worst dunk contest participants ever ?

[tomtucker]

come on, with all the great players in the league these days.....those 4 ? :confusedshrug:

[Lebron23]

I hope they televise the NBDL Dunk Contest. It looks like that I am not going to watch this year's dunk contest.

I don't want to see another Fred Jones wins the prestigious dunk contest.

[Rake2204]

I hope they televise the NBDL Dunk Contest. It looks like that I am not going to watch this years dunk contest.

I don't want to see another Fred Jones wins the prestigious dunk contest.
Yay bland high school level unoriginality! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2yfZ7yZ-XY

[Bob Cousy]

Chase Budinger is not even dunk contest worthy athletic.

He's a GREAT volleyball style leaper and was one of the best collegent volleyball player in the country but ...

volleyball leaping =/= basketball leaping.

to be a great dunker you need creativity in your dunks.

[ralph_i_el]

at least the whole thing won't be a Kia commercial that was fixed from the start.



Chase Budinger is not even dunk contest worthy athletic.

He's a GREAT volleyball style leaper and was one of the best collegent volleyball player in the country but ...

volleyball leaping =/= basketball leaping.

to be a great dunker you need creativity in your dunks.

the kid can throw it down. He's an excellent leaper

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE2mF2nntTc

he looks too smooth and calm on his dunks though

[Lebron23]

Yay bland high school level unoriginality! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2yfZ7yZ-XY


:oldlol: :oldlol: :oldlol:

[Bob Cousy]

at least the whole thing won't be a Kia commercial that was fixed from the start.
instead it Jeremy Lin showcase that will be fixed from the start.

a certain demographic of people will tune in just to watch Lin pass the ball to Shumpert.


= ratings through the roof.

[Bob Cousy]

at least the whole thing won't be a Kia commercial that was fixed from the start.




the kid can throw it down. He's an excellent leaper

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE2mF2nntTc

he looks too smooth and calm on his dunks though
that had to be the worst highlight reel I ever saw in my life ... no joke.:facepalm

[Reverend Hoops]

It worse because it all fan voting now, which guarantees Iman Shumpert is gonna win (Linsanity).

[ralph_i_el]

that had to be the worst highlight reel I ever saw in my life ... no joke.:facepalm
that's not a highlight reel. It's just a couple of dunks that show that the dude can dunk pretty well...


edit: he dunks off one foot in those video's. that probably contributes to it looking plain and average. Probably will go off 2 in the dunk contest right?

[Rake2204]

that had to be the worst highlight reel I ever saw in my life ... no joke.:facepalm
I'm sure I've seen worse, but I agree it's certainly not a stellar reel. I remember hearing a ton about Budinger's insane volleyball inspired hops but man, he is one of the plainest dunkers I've ever seen in terms of what I expected versus what I've seen. I have to say I'm at least curious about him though. Like, does he just have something against doing anything more than necessary during a real game? Because honestly, the stories of his hops have stretched far and wide. There's got to be something there, right?

[Bob Cousy]

that's not a highlight reel. It's just a couple of dunks that show that the dude can dunk pretty well...:facepalm

[I<3NBA]

I have no respect for Lebron if he never once in his life play in a dunk contest. it should definitely be Blake vs Lebron this year. Howard should play too. and also Kobe.

[DDensity]

I have no respect for Lebron if he never once in his life play in a dunk contest. it should definitely be Blake vs Lebron this year. Howard should play too. and also Kobe.

Kobe isn't a high flyer anymore. Far from it actually. Would be more interesting to see how run with the PGs in the skills competition.

[nightprowler10]

Derrick Williams is gonna run away with this thing.

[Bob Cousy]

I have no respect for Lebron if he never once in his life play in a dunk contest. it should definitely be Blake vs Lebron this year. Howard should play too. and also Kobe.
after seeing Kobe miss an open dunk for the first time in his NBA career ... I say nah.

[shallehalle]

I have no respect for Lebron if he never once in his life play in a dunk contest. it should definitely be Blake vs Lebron this year. Howard should play too. and also Kobe.
Kobe? :roll:
He didn't do anything special in the 1997 dunk contest.

Shumpert has crazy creative dunks

Paul Goerge is overrated and everyone will be like.. oh.. yeah.. that was ok, but nothing more..

