2016 Rising Stars Challenge

[Andrew]

Here's where you can discuss the 2016 Rising Stars Challenge! I'm a bit late on the poll, but feel free to vote anyway.

I'm going with Team USA.

[iamSamke]

There is no defense, so I can't guess which team will win. It's 28-23 after 6 minutes from the start. But I'ma go with Team USA too.

[mp3]

KP looked great, all the knicks need in the 2nd half of the season is for the rest of the nba to play the same D as Team World and I reckon we are a lock for the ring...

[stereoxide]

That nasty slam by Parker over KP though.

[mp3]

That's gonna happen a lot to him, just like you see Mutumbo getting dunked alot during his career.

Shot blockers always get dunked on because they jump at everything but they block more than they get put in a Vine.

[Andrew]

Absolutely. If you're there competing on every play defensively, at some point you are going to get burned. The best scorers and great athletes are going to get their buckets and highlights.

I remember Alonzo Mourning talking about being dunked on back in the day, specifically when MJ got him. He owned it, saying that he's altered and turned back shots more often than he's been dunked on, but you're not going to have a 100% success rate on either side of the ball.