Who's the second best dunker of the 2000s?

[Heavincent]

We all know Vince Carter is the best dunker of the 2000s. That's not even debatable, but who's the second best dunker of the 2000s?

I'll go with Kobe.

[EnoughSaid]

Kobe? Hell no. It's LeBron for sure.

[BoNafidde]

Jason Richardson

:lol @ kobe and lebron

[Suckafree]

Does 2010 count?
Coz for the 2 months blake was dunking in the first part of last season was like nothing i've ever seen.


But yeah, it's Lebron

EDIT: Yes, J-rich certainly is in the conversation

[Heavincent]

Kobe? Hell no. It's LeBron for sure.

lol really? Lebron "I do the same dunk every time" James? :oldlol:

Kobe can't jump as high as Lebron, but he definitely has more style and creativity.

As a dunker, Kobe >>>> Lebron

[Odinn]

It's Jason Richardson. Actually I can argue about he was a better dunker than Vinsanity. If there was a slam-dunk contest between, probably J-Rich would win it IMO.

In game dunker? I'd say Wade. I really like his style.

[Suckafree]

In game dunker? I'd say Wade. I really like his style.

Yup, as far as in game dunks go. Wade's 08-09 season had so many insane facials (Pause). Even more crazy is that was after being out a season with injury

[Jan95]

I`d go with Wade...

[pauk]

are we talking about INGAME or DUNK CONTEST?

Vince Carter wins the Dunk Contest part.... even tho he participated only once that contest was HISTORIC.... best dunkcontest performance ever....

Vince Carter + Lebron James win the INGAME part.........

with other words:


1. Vince Carter
2. Lebron James

ANYBODY ELSE AFTER THEM....

[Doctor Rivers]

are we talking about INGAME or DUNK CONTEST?

Vince Carter wins the Dunk Contest part.... even tho he participated only once that contest was HISTORIC.... best dunkcontest performance ever....

Vince Carter + Lebron James win the INGAME part.........

with other words:


1. Vince Carter
2. Wade

ANYBODY ELSE AFTER THEM....

fixed...again

[pauk]

lol really? Lebron "I do the same dunk every time" James? :oldlol:

Kobe can't jump as high as Lebron, but he definitely has more style and creativity.

As a dunker, Kobe >>>> Lebron

wtf do you know about lebrons creativity? he never was in the NBA dunkcontest............ and how creative was Kobes dunkcontest? get the **** outta here..........

ingame there is NOBODY who can be creative......... and please dont give me that 360 BS.... i will puke if i see another 360 again.... anybody who can dunk can pull off a 360.... ANYBODY

its not like somebody can pull of a 720 ingame... or a eastbay of the glass between the legs tomahawk from the FT line....

[pauk]

fixed...again


please..... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2UF2juga60

wade.. lmao... you could even argue Ray Allen was just as good a dunker

[Clippersfan86]

Pauk you're on crack. Kobe is 10 times more creative than Lebron. Lebron does the same stupid Tomahawk every time. Kobe has done 360's in games, reverse flushes over defenders baseline, tons of classic facials like on Howard, Ben Wallace etc.

I'd say Kobe is EASILY the 2nd best dunker of the 2000-2010 period followed by Jason Richardson.

[8BeastlyXOIAD]

Jason Richardson = Vince Carter

both are 1st

[DuMa]

Amare Stoudemire

posterizations > 360s, flair, tomahawks, windmills, whatever

[pauk]

Amare Stoudemire

posterizations > 360s, flair, tomahawks, windmills, whatever

Lebron... had even more posterizations....

[Kensta]

Kobe has more creative in game dunks than LeBron.

[Suckafree]

What the hell has creativity INGAME got anything to do with best dunker??
Lebron has straight yammed on dudes consistently throughout the course of his career (aside from this year of course SMDH).

Lebron has had big time posterizations in big time playoff games.
See Sheed 07 and KG 08. Im pretty sure kobe aint had any posterizations of that kind of magnitude in his career.

