2009 NBA All-Star Game

The 2009 NBA All-Star Game in Phoenix was definitely a great game to watch! As always, All-Star weekend had the glits and glam with the famous people attending, but the game, was something else.


Of course, my guy Dirk was voted into the game; though whenever he gets onto the court, he hardly ever sees action to shoot the ball!


Now that really gets on my nerves when that happens. Of course, since it’s the West team he’s on, there’s a bit more superstars on the court. You got your Kobe, your Chris Paul, etc., etc., yadda, yadda, yadda, and so on.


So basically it comes down to the other four on court other than Nowitzki having all the fun. Then I guess when they’re a bit tired after all the alley-oops and such, then they find Dirk for an open 3 from downtown, or a perimeter jump-shot.


There was one play; it was on a fastbreak, where Dirk was keeping pace to attempt to score, and the gave actually gave it to him!


Finally.


I believe that it was New Orleans Hornets point guard Chris Paul who dished it out to Dirk for the easy lay-in. And after that score, he found the ball a couple more times; one point when he was in the left wing and he drained a fade-away, and he also sunk in another and got in a couple free-throws, with a grand total of 7 points.


Hah! [no knock on Dirk.] Ah well. Dirk’s biggest scoring All-Star game was when he had 13 points. It was the 2007 All-Star game in Philadelphia, if I’m not mistaken.


Though the MVPs of the night, (Yes, there wasn’t just one winner.) were 2 rivals, Shaq and Kobe. Shaq provided as usual the little tricks he’d have up his sleeve when All-Star weekend rolls around, and as for Kobe, he led all scorers that night, so he was a no-brainer for the award.


I just can’t wait for the All-Star celebration to come to Dallas! It will be, hands down, the greatest All-Star weekend in history; a very important date in sports history, as well.


The great business minds of Cowboys GM and President Jerry Jones and the Mavs owner Mark Cuban banded together to get the NBA festivities here in North Texas. This is the breakdown: the Skills Challenge, Shooting Stars, 3-point Shootout, and the Slam Dunk competitions are all going to be held at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, while the actually All-Star game…


It’s at the Cowboys’ boss-hog bowl over at Arlington. This will definitely be a day to remember for a long time to come; just imagine all that money that’ll be coming to D/FW area; it’s staggering to really think about.


And another thing that’ll make All-Star weekend even more special: LeBron James finally decides to compete in the Slam Dunk event. He’s no question the player to watch in that competition, probably even the favorite.


It’s going to be one heck of a spectacle to witness, folks.