It does seem to have gotten worse the last couple of years with the lack of defense played. I mean nobody was really ever digging down and making great defensive plays but of late it has really turned into the rookie/sophomore game with one or two players running down the court and one defender if lucky with a layup or dunk. After a couple of minutes I just turned it off and moved on to something else. And I say this having caped for the all-star games in the past. It's always been my favorite of any sport but hard to enjoy when the players aren't even pretending to play defense. I like to see the players going heads up or going one-on-one and making plays against each other.