Somebody prove me wrong



Edit:
Amare Stoudemire

posterizations > 360s, flair, tomahawks, windmills, whatever

And a contender emerges. Amare completely slipped my mind

[Heavincent]

What the hell has creativity INGAME got anything to do with best dunker??
Lebron has straight yammed on dudes consistently throughout the course of his career (aside from this year of course SMDH).

Lebron has had big time posterizations in big time playoff games.
See Sheed 07 and KG 08. Im pretty sure kobe aint had any posterizations of that kind of magnitude in his career.

Somebody prove me wrong

You ****ing kidding me? Kobe dunked on Dwight Howard, prime Yao, prime KG, Ben Wallace, Okafor, etc.

And Kobe usually adds flare to his dunks. Windmill, 360, reverse, double pump, etc. The only dunks Lebron ever does are tomahawks.

[GiveItToBurrito]

Factoring in game dunks, the contest, and posters, I'm going with Amare followed by Lebron and Dwight Howard. Nate Robinson is the most overrated, both as far as the dunk contest and the games.

[GiveItToBurrito]

Amare Stoudemire

posterizations > 360s, flair, tomahawks, windmills, whatever

Especially when you're also capable of doing those things.

[Doranku]

:oldlol: @ anyone who said LeBron.

The answer is either JRich or Kobe.

[Clippersfan86]

:oldlol: @ anyone who said LeBron.

The answer is either JRich or Kobe.

Exactly. Lebron's plain Tomahawk 99 out of 100 times isn't flying with me. In the streets when we talk about best dunker it's the most creative, dunking wiz. It's not based on volume of dunks. Kobe dunks less than Lebron but he's got such smooth dunks.

[GiveItToBurrito]

:oldlol: @ anyone who said LeBron.

The answer is either JRich or Kobe.

I'm fine with Kobe as an answer, but Richardson wasn't actually that incredible as an in-game dunker IMO due to being a pretty average slasher and always having to jump off of two feet. Lebron's dunks aren't that pretty, but he can go over or through just about anyone.

[Nick Young]

Blake Griffin, described as the best ingame dunker of all time (in competition only with VC) after just his rookie year:bowdown: :bowdown:

[eliteballer]

Kobe's dunk reels can compete with VC, let alone LeBron:lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGxX80NHuRs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKKb72yyyeI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOgeMwMXAV4&feature=related

[Nick Young]

What the hell has creativity INGAME got anything to do with best dunker??
Lebron has straight yammed on dudes consistently throughout the course of his career (aside from this year of course SMDH).

Lebron has had big time posterizations in big time playoff games.
See Sheed 07 and KG 08. Im pretty sure kobe aint had any posterizations of that kind of magnitude in his career.

Somebody prove me wrong



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeLRym4Q-pg
http://www.sportsbully.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/kobe_dunk_dwight.jpg

http://losthatsportsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/kobe-on-yao.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv91xHVjiGc




http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2011/4/21/eca09ec4-e1da-4c74-962e-b84e5d3592f3.jpg

[Svendiggity]

desmond mason !

[Derrick]

depends, jrich if u want those sexy 360s, amare or lebron if u want someone absolutley smashing thru people, afro kobe if you want a little of both.

[HB40TheNextStar]

J-Rich's off the backboard then between the legs and the one he beat Desmond Mason with in the finals (bounce from the side, forgot what year) are two of the nicest dunks I've ever seen. The latter might just be my favorite dunk contest dunk ever.

Most have been mentioned already. I'll throw out Kmart and Stro' Swift.

[Clippersfan86]

Sucka free got owned. You set yourself up with an ignorant statement like that. Kobe has some of the greatest posters in NBA history. Also his dunks had so much style and flair. Lebron dunks hard with very little variety.... Kobe adds something special to almost every dunk.

[eliteballer]

Like i said, Kobe's reels compete with VC, let alone LeBron. LeBron can't compete with this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGxX80NHuRs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKKb72yyyeI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOgeMwMXAV4

[Heavincent]

Kobe's dunk reels can compete with VC, let alone LeBron:lol

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGxX80NHuRs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKKb72yyyeI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOgeMwMXAV4&feature=related

Exactly. #8 Kobe was a better dunker than Lebron has ever been. Hell, even #24 Kobe has some really nasty dunks.

