All Star / Feb 4, 2009 / 3:11 pm
2009 All-Star Three-Point Shootout
Danny Granger (photo. NBA)The field has finally been announced:
Jason Kapono (two-time defending champ), Mike Bibby, Daequan Cook, Danny Granger, Rashard Lewis, Roger Mason.
Who do you got?
February 4th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
amanalone says:
Mason will win. It’s just his year to break out…
February 4th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
amanalone says:
But, I hope Rashard Lewis wins.
February 4th, 2009 at 3:14 pm
Dee says:
Kapono is the best pure shooter in the contest…He will win, but Cook can be the dark horse.
February 4th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
Austin Burton says:
I love Granger, but I foresee him putting up one of those 9-point stinkers like my man Sam Perkins did back in the day.
February 4th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
Austin Burton says:
My gut says it’ll be Rashard.
February 4th, 2009 at 3:19 pm
derrick says:
wtf?!?!?! anthony morrow!!!
February 4th, 2009 at 3:19 pm
fallinup says:
I’ll put my money on the 2 time champ cause it’s all he’s worth. Plus, he’s the only “set” shooter I see in the comp.
Don’t sleep on Cook though…when he gets hot, he lights up the 3. I could see him stepping up as well.
February 4th, 2009 at 3:19 pm
Big Sia says:
No Eddie House = RETARDED
But Bibby Got This..
February 4th, 2009 at 3:22 pm
Austin Burton says:
Eddie House apparently had an invite, but he couldn’t guarantee that his kid wouldn’t run out on the court and disrupt things, so they took Cook instead.
February 4th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
Rafa23 says:
rashard is a great shooter,but he already participated and it wasn’t pretty. I think its kaponos titel to lose, looking at how he dominated last year. if he is on that level again, no one can beat him.
February 4th, 2009 at 3:23 pm
SJ says:
Granger
February 4th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
Coop says:
Wow what a let-down. Kapono 3-peat. Shard isn’t pure enough to win but I wish him luck.
February 4th, 2009 at 3:25 pm
control says:
Lewis? Seems like they are inviting him to as many things as they can so he can buy dinner for half the league (to make up for his overinflated contract).
Kapono will win unless the ball racks start playing defense, or he is required to play defense against them.
February 4th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
fallinup says:
Craig Hodges could still take any of these posers! haha
February 4th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
Ian says:
mason jr will take this
February 4th, 2009 at 3:39 pm
Mamba says:
Grrrrraaaaannngggeeerrrr!!!!
Go get nice with it Danny!
February 4th, 2009 at 3:40 pm
marcus the great says:
lol @ Austin but i still think House should be there
February 4th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
doc (i like kobe AND bron) says:
Kapono for my bread.
February 4th, 2009 at 3:42 pm
ERIC says:
Eddie House and Jason Richardson should be there. What about Dirk?
February 4th, 2009 at 3:44 pm
Cass says:
Gimme Kapono. He lives for this.
February 4th, 2009 at 3:47 pm
iannyb says:
As much as i hate the Celtics. but where is Eddie House at.My boy the sasha the machine hasn’t had that season persons were expecting,but i insist he can hang with the best of ‘em
February 4th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
Eddy K says:
JJJasssoonnn
Kapono fo’ sure
February 4th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
ilovehaters says:
eddie house get no love? unreal!
February 4th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
baron von faulk says:
Rooting for Mason but Kapono is white bread and 3-point contest is his jelly.
February 4th, 2009 at 3:58 pm
nba hates warriors says:
Anthony Morrow LEADS the league in 3pt shooting!!!!!! Granger is 42nd!!!!!!?????????? Damn the warriors have 3 players in top 20! I am discusted!
February 4th, 2009 at 4:07 pm
karizmatic says:
Is it just me or is this a weak field? I’ll take Kapono for his third in a row. Eddie House should be in it. I think Ray Allen should be in it. Heck they should just bring back all the old shooters, put Peja and Dirk in it as well.
February 4th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
Kante says:
No Terry??
February 4th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
Kante says:
And Dirk + Peja would be nice too.
February 4th, 2009 at 4:15 pm
that's whats up says:
Mason over Lewis in the final
February 4th, 2009 at 4:15 pm
uguysoncrack says:
THE MACHINE
February 4th, 2009 at 4:19 pm
junior says:
mason, rashard and kapono
top 3
kapono wins
February 4th, 2009 at 4:22 pm
KnicksFan84 says:
This is a very unimpressive list of players in the contest IMO. I’ll ride out with Granger. His jumper just seems so automatic this year.
