Watching the highlights from the WNBA all-star game last night, it seems both teams were taking the game seriously and considerable defense was being played. Why don’t we see this kind of defense and competitiveness in the NBA all-star game?
Watching the highlights from the WNBA all-star game last night, it seems both teams were taking the game seriously and considerable defense was being played. Why don’t we see this kind of defense and competitiveness in the NBA all-star game?
It irks me they can’t bother to give effort in the all star game under the excuse of risking injury but you’ll see half of them lace up for the drew league or some other pro am pickup game in the off season.
Exactly. And it’s basketball. You can hurt your knee in practice, but you need to practice, so you practice. Injury avoidance taken to the extreme is just a detriment to the player’s experience. Playing a hard fought all-star game would presumably be great practice for any player, having the chance to compete against the top talent in the league. Why squander it because you might tweak an ankle? Plus you can injure yourself dicking around in an all-star game just as you can playing hard in one. I get there are risks, but risk associated with one game is simply quite low.