@@JustSomeGuyWithNoMaidensyeahhhh because allowing Shaq to"crossover and shoot 3s is really "taking the game seriously" 😂😂tell me you didn't WATCH those games without telling me
Remember when Michael Jordan in 1998 saw a young Kobe Bryant and saw the ASG as an opportunity to play against rising legend even with 5 championships and even won the ASG MVP. Those were the days 😢😢
@@Mr-Ward-Productions I want these old media members who bash the game constantly have to play a 1v1 game against an nba player and get absolutely embarrassed in front of millions. Maybe learn some respect for the game.
@@quentinwilliams9529 LOL Nah. If she was a man you wouldnt be saying that lol. Shes horrendous at her job! The hundreds of hate comments on every first take video arent wrong lol. If she dont agree with something she cuts them off like shes NOT THE MODERATOR!!!! Stop simping for someone who wouldnt look youre way....
@@salvadoracosta4510or how about logically speaking there’s nothing to prove in the game and risk injury which as you see for the past decade at minimum a ton of these stars are fragile
@@bigballerju07 You talking like there are rookies and bench player salary on the All-Star game. Heck, even 1st round pick rookie salary of today would dwarf that 125k.
@@00superstar they don't have to be to satisfy you. They already know they can play basketball, that's why they are in the nba. Maybe if you people stfu complaining and remember you cant do what they can, they will start to care more
Just funny hearing KD wants East vs West back when it'll just be no defense being played, chuck up 100 3s for each team and the crowd bored out of their minds.
I genuinely think the NBA should do the following: 1) Remove the ASG itself, the purpose of it is outdated and it won't ever matter again 2) Move the NBA Cup group stage to Jan 3) Have Friday of AS Weekend be the semifinals, Sat for skills comps, and Sun be the NBA Cup Finals That way, you can still have your weekend showcase for the league but instead have it mean more
Who cares about the ASG, they need to fix the NBA as a whole, it's getting boring to watch! They need the refs to relax a little of foul calls, need that 80's 90's intensity!
How exactly? His job is quite simply to grow the game, meaning profit. The teams have never been valued higher, and the players have never made a much money as they do now. I consider that the definition of doing his job. However, as a side effect of being that successful you have players who are getting 300 million dollar contracts, and they start to believe that they should be catered to, instead of realizing that hard work is what got them to where they are now. In this world of personal brands and endless business opportunities they've lost the competitive spirit and love for the game. How to get it back is the real question. I don't think simply taking away money from the players will accomplish that. Here's the next gimmicky idea for the all star game next year. NBA all stars Vs Actual international players making >100k a year. They may not win, but we'll see who plays harder and that might publicly shame the NBA players into competing. Maybe anyway...
I hate they don’t point out how biased the judging for the slam dunk contest is. They saw Aaron Gordon robbed like 3x! They purposely tie players to keep it going rather that fairly judge and end it. Objective modes like 3 point contest is the way to go.
The nba wouldnt have to do all this if the players realized no one wants to see 800 u contested 3s and a ton of dunks and alley oops. We want to see a lighter version of a regular season game. Some pick and rolls, some iso, some post game, mid range jumpers, dream matchups. Things like that. Its not hard. Before this era it had been done every single year of the nba all star game.
These changes will save the all star game, drastic changes need to be made like being eligible to being an all star the next season. When these players start missing out on All star nods and it affects their contract negotiations, I guarantee you they'll start taking it seriously again.
Here’s a suggestion, go back to the old format, East vs West. Whichever team wins gets home court advantage in the NBA Finals, as well as the following seasons’ In season tournament. Meaning- the in season tournament will be played at a teams’ arena oppose to Vegas. Lastly, I think the All Star game should happen after the season. Therefore, if an injury occurs, a player can deal with that injury during the offseason or worst case scenario, the injury only take up a part of the upcoming season, but not too far into the season.
The home court is a slippery slope because you can have a team on the West have 6 more wins than the winner in the East but the East still get advantage. All star game is an exhibition game that doesn't count towards any season stats. It should've have such an impact that it changes what the Finals could end up looking like
@@joshpeveto805that’s easy, remove the criteria that states the team with the best record gets home court advantage in the Finals. The best record in your conference matters because it guarantees home court advantage throughout the playoffs, but up until the Finals. This also promotes more competitive games throughout the season.
