Sprite Slam DUNK Contest! (Participants announced)

[EnoughSaid]

So you have an East vs. West format for all of the Saturday events.

East:

James White
Gerald Green
Terrance Ross

West:

Kenneth Faried
Eric Bledsoe
Jeremy Evans (Defending champ)

Who's got the better side?

[Bandito]

So you have an East vs. West format for all of the Saturday events.

East:

James White
Gerald Green
Terrance Ross

West:

Kenneth Faried
Eric Bledsoe
Jeremy Evans (Defending champ)

Who's got the better side?
East baby....! White and Gerald Green are gonna kill the west.

[alenleomessi]

rubio added to the rising stars game!!!!!

[chips93]

cool

east looks better

for me, swingmen look best dunking, no offense to them, they are really exciting players, but imo, farried and bledsoe are clearly the bottom 2 dunkers, of the 6.

[Skywalker]

looks good but not much star power lol

[OG LeeTSkeeT]

james white vs. gerald green is what it comes down to. dark horse terrance ross. finally this year will be worth watching.

[Clippersfan86]

cool

east looks better

for me, swingmen look best dunking, no offense to them, they are really exciting players, but imo, farried and bledsoe are clearly the bottom 2 dunkers, of the 6.

Bledsoe does 360's between the legs in warmup lines.. I wouldn't be so sure. Plus he has the Nate Robinson little guy factor in his favor. Also DeAndre Jordan got an invite and turned it down because he was pissed he wasn't even on the all star ballot.

[SyRyanYang]

No offense but manial shouldn't be there. Hope he surprises me thou.

[Bcogswell]

I didn't know that they were using 6 participants this year but I'm happy they decided to. East is going to be unreal. :banana:

[tmacattack33]

James White and Ross are in it :rockon:

But wtf is this East vs West thing...i hope that doesn't ruin it. We need to see White do his best dunks and the same goes for Ross.

I'd hate to see for instance, an East player do a basic dunk because at the end of the last round it's the East's turn and all they need to win is 6 points or whatever.

[MTing]

East is stacked!

[KG215]

Finally some real good dunk contest potential with White, Green, and Bledsoe. Will be interesting to see what kind of dunk contest dunker Faried is. Evans was a pretty weak dunk contest winner, so it'll be interesting to see if he steps up his game with some better competition.

[Clippersfan86]

I think east wins though. All 3 of their guys are known flashy dunkers who will try crazy shit.

[chips93]

Bledsoe does 360's between the legs in warmup lines.. I wouldn't be so sure. Plus he has the Nate Robinson little guy factor in his favor. Also DeAndre Jordan got an invite and turned it down because he was pissed he wasn't even on the all star ballot.

i can only speak for myself, i just think that SG/SFs look the best dunking. i didnt really like nate in the dunk contest, or even bigs like dwight

just a personal preference

[nathanjizzle]

is this the new format? 3 east players vs 3 west players? i like

[Clippersfan86]

i can only speak for myself, i just think that SG/SFs look the best dunking. i didnt really like nate in the dunk contest, or even bigs like dwight

just a personal preference

I agree I prefer swingmen doing dunks over bigs or PG's.

[StroShow4]

Would've had DeAndre over Faried but overall no complaints. The two most important guys are White and Green, and they're in. Should be incredible.

[InspiredLebowski]

sweet, maybe Green'll win and convince someone to trade for him

[iDunk]

Can it be Saturday already? Haven't been this excited for All-Star weekend in a LONGGGG time.

[SAKOTXA]

sweet, maybe Green'll win and convince someone to trade for him
Has he completely fallen out of the rotation or has he been dealing with an injury for the past month? He looked like a solid scoring threat off the bench at the beginning of the season.

[TexasBloodMoney]

Bledsoe does 360's between the legs in warmup lines.. I wouldn't be so sure. Plus he has the Nate Robinson little guy factor in his favor. Also DeAndre Jordan got an invite and turned it down because he was pissed he wasn't even on the all star ballot.

That's a shame, Deandre Jordan has CRAZY hops/athleticism (more fluid than Dwight/McGee IMO), and I bet he could win.

