I'm with skip, just ball up and enter this thing already! ...Though I'm sure it's already too late.
Showing posts with label Slam Dunk Contest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Slam Dunk Contest. Show all posts
February 08, 2013
Skip Bayless Begs LeBron To Enter Dunk Contest
December 05, 2011
Get Terrico White In The Slam Dunk Contest Now!
Wow! Fuck jumping over the hood of mid-sized cars, let's bring back the real and get Terrico White in the Slam Dunk Contest!
April 04, 2011
Illinois College's 5'10" Guard Jacob Tucker Is ILL!
Gotdamn! I hope he becomes the 12th man on the Utah Jazz JUST so he can enter the dunk contest next year. I don't care if he's in the D-League for 98% of the season, as long as a NBA gives him a 10 day contract so he can compete because this is what the NBA dunk contest is missing. DeMar Derozan tried to bring that this past dunk contest, but it might be time for the great white hope. Or maybe the NBA just needs to ban props altogether? Its cool every now and then, but 90% of the dunk contest CANNOT be prop based.
February 21, 2011
2011 NBA All-Star Weekend Recap
A lot of people don't care about this game, but I love it. It's always fun to see if celebrities can really play or not if you ask me (for example: Trey Songz can play, Nick Cannon can't).
Best Moment: Justin Bieber crossing over Common. Okay, he didn't drive and dunk from the top of the key like Rocky from "3 Ninjas" did afterward, but it was quite impressive. MVP-worthy? No, but with a fan vote, if you didn't know Justin Bieber was gonna win you are a moron.
What Did We Learn: That at least 3 players in this game could start for the Cleveland Cavs tomorrow. 1) Scottie Pippen 2) Romeo 3) Jalen Rose. Yeah, Romeo couldn't get on the court for USC a few years back and Jalen Rose can no longer jump off of the ground, but still, they're not better than Christian Eyenga or Alonzo Gee? And as far as Scottie Pippen goes, man, he looked like he was playing for an NBA contract. People were talking about Jordan making a come back last week, but Pippen looked like he desperately needed to make one. Either that, or he put all the money he has left on his team to win. All I'm saying about Pip is don't be surprised if it comes out that he called up Jordan and asked for a try-out with the Bobcats.
This game was a 40 minute highlight reel with commercials and a lame halftime show (get this Dougie shit the fuck up outta 2011, please). DeMarcus Cousins showed out with 33 and 14, DeJuan Blair went for 28 and 14, James Harden's beard chipped in a cool 30, but John Wall was the man of the evening with 22 assists. Not as much debate about this MVP, though I personally would've made he and Cousins co-MVPs if I was in charge.
Best Moment: There were like 8 best moments! Wall's bounce pass alley-oop to Blake Griffin, Blair's off-glass alley-oop to himself, and Cousins' off-glass alley-oop to Wall to name a few.
What Did We Learn: That DeMarcus Cousins is gonna be really really good if he ever grows up mentally. Thank goodness he didn't have swing on any teammates for not getting him the ball after this game.
I'm combining these 2 events because, well, really, why not? Anyway, what's up with Coco Miller's hair? She looks like Stevie Wonder with bangs. I did some light Googling and didn't find that she had any notable disease, but that hair bother me for the entire event.
Best Moment: Kenny "The Jet" Smith hitting that half court shot on the first try in the first round. Reminded me of myself out there.
What Did We Learn: My boy Steph Curry got skills! As far as I'm concerned, he could win this event every year if he wanted to.
Has one team ever had more different 3-Point Contest winners in the history of the NBA, because James Jones was the Heat's 4th? The other 3 were Glenn Rice, Jason Kapono, and Daequan Cook.
Best Moment: James Jones beating out 2 Celtics. Last night on Facebook I said, "The East loss, but lets look on the bright side: the Heat (57 pts) finally beat the Celtics (28 pts) in something besides 'wins against the Cavs' this year." I completely forgot Jones sonned Paul Pierce and Ray Allen. That felt awesome!
What Did We Learn: That if you show up with a haircut like Boobie Gibson's you deserve to lose (though that pic didn't do the wackness of it any justice).
