NBA All-Star Weekend: Why I Love It

I’m aware that it is totally not cool to enjoy NBA All-Star Weekend. Matt Scheelar (Where has Sheed been, by the way? This “Matt” guy is an ASS.) showed as much with his informal Twitter survey. No Blazers playing? No big deal for me; having a Portland representative would just be the cherry on the already sweet and delicious icing.

What about All-Star Weekend has me awkwardly mixing up my idioms? Mostly it’s the novelty. We watch these guys play serious basketball all year long. Seeing them have some fun for a little while is a neat little change of pace. There’s a sense of humor to the weekend that I have always appreciated. I mean, look at Durant holding that "My Little Pony" trophy (below). Plus, it comes at just the right time, February, when the newness of the season is gone and the playoff excitement is just a speck on the horizon.

I accept your disapproval and scorn. Yes, I understand that All-Star basketball is not competitive and is sloppy and boring and totally lame and all that other stuff you say every year. To me it’s a fun time. A really fun time. Like, watching porn with the Golden Girls fun. Or the show Viper fun . (Do I keep going with these?) Finnish-Rap fun. This commercial fun. (And I’m spent.)

I will be your not necessarily welcomed guide to this weekend. Let me know your reactions/thoughts/jokes/whatever on Twitter, @Seth_Johnston. If you are hilarious enough I will send you a prize (not) and post your stuff on Bust a Bucket (possible). To get things started, let me share some of my random All-Star thoughts:

• Enjoy rooting against Nate Robinson. This has to be the only time a little man dunker has become a certifiable villain in a dunk contest. It really is amazing that Robinson and the NBA have managed to turn the fans against him. Did you know he has a chance to become the only three-time dunk contest champ? I really, really hope that doesn’t happen.
• Don’t whine about Monta Ellis not making it. His numbers are very nice, but not nice enough to overcome the Warriors 14-37 record. There are too many other players having comparable personal success on better teams.
• Jason Kidd? Jason Kidd? To contradict my previous thoughts on Ellis, Jason Kidd?!? Is he the first All-Star ever to not be averaging double digits in points, rebounds, or assists? Yet I still accept his presence over Monta. These types of games function better with a point-guard like Kidd to orchestrate things.
• How small is Brandon Jennings, really? Look at the picture below. I assume that is an official sized NBA basketball and not some giant inflatable novelty item he picked up at the gift shop:

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