SI's Top 10 Dunk Contest Dunks

[QUOTE=ProfessorMurder]I really like the visual of him [B]not dunking the ball.[/B][/QUOTE]
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[QUOTE=Big#50]Nique is numero uno. Dude had finesse and power like no other.[/QUOTE]
He did the same dunk over and over again. It was one variation it and that was one hand or two hands.

That's it.

no.1 should be VC's 360 windmill. his between the legs off the bounce should be in the top 10 too, he was the first guy to do it in a dunk contest off two feet, and dudes head was on the rim despite having to put the ball between his legs. come on SI stop the madness

That list is awful. J-Rich should have some higher dunks in that. Vince's elbow dunk is only his 2nd best dunk from that contest. Dwight's Superman was not better than his tap off the glass. So many things wrong with the list.

[QUOTE=Rake2204]I thought it was a good and fun list. I don't agree with it, but it was fun. I think a lot of it comes down to what markers we're using to measure "best" dunks. For instance, it sort of complicates things, but I still think the effect given dunks had on crowds, judges, and viewers at the time may still be at least a small part of the equation. With that in mind, it's kind of tough to exclude, say, the soaring Jordan free throw line dunk.

On the flip side, I've never been a [i]huge[/i] fan of Jordan's side windmill (aka his Kiss the Rim dunk). I always kind of thought the legendary status of that slam was created by excellent camera work more than by the outstanding nature of the dunk itself. That low angle sideline view that's thrown into super slow motion at just the right time make Jordan look like he's floating higher and longer than he truly was. It was a fun dunk, but I feel we're more in love with a camera effect than we are the dunk itself.

I also feel J.R. Smith's dunk is not exactly top three worthy because the shock factor was basically at 0 after his numerous attempts to put it down prior. And even then, the final dunk was awesome, but not perfect by any means.

I also really like DeMar DeRozan's dunk in slow motion (and regular motion for that matter) but his slams always seemed to be lacking something to me. This is my favorite dunk of his but still, in regular motion, he nails it, but the flavor seems moderate. I really like it, but I can't see myself labeling it as one of the top four dunk contest dunks of all time.

I like all 10 of the dunks you picked. But if I were to be a stickler, as you can tell so far, I have issue with some of them. Darvin Ham is another example. It wasn't super clean and I get the feeling even Ham would admit he didn't perform that dunk exactly as he wanted to.

Amar'e Stoudemire's dunk was fun and I was entertained, but it is more or less a dunk he could perform in his sleep. I may have even liked his All-Star Game version better: [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp164npRuxE[/url]

It feels ridiculous to talk down any of those slams because again, I'm a fan of each of them, but if we're talking Top Ten of all-time, those are some of my issues I'd have with those picks.[/QUOTE]

Rake you're a good poster but you gotta learn how to summarize. I wanna read, but its too damn long :oldlol:

[QUOTE=Burgz V2]Rake you're a good poster but you gotta learn how to summarize. I wanna read, but its too damn long :oldlol:[/QUOTE]Ha, noted. I can see I have to chill that out a little. My bad.

Currently watching All-Star Weekend 2006, made me think of this list. Still ridiculous.

The worst attempt I've ever seen was Chris Andersen, surprisingly...all of those crazy in game dunks and he couldn't make any of his dunks in the contest

[QUOTE=Rake2204]This is not going to go over well...

[url]http://nba.si.com/2013/02/14/michael-jordan-nba-slam-dunk-contest-best-vince-carter-dwight-howard/#[/url]

10. J.R. Rider's Between-the-Legs
9. Dwight Howard's Backboard Tap Pass
8. Dee Brown's No Look
7. Jason Richardson's Bounce Between-the-legs Reverse
6. Michael Jordan Sideways Windmill
5. Vince Carter's cuff clockwise 360 windmill
[B]4. Gerald Green's Cupcake
3. Dwight Howard's Superman[/B]
2. Vince Carter's Elbow
1. Michael Jordan's Free Throw

Also, SI's Five Worst NBA Dunk Contests: [url]http://nba.si.com/2013/02/12/nba-slam-dunk-contest-worst-kobe-bryant-nate-robinson/#[/url]

5. 2005 (Winner: Josh Smith)
4. 1996 (Brent Barry)
3. 2004 (Fred Jones)
2. 2010 (Nate Robinson)
1. 1997 (Kobe Bryant)

And SI's Top Ten Best NBA Dunk Contests: [url]http://nba.si.com/2013/02/13/nba-slam-dunk-contest-michael-jordan-vince-carter-dwight-howard/[/url][/QUOTE]


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First two that came to mind were the J Rich and V Carter dunks.