At the end of the Dunk Contest I was left with underwhelmed feeling I can only compare to finally seeing Halle Berry's tits in "Swordfish" (coming in 2nd would definitely be seeing that Sheneka Adams' pussy was hairy). When I think back though, the Dunk Contest was dope as fuck! DeMar DeRozan's dunks were ill (dunk 1 and dunk 2), Serge Ibaka's were ill (dunk 1 and dunk 2), and those guys didn't even make the finals. JaVale McGee had 2 incredible dunks (1 and 2), a good 1, and a dud, and Blake Griffin had 4 dope dunks (1, 2, 3, and 4). It was a great show, Blake should've won, and he did.
It's really sad that there's this weird anti-Blake Griffin backlash floating around right now, but fuck it, niggas are never satisfied. If you want to complain about the dunk itself, that's fine, it was boring, but why are people mad he jumped over the front of the car and not the middle? You're asking the man to do something probably humanly impossible for a person his size. Griffin is 6'10", the 2011 Kia Optima is 57.3 inches (or 4.8 feet), and the goal is 10 feet. Now explain to me how he was supposed to jump over the center of the car, catch the alley-oop, dunk, and land safely. I'll wait.
Best Moment: The 2011 Kia Optima coming out. I never liked Kia cars, but that bitch they rolled out Saturday night was fly!
What Did We Learn: That you can't satisfy everyone. Here we are with the illest overall Dunk Contest since 2000, and all you hear in the aftermath is people bitch about Blake Griffin jumping over the front of the car. I'm not the type of guy to tell people "you can't do it, so shut the fuck up," but YOU CAN'T DO IT, SO SHUT THE FUCK UP!
Even though the West lead for basically the entire game, it was still quite entertaining. Kobe actively trying to win MVP and running out of gas, LeBron taking over in the 4th and messing around and getting a triple-double, and Kevin Durant coming up big in the clutch. Sadly Dwyane Wade and Dwight Howard left the game early with injuries though (oh, wait, that was just Dwyane Wade).
Should Kobe have won MVP? Of course. Even though he disappeared in the 4th quarter when defense started to be played, he still scored the most points (37), grabbed the most rebounds (14), and the game was in L.A. for goodness sake. Yeah, LeBron got the 2nd triple-double in All-Star Game history, but the East loss. End of story.
Best Moment: Paul Pierce getting booed every time he touched the ball like LeBron James in Cleveland. The only difference is that Pierce actually came up in L.A., while LeBron has no real ties to Cleveland besides playing for the Cavs, and it being in the same state he was born.
What Did We Learn: That Kobe knew this was his one shot at beating Michael Jordan in something since he knows the Lakers aren't winning another Championship.
Parting Notes: 1) Did we ever find out why so many people wore yellow sneakers over the weekend? Are they the new version of those thick Lance Armstrong rubber bands? Or maybe everyone was trying to support Kobe and the Lakers after they all wore those neon yellow/green sneakers on Christmas.
2) Am I the only one surprised Skip Bayless and others didn't make a big deal out of all the East starters did the powder toss with LeBron before the tip? I thought for sure they'd collectively reach and say some shit like "Michael Jordan would've never let anyone else do the powder toss with him." I was pleasantly surprised everyone left it alone, although I wouldn't be surprised if Skip was just saving it for later.
Alright, that's all folks.
2011 NBA All-Star Weekend Mini Movies
We know the NFL is king among American sports in ratings, but the NBA is absolutely killing them in this digital market if you ask me. These mini movies definitely show that, so if you haven't watched these, I'd urge you to check them out.
January 20, 2011
2011 NBA All-Star Jerseys Revealed
Personally, I think they're pretty OK. They're not the 2009 uniforms, but they're definitely better than last year's offering.
Now the only think that needs to be decided is who's gonna wear them. About a month ago I was bored at work and crafted who I thought would make it at the time (no word on why I never decided to post it). On the East I had Howard, Amare, LeBron, D-Wade, and D. Rose starting, and Rondo, Bargnani, Bosh, Granger, Felton, Pierce, and Garnett on the bench. Out West I had Gasol, Nowitzki, Durant, Kobe, and Deron Williams starting, and Westbrook, Love, Carmela (shouts to Mikhail Prokhorov), Ginobili, Ellis, Griffin, and Nash on the bench. I like all those picks still except for Granger (who I'd replace with Joe Johnson) and Nash (who I'd replace with Chris Paul).
