and doesn't miss games that much compared to his past few seasons. Also, he is arguably the best player in the Lakers right now based on how he plays.

And looking at the standings, the "winning" Sacramento Kings are just one win away from the "losing" Lakers. Also, all-star reserves are voted for by the head coaches of the NBA teams and not fans, so if Domantas is playing for the Lakers or any Los Angeles team, I think it wouldn't matter because fans are not the ones who are voting for the reserves.

If we are going to compare Domantas to any of the All-Stars right now, I think it should be KAT. For me, Domantas should've replaced KAT. Towns is inconsistent most of the time, and I think he became an all-star because of his 62-point game against the Hornets and because they are number one in the West.

Speaking of All Star Snub, I saw some post on X showing of images of Fox of the Sacramento Kings as promo for the All Star. I'm not sure though if this is recent or what, but if this is true then it's like rubbing it in and a big mistake on the part of the NBA to have a picture of Fox, but they totally ignored him and didn't get the nod to play for this year's All Star.

Same with Sabonis, playing great and I think him and Jokic are fighting for that triple double title for this year.

But then again, perhaps these two didn't get the votes from fans or maybe the NBA snub them for this year.

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Quote from: ingiltere on February 16, 2024, 11:12:02 AM

Since he didn't selected, Domantas Sabonis made crazy triple-double averages. He made 18 triple-doubles this season. It's really ridiculous that he wasn't selected. If he played for a Los Angeles team, he would have been selected. When you're in Sacramento, it's tough.

I hate this narrative that people always keep on saying. I mean, Domantas deserves to be an All-Star, but why is it always going to be against the Lakers? Why Anthony Davis? Anthony is having a great season; he deserves to be an All-Star too. He is taking care of himself and doesn't miss games that much compared to his past few seasons. Also, he is arguably the best player in the Lakers right now based on how he plays.

And looking at the standings, the "winning" Sacramento Kings are just one win away from the "losing" Lakers. Also, all-star reserves are voted for by the head coaches of the NBA teams and not fans, so if Domantas is playing for the Lakers or any Los Angeles team, I think it wouldn't matter because fans are not the ones who are voting for the reserves.

If we are going to compare Domantas to any of the All-Stars right now, I think it should be KAT. For me, Domantas should've replaced KAT. Towns is inconsistent most of the time, and I think he became an all-star because of his 62-point game against the Hornets and because they are number one in the West.

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Quote from: ChiBitCTy on February 16, 2024, 04:44:47 PM

I know that sports leagues such as the NBA and NFL, even the MLB..to a lesser extent have been trying to mix things up a bit and make their respective sports more interesting or entertaining, but like you I liked when the rising stars game was simply Freshman vs Sophomores. I also don't like how they changed up the All Star game itself, not just the simple East vs West, 4 quarters played. It's just easier to gamble on the game that way. Not that it's a very smart weekend to bet, still makes it more exciting.

I haven't even seen who's in the dunk contest, will have to check it out.

In recent years, I also don't like the changes that have taken place in the NBA all-star weekend. It seems to me that the NBA management believes that the old format of the event is no longer relevant, and now they are just experimenting with it, trying to find the best way to get the audience interested again.

If they want to attract the attention of the fans, they just need to go back to the events of the past years. NBA used to be much more fun, we would wait with great excitement for Allstar Weekend to start. Now Allstar Weekend has started, but people don't even talk among themselves, and no one enjoys the mistakes they made in dunk contests. I think we need to go back to the old years as soon as possible

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Quote from: ChiBitCTy on February 16, 2024, 04:44:47 PM

I know that sports leagues such as the NBA and NFL, even the MLB..to a lesser extent have been trying to mix things up a bit and make their respective sports more interesting or entertaining, but like you I liked when the rising stars game was simply Freshman vs Sophomores. I also don't like how they changed up the All Star game itself, not just the simple East vs West, 4 quarters played. It's just easier to gamble on the game that way. Not that it's a very smart weekend to bet, still makes it more exciting.

I haven't even seen who's in the dunk contest, will have to check it out.

In recent years, I also don't like the changes that have taken place in the NBA all-star weekend. It seems to me that the NBA management believes that the old format of the event is no longer relevant, and now they are just experimenting with it, trying to find the best way to get the audience interested again.

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Well, that's it for the All-Star Panini Rising Star Challenge.
Team Jalen won the Finals game.
Bennedict Mathurin won the Rising Star MVP. He deserves it. And without any doubt, he is one of the rising stars of the league. He is helping out the Indiana Pacers win so many games and had been a great impact for the team.