Williams can do some cool dunks

Budinger.. ok.. either he has something special up his sleeve or NBA should apologize after putting him in the dunk contest, like Gerald Wallace

[FireDavidKahn]

The NBA has officially given up on the dunk contest when they changed it to only 1 round and having the winner determined solely by the fans. They should just get rid of it completely or change it back to like it was. We already know that Lin is going to win the contest anyway because of fan voting.

[pauk]

After 2000 the DunkContest only went downhill with a rapid rate....

There is really nobody that can revive the dunk contest today unless Lebron, Dwight, Griffin, Kobe, Wade, Durant, Rose participate..... Kobe/Wade/Durant not greatest dunkers.... but who wouldnt want to see this competition? It would be very entertaining....

I mean, whats the point of throwing in some random dunker in there like.... Chase Buddinger... not like we gona see something creative from those guys anyways....

[Bob Cousy]

After 2000 the DunkContest only went downhill with a rapid rate....

There is really nobody that can revive the dunk contest today unless Lebron, Dwight, Griffin, Kobe, Wade, Durant, Rose participate..... Kobe/Wade/Durant not greatest dunkers.... but who wouldnt want to see this competition? It would be very entertaining....
It wouldn't be entertaining at all ...

not the slightest.

great dunkers make the contest interesting, not the names at the back of the jersey.

[donald_trump]

After 2000 the DunkContest only went downhill with a rapid rate....

There is really nobody that can revive the dunk contest today unless Lebron, Dwight, Griffin, Kobe, Wade, Durant, Rose participate..... Kobe/Wade/Durant not greatest dunkers.... but who wouldnt want to see this competition? It would be very entertaining....

I mean, whats the point of throwing in some random dunker in there like.... Chase Buddinger... not like we gona see something creative from those guys anyways....

yeah, lets all just forget j-rich... :oldlol:

i think a lot of people are going to be surprised with this crop of players.
shumpert can throw the thing down, and hes creative when it comes to dunk contest type stuff. plus he has a 42 inch vertical...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVhm_qHzE8k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keAT6K9VpS4

chase can get up. has a 40 inch vertical...
george would be somewhere similar. plus he has a bit of dominique about him when he dunks.

derrick isn't quite the same leaper but he seems to have the best body control of the lot, so he might be able to pull off the most moves in the air for all we know.

i think it'll be good. not the best, but one of the better ones.

[pauk]

It wouldn't be entertaining at all ...

not the slightest.

great dunkers make the contest interesting, not the names at the back of the jersey.

I agree... but at this point there is really nobody but LEBRON who could do something creative and get a 50 out of it....... something we have never seen before in a NBA dunkcontest...

he could do windmills, alleyoops and maybe even between the legs ALL FROM THE FREETHROW LINE..... and who knows what more he can come up with aswell....

All these random dudes you throw in there nowadays will not do anything special......... you will see... been there done that......

Vince Carter killed it in 2000.... Jason Richardson did some nice things to after that... but thats about it.... everything after that was just horrible-non-creative-overrated-PROPS using dunks...

[Fudge]

I agree... but at this point there is really nobody but LEBRON who could do something creative and get a 50 out of it....... something we have never seen before in a NBA dunkcontest...

he could do windmills, alleyoops and maybe even between the legs ALL FROM THE FREETHROW LINE..... and who knows what more he can come up with aswell....

All these random dudes you throw in there nowadays will not do anything special......... you will see... been there done that...
:roll:

[pauk]

:roll:

excuse me?

[Scholar]

I agree... but at this point there is really nobody but LEBRON who could do something creative and get a 50 out of it....... something we have never seen before in a NBA dunkcontest...

he could do windmills, alleyoops and maybe even between the legs ALL FROM THE FREETHROW LINE..... and who knows what more he can come up with aswell....

:facepalm

Oh, really? So LeBron James is capable of all those things but refuses to join the dunk contest, knowing that another one of his dick riders truly believes he could revive the dunk contest?

Wow. What is LeBron waiting for then? He should enter RIGHT NOW! They'll make room for him! :eek:





























:banghead:

[Bob Cousy]

I agree... but at this point there is really nobody but LEBRON who could do something creative and get a 50 out of it....... something we have never seen before in a NBA dunkcontest...

he could do windmills, alleyoops and maybe even between the legs ALL FROM THE FREETHROW LINE..... and who knows what more he can come up with aswell....