@@NBA_Guru_612 people thought the in season tournament was a terrible idea but look at hard these guys played. People thought extending the playoffs seeding beyond the 8th seed was crazy but look at hard these guys play during the wild card entries. You have to either incentivize these guys to play or make a rule that’s so impactful that the players have no choice but to play hard. It’s hard to incentivize guys already on Max contracts or in the process of getting a max contract to play hard. That’s why I suggested moving it after the season, and making it about home court advantage.
He’s right. It’s the players’ fault. They’re all too cool for school. They’re too cool to care. None of them want to go viral because another star “broke their ankles,” or dunked on them.
been watching the AS game since 1989 the game has NEVER been played hard, there has been pockets during some games or players going 1 on 1, but it's weird that people are acting like it's been different, but if you want to blame the players for how bad the AS game is BLAME Adam Silver for how unwatchable the REAL games are then but let me guess it's the players fault too smh
The NBA is becoming unwatchable. When ANYONE plays street ball you’re expected to play defense. How come on the Allstar level it’s not expected? Cmon man!!!
The pessimism about the dunk contest is note fair. The internet and bouncy-hoopers on the internet have made us feel like we've seen everything... Bad mouthing it, makes people feel dumb for doing it. It's a negative feedback loop.
For real a lot of those internet hoopers train specifically to dunk. That's a big difference and you can't compare NBA players to them or at least you shouldn't
Would kill to watch a legends 5v5 at the AS weekend for charity (common in football) some of that old-school flair instead would have been way more enjoyable to watch.
5:00 I Fully Agree with Stephen A on this one ….. there’s a dunk league and it’s full of random white dudes doing things never seen before and it’s THRILLING
Makes no sense how those players who aren’t even pros can come up with some great creative dunks but the ones in the dunk contest act like every dunk has been done and they just repeat old great dunks with none of the reactions
It's insane to think the best dunkers are not even in the NBA, McClung, Aaron Gordon and Zack LaVine were about the only RECENT Dunkers in the NBA that gave fans their money's worth. I'm 110% with Stephen on just finding talent outside the NBA at this point, if they're changing the ASG format they might as well change the Dunk Contest as well...Just sayin'. Not doing so will result in yet another underwhelming cringworthy Dunk Contest.
NBA was once a top of the world league. Every player's dream to play in, every fan's dream to watch. 1 single championship, simple All-star format and most of all the most competitive players. Never that it thought of it being a show rather than competition. Now what they've done? This shows that people lost interest in it. This commissioner had done so bad for the league.
Solution: Turn the games into competitive matches of 5v5 3v3 or 1v1's. after the all-star votes are in and the players selected, have the players names thrown into a bucket on friday night and have fans draw players names out to determine which players will play each other. split the games/matches up over the sat and sunday. you can still have skills challenge on saturdays and the players can choose to go head to head in 3 point contests simultaneously on both sides of the court to have constant engagement from the fans (steph vs trae young at the same time on the same court!? come one now). This is the ONLY way the players will compete... their pride has to be challenged and their ego confronted.
At this point just dont hold all star week at all. Align it to the FIBA international februrary window to allow the players to play for their national teams
The nba needs to make it east vs west like the old days, but give the winning conference’s team, a two game advantage in determining who gets home court in the finals. Say Celtics end with 63 wins, Okc 62 wins, Okc gets home court in the finals.
The nba needs a Dana white as commissioner cause it's not about the all-star game or the number of 3s being taken. The problem is that the players get those guaranteed contracts and have become lazy
I don’t blame the players for what the All-Star game has been caught. You have to look at it like this the rise of social media. The fact that we see these players anytime we want and the way they play we’re not wild by crossovers anymore. We’re not by the NBA general somehow they need to put the drama and the rivalry back into the game.
No one ever blames Silver for this bs, I called it from the beginning. The dude has no love for the game, he's a business guy. He's turning the nba into disney. Also the reason those ratings are in the dumpster.
New rule. Youre only allowed 24 points worth of 3s .you can take as many shots as you want but once u reach 24 points every shot is worth 2 points regardless of where u shoot from. The NBA is a 3 point circus its a joke get back to power dunking and defense.
