Best allstar game lineups

[kells333]

So i rewatched the allstar game and came to the conclusion that the 4th quarter was the best basketball ive ever seen. The defense, the hustle, the iq oh my. Then i got to think that it has a chance to get even better if kd and steph were in there. So my question is same situation. Best players playing there hardest (injuries aside) who would be on that court?

In the real game it was cp3 harden bron kawhi ad vs kemba lowry siakam giannis embiid. Id assume curry for kemba and kd for lowry would be an easy switch but what about cp3 siakam and embiid? Would they be apart of the best game ever? Or would russ luka pg jimmy jokic klay or someone else take there spot?

Im not sure i worded this the best but it was on my mind so i figured id ask what others thought.

[SouBeachTalents]

So i rewatched the allstar game and came to the conclusion that the 4th quarter was the best basketball ive ever seen. The defense, the hustle, the iq oh my. Then i got to think that it has a chance to get even better if kd and steph were in there. So my question is same situation. Best players playing there hardest (injuries aside) who would be on that court?

In the real game it was cp3 harden bron kawhi ad vs kemba lowry siakam giannis embiid. Id assume curry for kemba and kd for lowry would be an easy switch but what about cp3 siakam and embiid? Would they be apart of the best game ever? Or would russ luka pg jimmy jokic klay or someone else take there spot?

Im not sure i worded this the best but it was on my mind so i figured id ask what others thought.
:biggums: What :oldlol:

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

Curry probably wouldn't have done well in the 4th quarter. Defense got too tight.


:biggums: What :oldlol:

Yeah it was great watching them play hard. But a foul fest all the same...with my turn your turn offense. If that's the "best basketball" you seen, you haven't watched enough lol

[kells333]

Curry probably wouldn't have done well in the 4th quarter. Defense got too tight.



Yeah it was great watching them play hard. But a foul fest all the same...with my turn your turn offense. If that's the "best basketball" you seen, you haven't watched enough lol

I dont think i need to watch more basketball just because i like a more physical game. I enjoy seeing the refs holding there whistle a little more than usual instead of calling every touch foul. Difference of opinion maybe. Also there were definitely plays ran by both teams. Not just my turn your turn.

[CodeBreaker]

:biggums: What :oldlol:

He clearly hasn't watched enough basketball in his life. We should understand that

[kells333]

It was a game with 10 of the best players in the world playing hard and trying to win. Give another example of when else that happens.

[ImKobe]

It was a game with 10 of the best players in the world playing hard and trying to win. Give another example of when else that happens.

Pretty much every 4th quarter of a close All-Star game? Remember the early 2000s games? The 2001 ASG? Jordan's last one? Kobe and MJ going at it 1 on 1 in '98?

[SouBeachTalents]

Pretty much every 4th quarter of a close All-Star game? Remember the early 2000s games? The 2001 ASG? Jordan's last one? Kobe and MJ going at it 1 on 1 in '98?
'01 was probably the most exciting one I've seen


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_sM6gZgV6Y

It was so dope when they used to wear their own jersey, I liked that so much better than the jerseys they wear now

[Phoenix]

So i rewatched the allstar game and came to the conclusion that the 4th quarter was the best basketball ive ever seen.

This is not to be snarky, but how much basketball have you watched? You're conflating effort with quality. Playing hard in the 4th quarter of an all-star game when the winner hasn't already been decided by end of 3rd, isn't exactly new. As already mentioned, go check out the 2001 all-star game. I actually watched that game from start to finish recently and it wasn't a bad game in general, but the ending was great both in terms of effort and quality of play.

This is not even taking into account the countless regular season and playoff games where the effort and quality of basketball is superior to any all-star game.

[ImKobe]

'01 was probably the most exciting one I've seen


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_sM6gZgV6Y

It was so dope when they used to wear their own jersey, I liked that so much better than the jerseys they wear now

That really felt like a Playoff game with Kobe getting doubled on every possession.

