Easy fix to the AS game

[eaglesnut]

Raise the rim to 12'.

That would make the whole sport better.

Can't have that.

 

[shopson67]

This is the answer.

Want to fix the all star game?

$500,000 bonus to every player on the winning roster.

$0 for the losers.

Got to give them something to play for.

Sounds suspiciously like the in season tourney that so many have dumped on...

 

[shopson67]

Raise the rim to 12'.

Remove the 3 point line

 

[Shanemansj13]

@CitySushi Love this idea. Throw in a trophy and cash prize to the winner

 

[Shanemansj13]

Sounds suspiciously like the in season tourney that so many have dumped on...

Money hungry whores

 

[Shanemansj13]

Remove the 3 point line

Or make a 4 point line and 5 points for half court...ohh wait, we are living this already except everything is worth 3

 

[trojanfan12]

@CitySushi Love this idea. Throw in a trophy and cash prize to the winner

Would watch every second of every game.

 

[Shanemansj13]

Would watch every second of every game.

The arena would be electric. They would get so many views it would be crazy.

 

[Jordan23]

Yeah play defense atleast somewhat. Back in the Nordan days they actually tried a descent amount. Its a joke now

 

[ThereIsNoPlace]

Yeah play defense atleast somewhat. Back in the Nordan days they actually tried a descent amount. Its a joke now

Thanks for your input @Nordan23

 

[shopson67]

Rename it the Shaqtin a Fool tournament

 

[SJ76]

Pretty sure John Daly has been at hooters for 20 years now

 

[PolarVortex]

What did John Daly do when the original Dream Team wasn’t playing up to his standards? He brought in a select team to challenge them and get after it.

Same principle applies here. You replace the rising stars game with a “Next 24”. They are the AS snubs and the next best players by conference. 24 players, 12 each conference.

On Friday night you have a bracket style game. Next 24 East vs East AS, Next 24 West vs West AS. Shorten the Friday night game to first team to 75 wins. Winners play on Sunday.

The next 24 are gonna get after it to show they deserve to be there or put the AS on notice. The AS teams won’t want to lose. Sunday could potentially still be bad if both AS teams make it but at least they might have some competitive juices flowing. And if a next 24 makes it against the AS team in a real game Sunday game, that would be fireworks.

No, that won't work. If you want to fix the all star game, you have to find a way to emphasize/glorify defense, and officiate the game by the rules. 400 points in regulation and only 5 foul shots? That's a joke.

 

[shopson67]

No, that won't work. If you want to fix the all star game, you have to find a way to emphasize/glorify defense, and officiate the game by the rules. 400 points in regulation and only 5 foul shots? That's a joke.

Working out vs a chair has come to the All-Star game.

 

[PolarVortex]

The whole all star game oncept has jumped the shark. The NFL all star game (Pro bowl) never, ever features the best players in the conferences because the guys just don't want to go. After 17 games, their bodies are beaten up. They just want to go home and chill. The MLB all star game typically sees 40% of the players selected beg off citing some nagging injury that they would normally play through if the game mattered.

All star games are an old idea whose time has come and gone. Either give the players some incentive to play it like it was as important as a regular season game, or just be done with it.

 

[bksballer89]

Yeah play defense atleast somewhat. Back in the Nordan days they actually tried a descent amount. Its a joke now

Or maybe they just didn’t shoot 3s?

 

[Jordan23]

Or maybe they just didn’t shoot 3s?

That has nothing to do with it. Lol. Maybe a slight bit but it’s mostly the lack of trying at all.

 

[DrewScott]

Winning team earns their conference home court advantage for the Finals. Baseball did this for a few years and then cancelled it, but I liked it and thought it worked.

 

[bksballer89]

That has nothing to do with it. Lol. Maybe a slight bit but it’s mostly the lack of trying at all.

Yeah im sure the all star game in the 90's never brok 140 or 150

 

[bksballer89]

Winning team earns their conference home court advantage for the Finals. Baseball did this for a few years and then cancelled it, but I liked it and thought it worked.

It didn't work. We don't need to have a player on a 27-55 team deciding who gets HCA