[tpols]

What the hell has creativity INGAME got anything to do with best dunker??
The whole reason Vince Carter is the best is BECAUSE of his creativity.. go look up VC's vert and wingspan.. there's been guys with the same or better specs. But no one has done the same moves as him~wrist through the rim, cocking it back like 4 feet, 360 reverses, insane finishes on alley oops, through the legs, etc. The reason Vince is the best is because he put on a show the best.. which is pretty much all creativity.

And I'd say Pheonix Amare.

[eliteballer]

VC has huge hands and a gigantic wingspan...that allows him to easily do things other can't. Your more free because your not focused on gripping the ball.

[Svendiggity]

Kobe's up and under reverse dunks are insane..

[Heavincent]

are we talking about INGAME or DUNK CONTEST?

Vince Carter wins the Dunk Contest part.... even tho he participated only once that contest was HISTORIC.... best dunkcontest performance ever....

Vince Carter + Lebron James win the INGAME part.........

with other words:


1. Vince Carter
2. Lebron James

ANYBODY ELSE AFTER THEM....

:roll: :roll: :roll:

Lebron isn't even close to being on Vince Carter's level in terms of in-game dunks. Vince Carter had it all. Tomahawk, windmill, 360, 360 windmill, reverse, reverse double pump, statue of liberty, and he could jump just as high as Lebron.

I don't think Lebron is even in my top 5 dunkers for the 2000s. He has the vertical leap, but he does the same damn dunk every time, and he doesn't even have as many poster dunks as Kobe or Amare.

[eliteballer]

McGrady is a better dunker than LeBron. He was doing off the board windmills

[Bring-Your-Js]

Kobe's up and under reverse dunks are insane..

Pretty much his signature. A lot better than Lebron tomahawk.

[L.Kizzle]

desmond mason !
yes

[purplch0de]

Shaq, ask mutumbo.

[DJmicah]

this might help you out some pauk,
Lebron alley oop through the legs
http://youtube.com/watch?gl=US&hl=en&client=mv-google&v=1gGblNJ9ya8
Lebron alley 360 (super fast but can be seen)
http://youtube.com/watch?gl=US&hl=en&client=mv-google&rl=yes&v=Yy5xgRR0Kt0
Through the legs pass to himself and dunk
http://youtube.com/watch?gl=US&hl=en&client=mv-google&v=izb13T3QPHY
Off the wall alley oop windmill
http://youtube.com/watch?gl=US&hl=en&client=mv-google&v=8Hiw1hJZzR8
Behind the back oop
http://youtube.com/watch?gl=US&hl=en&client=mv-google&rl=yes&v=iFv75Kno05I

[Phong]

Im pretty sure kobe aint had any posterizations of that kind of magnitude in his career.
http://nsa27.casimages.com/img/2011/08/05/110805014050769669.gif http://nsa28.casimages.com/img/2011/08/05/110805015144724051.gif
http://nsa28.casimages.com/img/2011/08/05/110805014219545086.gif http://nsa28.casimages.com/img/2011/08/05/110805014221823436.gif
http://nsa28.casimages.com/img/2011/08/05/110805014222332038.gif http://nsa27.casimages.com/img/2011/08/05/110805020110507977.gif

[Clippersfan86]

http://nsa27.casimages.com/img/2011/08/05/110805014050769669.gif http://nsa28.casimages.com/img/2011/08/05/110805015144724051.gif
http://nsa28.casimages.com/img/2011/08/05/110805014219545086.gif http://nsa28.casimages.com/img/2011/08/05/110805014221823436.gif
http://nsa28.casimages.com/img/2011/08/05/110805014222332038.gif http://nsa27.casimages.com/img/2011/08/05/110805020110507977.gif


PWNED. :applause:

[purplch0de]

Phong always eliminates everyone with his gifs... damnit (Note to self, don't argue against phong).

Btw those gifs are missing yao ming, dwight, duncan a few times and some other superstars.

Kobe has had a lot more facials then lebron, don't let his 13th-15th season make you think otherwise.