This all started when the so called face of the league in his first year (03), decided year after year that he wasn't gonna compete in the dunk contest, 3 point contest or put any real effort in the all-star game. Now all the real all stars are following his lead and acting just like he does!!! RIP Kobe, he rolling over in his grave at this weak azz league of divas 😂😂😂
u can’t blame Lebron for these other Nba players 😂 their literally grown man with minds of their own u can’t just blame another grown man for another grown man’s actions. They have the choice to put effort into their game but they don’t and they can’t blame anybody but themselves. Obviously people like Kobe truly cared about the game and these Nba players can do the same but they’re too lazy. But don’t ever think that it’s another dudes fault for a grown man’s actions
Everyone isn't meant for it, he was in one before the NBA but even then ppl said he lacked creativity and it was "average" dunks. If he win, it's rigged and a joke. If he lose, he's overrated and not better than you know who.
It's sad that to try incentivize these players to actually try in regular season (introducing the NBA Cup) or an All Star Game, they feel they have to give them more money than what they are already being paid
Some years ago. I think many 10 years ago. Doctor J Kenny,Shaq hosted a dunk contest show. And it was better than the NBA dunked contest. Amazing show.
Stephen A is right, why it was changed? Then blame those well paid players who were voted by the people to compete there then all they do is run, throwing easy layups and non-sense dunks.
4:58 AGREE! I think the slam dunk contest is dead because the players don’t know how to try new things. There’s only so much they can do. Plus the judges… Here’s my idea: Give the 4 dunkers the opportunity to pull in a Social Media Dunker for a guaranteed 50. They can select WHEN they let their dunker sub in for their dunk. That way, they only have to worry about 3 dunks instead of 4.
Maybe a tournament possibly a 3v3 where players represent their states or city and incentivise it a lot more. Yes, the players make a lot of money, but they still wouldn't knock back X amount. Put the whistle away let players celebrate taunt talk trash let them create their own rivals.
SAS is right. These past couple of ASG has been absolutely atrocious. Players couldn't give two fucks about playing in the game. Theres probably more effort in the layup lines. No ones asking for playoff intensity, but at least have some sense of pride and hustle a bit.
Format will never matter until the players start caring
agreed it’s honestly pathetic. only die hards will be watching
Exactly. Back in the 90s and 2000s, the players cared. There was pride in representing your conference. Now there's only a couple that care.
@@JustSomeGuyWithNoMaidensyeahhhh because allowing Shaq to"crossover and shoot 3s is really "taking the game seriously" 😂😂tell me you didn't WATCH those games without telling me
@@baller072410000%.. there have been a handful of “good all star games” in the past 30-40 years
All star been horrible for a while
Remember when Michael Jordan in 1998 saw a young Kobe Bryant and saw the ASG as an opportunity to play against rising legend even with 5 championships and even won the ASG MVP.
Those were the days 😢😢
Dang unc ur old
Amen 🙏
LeBron's legacy = player empowerment and a league full of best friends. It's unfortunate Adam Silver's such a simp he let him get away with it.
@@rickyd2929 yapping the truth...unlike you Gen Z who thinks Basketball started in 2005 LOL
dont worry LEBRON and FANATICS will VOTE BRONNY for the ALL STAR GAME ... as part of CLOWN HISTORY
I would want Stephen A. To have his own dunk contest.
Same.....that would be crazy
Stephen A’s Dunk List
@@Mr-Ward-Productions I want these old media members who bash the game constantly have to play a 1v1 game against an nba player and get absolutely embarrassed in front of millions. Maybe learn some respect for the game.
Lmao 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@2robjenkins Stephen A is definitely spot on with his take about this new NBA all star game format
Molly stay saying something to let people know she’s there lol
On meee💯
She the moderator it’s kinda her job to jump in & comment or bring bac order lol
@@quentinwilliams9529 she’s irritating 😂
@@quentinwilliams9529 LOL Nah. If she was a man you wouldnt be saying that lol. Shes horrendous at her job! The hundreds of hate comments on every first take video arent wrong lol. If she dont agree with something she cuts them off like shes NOT THE MODERATOR!!!! Stop simping for someone who wouldnt look youre way....
@ 😂😂😂
The WNBA all star game is more competitive the nba all star game
Wnba is a better product period.
Big facts
@@gaiauniversity5882 funny joke lmao how much did they lose this year ? another 40 mill ?