[QUOTE=kNicKz]The worst attempt I've ever seen was Chris Andersen, surprisingly...all of those crazy in game dunks and he couldn't make any of his dunks in the contest[/QUOTE]He actually had a good showing in his first contest in 2004 and I thought he was kind of robbed by the judges: [url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acQEe43UznI[/url]

In 2005, I think he just bit off a little more than he could chew. My thought is he wanted to throw that alley from half court then dunk from the free throw line. That would have been unprecedented. Alas, turns out there's a reason no one's done it before.

Harold should've been there somewhere, eastbay funk should be ranked higher, no way is the cupcake nor Dwight on that list, where's Nique?

To be honest Kenny Smith's between the legs behind the back dunk >>> some of the dunks listed here if we want to give creativity and gimmickry so much weight.

Interesting to see the contrast between Chris Andersen's 2005 reception and Nate Robinson's 2006 reception. In 2005 Andersen was continuously the butt of all jokes for taking so many attempts. Then Robinson takes 14 shots at his final jam in '06 and he's lauded by the TNT crew for being strong enough mentally and physically to stick with it until he put one down.

[QUOTE=Rake2204]Interesting to see the contrast between Chris Andersen's 2005 reception and Nate Robinson's 2006 reception. In 2005 Andersen was continuously the butt of all jokes for taking so many attempts. Then Robinson takes 14 shots at his final jam in '06 and he's lauded by the TNT crew for being strong enough mentally and physically to stick with it until he put one down.[/QUOTE]
Ummm ... significant size difference? Small arms, and he's a midget (5'8 generous listing) ... that takes ABSURD athleticism and stamina. Chris Anderson is like 6'9 or 6'10.

[QUOTE=SamuraiSWISH]Ummm ... significant size difference? Small arms, and he's a midget (5'8 generous listing) ... that takes ABSURD athleticism and stamina. Chris Anderson is like 6'9 or 6'10.[/QUOTE]To be fair, Andersen was running from half court and attempting to jump from the free throw line (or just a touch inside) with each of his attempts. Regardless of size, that's also going to take a bit of athleticism and stamina. It was not as if he was just botching a routine flush. His dunk idea was a little nuts.

[QUOTE=Rake2204]To be fair, Andersen was running from half court and attempting to jump from the free throw line (or just a touch inside) with each of his attempts. Regardless of size, that's also going to take a bit of athleticism and stamina. It was not as if he was just botching a routine flush. His dunk idea was a little nuts.[/QUOTE]
I understand, but c'mon bud. We're talking about a guy who is basically 5'6 in a dunk contest. Apples and oranges in terms of athleticism, and stamina.

[QUOTE=SamuraiSWISH]I understand, but c'mon bud. We're talking about a guy who is basically 5'6 in a dunk contest. Apples and oranges in terms of athleticism, and stamina.[/QUOTE]True enough. I admit Robinson's subsequent appearances in the dunk contest sort of soured me on his dunk contest career. There was still a lot of novelty to his appearance in '06 (his first contest) and his first dunk and the Webb finish were fresh. His others jams were good too, but all those misses....

You're right though, the crowd just wanted him to succeed that year. I was taken aback by what he could do - I just wish he could have pulled it off quicker.

10. Shawn Kemp's weird ass bendy dunk [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R1zefWDIvU"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R1zefWDIvU[/URL]
9.T-Mac's 360 pump alleyoop [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSClXyL4Eno"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSClXyL4Eno[/URL]
8.Dwight's tap dunk [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wci00tn7OBA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wci00tn7OBA[/URL]
7. Vince's between the legs alleyoop [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kro3Caums2c"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kro3Caums2c[/URL]
6. Desmond Mason's super clean between the legs [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1JgOTyhmRw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1JgOTyhmRw[/URL]
5.MJ's FT line dunk...this one in particular [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH9PX6xIohU"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH9PX6xIohU[/URL]
4. Terrence Ross's 360 behind the back [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKgrEQErmeU"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKgrEQErmeU[/URL]
3. J-Rich's two-handed reverse alleyoop windmill [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x175FcF3Yyg"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x175FcF3Yyg[/URL]
2.J-Rich's between the legs alleyoop reverse [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PejeH1uzDJs"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PejeH1uzDJs[/URL]
1. Vince's 360 windmill [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oHGL7vBLGM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oHGL7vBLGM[/URL]


This is the proper list. You're welcome.

