OT - NBA Saturday Open Thread

Submitted by invisiblespoon on

Who's your favorite for the dunk contest?

3 Point?

What are you watching for?

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invisiblespoon

February 25th, 2012 at 8:56 PM ^

I can appreciate an ardent Anti-NBA guy... Nothing wrong with not liking something... but leave the thread for those who do... This is a pretty big yearly event for some of us.  Also, this is a University of Michigan blog.  A lot of us Michigan alums are not from the Detroit area and couldn't give a fuck less about the Pistons Wings and Lions.  (It was bad enough having the Lions games on while I lived in A2) lol

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NorthSideBlueFan

February 25th, 2012 at 9:48 PM ^

Just because people are giving you the business over creating TWO open threads (just saw that you created the UFC one as well)of little interest, doesn't mean that you have to get all agro to prove you belong in your tap out shirt and tribal tattoo awaiting the main event. For the record-I'm not the one flamebaiting your post, but thanks for the same courtesy.

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Committed

February 25th, 2012 at 9:44 PM ^

I'd watch paint dry, grass grow, or ice melt before I'd watch anything from the NBA...

Besides, you will see highlights from EVERY part of it on ESPN for the next 2 weeks...your worldwide leader for everything NBA.

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jmblue

February 25th, 2012 at 10:01 PM ^

The 3-point shootout is the best part of the weekend.  I can't believe how good Love was in the first round.  Crazy skills for a big guy.

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sabinaft

February 25th, 2012 at 11:11 PM ^

 

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orobs

February 26th, 2012 at 12:26 AM ^

The dunk contest is a shell of what it used to be. Completely disorganized, no star players, more emphasis on theatrics than dunks...sigh

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gajensen

February 26th, 2012 at 12:48 AM ^

The NBA as a whole is fucking losing me with this garbage.

The Heat have SIX representatives all weekend?  New York has four?  Meanwhile Denver, Milwaukee, New Orleans, and Toronto have none.  
You mean to tell me that he entire nation of Canada had nothing to root for while America was gifted with the presence of bench players Norris Cole and James Jones?  DeMar DeRozan and Amir Johnson would have put up better dunks than we saw tonight, and Jose Calderon is as good of a candidate as any for the three point contest or skills challenge.  

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bacon1431

February 26th, 2012 at 1:43 AM ^

Yeah, it's a freaking joke. 3 point contest is the only thing I watch on All-Star Weekend. Dunk contest is nothing because the best dunkers don't even participate (ie scaredy cat Lebron).

But i've also gotten to the point where I will watch the Pistons and nobody else. Officiating is atrocious and games can be a snoozer except for the last 2 minutes of every quarter. Those are the only times teams play tough defense consistently.

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