JJ Redick On Fixing This Awful NBA All-Star Game 

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If you take competition out of a sport it stops being a sport.

Why do the players make a big deal on making/getting snubbed for the all star game if they not gon compete regardless 😂

He’s right about starting on time. They made me sit through so many starry ads. They lost me.

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It would be more entertaining if the 24 players did ABSOLUTELY NOTHING basketball related for 48 minutes. Just hanging out on the court, with the fans, chatting and doing whatever.

I’m 27 now I’m a remember grown-up being so excited to watch the All-Star game and watching legends like Kobe, LeBron, Allen Iverson, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Dirk Nowitzki, these guys really took the game seriously now it’s a glorified lay up line

Man I miss the 1999-2003 All-Star games, the real competition spirit. 😢

Take the 24 players and turn it into a 3v3 tourney. Make the points total to win 21 with 2s and 3s. Games would go by quickly and the low scoring total would make the players more likely to try as the game is always hanging in the balance

Scottie Barnes was setting screens and trying to defend

Players are so spoiled, this use to be an honour

Never forget how the 2006 Pistons took over the game with 4 players and defense happened.

You are the first person I have seen address either the late starts or the positives from the weekend. I respect that you mentioned the obvious abysmal aspects but also stated areas the NBA should look to keep.

Change it to the The World vs USA.. A bit urgency for USA team to not be demolished by Giannis-Embiid-Jokic-Luka would eventually make them play harder.

I definitely agree with the NBA starting on time like bro we don’t have all night we have to work

That on time thing is true, soccer matches always start on time and I love that

People have been saying for so many years “we need to fix the all star game” when by the end of the day, if the players don’t want to compete, I ain’t watching. I haven’t watched the all star game 8 years now.

The NBA All-Star Game is almost unwatchable at this point. Glad I grew up in the 80’s & 90’s when it was a competitive battle of guys that wanted to win. Last night was rough

Profesional pride and respect for the fans. That's all it takes

The All Star game 2 years ago in Cleveland was a classic. They had it right with the 4th qt winner plays to 24 points and it was for charity $ each quarter. It got competitive and it was great!

I would like to see the NBA recognizing the best All-Star performances with a simple small badge on the jersey of that player, for winning a dunk contest, 3 point shootout or MVP. Individual accolades to brag about. Players would love to point to their jersey during the season, similar to how they point out how many rings they got. Imagine a vet like bron having a bunch of "medals" on his jersey like a decorated veteran, pointing to them after a highlight dunk. Or like an aircombat ace having killmarks on their plane to show off. Maybe people would care about who went above and beyond on AllStar Weekend during regular season if it shows everytime you are on tv because its printed on your jersey. I mean my son goes crazy if he gets a sun sticker instead of a rainy cloud from his teacher for good effort...

Ppl forget that 2019 or whenever that year was. They had that one 4th Quarter where they actually tried and had everybody in the crowd on their feet. I think it was in Charlotte

Best defensive team vs best offensive team. At least defensive team would try to prove themselves.

I was born in 97 the 2000s and 2010s was gold to me the 4th quarter was when you tightened up

I'd love to see 1-on-1 matchups in the East vs West game. Each team decides on the matchup, go through the whole rotation of players, first to 11 subs out. Or both players sub out at 11. It'd be cool to see some legendary matchups. Maybe once they hit the bench players, it opens up to 3 v 3. Idk. Would be a cool spectacle.

I have been complaining about the NBA start times for years. If a game is scheduled for 7:00 it isn't worth turning the TV on until 7:10

Zero competition Zero Fucks to give

Maybe the nba should start having the all star game at the end of the season instead of the halfway point of the season… the players aren’t trying to go there hardest and possibly get hurt knowing they got a whole half of season left

So true about the games!! Especially late games. I can’t stay up on a work night till 1am watching a game. It’s always 20-35 minutes late.

3 on 3 tournament. 4 teams per conference. Championship is East vs West winners. All star voting chooses captains( 4 players per conference) to pick teams.

