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Quote from: EFS on February 19, 2023, 10:01:08 PM

I wish it was going back to East vs. West and players wear their own teams jerseys. Team selections before the game was exciting though. We can say that's a good progress in this format.
First half was decent. Giannis only played for 20 seconds. LeBron's dunk was amazing. 3-pt contest champion Dame Dolla missed 7 in a row. Everybody scored except De'Aaron Fox. Kyrie and Tatum take the game more seriously. We'll see who wants to be MVP in second half though, I'm expecting LeBron to score more. We are watching an average All-Star game so far. I hope second half will be better.

Lebron did not play in the second half because of an injury. It is too bad since in the second half, his team needs his leadership. Team Giannis poured threes from everywhere. I think it was Dame who even made a half court three. Tatum does not seem to miss from the 3-point area. Team Giannis created a big lead in the 3rd quarter that made it hard for team Lebron to overcome in the 4th quarter.

Congratulations to Jayson Tatum for bagging the MVP award.

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I wish it was going back to East vs. West and players wear their own teams jerseys. Team selections before the game was exciting though. We can say that's a good progress in this format.
First half was decent. Giannis only played for 20 seconds. LeBron's dunk was amazing. 3-pt contest champion Dame Dolla missed 7 in a row. Everybody scored except De'Aaron Fox. Kyrie and Tatum take the game more seriously. We'll see who wants to be MVP in second half though, I'm expecting LeBron to score more. We are watching an average All-Star game so far. I hope second half will be better.

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Quote from: Distinctin on February 19, 2023, 09:38:39 AM

This makes me think that Giannis is going to have an edge for his team to win.

Looking at the roster though, Team Giannis does have a clear edge on winning against Team Lebron.

Good to see that team Lebron is not stacked with such big names as for sure, his critics will point it out again and will be serious even if the purpose of All-Star is just for entertainment purposes. Around less than an hour to go and tip-off will now commence between Team Lebron and Team Giannis. I hope that this game will be exciting with a thrilling close out game at the end.

Ever since they changed the format from East Vs. West, Team Lebron has won all the all-star games and has a record of 4-0 currently.

Now the roster is more balanced than what it was last year, but I can't think of a way how Team Lebron will be losing this time knowing that he has the 2-Time MVP in Jokic and Doncic as well. It's sad to see Steph and Zion not playing though because of injuries. We will miss those no look three-point shots, high flying dunks this All-star game. Anyway, lets just enjoy the game, and put our bets on it maybe. I put my bet on Team Lebron as I believe the streak continues, and has a better chance of winning (for me).

I am siding with Team Giannis.
Yeah, with all the injuries it's really difficult to maximize the enjoyment part. We won't see some of the stars partake in this All-Star but I guess our new stars like Jokic and Doncic could find a way to make it more competitive. Then, there's Markannen, his first All-Star and Kyrie Irving, Donovan Mitchell, and Ja Morant who could show his springy moves.
Who knows, there may be a surprising moment just like what McClung did in the dunk contest. The unbelievable dunk that can mostly be done only in consoles NBA2k was did by a human. Cheesy

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Quote from: goinmerry on February 19, 2023, 06:59:58 PM

Quote from: Distinctin on February 19, 2023, 09:38:39 AM

This makes me think that Giannis is going to have an edge for his team to win.

Looking at the roster though, Team Giannis does have a clear edge on winning against Team Lebron.

Good to see that team Lebron is not stacked with such big names as for sure, his critics will point it out again and will be serious even if the purpose of All-Star is just for entertainment purposes. Around less than an hour to go and tip-off will now commence between Team Lebron and Team Giannis. I hope that this game will be exciting with a thrilling close out game at the end.

Ever since they changed the format from East Vs. West, Team Lebron has won all the all-star games and has a record of 4-0 currently.

