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Originally Posted by RedBlackAttack
Thing is, the dunks don't have to be totally original or gimmicky. If you can complete a beautiful looking, acrobatic 'kiss the rim' dunk or one of the old standards, it would be 100x better than doing some standard dunk while jumping over some guy or putting a sticker on a backboard.
The whole art of the thing has been lost to gimmicks.
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You're completely on point. Folks have been assuming every single dunk must be brand new to be appreciated. Not the case.
The gimmicks are flat out embarrassing. The feeling I had watching Kenny Smith interact with contestants was similar to that feeling I get when I'm watching a guy get rejected by the hot girl on TV. It's not real, but it still made me cringe hard.