[Rhyen]

this might help you out some pauk,
Lebron alley oop through the legs
http://youtube.com/watch?gl=US&hl=en&client=mv-google&v=1gGblNJ9ya8
Lebron alley 360 (super fast but can be seen)
http://youtube.com/watch?gl=US&hl=en&client=mv-google&rl=yes&v=Yy5xgRR0Kt0
Through the legs pass to himself and dunk
http://youtube.com/watch?gl=US&hl=en&client=mv-google&v=izb13T3QPHY
Off the wall alley oop windmill
http://youtube.com/watch?gl=US&hl=en&client=mv-google&v=8Hiw1hJZzR8
Behind the back oop
http://youtube.com/watch?gl=US&hl=en&client=mv-google&rl=yes&v=iFv75Kno05I

Pregame warmups = in game... i forgot

[purplch0de]

Pregame warmups = in game... i forgot

LOL all of them are pregame.. dude that's an epic fail post right there

[Fatal9]

Kobe easily. J-Rich if we're talking contests.

this dunk alone is more aesthetically pleasing than any dunk LeBron's ever had...


http://i28.tinypic.com/8vyqdl.jpg

look at the body coordination, the style, the use of the legs :bowdown:

[DJmicah]

LOL all of them are pregame.. dude that's an epic fail post right there
yeah are we talkin about dunk contest type dunks or what? In game he's not the best but he can do impressive dunks, most of you think that tomahawk is all he has up his sleeve

[zay_24]

Kobe

[Suckafree]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeLRym4Q-pg
http://www.sportsbully.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/kobe_dunk_dwight.jpg

http://losthatsportsblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/kobe-on-yao.jpg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iv91xHVjiGc





http://images.cheezburger.com/completestore/2011/4/21/eca09ec4-e1da-4c74-962e-b84e5d3592f3.jpg
Oh yeah, I forget that those were big time playoff dunks :facepalm

Damn kobe stans always gotta ruin a great thread.

This is why we can't have nice things here

EDIT: Lol at me gettin 'pwned' I just happened to run into a thread which started out nicely until all the kobe stans came in here after wiping the jizz of their face.
I said lebron, jrich and amare were all contenders but yet kobes personal army came in here defending their saviour. Damn 29 year olds in their basement needa go getta gotdamn life.

[Boston C's]

I'm goin with j-rich if its a contest... all those sayin kobe or lebron in a dunk contest j-rich would absolutely smokeshow them the dude had some ill dunks

[Phong]

http://nsa27.casimages.com/img/2011/08/05/11080502472075648.gif http://nsa28.casimages.com/img/2011/08/05/110805024757821038.gif
http://nsa27.casimages.com/img/2011/08/05/110805025415530170.gif http://nsa28.casimages.com/img/2011/08/05/110805025434468837.gif


Oh yeah, I forget that those were big time playoff dunks :facepalm

Damn kobe stans always gotta ruin a great thread.
The dunks on Nash, Garnett and Okafor are all from the playoffs and there are plenty more if you're interested. The reverse windmill on Garnett and Nesterovic alone beats any poster LeBron has done. Deal with it. :pimp:

[Mr. I'm So Rad]

Even though I don't think it was in the 2000s, Kobe's dunk on Ben Wallace was disgusting

[Heavincent]

Suckafree just got owned :applause:

[PowerGlove]

Lebron is definitely a contender. Vince was number due to creativity and body control but that's not the only criteria. Amare and Lebron throw it down with POWER and flair. Kobe is creative with flair.

Its not clear cut either way but I wouldn't try to simplify lebrons dunks. that just makes you look dumb.

Lebron had superior leaping ability too. He got way higher on his dunks.

[Samurai Swoosh]

2nd best dunker of the 2000s?

Wade / Kobe

Great in game dunkers

[Nori]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPNPMx6ezaI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iqc1MNA3GZ0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzXI-PAYvQQ&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DJ9tnLlfTg&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsYHXD9fSV0&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LqGvzrxNas&feature=related

http://static.lulilab.com/1019/paul-b/tabimages/amare_stoudemire_anthony_tolliver1.jpg

Amare Stoudemire, enough said!!