@@24kNickexcept the wnba is at record high ratings and nba is at it’s lowest in the modern era…
@@instantactionz4284this is such a stupid take, even at their highest they still don’t even come close to the NBA lol nice try
The only dudes that wanted to win was Giannis and Westbrook
kobe
Tatum
This is false
Interesting if Westbrook played for the bucks They would just take the east
@frankyg818 I meant in recent years even though I haven't watched in like the last four years or so
The old school players used to look forward to compete against each other
While having fun at the same time
The players are ruining the NBA period
You fans who can't play but won't stfu are ruining it
Why don’t they say that about football when they play flag football for the pro bowl now because no one wanted to tackle anyone anymore?
yeah, a lot of Primadonna's
@2robjenkins because they were talking about basketball 🤣
@@2robjenkins And when was the last time you watch the pro bowl?
The problem is every player gets paid well so the monetary incentive of the ASG is not there anymore. What is 125K to players who get paid $20mil plus
I don't think it was ever about the bag 🤔
@ it is to these players
@@salvadoracosta4510or how about logically speaking there’s nothing to prove in the game and risk injury which as you see for the past decade at minimum a ton of these stars are fragile
Not every player gets 20 million. Some players getting 125k is good money and needed.
@@bigballerju07 You talking like there are rookies and bench player salary on the All-Star game.
Heck, even 1st round pick rookie salary of today would dwarf that 125k.
Steven A. that slam dunk movement would be legendary
There’s a reason why NBA ratings are down 48%
"We should just go back to East-West" KD, have you seen the All Star Game in the past 4 years?
They don't care about making people who can't hoop happy. They not about to kill they self for a meaningless game
@@SKTV1991that’s why they need to make it meaningful like baseball.. other wise . Players today are not competitive. They could care less
Steven a smith makes sense ..
@@00superstar they don't have to be to satisfy you. They already know they can play basketball, that's why they are in the nba. Maybe if you people stfu complaining and remember you cant do what they can, they will start to care more
Just funny hearing KD wants East vs West back when it'll just be no defense being played, chuck up 100 3s for each team and the crowd bored out of their minds.
I genuinely think the NBA should do the following:
1) Remove the ASG itself, the purpose of it is outdated and it won't ever matter again
2) Move the NBA Cup group stage to Jan
3) Have Friday of AS Weekend be the semifinals, Sat for skills comps, and Sun be the NBA Cup Finals
That way, you can still have your weekend showcase for the league but instead have it mean more
This is actually a great idea!
@TheDallas30 And then we can be spared from Stephen A having to fake outrage about the ASG in the future 😂
Why is the purpose outdated?
@Haircuthustler1 because in part, we see these guys every night with the expansion of media, whereas in previous eras that was harder/impossible to do
Cut the regular season to 62 games
Who cares about the ASG, they need to fix the NBA as a whole, it's getting boring to watch! They need the refs to relax a little of foul calls, need that 80's 90's intensity!
They should try d league vs. nba in the slam bunk contest. So that the d league can get the recognitions they deserve
Nba players would duck the competition against g- league for fear of embarrassment on their brand.
I actually like that idea ngl.
It’s absolutely Adam silvers fault
Stern is rolling over in his grave
@@Realest1newhat do you think Stern would've done for allstar weekend?
How exactly? His job is quite simply to grow the game, meaning profit. The teams have never been valued higher, and the players have never made a much money as they do now. I consider that the definition of doing his job. However, as a side effect of being that successful you have players who are getting 300 million dollar contracts, and they start to believe that they should be catered to, instead of realizing that hard work is what got them to where they are now. In this world of personal brands and endless business opportunities they've lost the competitive spirit and love for the game. How to get it back is the real question. I don't think simply taking away money from the players will accomplish that. Here's the next gimmicky idea for the all star game next year. NBA all stars Vs Actual international players making >100k a year. They may not win, but we'll see who plays harder and that might publicly shame the NBA players into competing. Maybe anyway...
