Exclusive You be the Commish--Fix all-star Saturday

[SportsAndWhine]

So right now it's supposed to be 2 teams of 12.

What if it was 3 teams of 9? 3 captains. Shortened quarters. 6-8 minutes? Everyone plays each other once. Two best teams play in a final.

You get 3 extra spots for snubs, everyone gets to play decent minutes, and there's a reason to play hard because you want to advance. The All-Star tournament.

I love it. What about four teams of 10 in a two-day tournament?

 

[BigGameDamian]

I like the idea of teams waiting to have a players draft right before the all star game. That way it would be more like a pickup game.

 

[Natebishop3]

I love it. What about four teams of 10 in a two-day tournament?

I thought about doing 4 teams. I wanted to keep the rosters small so that everyone gets plenty of minutes. Plus, 40 All-Stars seems like too many. It would be pretty watered down.

 

[Nikolokolus]

Anybody remember the movie Running Man?

Let's up the stakes.

 

[Sedatedfork]

No Lakers allowed

 

[PtldPlatypus]

I've now added a poll. Note I've omitted any suggestions regarding the ASG itself because I'm only talking about Saturday stuff. Up to 3 choices. I'm curious where y'all come down.

 

[BonesJones]

lose the slam dunk contest...it's become a joke...too many bricks laid ...nobody guarding you, you should make every dunk if you are competing...

What? Do you realize the insane difficult of these dunks? These guys are pushing the boundaries of human possibility, yet they should never miss?

The dunk contest is fine with LaVine and Gordon in it. You'll have at least another athlete on that level come into the league during the next 5 years. I wouldn't get rid of it.

 

[Natebishop3]

The problem isn't the gimmicks. It's the game overall.

But the single biggest problem with the gimmicks is that the big names don't compete. LeBron has never done a dunk contest. Arguably the best contest in my time as a fan was when Vince Carter decided to compete one time. It has all been trash since then.

 

[riverman]

What? Do you realize the insane difficult of these dunks?

yeah..apparently that's why they brick most of them....which personally, I don't enjoy...watch Will Barton's dunk attempts..seems to me you'd enter a dunk contest ready to dazzle...not look like you're practicing for a dunk contest.....like seeing a band that can't remember how to play their songs on stage...to me..you enter a dunk contest..you better bring it like Vince Carter or it sucks..and to be fair...I quit watching them after Will Barton's horrible attempt to compete in it

 

[BonesJones]

yeah..apparently that's why they brick most of them....which personally, I don't enjoy...watch Will Barton's dunk attempts..seems to me you'd enter a dunk contest ready to dazzle...not look like you're practicing for a dunk contest.....like seeing a band that can't remember how to play their songs on stage...to me..you enter a dunk contest..you better bring it like Vince Carter or it sucks..and to be fair...I quit watching them after Will Barton's horrible attempt to compete in it

So you haven't seen the one between LaVine and Gordon? That one was a classic. Best dunks I've ever seen in a dunk contest.

 

[BonesJones]

The problem isn't the gimmicks. It's the game overall.

But the single biggest problem with the gimmicks is that the big names don't compete. LeBron has never done a dunk contest. Arguably the best contest in my time as a fan was when Vince Carter decided to compete one time. It has all been trash since then.

2016 was trash...? What?

 

[riverman]

So you haven't seen the one between LaVine and Gordon? That one was a classic. Best dunks I've ever seen in a dunk contest.

I haven't followed the allstar games since Will the Thrill...they lost my interest ...glad you see them as improving though...I thought it turned into a yawn fest..even the skills competition was weak

 

[Chris Craig]

Anybody remember the movie Running Man?

Let's up the stakes.

 

[Chris Craig]

There needs to be more events. A horse event. A game of 21. Etc. More. Skills challenge should be longer. More rounds in the three point, dunk contests.

 

[tester551]

Every team should get 1 participant in the 3pnt shooting & dunk contests (nominated by the teams themselves).

The preliminary rounds of each contest should occur simultaneously at both ends of the court. A western team rep shoots at one end while an eastern team rep shoots at the other.

Rounds should go like this:
Preliminary - all 30 teams
2nd round - top 7 from each conference (14 participants)
Final round - top 2 from each conference (4 participants)

 

[hoopsjock]

Every team should get 1 participant in the 3pnt shooting & dunk contests (nominated by the teams themselves).

The preliminary rounds of each contest should occur simultaneously at both ends of the court. A western team rep shoots at one end while an eastern team rep shoots at the other.

Rounds should go like this:
Preliminary - all 30 teams
2nd round - top 7 from each conference (14 participants)
Final round - top 2 from each conference (4 participants)

I really like the idea of every team having a representative in each event. Fans would tune in to at least see how their players did. I'd probably tweak the rounds a little bit but this idea is great.

 

[PtldPlatypus]

Every team should get 1 participant in the 3pnt shooting & dunk contests (nominated by the teams themselves).

The preliminary rounds of each contest should occur simultaneously at both ends of the court. A western team rep shoots at one end while an eastern team rep shoots at the other.

Rounds should go like this:
Preliminary - all 30 teams
2nd round - top 7 from each conference (14 participants)
Final round - top 2 from each conference (4 participants)

I really like the idea of every team having a representative in each event. Fans would tune in to at least see how their players did. I'd probably tweak the rounds a little bit but this idea is great.

OK--I added that option to the poll.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

At least one rep from each team for all of Saturday night. Not 1 rep per team in each event though. That won't work for the 3 pt contest or dunk contest.

 

[Cippy91]

Get rid of Kevin hart first of all, dude used to be funny but it's just the same material over and over again. He has become that guy. I thought the All star game was good. The intros were whack and what the fuck was the intro before the intro with kevin hart and rob wiggle? that was fucking weird. Skills contest was waaaaay too quick. Felt like the commercials were longer. Three point contest was fine but LA nightlife definitely looked real with all the bricks that night. The dunk contest annoys the shit out of me. It was okay but I wanted to see more from dennis smith junior and oladipo. I am tired of the whole missing a dunk means I have to dock you some points horseshit. Not everything needs to be first try. It's too short of a contest. Plus these days the judges give out 50's like it's nothing. It doesn't make sense.

 

[KingSpeed]

I want the Legends game back.

 

[BigGameDamian]

I want the Legends game back.

I do too! But do the teen kids of this generation want to see a legends game? I know when I was just getting into basketball in the late 80's I could have given a rats ass about a legend game. I wanted to see the Players that I knew of play the game.

 

[Wizard Mentor]

4-pt contest.

 

[KeepOnRollin]

The Legends were slipping discs in their back and tearing ACLs during the "games". There was/is a reason they retired.

 

[Chris Craig]

4-pt contest.

Hell yeah

 

[riverman]

The rising stars winning team should have to play the Globe Trotters

 

[Shaboid]

How about a mascot slam dunk contest with those trampolines.