Legacy Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/images_root/images/photos/001/576/571/109302767_crop_650x440.jpg?1329522523 It’s no secret that the NBA Dunk Contest has been a fan favorite of the All-Star Weekend for quite some time. From a Michael Jordan free throw line dunk to a dunk where you have half of Vince Carter’s arm inside of the rim, the competition was at a fierce pace. Key word: was. In modern day time, the dunk contest is looked upon as a joke to most hardcore NBA fanatics and analysts around the world. It seems to be going in that direction and getting worse as the seasons pass. Sure you have guys like Blake Griffin jumping over cars and others like Dwight Howard having a costume show, but the actual dunks just are not there anymore. Even when Howard did do his infamous dunk with the Superman cape on, there were numerous debates on whether or not it was a legitimate dunk. Do you remember people questioning if Vinsanity’s through the legs jam was a dunk? And the only debate during the Jordan and Dominique Wilkins dunk-off was who won? There were no questions of whether or not they were doing actual dunks. You also would not see people pulling out costumes or as many props as they are now, back in the day. But this is not the only gripe with the dunk contest fans are having. One of the main concerns is the lack of big name star players being in it. How many people expected LeBron James to have at least a couple of slam dunk trophies by now? Unfortunately, the king has yet to step on the court during All-Star Saturday night, besides rooting for one of his close pals in the contest. Even when he promised the fans that he would participate a few years back, he found any excuse he could to back out. This year’s dunk contest has arguably one of the lesser known participants of all-time. Paul George, Chase Budinger, Derrick Williams, and Iman Shumpert will be your main attractions on February 25th. The contest basically appeals to the more casual fans now. I can guarantee that they cannot name a team any of these players play for. The NBA already sucked the fun out of the contest for the diehard NBA fans, and now even the casual fans that tune in to watch basketball for just that special night. Don’t get me wrong, though. I’m sure all of these guys are capable dunkers and can possibly put on a good show, but would you rather not see Russell Westbrook or Josh Smith? Oh, and how can you forget the new brilliant idea of picking the winner? Now fans can vote for who wins the dunk contest, but that’s not the best part! Voting starts prior to the final round, so in essence, the more popular player will win. I think it was safe to say that Griffin had that dunk contest locked up last year, even if he had done a lay-up. This is not fair to the player, who is a better dunker. Just how sometimes an undeserving all-star gets the nod to start in the game, now the more popular player will win the dunk contest before the other player even gets a chance to show-case his dunk. However, that should not be a problem in this contest. None of the players are well known. Ratings might fall a tad bit also. The ratings though, won’t take as bad of a hit as the actual dunk contest. Which is now officially the fall of the NBA All-Star Weekend. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1070735-fall-of-the-nba-all-star-weekend-the-dunk-contest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sħãlïq™ Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 (edited) Good read, Yama. We can only hope for better days... EDIT: Needless to say, Šhãłïq voted 'No' in the poll. Edited February 18, 2012 by Šhãłïq Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 I don't think the problem is the dunks, we have guys that can do, cookie jars, windmills, through the legs w/e the problem is we've seen all that before and we people do ordinary dunks they don't WOW us anymore cause people have done em before. The problem is we have to see something new, Dwight superman dunk was new, Gerald Green cup cake dunk was new. Costumes and props help add to the 'new' and 'wow' factor. Blake last year was a fix to win. There's a reason they didn't let DeRozan in the finals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legacy Posted February 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 I don't think the problem is the dunks, we have guys that can do, cookie jars, windmills, through the legs w/e the problem is we've seen all that before and we people do ordinary dunks they don't WOW us anymore cause people have done em before. The problem is we have to see something new, Dwight superman dunk was new, Gerald Green cup cake dunk was new. Costumes and props help add to the 'new' and 'wow' factor. Blake last year was a fix to win. There's a reason they didn't let DeRozan in the finals.Even if DeRozan had made it, do you think the fan voting would help Blake win it anyways? Unless all of Canada votes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NomarFachix Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 I voted yes.. I'm excited to see some dunks. That KIA dunk last year was just embarrassing. I hate that propped up garbage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fish7718 Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 Even if DeRozan had made it, do you think the fan voting would help Blake win it anyways? Unless all of Canada votes. I mean only reason fans voted for blake because I forget who the other dunker was but he sucked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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