So, why was Lebron scared to participate in the Slam Dunk Competition?

[sportjames23]

A creative dunker (according to his fans) like him, why do you suppose he never participated? Was he afraid of failure?

Stans, let us know.

[Mass Debator]

The Frozen One

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxYHnfb4IYQ

Not bad. Reminds me of a mix between Shawn Kemp / Larry Nance.

[ArbitraryWater]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxYHnfb4IYQ

Not bad. Reminds me of a mix between Shawn Kemp / Larry Nance.


GOAT Athlete :bowdown:

Listen to the Commentators doe.. MJ fans mad LeBron a better leaper & faster.

Puts MJ to shame in physical gifts :eek:

[JohnMax]

he can't pass the ball to Ray Allen for the contest wining dunk

[fiddy]

GOAT Athlete :bowdown:

Listen to the Commentators doe.. MJ fans mad LeBron a better leaper & faster.

Puts MJ to shame in physical gifts :eek:
cringe worthy

[QuebecBaller]

He wasn't able to team up with 2 players

[Beatlezz]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxYHnfb4IYQ

Not bad. Reminds me of a mix between Shawn Kemp / Larry Nance.

Added this to my youtube playlist. Will watch the next time I have trouble sleeping. :sleeping

[DMV2]

It would have been rigged anyway.

[QuebecBaller]

It would have been rigged anyway.

http://dimemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Blake-Griffin1.jpg

"Slam dunk competition can't be rigged"

[Rake2204]

Speaking only regarding LeBron James, and not in comparison to anyone else, I always wondered about his dunking originality. He can complete many dunks beyond a mere one-hand tomahawk or one-footed windmill but he seems to more or less replicate dunks, as opposed to providing a unique style or re-imagination.

I think his high school dunk contest provided a sneak peek into James' possible contest issue. He jumped very high, and the goofy ESPN McDonald's high school commentators (they always are, not just with James) seemed to overreact due to the hype that'd been built prior, but they were relatively standard contest dunks. He was proficient at those jams but at the heart of things, it was nothing we hand't seen before.

Similarly, when I see James layup line dunks, they're all well done, but not particularly original or revolutionary, whether it be a bounce between-the-legs, a statue-of-liberty clockwise 360, or a windmill.

Either way, it still would have been interesting to see him compete, unless announcers and judges responded similarly to the McDonald's crew. If he earned a positive reception, that'd be incredible, but I would not have been as interested to see him do something pretty good but receive a champion's response.

[AnaheimLakers24]

small dick syndrome

[FlashDwyaneWade3]

LOL LeBron is not a creative dunker. LeBron stans are blind if they say that. Just watch his high school dunk contest.

[Hoopz2332]

LOL LeBron is not a creative dunker. LeBron stans are blind if they say that. Just watch his high school dunk contest.

Lebron can do any dunk you've seen in the Dunk contest probably outside outside of the newer generation (flight brothers type stuff) video game dunks people have been practicing the last couple of years unless he actually put time into it. I mean, check out the dunks that won Kobe a dunk contest back in 1997

Kobe Bryant - 1997 NBA Slam Dunk Contest (Champion)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqVibdD3UqA&hd=1

lebron could do that sh1t with eyes closes it's so easy/basic

this practice dunk is better than anything kobe did in that video

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr03/2013/3/2/11/anigif_enhanced-buzz-22530-1362242461-2.gif

[Hoopz2332]

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr02/2013/3/2/11/anigif_enhanced-buzz-509-1362242461-0.gif

[ArbitraryWater]

Put that sick between the legs off the backboard dunk too...

Yeah, that 1997 contest was basic as **** lol

[Real14]

Because he's a puhcee.

[SamuraiSWISH]

Not a true competitor. Front Runner / ***** etc ... He only tries when he knows he's already won. Guy is talented but a coward.

[ArbitraryWater]

Not a true competitor. Front Runner / ***** etc ... He only tries when he knows he's already won. Guy is talented but a coward.

Looked like he balled out / tried in alot of those Cavs Playoff series'...

Also, if that would be true, why would he go to a Team that just missed the Playoffs 4 straight times without him, and had the league's worst record during that combined 4-year span without him... (After he carried them to TWO 1st seeds before that)

[Real14]

Not a true competitor. Front Runner / ***** etc ... He only tries when he knows he's already won. Guy is talented but a coward.
End thread:applause:

[Hoopz2332]

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

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>kobe contest

[mehyaM24]

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

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>kobe contest

:eek:

[Hoopz2332]

too easy:oldlol:

http://stream1.gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs7/2545595_o.gif

https://38.media.tumblr.com/71d911a8162d5e374a6a184fbfe68fd4/tumblr_n68s7y78ZZ1rq1dtdo1_250.gif

[Nash]

scared.. Lebron could have done any half decent dunk and still win by a large margin

[SamuraiSWISH]

Looked like he balled out / tried in alot of those Cavs Playoff series'...
Yea except for

2010 ECSF
On the Cavs summer 2010
2011 Finals
2014 Finals
On the Heat summer 2014

As I said, coward

[3ball]

http://stream1.gifsoup.com/webroot/animatedgifs7/2545595_o.gif


but can he do it ^^^^^^^ ON CALL with no adrenaline or chasing defender to help his big butt generate momentum and to save him the time of having to think about the pressure?

guess we will never know..

and in reality, lebron is diametrically opposed to the core essence of the contest - the essence of the contest is to PROVE you are the best... it's just not lebron's style to want to PROVE he's the best.

he must have the best talent given to him every year.

he'd rather slide by with inflated PER's and TS% based on shot-restrictions and making Bosh floor-spread.

so with the dunk contest..idk, the bar is set pretty high.... maybe he just can't **** it all the way back?... :confusedshrug:

http://gifsforum.com/images_new/gif/other/grand/37b24a54a04c23124c905088f5d907fd.gif

[Hoopz2332]

but can he do it ^^^^^^^ ON CALL with no adrenaline or chasing defender to help his big butt generate momentum and to save him the time of having to think about the pressure?




