NBA All-Star Weekend 2006
February 17th thru 19th, 2006
Toyota Center - Houston, TX
http://www.pistonsforum.com/img/resources/nba/NBA-AS_2991_big1.gif
Friday, Feb. 17
T-Mobile Rookie Challenge
9 p.m. ET, TNT

Saturday, Feb. 18
NBA All-Star Saturday Night presented by AOL
8:30 p.m. ET, TNT
* Sprite Rising Stars Slam Dunk
* Playstation Skills Challenge
* RadioShack Shooting Stars
* Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout
~~ Chauncey Billups ~~
http://www.pistonsforum.com/images/picdump/asg2006-3pshootout.gif

Sunday, Feb. 19
The 55th NBA All-Star Game
8:30 p.m. ET, TNT

First Time Ever - 4 Pistons in ASG
Ben Wallace ~ Rasheed Wallace ~ Rip Hamilton ~ Chauncey Billups
http://www.pistonsforum.com/images/picdump/asg2006-east_starters.gif
http://www.pistonsforum.com/images/picdump/asg2006-west_starters.gif

Here are some interviews from All-Star Weekend

Video Links, best watched in Windows Media Player

Rasheed Wallace (http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/allstar/as_int_wallace_r_060217.asx)

Ben Wallace (http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/allstar/as_int_wallace_b_060217.asx)

Rip Hamilton (http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/allstar/as_int_hamilton_r_060217.asx)

Which Pistons will get voted as a starter?
Which Pistons Will get Selected by the coaches and Writers?
Which Pistons will parrticipate in the Weekend Festivities?


MY PREDICTIONS:
Tayshaun and Billups will start. Rasheed and Hamilton will be invited.
Billups will win the 3 point shootout and the Skills competition (No Steve Nash this year)
Jason Maxiell will take the Rookies to victory over the Soph's


DPFANsince78

The competition at SF is so deep in the East, Prince will have to go out and have a monster year to make the All Star game. He will have to beat out the likes of Jefferson, Artest and Grant Hill. As much as I like Prince and as much as I believe he'll have his best season this year, I just don't think he'll put up good enough stats to beat those guys out for a spot on the squad.

You have to consider that those three guys are all either the number one, or number two, option on their respective teams, while Prince is only 3rd or 4th option here. He simply won't get enough opportunities here to put up the big numbers that those players will. Not with Rip being option 1, Billups 2 and either Sheed or Prince as the 3rd option.

Now of course Flip could switch that around and have Prince as the 2nd option, but I just don't see that happening with how well Billups can score.

We'll have to wait and see, but I just don't see Prince making any All Star games, anytime in the near future, as long as those cats play in the Eastern Conference.

Now if Prince could just play with the aggressiveness that LB, as well as everyone else for that matter, kept begging for, the last few years, then he may make a case for himself. But, even then I just don't think he'll get enough shots.

Game Chat will be open Saturday and Sunday evenings for the main All-Star events.

http://www.pistonsforum.com/news/853-pistonsforum-com-game-chat-debut.html

Pop in, say hello and let's party together!

http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/5610/detroit4000602105vr.jpg
Looking good. Looking very good!

sweeeeeeeeeet!

Is it just me, or does that All-Star team look a lot like our very own Detroit Pistons! :thumb:

Is it just me, or does that All-Star team look a lot like our very own Detroit Pistons! :thumb:

it's just you.:laugh:

All-Star highlights and news from Friday, Feb. 17, 2006
(http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/loop/loop_060217.asx)
Dunk of the Night: Andre Iguodala (http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/dotn/dotn_060217.asx)

Play of the Day - Andrew Bogut (http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/pod/pod_060217.asx)

Rookie Challenge Game Highlights
(http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/allstar/rookie_cutdown_060217.asx)
Chris Bosh All-Star Interview
(http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/allstar/as_int_bosh_c_060217.asx)(I just like Chris Bosh a lot)

** Flip Saunders All-Star Interview ** (http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/allstar/as_int_saunders_f_060217.asx)

Behind-the-scenes look at the 2006 T-Mobile Rookie Challenge
http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/allstar/access_rookiegame_060217.asx
* Delonte West is a funny dude
* Dwight Howard making fun of Shaq and Pistons Assistant Coach Sidney Lowe
* Channing Frye on playing for Larry Brown

Behind the Scenes: Rookies
http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/allstar/access_rookie_shoot_060217.asx
(Sophmores sucked, so I'll leave that one out)

All-Star Interview: Avery Johnson
http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/allstar/as_int_johnson_a_060217.asx

All-Star Interview: Steve Nash
http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/allstar/as_int_nash_s_060217.asx

All-Star Interview: Shawn Marion
http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/allstar/as_int_marion_s_060217.asx

All-Star Interview: Dirk Nowitzki
http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/allstar/as_int_nowitzki_d_060217.asx

All-Star Interview: Ray Allen
http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/allstar/as_int_allen_r_060217.asx

All-Star Interview: Delonte West and Paul Pierce
http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/allstar/as_int_west_and_pierce_060217.asx

All-Star Interview: Shaquille O'Neal
http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/allstar/as_int_oneal_s_060217.asx

All-Star Interview: Gilbert Arenas
http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/allstar/as_int_arenas_g_060217.asx

All-Star Interview: Vince Carter
http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/allstar/as_int_carter_v_060217.asx

All-Star Interview: Dwyane Wade
http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/allstar/as_int_wade_d_060217.as

All-Star Interview: LeBron James
http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/allstar/as_int_james_l_060217.asx

All-Star Interview: Jermaine O'Neal
http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/allstar/as_int_oneal_j_060217.asx

All-Star Interview: Shawn Marion
http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/allstar/as_int_marion_s_060217.asx

All-Star Interview: Kevin Garnett
http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/allstar/as_int_garnett_k_060217.asx

All-Star Interview: Tim Duncan
http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/allstar/as_int_duncan_t_060217.asx

All-Star Interview: Yao Ming
http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/allstar/as_int_ming_y_060217.asx

All-Star Interview: Raja Bell
http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/allstar/as_int_bell_r_060217.asx

All-Star Interview: Jason Terry
http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/allstar/as_int_terry_j_060217.asx

All-Star Interview: Kobe Bryant
http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/allstar/as_int_bryant_k_060217.asx

Avery Johnson says that when the Pistons come in the game he's going to put this lineup in...

PG- KG
SG- Dirk
SF- Pau
PF- Duncan
C- Yao

:laugh:

Chat's open FOLKS!

More Video from the ASG

Check out all the dunks from Saturday's Sprite Rising Stars Slam Dunk Contest (http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/allstar/dunk_cutdown_060218.asx)


Highlights of the 2006 Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout (http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/allstar/3pt_cutdown_060218.asx)


Detroit guard Chauncey Billups answers questions during Saturday's practice (http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/allstar/access_billups_practice_int_060218.asx)


Interviews from the Western and Eastern Conference players following practice (http://boss.streamos.com/wmedia/nba/nbacom/allstar/access_eastwest_int_060218.asx)