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This years ALL STAR BREAK DUNK CONTEST

Discussion in 'NBA Dish' started by westbury44, Dec 9, 2003.

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  1. yipengzhao

    yipengzhao Member

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    Oh and the days where a Larry Nance type dunker can win is over.
     
    #21 yipengzhao, Dec 9, 2003
  2. Asian Sensation

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    Is it just me or does Francis dunk a lot less now? Maybe it's because i've only seen a few games this year but I remember his rookie and 2nd year where he would flush everything and every highlight of him on Espn would be a dunk. I'm just wondering if he still has it in him or if hes just holding back a bit to prevent injury. Reminds me a bit of Iverson. Iverson also used to dunk a lot.

    On a side note one of my favorite Francis in game dunks was the one he did in the rookie/soph all star game where he through it up in the air on the fast break and slammed it home.
     
    #22 Asian Sensation, Dec 9, 2003
  3. IROC it

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    But somehow Nash would be awarded the title after the scandal was revealed.
     
    #23 IROC it, Dec 10, 2003
  4. danjojo

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    Not necessarily. The French judges will give it to whoever pays the most...
     
    #24 danjojo, Dec 10, 2003
  5. ths balla

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    whats the 3 year rule?
     
    #25 ths balla, Dec 10, 2003
  6. oldman

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    yeah the wheel was terrible. we need francis, carter, kobe, richardson, lebron and d. mason in the dunk contest. that would be pimp.
     
    #26 oldman, Dec 10, 2003
  7. KaiSeR SoZe

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    Anyone see the NBATV commercial with Don Nelson talking to his players in different languages, spanish for Najera, German for Dirk...and "Canadian" for Nash.

    LoL:)
     
    #27 KaiSeR SoZe, Dec 10, 2003
  8. AGBee

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    OK, so you wanted Francis to try a dunk that was physically impossible for him to pull off?

    I tried to grow 6 inches today but failed to rise to the challenge.
     
    #28 AGBee, Dec 10, 2003
  9. yipengzhao

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    Yeah that one is good... too bad they traded Wang, then they'd have Chinese.

    There was also French for Tariq Abdul Wahad... it goes something like "tariq entre le bloque" hahahaha

    why don't you hustle up a bit eh nashy? ya hoser...
     
    #29 yipengzhao, Dec 10, 2003
  10. ths balla

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    Francis, Lebron, Carter, Desmond Mason, J Rich, T-Mac, and Kobe:eek:
     
    #30 ths balla, Dec 10, 2003
  11. torrr

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    What dunk was Francis supposed to do as a result of the wheel?
     
    #31 torrr, Dec 10, 2003
  12. Mr. Mooch

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    He was supposed to replicate Terrence Stansbury's '360-dgree off of one foot' dunk, I believe. The problem was Francis can't palm the ball, so it was impossible to even try it.

    I think I'd like any of the following:
    Carter
    McGrady
    Bryant
    Francis
    Wallace
    Mason
    Richardson
    Martin
    LeBron/Carmelo
    maybe Amaré
     
    #32 Mr. Mooch, Dec 10, 2003
  13. FranchiseBlade

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    The wheel was the worst. Some guys have a two foot lift off, and some a one foot lift off. Plus some dunkers can palm the ball and some can't. The wheel punishes the players who land on a different style dunk than they do.

    Plus the winner of the wheel of dunks was Dr. J. Nobody was going to score a 10 on a Dr. J dunk while the real Dr. J was sitting there next to them. The wheel limits creativity. It was horrible. Let a dunker play to his strengths and not somebody elses. I can't remember who it was but somebody lifted off a little further back than Dr. J did and scored lower.

    Last year they did away with the wheel, and I was very happy.
     
    #33 FranchiseBlade, Dec 10, 2003
  14. aries323

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    I second the no wheel idea.

    Don't care who's in it, I just want to see creativity, originality, etc.
     
    #34 aries323, Dec 10, 2003
  15. porsche911

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    when is the slam dunk contest and what channel is it on cable tv?
     
    #35 porsche911, Dec 10, 2003
  16. Mr. Mooch

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    Valentine's Day on TNT.
     
    #36 Mr. Mooch, Dec 10, 2003
  17. Roc Paint

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    That reminds me of the Drexler trade.
     
    #37 Roc Paint, Dec 11, 2003
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    That's what I want to see too...which is why we shouldn't have crap people in the dunk contest like RJ and Amare. PLEASE!
     
    #38 tierre_brown, Dec 11, 2003
  19. spydermex

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    man i want steve to do that two bounce of the backboard while in the air dunk that he missed 2 years back
     
    #39 spydermex, Dec 14, 2003
  20. iOrange

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    Kobe's vertical is just bad...but he's quite creative though.
     
    #40 iOrange, Dec 14, 2003
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