Oliver P Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 I do not expect anything out of this dunk contest to be honest... I'm glad that Blake is in it though. I don't believe that he will be fantastic, as I already said he's more an in game dunker than a dunk contest dunker, besides he wasn't great in his last dunk contest, good but not great... So I don't expect anything amazing from him as well. But it's still good to see him as he is one of my favorite players. My only hope is that the non NBA player will still be in. Otherwise it'll be just like those past years IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AboveLegit Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 Which player does the former Dunk champion favor in the competition? It didn't take him long to answer that question. "I think the surprise is gonna be JaVale McGee," Howard said. "Nobody talks about him. But the guy's a legit 7-2 and he can jump pretty high."http://www.orlandopinstripedpost.com/2011/1/6/1918279/dwight-howard-comments-on-2011-nba-dunk-contest-featuring-blake http://www.csnwashington.com/01/06/11/JaVale-McGee-practicing-for-dunk-contest/landing.html?blockID=386338&feedID=287 ^^Video of JaVale practicing for the dunk contest. I love the one where he takes the paper and puts it in the net. I'm pretty sure in my whole time of being a Wizards fan this is the first time we've had someone participate in the dunk contest. I would have rather seen Nick Young, but I'll take it.Elvin Hayes was in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenneral Posted January 6, 2011 Report Share Posted January 6, 2011 Don't think it's really smart for Jennings to do this coming off a broken foot and all. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moeroadkill Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 i think you guys will be surprised with ibaka he won a euro dunk contest or something like that when he was over there and he had some nice dunks. I actually have him wining it, or mcgee unless he tries stupid stuff that he cant pull off. i think blake will be more 'in game' dunker but we'll see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theonethatownz Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 I'm just so happy that freaking idiot midget Nate isn't in. He was sucking the life and core out of that contest and committed grand larceny on multiple occasions just because he's tiny. As it goes for these guys.. McGee is a beast at dunking and I mean beast. He's huge and reckless. He's awesome, he's going to rip the building down for all I know. He'll do pretty well and will go into the contest severely underrated. One thing that will be a disadvantage is his stupidity. I'm not saying he's an idiot off the court or anything, but on the court he does some pretty dumb crap. Then.. you've got Blake. He scares me. He's an absolute freak of nature man, dinosaur arms and everything! He glides in the air like a hawk but still manages to throw it down hard! He's got no regard for human life at all and I think that's a good thing. I think he'll try some crazy [expletive], but the difference between him and McGee is that Blake will actually make the dunk. I don't care about Jennings or Ibaka as they won't go far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 (edited) Why do people want to watch centers dunk? Edited January 8, 2011 by STATCity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theonethatownz Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Because it's cool? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted January 8, 2011 Owner Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Why do people want to watch centers dunk?Because Dwight Howard was a top five greatest dunker in contest history, and Serge Ibaka already has a dunk contest victory under his belt (and so does Blake, even though he's a PF). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theonethatownz Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 To be fair it was in Europe for Ibaka. That's no disrespect. I think he'll do well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterx Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 i think westbrook shouldve been given a spot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Because Dwight Howard was a top five greatest dunker in contest history, and Serge Ibaka already has a dunk contest victory under his belt (and so does Blake, even though he's a PF).idk about top 5 and the only reason he was so good was because he was so creative Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Real Deal Posted January 8, 2011 Owner Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 idk about top 5 and the only reason he was so good was because he was so creativeAnd because he jumps higher than most others that have ever participated in the contest. Other than jumping so high and being so creative...what else is required from a top five dunk contest champ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver P Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 To be fair it was in Europe for Ibaka. That's no disrespect. I think he'll do well. If anything Ibaka should get even more credit for that. Cause some of the best dunk contests were European ones this past decade... The best dunk contests ever are certainly the first NBA/ABA ones, that's for sure but since the mid 90's the NBA dunk contest has been more than disappointing... At the exception of 2000 of course. In the mid 90's I remember a terrific dunk contest in Spain for instance, one of the very best I ever seen. Couldn't find any video of it sadly... That's too bad cause it was really awesome. Darrell Armstrong was in it, he won it with some terrific dunk. There was another player in it that I used to like a lot but... I don't remember his name. He actually put the ball on fire before dunking it, that was quite awesome. And this past decade we've had some terrific dunk contests un France. Let's take the 2005 one for example : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MycM_jvkGF4 Or the 2007 one : It starts at 1:50 Guy Dupuy is certainly the best French dunker right now, even maybe the best dunker in the world, here are some of his most recent dunks : Guy could have won all the NBA dunk contests this past decade, easily. And that is why I hope that someday they will allow non NBA players to enter the contest. If they want the NBA dunk contest to become the best in the world again they HAVE to do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sħãlïq™ Posted January 10, 2011 Report Share Posted January 10, 2011 Check this out: http://www.latimes.com/media/graphic/2011-01/58661296.jpg Source:http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-blake-griffin.eps-20110109,0,5244023.graphic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWayne Posted February 16, 2011 Report Share Posted February 16, 2011 I <3 Javalle McGee, no clue how to spell his first name. I'm rooting for him so hard, I really am a fan of Blake Griffin, but sick of all the hype. The dude's good, we get it. No need to talk about him every waking second of the Clippers highlights on ESPN. Also I'm aware he is the best thing to happen to the Clippers probably ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JYD Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 Griffin is taking it also because he has the hype surrounding him. Anything the guy does is instantly unheard of, amazing, etc. so he'll get great scores. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finch23 Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 Griffin is taking it also because he has the hype surrounding him. Anything the guy does is instantly unheard of, amazing, etc. so he'll get great scores. This Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N/A Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 I got BG, gonna be sick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smitty Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 Hopefully these guys do better than last year's dunk contest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N/A Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 Hopefully these guys do better than last year's dunk contest. Was anything worse than last year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 If Blake does a lay-up, he's still going to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guru Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 If Blake does a lay-up, he's still going to win.Haha pretty much. Anybody know who the judges are this year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 I'll take McGee ftw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warren2ThaG Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 McGee for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChosenOne Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 Been waiting for this the whole time...get it started! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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