It honestly seems like every player doesn’t want to be the one trying too hard when everyone else is just chillin

Thank you for calling out to be on time, as a german it´s even worse, for us it´s 2 am on a monday. And it´s sometimes even with regular season games which wont start on time...

As European who's waiting for games to start until 2 in the morning or 3... it's soo frustrating that they never start on time, it's always like 15min delay... and 1 time I'm 10minutes late to start the tv, the game has already started...

They should implement some sort of incentive like the winning team wins finals home court advantage or even a bonus like the in season tournament

JJ what do you think about the East All Stars vs West Rising Stars and West All Stars vs East Rising Stars?

I do hate when events do not start on time. Only reason the game went so fast was because the clock barely stopped. The halftime show felt longer than an actual half.

This is nobody's fault but the players.

The NBA should scrap the all-star game altogether and instead do a 3 v 3 tournament

Grew up on 90s and early 00s NBA. We had it good. I wonder if a World vs USA game would be more competitive.

The two Tyreses have the best attitudes towards basketball. Just full of joy.

it's really cool that KD is one of the few guys who played defense and made some effort he could've chilled like the rest of the guys but he showed his passion for the game even if it's "just an exhibition game"

The NBA All-Star game is failing for the same reason the NFL Pro-Bowl game is failing. These younger superstars don't care about competing or putting on a show for the fans, they just want to go on vacation.

Here's an Idea 1. Make it into a tournament where is an all-star tournament i.e like the rising star 1a. West Allstars [Starters vs Starters] East Allstars 1b. West Allstars [Bench vs Bench] East Allstars Final will between Starters vs Bench Each game is 24 mins i.e 12min per half. And tie something that has to do with winning the Allstars game into their contracts like how if a player is an all nba or all defensive they get like more money so you win an Allstars game you get a perk. Just my POV

The NBA games not starting on time is really weird. We don't have a mess like this here in Europe.

There’s no way to figure this out without holding players accountable

What about the east vs west teams are based on where you were born or your first "home" for internationals as opposed to based on the team you're on that year. It could build in some rivalry type energy because its a little more consistent and personal

I went to the All Star game in Charlotte during the Gulf War in 1991. Charles Barkley was MVP. This was during the “great days” of the NBA. I had Hornet season tickets for 10 years, saw all the greats. I haven’t watched an NBA game in way over a decade. I wouldn’t attend a game like this All Star game if the admission was free.

Each position 1v1 first to 20 wins. Winners 500k each

the target score format is as close of an answer as we will get

It seems it was an extended version of the 3 point contest

The ASG - a complete joke this year. A mockery of the paying fans.

I want to enjoy the all star game, but if it’s going to continue like this, it will lose major support from the fans.

Especially with the starting things on time you´re spot on. When a game for me in Europe a game should start at 4 AM, I´m setting my alarm at 4:00, go to the bathroom, brush my teeth, take a cold shower and turn the TV on at like 4:15 being there around the time of tip off. This is inexcusable that they never start on time.

Yea they do need to start stuff on time, I live in NZ so we watch at different times but a basic rule should be to stick to the schedule lol

Add in a dance competition with each team's dance squad!

There's no fun in watching a basketball game where the players are not trying to win, it's just pointless. They make this big fuss about it, but even I would be able to make a lot of points when the other team is not trying to defend.

The knock i have with JJ is he can’t be harsh with his contemporaries. This is why Barkley is so real and relatable.

Only thing that gives me hope is that the commissioner might change it. Turning it into something else. Maybe like a 3v3 Half Court game. Which ever team wins gets to give a really big donation to a charity. That would cause them to take it serious I believe.

they should do an actual pickup game and pick the players right before the game block out 30 minutes for the draft before and everyone on the winning team gets a nifty all star champs basketball that looks like the old DR J ball

The fact that KEVIN FREAKING DURANT gave the most effort on defense is hilarious

Podziemski in the rising stars really wanted to compete. Wemby said he was tired lol but Podz literally played Wednesday against LAC, Thursday against Jazz, and Friday rising stars. All that to say, there are actual players here that want to ball and be competitive. Luka and Joker are phenomenal players but if it’s all just a joke to them, move out the way for hungry players.