All these random dudes you throw in there nowadays will not do anything special......... you will see... been there done that......

Vince Carter killed it in 2000.... Jason Richardson did some nice things to after that... but thats about it.... everything after that was just horrible-non-creative-overrated-PROPS using dunks...I don't think you're troll or anything, you're an ok guy ...


but if you keep saying stuff like that then i will have to put you on ignore.

:confusedshrug:

[2swift4u]

really a totally lame line-up! it's a pity that the good players/dunkers don't care about the dunk contest anymore...

[pauk]

I don't think you're troll or anything, you're an ok guy ...


but if you keep saying stuff like that then i will have to put you on ignore.

:confusedshrug:

:facepalm

Here is who we are talking about:

http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc500/pauk666/LeBron-James-Dunk.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vhwxA1psuxE/SjSubN1h0vI/AAAAAAAAANY/4Ajm0EbTJYg/s400/james-dunk-free-throw.jpg

The guy who dunked further than ANYBODY in NBA history in an actual NBA game......... and while he dunked it there, he was still at rim level....

Now.... imagine what he can do with the freedom of dunkcontest, with freedom of not having 5 defenders around you?


SO...

Lebron can take of from FT line? CHECK
Lebron can twist the ball around before dunking it from there? (windmill) Possibly.... CHECK
Lebron can take of from the FT line and grab a ball and dunk it? (alleyoop) Possibly.... CHECK
Lebron can take of from the FT line and **** the ball back and dunk it with two hands? (tomahawk) Possibly... CHECK

Lebron can take of from the FT line while taking it between the legs in air and then dunk it? MAYBE MAYBE MAYBE

[pauk]

...and yes.. im therefore pissed at Lebron for not entering the dunkcontest....

[Fudge]

But if he CAN, (and im sure he can with ease) why doesn't he?

Oh wait wait it was because at first, he thought Blake would be defending his contest title so he didn't want to make it a huge event where he'd get embarrassed in front of millions of fans. So right when Blake resorted to not defend his title this year, good ol LeBron comes out of nowhere and says he would consider it. Dude likes to take the easy way out, story of his life. :oldlol:

[pauk]

But if he CAN, (and im sure he can with ease) why doesn't he?

Oh wait wait it was because at first, he thought Blake would be defending his contest title so he didn't want to make it a huge event where he'd get embarrassed in front of millions of fans. So right when Blake resorted to not defend his title this year, good ol LeBron comes out of nowhere and says he would consider it. Dude likes to take the easy way out, story of his life. :oldlol:

Excellent question... told you.. im pissed at Lebron for not entering the dunkcontest...

....and.. wait what? Griffin? omg.... Lebron could have won that dunkcontest with his eyes closed! Anything Griffin did there Lebron could do AND MUCH BETTER..... and do much more...... what Griffin did was absolutely horrible... and the competition? even more horrible.... its Griffin who would have been embarrassed...

After seeing Griffin win it last year i got pissed at Lebron even more actually.....

[Bob Cousy]

:facepalm

Here is who we are talking about:

http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc500/pauk666/LeBron-James-Dunk.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vhwxA1psuxE/SjSubN1h0vI/AAAAAAAAANY/4Ajm0EbTJYg/s400/james-dunk-free-throw.jpg

The guy who dunked further than ANYBODY in NBA history in an actual NBA game......... and while he dunked it there, he was still at rim level....

Now.... imagine what he can do with the freedom of dunkcontest, with freedom of not having 5 defenders around you?


SO...

Lebron can take of from FT line? CHECK
Lebron can twist the ball around before dunking it from there? (windmill) Possibly.... CHECK
Lebron can take of from the FT line and grab a ball and dunk it? (alleyoop) Possibly.... CHECK
Lebron can take of from the FT line and **** the ball back and dunk it with two hands? (tomahawk) Possibly... CHECK

Lebron can take of from the FT line while taking it between the legs in air and then dunk it? MAYBE MAYBE MAYBE
Through the legs from the FT line is life threatening.

[Dictator]

Surely lebron can dunk from freethrow line.....he 6'9, with a 40' vert and his arm reach is like 9'4.......

[pauk]

Through the legs from the FT line is life threatening.

Its only one-legged specialists who could pull that of with practice..... like James White (best one-legged leaper ever, watch him on youtube, he pulled of all those dunks im talking about with utmost ease), Lebron, Julius Erving...