Tomorrow, it will be different.
Here is the schedule.

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https://www.nba.com/news/2024-all-star-schedule-of-events
I bet that Steph Curry versus Sabrina Ionescu will be awesome. Who is the real best 3-point shooter? I think Ionescu has a good chance to win this. Also, the Skills challenge will be a bit different from what I saw in their preview.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6Uv-1c9-ZY

How about the Dunk Contest?
The big question is, will Mac McClung defend his crown? I am rooting for him to win this dunk contest again. Grin

I mean he must have something up his sleeve that will make us wow. Creativity will be the key to win the game.

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Quote from: LogitechMouse on February 16, 2024, 09:43:33 PM

Quote from: AHOYBRAUSE on February 15, 2024, 11:06:00 PM

Wow, the Bucks.
The coaching change really did them dirty, well deserved.
Now they even lose against a Memphis team that "competes" with a 9 man (mostly bench players or even GLeague type players) rotation and has an injury list with 10 players, basically all their stars.

How can you even go from here if you are Milwaukee??
Can it actually happen and they fire Doc Rivers after just a few games? That would be hilarious!!

3-7 on the first 10 games under Coach Doc. Well, I guess we can conclude now that the changing of coach is a failed one, eh?
TBH, I don't know what happened to them on that game. I mean you have your 2 all-star players, and the roster is almost complete, but completely lost against a team full of G-league players. Cheesy

It's kind of funny, but it seems like the Bucks are struggling this season, and I'm afraid that Giannis might leave after this season if they will not win a title. He said it already in one of the interviews. If they aren't winning, he will leave.

Will they clinch the playoffs still? Yes for me, but they aren't the favorites now to win the title. Not with a team that's at the bottom in terms of defense. Let's remember that the Celtics in 2022 are the top defensive team, and they reached the NBA Finals. The defense of the Bucks are just awful ever since they acquired Lillard. Bucks firing Doc Rivers? Nope it will not happen, and there's a chance that he will be the one coaching the team until the playoffs.

Make some adjustments before the playoff starts. That's what the Bucks need to do. They need to build the chemistry on the team as early as now because I'm afraid they might end up being at the 5-8 spot after the regular season.

You are of course right, it would be very unlikely for them to fire Doc after such a short sample size, but on the the other hand they should definitely admit they made a mistake.
The team was better with the previous coach, and that's a fact. Sure they can still turn it around. Maybe they will go for a run after the allstar break, who know. But until now they sure as hell don't look like a contender.
I remember when the Lillard trade happened, they were on top of the team to win the chip, odds wise. Now they are only in 4th place and if Dallas continues to play like they maybe they will fall more.

Defense is essetial if you want to win a championship. With the mindset they have at the moment I would say the season is over after the 2nd round of the playoffs, or if they fall in the standing maybe even in the first round.

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Quote from: AHOYBRAUSE on February 15, 2024, 11:06:00 PM

Wow, the Bucks.
The coaching change really did them dirty, well deserved.
Now they even lose against a Memphis team that "competes" with a 9 man (mostly bench players or even GLeague type players) rotation and has an injury list with 10 players, basically all their stars.

How can you even go from here if you are Milwaukee??
Can it actually happen and they fire Doc Rivers after just a few games? That would be hilarious!!

3-7 on the first 10 games under Coach Doc. Well, I guess we can conclude now that the changing of coach is a failed one, eh?
TBH, I don't know what happened to them on that game. I mean you have your 2 all-star players, and the roster is almost complete, but completely lost against a team full of G-league players. Cheesy

It's kind of funny, but it seems like the Bucks are struggling this season, and I'm afraid that Giannis might leave after this season if they will not win a title. He said it already in one of the interviews. If they aren't winning, he will leave.

Will they clinch the playoffs still? Yes for me, but they aren't the favorites now to win the title. Not with a team that's at the bottom in terms of defense. Let's remember that the Celtics in 2022 are the top defensive team, and they reached the NBA Finals. The defense of the Bucks are just awful ever since they acquired Lillard. Bucks firing Doc Rivers? Nope it will not happen, and there's a chance that he will be the one coaching the team until the playoffs.

Make some adjustments before the playoff starts. That's what the Bucks need to do. They need to build the chemistry on the team as early as now because I'm afraid they might end up being at the 5-8 spot after the regular season.

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