The 2012 NBA All-Star Weekend Thread

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Let's use this thread to discuss all the activity for All-star weekend.

We have the Rising stars game, the skills challenge, 3 point contest, the dunk contest and we'll get to see Gana Diop make his 3rd consecutive start at center for the eastern conference..... I could barely write that last part with a straight face. That is probably the only time that you've seen the words 'Diop' and 'All-Star' in the same sentence.

[adam187]

dunk contest seems weak this year. guess they decided to stop building on the momentum of the past couple of years.

random fact: Gerald Henderson beat Chase Budinger in the McDonald's All-American Dunk contest or whatever it's called.

[superb1]

at the half for celebrity game, our Sec of Education Arne Duncan looking good for the East. East has 48 pts. If the score 100, maybe we should pickup a player or two from them, lol

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Arne Duncan clearly has more offensive game and better footwork than Diop.

[polarcat]

I don't know if it's just me, but I feel like the most exciting part of All-Star Weekend is now the "Rookie/Sophomore" game or whatever they call it. It used to be the Dunk Contest, but it's kind of anti-climatic now and leans towards props and stuff that doesn't do it for me like the older dunk contests with MJ, Dominique, JR Rider, Skywalker, etc. I know there's NO defense in the Rising Stars game, but I have enjoyed the game over the past few years. The All-Star game itself is such a popularity contest anyway, that 60% of the game has the same players in it year after year.