All Star Game 2010- LJ's Keys to the Game

If you have ever met anyone from Texas, they were probably more than obsessed with their home state. You can't be around a native Texan without hearing "Don't mess with Texas" or "everything's bigger in Texas," but when it comes to Sunday's All-Star Game in Dallas, nothing has ever been bigger. With the game's being played at Jerry World, more than ninety thousand plus will get to witness all the festivities of All-Star Weekend. Without a doubt, the whole weekend will be quite the spectacle. Even though the stage for the game couldn't get any bigger, the game itself lacks intensity, importance, and defense. Unlike the MLB All-Star game that plays for home field advantage, the NBA game has no significance other than seeing the best basketball players all on one court showing how dominantly athletic they are. Regardless of the effort or intensity, I look forward to the game, the dunks, and the laughs.

Even though the game means nothing to these players, I have developed some keys to the game for both the East and West squads.

West: Give Z-Bo the ball, and let him work. We all are excited about Randolph's first All-Star appearance, and we know he should get more touches than anyone. Especially now that Kobe is injured for the game, there is no better or more astonishingly athletic player to score that Z-Bo. I don't know that Zach will get the time he deserves, but if he did, I could easily see a 20 point-20 boards night for him.

East: Defend Z-Bo. Plain and simple, they must deny him the ball and keep him off the offensive glass. Most would think that the East's keys to success would be focused on King James, but I see it differently. I think they must stop Z-Bo to even have a chance.

Obviously not that many people care about this game, and the ratings are sure to be down with the Olympics' just having started, but I believe in this game, in Z-Bo, and most importantly in the Grizz life. Randolph may only play 10 minutes, but I'm still proud as heck of him.

Let's enjoy ASW 2010 and hope the Grizz come back refreshed and ready to make a play-off push. Go Grizz