Comments on: How to Fix the NBA’s All-Star Dilemma

By: Toughen Up

Toughen Up — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:30:32 +0000

If we worry about injuries around every corner then the NBA will never regain its toughness and its dominance over the other professional sports. Do you think hockey players are worrying about injuring themselves during their allstar weekend? The answer is clearly no. Toughen up, NBA.

By: Carla Pacione

Carla Pacione — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 20:25:03 +0000

Maybe brining in the NBA D-League Winner will make everyone else step their game up. Or bring in that guy who can do the 720 dunk!

By: Stephen Lombardo

Stephen Lombardo — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:42:25 +0000

I can agree with you on the fact that injury could befall a player. However, injuries in pro sports are like anything else. They don’t stop playing all star events today around pro sports because the GM’s that have invested millions in their athletes are afraid that the player may get hurt. Sports are a tremendous marketing tool for some of the biggest corporations around (eg: Nike, Adidas). The sponsorship that would come along with an event like this far out weighs something like an injury that could happen at any point during any game for an athlete.

By: Lombardo's Biggest Fan

Lombardo's Biggest Fan — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:22:13 +0000

Can’t have 16 All Stars playing a 1 on 1 in an exhibition game. The threat of injury goes wayyy up. That’s a big reason a lot of these guys won’t participate in the Dunk Contest. To have them play one on one games that last 20-30 minutes and could end up becoming testy is not a risk their teams would allow them to take.

By: Stephen Lombardo

Stephen Lombardo — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 16:10:21 +0000

It’s not so much that the Slam Dunk contest is the worst thing ever. I feel that it has just ran its course. This idea is fresh and it is something that the best in the game would love to be a part of.

Nate is great but its the other competitors that we lose because we’ve never heard of them before and that is what hurts this competition.

Thank you for your comments/thoughts/opinions!

By: Deandra D.

Deandra D. — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 13:54:25 +0000

@Chris I don’t think anyone has an issue with Nate Robinson…he was great…that guy has ups! But the other “talent” was quite boring…they didn’t really do anything creative. Put Nate Robinson against better, more creative dunkers and you have a better “show” a la Spudd Webb vs. Dominique Wilkins. Create an event where athletes actually want to compete and crave that title. Or perhaps there’s really nothing more creative to do?

Definitely wouldn’t slight Nate Robinson though…he was the only one worth watching!

By: Chris

Chris — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:16:52 +0000

Why is everyone dogging the NBA Slam Dunk contest? Yes, it would be cool to see LeBron get creative, but holy crap, watching a 5’9″ baller literally “fly thru the air” is a freak show I’ll tune into any day of the week.

By: Deandra D.

Deandra D. — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 21:51:53 +0000

Of course that’s a more attractive idea, I doubt that would happen mostly because these two want the ring more than the one-on-one title. People wouldn’t see it as a simple game, it’d b a battle to answer the question: who is better? That can’t be answered in a game of pick up lol. Now these two in a dunk contest would work because it’s a lot more subtle-LBJ beating Kobe in a dunk contest wouldn’t exactly mean he’s better all around, you know? Why? Because Kobe could flash his four rings!

But I agre with the comment about HORSE! I was bored, Rajon Rondo was bored and so were the fans in the stands. They’re struggling for entertainment value right now, but what if they put joe blows against the pros- making HORSE a game of fans vs. pros? That would be more entertaining if Joe from Montana beat Kevin Durant in HORSE.