I totally agree with Kevin Durant with the all star game….every year they change it….they need to go back to east & west
It was east vs west last year and everyone hated it 😂😂😂
Nah sht is boring they do nothing but jog and throw up shots
I would love for them to go back to the old format... IF THEY PLAYED HARD!! At least the new format makes me interested
Stop slurping over a player who was part of the reason why the format was changed. Pathetic
Agree with Durant !!! We need to go back to East vs west
The All Stars having to play the Rising Stars winners should let you know how down bad they are. 😂
great comment. 😊
Fr
USA vs Internationals is the answer
Said the same thing a few months ago
Facts
We should go back to West vs East. Winning side gets home court advantage in the Finals, regardless of the two team's regular season records
Using a game for fans to reward a team in the biggest series of the year is crazy
The all star weekend has been canned for a while now 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I love it when Molly says "Gotta go" "Gotta leave it there" 😂😂😅
Molly with the Underworld outfit on!
🤣🤣🤣🤣
She don’t want you buddy..
ASG should be the game of all games if the players took it seriously.
I hate they don’t point out how biased the judging for the slam dunk contest is. They saw Aaron Gordon robbed like 3x! They purposely tie players to keep it going rather that fairly judge and end it. Objective modes like 3 point contest is the way to go.
The nba wouldnt have to do all this if the players realized no one wants to see 800 u contested 3s and a ton of dunks and alley oops. We want to see a lighter version of a regular season game. Some pick and rolls, some iso, some post game, mid range jumpers, dream matchups. Things like that. Its not hard. Before this era it had been done every single year of the nba all star game.
Just compete, play, and have fun.
Adam Silver made ASG a treatment for insomnia.
The dumb fans that pay for those tickets should just boo them the whole time. That'll make it worth it
I watch more UA-cam basketball now than I do the nba 😂
Why not a 3 on 3 tournament. With 4 players from each division. Total 24 players. 6 teams representing their division.
The players don’t care. That’s the problem.
These changes will save the all star game, drastic changes need to be made like being eligible to being an all star the next season. When these players start missing out on All star nods and it affects their contract negotiations, I guarantee you they'll start taking it seriously again.
Changes like these every year are the reason all star weekend has such low numbers. No drastic changes they can make will improve viewership
They don't play a meaningless game so you can feel better
Can someone please mute Molly !
Here’s a suggestion, go back to the old format, East vs West. Whichever team wins gets home court advantage in the NBA Finals, as well as the following seasons’ In season tournament.
Meaning- the in season tournament will be played at a teams’ arena oppose to Vegas. Lastly, I think the All Star game should happen after the season.
Therefore, if an injury occurs, a player can deal with that injury during the offseason or worst case scenario, the injury only take up a part of the upcoming season, but not too far into the season.
The home court is a slippery slope because you can have a team on the West have 6 more wins than the winner in the East but the East still get advantage. All star game is an exhibition game that doesn't count towards any season stats. It should've have such an impact that it changes what the Finals could end up looking like
@@joshpeveto805that’s easy, remove the criteria that states the team with the best record gets home court advantage in the Finals.
The best record in your conference matters because it guarantees home court advantage throughout the playoffs, but up until the Finals. This also promotes more competitive games throughout the season.
Terrible idea on the 🏡 court advantage...
@@NBA_Guru_612 people thought the in season tournament was a terrible idea but look at hard these guys played. People thought extending the playoffs seeding beyond the 8th seed was crazy but look at hard these guys play during the wild card entries.
You have to either incentivize these guys to play or make a rule that’s so impactful that the players have no choice but to play hard. It’s hard to incentivize guys already on Max contracts or in the process of getting a max contract to play hard. That’s why I suggested moving it after the season, and making it about home court advantage.
@sportfanatic5339 I'm not reading any of that. It's an awful idea.
I agree w SAS, and this is my first time watchin a first take vid since 2022
Nba needs to hit up D Friga, Scotty and them next chapter boys . They’ll come up with some creative new games / concepts for all star weekend
a dead clock is right twice a day ahhaha 😂😂😂
The NBA CUP is nothing more than a "participation" trophy. Weak AF
All the All star games need is for the NBA to implement DEFENSE into the game. It's that simple
He’s right. It’s the players’ fault. They’re all too cool for school. They’re too cool to care. None of them want to go viral because another star “broke their ankles,” or dunked on them.
Honestly, the rising stars game at one point, was more competitive, because guys were playing for recognition.
