North vs South ALL Star Game (I told everyone)

[homeboypla]

Again the Explosion Organization does 1000% better then most minor league do in hosting an All Star or Playoff event. Good Job Brad. This should be the official and only IBL All Star Game. North VS South has a great ring.
First they have a Sponsor, second they have a Logo, third they have tickets on sale three weeks before the event, and fourth they have Local NBA Stars of the PAST - SONICS - coaching the All Star Game.

Side NOTE: Fifth they have great showdowns of the Western teams, and the price for tickets is just $30.00 for an all Tournament Pass.
http://www.explosionbasketball.net/leagues/front_pageExplosion.cfm?clientID=2746&leagueID=6887

Now the question is who do root for if my old boys (Explosion) go against my new boys (Slam) in one of these games? That is the tough question!

GO ExploSlam !!!

[winds55]

First, let me congratulate you on your apparently just-learned ability to copy and paste. The same post on three threads strikes me as just a bit excessive, though.

Why you would think this North vs South (aka Best of the Best who are in the West) game should be the IBL ALL-Star game is beyond me. This game will be missing the 5 of the top 11 scorers, 3 of the top 5 rebounders, and 5 of the top 10 assist leaders. There will be no players from the team with the best record (Elkhart Express). While it's likely it will be a fun game to watch, it is in no way representative of the best players in all the IBL. The official All-Star game in Gary had a logo - I couldn't tell you about sponsors or how early they started selling tickets, as I'm in Elkhart, not Gary. You do know that the reason all those 'best' players will be there is because of the playoff, right? Not because it's the great All-Star game.

If you want to see a well-run championship tournament, come to Elkhart. We have sponsors and a logo and I bet we have better attendance. The home team fans come early and cheer on the teams in the early games, too, not just their home team. And I couldn't tell you how much I paid for my East playoff tickets - since I bought them weeks ago.

By the way - North vs South has been done - back in the 1860's. The North won.

[sportsnut2000]

Did Shawn Kemp play in the all-star game?

[homeboypla]

I love the Explosion as what they say they do...

A great organization in a league of crappy teams..

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080630/SPORTS/570048030/-1/COLUMN01

Return of Reign Man

At the age of 38, former Sonic Shawn Kemp is trying to "make up" for some of the mistakes he maed earlier in his life.

By John Sleeper,
Herald Writer

MONROE -- It wasn't long ago that we looked at Shawn Kemp with disappointment and despair.