In other NBA All-Star weekend news, Brandon Jennings was forced to withdraw from the Slam Dunk Contest, and will be replaced by Toronto Raptor DeMar DeRozan. Good because I rather spend my All-Star Saturday rooting for Blake Griffin to Vince Carter the Dunk Contest than hoping Jennings misses all his dunk because I'm jealous that he's fucking Teyana Taylor.
January 05, 2011
2011 NBA Slam Dunk Contest Contestants Announced
There's no doubt about it, this is definitely the Blake Griffin show, and obviously the NBA wants him to win with this group they put up against him. I wish LeBron James would've finally threw his hat in the ring, but with the shit Blake has been doing this year, I'm not too surprised he didn't. Oh well, I just can't wait to root against Brandon Jennings. Sorry B, but I can't root for anybody fucking my baby Teyana Taylor.
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February 14, 2009
KryptoNate: Nate Robinson Defeats Dwight Howard, Wins Dunk Contest
The dunk contest was really nothing to write home about, but Nate clearly won because Dwight's last dunk was a 5 at best. Its all in fun though so its all good. I'll be back to recap all the events tomorrow. Oh and SMH @ niggas doing the Soulja Boy in 2009.
(Oh yeah, don't forget I picked Nate to win earlier.)
Winners & Losers: All-Star Weekend Edition
I should've though to do this earlier seeing I already missed the Celebrity Game and the Rookie Challenge, but its all good because the best stuff starts now.
1) Slam Dunk Contest
The Field: Dwight Howard, ORL; Nate Robinson, NYK; Rudy Fernandez, POR; J.R. Smith, DEN
I think J.R. Smith is poised to come in last place because he was a last minute addition when Rudy Gay couldn't go. Rudy Fernandez is my dark house because I've seen him do some shit in real games! The only thing is, I don't know if that'll translate into being able to come up with creative dunks. We all know Nate Robinson can get up, but yesterday on First Take he said he hadn't really practiced any new dunks. That's NOT a good sign, especially considering how many attempts it took him to complete a dunk a few years back. We all know Dwight Howard is Superman, but in reality, he didn't even really dunk that ball last year. Add that to the fact that recent history as shown to be unkind to defending Dunk Champs (see Gerald Green last year). lus, how much can he really do different with that huge body of his??
If the basketball gods see do us right, the final will be between defending champion Dwight Howard and former champion Nate Robinson. If that is the case, I think I'm gonna ride with Lil Nate. I think Dwight will run out of dunks and I don't know if I realy believe Nate hasn't been working on new material.
Winner: Nate Robinson, NYK
2) Three Point Shoot-Out
The Field: Mike Bibby, ATL; Daequan Cook, MIA; Danny Granger, IND; Jason Kapono, TOR; Rashard Lewis, ORL; Roger Mason, SAS
Will Jason Kapono make it 3 straight?? I think not! Kapono should definitely be watching his back for either Daequan Cook or Roger Mason to take him title this year. My dark horse here is Mike Bibby solely because I heard he guaranteed victory so he'll come out that much more focus...but ultimately will probably lose to Daequan or Mason.
Its hard to just pick one but since I'm from South Florida and I get to see this kid gunning all the time, I'm gonna go with Daequan Cook as the winner in a final between he and Roger Mason.
Winner: Daequan Cook, MIA
3) H-O-R-S-E...uhh... G-E-I-C-O
The Field: Kevin Durant, OKC; O.J. Mayo, MEM; Joe Johnson, ATL
Are you serious?? K.D. is hot right now and fresh off that MVP, 46 point splash down last night at the Rookie Challenge. I don't see any way that he loses this thing.
Winner: Kevin Durant, OKC
4) Skills Challenge
The Field: Devin Harris, NJN; Tony Parker, SAS; Derrick Rose, CHI; Mo Williams, CLE
This should be a good one, but I think we can go ahead and eliminate Mo Williams right now. He's not winning lol. Anyway, I think this will be a 2 man race between Devin Harris and Tony Parker because they are the quickest. Parker is the better passer of the 2 so I'm gonn have to go with Mr. Longoria.
