what if he made it... where would it rank all time

[kennethgriffin]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqVibdD3UqA#t=3m33s



lob, bounce, jump, catch, between legs windmill

[RoundMoundOfReb]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hkn6vJjZv0c

[Illuminati]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hkn6vJjZv0c
:oldlol:

[moe94]

Contest was so awful that it killed the entire idea of a dunk contest for a few years.

[KirbyPls]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hkn6vJjZv0c

/Thread

[FireDavidKahn]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hkn6vJjZv0c
:oldlol: :oldlol:

[KyrieTheFuture]

Kenneth will not be returning to this thread

[kennethgriffin]

/Thread


not really a thread ender. people pull off way sicker dunks when goofing around on their own

i've seen guys do dunks 10 times better than anything kobe or lebron ever did on the street or practicing

i never said it was an all time great dunk period.

in terms of dunk contests


WITH PRESSURE

CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE LINE


LOL@ lebran stans thinking lebron would ever have the ability to pull off a great dunk in a contest. he cant even muster the courage to compete.




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lebron will always be alpha... less courage than a 17 year old

[FireDavidKahn]

Kenneth will not be returning to this thread
Thread should be stickied and roundmound be made a mod for a day. That was perfect.:roll:

[ImKobe]

Comparing prime Lebron's dunking ability to rookie Kobe's. Yet Bran never had the balls to participate in a dunk contest.

[Illuminati]

After rewatching that dunk contest, how did that weak ass dunk give Kobe enough points to advance lmao. Should've been eliminated. Another undeserving award for Kobe.

[kennethgriffin]

in lebrons 11 years. why hasnt he ever done this in an nba arena ( with something on the line )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob2rtjG4QVA



:lol

[LeGOAT]

in lebrons 11 years. why hasnt he ever done this in an nba arena ( with something on the line )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob2rtjG4QVA



:lol
You've been ethered son. Take your medicine and move on

[tmacattack33]

I don't know, but LOL at that attempt...he didn't even come close to getting the ball over the rim. It's not like other missed dunks where the ball goes over the rim but hits the back and bounces out. It just was never even close to the top side of the rim at all. :oldlol:

Also, LOL at the first dunk attempt in that video. Just a basic reverse dunk...and he missed :oldlol:

[kennethgriffin]

After rewatching that dunk contest, how did that weak ass dunk give Kobe enough points to advance lmao. Should've been eliminated. Another undeserving award for Kobe.


because it was his last dunk and he was going for a 50.. having already gotten a 49 with his first between the legs. it was ( best score out of final 2 dunks wins )

[J Shuttlesworth]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hkn6vJjZv0c
:lol Gonna have to use this as a reply to all of OP's posts

Kenneththegriffin, thanks for reminding us that Kobe is beta, and LeBron is alpha

[riseagainst]

dam....
:roll:

[RoundMoundOfReb]

in lebrons 11 years. why hasnt he ever done this in an nba arena ( with something on the line )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob2rtjG4QVA



:lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSLoLhWZLMs#t=83

[J Shuttlesworth]

I don't know, but LOL at that attempt...he didn't even come close to getting the ball over the rim. It's not like other missed dunks where the ball goes over the rim but hits the back and bounces out. It just was never even close to the top side of the rim at all. :oldlol:

Also, LOL at the first dunk attempt in that video. Just a basic reverse dunk...and he missed :oldlol:
What do you expect from a beta like Kobe?

[FireDavidKahn]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSLoLhWZLMs#t=83
I'm dying. That's twice now.:roll: :roll:

[ImKobe]

in lebrons 11 years. why hasnt he ever done this in an nba arena ( with something on the line )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob2rtjG4QVA



:lol

Kobe was always a better in-game dunker though, he didn't have to try too hard to win that dunk contest because he was so much of a better dunker than anyone else in that competition

How about Kobe with one of the best posters in the Finals history

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EDilYikI1k

How about Kobe posterizing Okafor & Ariza at 32 years old

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3oY0u79-WI

How about Kobe posterizing KG with a reverse windmill in the Conference Finals

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

top 5 in-game dunker, period.

[ImKobe]

What do you expect from a beta like Kobe?

Kobe: 5

Lebron: 2

tee, hee.

[LeGOAT]

not really a thread ender. people pull off way sicker dunks when goofing around on their own

i've seen guys do dunks 10 times better than anything kobe or lebron ever did on the street or practicing

i never said it was an all time great dunk period.

in terms of dunk contests


WITH PRESSURE

CHAMPIONSHIP ON THE LINE


LOL@ lebran stans thinking lebron would ever have the ability to pull off a great dunk in a contest. he cant even muster the courage to compete.




