The East has won 36 All Star Games. The West has 21 wins, including last season's 84-64 victory led by All Star Game MVP Vicious Hick of Los Angeles who led the way with a game-high 21 points.
-- With his All Star Game selection, Dallas' Hall of Fame guard Juzan Djinn, the face of the current MBA, has now earned 22 awards on his card, which ties him for third-most in league history with Max Payne and Chip Battoe. Only Naff Naff, with 23 awards and Curly Hogbottom, at the top of the pyramid with 25, have more.
-- This is the seventh time Djinn has made the starting lineup for an All Star Game, which ties him for second place in that category with Hall of Famers Boone Doggle and Uncle Bob Masterson. He is one behind the all-time leader Momadou Zongo, with 8 starts.
-- Djinn is currently 7th in All Star Game scoring with 107 points...Uncle Bob Masterson is first all-time with 158.
-- Djinn already has the most assists in All Star Game history with 21.
-- Djinn already has the most blocks in All Star Game history with 22.
-- Just 7 of the 20 All Stars made last season's All Star rosters.
-- None of the East starters for this coming All Star Game made the All Star roster last season. In fact, only Poop-Rupiah 3000 and Phillip Mianus from the East, were on last season's All Star roster.
-- Five West players made last year's All Star Game.
-- The only two players who started last season and this season are Pinky Toe of Los Angeles and J.J. "Jake" Pickle of Seattle.
-- Two of the four current Hall of Fame players made the All Star Game...Juzan Djinn of Dallas and Vicious Hick of Los Angeles. Chochky Galumpkus of San Jose was injured early in the season and Crentis Dentist of Seattle is no longer a starter.
-- The most players from any one rookie class to make this All Star Game come from Season 54...Leonard Pinth-Garnel, Tut Ankhamun, Pinky Toe, Brother Jasper, Vicious Hick and Hilbee Juggleboy.
-- There are eight first-time All Stars in this game, including the only rookie, Bonafazio Spegatini of Oklahoma City.
-- This will be the final All Star Game for Oklahoma City center Johnny Bananas and Los Angeles forward Phillip Mianus. Both will retire at the conclusion of this season.
20-plus GVP players who did not make the team
-- Bellybutton Inquisition of Sacramento (21.2 GVP)
-- Maboroshi No Hotcake of Gillette (21.8 GVP)
-- Duran-Duran of Oklahoma City (20.0 GVP)
-- Scobee Bryant of Milwaukee (21.6 GVP)
-- Venial Sinn of Dallas (21.2 GVP)
-- Eric A. Crocidale of Seattle (20.2 GVP)
-- Two retiring players who would have made the Hall of Fame had they been named to the All Star Game failed to gain their 10th award ... Satan Israel of Sacramento (18.6 GVP) and Eddie "the Milkman" Creamer of San Jose (19.4 GVP).
This is the sixth time that Sacramento has hosted the All Star Game, and the West has won four of the previous five held at the home of the River Dogs. They are:
-- Season 10...West 94, East 82...MVP and top scorer, Hall of Fame forward Marshall Stax of Oklahoma City (30 points).
-- Season 16...West 87, East 75...MVP Z.Z. Magoo of Dallas...top scorer Piston Honda of Chicago (22 points).
Season 25...East 82, West 80...MVPs (3-way tie) Hall of Famer Boone Doggle of Chicago, Sammy Zazooch of Milwaukee and Marcus Pettis of Oklahoma City. Pettis was the top scorer with 19 points.
Season 34...West 74, East 68...MVP Smokey Talisker of Seattle (the first of back to back ASG MVPs)...top scorer Hall of Famer Hrundi V. Bakshi of Houston (22 points).
Season 42...West 71, East 69...MVP and top scorer... Ginger Vampire of Oklahoma City 24 points.
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