February 4th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
loganlight says:
Cook… then he’ll pull a Kapano and get leave the Heat for a stupid contract worth way more than his skill set.
Hope D Wade never competes.
LL
February 4th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
loganlight says:
Cook… then he’ll pull a Kapono and get leave the Heat for a stupid contract worth way more than his skill set.
Hope D Wade never competes.
LL
February 4th, 2009 at 4:29 pm
Taj says:
1. Roger Mason
2. Jason Kapono
3. Dequan Cook
February 4th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
james says:
no Morrow? no Kalenna? no Terry? gay…
February 4th, 2009 at 4:39 pm
The Guru says:
wtf? where’s house? or for that matter ray allen? seriously, house defin. deserves to make it.
the only thing i worry about with kapono is whether he is fast enough to go from one rack to the next w/o time running out.
February 4th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
TJ says:
I think Daequan’s got it.
February 4th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
PJ says:
wow… no anthony morrow who leads the nba in 3pt%. that’s a snub.
February 4th, 2009 at 4:42 pm
jjjjjjj says:
this is b s
where is eddie house
February 4th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
Jay says:
Dime, no mention of the NBA adding HORSE to All-star festivities??
February 4th, 2009 at 4:46 pm
Eazy Yi says:
Mason or Kapono. Easily
February 4th, 2009 at 4:48 pm
sweetv0mit says:
Bibby? wtf? last chance to be on the spotlight for him haha
February 4th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
Diego says:
Kapono wins easy.
Bibby deserves to be there. (He’s been nailing 3s all year–but he is pretty hot and cold, which means he could have an Antoine Walkerish round in the contest.)
February 4th, 2009 at 4:55 pm
s.W.o. 4 Life says:
None of these clowns got a chance against J-Killa (can’t believe I quoted Matt Devlin). Stand up shooting is all he really seems to be able to do (at times this season)after giving raps fans false hope coming out of that Orlando playoffs series last season
February 4th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
SayItAintSo says:
Put Rudy Fernandez in this competition and bump D-Grange or Lewis in the dunk contest.
February 4th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
dubbs says:
dam, wheres ray allen at? Esp. after yesteraday, he deserves it.
February 4th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
rangerjohn says:
well i have to say i think kapono wins this, but then it is the only thing he will ever do in his entire carreer. i like mason in this also but then i wish they would have taken bonner instead, he is a better set shooter then mason is.
February 4th, 2009 at 5:18 pm
Austin Burton says:
Bibby is from Phoenix, so he’s got that angle going for him (as for why they picked him).
February 4th, 2009 at 5:18 pm
bruinking says:
If this were really a contest for the best 3-point shooter, Ray Allen and Peja should be in it
February 4th, 2009 at 5:19 pm
Austin Burton says:
I’d advocate for Troy Murphy, but we already have one Pacer. Murph would go 5-for-5 from straightaway easy.
February 4th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
E$ says:
My $$ on Lewis
February 4th, 2009 at 5:32 pm
RonNation says:
Jazz are going to have 0 representation at the allstar game..
What a joke.
February 4th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
Thunder Dan says:
Eddie House.
February 4th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
Austin Burton says:
@RonNation — Deron supposedly turned down a Skills Challenge invite. Blame him.
February 4th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
Big V says:
This is a pretty wack shootout. I’m taking Kapono in a tight one over Mason Jr.
It ain’t a shootout without Ray Allen in it.
February 4th, 2009 at 5:42 pm
Big V says:
Outside of Kapono, none of these guys have a pure stroke. Yeah guys like Bibby can get hot, but it’s just not a natural stroke that guys like Allen and Dirk have. Same thing goes for the rest of the field outside of Kapono.
February 4th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
TCL says:
It’s gotta be Kapono; it’s the only trophy he’ll ever bring to Toronto. Way to earn that $6 million per year, JK!
February 4th, 2009 at 5:47 pm
RonNation says:
@Austin
Link?
February 4th, 2009 at 5:52 pm
EvanD10 says:
Wow they made it easy on Kapono this year.
February 4th, 2009 at 5:53 pm
Austin Burton says:
@RonNation — I heard it from a Jazz fan yesterday in the Skills Challenge post.
February 4th, 2009 at 5:55 pm
banga says:
Kapano or Cook
February 4th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
ws in 2010 says:
no love for the dubs
February 4th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
Fabian says:
Andrew Morrow. easy.
February 4th, 2009 at 6:54 pm
Austin Burton says:
Who?
February 4th, 2009 at 6:58 pm
Ross says:
Rashard Lewis is above this. Why is he in the contest?
It would have been nice to see Matt Bonner in there as well.
