NBA: ***2023-24 NBA season***
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Looks like Pacers also add a couple reserve guards with the picks from the initial Hield trade - Furkan Kirkmaz & Cory Joseph
Curry breaks another record. Fourth straight game with at least SEVEN threes made. That is actually ******* insane
The NBA needs to just blow up the Pistons. Isaiah Stewart punched a Suns player who was entering the arena. Maybe they are just desperate to get their 80's Bad Boys swagger back.
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id...s-says-pistons-isaiah-stewart-punched-pregame
https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id...s-says-pistons-isaiah-stewart-punched-pregame
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You're missing out. It's an exhibition. And they're there to put on a show. If you're going in expecting intensity, you're missing the point. It's supposed to be fun and light hearted. Nobody wants to get hurt. It's for Oohs and Ahhs. Deep threes, flashy passes, and big dunks. Tyrese hit a couple of threes last night, and his team just kept letting him take them until he missed, 5 in a row. It was awesome and the crowd went nuts. Just a ton of fun.
NBA does their yearly all-star game better than any of the other major sports. The players and fans clearly enjoy it. It's a spectacle.
To each their own, I guess. There was the one year they took it seriously in the 4th quarter and it was awesome to watch. But the last few times have been pretty awful. If you want to watch guys take uncontested 40 footers and wide open dunks, go early and watch warmups.
I totally get not wanting to get hurt, and I totally get guys not wanting to put in a bunch of effort. But do like the NFL did and try to get creative in how you set it up. Do a 3 on 3 tournament or something. Because the game itself is boring now.
I'll admit that I did like the 2020 game better, when they were going really hard in the 4th quarter. However, I think it's a mistake from Silver and the NBA to constantly groan about players not trying. Instead, they should lean into the players having fun and try out some different things. Make a 4-point shot like in the celebrity game. Give an award for best in-game dunk. Do something weird with the rules, like get rid of goaltending, and see what players do with it.
It's always a bit funny to me that we pretty much have this same conversation after every NBA all-star game, as if it's the most important moment of the season for the NBA, then basically all conversation about it shuts down once games start back up. I think the conversation is almost entirely a product of having nothing else to talk about.
