There is so much nonsensical hand wringing about this event. You can’t manufacture intensity. Enjoy it for what it is - a game completely divorced from reality - or go the NHL route and play it as 3x3 with Olympic rules.
I have to think that's eventually what will happen. And I actually kind of like the NHL All-Star Game's current format, which is basically that same Olympic 3x3 idea. Stop pretending it's a real game and just lean into the absurdity.
Maybe the funniest thing is that, in theory, basketball can be played at a low-intensity level a lot more readily than true contact sports like football and hockey. And yet, that's still not enough to save the ASG from turning into a farce.
I also think Adam Silver Streisand-effects the whole thing by being so grumpy about it. The players seem to love the weekend, it’s a celebration of the game, they pack the house … ok so the actual game stinks. Who cares? Just leave it or change it - stop whining about it!
There is so much nonsensical hand wringing about this event. You can’t manufacture intensity. Enjoy it for what it is - a game completely divorced from reality - or go the NHL route and play it as 3x3 with Olympic rules.
I have to think that's eventually what will happen. And I actually kind of like the NHL All-Star Game's current format, which is basically that same Olympic 3x3 idea. Stop pretending it's a real game and just lean into the absurdity.
Maybe the funniest thing is that, in theory, basketball can be played at a low-intensity level a lot more readily than true contact sports like football and hockey. And yet, that's still not enough to save the ASG from turning into a farce.
Tbh the idea of billing 3x3 games as a sort of "real life NBA Jam" is what the NBA should be doing starting immediately...
I also think Adam Silver Streisand-effects the whole thing by being so grumpy about it. The players seem to love the weekend, it’s a celebration of the game, they pack the house … ok so the actual game stinks. Who cares? Just leave it or change it - stop whining about it!