[kells333]

'01 was probably the most exciting one I've seen


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_sM6gZgV6Y

It was so dope when they used to wear their own jersey, I liked that so much better than the jerseys they wear now


I hope this wasnt the best example of a better basketball than this year lol. They let marbury shoot 3 barely contested shots in 2 minutes. No plays being ran, just kobe iso. No switching and late closeouts lol. The west actually had 4 non 3 point shooters out there at the same time. Cmon guys.

[ImKobe]

I hope this wasnt the best example of a better basketball than this year lol. They let marbury shoot 3 barely contested shots in 2 minutes. No plays being ran, just kobe iso. No switching and late closeouts lol. The west actually had 4 non 3 point shooters out there at the same time. Cmon guys.

What does any of that have to do with the topic? Kidd played Marbury perfectly on that game-winner, Kobe passed out of the double to get Duncan a shot to win the game. Both teams played with Playoff intensity and made plays on defense. The 2020 ASG was a dunk/3-PT chucking fest for the first 3 quarters and then had like a 20-minute 4th quarter where guys just kept fouling eachother and it ended on a lame FT shot by AD. 2001 game didn't feel like an exhibition, they played hard for the majority of the game and didn't just chuck 3s or score on wide open dunks.

[Phoenix]

I hope this wasnt the best example of a better basketball than this year lol. They let marbury shoot 3 barely contested shots in 2 minutes. No plays being ran, just kobe iso. No switching and late closeouts lol. The west actually had 4 non 3 point shooters out there at the same time. Cmon guys.

We're looking at different things. Webber contested the 1st Maybury three and Kidd the 2nd. Iverson playing the passing lanes. Kobe and Duncan running a little two-man game, with Kobe hitting contested shots while being double-teamed. Vince barely blocking Duncan's final attempt after Kobe was forced into passing the ball off. Guys were making 'can you top this' clutch play after cluth play on both ends. Plus, the east were looked at as the inferior conference and team so it was considered an upset. That's why they celebrated like they won the damn championship. Lebron's team this year was viewed as better than Team Giannis so there's no shock factor that they prevailed.

Like ImKobe said this year's game ended on an anti-climatic free throw FFS. But if you've convinced yourself that what you saw this year was better, nothing is going to sway you otherwise.

[kells333]

What does any of that have to do with the topic? Kidd played Marbury perfectly on that game-winner, Kobe passed out of the double to get Duncan a shot to win the game. Both teams played with Playoff intensity and made plays on defense. The 2020 ASG was a dunk/3-PT chucking fest for the first 3 quarters and then had like a 20-minute 4th quarter where guys just kept fouling eachother and it ended on a lame FT shot by AD. 2001 game didn't feel like an exhibition, they played hard for the majority of the game and didn't just chuck 3s or score on wide open dunks.

What does it ending in a free throw have to do with anything im talking about. There are ymca games that end in a buzzer beater, that doesnt make it the best basketball. Im talking the best possible talent playing the best/purist form of basketball. 100% effort. I already said i was only talking about 4th quarter not first 3.

[kells333]

We're looking at different things. Webber contested the 1st Maybury three and Kidd the 2nd. Iverson playing the passing lanes. Kobe and Duncan running a little two-man game, with Kobe hitting contested shots while being double-teamed. Vince barely blocking Duncan's final attempt after Kobe was forced into passing the ball off. Guys were making 'can you top this' clutch play after cluth play on both ends. Plus, the east were looked at as the inferior conference and team so it was considered an upset. That's why they celebrated like they won the damn championship. Lebron's team this year was viewed as better than Team Giannis so there's no shock factor that they prevailed.

Like ImKobe said this year's game ended on an anti-climatic free throw FFS. But if you've convinced yourself that what you saw this year was better, nothing is going to sway you otherwise.

Same as i responded to him. I dont see how bron having the better on paper team or the ft matters much. I think you guys are confusing excitement with pure pure basketball in its highest form.