2008 Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout

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Power Rankings Mail -- Phoenix Loves the Bucks!
Published 2/1/2008 at Fan Voice: Recent Topics in The Court Reporters: The NBA.com Blog
... , and I assume Jason Kapono will defend his Three-Point Shootout crown. That's a pretty strong contingent. Melissa - Portland: Can you explain to me how the overall standards are figured out? It seems logical that ratings would be according to percentage, wins/losses and possibly games behind. However, when you look at the overall standings for the Western Conference, 4th place always seems to be wrong. According to wins/losses, percentages and GB's that team should be further down the line. This has been this way for weeks. The 4th rank team changes but always seems to be ...

NBA All-Star Flashback: Larry Bird Wins 1988 Long Distance Shootout With Finger Raised
Published 2/12/2008 at FanIQ Blog
... Now the Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout, this year's participants are: Jason Kapono (defending champ), Kobe Bryant, Peja Stojakovic, Daniel Gibson (?), Richard Hamilton and Steve Nash.

Playoff positioning + Jose’s Blog + Moon’s the favorite + the bad signing that is Kapono
Published 2/15/2008 by arsenalist at Arsenalist
... Kapono’s primary threat in this event might come from Peja Stojakovic and Steve Nash who are two pure shooters that don’t need to be set in any sort of way to unleash their threes. But knowing Kapono and how much he values shit like this, I’m guessing he’s practicing right now. I’ll be surprised if he loses and so will everybody else. His soft uniform release is ideal for a competition which puts premium on quickness and rhythm. ...

And Now A Break for All-Stars…
Published 2/15/2008 by Dee at Cavaliers Court
... Roster: LaMarcus Aldridge - Portland (F) Andrea Bargnani - Toronto (C) Ronnie Brewer - Utah (G) Jordan Farmar - L.A. Lakers (G) Daniel Gibson - Cleveland (G) Rudy Gay - Memphis (F) Paul Millsap - Utah (F) Rajon Rondo - Boston (G) Brandon Roy - Portland (G) UPDATE: Daniel Gibson took home the MVP award with 33 pts, shooting 11 of 20 from beyond the arc. Gibson will also compete in the Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout on Saturday, February 16th at 8pm ET on TNT.  ...

Day 109 of 170: Breaking Down the Rooks vs Sophs
Published 2/16/2008 by Patrick at Give Me The Rock
... both sides and used it to shoot 4-12 from the floor. Bargnani (-4.7) had the worst game for the Sophs, finishing with 8/0/1 in 17 minutes. If that recap was more fun that you could handle, here’s the rest of the lineup for All-Star weekend. Saturday 3:00PM EST: D-League All Star Game (NBA TV) 8:00PM EST: Shooting Stars (Man, I hope Bill Laimbeer shows up for this again) 9:00PM EST: Skills Challenge 9:30PM EST: Three-Point Shootout 10:00PM EST: Slam Dunk Contest Sunday ...

Kapono wins Three-point Shootout — again
Published 2/17/2008 by Gilbert at Obscure Sports Quarterly
... Congrats to Jason Kapono for winning the NBA Three-point Shootout for the second consecutive year. His 25 points in the final round is the most ever in the finals and Kapono is the first person to win the contest two years in a row since Peja Stojakavic did in 2002-2003. ...

Tivo Blogging All Star Saturday Night
Published 2/17/2008 by theassociation at The Association
... of Wade to have a turnover in the skills competition... A turnover????? -Inspector LeBron James? Is it raining inside the New Orleans Arena? -Maybe Dallas should reconsider the Kidd trade after seeing the Skills Competition (and CP3 and Williams skillz)... And thank Devean George along the way. Again, non-stop shots of Kidd's son! -Yay, a bunch of corporate tools win a PS3! -Why do we have to vote for the greatest dunk ever... every.. single.. year? Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout -Nice to see the band "White Man Overbite" do ...