Now, I understand that defense is never a focus in the NBA All-Star Game. But this year was just painful to watch. This was not a game but was rather an exhibition. The players betrayed this truth in their pre-game interviews where several of them stated that the main point of tonight was "to put on a show for the fans". Oh yeah, and we'd like to win. I am used to seeing lack-luster defense, but this year it seemed like players were going out of their way to get out of the way of offensive players. I's almost like David Stern said, "we want each team to score at least 150 points, so don't slow your opponent down." The best players do not just focus on offense. I would like to see the best players pay each other on both sides of the court, not just letting each other out-do themselves in scoring.
This game sucked. I hope someone reads this and notifies the NBA. Don't sell out the all star game. Let them play on both ends of the court.
