All-Star Weekend: You Know We Got Skills

The Skills Challenge may be the single most divisive part of NBA All-Star Weekend. Some find it to be a riveting look at the little things that make NBA point guards great. Others think it is incredibly boring, especially when compared to fan favorites like the Dunk Contest and the 3-Point Shootout. We here at No Regard think it's a pretty good watch, but we agree that the NBA could do something to spice it up. Namely, add to the course these non-basketball skills there we're modestly proposing. You know, stuff to break up the tedium that folks who aren't junkies might find in dribbling and passing accuracy and whatnot. Below, we've listed five skills we think should be added to this year's Challenge (aka the Taco Bell All-Star 2011 Skills Challenge) immediately, as well as the NBA players—whether point guards or not—who would really own that skill.

First up: Burritos.

The Newark, New Jersey Nets Open Building With Win

"They probably shouldn't put the lyrics 'lose control' on that video screen right as the Pistons win the tip."

A fair point by my girlfriend, and just another early detail to worry an eager Nets fan like myself on opening night in Newark. Aside from the glossy new intro video for the Nets and the shiny veneer of the Prudential Center, there were enough clues early on to make me question how much new the Russian and coach Avery Johnson had really brought to the team.

"Uh oh. There's Sly."