All-Star Saturday Night Open Thread

by Jake Whitacre on Feb 13, 2010 6:00 PM EST in Off Topic

If you enjoy the athleticism, skill, and flair of the National Basketball Association, tonight is your night.

Tonight may lack a truly competitive element, but tonight can help shape the careers of those who participate in tonight's events. Where else can you see so many signature moments in one place?

Michael Jordan wouldn't be Air Jordan without the Slam Dunk contest. We wouldn't remember Larry Bird's competitive spirit without the 3-Point contest. We wouldn't automatically associate anything going between the legs with Jason Richardson if tonight's events didn't exist. Without tonight, Dwight Howard would not be Superman. Spud Webb wouldn't even be an afterthought in the minds of most NBA fans if it weren't tonight.

Hopefully you'll be tuning in to see what signature moments happen tonight, and if you are, here is your place to discuss what happens.

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watching the spud webb-nat robinson special...

… they are telling the story of the 1986 dunk contest, which spud won. I dunno, but Dominque’s dunks were awesome. Nobody in today’s game can dunk like he did (maybe Lebron). He shouldve won that contest. spud was a novelty act

by CVC on Feb 13, 2010 6:44 PM EST reply actions

This H.O.R.S.E. contest is painful!

Ernie’s right. Turn up the heat, because there is some cold shooting out there.

by whippb on Feb 13, 2010 7:57 PM EST reply actions

Just throwing this out there

What makes Dallas a bigger D than Denver?

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by Jake Whitacre on Feb 13, 2010 8:41 PM EST reply actions

Team Texas takes the Shooting Stars competition!

6 out of the 12 participants in the Bullets Forever contest correctly picked the winner.

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by Jake Whitacre on Feb 13, 2010 8:55 PM EST reply actions

3-Point Contest time!

I’ve got Stephen Curry winning this one.

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by Jake Whitacre on Feb 13, 2010 9:39 PM EST reply actions

Hit a money ball!

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by Jake Whitacre on Feb 13, 2010 9:46 PM EST up reply actions

I picked Steph too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laydODN6xVk

by hibachi on Feb 13, 2010 9:47 PM EST up reply actions

I don't want to underestimate Billups, but I think Curry's got it

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by Jake Whitacre on Feb 13, 2010 9:55 PM EST up reply actions

It has nothing to do with underestimating Billups.

Steph is just that good a shooter.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laydODN6xVk

by hibachi on Feb 13, 2010 9:57 PM EST up reply actions

they should scrap horse and bring back the old-timers/legends all start game

but limit it to players who have played within the last 10 years or so.

by CVC on Feb 13, 2010 9:57 PM EST reply actions

Paul Pierce might shock us all.

I still think Curry can pull it off though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laydODN6xVk

by hibachi on Feb 13, 2010 10:00 PM EST reply actions

I thought there was supposed to be a tiebreak?

Since when do they send 3 players to the second round?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laydODN6xVk

by hibachi on Feb 13, 2010 10:04 PM EST reply actions

I was confused about that too.

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by Jake Whitacre on Feb 13, 2010 10:08 PM EST up reply actions

Had something to do with time maybe?

I’m pretty sure they’re supposed to do a 24 second round. Oh well, the only thing ive guess right so far is the skills competition.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laydODN6xVk

by hibachi on Feb 13, 2010 10:11 PM EST up reply actions

Wouldn't shock me

I think the HORSE competition ran a little longer than they planned.

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by Jake Whitacre on Feb 13, 2010 10:13 PM EST up reply actions

HORSE stinks.

They need to bring back that one on one competition they had from 1971-1973.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laydODN6xVk

by hibachi on Feb 13, 2010 10:23 PM EST up reply actions

Amen

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by Jake Whitacre on Feb 13, 2010 10:25 PM EST up reply actions

So yeah

No one picked Paul Pierce to win the 3-Point Contest in the Bullets Forever pick’em.

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by Jake Whitacre on Feb 13, 2010 10:17 PM EST reply actions

Not surprised.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laydODN6xVk

by hibachi on Feb 13, 2010 10:19 PM EST up reply actions

42 seems about right for that dunk

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by Jake Whitacre on Feb 13, 2010 10:20 PM EST reply actions

Shannon has to try that 360 again if he wants to go to the 2nd round

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by Jake Whitacre on Feb 13, 2010 10:22 PM EST reply actions

WOW

Gerald Wallace is strictly collecting a paycheck tonight. Nothing more.

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by Jake Whitacre on Feb 13, 2010 10:23 PM EST reply actions

What happened?

I didn’t see his dunk.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laydODN6xVk

by hibachi on Feb 13, 2010 10:25 PM EST up reply actions

It was just a really, really uninspired dunk

It was a reverse pump jam. No crowd reaction whatsoever.

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by Jake Whitacre on Feb 13, 2010 10:29 PM EST up reply actions

Why was I so stupid to pick Demar Derozan?

I forgot the last round was voted by the fans. No way Nate loses this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laydODN6xVk

by hibachi on Feb 13, 2010 10:26 PM EST reply actions

I don't know

I think if Shannon Brown makes the final round I think Lakers nation will guarantee he wins.

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by Jake Whitacre on Feb 13, 2010 10:27 PM EST up reply actions

Maybe.

NYK is a pretty big place too though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laydODN6xVk

by hibachi on Feb 13, 2010 10:28 PM EST up reply actions

Very true

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by Jake Whitacre on Feb 13, 2010 10:29 PM EST up reply actions

Nate has the casual fans too.

Considering he’s a 5’10 guy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laydODN6xVk

by hibachi on Feb 13, 2010 10:30 PM EST up reply actions

What was that?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laydODN6xVk

by hibachi on Feb 13, 2010 10:29 PM EST reply actions

Apparently Shannon equates dunking high with dunking well

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by Jake Whitacre on Feb 13, 2010 10:31 PM EST up reply actions

This is awful.

Screw you Lebron, you killed the dunk contest.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laydODN6xVk

by hibachi on Feb 13, 2010 10:31 PM EST reply actions

James Harden looks like he's approximately 88 years old

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by Jake Whitacre on Feb 13, 2010 10:33 PM EST reply actions

I can't tell him and Baron Davis apart anymore.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laydODN6xVk

by hibachi on Feb 13, 2010 10:34 PM EST up reply actions

The resemblance is pretty scary

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by Jake Whitacre on Feb 13, 2010 10:35 PM EST up reply actions

I'd say Rick Ross too but ya know, he's not exactly in basketball shape.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laydODN6xVk

by hibachi on Feb 13, 2010 10:38 PM EST up reply actions

Great shot of Gerald Wallace's face as DeRozan dunked

Thanks, TNT.

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by Jake Whitacre on Feb 13, 2010 10:43 PM EST reply actions

Nate Rob's got it

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by Jake Whitacre on Feb 13, 2010 10:46 PM EST reply actions

Nobody should get it.

Javale’s double pits to chestie was more interesting than that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laydODN6xVk

by hibachi on Feb 13, 2010 10:47 PM EST up reply actions

This whole night was disappointing!

I really thought Shannon Brown was going to bring something more interesting. And DeMar looked like he was waking up (heck, he got a 50) and then had that uninspired last dunk. At least the fan voting showed the medicore nature of the dunk contest, 51% win. As close to no one winning (like Chuck wanted) as it gets!

by whippb on Feb 13, 2010 10:55 PM EST up reply actions