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NBA All-star
Re: Attributes of Michael Jordan's dunks
Originally Posted by King1991nba
Amazing gif.
Attributes of Jordan's dunk I would say are his legs, he manipulates them in a way while in the air, makes it look better in slow motion. Also like someone else mentions, he leans a lot. Also something about his left hand on certain dunks.
Edit: Pippen style was also somewhat similar to Jordan's. Jordan obviously showed him how to do it his way, which means that perhaps there was some thought behind his style, rather than it just being completely spontaneous. That's just a guess.
Last edited by jstern; 01-08-2013 at 12:20 PM.
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Local High School Star
Re: Attributes of Michael Jordan's dunks
Originally Posted by Calabis
This is very true, even is drop step was very explosive and quick....look at the distance and explosiveness on this dunk
Also, when necessary, you see Jordan holding the ball as high as possible, statue of liberty style, on a lot of dunks. Pippen did it as well. I'm not sure why nobody else does that anymore.
Like this:
Last edited by Rolando; 01-08-2013 at 12:23 PM.
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Re: Attributes of Michael Jordan's dunks
Originally Posted by Rolando
Also, when necessary, you see Jordan holding the ball as high as possible, statue of liberty style, on a lot of dunks. Pippen did it as well. I'm not sure why nobody else does that anymore.
It takes giant hands, which isn't to say other NBA players don't have giant hands, but a fair amount of them do not have Jordan and/or Pippen's combination of skill, hand size, and one-foot hops. There's even some big men who've struggled to palm a ball as easily as those guys did. Ben Wallace for instance: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyTRToRIGBM#t=0m31s
When players can palm a rock so easily, that's when you'll get the Julius Erving and Terence Stansbury dunk styles and whatnot. On the flip side, the palming statue of liberty dunks don't always carry the same force and intensity. They can still be strong, but that strength is often stemming more from the wrist than it is the entire arm, something non-palm dunks tend to contain more often.
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Serious playground baller
Re: Attributes of Michael Jordan's dunks
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NBA rookie of the year
Re: Attributes of Michael Jordan's dunks
I think the perfect example of a great dunk that really shows off his style is the Kiss The Rim dunk from Dallas in 1987. The lean and hangtime was ridiculous, and it looked even better in slow motion.
Seen here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tq11VVkdPZU
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I brick nerf balls
Re: Attributes of Michael Jordan's dunks
Originally Posted by HardwoodLegend
As many MJ highlights as I've seen, I don't recall seeing that one.
"Walking on Air" is one of the most famous dunks ever. you've seen it a million times from the midcourt camera
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Bringer of Rain
Re: Attributes of Michael Jordan's dunks
Originally Posted by Calabis
This is very true, even is drop step was very explosive and quick....look at the distance and explosiveness on this dunk
dat unathletic white guys ..
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NBA Legend
Re: Attributes of Michael Jordan's dunks
Originally Posted by King1991nba
25 years later AND still UNREAL ..
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Re: Attributes of Michael Jordan's dunks
Jordan just got off the ground so fast and without a real build up. It's like just flexing his toe would make him spring up 3 feet.
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Re: Attributes of Michael Jordan's dunks
Originally Posted by andgar923
Bron reminds me of a freight train or a trailer.
Kobe of a Porsche
MJ of a stealth bomber
What about Griffin? School bus? Builds up speed kind of slowly but lots of momentum.
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Re: Attributes of Michael Jordan's dunks
Originally Posted by DFish
What about Griffin? School bus? Builds up speed kind of slowly but lots of momentum.
Kia?
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NBA All-star
Re: Attributes of Michael Jordan's dunks
Originally Posted by DFish
What about Griffin? School bus? Builds up speed kind of slowly but lots of momentum.
That's kind of funny. After reading the nick names of the others comes Griffin the school bus. Positive attributes, but a school bus.
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Very good NBA starter
Re: Attributes of Michael Jordan's dunks
Jordan Had The Best Mixture of Quickness, Agiliy, Speed, Grace and Power For Dunks or Drives to the Basket.
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I brick nerf balls
Re: Attributes of Michael Jordan's dunks
Originally Posted by Round Mound
Jordan Had The Best Mixture of Quickness, Agiliy, Speed, Grace and Power For Dunks or Drives to the Basket.
[COLOR="Blue"]His Airness!![/COLOR]
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Hollywood
Re: Attributes of Michael Jordan's dunks
Originally Posted by Round Mound
Jordan Had The Best Mixture of Quickness, Agiliy, Speed, Grace and Power For Dunks or Drives to the Basket.
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