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    Default Re: Attributes of Michael Jordan's dunks

    Quote 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.
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    Quote 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:
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    Quote 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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    Default Re: Attributes of Michael Jordan's dunks

    sticking out his tongue

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    Default 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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    Default Re: Attributes of Michael Jordan's dunks

    Quote 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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    Quote 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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    Quote Originally Posted by King1991nba
    25 years later AND still UNREAL ..

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    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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    Quote 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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    Quote Originally Posted by DFish
    What about Griffin? School bus? Builds up speed kind of slowly but lots of momentum.
    Kia?

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    Default Re: Attributes of Michael Jordan's dunks

    Quote 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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    Jordan Had The Best Mixture of Quickness, Agiliy, Speed, Grace and Power For Dunks or Drives to the Basket.

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    Default Re: Attributes of Michael Jordan's dunks

    Quote 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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    Default Re: Attributes of Michael Jordan's dunks

    Quote 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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