lmanchur.
01-29-2001, 07:59 PM
I was quite surprised to read in Sports Central's latest edition of the SC Newsletter (http://www.sports-central.org/features/newsletter/index.shtml) that some of you Americans actually pay attention to the NHL!... and not even that -- but that you would "steal" one of the NHL's most original ideas.
From Scott Sepich's (http://www.sports-central.org/other/staff/s_sepich.shtml) SC Newsletter article, "World Domination: What if NBA Adopts World All-Star System?"
What if the NBA adopted the NHL's North America vs. The World All-Star
system? The World team might not be as bad as you think.
With the talent disparity between the NBA's Eastern and Western conferences becoming more apparent, I decided to see what would happen if the NBA adopted the NHL’s North America vs. The World format to liven up all-star weekend. The results were less than ideal, but I think my starting five could give the North Americans a run for their money.
Since nearly every foreign player in the NBA is a center, I have no choice but to start three centers and two guards. The World starters, as I see it:
C - Dikembe Mutombo, Atlanta
SC - Vlade Divac, Sacramento
PC - Arvydas Sabonis, Portland
SG - Predrag Stojakovic, Sacramento
PG - Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas
....Since Canada is not known for their basketball prowess, we'll include them on the World team, allowing Dallas' Steve Nash and the Lakers' Rick Fox on the squad. We can extend that to South Dakota, which might as well be Canada, opening up a spot for Orlando rookie Mike Miller.
(read the full article here (http://www.topica.com/lists/sc-newsletter/read/message.html?mid=1303582842&sort=d&start=29))
First of all... South Dakota is a good one-day drive from the Manitoba border!... but if you consider it Canada, what if we traded you Quebec for South Dakota?... j.j.! :D
I don't think this would work. The NHL is over 50% Canadian (maybe 54% or 55%), and just over 10% American. That leaves 40% of the league for the World All-Stars, and this 40% is a GOOD 40%. I would ALMOST take the World All-Stars over the North American All-Stars... those guys have speed, accurate shots, but don't hit much (well, that's the sterotype), so they are PERFECT for an All-Star Game.
I am not a hard core basektball fan and, of all the players you mentioned, I only know of Steve Nash, because he is Canadian. In the NHL, it's kind of different. I am sure most of you, even if you aren't a hard core hockey fan, you know of Jaromir Jagr or Pavel Bure, as Jagr has won the league's scoring title a few times over the past few years, and Bure was last year's All-Star MVP.
So I now pose my question to you: would an All-Star format of "United States vs. The World" work in the NBA? I say no.
[Edited by SC-Lee on 01-29-2001 at 08:02 PM]
From Scott Sepich's (http://www.sports-central.org/other/staff/s_sepich.shtml) SC Newsletter article, "World Domination: What if NBA Adopts World All-Star System?"
What if the NBA adopted the NHL's North America vs. The World All-Star
system? The World team might not be as bad as you think.
With the talent disparity between the NBA's Eastern and Western conferences becoming more apparent, I decided to see what would happen if the NBA adopted the NHL’s North America vs. The World format to liven up all-star weekend. The results were less than ideal, but I think my starting five could give the North Americans a run for their money.
Since nearly every foreign player in the NBA is a center, I have no choice but to start three centers and two guards. The World starters, as I see it:
C - Dikembe Mutombo, Atlanta
SC - Vlade Divac, Sacramento
PC - Arvydas Sabonis, Portland
SG - Predrag Stojakovic, Sacramento
PG - Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas
....Since Canada is not known for their basketball prowess, we'll include them on the World team, allowing Dallas' Steve Nash and the Lakers' Rick Fox on the squad. We can extend that to South Dakota, which might as well be Canada, opening up a spot for Orlando rookie Mike Miller.
(read the full article here (http://www.topica.com/lists/sc-newsletter/read/message.html?mid=1303582842&sort=d&start=29))
First of all... South Dakota is a good one-day drive from the Manitoba border!... but if you consider it Canada, what if we traded you Quebec for South Dakota?... j.j.! :D
I don't think this would work. The NHL is over 50% Canadian (maybe 54% or 55%), and just over 10% American. That leaves 40% of the league for the World All-Stars, and this 40% is a GOOD 40%. I would ALMOST take the World All-Stars over the North American All-Stars... those guys have speed, accurate shots, but don't hit much (well, that's the sterotype), so they are PERFECT for an All-Star Game.
I am not a hard core basektball fan and, of all the players you mentioned, I only know of Steve Nash, because he is Canadian. In the NHL, it's kind of different. I am sure most of you, even if you aren't a hard core hockey fan, you know of Jaromir Jagr or Pavel Bure, as Jagr has won the league's scoring title a few times over the past few years, and Bure was last year's All-Star MVP.
So I now pose my question to you: would an All-Star format of "United States vs. The World" work in the NBA? I say no.
[Edited by SC-Lee on 01-29-2001 at 08:02 PM]