Now the roster is more balanced than what it was last year, but I can't think of a way how Team Lebron will be losing this time knowing that he has the 2-Time MVP in Jokic and Doncic as well. It's sad to see Steph and Zion not playing though because of injuries. We will miss those no look three-point shots, high flying dunks this All-star game. Anyway, lets just enjoy the game, and put our bets on it maybe. I put my bet on Team Lebron as I believe the streak continues, and has a better chance of winning (for me).

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Quote from: Distinctin on February 19, 2023, 09:38:39 AM

This makes me think that Giannis is going to have an edge for his team to win.

Looking at the roster though, Team Giannis does have a clear edge on winning against Team Lebron.

Good to see that team Lebron is not stacked with such big names as for sure, his critics will point it out again and will be serious even if the purpose of All-Star is just for entertainment purposes. Around less than an hour to go and tip-off will now commence between Team Lebron and Team Giannis. I hope that this game will be exciting with a thrilling close out game at the end.

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Quote from: jakelyson on February 19, 2023, 05:06:28 PM

I am also quite disappointed with the 3-point shooting contest this year. The competition is very low. I think this is the trend for this contest. It is getting less and less competitive each year. The same with all-star games. It has become a game where the players just let other teams scores. There is no real defense. I would like to see a game where they play for real with defense and all. The last I time I see an exciting all-star game was when the Elam Scoring format was introduced.

No big names are participating which is not expected by many. It's always like that and every All-Star game seems a bit turning into not that entertaining scene. Hope someday there will be another 2016 happenings that return the big excitement in All-Star, especially the Dunk Contest where prior to that year, the All-Star is not that entertaining too.

Although on a positive note, this All-Star game is the opportunity for those infamous players to somehow showcase their skills and tells the majority that they can put on a good show.

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Quote from: Reid on February 19, 2023, 06:41:58 PM

I don't think so, Haliburton somehow surprised them when he put up 31 points in the first round. That's a tie in the record made in the 3 point contest.
But he lost the rhythm on the next round, and he was rushing it. He already has one of the fastest releases in the league and he could've taken his time.
Then, there's Buddy Hield. He actually almost won the contest. I actually enjoyed watching those three players.

He impresses the fans on his first attempt, but you are right, he's rushing his shots, which supposedly he buys some time to make
a much better stroke. But, I think that's the way he really wanted to take those, and the outcome did not favor him.

Lillard got enough time to throw that winning shot and that converted and gave him the trophy. Nothing to say but it's really a good snatched.

Waiting for the live game between team LeBron and team Giannis.

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Quote from: jakelyson on February 19, 2023, 05:06:28 PM

I am also quite disappointed with the 3-point shooting contest this year. The competition is very low. I think this is the trend for this contest. It is getting less and less competitive each year. The same with all-star games. It has become a game where the players just let other teams scores. There is no real defense. I would like to see a game where they play for real with defense and all. The last I time I see an exciting all-star game was when the Elam Scoring format was introduced.

Disappointed by the way they pick the other contenders. There are more shooters better than Randle. But I enjoyed watching Buddy Hield, Tyrese Haliburton, and Damian Lillard.

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Three point contest was a bit of a let down as well, nobody really played all that well, many players missed a ton like Randle, and I feel like Dame was obviously the best one, he deserved that one. I am not going to even talk about skills one, that one was terrible to watch.

I don't think so, Haliburton somehow surprised them when he put up 31 points in the first round. That's a tie in the record made in the 3 point contest.
But he lost the rhythm on the next round, and he was rushing it. He already has one of the fastest releases in the league and he could've taken his time.
Then, there's Buddy Hield. He actually almost won the contest. I actually enjoyed watching those three players.

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Mac McClung took home the dunk contest trophy and rightfully so. He also had the dunk of the night with a 720 which was absolutely ridiculous. That was easily the best dunk since Aaron Gordon’s under the legs over the mascot dunk. This year’s contest was a big step up from last year’s. Hopefully next year we get to see Zion Williamson do something special…

Who the hell is this Mac McClung guy? I have never seen him before, but that dude just came in and bust the whole slam dunk contest open. I know that it is not looking good for the other players, we do not have any good dunkers in the league that is willing to participate anymore due to getting way too much backlash, so only the ones we see accept, but this dude could have outdunked anyone in the entire league.

