NBA All Star Weekend...Not Must Watch TV

How did NBA All-Star Weekend turn into such a snooze?  I had the television on during most of last night's festivities (the shootout, skills challenge, 3-point contest and dunk contest).  I can't decide which of those competitions was the most painful...they might all tie for the worst.  Really, it probably would have been more entertaining to watch any team in the NBA do warm-up drills than to watch those "all-star" events.  The real stars don't participate in these contests any more, so we are stuck watching a bunch of guys that nobody knows anything about parade around as if they really are the superstars of the NBA.  I feel badly for the announcers trying to make these events seem relevant, exciting and entertaining.  But I guess, I'm the sucker....I left the television on for a couple hours while the NBA's bench-warmers competed.