NBA All Star Saturday
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NBA All Star Saturday
It was a highly intertaining and innovative night. Team San Antonio won the Shooting Stars event. Deron Williams won the Skills Competition with a record time (25.5). Jason Kapono won the 3 Point Shootout with a tie for the record score(25). Finally, Dwight Howard won the Dunk Contest with all 50s and completely AMAZING and ORIGINAL dunks.
On a side note, thanks to Dwight for allowing me to win the pot from a bet LOL
On a side note, thanks to Dwight for allowing me to win the pot from a bet LOL
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no, the superman dunk wasnt a layup, it was a dunk. yes MJ and co. did it without having to throw it but they all got huge running starts and carried the ball with them. he lobbed the ball and jumped from both feet after a relatively short jogging start. not the mention how high howard got most guys wouldnt be able to get high enough to throw it down from that distance like he did.
the best dunk of the night was the one where howard lobbed it, jumped, tipped it off the backboard and threw it down. THAT my friends, was amazing.
the best dunk of the night was the one where howard lobbed it, jumped, tipped it off the backboard and threw it down. THAT my friends, was amazing.
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i was watching an ESPN classic show on the history of the dunk and they defined it as a type of shot in which a player throws the ball through the hoop from above the rim. it doesnt say anything about grabbing the rim. as long as it's thrown through from above the rim, it's a dunk. personally, i agree with that definition.
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tigercannon71 wrote:Dwight Howard was pretty good, but the Superman dunk wasnt actually a dunk it was a layup. The rest of the guys we have seen MJ, Dominic, Vince Carter, and others do the same dunks without help.
I totally agree, it's not called the "throw the ball in the basket contest from five feet away". I would like to see good players in the slam dunk contest.
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tigercannon71 wrote:I think what he means is we want to see Lebron, Kobe, and the other marquee names in the slam dunk competition not supporting players like Howard and those other guys in the competition.
Howard is Orlando's best player and will soon be one one of the NBA's elite. a far cry from a supporting player.
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