There should be a way we can watch this show but with mollys mic muted
Facts
What the heck is Molly wearing? 🤣
catwoman suit
Stephen a really feeling himself
been watching the AS game since 1989 the game has NEVER been played hard, there has been pockets during some games or players going 1 on 1, but it's weird that people are acting like it's been different, but if you want to blame the players for how bad the AS game is BLAME Adam Silver for how unwatchable the REAL games are then but let me guess it's the players fault too smh
The NBA is becoming unwatchable. When ANYONE plays street ball you’re expected to play defense. How come on the Allstar level it’s not expected? Cmon man!!!
Dame finally won something 🙏🏾
😂😅😂😅😂😅😂😅
What a sad media. How ESPN continues to allow the current media rosters to run their companies is insane.
There already is a dunk contest full of random people off the streets. No one cares about random people. People want to see Ant dunk
Wrong we all want a great dunk content , don't matter who it is
Lower the pay throughout the league, watch them all play.
A bad couple of years? They were 1 game from the 2 seed last year and had the leagues best record the year before 😂 the media is ridiculous
The pessimism about the dunk contest is note fair. The internet and bouncy-hoopers on the internet have made us feel like we've seen everything... Bad mouthing it, makes people feel dumb for doing it. It's a negative feedback loop.
For real a lot of those internet hoopers train specifically to dunk. That's a big difference and you can't compare NBA players to them or at least you shouldn't
Would kill to watch a legends 5v5 at the AS weekend for charity (common in football) some of that old-school flair instead would have been way more enjoyable to watch.
A couple years ago was the worst when they had that eye sore of a dunk contest. It was so bad I thought it was a prank.
OKC shot themselves out of the game🤦🏾♂️… also why did SGA sit the first 7 minutes of the 3rd Qtr? Was he that tired?
Players: No one wants to play hard at the All Star Game
Adam Silver: Best I can do is add more games to the All Star Game 😂
5:00 I Fully Agree with Stephen A on this one ….. there’s a dunk league and it’s full of random white dudes doing things never seen before and it’s THRILLING
Makes no sense how those players who aren’t even pros can come up with some great creative dunks but the ones in the dunk contest act like every dunk has been done and they just repeat old great dunks with none of the reactions
They don’t need anymore money!
When they played for their respective Charities they tried hard that one year🤔
It's the players fault for this!
I agree with Stephen A. Players don't care, this is the result
Stephen A is right, only thing is Adam Silver needs to be held accountable.
Don’t matter anymore. No one watches anyway. Check the ratings 😂
It's insane to think the best dunkers are not even in the NBA, McClung, Aaron Gordon and Zack LaVine were about the only RECENT Dunkers in the NBA that gave fans their money's worth. I'm 110% with Stephen on just finding talent outside the NBA at this point, if they're changing the ASG format they might as well change the Dunk Contest as well...Just sayin'. Not doing so will result in yet another underwhelming cringworthy Dunk Contest.
NBA was once a top of the world league. Every player's dream to play in, every fan's dream to watch. 1 single championship, simple All-star format and most of all the most competitive players.
Never that it thought of it being a show rather than competition. Now what they've done? This shows that people lost interest in it. This commissioner had done so bad for the league.
it should be in their contracts that they have to play these games as a normal game and not a layup line
Solution: Turn the games into competitive matches of 5v5 3v3 or 1v1's. after the all-star votes are in and the players selected, have the players names thrown into a bucket on friday night and have fans draw players names out to determine which players will play each other. split the games/matches up over the sat and sunday. you can still have skills challenge on saturdays and the players can choose to go head to head in 3 point contests simultaneously on both sides of the court to have constant engagement from the fans (steph vs trae young at the same time on the same court!? come one now). This is the ONLY way the players will compete... their pride has to be challenged and their ego confronted.
At this point just dont hold all star week at all. Align it to the FIBA international februrary window to allow the players to play for their national teams
Go back to East vs West and whoever wins gets home court advantage in the Finals.
The nba needs to make it east vs west like the old days, but give the winning conference’s team, a two game advantage in determining who gets home court in the finals. Say Celtics end with 63 wins, Okc 62 wins, Okc gets home court in the finals.
NBA should get rid of defensive 3 seconds and allow physical play.