[Phong]

Amare Stoudemire, enough said!!He's good at finishing with contact but the facts that he gets the ball so close to the rim makes the plays less spectacular than some guys who slice through the entire defense by themselves and slam it.

The dunk on Josh Smith is sweet though.

[G-train]

Personal taste, but I rarely find Kobe dunks super pleasing to the eye. Lacks the smoothness of Jordan and Carter.
I'd put Kobe and Lebron on a par. D-Wade may be better than both of them.

[Suckafree]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPNPMx6ezaI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iqc1MNA3GZ0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzXI-PAYvQQ&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DJ9tnLlfTg&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsYHXD9fSV0&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LqGvzrxNas&feature=related

http://static.lulilab.com/1019/paul-b/tabimages/amare_stoudemire_anthony_tolliver1.jpg

Amare Stoudemire, enough said!!

Aww good lord...... This dude has had same nasty posters in his day. Just strate filthy

[macpierce]

probably kobe. wade is probably slightly better than lebron in dunking flair tho

[Sheed]

Gerald f*ckin Green

[mentallooser]

I don't see the appeal of Lebron dunks. I think he's a great player, and I'm sure he can do some amazing things as he gets up really high. What he has done however is a lot of the same stuff over and over with a lot of power which is cool but got boring a couple years in.

[moe94]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap0Y4KCsd3M

That's poetry. I just can't get enough of that dunk. His creativity ends with that silly ass reverse awkward windmill thing he loves, but his signature tomahawks are amazing.

1. Carter


2. T-Mac
3. Wade
4. Richardson
5. LeBron

[Papaya Petee]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uRN7iJ5CqQ

Enough Said. Waiiittt,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pa9BkcW1ebw

Damnnnnnn.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtksNGmcJuA

[Bigsmoke]

what about Iggy?

he was doing some nasty dunks that decade.

[mika]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntLzxb5BQUo&feature=related

[pauk]

1. Vince Carter
2. Lebron James
3. Amare Stoudemire
4. T-Mac
5. Kobe Bryant


NEXT QUESTION...........

[KenneBell]

Kobe pretty easily IMO. You can put J-Rich there for the contest dunks but from 2000-2005 Kobe was better than LeBron and Wade from 2004-now.

He had posters, tomahawks, windmills, reverse windmills, 180's, 360's, 180's in traffic(vs Jazz), double pump reverses, 180 alleys, reverse alleys, off the backboard to himself, you name it. Going baseline I don't know if anyone could touch him.

[v1ncelis]

No love for Josh Smith?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4y_Ps6dSWnM

[Phong]

Behind the back 360 around a defender.

http://nsa27.casimages.com/img/2011/08/05/110805044358644694.gif

http://nsa27.casimages.com/img/2011/08/05/110805050831796791.gif

LeBron, trying a move like that, would travel, fumble the ball and fall on his face. :pimp:

[PowerGlove]

How is it Kobe quite easily?:roll:

Man come on half of those dunks you guys are posting didnt even register on any level to me.

Lebron on James Johnson
Lebron on Duncan
Lebron on Damon Jones
Lebron on Sheed
Lebron on Delonte

So many posters..

With such power.

Plus he has done a variety of dunks, reverses, windmills, between the legs...

[Heavincent]

How is it Kobe quite easily?:roll:

Man come on half of those dunks you guys are posting didnt even register on any level to me.

Lebron on James Johnson
Lebron on Duncan
Lebron on Damon Jones
Lebron on Sheed
Lebron on Delonte

So many posters..

With such power.

Plus he has done a variety of dunks, reverses, windmills, between the legs...

Kobe's posters are way more impressive.

Kobe on Dwight
Kobe on prime KG
Kobe on Dirk
Kobe on Yao
Old man Kobe on Okafor
Kobe on Ben Wallace
Kobe on Nash

[Heavincent]

1. Vince Carter
2. Lebron James
3. Amare Stoudemire
4. T-Mac
5. Kobe Bryant


NEXT QUESTION...........

lol pauk.

