2008 NBA All-Star Weekend: Event Picks

[ronnynat]

2008 Shooting Stars
Team Detroit: Chauncey Billups, Swin Cash (Sparks), Bill Laimbeer
Team Chicago: Chris Duhon, Candice Dupree (Sky), B.J. Armstrong
Team Phoenix: Amaré Stoudemire, Cappie Pondexter (Mercury), Eddie Johnson
Team San Antonio: Tim Duncan, Becky Hammon (Silver Stars), David Robinson

Skills Challenge
Jason Kidd
Chris Paul
Deron Williams
Dwyane Wade

3-Point Contest
Kobe Bryant
Daniel Gibson
Richard Hamilton
Jason Kapono
Steve Nash
Peja Stojakovic

Slam Dunk Contest
Rudy Gay
Gerald Green
Dwight Howard
Jamario Moon

Rookie Challenge winner
Rookies
Sopomores

All-Star Game winner
East
West


Picks are in bold.

[ronnynat]

Wade has won the last two Skills Challenges, Kapono won last year's 3-Point Contest, Gerald Green won the '07 Dunk Contest, and the same Detroit team won last season's Shooting Stars.

[2k6nats]

I was going to get excited for All-Star Weekend...then Baron Davis was snubbed just because he pissed off New Orleans by leaving for Golden State.  That's when I realized the whole thing is a joke.

[ronnynat]

it's on right now on TNT if anyone's interested

[MrMadison]

unbelievable.  dwight howard is SICK.

[ronnynat]

unbelievable.  dwight howard is SICK.

The "Superman" was AWESOME! I thought Green's "Birthday Cake" dunk should've been a 50, too. I don't get why Green didn't just do a 540, though. He's got the hops for it. Really great contest. Best in a long while.

[Air Zimmerman]

cupcake > superman.

superman shouldn't have counted. he thew it in, that's not classified as a dunk, more like a lay-up. it was impressive but it wasn't a dunk.

[MrMadison]

cupcake > superman.

superman shouldn't have counted. he thew it in, that's not classified as a dunk, more like a lay-up. it was impressive but it wasn't a dunk.

howard's first dunk in the final round >>>>>>>>>>>every dunk in the contest.

i'm talking about the one where he caught it in mid air, threw it off the glass, and caught it again.

this one:



also, people don't realize just how high you have to get up to be able to just throw the ball DOWN into the basket like that.

[Air Zimmerman]

also, people don't realize just how high you have to get up to be able to just throw the ball DOWN into the basket like that.

like i said, it was impressive but it WAS NOT A DUNK. i do agree though, the first dunk in the final round was the best.

i was hoping my guy rudy gay would have a better showing, o well.