:lol :roll:





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lebron will always be alpha... less courage than a 17 year old
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http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/512e1128ecad04797a00000c/lebron-james-threw-down-another-spectacular-pregame-dunk-last-night.jpg

[Illuminati]

because it was his last dunk and he was going for a 50.. having already gotten a 49 with his first between the legs. it was ( best score out of final 2 dunks wins )

I'm talking about before the final rounds. To avoid elimination he needed 35 points or more, he did some basic dunk and got 37 lmao.

[HylianNightmare]

Girl with the braids needs my dick in her mouth

[ImKobe]

I'm talking about before the final rounds. To avoid elimination he needed 35 points or more, he did some basic dunk and got 37 lmao.

The refs were really harsh in that competition and gave low scores to everyone, the format was 3 dunks and the highest scoring dunk counted. That's why he did some basic dunks.

[kennethgriffin]

You've been ethered son. Take your medicine and move on


lol wtf that was a lebron practice dunk

how is that ethere'ing material ?


i could post some guy in and 1 doing a 720 in a fake game... OH SNAP!


lol this is about dunk contest dunkers


Lebron fans need to back out of the thread and let the fans of real men talk it out


lebron isnt in the club. he never had the guts


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[kennethgriffin]

http://media.cmgdigital.com/shared/img/photos/2012/03/31/e5/1c/bron0103_685114a.jpg
http://nimg.sulekha.com/sports/original700/heat-suns-basketball-2010-12-24-2-1-35.jpg
http://static2.businessinsider.com/image/512e1128ecad04797a00000c/lebron-james-threw-down-another-spectacular-pregame-dunk-last-night.jpg


DUNK CONTEST












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:roll:

[kennethgriffin]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSLoLhWZLMs#t=83


( with something on the line )

and judging by the defense.. nothing was on the line..

:lol :roll:

[Dr Hawk]

Kobe is in the Top5 in-game dunkers of all-time, but his dunk contest dunks were ****ing weak

[J Shuttlesworth]

Kobe: 5

Lebron: 2

tee, hee.
http://nbcprobasketballtalk.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/shaq_and_kobe-thumb-275x260-13925.jpg

Hey bro, do you want to compare individual accomplishments like FMVPs or MVPs?

No? Didn't think so

[kennethgriffin]

Kobe is in the Top5 in-game dunkers of all-time, but his dunk contest dunks were ****ing weak


kobe was dunking at a time before the inovation took off

people forget kobe came in the league during the mid 90's.. that was before anyone could even dream of 360 between the legs off glass type weird sh*t


at the time he was only the 2nd guy in history to even pull off a between the legs dunk

that won him the contest.. that dunk in todays standards woulda been like a 720

[J Shuttlesworth]

and judging by the defense.. nothing was on the line..

:lol :roll:
LeBron's dunks in an actual game > Kobe's DUNK contest dunks :lol

[kennethgriffin]

http://nbcprobasketballtalk.files.wordpress.com/2010/06/shaq_and_kobe-thumb-275x260-13925.jpg

Hey bro, do you want to compare individual accomplishments like FMVPs or MVPs?

No? Didn't think so


fmvps? they both have 2

but kobes 2001 title averaging 29/7/6 in a real season without getting bailed out is even worth more than either of lebrans ray allen title or lockout title

in terms of ring value.. it goes

#1 kobe 2009
#2 kobe 2010
#3 kobe 2001
#4 ray allen saved
#5 kobe 2002
#6 lebron lockout
#7 kobe 2000

but as far as mvps...

nash has 2.. kobe/shaq/oscar/hakeem/babe ruth/maurice richard all have just 1


is nash better than any of those athletes all time?

is peyton manning better than joe montana?

common man

lets not have the exact same discussion yet again that is driving away posters like fpliii

:lol

[kennethgriffin]

LeBron's dunks in an actual game > Kobe's DUNK contest dunks :lol

kobes dunks in actual game > lebrons dunks in actual game.. so?


this is still just about dunk contests.


kobe 1 ... lebron 0

:lol

[LeGOAT]

kobes dunks in actual game > lebrons dunks in actual game.. so?


this is still just about dunk contests.