1.) Vince Carter











2.) Kobe
3.) Amare
4.) J-Rich
5.) Dwayne Wade

[Cangri]

If this is about ingame dunking it should be one of these guys

Amare
Lebron
Wade
Carter


Kobe has the smoother dunks but didn't dunk as often as those guys.

[knickswin]

Amar'e used to be unreal. Basically whenever he was in the paint there was a chance he would get the ball and immediately dunk over whoever was in his way. He still gets a lot of posters because he's more of a slasher now.

Blake Griffin, Wade, and Lebron are also pretty nasty in-game dunkers

[PowerGlove]

Kobe's posters are way more impressive.

Kobe on Dwight
Kobe on prime KG
Kobe on Dirk
Kobe on Yao
Old man Kobe on Okafor
Kobe on Ben Wallace
Kobe on Nash

He didnt "dunk on" Prime KG, it was a reverse.:oldlol:

The Dirk one was in the 99-00 season Not even in the 2000's you fail.

[RRR3]

Maybe I'm biased, seeing as he's my all-time favorite player, but I would say Prime T-Mac>LBJ and Kobe. 2nd to his cousin Vince IMO.

[eliteballer]

None of these players can compete with this, NONE:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGxX80NHuRs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKKb72yyyeI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOgeMwMXAV4

[RRR3]

None of these players can compete with this, NONE:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGxX80NHuRs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKKb72yyyeI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOgeMwMXAV4
:no:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX5Lp0QZ2mghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95hd7XpZphA

[NumberSix]

lol really? Lebron "I do the same dunk every time" James? :oldlol:

Kobe can't jump as high as Lebron, but he definitely has more style and creativity.

As a dunker, Kobe >>>> Lebron
I would say Kobe has way more style as a dunker, more style overall actually, but he just doesn't get up above the rim like LeBron. With LeBron's size advantage and superior vertical, I gotta give it to him. Seeing this guy go eye level with ease is really something. That all star dunk he alley ooped to himself is one of the nastiest dunks I've ever seen.

[RRR3]

I would say Kobe has way more style as a dunker, more style overall actually, but he just doesn't get up above the rim like LeBron. With LeBron's size advantage and superior vertical, I gotta give it to him. Seeing this guy go eye level with ease is really something. That all star dunk he alley ooped to himself is one of the nastiest dunks I've ever seen.

We all know this is the REAL best dunker right here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evvGm4r4fzc:bowdown:

[Smoove&Melo]

Amare was my favorite dunker to watch from 02 - 08

[theaussieguy]

Amare was my favorite dunker to watch from 02 - 08
why u guys have to bring up amare, big guys don't count

brb jumping 2 inches off the ground and dunking

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeLRym4Q-pg

Gawwdam kobe's hops are so underated, he would of had a 40 inch vert at some point in his career for sure

[GS1905]

In no specific order

Wade
Kobe
Lebron
J-Rich

[Toizumi]

Depends.. measuring by both quantity over quality, I'd take Shaq over Vince Carter as the top dunker of the decade.
He has way more dunks and some vicious facials as well. Vince has the coolest dunk reel of all time IMO, but Shaq (due to his height, power, athleticism) was the best dunker of the decade if you ask me.

[QuebecBaller]

http://www.blogcdn.com/www.aolnews.com/media/2007/03/stromile_swift_sm180.jpg

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vIsrzBwAnd8/TgNSeODxNCI/AAAAAAAABog/SeiwNdJhnfw/s1600/stromiledunk.jpg

http://media.commercialappeal.com/mca/content/img/photos/2007/10/24/25d4b.jpeg

[VeeCee15]

Kobe does not have a good vertical.
End thread.

Seriously, the guy is aggressive but he cannot really get up..and hence his dunks are NEVER smooth! Because he has to use a lot of upper body to force his dunks in (see all his baseline reverses).

Also he has small hands. Small hands + low vert = so so dunker.

[Jacks3]

So-so dunker? Kobe is one of the sickest in-game dunkers ever...

[StroShow4]

You ****ing kidding me? Kobe dunked on Dwight Howard, prime Yao, prime KG, Ben Wallace, Okafor, etc.

Who the hell didn't dunk on prime Yao and Emeka f@cking Okafor? Hell, I think I may have dunked on them.