I'm excited to see Bledsoe and Ross though.

[alenleomessi]

... still waiting for lebron... oh well maybe next year :rolleyes:

[InspiredLebowski]

Has he completely fallen out of the rotation or has he been dealing with an injury for the past month? He looked like a solid scoring threat off the bench at the beginning of the season.completely out of the rotation. not even getting garbage time, which sort of makes me think it's something more than just bad play. i have absolutely no evidence of that, but it makes me wonder.

[Clippersfan86]

That's a shame, Deandre Jordan has CRAZY hops/athleticism (more fluid than Dwight/McGee IMO), and I bet he could win.

I'm excited to see Bledsoe and Ross though.

I agree. DJ was mainly hurt because the all star weekend is in his hometown. I doubt he expected to actually be an all star but to not even be on the ballot? That's messed up. Especially when far lesser players were on the ballot.

[Kobe 4 The Win]

So you have an East vs. West format for all of the Saturday events.

East:

James White
Gerald Green
Terrance Ross

West:

Kenneth Faried
Eric Bledsoe
Jeremy Evans (Defending champ)

Who's got the better side?


This isn't a "who's who" list of NBA players it's a..... who?

[Bcogswell]

I don't like the East vs West idea though, if I understand correctly it means that the finals will be 1 East vs 1 West. With the two favorites in White and Green being in the east that means only 1 could possibly make it to the finals.

[OG LeeTSkeeT]

Each conference's participants will earn points for their performance in the events throughout the night, with the overall tally determining which conference earns the title of 2013 State Farm All-Star Saturday Night Champion.

[InspiredLebowski]

Each conference's participants will earn points for their performance in the events throughout the night, with the overall tally determining which conference earns the title of 2013 State Farm All-Star Saturday Night Champion.winners should get home court in the Finals, worked so well for baseball and all

[Rake2204]

So you have an East vs. West format for all of the Saturday events.

East:

James White
Gerald Green
Terrance Ross

West:

Kenneth Faried
Eric Bledsoe
Jeremy Evans (Defending champ)

Who's got the better side?Six competitors?!? I pray this is a sign of things to come - a hint of a dunk contest reformation, with the return to normal standards, judges, and rules. Great news so far.

[Mr. NBA]

Dam, why cant we vote for dunk participants? Looks interesting but..... I still dont feel excited for some reason.

[20Four]

I don't like the East vs West idea though, if I understand correctly it means that the finals will be 1 East vs 1 West. With the two favorites in White and Green being in the east that means only 1 could possibly make it to the finals.


****....so your telling me that Green and White can't be in the FINAL's then as the last 2?? thats wack

[20Four]

Bump

[Rake2204]

****....so your telling me that Green and White can't be in the FINAL's then as the last 2?? thats wackI agree that I'd prefer the standard "take a group and advance the top two or three to the finals" procedure, but I'll take the six competitor east vs. west format. We've seen something similar before (Desmond Mason and Jason Richardson battled against one another pre-finals in the early '00's and it still ended up being fun).

Also, more news, if you guys didn't already know. According to a Fox Sports newscaster on Twitter:


Hakeem Olajuwon told me he will serve as a judge for the slam-dunk contest in Houston on All-Star Saturday Night.

To spell things out, that seems to lend credence to the return of true judges.

[Jameerthefear]

Needs more star players

[brandonislegend]

East is going to shit on the west, Jeremy Evans(worse dunk contest winner EVER) Bledsoe & Faried...really?

The East has probably the top 3 dunkers in the league...

[Noob Saibot]

this contest sounds more like a team thing than individual performance. hope it ain't like that.

[NuggetsFan]

Some really good dunkers this year. Green, White should be insane, hopefully don't let us all down. Bledsoe has some crazy ups. Faried seems like a weird choice, crazy athletic but hasn't shown much creativity in game besides catching some crazy ally's. He's a passionate dude so I imagine he'll get up for contest which is really all you can ask for, not sure how it translates.