kobe 1 ... lebron 0

:lol
http://i.imgur.com/PBWgqbh.gif

[J Shuttlesworth]

fmvps? they both have 2

but kobes 2001 title averaging 29/7/6 in a real season without getting bailed out is even worth more than either of lebrans ray allen title or lockout title

in terms of ring value.. it goes

#1 kobe 2009
#2 kobe 2010
#3 kobe 2001
#4 ray allen saved
#5 kobe 2002
#6 lebron lockout
#7 kobe 2000

but as far as mvps...

nash has 2.. kobe/shaq/oscar/hakeem/babe ruth/maurice richard all have just 1


is nash better than any of those athletes all time?

is peyton manning better than joe montana?

common man

lets not have the exact same discussion yet again that is driving away posters like fpliii

:lol
Man you're getting really desperate here. You've probably typed 1500 words alone in this thread. Pauk, is that you?

We have to eliminate 4/5 Kobe's five rings. 3 with Shaq (included Kings robbery), and 1 because he was bailed out by Pau Gasol. 6/24 in game 7 of the NBA finals? From Mr. Clutch?

2>1 LeBron > Kobe

Also, 4 > 1

[J Shuttlesworth]

Also, Kobe threw his teammate under the bus. That takes away another ring for him, IMO. 2 > 0

[Keno]

one of the most overrated dunk contests in the last twenty years. who ever won that one, should not be proud.

[riseagainst]

Also, Kobe threw his teammate under the bus. That takes away another ring for him, IMO. 2 > 0

might as well subtract 5 more for being a rapist, faking an Achilles injury to get the Lakers to the playoffs, and being so popular worldwide and on ISH.

2 > -5

[Dr Hawk]

kobe was dunking at a time before the inovation took off

people forget kobe came in the league during the mid 90's.. that was before anyone could even dream of 360 between the legs off glass type weird sh*t


at the time he was only the 2nd guy in history to even pull off a between the legs dunk

that won him the contest.. that dunk in todays standards woulda been like a 720

Yes, but still. For instance, look at this dunk replay:

http://youtu.be/UqVibdD3UqA?t=1m13s

And now this dunk, also a double clutch reverse fappable dunk:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P-Sw9RPllA

Seems like 18 years old Kobe could not elevate like 29 years old Kobe. When I see Kobe's dunk contest it seems like he didn't have nowhere near the vertical leap he would later have.

I know that he was still developing as an athlete, but it looks like he had a huge improvement on his vertical leap.

[Andrei89]

Kenneth ethered twice

:lol :lol :lol

[kennethgriffin]

Kenneth ethered twice

:lol :lol :lol
i asked where would this dunk contest dunk rank all time if he made it

guy replies with a practice warm up before a game


i say "when has lebron ever did a between the legs in an nba arena with something on the line"

guy replies with garbage minutes of a rookie challenge exibition scrimmage with defenders running out of the way

still waiting for a viceo of lebron doing it in the nba when it matters ..


you guys coulda posted a j-rich dunk and i woulda been impressed ... but he isnt popular like bran

awww ...


the best part about this thread is seeing how jealous lebron fans are and how much they actually care. i bet it eats away at them that lebron was too p*ssy to try




listen fellas... i KNOW lebron can dunk... i know he can do anything kobe can do... but can he do it with something to lose?


hes alpha.. its about pressure. dunk contests weed out the pansys

[Rake2204]

The refs were really harsh in that competition and gave low scores to everyone, the format was 3 dunks and the highest scoring dunk counted. That's why he did some basic dunks.It truly was a strangely judged contest. Chris Carr had a solid first round but kind of lucked out by going first. He received a 44. No one else came within five points of that total despite turning in comparable performances. The first dunker is often the litmus test for judges, frequently leading to a skewed score in comparison to the rest of the competitors, for better or for worse.

Anyhow, to clarify, the first round was judged as a whole, not just by a "highest scoring dunk" format. It was a routine of sorts, like figure skating. The final round featured two solo dunks, with competitors taking the highest score of the two.

[aj1987]

kobe was dunking at a time before the inovation took off

people forget kobe came in the league during the mid 90's.. that was before anyone could even dream of 360 between the legs off glass type weird sh*t


at the time he was only the 2nd guy in history to even pull off a between the legs dunk

that won him the contest.. that dunk in todays standards woulda been like a 720
:biggums:

The ****'s wrong with?! Dr. J and MJ >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Kobe. You might want to look up a couple of Dr. J dunks on YouTube. Actually, let me do that for you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5YfeZZqCaI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tcZubEEe0c

And no. Kobe's not the 2nd ever player to do a between the legs dunk.