Three point contest was a bit of a let down as well, nobody really played all that well, many players missed a ton like Randle, and I feel like Dame was obviously the best one, he deserved that one. I am not going to even talk about skills one, that one was terrible to watch.

I am also quite disappointed with the 3-point shooting contest this year. The competition is very low. I think this is the trend for this contest. It is getting less and less competitive each year. The same with all-star games. It has become a game where the players just let other teams scores. There is no real defense. I would like to see a game where they play for real with defense and all. The last I time I see an exciting all-star game was when the Elam Scoring format was introduced.

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Mac McClung took home the dunk contest trophy and rightfully so. He also had the dunk of the night with a 720 which was absolutely ridiculous. That was easily the best dunk since Aaron Gordon’s under the legs over the mascot dunk. This year’s contest was a big step up from last year’s. Hopefully next year we get to see Zion Williamson do something special…

Who the hell is this Mac McClung guy? I have never seen him before, but that dude just came in and bust the whole slam dunk contest open. I know that it is not looking good for the other players, we do not have any good dunkers in the league that is willing to participate anymore due to getting way too much backlash, so only the ones we see accept, but this dude could have outdunked anyone in the entire league.

Three point contest was a bit of a let down as well, nobody really played all that well, many players missed a ton like Randle, and I feel like Dame was obviously the best one, he deserved that one. I am not going to even talk about skills one, that one was terrible to watch.

I believe he was originally signed by the Lakers to be a replacement for Alex Caruso but didn't live up to being able to perform as well as Caruso. This was the beginning of some terrible moves that make the Lakers go from NBA Champions to not being able to make the playoffs. Getting rid of Caruso and Dwight Howard was like ripping the heart out of that team and thinking you could just replace them with scrubs like McClung and Montrezl Harrell. I know Dwight Howard has his locker room issues, but getting rid of Caruso is a mistake that the Lakers are hoping to correct this offseason, as there are rumors they have been trying to get Caruso back, and they should. Him and LeBron were amazing together.

Speaking of Caruso, I think the Lakers didn't intentionally want him to leave but because of his good performance, he has every right to ask for a good pay which unfortunately, the Lakers doesn't want to because of luxury taxes so they have to gave him up, just like what the Warriors vs GPII situation, he as a defensive gem for them, but signing Poole and Wiggins with big contract, their role players in that championship run were affected, although that good news is that GPII is back with the Warriors.

It was the Bulls who's the first one to sign him in the NBA, 10 day contract, after it expired, he goes again to G League become a Rookie of the year. Then signed with Lakers in a 2 way contract, then declined his qualifying offer.

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Quote from: fullhdpixel on February 19, 2023, 02:21:00 PM

Quote from: OgNasty on February 19, 2023, 12:03:27 AM

Mac McClung took home the dunk contest trophy and rightfully so. He also had the dunk of the night with a 720 which was absolutely ridiculous. That was easily the best dunk since Aaron Gordon’s under the legs over the mascot dunk. This year’s contest was a big step up from last year’s. Hopefully next year we get to see Zion Williamson do something special…

Who the hell is this Mac McClung guy? I have never seen him before, but that dude just came in and bust the whole slam dunk contest open. I know that it is not looking good for the other players, we do not have any good dunkers in the league that is willing to participate anymore due to getting way too much backlash, so only the ones we see accept, but this dude could have outdunked anyone in the entire league.

Three point contest was a bit of a let down as well, nobody really played all that well, many players missed a ton like Randle, and I feel like Dame was obviously the best one, he deserved that one. I am not going to even talk about skills one, that one was terrible to watch.

I believe he was originally signed by the Lakers to be a replacement for Alex Caruso but didn't live up to being able to perform as well as Caruso. This was the beginning of some terrible moves that make the Lakers go from NBA Champions to not being able to make the playoffs. Getting rid of Caruso and Dwight Howard was like ripping the heart out of that team and thinking you could just replace them with scrubs like McClung and Montrezl Harrell. I know Dwight Howard has his locker room issues, but getting rid of Caruso is a mistake that the Lakers are hoping to correct this offseason, as there are rumors they have been trying to get Caruso back, and they should. Him and LeBron were amazing together.

