Allright, so the NHL All-Star Game, to no one's surprise, turned out to be nothing more than millionaires playing Pond Hockey, with less defense than a 'Girls Gone Wild' video. In 3 weeks, the NBA's version takes its turn, with players throwing passes off of backboards to themselves for thunderous dunks, (is that even legal?) and defense, which might be called matador-ish, except that that would be an insult to Matadors everywhere. Popular opinion seems to be that these events have run their course and no longer serve a purpose to the sports fan.

So what needs to be done? Absolutely nothing!

So let me see if I understand correctly. For 4 months, Hockey fans complain about dumping and chasing, no goals, and a general lack of end to end flow. Basketball fans complain about low scoring 86-80 snoozefests, and 109-88 blowouts. So here are 2 games, featuring the best players on the planet, being given free reign to play with creativity and enthusiasum, with an emphasis on skating, passing, shooting, dunking, and scoring, and that' s not sufficient either.

I guess that's what they mean when the say that, 'You can't have your cake and eat it too'

People forget that All-Star Games are about the best players displaying talents that made them All-Stars to begin with. Talents that are rarely evident during the rigors of a monotonous regular season.

So the West beat the East 12-9, and the 21 goals may exceed the total from any 4 games, from any night during the season. The NBA's mid-season classic may produce a 156-147 final. So What! The fact remains that there were several entertaining moments in Wednesday's game, and Basketball's visit to 'Sin City', promises to provide more of the same.

You don't vacation in Hawaii and complain that it is different from your yearly trip to the Grand Canyon!

So instead of complaining that Zdeno Chara didn't block any shots, or that Tim Duncan didn't set any picks, lets enjoy these spectacles for what they are and move on with our lives.

Gotta Go, 'Night Court' is on.