My suggestion is a 3v3 tournament. Every team participates, 1 player voted by fans, 1 by players, 1 by coaches. Every team gets to showcase their stars.

We told you this would happen when they outlawed hand-checking in 1999. We told you they wouldn't stop criminalizing real defense. We told you they would artificially inflate scoring and turn everything into a foul. We told you. You don't see this in Europe because hand-checking is legal there. No defensive three-seconds there. Defenders are allowed to...DEFEND. Luka Doncic says he had to raise his game to overcome it--and that's why he dominates HERE. Steel sharpens steel.

They should do an all-NBA offensive team vs an all-NBA defensive team!

I covered the league for almost 15 years, and I will say that increasing player empowerment has been both good and bad, and the bad was on full display last night. For more and more players, especially stars, it's all about them - they owe the fans nothing. So something like an All Star Game becomes just a bunch of guys playing for their own amusement, regardless of what the fans want to see.

Couple of questions: 1. When discussing GOATs, do you take all star wins and stats into consideration? 2. Does it affect your team at all if your conference loses? 3. What would be your reaction to a star player getting hurt playing in the all star game? 4. What would you think of a player that went all out in the all star game, got hurt and cost them a chance at a ring? You answer these honestly and you know why the game is what it is. Easy for fans to want more effort but as soon as their star player is out for the season because he was trying so hard to win a meaningless game.

one of the best ideas I heard is to make the all star game a knockout like the rising star tourney. So have 4 teams of all stars play 2 games then a "final"

It's not rocket science. The players dont care to compete. Simple as that..Why do we need to 'Come up with' something? Adam Silver probably has to put money on the line to even get some effort out of them. And its really weird, because in the off-season, they'll play hard at UCLA and open Gym runs..But when it comes to a MID season all-star game, nobody wants to try..So lame.

I’m so glad you mentioned something about start & tip off times. What’s up with games being scheduled for 7:30 and the game not starting until 7:50!

JJ Reddick knows what his talking about, his a 2 time nba all star, one of the greatest shooters in the history of the nba🔥

I wonder if one of the reasons for lack of effort is load management & not wanting to risk injury

I get it that no one wants to get hurt but at least play hard in the 4th quarter like they did in 2020, that game got intense at the last minutes, Lowry taking charge was hilarious

That boy KAT was sweating getting a workout in only dude I saw 😂😂😂

All star 3pt contest should be top 8 3pt shooters on percentage and have them go vs each other on a 8 player playoff style. Like #1 shooter vs #8 shooter and so on. Final showdown can be run on Sunday

They should do celebrity tournament and do 1v1 or 2v2 tournament ballislife pro hoopers vs nba pros but also nba 1v1 type shii

I think part of the reason the All-Star game is 20% energy and commitment is due to the fact the players have no real allegiance to the East or West. They all move around so much; whether that's a personal choice or team decision, that no-one seems to have any lasting pride in whether or not they're playing on the East or West team. The spite just isn't there anymore. Players should be having fun, absolutely and I think it's a great time for them all to catch up and enjoy the moment of arguably the best players in the world on the same court. But where's the East/West pride? Where's the competitiveness? There was never an incentive in the 90's or early 2000's other than; your on the other team, we're going to beat you. Competition was the incentive. Winning. The All-star game is literally just an extension of the 3 point contest at this point. Maybe they should bring out the best G-league players to field an East v. West team. I bet there'd be far more competition.

Young dudes don’t care about bragging rights these days. They’re already paid millions. Why should they want to “play hard” and possibly pick up an injury in a meaningless game?

East v West all weekend tournament. All competitors from celebrity game, 3 PT, dunk, rising stars and all stars are either on the East team or West team. So it's a tournament, each competition weighs different points .Then play the all star game first so the all stars are playing for the whole tournament team, not just that game. It would definitely work

All-star MVP ballot should disallow anyone who exhibits less than a 5/10 rating for defense effort as rated by a panel of three former players.

bring back hand checking

There are no stakes. The east vs west needs to result in a finals home court advantage so they actually try.