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Quote from: OgNasty on February 19, 2023, 12:03:27 AM

Mac McClung took home the dunk contest trophy and rightfully so. He also had the dunk of the night with a 720 which was absolutely ridiculous. That was easily the best dunk since Aaron Gordon’s under the legs over the mascot dunk. This year’s contest was a big step up from last year’s. Hopefully next year we get to see Zion Williamson do something special…

Who the hell is this Mac McClung guy? I have never seen him before, but that dude just came in and bust the whole slam dunk contest open. I know that it is not looking good for the other players, we do not have any good dunkers in the league that is willing to participate anymore due to getting way too much backlash, so only the ones we see accept, but this dude could have outdunked anyone in the entire league.

Three point contest was a bit of a let down as well, nobody really played all that well, many players missed a ton like Randle, and I feel like Dame was obviously the best one, he deserved that one. I am not going to even talk about skills one, that one was terrible to watch.

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Quote from: EFS on February 19, 2023, 09:29:25 AM

Honestly I don't like new Friday night format. I'd prefer the classic Rookies vs. Sophomores game.

Saturday night was one of the best though. We watched awful Slam Dunk contests lately but this one was really good. I've never heard of Mac McClung before. I see he wasn't even playing in the NBA. I don't know why they allow G-League players to participate in NBA All-Star. He deserved to win though.

Slam Dunk contest in case you missed it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awLQ_A33H9Y

He seemed like a player who had been in the NBA before but had really failed and had a little too much ego to me. It's interesting that someone who has been playing for such a short time is actually in this organization, but now the NBA has become a show. I can see how well they made the right decision to keep the show going, we would have watched another bad dunk contest if this player hadn't participated. That's why I'm so glad that this player participated

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Quote from: EFS on February 19, 2023, 09:29:25 AM

I've never heard of Mac McClung before. I see he wasn't even playing in the NBA. I don't know why they allow G-League players to participate in NBA All-Star. He deserved to win though.

Slam Dunk contest in case you missed it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awLQ_A33H9Y

He just signed a 2-way contract days before the all-star game so before the dunk contest, he is officially an NBA player.
https://www.nba.com/sixers/news/76ers-sign-mac-mcclung

I don't know if there has been a time where they are allowing G-league players to participate in the dunk contest, but as for McClung's situation, he's an NBA player already (signed by the Sixers) before the contest.

Nevertheless, he deserve that win. He's a great dunker, and I guess many are rooting him to win on that contest. Credits still though for the 3 participants who participated. They revived the "already dead" slam dunk contest because of what happened last year.

Yeah he really was the only one e to deserve to win. On a side note kudos to Karl Malone for giving lower scores than anyone else for the other guys. Was mainly unimpressed and everyone was still getting 50s and 49s. Malone coming through to keep it real. Was surprised Dominique was giving out high scores.

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Quote from: EFS on February 19, 2023, 09:29:25 AM

I've never heard of Mac McClung before. I see he wasn't even playing in the NBA. I don't know why they allow G-League players to participate in NBA All-Star. He deserved to win though.

Slam Dunk contest in case you missed it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awLQ_A33H9Y

They allow Kevin Hart before to have an exhibition match on 3 point shooting contest before with Draymond Green. Having G-League is not surprising anymore if he showing an impressive performance on his league. Viewers like a wild card on this kind of event since this is an exhibition contest before the Playoffs.

He is the Rookie of the year on G-League last 2021-2022 even though he keeps changing team. I think he is a potential star.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/allstar/2023/02/18/mac-mcclung-wins-nba-dunk-contest-all-star-weekend/11294530002

He already got his chance in the NBA. He was too much of a defensive liability and too small to really use his skills in a game with top level players. He’s still young enough where he might get another shot and it sounds like the Sixers might give it to him, but unfortunately I think he’s missing the NBA body needed to be a factor. A shame because he has the skills and athleticism.