[pauk]

Surely lebron can dunk from freethrow line.....he 6'9, with a 40' vert and his arm reach is like 9'4.......

Yes... but its not only that, you must be a one-legged leaper... which Lebron is... probably the best one at that since only James White...

[Dictator]

Yes... but its not only that, you must be a one-legged leaper... which Lebron is

not really. Vince carter almost got the whole freethrow line and he's a two foot jumper....

[pauk]

....like i said... im pissed at Lebron for not entering dunkcontest.... because i know exactly what he can do... im a Lebron hater in that sence... :oldlol:

[pauk]

not really. Vince carter almost got the whole freethrow line and he's a two foot jumper....

Yes... but rewatch it... he stepped way over the FT line and BARELLY got there... of all his dunks he did there he got the least points on that one....

One-legged leaper means you get your HIGHEST vert by sprinting and taking of one leg (by majority its the left leg)..... like James White, Lebron James and Julius Erving.....

Vince Carter even called Lebron for "Having a bionic left leg", gona see if i can find that youtube video


Its only these type of high flyers that can pull of creative long distance dunks.... and the only such one-legged high flyer today is Lebron James...

**** Lebron, you better get in there before its to late! :banghead:

[donald_trump]

Yes... but its not only that, you must be a one-legged leaper... which Lebron is... probably the best one at that since only James White...

lebron could tomahawk it with one hand from the free throw, but thats it.

between the legs? are you delusional? there is one person in history thats done it and its james white, who happens to be an olympic level high jumper and long jumper. lebron is neither, nor has he practiced either of those things like james white has.

you are a fool for thinking he could.

[fsvr54]

They don't want to risk injury to the stars, pretty much it.

[pauk]

lebron could tomahawk it with one hand from the free throw, but thats it.

between the legs? are you delusional? there is one person in history thats done it and its james white, who happens to be an olympic level high jumper and long jumper. lebron is neither, nor has he practiced either of those things like james white has.

you are a fool for thinking he could.

Between the legs? I said only maybe.... its possible considering his one legged long distance jumping ability...

Only a tomahawk huh? What about windmill and alleyoop? No? Why?

How hard could it be? Alleyoop is just timing....... and Windmill is Lebrons easiest go to dunk.... Windmill is probably even more easier than Tomahawk for Lebron... lol..

Oh speaking of Alleyoops, how about Jumping OVER somebody while doing an alleyoop? Im sure Lebron can do that, if he could do it ingame... im sure he can do in dunkcontest... that should give a 50 :D

[Bob Cousy]

Its only one-legged specialists who could pull that of with practice..... like James White (best one-legged leaper ever, watch him on youtube, he pulled of all those dunks im talking about with utmost ease), Lebron, Julius Erving...James White is an elite level leaper among the world, not just in terms of basketball.

you're severely underestimating how difficult it is to focus on a THROUGH LEGS MOTION while taking off from the FT line.

there is just not enough hang time available to do any sort of motion in the air and still land the dunk cleanly.

again James White is an exception to this.

[pauk]

So the dunks that will give Lebron all 50s i can guarantee you Lebron can do is:

1. Dunk from the FT line (50)
2. Windmill from the FT line (50)
3. Tomahawk from the FT line (50)
4. Alleyoop from the FT line (50)
5. Jump over somebody while doing an alleyoop (John Lucas? :D) (50)
6. Im sure he can think up of something else to...

Honorable mention:
Between the legs from FT line? Can not guarantee... but not impossible... it gets more and more possible the closer he gets to the rim..... because a simple between the legs dunk for him is childsplay.....


Baring the competition? Who the **** could compete with that today? Tell me? Lebron will win the dunk contest............



and once again.... **** Lebron for not entering dunk contest :cry:

[shallehalle]

I truly believe that Lebron could do a windmill form the FT line, between the legs is too hard, even James White has made it, but remember that he has been dunking from the FT line since HS. Lebron should have joined the contest when he was playing his last year with the Cavs, because he jumped REALLY high that season and did some sick dunks during warm ups. But now.. I also really mad that that kind of athlete has never joined the dunk contest..

[Fudge]

Excellent question... told you.. im pissed at Lebron for not entering the dunkcontest...

