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Are you joking?

This picture is just sick http://twitpic.com/41pawx

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He was raised in Bmore. He said he didn't want to play too close to home (or something like that).

For once in my life I'd like to hear a superstar say he wants to come play for the Wizards... -_- Anyways, let's have a toast to a whole new year of talking about a star coming to play for the Knicks!

There's no creativity to it..

Your probably right, and to his credit, I don't think he had a single prop in his dunks. Major respect there. Hopefully Blake doesn't enter this thing next year, he's too much of a fan favorite, just like Dwight and Nate were.

It's great, but it's not a new idea... The FT dunk has been done every year, is it really all that impressive that he's a few inches behind the line?

If they just get rid of fan voting, everything will be ok. Leave it up to the judges..

That was probably the worst. At least the choir was somewhat entertaining.

Well said, the FT dunk has just become so redundant (if you don't know the meaning of redundant, ask Charles) it seems like we see it every year. Serge didn't deserve to go to the Finals. As difficult as that dunk is, it's been done to death, and really isn't that exciting to see. With that being said, I don't think DeRozan deserved to go to the Finals either. He had one amazing dunk, but the other wasn't as great.

I think the best dunk of the night was Blake's first, that was just amazing. DeRozan definitely gets second, while Ibaka gets third. I think overall, JaVale was the most consistent with his creativity, and he probably could have won had Ibaka not stolen his idea (unintentionally of course, but it was smart on JaVale's part that he didn't go through with it). For anyone that's curious as to what JaVale's idea was, here it is: http://dc.sbnation.com/washington-wizards/2011/2/18/2001133/nba-slam-dunk-contest-2011-javale-mcgee http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/548434/dunkcontest2011_medium.jpg ^^By far the most creative dunk I've seen in a long time. Much better than any of Dwight's dunks. But this has to be one of the best dunk contests, probably my favorite since 2003. I second guessed the idea of bringing in coaches at first, but I like it. It just adds to the entertainment, especially with a guy like Chris Webber and Kenny the Jet. http://twitter.com/#!/RicBucher/status/39177332275150848 Great to hear, hopefully the NBA stops the fan voting, I think if the judges had a say in who the winner was, JaVale would have taken home the gold.

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They really need to scrap this event, it's so boring. I got Texas winning.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TO4yeUIPWE&feature=player_embedded Adios Mother[expletive]er

Superstars are created by the media through their feats and accomplishments. They are blown up to be Gods on the court and unreal people. Superstardom is intangible and doesn't have much to do with numbers as it does with perception. Vince Carter might not have been a top 15 player in the league but he was a superstar. Dwight Howard might not have been a better center than Yao Ming, but Yao would be considered a superstar before Dwight. Pierce probably wouldn't be considered a superstar even though he's won a title but Nash and Nowitzki have enough of a captivated audience that they are superstars despite coming up short of a championship. That being said, my list is pretty short: Kobe LeBron Wade Rose Paul D-Will Melo Dirk Durant Howard Amare I think you guys are looking at this word in the wrong way. There's a differences between a Superstar and a Super-dominant player. I know we don't normally throw around the term "super dominant" but it's the most accurate description of an elite player. Kobe, LeBron, Wade, Howard, D-Will, and CP3 are the only super-dominant players in the league now because they absolutely control the pace of a game. All of them are absolutely great players on both ends of the court, and have very little holes in their game.

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/273/11641978.jpg Wall's reaction to Sager's comment regarding Cousins.

Statement game for the Bulls, Derrick Rose has had a phenomenal game.

I'll choose Wall because I believe he is the best passer out of the 5 (CP3 might be better, it's close) and the fastest, but his jumpshot is a major concern for me. This has honestly been my favorite competition for the past few years, looking forward to it.

Participants: Chris Paul, New Orleans G 6-0 175 Stephen Curry, Golden State G 6-3 185 Derrick Rose, Chicago Bulls G 6-3 190 John Wall, Washington Wizards G 6-4 195 Russell Westbrook, Oklahoma City G 6-3 187 http://www.nba.com/2011/news/02/17/skills-lineup/index.html?ls=iref:nbahpt2

Part 1: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/110217 Part 2: http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/two/110217

http://www.nba.com/allstar/2011/celebrity.game/

http://basketball.realgm.com/wiretap/211045/Harden_Replaces_Evans_In_Rookie_Challenge#ixzz1EGMDhrX6