The Slam Dunk Contest is dead... again
Saturday night brought the annual return of one of my favorite themes in the sports calendar - the impending death of the NBA Slam Dunk Contest. It's really quite the phenomenon. Like clockwork, almost every All Star Saturday Night brings the call to finally put an end to an event that saw its prime a full generation ago. The NBA must really think the combination of no...
The Evolution Of The Dunk Contest: What The Hell Happened
Growing up when I wasn’t the biggest fan of the NBA I still looked forward to All-Star Weekend. Sure, the three point contest was cool, and the actual game was something to watch, but when the event to look forward to was the dunk contest. The problem we have now is that the spectacle of the dunk contest has disappeared; and many have suggested we take it out of the chain of events...
The Best Plays You’ve Never Seen Before, Featuring Desmond Mason
Good afternoon, basketball fans, and welcome to another edition of The Best Plays You’ve Never Seen Before! In this post you will find awesome highlights with only a few Youtube views, including a spectacular, game-tying tip jam by the high-flying Desmond Mason, as well as an additional jam by another former Supersonic most known for getting fat and having kids. The digging...
2012 NBA Dunk Contest: A Throw Up, Instead of Throw Down Event
Former Sonics and Blazers put 2012 Contest to shame
Jeremy Evans, Derrick Williams, Chase Budinger and Paul George; far from superstar status, far from household names, far from the best dunkers the NBA has to offer. Yet last weekend, those four gentlemen had the unfortunate honor of participating in what could go down as the worst dunk contest in All-Star Game history (save...
Five Interesting Things From A Rather Uninteresting All-Star Weekend
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again… All-Star Weekend simply doesn’t do much for me. I don’t know if it’s that it really isn’t as good as it used to be, or if it just doesn’t seem to be because I’ve grown older and grumpier. Either way, it’s not my cup of tea anymore. I used to get really excited about the dunk contest back in the J-Rich, Desmond...
NBA Appreciation Day: Desmond Mason Dunk Compilation
Happy Friday, and happy NBA Appreciation Day! What I have for you today is a compilation–not a mix, but a compilation–of a prime Desmond Mason soaring through the Milwaukee, Seattle, and New Orleans skies for a variety of jaw-dropping slam dunks. While it’s not the longest video in the world, and it may even leave you wondering “well where was his ____ dunk?”, I think...
Bucks Acquire Magloire In Trade With Hornets
October 26, 2005 - General Manager Larry Harris announced today that the Milwaukee Bucks have acquired forward/center Jamaal Magloire from the New Orleans/Oklahoma City Hornets in exchange for forward Desmond Mason, the Bucks 2006 first round draft choice and cash considerations.
Entering his sixth NBA season, Magloire, 27, sports career averages of 9.5 points, 7.4 rebounds and...
NBA Appreciation Day: Shawn Kemp Dunking All Over Dallas
It’s Friday, so that means it’s NBA appreciation day here at NBA247365.COM. When I came up with this little idea last Spring I had planned on making a post like this every week, but I often found myself short of either time or ideas. I kind of scrapped the whole thing, but who’s to say that I can’t bring it back every once in a while? Besides, I need an excuse to post...
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