[tmacattack33]

I don't like the East vs West idea though, if I understand correctly it means that the finals will be 1 East vs 1 West. With the two favorites in White and Green being in the east that means only 1 could possibly make it to the finals.

Yeah i don't like this.

This is another gimmicky thing like the Dunk Wheel (when Steve Francis had to do a Dr. J "Rock the Cradle" dunk and he can't even palm a bball :facepalm ).


All we need is some good dunkers and a basketball. F all of this East vs West bullshit.

[StroShow4]

Needs more star players

In the world of dunking, James White and Gerald Green are the star players.

[brandonislegend]

In the world of dunking, James White and Gerald Green are the star players.

This.

:bowdown:

[IGotACoolStory]

Part of the reason why Carter's contest was so stupendous was because he was a budding star.

I kind of agree that it's better when you have an up and coming superstar in these types of contest.


Although White about to destroy everyone.

[mrpibb]

Jeremy Evans' choice of dunks last year were just awful. That, however, has no bearing on this contest.

[Grey Dawn]

They could've just done a two team showdown,

DeRozan, Ross, Gay

Vs.

Griffin, Bledsoe, Jordan

[tmacattack33]

I guess it's easy to see now why Lebron wouldn't want to do it...i mean he'd definitely lose to James White (unless White can't jump anymore) and would probably lose to Gerald Green and Terrance Ross as well.

That'd be a huge hit to his superhuman status...to end up getting beat by three bench players who score about 9 points per game combined.

[Rake2204]

Yeah i don't like this.

This is another gimmicky thing like the Dunk Wheel (when Steve Francis had to do a Dr. J "Rock the Cradle" dunk and he can't even palm a bball :facepalm ).


All we need is some good dunkers and a basketball. F all of this East vs West bullshit.Splitting hairs, but Francis actually had to attempt to duplicate Terence Stansbury's Statue of Liberty 360, which is obviously ridiculous. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5_oekKLtFE#t=2m55s

[Bcogswell]

I agree that I'd prefer the standard "take a group and advance the top two or three to the finals" procedure, but I'll take the six competitor east vs. west format. We've seen something similar before (Desmond Mason and Jason Richardson battled against one another pre-finals in the early '00's and it still ended up being fun).

Yeah I agree it can be good but I don't to see Jeremy Evans sneak into the finals and then face say Green or White who had to use their best dunks to get past each other. :confusedshrug:

[Rake2204]

Yeah I agree it can be good but I don't to see Jeremy Evans sneak into the finals and then face say Green or White who had to use their best dunks to get past each other. :confusedshrug:I feel you. My hope is a western conference player earns that final. And sometimes, the ones we feel will bring it, don't. So I guess we'll have to see. Again though, I'm encouraged by six dunkers. Hopefully it's not just one dunk a piece.

[d.bball.guy]

East vs West?

East would shit on the West

[ihoopallday]

Really wanted to see Deandre Jordan or Paul George. Still a good list though. Not sure about the East vs. West format though. I'm also praying I don't have to watch Kenny Smith with his annoying antics.

[Bcogswell]

I feel you. My hope is a western conference player earns that final. And sometimes, the ones we feel will bring it, don't. So I guess we'll have to see. Again though, I'm encouraged by six dunkers. Hopefully it's not just one dunk a piece.

I think it will be an improvement, but I still feel like it won't be as good as it should be. Hopefully I'm wrong, but as long as we get back to judging and not online voting and no props ill be fine with it.

[garubu]

Can't wait to see what the Manimal has in store. :rockon:

[DuMa]

Ross is gonna be niceeeeeeeee

[jimmy77x]

Really wanted to see Deandre Jordan or Paul George. Still a good list though. Not sure about the East vs. West format though. I'm also praying I don't have to watch Kenny Smith with his annoying antics.

:biggums: he's not a great dunker he's just tall and lengthy.

[StroShow4]

:biggums: he's not a great dunker he's just tall and lengthy.

Son. :facepalm

[no pun intended]

Aw. I wanted John Wall. Plus it would be nice to see UK's Bledsoe vs. Wall.