....and.. wait what? Griffin? omg.... Lebron could have won that dunkcontest with his eyes closed! Anything Griffin did there Lebron could do AND MUCH BETTER..... and do much more...... what Griffin did was absolutely horrible... and the competition? even more horrible.... its Griffin who would have been embarrassed...

After seeing Griffin win it last year i got pissed at Lebron even more actually.....
:facepalm

[pauk]

I truly believe that Lebron could do a windmill form the FT line, between the legs is too hard, even James White has made it, but remember that he has been dunking from the FT line since HS. Lebron should have joined the contest when he was playing his last year with the Cavs, because he jumped REALLY high that season and did some sick dunks during warm ups. But now.. I also really mad that that kind of athlete has never joined the dunk contest..

Exactly! He should do it before its to late... he is not getting any younger... cmon Bron! :mad:

[FireDavidKahn]

lebron could tomahawk it with one hand from the free throw, but thats it.

between the legs? are you delusional? there is one person in history thats done it and its james white, who happens to be an olympic level high jumper and long jumper. lebron is neither, nor has he practiced either of those things like james white has.

you are a fool for thinking he could.
No he isn't.

[shallehalle]

So the dunks that will give Lebron all 50s i can guarantee you Lebron can do is:

1. Dunk from the FT line (50)
2. Windmill from the FT line (50)
3. Tomahawk from the FT line (50)
4. Alleyoop from the FT line (50)
5. Jump over somebody while doing an alleyoop (John Lucas? :D) (50)
6. Im sure he can think up of something else to...

Honorable mention:
Between the legs from FT line? Can not guarantee... but not impossible... it gets more and more possible the closer he gets to the rim..... because a simple between the legs dunk for him is childsplay.....


Baring the competition? Who the **** could compete with that today? Tell me? Lebron will win the dunk contest............



and once again.... **** Lebron for not entering dunk contest :cry:
Alley oop from FT line? If you want that to look good, then it's harder than between the legs from the FT line.

He could win, if he practiced, BUT..

[Dictator]

No he isn't.

James white high jump in "highschool" would have placed him eight in the summer olympics.....

Dude can almost grab the top of the backboard......

[Rake2204]

Yes... but rewatch it... he stepped way over the FT line and BARELLY got there... of all his dunks he did there he got the least points on that one....
I'm totally splitting hairs on this one, but if you're talking about the NBA Dunk Contest, Vince did in fact jump from way in front of the line. It was a two-handed dunk. And he did receive a 50. His lowest score came on his second dunk of the night where Kenny Smith gave him a 9, resulting in the only non-50 of the night. I think the only reason he went with the two-hand 14'9'' finish is because he thought he was already done, as is detailed in the video below: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asPQFUB1XMs

I'll say though, VC was dangerously close to LBJ in terms of in-game takeoffs. His flush against New York was closer, but not by much. I feel like we had a thread talking about this before? Samuel Dalembert also took off from the line.



How hard could it be? Alleyoop is just timing....... and Windmill is Lebrons easiest go to dunk.... Windmill is probably even more easier than Tomahawk for Lebron... lol..

Oh speaking of Alleyoops, how about Jumping OVER somebody while doing an alleyoop? Im sure Lebron can do that, if he could do it ingame... im sure he can do in dunkcontest... that should give a 50 :D
Even for a prime LeBron (it could be argued current Bron is prime Bron), I feel you are vastly overstating the simplicity with which these dunks could be completed. It sort of reminds me of a friend I had in high school who thought he'd solved boxing. Regarding an upcoming bout, we'd say, "Dude, you're going to get your face beat" to which he'd respond, "Then I'll just put my hands up here", covering his face. We'd laugh and say, "Dude, then he's just going to punch you in the stomach" and he countered with, "Then I'll just put my hands down there."

What I'm saying is, when you claim an alley-oop from the free throw line is "just timing", I feel you are at least slightly out of touch with how these things work. And I know you said lol when you claimed windmills are easier than tomahawks for LeBron but there was still that feeling that you were trivializing how difficult they can be to pull off, particularly from 15 feet away.

If you've ever dunked, you probably had a max distance you could flush from, right? For instance, I'm not sure I can say I ever took off from further than 10 feet away on a flush, if that. But just because we could take off from 10 feet away (or whatever it is), it doesn't mean any other dunks in our repertoire were thereby open to being completed from our max distance. Often, jumping from that far away is the trick, because it's hard to do. So to conclude that a person can jump from the free throw line and make it with room to spare, and he can also windmill off one foot, therefore he must then be able to surely windmill from the free throw line is not certain logic. It's surely not out of the realm of possibility, but it's not to be assumed.

