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NBA Slam Dunk Contest is BACK!

Found February 16, 2008 on Boomshakalaka:
Wow, what a fun night of entertainment. I love All Star Weekend. But as always the highlight of All Star Weekends is the Slam Dunk contest. Rudy kind of was a dud, and Moon got knocked out as well after the first round. But Dwight Howard was a man on a mission. His first dunk was insane he busted out an off the backside of the backboard dunk in the first round to hit a perfect score of 50. Gerald Green busted out the birthday cake dunk, where he blew a candle out on a cupcake, the cupcake was mounted on the back of the rim.
Original Story: http://www.boomshakalaka.org/2008/02/...
26 Comments:
  • Dwight Howard owned the dunk contest. Easily the best performance I've seen in years. Looks like the leagues got a new Superman. ;)
    by britneyrose   February 16, 2008   Reply   Options   +1 Likes
  • Yeah, I wonder how Shaq felt about that one.
    by KeeganJM   February 16, 2008   Reply   Options   +1 Likes
  • on the Superman dunk, did Howard dunk it cleanly?
    by th0mas   February 17, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • Well..... I actually think they should have not counted it

    He did not even touch the rim. uhhhhggggggg
    by KeeganJM   February 17, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • Everyone I was with also said it shouldn't have counted... I don't know. It looked clean to me. I'd have to see the video again though.
    by britneyrose   February 17, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • Superman was cool........but did Howard dunk it? seemed like he shot it.
    by BigAL25   February 17, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • Yeah it should not have counted, I think we will not see a lot of replays since the NBA is trying to hype the Slam Dunk contest a little more, I will try to pull it off my media pc since I dvr'ed it with Media Center. But he was probably about 1.5 ft away from the hoop and threw it in. But the thing is he could have dunked it, he was much higher then the rim, and he had perfect speed, I think he just got excited. None the less, he won, it was cool, but it should not have counted.
    by KeeganJM   February 17, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • Here it is

    You be the judge

    http://yardbarker.com/nba/articles/Dwight_Howards_Superman_Dunk_should_it_have_counted_You_be_the_Judge/147903
    by KeeganJM   February 17, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • That was the best contest I've seen in a while. Howard was crazy with the Superman dunk. You will believe a man can fly.
    by rcs360   February 17, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • But he didnt dunk, jumping ability was great, but no dunk.
    by KeeganJM   February 17, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • Dictionary definition of dunk: a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket. That thing was on it's way down, you don't have to touch the rim.
    by rcs360   February 17, 2008   Reply   Options   +1 Likes
  • THANK YOU!

    I knew it was clean.
    There really is no question Dwight Howard deserved to win it.
    by britneyrose   February 17, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • Your welcome. I didn't want this to become the next big debate.
    by rcs360   February 17, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • Wow, thanks for that. Where did you get that info from? So if I shot a jumper and elevated higher then the goal and threw it in that would be considered a dunk? Seems strange.
    by KeeganJM   February 17, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • Dictionary.com. As long as you throw down the shot, but if we're talking about standing on a ladder and throwing down the ball standing over the hoop, that's no dunk. It'd be hard to do a 3 point dunk though from a jump shot.
    by rcs360   February 17, 2008   Reply   Options   +1 Likes
  • lol
    by KeeganJM   February 17, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • I thought it was just alright. All of the props and different places to bounce the ball in order to do the same old dunks. I would like to have seen some originality. Maybe a 720 windmill or something. I don't know.... Just seems like the contest isn't as pure as it used to be.
    by Blazermark   February 17, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • I agree, we do have some people in the league that can dunk like And 1 guys, and TFB, but nobody cares in the association. It would be nice if we started seeing 540's, 720's, and things that were not so theatrical. But still it was fun to watch.
    by KeeganJM   February 17, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • I remember back when a simple dunk from the free throw line was an automatic contest winner. And back when JR Rider did the between the legs dunk, he didn't have to catch the ball in mid-air to win it. They aren't just doing the same old dunks, theyre making it harder.

    What do you expect them to do? Start dunking with their feet? The only thing the dunk contest has been lacking over the past few years was creativity, but it definitely WASN'T last night.
    by jheisey   February 17, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • Dunking with their feet? No just a little less props and more of this

    by KeeganJM   February 17, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • I havent seen anyone try a 540 yet.
    by KeeganJM   February 17, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • Yes, the contest is back for sure! Dwight Howard took it to a new level last night!
    by texasgirl   February 17, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • Cant wait till next year.
    by underground   February 17, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • Yeah the whole all star weekend was exciting and very very fun to watch. They should have two games a season. Great fun all around, even the skills challenge was fun to watch.
    by KeeganJM   February 19, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • gerald should have jumped over dwight or ATE the cupcake... he could probably do both
    to anyone who thinks dwight is the better dunker just quit at life right now
    by ggownsall   March 30, 2008   Reply   Options  
  • lol shows what people know about basketball... you havent seen anyone try a 540 yet!!!???? ummm how about the 720 by the air up ther but thats right you dont know who that is... anyone here know who skip2mylou is??? doubt it GERALD GREEN owns dwight howard
    by ggownsall   March 30, 2008   Reply   Options  
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