Originally posted by wuTa
Yep, the game itself really isn't worth watching until the 2nd half when the players stop dicking around. Plus you see pretty much the same people in the All Star every year, how many times do you see a fat has been race an old fart, and there's more smack going on between Barkley and Bavetta.
All Star games are generally really good when you have pass first point guards starting. That's why with Nash and Kidd out, I have a felling that this one will be incredibly sloppy.
Bavetta/Chuck was awesome.
Dunk contest was mediocre.
Alright, my All-Star Saturday Night Recap:
1) The Shooting Stars competition was pretty lame IMO. None of the competitors, except for team Detroit, were really enthusiastic, and the whole thing was sort of a drag. The Oldies were really missing their shots (cough...Michael Cooper). I predicted Chicago to win. They got in the final round but lost to Detroit.
2) The Skills Competition was alright. LeBron and CP were asleep. Dwyane had literally a perfect 2nd round and won it in 25-26 seconds. I predicted him to win. Yay, that's 1 up for me.
3) As for Bavetta vs. Barkley, it was hilarious! 😆 I was hesitant to predict Sir Chuck to win, because I had this weird feeling that he was going to fall down on his butt during the race (which he did at the end). But I had to, because we're talking about a 23 year differece in age. Oh well, that's 2 for me.
4) The 3 pt. contest was pretty exciting. Kapono was pure ice-cold water in the 2nd round. 24 points...beastly. Gilbert gave him some tough competition though. I predicted Dirk for the win (I didn't know he would screw up so bad).
5)As for the dunk contest, I knew Gerald would come out on top. He was very creative in his dunks. Although I liked Dwight's backboard slapping dunk, it was simply too plain and it didn't has much "hmph" to it. As harsh as the judging may have been, I think Gerald deserved this one. Ha, they actually made the 2 minute limit after seeing Nate Robinson take 35 attempts last year. I also laughed when Vince was unsure of what score to give so he looks at the other guys and then puts up the 8 when he was about to put up the 10.
Barkley was taking it much more seriously than Bavetta. Makes sense too as he had everything to lose. I'm sure Chuck would've loved to be beaten by a 67 year old in front of 18,000 fans and millions watching on TV. He also would've been crucified by Ernie and Kenny for the rest of the year. I bet to psych himself up, Charles pictured a donut at each end of the court.