Dwight Howard wants to be in the Dunk Contest

[Take Your Lumps]

Dwight Howard and his camp likely will request an invitation from the NBA for the Magic center to compete in the slam-dunk contest during all-star weekend in mid-February.

The event has catered to smaller, creative players, but Howard wants to show that big men have flair, despite their obvious size advantage, and he's working on some tricks.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/basketball/magic/orl-schmitz0506dec05,0,6642388.column?coll=orl-magic

Out of all the bigmen in the league, I think he may be the only one who won't look silly in the dunk contest........does he have a chance if he enters?

[BankShot]

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/basketball/magic/orl-schmitz0506dec05,0,6642388.column?coll=orl-magic

Out of all the bigmen in the league, I think he may be the only one who won't look silly in the dunk contest........does he have a chance if he enters?

Not really... at this time two years ago I'd thought Amare was the only big to have a remote chance of winning it... but big men just don't have the aesthetic flair that wins dunk contests.

[Younggrease]

he has no chance... i also dont think the league wants him breaking the backboards either.

[kwajo]

he has no chance to win if he does compete. The only reason Amare looked good in the contest is because of Nash helping him out, other than that big man dunks, while better in-game, are not considered as elegant and exciting in a dunk contest format.

[GOBB]

He has no great dunk moves. It'll be Daryl Armstrong minus the misses. And i use this reference because i thought it was a joke he was in it. Same as i do if Dwight is. A complete joke. Rest.

[BankShot]

he has no chance... i also dont think the league wants him breaking the backboards either.

It would be sick to see a big-time hang-time, 180 or 360, backboard shatterer

[Take Your Lumps]

That dunk at the 1:00 mark would get some 10s....http://youtube.com/watch?v=LzSjn9lBbJ4

pause that **** at the peak of his jump

[GOBB]

That dunk at the 1:00 mark would get some 10s....http://youtube.com/watch?v=LzSjn9lBbJ4

pause that **** at the peak of his jump

I hate that video because of how those idiots laugh. Man they got stupid laughs. I bet they drool when they laugh like that.

Bosh had a nasty dunk...dunk contest worthy? Nope.

[DoubleTech]

where's the glamour in dunking when you can nearly touch the rim when standing flat on the ground?

james white is going to take it this year.

[dsparksd49353]

Id like to see him in it Chris "tha birdman" Andersen was in it a few years ago and didnt do bad. Of course he now does drugs and is out of the leagure lmao!!!!

[Heretik32]

Chris "tha birdman" Andersen was in it a few years ago and didnt do bad

You're kidding, right?

[macmac]

I think he meant the year before the endless attempts...

And dwight has crazy hops and his explosiveness is quite entertaining....i think he looks much nicer than amare when he dunks, amare is more compact dwight has long limbs making him more graceful

That's not saying that he has a chance but I'd still like to see what he can pull off

[StroShow4]

You're kidding, right?

he's probably talking about the first time he was in it, he didnt do bad that time.

[Rab]

Big guys just don't work in the dunk contest, but they sure look good in games when it is on someone.

Amare didn't work out, and neither will Dwight, unless they send some scrub out there from the practice squad and see who can dunk on him the hardest.

[ripthekik]

instead of we all here saying big men wont work n so on..
how about we appreciate the fact that a star is willing to enter the slam dunk contest?

[Rab]

That's fine that he wants to go in, but big guys don't attract that much attention in dunk contests anyway, so is it really a big deal that he wants to enter?

[Smokee]

i really hate dunkers using props and i bet thats all Howard will do is jump over people on their knee's and crap and just dunk. Some of the stuff Amare did with Nash was creative especially with the rainbow but Howard's **** is going to be lame if he gets in :rolleyes:

[MTing]

Its gonna be James White, Gereld Green, Nate, and the 4th spot is in the air.
Vince said he might consider going back:applause:
and I really don't see Dwight in the contest.

[browntown]

He has no great dunk moves. It'll be Daryl Armstrong minus the misses. And i use this reference because i thought it was a joke he was in it. Same as i do if Dwight is. A complete joke. Rest.

I remember when Daryl Armstrong went up and did a normal layup in the dunk contest lol.

[geeWiz15]

James White? has he even played a game yet?

[craigthomasb]

4th guy = carney or gay

[Crazy Style]

Its gonna be James White, Gereld Green, Nate, and the 4th spot is in the air.
Vince said he might consider going back:applause:
and I really don't see Dwight in the contest.

Vince Carter? Isn't the slam dunk contest for mostly young players? I'd honestly rather see someone new because he'd probably be not as impressive as he was before.

[braden.]

James White? has he even played a game yet?
Nope.

[Take Your Lumps]

If Dwight really wants to win it, he should call Kobe up and have him stand on the right side of the paint with his hands straight up and teabag him back.

That would be sick.

[kumquat]

Man, i didn't even know the spurs signed james white

[Philly Girl]

That dunk at the 1:00 mark would get some 10s....http://youtube.com/watch?v=LzSjn9lBbJ4

pause that **** at the peak of his jump

That's amazing. His first dunk is good too.

haha at Bruce Bowen, can't dunk.

oXoXoXo ~Philly Girl~ oXoXoXo

[jaydacris]

lol ya that was a sick dunk
his armspan plus leaping ability allows him to pull off some major WOW*_* dunks, my favorite one being the alley oop where his arm extends all the way behind his head, and slams it in.
but ya, dont know if the dunk contest is the best idea...

oXoXoXo ~jaydacris~ oXoXoXo

[wally_world]

he's all power duck... ain't gonna do good with no traffic...

maybe he can stack up a few piles of potatoes and dunk through it... that might work... Amare did real well and i'll give Howard 5% winning chances... if he does the potatoess... then 10%

[Philly Girl]

he's all power duck...

Is that some sort of toilet cleanser?

oXoXoXo ~Philly Girl~ oXoXoXo

[eliteballer]

Dwight going against Nate would be pretty funny to watch.

[raiderfan19]

has everyone forgotten josh smith or Andre Igoudala? Iggy damn sure should have won it last year and smith if he hadnt put the tape down that dunk was actually pretty good. As for birdman, i find it odd that everyone laughs at him for taking forever but then Nate won it doing the same thing....

[yobore]

how about we appreciate the fact that a star is willing to enter the slam dunk contest?
no thanks. i dont care who participates in the dunk contest

[Living Being]

where's the glamour in dunking when you can nearly touch the rim when standing flat on the ground?

james white is going to take it this year.
White didn't come through, man. I was rooting for him...

[nathanjizzle]

White didn't come through, man. I was rooting for him...

not worth the bump

[Take Your Lumps]

where's the glamour in dunking when you can nearly touch the rim when standing flat on the ground?

james white is going to take it this year.

I just realized people have been saying this since 2006.

We need a sad face James White emoticon.

[SyRyanYang]

I just realized people have been saying this since 2006.

We need a sad face James White emoticon.

Because back in 2006 he was at his physical peak:coleman:

[K.Koscik]

gobb looks stupid in this thread, i hate that "im absolutely right and no one else has an opinion" crap he does sometimes. and when it comes back to bite him in the ass he's just gone.

a la "76ers are gonna kill this year" "THIS is how you make a trade" blah blah blah. normally i dont care about peoples predictions but gobb is wrong so much i would just think that he'd simmer down a little bit

[Smoke117]

Wh was this bumped 7 years later? Someone has no life.