Lebron Says No To Dunk Contest [Archive]

weezer182

01/30/06, 06:42 PM

the dunk contest is turning into a joke. they use get the best of best. now it seems like whoever wants to do it, does it

somethingyellow

01/30/06, 06:42 PM

do you know who, if anybody, has been confirmed?

Johnny_G

01/30/06, 06:44 PM

I was just about to make a thread on this. This is bullshit that he keeps bitching out of the dunk content.

Emopunkthrice

01/30/06, 06:46 PM

do you know who, if anybody, has been confirmed?
Josh Smith is looking to defend his title, thats all I know for now.

Drew Beringer

01/30/06, 06:52 PM

Lebron is a pussy.

Brownpants06

01/30/06, 06:59 PM

bah

bigmike

01/30/06, 07:00 PM

am i the only one that doesn't watch the nba all star weekend at all? it's so boring now-a-days.

somethingyellow

01/30/06, 07:01 PM

am i the only one that doesn't watch the nba all star weekend at all? it's so boring now-a-days.If I am home then I'll watch it. If not, then i don't go out of my way to

weezer182

01/30/06, 07:01 PM

am i the only one that doesn't watch the nba all star weekend at all? it's so boring now-a-days.i havent watched it for the past two years and i doubt ill watch it this year as well

bigmike

01/30/06, 07:03 PM

i havent watched it for the past two years and i doubt ill watch it this year as well

yeah. i don't watch dunk contests, whether it's the stupid high school or college ones that espn airs or the nba one. it's all the same dunks over and over that you see every year.

until it was mentioned in an earlier post, i would not have been able to say who the defending champion was, that's how uninteresting it is to me.

YouMadeTheScene

01/30/06, 07:08 PM

itsjdiggity

01/30/06, 07:15 PM

Last years was really good minus the Birdman. Fuck Lebron. He's too scared that he will not live up to expectations. I never really wanted him in it anyway. I want...

Josh Smith
Amare (so Nash could do his Soccer shit)
Desmond Mason
J-Rich

bigmike

01/30/06, 07:40 PM

itsjdiggity

01/30/06, 07:45 PM

assuming this is the same kid, he just got suspended for 2 years.

he had the worst slam dunk showing ever...but it was worth it to hear kenny and charles clowning him the whole time he was trying to finish his dunk

ActorInThisPlay

01/30/06, 08:04 PM

the dunk contest is turning into a joke. they use get the best of best. now it seems like whoever wants to do it, does it
yeah its like the Dream Team...the people that should be in it aren't.

Johnny_G

01/30/06, 09:37 PM

If they really want to get people to watch and get some attention why not shell out a mill or 2 mill to big name guys? I mean you can easily make up for that in advertising, ratings, and I'm sure random other things.

How about they do it for fun, to pay the fans back for shelling out 50 bucks a ticket for games, and to bring attention and excitement to the sport?

Just a thought.

bigmike

01/31/06, 12:15 AM

How about they do it for fun, to pay the fans back for shelling out 50 bucks a ticket for games, and to bring attention and excitement to the sport?

Just a thought.

i think they should just let it go. it's the same old windmill dunks, alley-oops from teammates standing in the crowd and bouncing balls off the backboard to yourself. it's all tired and boring now.

marrost

01/31/06, 12:20 AM

he had the worst slam dunk showing ever...but it was worth it to hear kenny and charles clowning him the whole time he was trying to finish his dunkHaha that shit was hilarious. The dunk contest was incredible last year. I knew one of the dancers so I had to watch all that.

itsjdiggity

01/31/06, 12:21 AM

i think they should just let it go. it's the same old windmill dunks, alley-oops from teammates standing in the crowd and bouncing balls off the backboard to yourself. it's all tired and boring now.

did you see last year's? jr smith did a behind the back and steve nash did all kinds of soccer shit

mikeford

01/31/06, 12:21 AM

ricky davis will win

marrost

01/31/06, 12:23 AM

did you see last year's? jr smith did a behind the back and steve nash did all kinds of soccer shitSeriously, that kid doesn't know what the fuck he's talking about. Everything you mentioned was great. Whoever jumped over the guy in the chair was nice as hell too.

Chris Andersen takes the cake though. Then when he kept fucking up his teammates dunk and Charles Barkley was screaming "SABOTAGE!"

