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I think the dunk itself is all that's needed not the gimmicks and props they use to add to the "entertainment." This is utter buffoonery and takes away from the dignity of the game, the contest, and the athletes themselves.
I agree with this. I also think the modern dunk contest gives the players too many attempts, which slows down the pace and lessens the excitement. McGee's two-basket dunk was impressive on the first attempt, but after attempt number 4, when you already know what he's going to do, it's not so exciting to watch.
Btw, Jordan's last dunk in Part 2 of that video was crazy. They gave him a 49 lol.
the league wouldn't let him jump over the entire car like he wanted to.
had he been able to do it, he would have and he would have won legitimately. IMO the whole thing was fixed, tho.
Blake shouldn't have made it out of the first round. DeRozan got robbed. Did you see that second dunk... ewww. Blake, on the other hand, did a 360 and a windmill, 1 and 2 dunk respectively. Dunks that most NBA players could easily do. You knew the contest would go sour based on Ibaka only getting a 45 for a free throw dunk (the farthest one at that) and Blake getting a 46 for a simple windmill (after multiple tries).
The second round for both contestants was just lame. Blake does the Vince elbow dunk (seen it) and clears a 2-3 foot clearance (anyone of that height could do). All hype and no delivery. Fans should be ashamed for screwing McGee out of the title.
I guess I should have know this would all go down. He was insanely hyped prior. He was the only dunk contestant shown in the promos/intro movie to All-Star Saturday Night.
I agree with most of your points except the elbow dunk. Griffin did it off glass, Carter did not. Not that many players could do the elbow dunk that Griffin did, esp on the first run.
There was nothing to be impressed about. The slam dunk competition evidently has nothing to do with basketball any more.
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