[NBA4EVER]

http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/12139502/img/12139502.png

[Wally450]

From what I've heard about James White, and what I know about Gerald Green, the East is easily gonna win this.

[Rake2204]

Unfortunately, fan voting still seems to be in, at least in the finals:

[quote]The 2013 Sprite Slam Dunk contest will consist of the three Eastern Conference players competing against the three from the Western Conference in a two-round competition. The highest scoring East competitor and the highest scoring West competitor from the Team Round will compete head-to-head to determine the champion. Fan voting (via text, Twitter, NBA.com and the NBA

[heavensdevil]

Ross is gonna be niceeeeeeeee




This. No one talking about Terrence Rozay in this thread, serious sleeper.

[brandonislegend]

http://www4.picturepush.com/photo/a/12139502/img/12139502.png

Too big a ***** to do it.

[2swift4u]

not sure about the east vs west format but James White and Green should be fun to watch! two of the highest jumpers ever...

[tomtucker]

East vs. West :facepalm :banghead: ..........and a bunch of no-names too.........:wtf:

[jaydacris]

omg bring back the wheel!!
jk lol

[eriX]

East vs. West :facepalm :banghead: ..........and a bunch of no-names too.........:wtf:

and who else do you know that are better dunker than these guys?

[Clutch]

James White and Steve Novak going to own the all-star weekend :rockon:

[Myth]

F*ck yes, 6 contestants. I have been waiting years for 6 contestants to be used again. Now, I'm curious what the format is. Do they declare "East" or "West" champions with an MVP? Or is it "West" or "East" with no MVP? Or does it still end up with an individual champion?

[tomtucker]

and who else do you know that are better dunker than these guys?

yo momma ?

[fefe]

sweet, maybe Green'll win and convince someone to trade for him
Brooklyn would probably like to trade for him...
They do not have much to offer though...

[LBJ 23]

Rooting for Ross to win

[Rake2204]

F*ck yes, 6 contestants. I have been waiting years for 6 contestants to be used again. Now, I'm curious what the format is. Do they declare "East" or "West" champions with an MVP? Or is it "West" or "East" with no MVP? Or does it still end up with an individual champion?I am also excited about the return of six contestants. Here's a rundown of the rules:

TEAM ROUND

[Darius]

East way better

[InspiredLebowski]

I just don't understand why they need to break it down into the East/West thing for it. Let the points tally up for the team for the whole night or whatever they're doing, but having the two conference winners in the final round is dumb.

Just keep it the two highest scores make the finals, if it's two East guys or two West guys who cares? It's not that serious.

Of course watch these rules will work out perfectly now that I'm bitching about them.

[KobeBaRyant]

Gerald Green!

[kaiteng]

The contest is still technically individual, so yeah. East will easily earn a lot of points the Conference team for sure.

But another sad thing is that my boy Terrence Rose will have even less chance to qualify to the final round when there are already two proven show-dunkers in his "team". T-Ross should better bring his best right away.

[DMV2]

http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2013/2/14/3989882/nba-all-star-game-2013-yao-ming-dunk-contest

Yao returns to the NBA! As one of the 4 Slam Dunk judges. Yao will join three former Rocket greats, Mutombo, Drexler and Hakeem.

[d.bball.guy]

http://www.sbnation.com/nba/2013/2/14/3989882/nba-all-star-game-2013-yao-ming-dunk-contest

Yao returns to the NBA! As one of the 4 Slam Dunk judges. Yao will join three former Rocket greats, Mutombo, Drexler and Hakeem.
Mutombo to judge the contest? *blocks all the dunks* Not in my house, HAHAHAHAHAAA

[L.Kizzle]

[QUOTE=Rake2204]I am also excited about the return of six contestants. Here's a rundown of the rules:

TEAM ROUND

[Rake2204]

This is stupid.

White and Green are both in the East.

Imagine if they had this in 1988. Jordan and Wilkins would be on the same team.Agreed, but at least there'll still be two opportunities for six different players to put on a show. Having Green and White in the same bracket could up the ante, forcing both of them to bring their double A game just to get into the finals. Or, one of them could end up being a disappointment (ex: Shannon Brown) while a westerner may bring the heat.