:coleman: :oldlol:

LeBron's AMAZING pre-game dunk show!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOLodVriieI&hd=1

[Hoopz2332]

Lebron James Warm-Up Dunks!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DIJVyb-uUc&hd=1

[ArbitraryWater]

Yea except for
On the Heat summer 2014

As I said, coward

Right on 2011 :applause: (Lmfao at 2014)

http://i.gyazo.com/6e233e39927eeb620e9b401e7db096bd.png


You ****ing inconsistent Chameleon

[3ball]

Lebron James Warm-Up Dunks!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DIJVyb-uUc&hd=1
none of those are the FT line dunk i was referring to, which is almost like the long jump in preparation - it can be hard to get up for it and generate the momentum on call.

[pauk]

Its a very good question.

[STATUTORY]

can't perform under pressure, bran's the type of ni99a that can only have sex with the lights off, dont want that eye contact and need his woman to constantly whisper reassurance into his ear in order for him to stay hard

like

"tell me how big I am boo"

[Hey Yo]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxYHnfb4IYQ

Not bad. Reminds me of a mix between Shawn Kemp / Larry Nance.
85% of this board doesn't know who Larry Nance is, unfortunately

[pauk]

can't perform under pressure, bran's the type of ni99a that can only have sex with the lights off, dont want that eye contact and need his woman to constantly whisper reassurance into his ear in order for him to stay hard

like

"tell me how big I am boo"

Dunk contest? Pressure? :roll:

[Mr Exlax]

I always thought he wasn't a creative dunker. He just never seemed agile enough to pull off flashy stuff. After seeing those pregame shits though I think he could hold his own.

[Hoopz2332]

Dunk contest? Pressure? :roll:


exactly:lol

[Hoopz2332]

I always thought he wasn't a creative dunker. He just never seemed agile enough to pull off flashy stuff. After seeing those pregame shits though I think he could hold his own.

I can't find the quote right now but lebron said he doesn't consider himself a "contest dunker". If you watch his warmup line dunks, you'll see that can do basically any of dunks that have won NBA dunk contests. He would probably lose the modern prop, influenced contests unless he was actually putting in time to come up with something never seen before.

[KDthunderup]

Was too scared of failing and not living up to the pressure, essentially he cared too much what people thought about him, which is a major beta charactersitc

[Angel Face]

No one to pass the ball to. His team mates is not allowed to dunk for him.

[Hoopz2332]

http://cdn.fansided.com/gif/Leborn.gif

http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/2182797/lbjallstar2.gif

[Bandito]

Lebron can do any dunk you've seen in the Dunk contest probably outside outside of the newer generation (flight brothers type stuff) video game dunks people have been practicing the last couple of years unless he actually put time into it. I mean, check out the dunks that won Kobe a dunk contest back in 1997

Kobe Bryant - 1997 NBA Slam Dunk Contest (Champion)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqVibdD3UqA&hd=1

lebron could do that sh1t with eyes closes it's so easy/basic

this practice dunk is better than anything kobe did in that video

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr03/2013/3/2/11/anigif_enhanced-buzz-22530-1362242461-2.gifProven moron right here:coleman:

[Asukal]

Was too scared of failing and not living up to the pressure, essentially he cared too much what people thought about him, which is a major beta charactersitc

^ This. End thread. Beta gonna beta. :applause: :oldlol:

[Hoopz2332]

Proven moron right here:coleman:


mad wade stan:oldlol:

[HOoopCityJones]

Lebron's dunking is like Terry Kennedy's skating compared to the Rodney Mullen's of the world like Jordan and Kobe.

[jaybee682]

Lebron is not a slam dunk contest dunker. He gets really high but he has no flair or acrobatics to put on a show. Look at the HS dunk contest he was in for an example. To be honest there is really no player in the NBA who excites me like those AND1 Guys you see on youtube like Kenny Dobbs, Johnathan Clark, Kwame Alexander etc.

[ajnapoleon]

I never understood why some wanted to see him in a dunk contest but in the same breath say he can't do anything besides the tomahawk?..........He says he not a contest dunker ....what more do you want?

[Timmy D for MVP]

Well previous years he would have been great to see. He dunks with such power and gets so much air. But his dunks aren't super crazy as dunks. They are crazy athletically. I think this year would be a bad time for him to do it if LaVine and Wiggins and those guys get in.

That said I think it's important for the competition to get some star power in. Like... do something. It's not just Lebron. All of the stars pass on the competition.

[ralph_i_el]

Why is Bron Bron so afraid to come wash my car and buff the rims? :confusedshrug:

Could it be that he just doesn't want to? Idk