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[Michelle89]

[zune69]

I'm so sick of this league...The Referees,The Coaches,The commentators,The lack of quality promotion,The Bias towards certain teams and players......I don't know if I'll ever watch another WNBA game...I'm just fed up with the politics.

[zune69]

At the way Brondello sat Skylar with an 11 point lead and 5 minutes left in the game.Then puts her back in when the lead gets cut to 3.....Skylar could've put up a 20 point Triple Double if it wasn't for Brondello.

[MuneravenMN]

[Libra_Girl]

Skylar should've won MVP

The 3 point contest was fun.Congrats to Allie for being a back 2 back champ.

I love Liz she's entertaining. It seem like her & CP are besties so Dallas how come a trade?

I was entertain by Kristi going off.

Renee wearing a Hayes jersey is the kinda petty Im here for lol.

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[calbearman76]

[Michelle89]

[zune69]

[ClayK]

So, as an avowed hater of all-star games, how can the league do what AFO suggests and make this a must-go event for fans?

First, putting it in Las Vegas is a start. Easy to get to, can be relatively cheap to stay, lots to do. (I don't get the talk about L.A. What advantage is gained by playing there as opposed to anywhere else? A little more local publicity for a week is all I can see ...)

Second, require each of the 22 players, both coaches and six other well-known figures (including Lisa Borders) to do two things:

1) Spend an hour on Thursday night at a dinner in a table for 10, with the other nine being fans selected by lottery. (When they buy a ticket, they indicate if they'll be in town Thursday -- if so, then they're in the lottery.)

2) Spend on hour Friday with two other of the 30 in a panel discussion for 100 people, also chosen by lottery. (When fans buy a ticket, they choose which panel they want the lottery for ...)

That puts the players/etc. in direct touch with 3,300 fans.

In addition, have other events for which the players are paid $1,000 to attend. They can go or not as they choose, but these are also paid for fans, with the money going to charity.

For example, a bowling tournament (golf takes too long); a visit to a boutique; a gym workout; a game of horse; etc. Some players will think "I can spend three hours and make $3,000" and go for it; others will pass, but it makes the players available.

Open up the practices, such as they are, for free, and mike the coaches and court so everyone can hear everything. (Fans in the arena for the game itself missed much of the fun of the game, which was the chatter and smiles.)

The game, of course, is a joke (not knowing which way the teams were going was a clue as to how seriously the players took it). The dunks were dumb, but I did like the three-point contest at halftime with no commercials. Maybe the most exciting part ...

But if the game is the culmination of 2 1/2 days of events where fans have an opportunity to interact with players, then maybe it does become a big deal. But thinking the game itself will attract a big crowd is a fantasy ... no player is going to try too hard because they might get hurt, no one cares who wins, and the best players don't always play.

So sell interaction with the players, which is what the fans want ...

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[myrtle]

[SDHoops]

I'm just saying..when Shoni played in those two all star games..there was some entertainment to be had - at least for this game. They changed the format to even if she were still playing in the best shape of her life, it would be impossible to get back on.

[toad455]

Curious though if this were still East vs. West who from the East would've been an All-Star? Who from the West gets left out?

WEST
Diggins-Smith
Taurasi
Griner
Moore
Gray
Parker
Cambage
Stewart
McBride
Wilson
Fowles

OUT: Bird, Loyd, Augustus, N. Ogwumike, Bonner

EAST
Charles
McCoughtry
Quigley
Toliver
Delle Donne
C. Ogwumike

IN: Hayes, Vandersloot, DeShields, Dupree, C. Williams

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[SDHoops]

My takeaways from attending the game:

-Angel had no business being an All Star. Yes, she's turned it on but Hayes has been the true All Star of that team all season.

-The younger ones always seem to take it seriously.

-Diana Taurasi seems like she'll never take an ASG seriously enough to go for MVP or play half as hard as she can. It's disappointing because she seems like the perfect player to add some spice to such a game!

-Skylar was the MVP. No business giving it to Maya..what for, a few more extra cheers in the crowd?

-3 point contest was exciting!

-If the dunks are going to be given, why not someone we don't expect? Who remembers when Tweety got up and would've had a slam dunk if the ball went in?

[ClayK]

Hated the dunks ... if you're 6-8 and can't throw it down with authority (or not throw it down at all), give it up. Cambage -- who was impressive with her athleticism and ball skills -- barely got it over the rim, and Griner couldn't even finish.

At least if they fail, it should be in the run of the game so there's an excuse. But when opponents back out of the way, and that's all you've got ...

Embarrassing, really ....

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[Genero36]

[Silky Johnson]

[Luuuc]

[Silky Johnson]

Agreed.

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[toad455]

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