Vegas Holds the First All-Star Game
February 26, 2007
All-Star games may have been a good thing in the past, but nowadays they have long outlived their usefulness. And this applies not to just one sport, but to all of them. I see that you will not just take my word for it. Ok, think about this. Do you think the basketball world is abuzz because its constituents are thrilled to be playing the NBA All-Star Game in the Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of UNLV? Does that venue have something in particular? I am afraid not.
The main reason why the NBA is so excited is that the best basketball stars get to play in the city of sins. All these guys already have ostentatious jewelry, bizarre tattoos, $10,000 sunglasses, bottomless bottles of Crystal, and hot-and-cold running women so Vegas will feel like home to them. Indeed this is a city made in their image. And do not forget that what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Not true in the case if some of these guys.
So far the only way we got to see AL and NL stars compete was in the Major League Baseball All-Star Game better known as the Midsummer Classic. Unfortunately for us inter-league play has put an end to that. Once a week, after the Super Bowl, the Pro Bowl takes place, but it is extremely boring. Maybe you’ve heard about the all-star hockey game that took place a little while ago. That is nothing but rumors and it is simply not true. It never happened.
Michael Wilbon has joked about this NBA all-star game and called it “black Thanksgiving”. In my opinion the term “Saturday” is a better match as the game takes place in Sin City. I mean what do you think these guys do every weekend? The drunken nonsense, the booty-squeezing, the limo-cruising, the exclusive-nightclub hanging, the Playboy-Bunny-schtupping, the all-hours partying is nothing new to them. I really do not see what is so special about that.
Maybe Shaq will get a kick from playing with Gilbert Arenas and Kevin Garnett as they could only meet in the off-season. Tyrus Thomas on the other hand has already gone ahead and announced that the Slam Dunk Contest is of interest to him only because of the money he will get.
I am getting bored already. I think I’ll find something better to do this weekend. Let them have their weekend of debauchery; I have better things to do.
Have you heard about Wade Phillips being hired by the Dallas Cowboys? It was such big news that nobody gave a damn.
Bodog Bookmakers, BoDog.com has this to say: “It was worth a big yawn at most. It seems that Wade Phillips is likely just holding this spot for Jason Garrett”.
On Sunday evening Duke lost its fourth straight game, against Maryland. They will make the NCAAs but I do not see them a likely candidate for a first-round upset.
BDB, BoDog.com has this to say: “Considering the results they’ve been getting lately, Duke could go out in the first round. Coach K has done a tremendous job bringing in new recruits and maximizing their potential; however this may be the year that he looks like somewhat less of a genius.”
Ok, so what I wrote about the Colts not being able to win the Super Bowl may have been a bit foolish. But I did get it right when I predicted the Boston Celtics would be the worst team in basketball. They are currently in 19th place out of 23 places in total.
BDB, BoDog.com has this to say: “Boston plays the Bucks and then starts a trip out west. They’ll be hard-pressed to come up with a streak-breaking win on the road. They almost had it in Minnesota, but former Celtic Ricky Davis hit a game-winner to hand the Celts yet another loss. I’m predicting the losing stops Wednesday against Milwaukee.”
The Daytona 500 will take place on Sunday. This “the Super Bowl of NASCAR” may be an interesting event to watch and you may get to see a lot of action. But who do you think is the best candidate to winning it?
BDB, BoDog.com has this to say: “The Daytona 500 is the one race where non NASCAR bettors will put some serious action on the race. We expect to have record handle on the 500 this year. Casual fans will follow the drivers with whom they’re familiar: the Dale Jr.s and Jeff Gordons. However, the avid fan will do there research and make the best choice based on their findings.”
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