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who is your favorite rocket dunker of all time?

Discussion in 'Houston Rockets: Game Action & Roster Moves' started by legacygt777, Jul 13, 2009.

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  1. Naija Texan

    Naija Texan Member

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    Steve Francis, although looking back, that is probably why he currently has injury problems now.
     
    #41 Naija Texan, Jul 13, 2009
  2. pgabriel

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    Steve hands down for sheer awe inspiring, Drexler was still pretty good his first year.

    But before francis, for me it was Otis Thorpe
     
    #42 pgabriel, Jul 13, 2009
  3. Big Shot Rob

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    Stevie Franchise, hands down.
     
    #43 Big Shot Rob, Jul 13, 2009
  4. Uprising

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    Happens to all of em.

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    #44 Uprising, Jul 13, 2009
  5. BetterThanI

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    Horry didn't dunk much, but when he did, it usually timely and was impressive.

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    And he gets style-points for this one:

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    #45 BetterThanI, Jul 13, 2009
  6. touchstone

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    No contest to anyone who was at Hoffeinz - Zaid Abdul-Aziz (f/k/aDon Smith)
     
    #46 touchstone, Jul 13, 2009
  7. RocketRaccoon

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    Stevie is the only Rocket that got this old man off his ass hoppin & hollerin' and screaming for joy on a single play. Yeah, there has been others that made the Rockets great to watch, but Stevie... :cool:
     
    #47 RocketRaccoon, Jul 13, 2009
  8. tmactotherac96

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    tmac easily
     
    #48 tmactotherac96, Jul 13, 2009
  9. dragonz

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    Francis, and his after-dunk-hang-on-rim-point-to-the-passer thing
     
    #49 dragonz, Jul 13, 2009
  10. BamBam

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    Moochie easily! :D
     
    #50 BamBam, Jul 13, 2009
  11. RocketsFan#1

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    Yeah. Steve Francis was easily the most enjoyable Rocket to watch dunking. But you have to check out James White in this video.
    [​IMG]
     
    #51 RocketsFan#1, Jul 13, 2009
  12. bigbodymoe

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    #52 bigbodymoe, Jul 13, 2009
  13. fnn2097

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    its gotta be T-mac and SF3. I remember T-mac's monsterous dunk over shawn bradley in 05 playoffs.
     
    #53 fnn2097, Jul 13, 2009
  14. dragonz

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    Damn, God must worked really hard to invent "highlights", even Stro looks good in it.
     
    #54 dragonz, Jul 13, 2009
  15. RocketsFan#1

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    You guys have to check out James White #8 from the Rockets. He's a future star. :eek:

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    #55 RocketsFan#1, Jul 13, 2009
  16. Dubious

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    I can't find a Bill Willoughby video on line, but I'm sure he would rank as the top Rocket vertical reach of all time if you consider height plus vertical leap. He was 6'8" and had a 47 inch vertical leap.
     
    #56 Dubious, Jul 13, 2009
  17. D-rock

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    I love Dream and his overall game, but I HAVE to give THIS one to Francis.


    For his size, he had amazing hops AND power.
     
    #57 D-rock, Jul 13, 2009
  18. Shroopy2

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    Francis
    Horry - he'd do a crazy dunk every month like double pump reverse two hand alley oops. Horry and Cato were the 2 guys most likely to send it down when the ball was tossed near the rim.
    Landry
    Cato - a little Tyson Chandler-ish with the same alley oops dunks but I liked them.
    Elie - His build and height wouldnt indicate it but he'd surprise every once in a while with a hard 2 hand facial.
    McGrady

    then:
    Hakeem
    Thorpe - a dunking force, but too many 1 handers.
    Drexler
    Mobley
    Lew Lloyd

    had potential:
    Stomile Swift
    Kirk Snyder

    makes me happy when they dunk:
    Aaron Brooks
    Mutombo :)
     
    #58 Shroopy2, Jul 13, 2009
  19. dmenacela

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    Great post and my thoughts exactly when I read this thread. A Young Horry had some major dunking skills that looked great in traffic. :cool:

     
    #59 dmenacela, Jul 13, 2009
  20. JBIIRockets

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    Young Akeem Olajuwon!
     
    #60 JBIIRockets, Jul 13, 2009
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