Comments on: Knicks Morning News (2023.02.20)

By: clydefraziersblazers

clydefraziersblazers — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 01:50:29 +0000

but apart from wade breaking kobe’s nose, and deron williams getting injured in a rookie/sophomore game (out for 2 weeks) has there been any significant injury at an allstar “weekend”?

even when they actually played with some pride?

By: Wayloncash

Wayloncash — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 01:13:35 +0000

Yep Deeefense. Guess I will have to focus on my work!

By: deeefense

deeefense — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 01:13:35 +0000

Fixing the All Star game is problematical because it’s too easy to get injured playing NBA level basketball. No team/player wants to jeopardize their season/career because they played hard in the All Star game.

The only thing worse than the game was the Skills Contest. That’s at least fixable, but a lot of the best players don’t want to compete at skills, shooting or dunking. So what’s the point? It’s like saying, let’s have an NBA finals between Orlando and the Jazz and expecting people to get enthusiastic.

By: deeefense

deeefense — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 01:07:07 +0000

Anyone besides me going through withdrawal symptoms?

By: Wayloncash

Wayloncash — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 00:43:42 +0000

Off topic, I can’t wait to see Robinson back on the court gathering offensive rebounds with NewHart. This probably isn’t so, but knowing someone is there to clean you up on threes may make it easier let them fly hitch free, at least for those who aren’t dead shots-thinking Grimes for example.

By: outlier files: geo

outlier files: geo — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 00:28:47 +0000

maybe a tournament (like with the rising stars), with 4 teams broken down by: league geography, maybe world geography, age, years in the league, something else)…

if not that, someone on the losing team must lose an appendage…it doesn’t have to like be a large appendage…just so consequences for failure to deliver an entertaining performance are clearly understood by the participants…

either seem fair…

fan’s choice on the player and location…

By: Donnie Walsh

Donnie Walsh — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 00:12:50 +0000

They should play, but not keep score. And then the public votes to decide who won. (And if it works for the all star game, do it for the finals too!)

By: clydefraziersblazers

clydefraziersblazers — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 23:39:21 +0000

All Star Game(s) redefined:

4 teams, East 1 & East 2 – West 1 & West 2
1 Player from each team is automatically picked, that gets you 30 players (up from 24 currently). The first ranked team player get’s put with the last ranked teams player on 1st team. The second ranked team player get’s put with the second last ranked teams player on 2nd team. You only get put with players from your conference.

East 1 plays West 2
East 2 plays West 1
Winner plays Winner

Maybe this gets some competition, as East would want to beat West and vice versa. Player selection also fosters chips on shoulders

The public “voting” could be for the captain of each team, who could get some advantage somehow.

I don’t know, but the way it is now, there is zero incentive

By: outlier files: geo

outlier files: geo — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 23:30:17 +0000

The point is that there is no point. And I think it sucks. 🙂

a thing is a thing, not what is said of that thing

oh my goodness, that’s like my new favorite quote, it was on birdman’s dressing room mirror…

it can just about fit in to any situation…

kind of like one of those: just cuz you say it’s so, don’t make it so things…

only a lot more poetickey…

By: Downtown Doogie Brown

Downtown Doogie Brown — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 22:32:54 +0000

The point is that there is no point. And I think it sucks. 🙂