2016 All Star Predictions Thread

[nuraman00]

1) Celebrity Game and MVP.



2) Rising Stars and MVP.

U.S. Team

Player | Team | Pos.
Jordan Clarkson | Lakers | G
Rodney Hood | Jazz | G
Zach LaVine | Timberwolves | G
* Devin Booker | Suns | G
Jahlil Okafor | 76ers | C
Jabari Parker | Bucks | F
Elfrid Payton | Magic | G
D'Angelo Russell | Lakers | G
Marcus Smart | Celtics | G
Karl-Anthony Towns | Timberwolves | C
* replaces Nerlens Noel (injured)

World Team

Player | Team | Pos.
Bojan Bogdanovic | Nets | G/F
Clint Capela | Rockets | F/C
Mario Hezonja | Magic | G/F
Nikola Jokic | Nuggets | C
* Trey Lyles | Jazz | F
Emmanuel Mudiay | Nuggets | G
Raul Neto | Jazz | G
Kristaps Porzingis | Knicks | F/C
Dwight Powell | Mavericks | F/C
Andrew Wiggins | Timberwolves | G/F
* replaces Nikola Mirotic (injured)




3) D-League All-Star Game and MVP:

http://basketball.realgm.com/dleague...r/game/rosters

4) TNT Talent Show:


TNT’s Saturday night programming lineup will also include NBA Talent Challenge, a competition featuring NBA players demonstrating their off-the-court talents, at 6 p.m. The talent show, produced by Turner Sports in association with Juma Entertainment, will include NBA players Golden State’s Harrison Barnes (playing the saxophone), New Orleans' Norris Cole (jazz piano), Brooklyn’s Rondae Hollis-Jefferson (singing and piano), Atlanta’s Mike Muscala (rapping), the Lakers' Tarik Black (trumpet), Phoenix’s Jon Leuer (juggling) and Dallas' Jeremy Evans (art/painting). The telecast will be hosted by Johnson with Barkley, Smith and O’Neal serving as judges. Fan voting will determine the winner from a pool of five finalists. - See more at: http://www.turner.com/pressroom/tnt-....pjmmLx6J.dpuf

5) Shooting Stars scrapped.

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on-...l-star-weekend

Sucks, Lowry said he wanted to play in it too with former Raptor Morris Peterson.

5) Taco Bell Skills Challenge

*Emmanuel Mudiay, Denver Nuggets
DeMarcus Cousins, Sacramento Kings
Draymond Green, Golden State Warriors
Anthony Davis, New Orleans Pelicans
CJ McCollum, Portland Trail Blazers
Karl-Anthony Towns, Minnesota Timberwolves
Isaiah Thomas, Boston Celtics
Jordan Clarkson, Los Angeles Lakers
* Replaces Patrick Beverley (injured)

6) Footlocker Shooting Stars



*Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors
James Harden, Houston Rockets
Klay Thompson, Golden State Warriors
Khris Middleton, Milwaukee Bucks
Kyle Lowry, Toronto Raptors
JJ Redick, Los Angeles Clippers
Chris Bosh, Miami Heat
Devin Booker, Phoenix Suns
* Defending champion

7) Verizon Slam Dunk


*Zach LaVine, Minnesota Timberwolves
Aaron Gordon, Orlando Magic
Will Barton, Denver Nuggets
Andre Drummond, Detroit Pistons
* Defending champion

8) TNT Ping Pong between Reggie Miller and Drake

9) ASG and MVP


Western Conference All-Stars

Starters
Kobe Bryant, L.A. Lakers
Stephen Curry, Golden State
Kevin Durant, Oklahoma City
Kawhi Leonard, San Antonio
Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City
Reserves
Draymond Green, Golden State
Klay Thompson, Golden State
Chris Paul, L.A. Clippers
James Harden, Houston
DeMarcus Cousins, Sacramento
LaMarcus Aldridge, San Antonio
Anthony Davis, New Orleans

Eastern Conference All-Stars

Starters
Carmelo Anthony, New York
Paul George, Indiana
LeBron James, Cleveland
Kyle Lowry, Toronto
Dwyane Wade, Miami
Reserves
Jimmy Butler, Chicago
John Wall, Washington
Andre Drummond, Detroit
Chris Bosh, Miami
DeMar DeRozan, Toronto
Paul Millsap, Atlanta
Isaiah Thomas, Boston

 

[nuraman00]

Spoiler

1)


I'm torn between McGrady MVP and Canada, or Mugsy Bogues and USA.

I'll go with McGrady and Canada.

Shout-out to tennis player Milos Raonic, who's been looking forward to this.