The nba needs a Dana white as commissioner cause it's not about the all-star game or the number of 3s being taken. The problem is that the players get those guaranteed contracts and have become lazy
Stop it. Please just stop😂
I don’t blame the players for what the All-Star game has been caught. You have to look at it like this the rise of social media. The fact that we see these players anytime we want and the way they play we’re not wild by crossovers anymore. We’re not by the NBA general somehow they need to put the drama and the rivalry back into the game.
No one ever blames Silver for this bs, I called it from the beginning. The dude has no love for the game, he's a business guy. He's turning the nba into disney. Also the reason those ratings are in the dumpster.
funny bc I still prefer it over baseball where the only runs are coming from home runs
Did they really drop confetti for the Cup Championship 😂
I couldn’t agree more . I don’t watch nba basketball until April.
No one gonna care about a slam dunk contest presented by Stephen A.
😂😂😂
F the summertime compete like a real game
New rule. Youre only allowed 24 points worth of 3s .you can take as many shots as you want but once u reach 24 points every shot is worth 2 points regardless of where u shoot from. The NBA is a 3 point circus its a joke get back to power dunking and defense.
There's no point in even having all stars if you don't have an all start game, it's just a glorified title
Get a lot of the old greats to sit court side and rip the players apart during the game if they aren’t doing anything.
I have an idea for this all-star game: THERE WILL BE NO 3-POINT LINE
Yes, I like your idea. You're on to something. Maybe you limit 3-point shooting to (15) total attempts per team for the entire game.
Dope
This all started when the so called face of the league in his first year (03), decided year after year that he wasn't gonna compete in the dunk contest, 3 point contest or put any real effort in the all-star game. Now all the real all stars are following his lead and acting just like he does!!! RIP Kobe, he rolling over in his grave at this weak azz league of divas 😂😂😂
u can’t blame Lebron for these other Nba players 😂 their literally grown man with minds of their own u can’t just blame another grown man for another grown man’s actions. They have the choice to put effort into their game but they don’t and they can’t blame anybody but themselves. Obviously people like Kobe truly cared about the game and these Nba players can do the same but they’re too lazy. But don’t ever think that it’s another dudes fault for a grown man’s actions
@ yeah he’s 100% the blame😂😂😂
Everyone isn't meant for it, he was in one before the NBA but even then ppl said he lacked creativity and it was "average" dunks.
If he win, it's rigged and a joke. If he lose, he's overrated and not better than you know who.
It's NOT the format. The ASG itself is not the problem. Players don't give an F - THAT is the problem.
i haven't watch NBA ASG over 10+ years....
stephen a is 1000% correct... summer league games are way way way more competitive than this ASG garbage...
It's sad that to try incentivize these players to actually try in regular season (introducing the NBA Cup) or an All Star Game, they feel they have to give them more money than what they are already being paid
Some years ago. I think many 10 years ago. Doctor J Kenny,Shaq hosted a dunk contest show. And it was better than the NBA dunked contest. Amazing show.
Stephen A is right, why it was changed? Then blame those well paid players who were voted by the people to compete there then all they do is run, throwing easy layups and non-sense dunks.
If they set a limit to reach 80 points ends up winning, you'll see players playing defense and harder.
And I’m still mad at Molly for Lavar. She thought she was all that, that day. Then just did the same thing recently……
The all star game should be between east and west and the winner gets home court advantage in the nba finals.
Lets see these stars not try now.
4:58 AGREE! I think the slam dunk contest is dead because the players don’t know how to try new things. There’s only so much they can do. Plus the judges… Here’s my idea: Give the 4 dunkers the opportunity to pull in a Social Media Dunker for a guaranteed 50. They can select WHEN they let their dunker sub in for their dunk. That way, they only have to worry about 3 dunks instead of 4.
Maybe a tournament possibly a 3v3 where players represent their states or city and incentivise it a lot more. Yes, the players make a lot of money, but they still wouldn't knock back X amount. Put the whistle away let players celebrate taunt talk trash let them create their own rivals.
Count On A First Take Clip Title To Improve The Masses Vocabulary 😂
I use to miss Valentines day to watch the game with the homies back in the day. Last ten years has been shiet
SAS is right. These past couple of ASG has been absolutely atrocious. Players couldn't give two fucks about playing in the game. Theres probably more effort in the layup lines. No ones asking for playoff intensity, but at least have some sense of pride and hustle a bit.
Bring in tjass hamilton and tcurrie and the crew for a stephen a slam dunk contest