Ahh, the All-Star selections. It’s this time of year where a collective groan lets out from basketball nerds across the internet. This year’s ASG rosters has some good picks, but they leave much to be desired as usual. More importantly, there isn’t much leeway for replacement picks so far. All the players involved are either healthy or expected to heal from injuries, outside of the dubious fan vote for Yao Ming. That means there’s a bunch of “maybe next year” denial letters to hand out when the break rolls around. Read the rest of this entry »

LeBron, I like you (||). You’re a freak with a legitimate chance to become the best NBA player ever (yes, better than Jordan.) You seem like a good enough guy who shows love for his hometown and who gets along well with his teammates. And I love watching you play basketball.

But you’re prone to moments of doucebaggery, mostly stemming from too much image control or immaturity. The latest example is your declaration that you’re “50-50″ on participating in the 2010 dunk contest, which you promised you’d do last year. Read the rest of this entry »

The good folks at ESPN got their hands of footage from Pacman Jones’ infamous All-Star Weekend strip club spectacular and wisely aired it last week. Read the rest of this entry »

– I don’t care what anyone says, Dwight’s dunk off the side of the backboard was monstrous. What was even more impressive was that he did it in one take, making it look completely effortless. But… Read the rest of this entry »

Words By S. Cadet

The NBA All-Star Break is finally upon us. Tons of basketball purists loathe the weekend since it’s full of nonsense like the GEICO game (i.e. HORSE with a corporate plug-in, new to this year’s All-Star Saturday.) It also boosts players’ egos towards a game which, in many instances, is lacking of any actual defense or significant meaning besides getting on SportsCenter’s top 10.

Now I’m an NBA fan at heart. I don’t think I’m as tight as these guys about reformatting the weekend. With that said the festivities could use some restructuring. Allow me to be the interim-NBA commissioner within these next paragraphs and attempt to make a few alterations to All-Star Weekend.

What Needs To Go…

The Celebrity All-Star Game — I really don’t need to see the guy from Chuck airball wide open 3’s. Admittedly it’ll be funny for a couple of minutes but I can’t take sub 30% shooting from the field for too long. Don’t quit your day job Turk. Read the rest of this entry »