[QUOTE=memetherapy]10. Shawn Kemp's weird ass bendy dunk [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R1zefWDIvU"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9R1zefWDIvU[/URL]
9.T-Mac's 360 pump alleyoop [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSClXyL4Eno"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSClXyL4Eno[/URL]
8.Dwight's tap dunk [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wci00tn7OBA"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wci00tn7OBA[/URL]
7. Vince's between the legs alleyoop [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kro3Caums2c"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kro3Caums2c[/URL]
6. Desmond Mason's super clean between the legs [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1JgOTyhmRw"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G1JgOTyhmRw[/URL]
5.MJ's FT line dunk...this one in particular [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH9PX6xIohU"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aH9PX6xIohU[/URL]
4. Terrence Ross's 360 behind the back [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKgrEQErmeU"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKgrEQErmeU[/URL]
3. J-Rich's two-handed reverse alleyoop windmill [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x175FcF3Yyg"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x175FcF3Yyg[/URL]
2.J-Rich's between the legs alleyoop reverse [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PejeH1uzDJs"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PejeH1uzDJs[/URL]
1. Vince's 360 windmill [URL="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oHGL7vBLGM"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oHGL7vBLGM[/URL]


This is the proper list. You're welcome.[/QUOTE]Not bad. No Jason Richardson off the backboard between the legs?

Also, totally open to interpretation (as is everything regarding dunk contest) but it's hard for me to throw Terrence Ross' dunk in the top 5 just because the execution struggled. Had he just come out and put that down immediately, I might be with you. However, after so many attempts, all surprise and incredulity had just about evaporated. And that's a big part of dunk contest dunks to me.

[QUOTE=IGotACoolStory][B]J Rich's bounce, between the legs, reverse is #1. That is a preposterously difficult and unique dunk. Exactly what the dunk contest is about... Not that gimmick crap like jumping over a kia or putting on a superman cape.[/B]

#2 I think I would go with Carter's 360 windmill.

#3 I am fine with MJ's free throw dunk here, since it's probably the most iconic dunk ever performed at the dunk contest.

#4 would be MJ's leaning dunk.


And where the **** is J Rich's off the backboard between the legs? :facepalm

I agree with Rake's on that one Blake dunk. The first attempt would have been an all-timer. By the time he finally hit the dunk it was just a normal 360...[/QUOTE]

This so much, came here to post this. That's number one, it's not about the hype or some other bs, it's all about the dunk and it's n1.

[QUOTE=Rake2204]Not bad. No Jason Richardson off the backboard between the legs?

Also, totally open to interpretation (as is everything regarding dunk contest) but it's hard for me to throw Terrence Ross' dunk in the top 5 just because the execution struggled. Had he just come out and put that down immediately, I might be with you. However, after so many attempts, all surprise and incredulity had just about evaporated. And that's a big part of dunk contest dunks to me.[/QUOTE]

Yeah...I was struggling with that one... but in general I tried putting dunks that'll stick out in the long run; aesthetically pleasing dunks no matter the circumstance. J-Rich's off-the backboard alleyoop could make any top 10 list, but in terms of visuals, I prefer all of the dunks I posted. It's definitely in my teens nonetheless, just not top 10. I was also questioning whether to put Iguodala's behind the backboard alleyoop somewhere in there... Darvin Ham's 360 backboard touch, Gerald Green reverse pump alley, Nique's two-handed windmill, MJ's side leaning windmill, Kenny Walker's 360 windmill or even Demar's east bay funk thingy.

spud webbs' and also this dunk from brown
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[QUOTE=Noob Saibot]oh yeah. Iggy was robbed.[/QUOTE]Sorry to re-bump. It's just, after finishing the '06 contest again, I have to agree with you. Before I remember being a little indifferent about things, but to watch Iggy get a 45 in round 1 for a [i]relatively[/i] routine one hand windmill then see him receive a 44 in the finals after completing a one-footed between the legs flush with the left hand... I don't know about that one. I'm not usually big on setups or conspiracy theories but for that slam to just happen to tie things up (with such an unusually low score for a dunk of that nature) just seemed a little suspicious.

Then, in the tie-breaker, I suppose I can better see that case, though I still don't agree with it. Nate Robinson completed a really baby windmill on a toss off the backboard on his 14th try. Iguadala then countered with a between the legs dunk from the baseline, finishing on the opposite side of the rim (I'm guessing he wasn't planning on a tie-breaker fifth dunk). Again though, for Robinson's 14 attempts and eventually weak finish to eclipse Iggy's final attempt... I suppose I understand why Andre was done with the contest after '06.