EPTBasically stood around watching eachother jack threes and alley-oops for 40 minutes.
It wasn't a contest--just a bunch of dudes goofing around.
Not that I really expected any different, but I find games like that pretty dull.
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RowdierBob
Australia13430 Posts
Basically stood around watching eachother jack threes and alley-oops for 40 minutes. It wasn't a contest--just a bunch of dudes goofing around. Not that I really expected any different, but I find games like that pretty dull. | ||
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Itsmedudeman
United States19229 Posts
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Holcan
Canada2593 Posts
This game was alright, except Derrick Williams taking a 15 footer, and DeMarcus Cousins jacking a three, I was satisfied. A bit to many guards got the ball and jacked a ball up on the wing, it was kind of sad. Kyrie fucking Irving though, holy shit. 8-8 from 3 in a game with such sporadic minutes, albeit no defense, it didn't look like he was controlling the ball and taking three's, they just developed and he stuck em. Greg Monroe too. lol. ![[image loading]](http://cdn3.sbnation.com/imported_assets/994110/walldunk_medium.gif) | ||
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ticklishmusic
United States15977 Posts
Can't blame them, defense takes effort and isn't that flashy, lol. | ||
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RowdierBob
Australia13430 Posts
On February 25 2012 15:53 Holcan wrote: What are you guys hating about, who watches all star weekend to see competition. If that were the case then the slam dunk contest wouldn't be chosen by fans, it would be chosen by past dunk champions. etc etc. This game was alright, except Derrick Williams taking a 15 footer, and DeMarcus Cousins jacking a three, I was satisfied. A bit to many guards got the ball and jacked a ball up on the wing, it was kind of sad. Kyrie fucking Irving though, holy shit. 8-8 from 3 in a game with such sporadic minutes, albeit no defense, it didn't look like he was controlling the ball and taking three's, they just developed and he stuck em. Greg Monroe too. lol. I guess it's something of a different culture in the US. Here in Aus, All-Star game equivalents--in different sports to bball however--are generally take very seriously and the competition is of the highest standard in terms of how the game is played. Over in the US it seems to be more about flashy entertainment and guys having fun. | ||
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Vindicare605
United States16125 Posts
On February 25 2012 16:53 RowdierBob wrote: I guess it's something of a different culture in the US. Here in Aus, All-Star game equivalents--in different sports to bball however--are generally take very seriously and the competition is of the highest standard in terms of how the game is played. Over in the US it seems to be more about flashy entertainment and guys having fun. There's more at stake. Guys don't want to play so hard they have a risk of injuring themselves in a game that really doesn't matter as far as championships go. That being said, the actual All-Star game in the past few years has been taken much more seriously than it has in the past fueled primarily I think by the rivalry of guys in the east like Lebron and DWade and guys in the west like CP3 and Kobe. I think we're in for a pretty decent All-Star game, but I wouldn't be surprised if it was like it was today simply because of how difficult the condensed season has already been on the players. | ||
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zoLo
United States5896 Posts
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slyboogie
United States3423 Posts
On February 25 2012 16:53 RowdierBob wrote: I guess it's something of a different culture in the US. Here in Aus, All-Star game equivalents--in different sports to bball however--are generally take very seriously and the competition is of the highest standard in terms of how the game is played. Over in the US it seems to be more about flashy entertainment and guys having fun. Which sports are popular in Australia? I know there's Australian Rules Football and...rugby? Do those all star games have ramifications on the season in anyway? Or is it like the NBA here, where it's just an exhibition and semi-validation. | ||
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VENDIZ
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RowdierBob
Australia13430 Posts
On February 25 2012 18:22 slyboogie wrote: Which sports are popular in Australia? I know there's Australian Rules Football and...rugby? Do those all star games have ramifications on the season in anyway? Or is it like the NBA here, where it's just an exhibition and semi-validation. Rugby league. Three games a year where the best players from the two main states it's played in go head-to-head. Games have big ramifications in terms of injuries and player availability. But they're the greatest games of the sporting calendar bar the Grand Final. | ||
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jmbthirteen
United States10734 Posts
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RowdierBob
Australia13430 Posts
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VENDIZ
1575 Posts
I love Kevin Hart! | ||
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mav451
United States1596 Posts
Then the follow-up video when Hart dunks on the kid-sized rim...I'm dying seriously hahaah. | ||
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zeehar
Korea (South)3804 Posts
On February 25 2012 21:47 RowdierBob wrote: Paul George gonna be so good one day. yayayaya also, someone just compared state of origin to the allstar game -_- are you kidding? players get more riled up for state of origin than any other game. state of origin isn't just an exhibition game like it is in the nfl and nba. | ||
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Lokj
Netherlands439 Posts
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slyboogie
United States3423 Posts
On February 25 2012 20:15 RowdierBob wrote: Rugby league. Three games a year where the best players from the two main states it's played in go head-to-head. Games have big ramifications in terms of injuries and player availability. But they're the greatest games of the sporting calendar bar the Grand Final. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vEGQCtyLu-M&feature=related Is there some kind of rivalry between the two main states in Australia? When I was in Ireland, I watched a rugby game between a team in Munster and Ulster. The rivalry was intense. In America, people feel strongly about their states, they have pride in them. However, that provincial level of rivalry does not extend well in professional sports. New York and Boston, probably has that, but I've never lived in the East Coast. Besides, labor in professional sports might feel strongly about the city they live in but they usually come from different places. | ||
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BlackJack
United States10574 Posts
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Roffles
Pitcairn19291 Posts
Too good. | ||
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sidesprang
Norway1033 Posts
On February 26 2012 12:37 Roffles wrote: This Dunk Meter thing is such fail. Gave Evans a 37 and George/Williams in the teens. Too good. Think it measures how much force you use on the rim, and he lifted himself up using the rim. So it works correctly, however its a bad measurement to show how cool a dunk is. | ||
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