 by skiptomylou on Wed Mar 03, 2004 9:14 am
by skiptomylou on Wed Mar 03, 2004 9:14 am 
			
			All Star Weekend
Rookie Challenge
Rookies                        Sophomores
C C.Kaman                   Y.Ming
PF N.Collison                C.Boozer
SF C.Anthony               M.Dunleavy Jr
SG J.Hayes                    S.Parker
PG L.James                   J.Williams
C K.Perkins                   D.Gadzuric
PF D.Millicic                   Nene'
SF A.Pavlovic                 C.Butler
SG M.Pietrus                 E.Ginolbili
PG D.Wade                   D.Wagner
As always the Rookie Challenge was always entertaining to watch, ecspecially this year with LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony. The Sophomores got out to a great start early thanks to Dunleavy who was on fire in the first quarter, but the Rookies pulled it back thanks to James' offence and Melo's defence. As the game progressed the Rookies began to take over as LeBron James cut Jay Williams up time and time again. It was an exciting contest throughout but the Rookies came up trumps winning it barely.
Final Score  Rookies 104   Sophormores 98
Rookie Challenge MVP
LeBron James: 25 points, 4 rebounds, 1 block, 3 steals, 6 assists.
                                           Team stat leaders
                          Rookies                                      Sophomores
Points:             L.James 25                                    M.Dunleavy Jr 22
Rebounds:       D.Millicic 11                                  Y.Ming 8
Blocks:           C.Kaman 3                                     Y.Ming 4
Steals:             L.James 3                                      D.Wagner 2
Assists:            L.James 6                                      D.Wagner 5
989 Sports Skills Challenge
Competitors
R.Alston
A.Iverson
J.Kidd
S.Marbury
The modified course started at the corner of the 3 point line where the player would sprint to the basket and make a layup. Next they would zig-zag around ''imaginary'' players until they got to about half court. Then they would complete 6 crossovers (like the one James does in the demo movie at the start). Then they would charge back to the left of the top of the key and make a shot, then they had to make another shot from the right-hand side of the top of the key. Then they sprant back up to half court then sprint all the way back and finish with a layup.
Round 1
R.Alston     51 secs.
A.Iverson   41 secs.
J.Kidd        54 secs.
S.Marbury  41 secs.
Final Round
A.Iverson     33 secs
S.Marbury    34 secs.
Winner- Allen Iverson
Celebrity Hoop-it-up
Lakers                       Boston
James Worthy            Raef LaFrentz
Magic Johnson           Kevin McHale
Gary Payton               Larry Bird
Jay- Z                        Will Smith
50 Cent                      R Kelly
A short 5 min. quarter game was to be played but one problem happened, my adjusted ratings didn't work so Larry and Magic played like stars, Oh well.
The game started out with a bang as Magic drove down the lane only to see his shot swatted by LaFrentz. Larry Bird start6ed out hot hitting a lot of 3 point plays and generally on fire at both ends of the court. R.Kelly showed he could hoop it up playing super defence and not letting anything go by him. Will Smith electrifyed the crowd by producing his ''West Philly'' jam and celebrating afterwards. But the Lakers didn't lie down with Magic ripping down boards and Gary Payton driving to the lane. Jay Z excited the crowd when he pulled up for a 3 and swished it, then performing his ''fa shizzle ma nizzle'' shake. 50 Cent was droppin' dimes like never before until the score was tied at 51 with 14 secs. left. Will smith posted up Jay Z then did a lightning quick spin move and went up and under to lay it in and gave the Celtics the win.
Final Score   Celtics 53 Lakers 51
Celebrity Hoop-it-up MVP
Larry Bird: 32 points, 4 rebounds, 1 block, 2 steals.
                                          Team stat leaders
                          Celtics                                                 Lakers
Points:             L.Bird 32                                           J.Worthy, G.Payton 14
Rebounds:       K.McHale 8                                      M.Johnson 13
Blocks:           R.LaFrentz 2                                          ---------
Steals:             R.Kelly 3             M.Johnson, Jay - Z, G.Payton, 50 Cent 2
Assists:            R.Kelly 5                                          50 Cent 7
Foot Locker 3 Point Shootout
Rnd 1
R.Allen 22
M.Redd 20                             Rnd 2
T.Delk 18                               M.Redd 18              Final Round
G.Rice 18                               G.Rice 16               G.Rice 22
D.Nowitzki 17                        T.Delk 15                M.Redd 14     
C.Billups 14                            R.Allen 12
C.Ward 14
P.Stojakovic 13
Sprite Rising Stars Dunk comp
Rnd 1                           Total
V.Carter  28, 31, 26      85                Final Round                          Total
S.O'Neal 25, 27, 31      83                Tracy McGrady 27, 37, 32      96
K.Bryant 27, 29, 37      93           Kobe Bryant    31, 27, 43       101
T.McGrady  28,41,38   107
Well there are the mini-games for the All-Star Weekend
Next update on the weekend will feature the All-Star game, my trade, 2 more regular season games, awards, playoffs (if i make it), and then the offseason.