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92 sats \ 6 replies \ @Undisciplined 19 Feb 2024 \ on: Stacker Sports- Day 76 Stacker_Sports
I think it's time for the NBA to follow the NFL and just abandon its abomination of an all-star game. I suggest a 3-on-3 tournament of short games to 11 or 15. Let's at least get something that isn't just a worse version of what we get all season.
I was really against the NFL turning the probowl into a circus show. But actually, I really like it, sure some of them are silly "games" but they do showcase the skills and really, that's what I wanna see is top tier athletes showing just how good they are.
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There are a few of the skills competition games that I like. Many I can do without.
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I'm with ya, I stopped seeing it as real competitive and mostly started seeing it as funfair carnival style stuff that's for silly entertainment. And with that view I can mostly tolerate some of the silliness.
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I would be down for a 3 on 3 tournament.
What if they did something similar to the Rising Stars game and split the all stars on 4 teams and have 2 semi final games and then an all star final. East gets 2 teams and West gets 2 teams.
Maybe after the semis let the captains of the winning teams draft 1 player from each of the losing teams.
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You know, that might work really well. The first half of the All-Star game wasn't nearly as bad as the second (full disclosure: I stopped watching in the 3rd). Three shorter games with a draft gimmick, might just keep the players interested.
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It makes sense that the rising stars games were more competitive. These guys are still trying to prove themselves and they were playing against a G league team. Maybe the team that wins the Rising Stars should be the 4th team in the All Star tournament. These guys are not going to want to lose to a bunch of rookies.
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