ALL STAR WEEKEND

DAHT's take on All Star weekend

I thoroughly enjoyed the All Star weekend festivities. Missed the D –League stuff, the celebrity game (with T.O. being the games MVP), HORSE (won by Kevin Durant), the Rookie/Sophomore game (with Kevin Durant being the MVP) and the Shooting Stars competition (won by the Detroit Team).
I did get to see Derrick Rose of Chicago, win the skills challenge; I saw Daequan Cook, from Miami, win the 3 point contest and unseat the 2 year winner Jason Kapono of Toronto.

DAHT's GRIEVANCE

Championship round of the dunk contest: Dwight Howard (ORL) vs. Nate Robinson (NYK). Nate won 52% of the fans vote and unseated the returning champion, Superman. I was TOTALLY disgusted. When you compare the 3 dunks, Dwight wins, hands down. You have a windmill from Nate vs. an alley from the side of the back board with a monstrous slam! (Nate), jumping off someone’s back to dunk (Nate) vs. a 2 hand punch from the free throw line. 2 HANDS? (Dwight) and jumping over Dwight Howard (using the left hand as leverage) vs. a 2 hand punch on a 12 foot goal. 12 FEET? (Dwight) It’s NEVER been done before. The dunk you’ve never seen before wins the dunk contest. Period.

I will say I enjoyed the camaraderie. I enjoyed the concept of Nate being the antithesis of Dwight. Kryptonite to Superman. 5’9 to 7”. NY vs. FLA. It was awesome, but Dwight was robbed.

DAHT's take on The All Star Game: 1 word, AWESOME.

Shaq’s new name “Shabbawockee” and he came out as a reserve for the West, and danced with the Jabbawockee’s. He killt it! Brought fun and entertainment to the All Star game. Also was teamed back up with KB24 under the leadership of The Zin (Phil Jackson). And the 2 shared the MVP honors. Kobe with 27 points and Shabbawockee with 16. West won 146-119.

DAHT's 2010 ALL STAR WKND PARTICIPANTS IN DALLAS, TX (if i could control it!):

Dunk Contest: KING JAMES (CLE), Andre Iguodala (PHI), KB 24 (LAL), Nate Robinson (NYK) and Dwight Howard (ORL), and maybe Carmello Anthony (DEN)??

3 point contest: Ray Allen (BOS), Eddie House (BOS), Dirk Nowitzki (DAL), and returning champion, Daequan Cook (MIA).

Skills Challenge: CP3 (NOH), Derrick Rose (CHI), Rafer Alston (HOU), and Tony Parker (SAS)

I think the guys did a good job in bringing the energy and fun back to the all star game. I think guys like LBJ realize the importance of being dominant. Jordan entered events to prove he was the best player in the league, PERIOD. He won Championships, All Star Game MVP’s, dunk contests, even got into the 3 point contest! LBJ putting his name in the hat for the 2010 contest says a lot.

Chuuch