EDIT: Roundmoundofreb ethered you pretty hard. Go to sleep, kid.

[arifgokcen]

i asked where would this dunk contest dunk rank all time if he made it

guy replies with a practice warm up before a game


i say "when has lebron ever did a between the legs in an nba arena with something on the line"

guy replies with garbage minutes of a rookie challenge exibition scrimmage with defenders running out of the way

still waiting for a viceo of lebron doing it in the nba when it matters ..


you guys coulda posted a j-rich dunk and i woulda been impressed ... but he isnt popular like bran

awww ...


the best part about this thread is seeing how jealous lebron fans are and how much they actually care. i bet it eats away at them that lebron was too p*ssy to try




listen fellas... i KNOW lebron can dunk... i know he can do anything kobe can do... but can he do it with something to lose?


hes alpha.. its about pressure. dunk contests weed out the pansys


You little shithead.

WOW you can talk after after this wow.

Put your tail between your legs and move on never come back never ever come back

This was by far the biggest ............

haha kenneth,you have been bamboozled my friend


:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

wow this felt good thank you RoundMoundOfReb thank you for giving me this opportunity.

[kennethgriffin]

lebron fans just dont get it


its like someone posting a game winning championship shot from three

then a lebron fan posting lebron hitting a warm up pre game three and thinking its the same thing
:lol

clowns.. just like their hero


pressure + competition + doing it when it matters = the whole damn thing

lol i'm sure 100 guys in the league can do a between the legs dunk. but only maybe 2-3 of them could do it in a contest 1st try

kobe unlike todays dunkers got his 1st ever between the legs attempt to go down.

lebron would end up like chris anderson out there

[kennethgriffin]

jordan fan "hey guys check out this shot"


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ra9ni9_C7A





lebron fan "pfffhh.. lebron did that"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyRwPal9DnI









































:roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

[J Shuttlesworth]

[B]

pressure + competition + doing it when it matters = the whole damn thing


So LeBron can't dunk when pressure is on the line. I can live with that.

But Kobe shot 6-24 in a game 7 in the finals. He can't handle pressure + competition when it really matters. That's why he's beta.

Thanks for once again proving that Kobe is beta, Kenneth :cheers:

Also, keep adding to your 3000 word essay

[aj1987]

Did this dumbshit just compare the pressure in an NBA championship game to a dunk contest?!

[kennethgriffin]

Did this dumbshit just compare the pressure in an NBA championship game to a dunk contest?!


i know.. isnt it absurd.. to assume the pressure of doing something at a lower level is the same as doing it in the highest level for its criteria


THATS THE F*CKING POINT MORON


:lol :lol :lol :lol


you just ethered yourself

[Rake2204]

kobe was dunking at a time before the inovation took off

people forget kobe came in the league during the mid 90's.. that was before anyone could even dream of 360 between the legs off glass type weird sh*t


at the time he was only the 2nd guy in history to even pull off a between the legs dunk

that won him the contest.. that dunk in todays standards woulda been like a 720For the sake of clarity, it's often forgotten that Orlando Woolridge was the first NBA player to pull off a between-the-legs dunk in a dunk contest, followed by Isaiah Rider ten years later. That'd make Kobe Bryant the third NBA player to pull it off.

Still, I actually think you're on the right track in terms of the innovation at the time. Dunking tends to evolve in spurts. Some great dunkers come along and establish a new era with unique new dunks (Erving's free throw line, Rider's between-the-legs, Wilkins' windmills) then there's often an era that follows where it's players more or less imitating or replicating those jams. It was still fun for me to watch, but that's largely of the entirety of which the 90's contests were made (with some Harold Miner sprinkled in for good measure).

It wasn't until the 2000 dunk contest that the next dunking revolution occurred (courtesy of Vince Carter). The clockwise 360's, the tweaks to the between-the-legs jams, the elbow hangs, and the variance on windmills and free throw line dunks were all introduced to the mainstream that evening and it kind of set the stage for the next decade of dunking. I think we still might be waiting on the next step in dunk evolution. After Blake Griffin's first attempt in 2011, for a split second I thought he might have been it.

Anyhow, on topic, Kobe Bryant performed very well in my opinion, for what was occurring in dunk contests at that time. I was pretty hyped for his between-the-legs dunk when it first happened because again, as far as I knew, Isaiah Rider was the only dude who could pull it off (I didn't know about Woolridge's dunk back then). Completing the between-the-legs off the lob though, would have really added another level to his performance.