[macpierce]

Who the hell didn't dunk on prime Yao and Emeka f@cking Okafor? Hell, I think I may have dunked on them.
youre better than that!!!!

[HylianNightmare]

http://sportsbore.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/nba-jason-richardson-dunk1.jpg

[StroShow4]

As for my answer to the question... that's a tough one. Strictly in-game? I'm glad to see Stro getting some nominations, but I'm not sure if he's the right answer. He did some crazy sh!t over the course of the decade, but due to his lack of assertiveness/playing time, he wasn't dunking with the regularity of a lot of these other guys. I'm not sure if that should count against him or not. Other guys that could be put in the same category are Gerald Green, Darius Miles, Jamario Moon, etc... sick dunkers, but they didn't see the court much/had their NBA careers cut short.

A guy who I think should be in the conversation that I don't think has been mentioned yet is Ricky Davis (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-gNzkfSF_c). He probably isn't #2, but he deserves a shout-out.

If I'm taking in-game and contest dunks into consideration, I think I'll take Jason Richardson. If this is just in-game stuff... I might have to go with Amare Stoudemire. The things he was doing before his injury were... ridiculous... and he can still throw down with the best of them.

[IGOTGAME]

Kobe's in game dunk resume gives him the nod here. Way too many facials.

[WillC]

After Vince Carter, the best dunker of the 2000s was Tracy McGrady.

[RRR3]

After Vince Carter, the best dunker of the 2000s was Tracy McGrady.
:cheers:

[bdreason]

J-Rich

[WillC]

:cheers:

He's still not a top 50 player ever though ;)

[IGOTGAME]

http://sportsbore.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/nba-jason-richardson-dunk1.jpg

Kobe has had so many memorable dunks that I can't see putting J-Rich over him. All bball fans know Kobe's baseline windmill series and the behind the back into the reverse against the Nuggets, the dunk on Nash. Then you add in all the facials! Kobe was a better in game dunker than J-Rich.

[G-Funk]

1.) Vince Carter
2.) Kobe
3.) Amare
4.) J-Rich
5.) Tracy McGrady
6.) Dwayne Wade
7.) Shaqille O'Neal
8.) Josh Smith
9.) Lebron James
10.) Ginobli

[RRR3]

He's still not a top 50 player ever though ;)
Sulks.:cry:

[StroShow4]

1.) Vince Carter
2.) Kobe
3.) Amare
4.) J-Rich
5.) Tracy McGrady
6.) Dwayne Wade
7.) Shaqille O'Neal
8.) Josh Smith
9.) Lebron James
10.) Ginobli

Not sure if serious?

[Heavincent]

10.) Ginobli

What?

And I think Richard Jefferson deserves some credit here too. He was a pretty good dunker in his day. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK85TIRJJCk

His dunks are always smooth as ****. I think he belongs in the top 10 dunkers of the 2000s.

[SDtotheBay]

In game: Kobe, Amare, Swift, Wade
Dunk contest: Carter

JRich dunk contest >>> Carter's

[G-train]

http://nsa27.casimages.com/img/2011/08/05/110805050831796791.gif

LeBron, trying a move like that, would travel, fumble the ball and fall on his face. :pimp:

Oh you mean like this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o9a6N_ZyH4

p0wneeeeeedddddddd!!!!!!!!1111111111

[G-train]

Kobe is super athletic but his dunks are simply not as graceful or co-ordinated as Jordan, T-Mac, Wade and Lebron. He looks all lanky half the time with arms and legs flailing everywhere.
Kobe would still be a top 5 dunker of the 2000's despite my obvious distaste for his dunking style.

[Heavincent]

Oh you mean like this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o9a6N_ZyH4

p0wneeeeeedddddddd!!!!!!!!1111111111

That was sloppy. It wasn't close to being a clean dunk.

[G-train]

Oh you mean like this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o9a6N_ZyH4

p0wneeeeeedddddddd!!!!!!!!1111111111

Or if you meant the crossover part then: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PplvNDqPvKs

[G-train]

That was sloppy. It wasn't close to being a clean dunk.

get out of here with that weak stuff. It was highly impressive, not 'sloppy'. So what id he didnt slam it through 100% clean.