Finally, and this is just personal opinion, but I've never been particularly fond of contest dunks where the trick is a player dunking over another human/prop because most of the time, if you take that prop away, the dunk would look terribly plain jane. It'd likely be a one or two hand dunk with a player's legs spread. Not that impressive. Less impressive are the moments when players (Nate Robinson) use that off-hand for a major boost over their prop or when a prop is leaning over (Desmond Mason over Rashard Lewis). It's never been that appealing to me. It seems to be more about the prop (hello Superman cape) than the dunk itself.

[DRose1899]

Paul George will win this shit.

but smh no even DeAndre

[NumberSix]

LeBron........ for not entering

[Sarcastic]

It worse because it all fan voting now, which guarantees Iman Shumpert is gonna win (Linsanity).

Shumpert is a good dunker.

[Sarcastic]

:facepalm

Here is who we are talking about:

http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc500/pauk666/LeBron-James-Dunk.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vhwxA1psuxE/SjSubN1h0vI/AAAAAAAAANY/4Ajm0EbTJYg/s400/james-dunk-free-throw.jpg

The guy who dunked further than ANYBODY in NBA history in an actual NBA game......... and while he dunked it there, he was still at rim level....

Now.... imagine what he can do with the freedom of dunkcontest, with freedom of not having 5 defenders around you?


SO...

Lebron can take of from FT line? CHECK
Lebron can twist the ball around before dunking it from there? (windmill) Possibly.... CHECK
Lebron can take of from the FT line and grab a ball and dunk it? (alleyoop) Possibly.... CHECK
Lebron can take of from the FT line and **** the ball back and dunk it with two hands? (tomahawk) Possibly... CHECK

Lebron can take of from the FT line while taking it between the legs in air and then dunk it? MAYBE MAYBE MAYBE


His foot is over the line.

[dbk123]

you guys are seriously underrating paul george...

vince carter style 360...but he goes between the LEGS!!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhYrlonUsP0&feature=related

[CavaliersFTW]

His foot is over the line.

:lol

Bron can't free-throw dunk w/o cheating!

[DRose1899]

you guys are seriously underrating paul george...

vince carter style 360...but he goes between the LEGS!!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhYrlonUsP0&feature=related
Goddamn, he won the contest already :bowdown:

[CavaliersFTW]

you guys are seriously underrating paul george...

vince carter style 360...but he goes between the LEGS!!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhYrlonUsP0&feature=related

Fake. Can't even see his face.

[CardiacKemba]

Fake. Can't even see his face.

It's legit.

Shumpert and George both have insane hops, and probably have a few tricks up their sleeve. Williams can throw them down hard, have seen him do 360 in game pretty easily so he'll bring something to the contest. Not sure about/why Buddinger is there. He may have OK vertical or whatever, but his dunks look boring, and he is definitely not an entertaining showman.

[dbk123]

Fake. Can't even see his face.


its real bro trust me. it was during the summer and was posted via twitte

[Heavincent]

he could do windmills, alleyoops and maybe even between the legs ALL FROM THE FREETHROW LINE..... and who knows what more he can come up with aswell....


Yeah, and I bet he can warp time and space as well :roll: :roll: :roll:

Get real man.

[CavaliersFTW]

its real bro trust me. it was during the summer and was posted via twitte

:lol I was just kidding its cool

[Kiarip]

I actually think this dunk contest is really good. It's always much better for the most part when players that don't have a name for themselves go.

Blake Griffin was terrible last year, he had no impressive dunks, Derozan arguably got robbed there, and he's just like these other "no name" guys...

I think it's gonna be just fine.

[tomtucker]

I actually think this dunk contest is really good. It's always much better for the most part when players that don't have a name for themselves go.

Blake Griffin was terrible last year, he had no impressive dunks, Derozan arguably got robbed there, and he's just like these other "no name" guys...

I think it's gonna be just fine.

yeah, perhaps they want to make a name for themselfes, and go all out with creativity .........lets hope so.......:cheers:

[Figlo]

Worst participant ever = Gerarld Wallace

Shumpert:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bX1OMc3l3N0

Paul George:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TDviSeP3YZ4

These two seem legit to me, don't know about the two others

but Paul George is gonna win it.