[arifgokcen]

i know.. isnt it absurd.. to assume the pressure of doing something at a lower level is the same as doing it in the highest level for its criteria


THATS THE F*CKING POINT MORON


:lol :lol :lol :lol


you just ethered yourself

no dude you are still embrassing yourself i havent seen anyone this hypocrite wow

just shut up and this is coming from a big kobe fan,GTFO

[aj1987]

i know.. isnt it absurd.. to assume the pressure of doing something at a lower level is the same as doing it in the highest level for its criteria


THATS THE F*CKING POINT MORON


:lol :lol :lol :lol


you just ethered yourself
There's absolutely no pressure in a dunk contest, retard. Nobody gives a shit about the dunk contest after it's done and nobody cares about the winner. Do you not understand that even if a player wins/loses in the dunk contest, it doesn't do anything to impact their legacy?

Your favorite center (DH) won the contest in '08, BTW. Does that mean he handles pressure extremely well?

[J Shuttlesworth]

griffin ignoring my last post, because he knows he got ethered:roll:

[kennethgriffin]

There's absolutely no pressure in a dunk contest, retard. Nobody gives a shit about the dunk contest after it's done and nobody cares about the winner. Do you not understand that even if a player wins/loses in the dunk contest, it doesn't do anything to impact their legacy?

Your favorite center (DH) won the contest in '08, BTW. Does that mean he handles pressure extremely well?


:lol :lol :roll: :bowdown: goat stupidity



this explains the dozens of guys for the last 10 years missing 5-10 dunks before every made attempt ( that 9 times out of 10 in practice they can do successfully


and also explains why lebron never joined

he said it wouldnt gain him anything... ( which translated ) means he would only lose something if he failed


which he would

people would just assume hes choking again


ofcourse theres pressure in a dunk contest

:facepalm

[arifgokcen]

:lol :lol :roll: :bowdown: goat stupidity



this explains the dozens of guys for the last 10 years missing 5-10 dunks before every made attempt ( that 9 times out of 10 in practice they can do successfully


and also explains why lebron never joined

he said it wouldnt gain him anything... ( which translated ) means he would only lose something if he failed


which he would

people would just assume hes choking again


ofcourse theres pressure in a dunk contest

:facepalm



no dude you are still embrassing yourself i havent seen anyone this hypocrite wow

just shut up and this is coming from a big kobe fan,GTFO

[arifgokcen]

:lol :lol :roll: :bowdown: goat stupidity



this explains the dozens of guys for the last 10 years missing 5-10 dunks before every made attempt ( that 9 times out of 10 in practice they can do successfully


and also explains why lebron never joined

he said it wouldnt gain him anything... ( which translated ) means he would only lose something if he failed


which he would

people would just assume hes choking again


ofcourse theres pressure in a dunk contest

:facepalm


TROLL ALERT




TROLL ALERT




TROLL ALERT




TROLL ALERT




TROLL ALERT

[aj1987]

:lol :lol :roll: :bowdown: goat stupidity



this explains the dozens of guys for the last 10 years missing 5-10 dunks before every made attempt ( that 9 times out of 10 in practice they can do successfully


and also explains why lebron never joined

he said it wouldnt gain him anything... ( which translated ) means he would only lose something if he failed


which he would

people would just assume hes choking again


ofcourse theres pressure in a dunk contest

:facepalm
They miss them because they mistime their attempts, which they don't even get right on numerous attempts while practicing. You do realize that they do it to get more points, right? They try to pull off dunks that they're not entirely capable of pulling off Even just jumping a fraction of a second before they should ruins the dunk. Faulty lobs happen in practice all the time as well.

You are definitely among the top 5 of the ISH GOAT retard list for sure.

[Rake2204]

There's absolutely no pressure in a dunk contest, retard. Nobody gives a shit about the dunk contest after it's done and nobody cares about the winner.I don't think I'd want to compare a dunk contest to the NBA Finals, but I definitely believe dunk contest offer up a fair bit of pressure. Being alone on a stage in front of millions, hoping to complete something very difficult on the first attempt, is strange and unique, particularly for basketball players who are used to being one of ten out on that floor. I think pressure most definitely plays a role. We can say that winning doesn't matter, but it still can be a very stressful situation. No one wants to make a fool of themselves out there.

As to what that means for players who do or do not decide to enter, I can't say. I am not interested in that portion of the discussion. I just wanted to assert that yes, I believe the dunk contest can be a very pressurized situation, often leading dunkers to make mistakes they otherwise would not make.