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...........The format will add a layer of intrigue as the captains will have to consider an array of factors when making the playground-style selections and add spice to the event. It has the potential to create extra meaning as past, current and future relationships between players may be considered when making the selections........

I love the idea of teammates going at it! This will be fun. Kind of a popularity contest though.
 
There will still be 12 players selected from each conference for the game in Los Angeles on Feb. 18. Five players from each conference will be selected as starters with fan vote being worth 50 percent, player vote worth 25 percent and media vote 25 percent. Seven reserves for each team will be picked by each conference's head coaches.
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Nothing is really changing.
 
Also, the starters are still selected by the fans, so that's going to limit what the player/GMs can do. They still have to pick from the trash heap that is the Eastern Conference.
 
I think it's the same format other than the 2 captains will split up the chosen players regardless of conference. HA! The eastern players are going to be the last 10 picked HA!
 
I am not sure there is anything they can do to fix this game. Unless there is an incentive to play hard, they won't until the last few minutes. They are all just trying to avoid injuries. This all-star game has become unwatchable.

Maybe a winner take all 24 million dollar prize would fix it. (2 mill each for 12 guys)
 
Can't wait to see who the LAST player picked is.....you nerds will know how that feels huh? Just a little flashback to your own childhoods!
 
Natebishop3 said:
They had to do this because the East is a fucking joke.
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Nothing is changed regarding the number of players allowed per conference. Five voted in and seven selected by conference coaches. The only difference is that the 14 subs are chosen by the captains as to which team they play on.
 
HCP said:
Can't wait to see who the LAST player picked is.....you nerds will know how that feels huh? Just a little flashback to your own childhoods!
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Used to be me. I usually ended up being the best or 2nd best player when the game was all done. People did not appreciate my craftiness, footwork and long-ball accuracy. Actually happened to me both in middle-school, high-school and in the gyms I used to play in when I lived in Brooklyn. Surprised a lot of people.
 
andalusian said:
Used to be me. I usually ended up being the best or 2nd best player when the game was all done. People did not appreciate my craftiness, footwork and long-ball accuracy. Actually happened to me both in middle-school, high-school and in the gyms I used to play in when I lived in Brooklyn. Surprised a lot of people.
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Bro, we're talking about BASKETBALL, not D&D or chess!
 
HCP said:
Bro, we're talking about BASKETBALL, not D&D or chess!
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Ooh, burn. I am talking about basketball too kid, and while I can play a mean game of chess - I never played D&D .
 
HCP said:
http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/...ts-captains-pick-team-conference-affiliations

The NBA All-Star Game will switch formats this season, as two captains will select the teams regardless of which conferences the players play in, the league announced Tuesday.
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So basically they're copying what players in the league have been doing since the Heatles.

They're also acknowledging that if they kept it the old way they'd have to let total scrubs on the East team while Lillard stays home.

I can see this new format really pissing some players off, though. If you think you should've been picked, aren't you going to be mad at the captains that didn't pick you?
 
Rastapopoulos said:
So basically they're copying what players in the league have been doing since the Heatles.

They're also acknowledging that if they kept it the old way they'd have to let total scrubs on the East team while Lillard stays home.

I can see this new format really pissing some players off, though. If you think you should've been picked, aren't you going to be mad at the captains that didn't pick you?
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The same second tier dudes from the East still get in and Lillard still stays home. The only difference is that the bench guys will be a mix from both conferences.
 
If they really wanted to improve this, the coaches should vote for players league-wide, not by conference.
 
Still allows for undeserving players to be voted in and does nothing to address the disparity between conferences. Will still not be watching.
 
HCP said:
Can't wait to see who the LAST player picked is.....you nerds will know how that feels huh? Just a little flashback to your own childhoods!
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Actually, I was always one of the first to be picked
 
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