This was by far the most uneventful, disappointing All-Star Weekend I have ever seen, punctuated by a piss poor Dunk Contest. Terrence Ross won simply because he could dunk- on the first try (sometimes) which can't be said for the other contestants. Who in hell decided each player should get 90 seconds to complete 1 dunk? I think a present day Jordan competing at age 50 would have been more interesting than than this collection of nobodies. This contest needs a drastic change or they may be better off scrapping the whole thing. How did throwing a bounce pass through a hoop and dribbling around cones become more watchable than high flying dunks?
The one bright spot was Kyrie Irving. Dan Gilbert probably got his first boner since LeBron (who was extremely disappointing last night) left town. This kid is a bonafide stud and after his rising stars, three point shootout, and ASG performance Cleveland should be excited for his continued growth.
Now for my second half predictions:
1. LBJ will not win MVP- not sure if Durant or Paul takes it home but LeBron will not.
2. Kevin Durant will win most improved player. He can't not win this.
3. The NBA champions will reign from the western conference. Thunder, Spurs, or even the Clippers are in play here and the Heat don't have the depth any of these teams do.
4. The Lakers will make the playoffs and Dwight Howard will resign in the off season.
5. Josh Smith will get traded in this next week and as a result the Hawks will miss the playoffs.
6. The Celtics will be a 6 seed or better and win their first round playoff series. It's the second half. They'll play better.
7. The Pacers will be the 2 seed in the East. They play great defense and the Knicks don't.
8. There will be at least one more major injury ( aka ACL tear) to a premier player in the league that will have a direct effect on that player's team's results in the post season. I don't know why but this is becoming a bigger and bigger problem.
9. Stephen Curry will miss more time with an ankle injury, BUT lead the Warriors to a first round playoff win.
10. Whoever wins the lottery will be lucky to have Ben McLemore on there team. And hat same team would be stupid to pass on him.
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