[All Net]

Yeah don't see this being that entertaining...

[vincentda]

The best dunk contest at allstar weekend every year is the Sprite Showdown which takes place on Friday nights. Its only streamed on nba.com but they show a edited recap of it on NBATV the next day. LeBron judges it each year with a rapper. First year it was Drake and this year it's J.Cole.

Check out these 4 dunkers and compare them to the NBA contestants
http://bit.ly/2012Finals

Lebron runs out of the building after watching dunker in the finals
http://youtu.be/gB6JBLoCnL8

[Shade8780]

Gotta be Darrell Armstrong. He did a layup in the Dunk Contest :lol :roll:

[Tmuston Beltics]

They don't want to risk injury to the stars, pretty much it.


I don't get it.. The actual possibility for injury is quite small. You just do a few dunks and that's it.

[JMT]

Condensed season, little rest, no "star" player wants to get hurt in a contest that hasn't meant anything in years.

Plus, fan voting? How embarrassing would it be for popular opinion to put LeBron at the back of the pack?

[nathanjizzle]

tyrus thomas "im just going to do some dunks, and get the check"

[nathanjizzle]

:facepalm

Here is who we are talking about:

http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc500/pauk666/LeBron-James-Dunk.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vhwxA1psuxE/SjSubN1h0vI/AAAAAAAAANY/4Ajm0EbTJYg/s400/james-dunk-free-throw.jpg

The guy who dunked further than ANYBODY in NBA history in an actual NBA game......... and while he dunked it there, he was still at rim level....

Now.... imagine what he can do with the freedom of dunkcontest, with freedom of not having 5 defenders around you?


SO...

Lebron can take of from FT line? CHECK
Lebron can twist the ball around before dunking it from there? (windmill) Possibly.... CHECK
Lebron can take of from the FT line and grab a ball and dunk it? (alleyoop) Possibly.... CHECK
Lebron can take of from the FT line and **** the ball back and dunk it with two hands? (tomahawk) Possibly... CHECK

Lebron can take of from the FT line while taking it between the legs in air and then dunk it? MAYBE MAYBE MAYBE

wow you arguments are so biased for lebron. Everyone knows that dunk wasnt a free throw line dunk. And i like how you actually didnt included a picture of where he actually stepped.

its sad how you still feel he can do a windmill dunk from the free throw line when he cant even do a regular dunk from the free throw line.

[nathanjizzle]

pauk seriously thinks lebron could do a windmill dunk from the free throw line.:oldlol:

I can tell he doesnt play the game and is garbage at it. dude is straight delusional riding lebrons nuts its not even funny. Seriously i want to sock him in his face just for saying stupid shit like that and believing it.

[nathanjizzle]

Lebrons windmill dunk on a open break. Notice how hes not even close to doing that from the free throw line, and if you think so your a delusional idiot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wilXLYg4nnA

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/5280/lebronwindmilldunk.png

[nathanjizzle]

:facepalm

Here is who we are talking about:

http://i1214.photobucket.com/albums/cc500/pauk666/LeBron-James-Dunk.jpg
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vhwxA1psuxE/SjSubN1h0vI/AAAAAAAAANY/4Ajm0EbTJYg/s400/james-dunk-free-throw.jpg

The guy who dunked further than ANYBODY in NBA history in an actual NBA game......... and while he dunked it there, he was still at rim level....

Now.... imagine what he can do with the freedom of dunkcontest, with freedom of not having 5 defenders around you?


SO...

Lebron can take of from FT line? CHECK
Lebron can twist the ball around before dunking it from there? (windmill) Possibly.... CHECK
Lebron can take of from the FT line and grab a ball and dunk it? (alleyoop) Possibly.... CHECK
Lebron can take of from the FT line and **** the ball back and dunk it with two hands? (tomahawk) Possibly... CHECK

Lebron can take of from the FT line while taking it between the legs in air and then dunk it? MAYBE MAYBE MAYBE


you forgot this frame. you probably do the same shit with lebron stats. his back heal isnt even touching the free throw line. sad

http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/4638/lebronnotdunkinfromftl.png

[Rake2204]

Gotta be Darrell Armstrong. He did a layup in the Dunk Contest :lol :roll:
Ha, but the truth is at least in Armstrong's case, that layup was merely him conceding his round. There were 90-second dunk programs back then, where players were required to finish three dunks in that time span. Each of Armstrong's run-ups required a 65 foot sprinting start. He finished his first dunk (a pretty sick double pump reverse) then had the next couple rim out. By the time he'd reached the end of his run, with just one dunk completed, he knew he wasn't going to advance. Plus, he was clearly out of gas from 90-seconds of sprinting. As such, when his mis-stepped on his footing, he just sort of threw it up there because time was expiring anyway.

