2014 NBA All-Star Weekend Thread

[BleedGreen1989]

A thread to discuss the events of all-star weekend.

Full Schedule

Friday, Feb. 14

10:30 a.m. | BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge Practice | NBA TV
12:30 p.m. | NBA All-Star 2014 Media Day | NBA TV
3:30 p.m. | Basketball Hall of Fame announcement | NBA TV
5 p.m. | The Beat | NBA TV
6 p.m. | The Starters | NBA TV
7 p.m. | Sprint NBA All-Star Celebrity Game | ESPN
9 p.m. | BBVA Compass Rising Stars Challenge | TNT
11 p.m. | Inside The NBA | TNT
12 a.m. | NBA GameTime | NBA TV

Saturday, Feb. 15

11:30 a.m. | NBA Inside Stuff | NBA TV
Noon | East/West Practice & player interviews | NBA TV
3 p.m. | NBA D-League All Star Game and Boost Mobile Dream Factory | NBA TV
5 p.m. | The Big O (Oscar Robertson Special) | TNT
6 p.m. | Open Court: The Dunk in Depth & Defined | TNT
7 p.m. | Adam Silver news conference | NBA TV
7 p.m. | NBA on TNT All-Star Challenge presented by Samsung Galaxy | TNT
8 p.m. | TNT NBA Tip-Off | TNT
8:30 p.m. | State Farm All-Star Saturday Night | TNT
Sears Shooting Stars (1st Event)
Taco Bell Skills Challenge (2nd Event)
Foot Locker Three-Point Contest (3rd Event)
Sprite Slam Dunk (4th Event)
11 p.m. | NBA GameTime at All-Star 2014 | NBA TV

Sunday, Feb. 16

1 p.m. | Legends Brunch | NBA TV
5 p.m. | NBA GameTime | NBA TV
6 p.m. | Sprint Pregame Concert | NBA TV
6:30 p.m. | NBA Style presented by Samsung Galaxy | TNT
7 p.m. | TNT NBA Tip-Off | TNT
8 p.m. | 63rd NBA All-Star Game | TNT

[LarBrd33]

How the heck did Joe Johnson make the all-star team?

[BleedGreen1989]

How the heck did Joe Johnson make the all-star team?

Over guards like Kyle Lowry mind you.

[lightspeed5]

Rondo's best time during the skills challenge was 24 seconds, just keep that in mind. I dont think anyone will beat that this year.

[Snakehead]

How the heck did Joe Johnson make the all-star team?

Major market?  He had a stretch of really good play to his credit for a while here but yeah he shouldn't be on the team.  I think he is averaging 15 ppg and what is he but a scorer?

[LarBrd33]

How the heck did Joe Johnson make the all-star team?

Over guards like Kyle Lowry mind you.

There's no way he should have made it over Afflalo.

Actually there's a couple dozen players I could have seen them picking over Joe Johnson.  What the heck?

[staticcc]

Skills challenge went down to the wire!

[lightspeed5]

cant believe they changed up every single event... even the 3 point contest is changed. an entire rack of money balls that can be placed anywhere.

[lightspeed5]

belinelli misses nearly all his shots and the new format of the 3 point contest makes him the contender for winning because he hit 3 off his money rack

[esel1000]

belinelli misses nearly all his shots and the new format of the 3 point contest makes him the contender for winning because he hit 3 off his money rack

Was about to post about this... Not a fan of this rule

[LarBrd33]

cant believe they changed up every single event... even the 3 point contest is changed. an entire rack of money balls that can be placed anywhere.

Yeah I kind of like the moneyball rack, but it didn't really seem necessary.  That was the only competition that has remained relatively unchanged.  You could compare best performances.  But whatever.

[LarBrd33]

Joe Johnson was probably the slowest Ive ever seen someone shoot

[lightspeed5]

i miss bird in this contest.

[rondohondo]

the NBA should just make 1 on 1 games

Like Durant vs Lebron 

George vs Melo

Kyrie vs Curry


it would be a hell of a lot more entertaining than the skills challenge and other nonsense they do .

[BigAlTheFuture]

the NBA should just make 1 on 1 games

Like Durant vs Lebron 

George vs Melo

Kyrie vs Curry


it would be a hell of a lot more entertaining than the skills challenge and other nonsense they do .

None of the stars would participate. Too much pride.