All-Star 2012: NBA Slam Dunk Contest discussion thread

[Cowboy Thunder]

Originally Posted by InspiredLebowski

Iman Shumpert
Paul George
Derrick Williams
Chase Budinger

Who?

[swi7ch]

Originally Posted by Cowboy Thunder

Who?

That's why stars don't do slam dunk contests anymore... they are up against a bunch of unknowns.

Jordan didn't compete with unknowns... he competed against The Human Highlight Film, Dominique Wilkins!

[LBJMVP]

im not to upset about the lineup for a couple reasons

there are no really big stars there, which means the fan voting wont be extremely biased toward one person

these guys also dont seem like guys that will go out and do a bunch of prop dunks.

that being said i still wish derozen would compete again. he got schifed two straight years.

also i hate fan voting... nothing against new york, but hey obiously have a ton of fans so shumpert has a clear advantage if he gets to the finals plus if he has jeremy lin helping him he will gain a ton more votes, while indiana, houston, and minnesota fans are as abundant.

[Reverend Hoops]

Originally Posted by swi7ch

That's why stars don't do slam dunk contests anymore... they are up against a bunch of unknowns.

Jordan didn't compete with unknowns... he competed against The Human Highlight Film, Dominique Wilkins!

You know this argument can go both ways.

[alwaysunny]

Personally I never gave a shit about who wins the contest, especially since they implemented the fan vote. I just wanna see some good dunks so that I replay them when they get on youtube.

[Myth]

Wow, least exciting dunk line up ever.

[Cowboy Thunder]

The last real Dunk Champion.

[Rake2204]

Originally Posted by Cowboy Thunder

The last real Dunk Champion.

I respectfully disagree. I thought Mason's runner-up finish to Jason Richardson in '03 was better than his winning performance in '01.

[rosonviyavong]

Definitely cheering for Shump in this one. Been a fan since his days at Tech and now him apart of Rush Hour 4 with LIN makes him even more better.

[rosonviyavong]

Originally Posted by LBJMVP

im not to upset about the lineup for a couple reasons

there are no really big stars there, which means the fan voting wont be extremely biased toward one person

these guys also dont seem like guys that will go out and do a bunch of prop dunks.

that being said i still wish derozen would compete again. he got schifed two straight years.

also i hate fan voting... nothing against new york, but hey obiously have a ton of fans so shumpert has a clear advantage if he gets to the finals plus if he has jeremy lin helping him he will gain a ton more votes, while indiana, houston, and minnesota fans are as abundant.

Derozan said he would never join the dunk contest unless it was in Toronto because of what happened last year with the Blake Griffin screwjob.

[Cowboy Thunder]

Originally Posted by Rake2204

I respectfully disagree. I thought Mason's runner-up finish to Jason Richardson in '03 was better than his winning performance in '01.

Very well may have been. Richardson had one great dunk that topped D-Mason.


I still think this dunk at 1:13 is one of the sickest I've ever seen in the contest.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRsPHOkScmw&t=1m5s

The distance + the style...omg

[Cowboy Thunder]

Wow... the 2001 Dunk Contest trophy was sponsored by "REAL Player"


that crappy old media player.

[Noob Saibot]

Shumpert is gonna win by default thanks to Lin's guidance.

[iDunk]

This is going to be a great dunk contest. I think Budinger should've been replaced by Terrence Williams though.

[shallehalle]

Originally Posted by Cowboy Thunder

The last real Dunk Champion.

stop trolling