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Official NBA 2015 All-Star Weekend Thread

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by FTW Rockets FTW, Feb 8, 2015.

  1. TheRealist137

    TheRealist137 Member

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    He is a scrub as an NBA player. He has no skills.
     
  2. XxTCNxX

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    LaVine was amazing but he practically did the same dunk 3 times in a row. Huge buzz kill
     
  3. Shanxter

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    Levine was super good especially the first 2 dunks. But VC still the king. Even Vince carter 's in game dunks would have won multiple dunk contests .
     
  4. VanityHalfBlack

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    An improvement from last year's all star weekend which again is not saying much since last year's was one of the worst.
     
  5. mr. 13 in 33

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    Wiggins needs to be in it next year since its in Toronto.
     
  6. J.R.

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    LaVine great
    Oladipo okay
    Dunk contest: still disappointing

    Come on Silver, come up with some new ideas!
     
  7. 08kx250f

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    If you have one good dunker then its all you can ask for
     
  8. solodolo

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    No skills ? Damn Charles Barkley disease is spreading :rolleyes:
     
  9. 08kx250f

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    NBA guys vs Street guys. 1 winner.
     
  10. J.R.

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    No! :p

    The one good dunker, LaVine, was predicted by many to win. If you got just one, it ain't a contest!
     
  11. DreamShook

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    If Levine played more to the crowd I think his dunks would have been on par with Vince Carter. VC essentially was telling us his dunks were the best we had ever seen. We believed him.

    Guaranteed if Levine was yelling after dunks and wasn't so subdued leaving it up to the crowd to make up their own minds his dunks would have been placed in the annals of dunkdom. oh well.
     
  12. vstexas09

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    I don't Lavine should deserve that much credit...3 of his dunks looked so similar....

    that first one was sick...but come on...change it up man.
     
  13. Panda23

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    .......

    he made subtle changes without LaVine that event would've flopped harder than ginobli in a strong breeze
     
  14. RedRedemption

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    Oladipo's first two dunks were pretty great.
    The second one looked bad because he jammed it in too softly.
     
  15. J.R.

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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Zach LaVine on whether he has another dunk contest in him: &quot;Hopefully. I like dunking.&quot;</p>&mdash; Darnell Mayberry (@DarnellMayberry) <a href="https://twitter.com/DarnellMayberry/status/566815633707642881">February 15, 2015</a></blockquote>
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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>&quot;Vince Carter is above me. I don't want to get in that area.&quot; -- Zach LaVine</p>&mdash; Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) <a href="https://twitter.com/BenGolliver/status/566815813873979392">February 15, 2015</a></blockquote>
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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>&quot;I just wanted to come out with a bang. I wanted to get a 50 on every dunk.&quot; Zach LaVine</p>&mdash; Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) <a href="https://twitter.com/BenGolliver/status/566814511311904768">February 15, 2015</a></blockquote>
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    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>&quot;I'm stoked... I feel like I'm dreaming... It was a dream come true.&quot; Zach LaVine</p>&mdash; Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) <a href="https://twitter.com/BenGolliver/status/566814625984184320">February 15, 2015</a></blockquote>
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  16. khanhdum

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    why because he can dunk? lol
     
  17. J.R.

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    From **** me to slam dunk winner! :grin::p

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  18. VanityHalfBlack

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    Basketball in the 90s was just pure magic.

    <iframe width="420" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/qBGXZZhhVaU" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
     
  19. i3artow i3aller

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    Anyone w/ PS skills think they could put Lavine's face on this picture?
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  20. J.R.

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    RT'd by Daryl

    <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Just found out that I set the record for most long 2s in a 3 Point Contest. Ever. Couldn't be prouder.</p>&mdash; JJ Redick (@JJRedick) <a href="https://twitter.com/JJRedick/status/566830872100220930">February 15, 2015</a></blockquote>
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