Either way, I agree. The simple way would be to just have one large pool like normal. The last time they had brackets was in '02 when Jason Richardson took out Desmond Mason because Richardson drew a Wilkins windmill on The Wheel and Mason got stuck with a Dr. J. cuff dunk.

[BurningHammer]

Mutombo to judge the contest? *blocks all the dunks* Not in my house, HAHAHAHAHAAA
Deke always has the best reactions during past dunk contests. So, with Yao and him it will be awesome!! :rockon: :rockon: :rockon: :rockon: :rockon:

[DMV2]

http://25.media.tumblr.com/e4e7e83180a6ba73c026f9f77bb94565/tumblr_mia8b7aRpA1rz1ro3o1_r1_500.gif

[InspiredLebowski]

Gerald Green says he has a dunk that'll be the best ever if he can pull it off

[ProfessorMurder]

What the f*ck is the point of a scale of 6-10?

"Ugh I hate that dunk, that gets a 6." :wtf: Is it really that hard to make it 1-10?

[InspiredLebowski]

What the f*ck is the point of a scale of 6-10?

"Ugh I hate that dunk, that gets a 6." :wtf: Is it really that hard to make it 1-10?Meh, not like they ever actually used the whole voting scale anyway. Not like there were guys getting 5s and stuff for average dunks. It's always 9s and 10s with the occasional 8.

[ProfessorMurder]

Meh, not like they ever actually used the whole voting scale anyway. Not like there were guys getting 5s and stuff for average dunks. It's always 9s and 10s with the occasional 8.

I know, but just make it a 1-5 scale then; 6-10 just seems so arbitrary.

[Rake2204]

I know, but just make it a 1-5 scale then; 6-10 just seems so arbitrary.I think the 6-10 scale is the NBA's way of making a 1-5 scale without losing the lore that comes with "perfect 50". Having a player execute an outstanding dunk and earn a "perfect 25" just doesn't have the same ring.

[Living Being]

http://25.media.tumblr.com/e4e7e83180a6ba73c026f9f77bb94565/tumblr_mia8b7aRpA1rz1ro3o1_r1_500.gif
Worst dunk ever as an advertisement?

[Bcogswell]

I hope Ross comes out with something big and steals the show.. but I doubt it will happen. :(

[MJ(Mean John)]

Man, on the real. We need LeBron to do at least 1 dunk contest.

None of this, oh, im too pretty to be in it shit.

All the greats have. WE need to start a mass twitter attack on him. We need him in the dunk contest next year. Do the AS Game in South Beach if they want. Even let Dwade in if they want.

let James white in it. Russel Westbrook, and anyone else who can throw down some nasty jams.

[alenleomessi]

cant believe im saying this but cant wait :oldlol:

[pauk]

I am also excited about the return of six contestants. Here's a rundown of the rules:

TEAM ROUND
• Each competitor will complete two dunks which will be scored on a scale of 6 to 10 by a panel of 5 judges.
• Each dunk has a maximum score of 50 and a minimum score of 30.
• FIRST DUNK - All three Eastern Conference players will complete their first dunk, followed by the three West players.
• SECOND DUNK - All three Eastern Conference players will complete their second dunk, followed by the three West players. The second dunk order WITHIN each conference will be determined by first dunk scores (lowest to highest).
• The three Eastern Conference players will have their scores (all six dunks) added to get a TOTAL score.
• The three Western Conference players will have their scores (all six dunks) added to get a TOTAL score.
• 50 POINTS will be awarded to the conference that has the highest TOTAL score after the Team Round.
• Each time a player scores a perfect 50 for a dunk during the Team Round, his conference will have 10 BONUS POINTS added to its overall All-Star Saturday Night score.
• The East player with the highest combined score for his two dunks advances to the Championship Round.
• The West player with the highest combined score for his two dunks advances to the Championship Round.
CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND
• The highest scoring East competitor and the highest scoring West competitor from the Team Round will compete head-to-head to determine the competition champion.
• The competitor with the lower combined score for his two Team Round dunks will go first.
• The players will alternate, each completing two dunks in the Championship Round.
• At the beginning of the Championship Round, fan voting polls will open with four voting options:
1) SMS Text Message* - Text the player's last name to 38657(DUNKS)
2) Twitter** - Tweet #SpriteSlam with the player's last name
3) Vote via the NBA All-Star App
4) Log on to NBA.com from any computer or mobile device
• The player who has the highest percentage of combined votes from all platforms will be crowned champion.
• 55 POINTS will be awarded to the conference of the competition champion.
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[PP34Deuce]

