Does LeBron not competing in the Slam Dunk contest make him a beta?

[ClipperRevival]

:D

If you think about it, all of the all-time great dunkers competed in the contest. MJ, Nique, Dr. J, Drexler, Kobe, Kemp, Griffin, etc. But not LeBron. Why? And what's worse is this guy said he would but didn't. Something about this guy and decisions huh?

[sdot_thadon]

:D

If you think about it, all of the all-time great dunkers competed in the contest. MJ, Nique, Dr. J, Drexler, Kobe, Kemp, Griffin, etc. But not LeBron. Why? And what's worse is this guy said he would but didn't. Something about this guy and decisions huh?
I think it has more with the allure of the contest being at an alltime low when he 1st hit the league, then once it became interesting again he felt it was too late. He'll ever do it now for sure. I always thought if they wanted the stars to come back out they should have raised the prize value to get their attention. Remember for guys back in the 80's and 90's the prize money was a decent grab in relation to their salaries.

[Dbrog]

Completely beta ESPECIALLY after he said he would 100% compete the following year and then didn't. #scaredbeta

I don't know why either. The judges/fans would ensure that he wins unless he just straight misses dunks.

[Akrazotile]

No, and to even suggest that is pure trollling.


Reported.

[ClipperRevival]

I think it has more with the allure of the contest being at an alltime low when he 1st hit the league, then once it became interesting again he felt it was too late. He'll ever do it now for sure. I always thought if they wanted the stars to come back out they should have raised the prize value to get their attention. Remember for guys back in the 80's and 90's the prize money was a decent grab in relation to their salaries.

True. The league should've increased the prize money when the contest was losing interest. Nothing talks like money.

[Bankaii]

There is no reason that it was a must for him to do it.
There were mostly no names doing it and the contest was at it's weakest. And he already said he wasnt creative enough to do it.
The only reason he should've felt pressured to do it is because he kept saying he would and flaking.
This thread is shit tho.

[imdaman99]

No, that's not the reason he's a beta. He was more like an attention whore, yuckin it up during a dunk contest talking about him entering the following year. I can't wait till this guy gets his reality show after he retires. Won't watch.

[ClipperRevival]

There is no reason that it was a must for him to do it.
There were mostly no names doing it and the contest was at it's weakest. And he already said he wasnt creative enough to do it.
The only reason he should've felt pressured to do it is because he kept saying he would and flaking.
This thread is shit tho.

Yet all of the great dunkers of that era competed in it except him. VC, McGrady, Howard, Richardson, Nate, Green, etc. except him.

[choppermagic]

It doesnt make him a beta but it's another indication of his beta attitude.

Especially since he kept talking about it in order to get attention only, never to back it up.

[sdot_thadon]

True. The league should've increased the prize money when the contest was losing interest. Nothing talks like money.
Some of these guys make make more money from a tweet than they'd make to win the contest. If it was a million, no question guys would dive in.

[NumberSix]

During his early years, where stars usually do the dunk contest, the dunk contest was nothing but bums.

[JerrySeinfeld]

Completely beta ESPECIALLY after he said he would 100% compete the following year and then didn't. #scaredbeta

I don't know why either. The judges/fans would ensure that he wins unless he just straight misses dunks.

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[Hey Yo]

Yet all of the great dunkers of that era competed in it except him. VC, McGrady, Howard, Richardson, Nate, Green, etc. except him.
Dwight Howard is considered a great dunker? Dude put on a red cape and looked like a goofball out there.

[ClipperRevival]

Dwight Howard is considered a great dunker? Dude put on a red cape and looked like a goofball out there.

Dude can dunk on a 12 foot rim like it's nothing and put a sticker near the top of the freaken backboard. Just because he made it look easy don't mean it's not special.

[jlip]

The dunk contest is meaningless and has zero impact on how I view a player.

[20Four]

No, and to even suggest that is pure trollling.


Reported.
STFU already fvck...tired of your bullshit

[Hey Yo]

Dude can dunk on a 12 foot rim like it's nothing and put a sticker near the top of the freaken backboard. Just because he made it look easy don't mean it's not special.
That doesn't make a person a great dunker.

[ClipperRevival]

That doesn't make a person a great dunker.

Well, I personally appreciate rare athleticism.

[stalkerforlife]

Yes, it's another reason he's beta.

You give the fans what they want and he was too scared to do so.

[ajnapoleon]

I still don't understand why no one wants to admits this........

he did not do it when he first entered the league it was not a big thing but they (the fans and the huge amount of haters) started the dunk contest thing after the decision .....



they wanted to see him fail or maybe brick a dunk or something for them to clown on or talk about ......




and lebron would not give them the satisfaction :confusedshrug: thats all it was

[Straight_Ballin]

The dunk contest is meaningless and has zero impact on how I view a player.

Yet if Bron was in it and won you and every other stain would be the first to say how it adds to his alphaness. :lol

[HylianNightmare]

Dwight Howard is considered a great dunker? Dude put on a red cape and looked like a goofball out there.
His tap off the backboard dunk is pretty nifty

[Lebron23]

I wish he could have join the dunk contest in his rookie season. His between the legs dunk in the 2004 NBA Rookie Game > Fred Jones.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbAvd35-CRs