ASG 2012

[e0y2e3]

GET HYPED: http://blogs.thescore.com/tbj/2012/02/2 ... me_oneline

And let's not mention the dunk contest, mmmkay?

[e0y2e3]

Okay, pregame theatrics are what they are, but I'll say this, Mary J Blidge just dropped the best pre sporting event (major national variety) of the last year or so. Damn.

[peeker643]

Okay, pregame theatrics are what they are, but I'll say this, Mary J Blidge just dropped the best pre sporting event (major national variety) of the last year or so. Damn.

I thought the last four minutes of the song were pitchy, shitty and about as bad as it gets.

Maybe I saw the rehearsal anthem.

[e0y2e3]

SMH

[peeker643]

SMH

Sorry.

You're clearly far more soulful than I am. You were born a poor black child after all...

[Cerebral_DownTime]

What time is the dunk contest?

[e0y2e3]

Just like any regular season game, KD and Westbrook with roughly 50% of their teams points.

[peeker643]

What time is the dunk contest?

... the next good one comes on in 1990. Can't wait.

This year there was a MOTORCYCLE!!!!!!!!!!

[e0y2e3]

Also, if you happen to have your TV on when Pitbull starts doing his thing at half-time I hear lighting yourself on fire is a far less painful existence than sitting through 65 seconds of Pitbull.

[Cerebral_DownTime]

Seriously?

An NBA All Star Game thread?

If I want to watch NBA players show off and not play defense, i'll just watch a regular NBA game.

[e0y2e3]

SMH

[Cerebral_DownTime]

What time is the dunk contest?

... the next good one comes on in 1990. Can't wait.

This year there was a MOTORCYCLE!!!!!!!!!!

Was it a Orange County Chopper? That wuld b 2 sweet, maybe some sick ass tribal paint with all kinds of jagged lines.

[peeker643]

Seriously?

An NBA All Star Game thread?

If I want to watch NBA players show off and not play defense, i'll just watch a regular NBA game.

That's signature worthy.

Well done.

[e0y2e3]

SMH x2

[peeker643]

SMH x2

He's right ya know. If ya wanna watch really athletic guys miss wide open shots you can pop in the Tristan Thompson highlight video.

[HoodooMan]

I'm not watching.

How many hundreds of lobs (+accompanying yawns) have I missed?

[Orenthal]

Okay, pregame theatrics are what they are, but I'll say this, Mary J Blidge just dropped the best pre sporting event (major national variety) of the last year or so. Damn.

I thought the last four minutes of the song were pitchy, shitty and about as bad as it gets.

Maybe I saw the rehearsal anthem.

Agree. It was horrible. If you aren't going to hit the right notes at least try and do good with your twist...

This is how its done in that fashion...

[e0y2e3]

SMH x2

He's right ya know. If ya wanna watch really athletic guys miss wide open shots you can pop in the Tristan Thompson highlight video.

He said no defense, which promotes rigorous head shaking.

[Orenthal]

Did that just happen in an ASG? Kobe bleeding?

[e0y2e3]

Did that just happen in an ASG? Kobe bleeding?

Seriously, Wade with the HARD foul to try and stop Kobe from matching MJ's record? That... was somethin'

[Orenthal]

Huh... I wouldn't give Kobe a ready made motivational "boogeyman".

[peeker643]

Did that just happen in an ASG? Kobe bleeding?

Seriously, Wade with the HARD foul to try and stop Kobe from matching MJ's record? That... was somethin'

Pointless with 20 minutes left in the game.

But weird.

[FUDU]

I'm not watching.

How many hundreds of lobs (+accompanying yawns) have I missed?

A bunch of 25ft lobs from LeBron, almost all of which have gone in the hoop.

[Orenthal]

a defense chant!!!

[Orenthal]

LMFAO Reggie says, "Will they call a timeout?"

Harlan, "Tom T. is calling for a timeout, but Lebron says no."

Its an ASG and all, but still somewhat funny.

[Orenthal]

That was the correct basketball play!

[FUDU]

Way to literally throw away the ASG MVP LeBron.

[pup]

Kobe bitching out LeBron for not taking the shot might be my favorite all star moment of all time.

[e0y2e3]

Everything about that last five minutes ranged from amazing athletic performance to hilarious.

Just fantastic.

[Orenthal]

Kobe bitching out LeBron for not taking the shot might be my favorite all star moment of all time.

LeBron says, but Damon Jones was open in the corner there...

[Cerebral_DownTime]

Watching Blake Griffin shoot a jumper hurts my eyes.

[Cerebral_DownTime]

Cee Lo sure works up a sweat by just sitting there. Holy fuck.

[peeker643]

"Shoot the fucking ball!!" might go down as my all-time favorite quote ever.

So great when your 'peers' are all in your shit for you not having a pair.

That was amusing.

And I really would like to know about the broken nose Wade delivered upon Kobe (along with a mild concussion). Wonder what that's about. Wade doesn't like the way Kobe treats his bitch LeBronna?

[neoleo]

Kobe bitching out LeBron for not taking the shot might be my favorite all star moment of all time.

I watched about 5 minutes of the game. Thankfully I saw Kobe get nailed (and I too wonder what that's about - DWade never came over to check on him either), but I missed his bitch out of LeBron. Can somebody sum it up for me please?

[peeker643]

Kobe bitching out LeBron for not taking the shot might be my favorite all star moment of all time.

I watched about 5 minutes of the game. Thankfully I saw Kobe get nailed (and I too wonder what that's about - DWade never came over to check on him either), but I missed his bitch out of LeBron. Can somebody sum it up for me please?

Final posession, 10 seconds or so left, ball goes to LBJ at top of key, Kobe guarding him and you can hear Kobe yealling, "Shoot the fucking ball..shoot the fucking ball" and LBJ throws a shitty pass toward Wade in the corner that Griffin picks off to finish it.