I think Kenny Smith's labeling of Armstrong as one of the worst dunkers ever in one of his countdowns a few years ago really seemed to bring about a myth about Darrell's performance.

For me, one of the worst dunk contest performers ever has to be Tony Dumas, simply for his gross mis-management of time. He spends the first 45 seconds dancing around, wiggling, and posing for the crowd (while missing one dunk). Then he looks at the crowd, stunned, and then runs out to touch half court before trying his next dunk, at which point he begins to blame his knee. At least Armstrong went full blast and actually made a dunk while not trying to act like he was the coolest guy of 1995: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FC3o2FXnZs

[Bob Cousy]

Ha, but the truth is at least in Armstrong's case, that layup was merely him conceding his round. There were 90-second dunk programs back then, where players were required to finish three dunks in that time span. Each of Armstrong's run-ups required a 65 foot sprinting start. He finished his first dunk (a pretty sick double pump reverse) then had the next couple rim out. By the time he'd reached the end of his run, with just one dunk completed, he knew he wasn't going to advance. Plus, he was clearly out of gas from 90-seconds of sprinting. As such, when his mis-stepped on his footing, he just sort of threw it up there because time was expiring anyway.

I think Kenny Smith's labeling of Armstrong as one of the worst dunkers ever in one of his countdowns a few years ago really seemed to bring about a myth about Darrell's performance.

For me, one of the worst dunk contest performers ever has to be Tony Dumas, simply for his gross mis-management of time. He spends the first 45 seconds dancing around, wiggling, and posing for the crowd (while missing one dunk). Then he looks at the crowd, stunned, and then runs out to touch half court before trying his next dunk, at which point he begins to blame his knee. At least Armstrong went full blast and actually made a dunk while not trying to act like he was the coolest guy of 1995: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FC3o2FXnZs:roll:

[Living Being]

Why do we get crappy dunk contests year after year? Don't they listen to the fans? Or are most fans idiots?

The contest sucked with only 4 dunkers and 2 rounds....now 1 round.

We should decide the format....

6 dunkers, 3 rounds. Player and fan voting to decide who will participate (if willing)....no more of these "oh, he's willing...let's throw him in there" no-name/washed up/can't dunk/can't handle the spotlight scrubs.

No more pointless flashy props also.

If you are going to have the event....do it right, or not at all. 2-on-2 would be better.

[Living Being]

LMAO @ Penny's face @ Dumas performance.

Just found this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7dV-CTNDg4&feature=endscreen&NR=1

Jamie Watson did well there with no crowd reaction because he wasn't well-known and lacked charisma.

[Rake2204]

LMAO @ Penny's face @ Dumas performance.

Just found this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7dV-CTNDg4&feature=endscreen&NR=1

Jamie Watson did well there with no crowd reaction because he wasn't well-known and lacked charisma.
Yep, I'm being completely honest when I say I used to try to imitate Jamie Watson when I was younger (on a much, much lower hoop). I thought he turned in a heck of a performance and had he finished the bounce-to-side-windmill, he may have given Harold Miner a run for a his money.

You're right about the charisma though. That counted for a lot when those 90-second programs were in play. You can feel the crowd spark up anytime a player began playing to them, whether it was forced or not. So I mean, at least Tony Dumas was on the right track, kind of.

[Rake2204]

Just stumbled across this and thought I'd share... I still think Kenny Smith jokingly suggesting Darrell Armstrong shot a layup on purpose has created a stigma around Armstrong and his true dunk abilities. For those that don't know, he didn't reach the NBA until his mid-20's. Before then, he was doing stuff like this in Cyprus and Spain:

http://i.imgur.com/HjcqPPq.gif

He was still a nasty open floor dunker in Orlando, but he was bringing the pain overseas too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGnpNuH0dbc