Why?
Ok, let me get this straight.
FRIDAY.
First of all Lamarcus Aldridge and Brandon Roy in the Rookie vs. Sophomore game. They simply shined. It's good to know that the future of NBA is in good hands. They will develop, they will shine and they will become stars.
It would be unfair not to mention Bobby Gibson in here anyways. His 11 3's were stunning. 11 out of 20. Not bad in 3 point shootout and more thrilling in the live game. Let's hope he's gonna have that touch in Playoffs to help LBJ get the title.
SATURDAY.
Oh that was something. Can't stop laughing when I hear that Kidd is too old, Deron Williams is a thug, Kapono had luck, Dwight Howard is a circus clown with a superman cape and is throwing balls instead of dunking.
Ignorants, hypocrites and buffoons.
When did you all see that kinda creativity during the Slam Dunk Contest? Did you even once dream of someone dunk without his shoes on, blowing off a candle or going for a superman dunk? You could see it all during this year's contest. I feel fully satified. Dwight did a great job and what is more important he was having a great time. So did I. But I have to say in here that a lot more was expected from both Rudy Gay and Jamario Moon but they really seemed to be too confident of getting easily to the second round and that's why they lost.
The 3 point shootout didn't bring any surprises. At least for me. I expected Steve Nash to be the worst and so I expected Jason Kapono to be the best. The only thing I didn't expect was that record he catched of 25 points.
Paystation Skills. Well...
What can I say? Deron did it. And that was a surprise. I was hoping for CP3 to take that though. Anyways, Williams estimated a new record. Still not contented?
How about those team shots? Detroit didn't even make it to the second round. And San Antonio? Bring "Admiral" back to the NBA. What about Tim Duncan? He made such a progress in those distant shots that I'm speachless.
SUNDAY.
Oh yeah. Here we go.
LBJ DISERVED IT!
He was just having fun. How good is he to almost get a tripple double doing nothing but having fun?
The answer is simple. He is the King. King James is not only a star but he's also an icon of todays basketball. He's like a symbol. You think basketball, you see James. I've got a new nickname for LBJ. The successor. Oh wait. That already happened.
But LBJ isn't the only reason I'm so happy. What about Chris Paul and Brandon Roy? They both put on amazing performances. They are not only future they're also present of basketball. They became basketball's bedrock and it was great to see them play.
Ray Allen. Yes, that old fox. Played 19 minutes but it was just enough for him to score 28 points. And that quick release 3 point shot. Just amazing. He's like a wine. The older the better.
Can't forget about Dwight Howard. One misses Shaq in the East. I'm asking why. We have Dwight. We don't need O'Neal in the Eastern Conference.
The others like Amare, Bosh, Kidd played decent. As usual.
But some like Nash or AI underperformed in my opinion. Iverson was omnipresent and was trying too hard. He also reminded everyone he's an awful alley oop passer.
Against all odds I feel like this years ASG made a huge progress. Firstly in those guys mentality and secondly in the general picture of basketball.
We also shouldn't forget about the NBDL. Those guys are just as great as many of those who play in the NBA. It's worth watching how these guys are progressing. Some of them used to play in the "bigger" league and some of them are hoping to get into NBA someday. And some should. Like for example Morris Almond who scored over 50 a few weeks ago and is performing very solid in every game.
So regardless of hearing the "it sucked hard" voices I won't change my opinion.
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