February 4th, 2009 at 7:40 pm
Melo2TDot says:
Ray allen should be in every 3point contest untill he is 50
February 4th, 2009 at 7:41 pm
miamiVIS3 says:
seriously, dont sleep on Daquean if he’s on that night he could take it.
February 4th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
Vinny says:
How the fuck can Anthony Morrow not be in this contest!!dude is shooting almost 50% from the 3 pt line(ok like 47%).
February 4th, 2009 at 8:20 pm
Austin Burton says:
Morrow is like two steps from the D-League.
February 4th, 2009 at 8:21 pm
Biglang Liko says:
Hope Granger wins this. This is his break-out year! Damn, he’s 5th in the league in scoring. Sorry for all those who passed up on him.
February 4th, 2009 at 8:42 pm
Marquis says:
Fuck all these niggas
James Posey
February 4th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
bendizzle says:
j-killa, no contest. but bibby will be his closest competitor
February 4th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
Bill Davis says:
Any 3 point contest without Ray Allen and Peja Stoackjovic is sad Everybody there might as well leave
February 4th, 2009 at 9:05 pm
rangerjohn says:
for all those “where is morrow” people how are they going to put a guy in who has only taken 84 three pointers, who has only started 10 games, and who only averages 19 minutes per game? not even considering he plays on possibly the worst team in the league.
no way he gets in and its not a snub.
i think they took mason over bonner because they could not have a former raptor beating a current raptor, that would be to mean, i mean damn give the raps a LITTLE dignity.
February 4th, 2009 at 10:41 pm
Andy W says:
Mason!
February 4th, 2009 at 11:23 pm
buck says:
i say reddick and morrison should definitely be in.
February 4th, 2009 at 11:24 pm
buck says:
forgot korver too and any other random white dude u wanna throw in.
February 4th, 2009 at 11:36 pm
dlee9 says:
They need to get Steve Novak up in here!!!
February 5th, 2009 at 1:16 am
charlie says:
“(to make up for his overinflated contract).”
19.0 and 6.0, shooting 41% from downtown, and a 36-11 record
February 5th, 2009 at 1:17 am
charlie says:
but ill take bibs
February 5th, 2009 at 1:30 am
added says:
danny granger?! where eddie house at?
February 5th, 2009 at 1:33 am
Red says:
Anthony Morrow is much better than all of these picks. If not for Don Nelson/Stephen Jackson the Warriors would be a 2nd round playoff team. On the slim chance they do make the post season they will do some serious damage.No Question!
February 5th, 2009 at 2:24 am
Hey, Jugs from Timbuktu says:
where is chuck hayes?
February 5th, 2009 at 2:32 am
heartbreaker85 says:
if jason kapono played in a league where no one contested his shots, he’d be the mvp. the boy can shoot.
he cant defend or shrug off defenders, but he’s money if he’s setup and there’s no one in front of him.
and aint this the white man’s slam dunk contest? jj reddick should be in it!
February 5th, 2009 at 5:19 am
The Oracle says:
Without a doubt Anthony Morrow would put a hurting on these guys
February 5th, 2009 at 9:55 am
one66soul says:
Bibby Baby!
February 5th, 2009 at 10:43 am
Tanner says:
J.R. Smith should definantly be in this he would totally ball all these losers up
February 9th, 2009 at 10:46 am
RAYRAY says:
How in the fuck is Ray Allen not in this fuck ass competion. He never gets the recognition he deserves…2nd all time 3 point shooter and soon to be 1st…btw Eddie House has only been hot for the past month, but he is still a knock down shooter though!
February 9th, 2009 at 10:15 pm
georgthepain says:
what the fudge nipples whers eddie house an ray allen…oh well those choosers for the contest should of shut their monkey asses up…haha
February 9th, 2009 at 11:47 pm
amanda says:
where’s peja on the list???? doesn’t he deserve this more than bibby?
February 11th, 2009 at 10:45 pm
yamahadude says:
Unbelievable this lineup sucks, just when im starting to enjoy the nba they do stupid crap like this ! Wheres ray allen , peja or house ??
February 12th, 2009 at 11:00 am
R.Mason says:
Mason is going to win it this the year for him
February 13th, 2009 at 2:23 am
alex says:
kapono going to take this repersent T.O baby all about kapono
February 14th, 2009 at 9:04 am
dylan says:
well you are wrong alex. danny granger all da way baby
February 14th, 2009 at 7:02 pm
Hurrakayne says:
Eddie House should be in the shootout
February 15th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
me says:
cook is gonna win
February 13th, 2010 at 11:07 am
jjj says:
Paul pierce is in it too. He is going to win it