Best part was Kobe AND 'Melo shaking their heads and rolling their eyes afterward.

Funny. James walked to the bench and sat down.

[pup]

Kobe bitching out LeBron for not taking the shot might be my favorite all star moment of all time.

I watched about 5 minutes of the game. Thankfully I saw Kobe get nailed (and I too wonder what that's about - DWade never came over to check on him either), but I missed his bitch out of LeBron. Can somebody sum it up for me please?

Final posession, 10 seconds or so left, ball goes to LBJ at top of key, Kobe guarding him and you can hear Kobe yealling, "Shoot the fucking ball..shoot the fucking ball" and LBJ throws a shitty pass toward Wade in the corner that Griffin picks off to finish it.

Best part was Kobe AND 'Melo shaking their heads and rolling their eyes afterward.

Funny. James walked to the bench and sat down.

But before he walked all the way to the bench, Kobe gave it to him some more. You can read his lips "Man, you have to shoot that fuckin ball. Take the fucking shot"

[rebelwithoutaclue]

I'm not watching.

How many hundreds of lobs (+accompanying yawns) have I missed?

A bunch of 25ft lobs from LeBron, almost all of which have gone in the hoop.

I can't wait for Lebron to start shooting six 3's a game now because he made a few in the ASG. In respect to not shooting 3's, he started out great with something like one 3 attempted in the first 8 games but you can see the gradual change to the old Lebron as he's now close to two 3's/game. It will only increase from here, especially with stars from both teams openly questioning his manhood on national TV.

[neoleo]

Kobe bitching out LeBron for not taking the shot might be my favorite all star moment of all time.

I watched about 5 minutes of the game. Thankfully I saw Kobe get nailed (and I too wonder what that's about - DWade never came over to check on him either), but I missed his bitch out of LeBron. Can somebody sum it up for me please?

Final posession, 10 seconds or so left, ball goes to LBJ at top of key, Kobe guarding him and you can hear Kobe yealling, "Shoot the fucking ball..shoot the fucking ball" and LBJ throws a shitty pass toward Wade in the corner that Griffin picks off to finish it.

Best part was Kobe AND 'Melo shaking their heads and rolling their eyes afterward.

Funny. James walked to the bench and sat down.

But before he walked all the way to the bench, Kobe gave it to him some more. You can read his lips "Man, you have to shoot that fuckin ball. Take the fucking shot"

Awesome, thanks guys.

[FUDU]

I'm not watching.

How many hundreds of lobs (+accompanying yawns) have I missed?

A bunch of 25ft lobs from LeBron, almost all of which have gone in the hoop.

I can't wait for Lebron to start shooting six 3's a game now because he made a few in the ASG. In respect to not shooting 3's, he started out great with something like one 3 attempted in the first 8 games but you can see the gradual change to the old Lebron as he's now close to two 3's/game. It will only increase from here, especially with stars from both teams openly questioning his manhood on national TV.

This is a big part of my beef with him, when people talk about "how different a player" he is since leaving CTown. It's horseshit, until he actually completes the transformation, any transformation, he is still the same LeBron. It all starts with that thing on his shoulders that people like to call a head.

[JCoz]

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news;_ylt=Atm0bAlMd7P_N7uFRFrbW_K8vLYF?slug=aw-wojnarowski_lebron_james_nba_allstar_022712

Woj predictably rips into Bron this morning.

He's pretty much spot on though. We all saw it here multiple times. Once in a while he'll tease that he's ready to choke you out to win, but most of the time he's passing on the responsibility if at all possible.

Woj closes by saying he eventually expects Lebron to turn that leaf, and I thought he would too, back when he was 20....now, I'm starting to be more of the opinion that it really is just too deeply rooted as an emotion to ever fully change.

We will see I guess.

[e0y2e3]

Shoals is so much better then me at writing, here is why Mary J's anthem was awesome in a couple of quick paragraphs: http://theclassical.org/theclog/the-anthem-after-mary

[Orenthal]

Perhaps I'm just too much a pedantic slob to appreciate the eruditeness of...

"In the open, but not unexpectedly fraught, spaces, with a wagging finger and bluesy rasp, Mary J. Blige sat us down and explained, through familiar means, why America mattered to her—and vice versa."

and

"Mary J. Blige is no longer the auteur of tragedy she once was; we owe it to her to recognize how she's grown over the years."

Do I?

Forgot about...


Perhaps I prefer the soothing voice then the "scared"... Doesn't hurt Nona is amazingly beautiful too!

[Orenthal]

Yes, I saw they measured all against Marvin...

I agreed with that much.

[HoodooMan]

"In the open, but not unexpectedly fraught, spaces, with a wagging finger and bluesy rasp, Mary J. Blige sat us down and explained, through familiar means, why America mattered to her—and vice versa."

SMH.

e0 seems to like reading writers who like to try too hard. You really have to be an asshole to start a sentence with "In the open, but not unexpectedly fraught, spaces..."

Cringe-worthy.

[e0y2e3]

I've come to terms with certain literary styles being present in snooty sports-writing, yes.

[HoodooMan]

It's the literary equivalent of SigFlanagan. Trying too hard and just bad, bad, bad.

[peeker643]

The article was as shitty as her anthem.

Yes, I'm aware that makes me lesser than you in that you can see through the off notes to the soulful exclamation of being.

I still say it blew dead roadkill.

Good God and SingMH

[e0y2e3]

<-- just used the word fraught three times in an hour just because <-- can

[peeker643]

<-- just used the word fraught three times in an hour just because <-- can

You fraught to go step into a busy intersection without looking either way.

[e0y2e3]

<-- does that all the time, never gets hit