Only one way to make it competitive and that’s a financial incentive. Money talks in this league. It worked earlier this season and it would work again

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jj should go for like 70 next year celeb all star game

Players have no pride. They view each other as coworkers more than competition

It would be cool to see the stars play a version of the game familiar to a lot of us - pickup /street ball. Saturday could be 2 on 2 and 3 on 3 round robin format. Would be cool to see the different game dynamics with NBA stars. Sunday could be the grand finale with 1 on 1. Maybe could have fans live vote on matchups No free throws in all game formats. Make it a tournament where it's east vs West and each matchup is worth x amount of points.

I get players not wanting to get injured and with all the festivities it seems like a long weekend when the rest of the league is on vacation. The game would be better served and more competitive if it was a series of 3 on 3 games half court with aggregate scoring. Less of a chance of getting hurt but encourage players to match up and at least contest a shot

Here is one idea, start voting in defensive juggernauts into the starting lineups. Rudy, Caruso, Brooks, McDaniels, etc. Otherwise we all as fans are complicit

i agree completely with the starting on time thing. I turn the game on at 6pm my time (i live in AZ) and it doesnt start until like 6:30

They should treat it as a normal season game where all star wins count as in as their season wins. For example, if the east team win, players such as Haliburton and Maxey is able to help gain a win for their own team like pacers and sixers. The losing team will recieve the losing stats as well.

What I’ve noticed is that no matter how much incentives the nba could give it would never be enough for these players because they just look at the all star break as just what it is, a break in between the reg season. Instead of playing to win incentives, the league should implement playing not to lose by punishing the losing conference. Not actual punishment like a fine or something malicious, but something more towards slight embarrassment. Like losing team has to do something for winning team, whether carry their bags all weekend at the the next all star break or losers get hazed like rookies in front of the nba fans or what the heck put a dunk tank like a state fair and all the losers have to sit on it while the winning team tries to dunk them all in good fun. Something to that nature and I guarantee the pride factor will kick in

Split them up in 6 teams to play half-court elimination games or 2 groups with the winners playing in the final. The top vote getters can pick their squad one-by-one. Give the four winners like 1 million each. That would change things

Its a no stakes exhibition game. Doubt it will ever be exciting lol

They should make the all star game like the Big3. Split up each conference into 4 teams, tournament style. Run half court games up to like 11 with the prize of $1million. (Top 4 vote-getters from each conference could be captains with a randomizer on picks 1-4)

I agree the on time thing - always said this like soccer they start on the minute it’s scheduled for but NBA is like just around that time 😂

My first thought was, it would be cool if they combined the rising star and all star game. So half the team is rising stars and the other half are seasoned allstars. The effort the younger players would put out would probably raise the effort of the veterans. Also would be fun to see players like steph and lebron play with super young talented players and see how they interact in a semi-competitive game.

If they changed it to Team World vs Team USA, i think the players would try much harder and it would be pretty evenly matched.

NBA all star game used to be must see TV. Guys like Isiah Thomas, Magic, Bird, McHale, Dr. J, just hated to lose at anything. You had 3 quarters of showboating, come the 4th quarter thigs tightened up in a hurry to the finish.

I’ve been saying they need a defensive player of the game trophy, the mvp trophy is geared towards offensive players, why try to go for steals or blocks when there is no incentive for your effort. Or my other suggestion is have a special rule where if you get a steal or block your very first shot attempt can count as double if successful, this will get people that want to drain nothing but 3’s try defending for a potential shot at hitting a 6 pointer.

Players from the losing team should get votes deducted in next year’s all star voting. That’s one way to keep them competitive. Players seem to consider it high honor to be an all star (and a huge snub and disrespect when not selected). So the risk of not getting selected because of getting less votes (due to deductions) should make them be more competitive to win the game. Home court advantage was already suggested before and it’s a ridiculous idea. It won’t bump the needle. The same way they did the 65 game rule, it has to apply to everyone and should hit the players where it matters most… their ego and/or their money.