1. While holding a baby, you must do a 360 dunk.... 2. Let one of the judges handcuffed both your hands and placed the key in your mouth... You will attempt to uncuffed yourself while in the air then throw down the dunk... 3. X-games meet basketball: While riding on a skateboard through midcourt, you will jump and do a 180 ollie in midair while dunking the ball then landing back on the skateboard... 4. Jump through a ring of fire then have one of your teammates lob you the ball in midair for the throw down...
My buddy was freaking out about all the great dunks this year - as for myself i'm not that impressed. All the silly props... please, the superman dunk would have been better without the cape. Would Jordan wear a cape or put a cupcake on the back of the rim?
I agree. But Dwight still deserved to win based on his first dunk and 3rd dunk (first of the final round) Dr. J went on and on, but I imagine Gerald Green's shoeless dunk really is pretty tough.
Who cares? The dunk competition is about athleticism and showmanship. Props to both Howard and Green.
5. Jump off of two feet over a pit of scattered marbles. That way, if you step over the tape (Dwight), it will make you pay.
Here is a real one. Since this years game was in NO it would go like this... Drew Brees or Matt Flynn throws a football 94ft as an alleyoop and the dunker slams the football. 50
It would be interesting if they let former champions in from the past -- Vince wanted in last year or the year before but they wouldn't let him for some reason.
how about just have a game of 1-on-1 b/t the world's best players? that would kill everything out there right now. 10 guys, 5 rounds. all perimeter players. post players are boring as hell, except for KG.
James White's between-the-leg-from-free-throw-line dunk would certainly deserve a 50, so would the 720 dunk. But honestly, Dwight Howard put on a show that did not disappoint anyone. I was hoping Gay and Moon would show us some more though.
My thoughts... - Dwight's Superman "dunk" should not have counted. I don't care if he flew from half court and went between his legs 4 times along the way. It wasn't a DUNK. - Dwight should have taken Gerald Green's ladder idea to the next level, having a teammate hold the ball 12 feet high. It's the next best thing to having a 12 foot goal. - If you've never tried to dunk a basketball in socks on a 10 foot goal, you haven't the slightest clue how impressive Gerald Green's dunk was. I just wish he hadn't done between the legs right before that one. - They should NEVER put tape on the court. It only creates the chance that they'll disappoint. - James White wouldn't need a single prop or gimmick to win the dunk contest. And some dunks that I can think of that require no props... - Stand behind the backboard, throw the ball over to the front side, run under and catch the ball mid-air and throw down a windmill. I'm not sure if it's possible, but if someone could do this between the legs, it'd be all the more impressive. - Between the legs in the opposite direction than normal (back to front) and two-handed. - Jam the ball between the rim and the backboard. Run from that same side, snatch the ball in mid-air and dunk it on the other side. - Run up to the basket at 45 degree angle, jump up like it's going to be a 360, but touch the ball two-handed against the backboard as high as possible partway through the dunk. I've got more but I have to sleep now.
That's a pretty damn good idea. The only potential problem would be the players' motivation to compete, just like in the all-star game.
I agree man. I wish we could get back to the days of Nique and Jordan when the dunk contest actually meant something. All the gimmicks just cheapen it for me. While they may be entertaining to some now, I think they're only hurting it in the long run.
I think the dunk contest's had it's day... I mean, there's only so many ways of putting a ball through a hoop...