Caleb Cattivera

01/31/06, 12:27 AM

the prize is 25 thousand bucks. some of those players make more than that in a week.

it should be:

j rich
josh smith
darvin ham
vince carter
fred jones
nate robinson

mikeford

01/31/06, 12:28 AM

dee brown.

Flags of Dawn

01/31/06, 12:48 AM

dee brown.
haha does darvin ham play anymore? i remember him shattering a backboard once, and he had a stint with the bucks...

the NHL skills competition is where its at. EA needs to bring it back for NHL 07

somethingyellow

01/31/06, 12:51 AM

id like to see iverson in it, i watched him in some pre-game warm ups do some pretty tight dunks

Brownpants06

01/31/06, 01:02 AM

I remember watching Carters around the leg one handed dunk off a bounce pass from McGrady, that was the last time i watched the all-star weekend i think.

Caleb Cattivera

01/31/06, 01:10 AM

haha does darvin ham play anymore? i remember him shattering a backboard once, and he had a stint with the bucks...

the NHL skills competition is where its at. EA needs to bring it back for NHL 07

darvin won a championship with the pistons recently. but dont think he made a pro team this year.

bigmike

01/31/06, 02:00 AM

did you see last year's? jr smith did a behind the back and steve nash did all kinds of soccer shit

generally speaking they've all become boring to me. that and the fact that espn puts one on for college and high school makes them more cheap than they should be.

itsjdiggity

01/31/06, 02:08 AM

generally speaking they've all become boring to me. that and the fact that espn puts one on for college and high school makes them more cheap than they should be.

i remember that there was a girl who won that high school one...what bullshit

bigmike

01/31/06, 02:19 AM

i remember that there was a girl who won that high school one...what bullshit
yeah. i remember that. that was one of the moments that made me quit watching televised slam dunk contests.

mikeford

01/31/06, 08:01 AM

although to be honest, i think lebrons mcdonalds highschool slam dunk jawn sucked nuts.

ImpulZe

01/31/06, 12:27 PM

Any word on the other in the dunk contest?

ImpulZe

01/31/06, 12:28 PM

Desmond mason, is a dunk god..

Crimson_Curse

01/31/06, 12:34 PM

from NBA.com

NEW YORK, Jan. 31, 2006 – The 2005 Slam Dunk champion, Josh Smith of the Atlanta Hawks, will return to defend his crown in the Sprite Rising Stars Slam Dunk competition to be held on NBA All-Star Saturday Night presented by AOL, Feb. 18 at the Toyota Center in Houston. In addition to the reigning champion, the 21st Sprite Rising Stars Slam Dunk competition will feature Andre Iguodala of the Philadelphia 76ers, and rookies Nate Robinson of the New York Knicks and Hakim Warrick of the Memphis Grizzlies.

somethingyellow

01/31/06, 12:38 PM

watching nate robinson might be entertaining

ImpulZe

01/31/06, 12:40 PM

Nate is beast.

mikeford

01/31/06, 12:50 PM

AI2 will win.

Ravenna

01/31/06, 12:55 PM

AI2 will win.
i agree. andre has huge hops.
i predict that hakim will have a chris anderson like preformance

mikeford

01/31/06, 12:57 PM

they should rig up a 10 point shot like MTV rock n jock... i bet AI2 could dunk on that.

somethingyellow

01/31/06, 01:00 PM

AI2 will win.i went to university of arizona my freshman year when he was still there and got to watch him sometimes in the rec center do some great dunks. I'd like to see him do well if not win it

Ravenna

01/31/06, 01:03 PM

i think its going to be tough to beat nate rob. not because hes the best dunker, but hes going to get huge scores from the judges just because hes so small

mikeford

01/31/06, 01:11 PM

i think its going to be tough to beat nate rob. not because hes the best dunker, but hes going to get huge scores from the judges just because hes so small

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itsjdiggity

01/31/06, 02:15 PM

why Hakim Warrick?

Ravenna

01/31/06, 05:21 PM

why Hakim Warrick?
the only way hakim can win this contest is if he has royal ivey to cram on.

weezer182

01/31/06, 05:25 PM

why Hakim Warrick?im glad the warriors didnt draft him

ThriftWhore

01/31/06, 07:28 PM

Straight up, he needs to be in atleast one. If he shows up, it gains instant attention and the more likely bigger stars will say yes. The dunk contest really is no more anymore and should be a part of the skills competition. Maybe one year you can have a bunch of stars go in and do it, but otherwise we'll never have dr. j-type of players in it again.