2) The World Team doesn't look good outside of Jokic and Porzingis.

I'll go with LaVine or Parker and USA. How about Parker and USA, just because he's coming back from injury from last year.

3) Fredette and the East

4) Jeremy Evans and painting, or Barnes and the Saxophone.

Let's go with former Dunk champ Evans.

I wonder if he'll win if he paints a skinny nude of Barkley.

5) Isaiah Thomas, because he's fast.

6) Thompson, Redick, or Bosh.

I'll pick Thompson, but I want Bosh to win.

7) Lavine

8) I want Miller, but will pick Drake.

9) Kyle Lowry and the East.

 

[MHSL82]

I have not paid attention to the Jazz as much as I should, let alone the NBA. I'll say someone repeats their dunk contest award and the East, despite Kobe and Curry, will win. But that's solely based upon the fact that the eighth place of the Eastern Conference is better than the eighth place of the Western Conference. I don't actually know the teams... or the dunkers.

 

[nuraman00]

I have not paid attention to the Jazz as much as I should, let alone the NBA. I'll say someone repeats their dunk contest award and the East, despite Kobe and Curry, will win. But that's solely based upon the fact that the eighth place of the Eastern Conference is better than the eighth place of the Western Conference. I don't actually know the teams... or the dunkers.

That's fine. Whatever analysis you provide is fine. I just like reading how people think.

So, this gives me your thought process.

 

[nuraman00]

Watching on the DVR.

Talent competition:

* Jeremy Evan's painting was great.
* Norris Cole on the piano was also good.
* I thought Mike Muscala's rhymes were ok, he should have been in the final 5. He then tweeted that TNT screwed him and just piece-mealed his rap AND beats.

Skillz Challenge:

* DeMarcus Cousins was horrible. My god.

He lost the ball dribbling.

He couldn't complete a pass.

He was slow.

He only won the 1st round because Anthony Davis kept missing 3's, which bought Cousins time to catch up.

Then in the 2nd round, Cousins missed all of his passes again, while Anthony Towns lapped him and quickly hit his 3-ointer.

Isaiah Thomas was great, especially in the 2nd round when he was flawless.

In the finals, Anthony Towns just beat out Isaiah Thomas, although both needed a bunch of attempts for their 3-pointer.

Thomas though has nothing to hang his head about, as he was the best overall competitor over all 3 rounds.

The bracket format is all right.

I do wish though we'd know the times, just for comparison sake. Even though the course is a little different over past years, I still want to know how long these guys are taking.

Starting the 3-point shootout now.

 

[nuraman00]

Shaq also kept talking, from his booth, while Anthony Towns was giving his speech. So we couldn't hear Anthony Towns.

TNT and Shaq screwed up, that was lame.

 

[nuraman00]

Will Barton had 1 good dunk.

Drummond deserved better in his score (not that it would mattered in terms of making the Finals.)

Aaron Gordon had the two best dunks, with the last 2 of the 3 that were over the Stuff The Magic Dragon Mascot. I liked the one where the mascot was spinning the best.

Gordon and LaVine should have both won. This is an exhibition contest judged qualitatively, and they both put on a great show. Neither deserved to lose.

3 point shootout was also good.

Nice to see Michael Buffer.

 

[MHSL82]

I was talking with someone and he said that the All-Star events were lame, and he's a big NBA fan. And I said he was looking at it from the wrong perspective. If you could have the best players play with each other or have a guy who doesn't typically shoot threes or a guy who is all business in real games, wouldn't you like to see them play together? It's like Einstein talking to Newton talking to DaVinci, would be awesome to geeks. Now, could we get the best to play defense? Not unless a scoring record is on the line, I suppose. As long as no one gets injured, I'm happy... Having said that, I didn't see the game and my DVR skipped it again despite my direct recording of it. I have too many videos saved up to replace it.

 

[nuraman00]

All Star Saturday was good. And the Talent Challenge portion with Jeremy Evans was good.

 

[nuraman00]

I was talking with someone and he said that the All-Star events were lame, and he's a big NBA fan. And I said he was looking at it from the wrong perspective. If you could have the best players play with each other or have a guy who doesn't typically shoot threes or a guy who is all business in real games, wouldn't you like to see them play together? It's like Einstein talking to Newton talking to DaVinci, would be awesome to geeks. Now, could we get the best to play defense? Not unless a scoring record is on the line, I suppose. As long as no one gets injured, I'm happy... Having said that, I didn't see the game and my DVR skipped it again despite my direct recording of it. I have too many videos saved up to replace it.

You should stop recording videos on how doorknobs are made, or how sprinklers work.