[Heavincent]

get out of here with that weak stuff. It was highly impressive, not 'sloppy'. So what id he didnt slam it through 100% clean.

Kobe's was way more impressive. The entire process just looked way smoother when Kobe did it and he dunked it through cleanly.

[eliteballer]

Kobes dunks arent smooth?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wtn5qhR9cvU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCDEeOtQ5Zs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNemKXW6YcM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cI0jputJ1i0

[MVPeeonyou]

Imma go with the most underrated dunker...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFMICxHW5CM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qq-kb8fje0c
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uStWE_tAexw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX8i-E6mu5M&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHLsJ8V7elI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHE08w1Jgdc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5ov_GE5HqA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2gL2-3m8ro0

[jleedadj]

There's much debate on who is in-game best and contest best. The biggest difference between them would be that there is usually someone guarding the dunker. Thus, you also need to include in the criteria things of situation such as how the player attacks the basket, how he takes off the floor, how he adjusts in mid-air, and how he finishes it.

I think Kobe's dunks shine more during the game mainly because he just knows how to get the basket and finish it over the defenders. So his dunks usually follow after a certain dribble moves and the transition to the dunk where he shows his instinctive decision making of either overpowering the defender or adjusting his body in mid-air to get around the defender or the combination of both. It's not really about whether he did a 360 or reverse or whatever. You see Kobe doing a normal one-hand jam over others and it looks different every time because of the variance in the transition from dribbling to taking off the floor to mid-air adjustment to finishing it. His dunks are great because his moves show incredible flexibility according to the situation and pulls the right moves that just look right therefore beautiful.

As for Vince's in-game dunks, his ball handling is not so good as Kobe and he just is a different character in terms of a basketball player. Compared to Kobe, he lacks finess and you can see that in every aspect of basketball when compared to Kobe. But he has more hop and power which usually make up much of the overall impact of a dunk. I remember him giving such impact with his hop ability and mid-air adjustment that make people go :eek: :bowdown:
His specialty in dunk were incredible hop and body control and the unseen combination of power and finess.

I used to love Amare in PHX particularly when he was in the playoffs dunking against the Warriors. Foyle was getting dunked on like there was no tomorrow. The level of posterization was a different one for his case simply because he was a big guy dunking on another big guy and he literally dunked OVER. I miss him back in the days..

[East_Stone_Ya]

ya clowns have totally forgotten about Ricky Davis

http://s.mcstatic.com/thumb/378945/2725065/4/directors_cut/0/1/ricky_davis_superb_dunks.jpg

[RRR3]

Kobe's was way more impressive. The entire process just looked way smoother when Kobe did it and he dunked it through cleanly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFDX5wQz4VE:bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

[DatDudeD]

after vince i would have to go with kobe.... simply because he has a great balance of quality and quantity, his has tons of memorable IN GAME dunks. #8 kobe was throwing down nasty dunks nightly. I have t mac and amare right behind him. I think d wade is a better dunker than lebron imo i like his style more lebron is more speed and power but surprisingly doesn't have much variety to his dunk and doesn't dunk on people as often as u think he would.

Oh yeah and cant forget josh smith also nasty left handed dunks all day

[Burgz]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZA2WVOW2Pc

crab self alleyoop:facepalm :facepalm :facepalm :facepalm

[Burgz]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycYVUqjSCbE

this guy.

[StroShow4]

This thread inspired me to write a blog post on my top 15 dunkers of the 2000s (http://nba247365.com/?p=2560). Just thought I'd share.

[SunsCaptain]

Jared Dudley - he got around 8 or 9 dunks last season!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlJmZiWh9SM

[Noob Saibot]

for a dunk contest gotta say J-Rich

for in games, i would say either prime T-Mac or LeBron. Wade and Amare are close as well.

Of course a lot folks are going with Kobe because of his quantity of dunk footage. Glad to see some less known dunkers like Ricky Davis, Desmond Mason, Josh Smith, and Richard Jefferson get some mentions. Dem boys was nasty too.