I remember Lamarcus Aldridge said on First Take that Lebron is more in game dunker and would not have the creativity a Green or White would have.

Lets be honest he can jump high but he's not going to do what VC and Gerald green can do in the air with their flexibility.


I think James White is going to be incredible. he's 30 but that guy was so ridiculous and natural hops that he can still do free throw line in his sleep. I also think gerald green will be great too.

On the west, Im curious to see bledsoe

[pauk]

I remember Lamarcus Aldridge said on First Take that Lebron is more in game dunker and would not have the creativity a Green or White would have.

Lets be honest he can jump high but he's not going to do what VC and Gerald green can do in the air with their flexibility.


I think James White is going to be incredible. he's 30 but that guy was so ridiculous and natural hops that he can still do free throw line in his sleep. I also think gerald green will be great too.

On the west, Im curious to see bledsoe

Lebron is not the type of a leaper (two foot) like VC or Green.... he is exactly like James White, distance dunker / one leg leaper (they jump much higher that way), thats the type of dunks he would be able to do....

[PP34Deuce]

Lebron is not the type of a leaper (two foot) like VC or Green.... he is exactly like James White, distance dunker / one leg leaper (they jump much higher that way), thats the type of dunks he would be able to do....

Lebron does not have the hang time of a White or Green. Like hes the best player on the planet but he does not have their hang time.

[LexiKhan]

I actually like the format but too bad the east is way stronger than the west (at least on paper) so the final round has bust potencial.

Solid judge selection too. I believe Gerald Green's claim, should be good.

[fpliii]

I'm looking forward to this. Should be the best contest in a while.

[coin24]

What time does it start? Is it on league pass???

[IGotACoolStory]

Lebron does not have the hang time of a White or Green. Like hes the best player on the planet but he does not have their hang time.

IMPOSSIBLE.

LeBron is faster than Usain Bolt. That's just a fact.

I once saw him put a quarter on the top of the backboard and he came down with a 100 dollar bill and an omelet. Also a fact.

LeBron is actually a natural lefty, but has been using his right hand the entire time to give the rest of the NBA chance.

[flipogb]

8 would be better but im glad they have 6 contestants

[Rake2204]

8 would be better but im glad they have 6 contestantsI'm glad to see the return of six as well. Ideally, I think I'd like to see three first round dunks (dropping the lowest score) so there could be some more room for risk taking, but I'm honestly just pleased to see six contestants and the return of a semi-normal format (minus the lame fan voting in the final).

[Clippersfan86]

I just watched a Clippers.com video and Bledsoe just did a freaking between the legs dunk off a bounce from a teammate. Dude is an underdog but will put up a fight.

[coin24]

Why is the Saturday events not on league pass????:facepalm :facepalm

[NoGunzJustSkillz]

Man, on the real. We need LeBron to do at least 1 dunk contest.

None of this, oh, im too pretty to be in it shit.

All the greats have. WE need to start a mass twitter attack on him. We need him in the dunk contest next year. Do the AS Game in South Beach if they want. Even let Dwade in if they want.

let James white in it. Russel Westbrook, and anyone else who can throw down some nasty jams.
dwade didn't make this year's all-star game?

[v1ncelis]

Why is the Saturday events not on league pass????:facepalm :facepalm
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[iDunk]

What time is the first event?

[coin24]

What time is the first event?

It's pretty sad how little info there is about it..

I'm watching a stream now, will check league pass once it supposedly starts.
Just watched the stern interview.