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Quote from: EFS on February 19, 2023, 09:29:25 AM

I've never heard of Mac McClung before. I see he wasn't even playing in the NBA. I don't know why they allow G-League players to participate in NBA All-Star. He deserved to win though.

Slam Dunk contest in case you missed it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awLQ_A33H9Y

He just signed a 2-way contract days before the all-star game so before the dunk contest, he is officially an NBA player.
https://www.nba.com/sixers/news/76ers-sign-mac-mcclung

I don't know if there has been a time where they are allowing G-league players to participate in the dunk contest, but as for McClung's situation, he's an NBA player already (signed by the Sixers) before the contest.

Nevertheless, he deserve that win. He's a great dunker, and I guess many are rooting him to win on that contest. Credits still though for the 3 participants who participated. They revived the "already dead" slam dunk contest because of what happened last year.

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Quote from: EFS on February 19, 2023, 09:29:25 AM

I've never heard of Mac McClung before. I see he wasn't even playing in the NBA. I don't know why they allow G-League players to participate in NBA All-Star. He deserved to win though.

Slam Dunk contest in case you missed it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awLQ_A33H9Y

They allow Kevin Hart before to have an exhibition match on 3 point shooting contest before with Draymond Green. Having G-League is not surprising anymore if he showing an impressive performance on his league. Viewers like a wild card on this kind of event since this is an exhibition contest before the Playoffs.

He is the Rookie of the year on G-League last 2021-2022 even though he keeps changing team. I think he is a potential star.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/allstar/2023/02/18/mac-mcclung-wins-nba-dunk-contest-all-star-weekend/11294530002

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Quote from: YuginKadoya on February 19, 2023, 08:27:40 AM

<> for me I think I would still go with Stephen Curry, I am a fan of the Golden State Warriors so I think this is natural,

Unfortunately, we will not be seeing Curry tomorrow since he has not yet recovered from his injury. The offense that Curry provided last year will not be seen in this year's All-Star game, which is a big minus for Team LeBron. This makes me think that Giannis is going to have an edge for his team to win.

I have a wild prediction. Since we are talking about 3-point shooting, how about Lillard, who is fresh from winning this year's 3-point shooting contest? I guess it's worth taking a shot and betting on him to be the All-Star MVP.

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Honestly I don't like new Friday night format. I'd prefer the classic Rookies vs. Sophomores game.

Saturday night was one of the best though. We watched awful Slam Dunk contests lately but this one was really good. I've never heard of Mac McClung before. I see he wasn't even playing in the NBA. I don't know why they allow G-League players to participate in NBA All-Star. He deserved to win though.

Slam Dunk contest in case you missed it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awLQ_A33H9Y

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Quote from: Jating on February 19, 2023, 05:42:13 AM

I think we have seen a lot of youtube of individuals performing that kind of feat. But it hasn't been done in the NBA, it's all on other leagues dunk contest. But McClung bring the street dunk and saw everyone was amazed.

That was really something he is the only one that made the crowd go wild and had a perfect score like that, it was really truly amazing to watch it, and yeah I have seen it aswell on street balls but this is the 1st time for the NBA to have a look surely Mac McClung has seen that footage of awesome dunks on some social media and have tried it on line NBA, and this has increased the bar again with the dunk contest because if the judges have already seen the same dunk it is not impactful anymore,

Quote from: Jating on February 19, 2023, 05:42:13 AM

I still prefer the old West vs East format. Anyways, like last year, players are having fun and forget all the battles they have, their logo shooting, Giannis dunk, Curry turn away shot and others. For sure this will be the same atmosphere for this year.

Well, last season was a fun team, and I think this is a fun team aswell Lebron James and Stephen Curry are still teammates, and I think that is good enough for me last season Curry got 50 points and become the MVP for that season, for me I think I would still go with Stephen Curry, I am a fan of the Golden State Warriors so I think this is natural,

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