Winner: Tony Parker, SAS
5) Shooting Stars Competition
The Field: Team San Antonio (Tim Duncan, David Robinson, & Becky Hammon); Team Detroit (Arron Afflalo, Bill Laimbeer, & Katie Smith); Team Los Angeles (Derek Fisher, Michael Cooper, & Lisa Leslie); Team Phoenix (Leandro Barbosa, Dan Majerle, & Tangela Smith)
Team San Antonio are the depending champs in this competition, but I don't see Tim Duncan hitting those long range 3's again this year lol. I gotta go with Team Phoenix because if you watch the Celebrity Game you'd know Dan Majerle hasn't lost his shot one bit. Add Leandro, who is a streaky shooter and Tangelo Smith and I think you have the 2009 winners.
Winner: Team Phoenix
The 2009 NBA All-Star Game
Here's the main event. The reason everybody came to Phoenix. The NBA All-Star Game!! Sadly, this game probably won't even end up being close. Did you see the East's roster?? LeBron, D-Wade, and like 6 or 7 stone cold shooters. The West doesn't stand a chance unless Kobe goes for 60.
Winner: East
January 28, 2009
December 25, 2008
Dwight Howard Leads All-Star Voting; Plans To Defend Slam Dunk Title
With 1,421,882 votes, Dwight Howard is leading all players in All-Star voting as of today. I'm surprised because LeBron James and Yao Ming are also still in the league lol. Orlando is ballin' though so I guess I shouldn't be too shocked. Other top vote getters include Kobe with 1,280,912, LeBron with 1,259,764, D-Wade with 1,229,858, and Yao with 1,114,709.
Anyway, Dwight won't just be in the All-Star game, he'll also be in the Slam Dunk Contest trying to defend his crown. Two of his challengers will be Nate Robinson and Rudy Gay (who shouldn't be allowed to participate after his showing last year lol), but the 4th will be decided by fan voting. Guess who you get to choose from?? Rudy Fernandez, Russell Westbrook, and somebody named Joe Alexander. Don't everyone go rush to vote at once lol.
Back to All-Star voting: Judging by the tallies so far, the starters for the East will be LeBron and K.G. at forward, D-Wade and Iverson at guard, and of course Dwight Howard in the middle. The Western starters are shaping up to be Tim Duncan and Amare Stoudemire at forward (though Carmelo is only about 24,000 votes behind Amare), Kobe and T-Mac at guard (though Chris Paul is just about 21,000 votes behind), and Yao at center. I can live with that.
You know what's sad?? Luke Ridnour (197,933) and Jose Calderon (193,715) currently have more votes than Joe Johnson (162,772) who's averaging 22.6 PPG. And you know what's even sadder than that?? Yi Jianlian (762,162) has more votes than Chris Bosh (500,700) and Paul Pierce (313,474). This is the reason they don't want fans to vote in these things lol.
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February 17, 2008
Dwight Howard's Dunk Contest Highlights
I'm still waiting on someone to post up my favorite dunk of the night (the first of the final round) because ESPN just straight disrespected it here like it didn't even happen lol.
I gotta find that other dunk, that shit was fuckin' sick!
February 16, 2008
Dwight Howard Is A Man!
Another great night of festivities at All-Star weekend from New Orleans! All 4 of the contests were tight tonight but the Slam Dunk Contest went to new heights just now. Dwight Howards OWNS the Slam Dunk Contest now! If you missed that shit man you're fuckin' up! I haven't seen dunks that creative since Vince Carter in 2000. Not just from Dwight, but its just that all 4 of his dunks were next level. My favorite was Dwight's slap off the glass one hander (I believe it was his first dunk of the 2nd round), that shit was SICK!
Now, I must say Dwight ALMOST loss me when he said Crank That was his favorite song and I started to text "A" but I decided to stick with him lol. Then again I guess it really didn't matter because those bitches sent me back a text saying, "service temporarily down. Please, try again later." Uhhh, NO! I tell you what, T-Mobile's ass better not try me and charge me for that shit or I'm gonna let somebody have it! But I digress lol.
The last thing I wanna say is how disappointed I am in Rudy Gay! This nigga went to YouTube for dunks and got straight out classed by last year's champ Gerald Green and this year's champ Dwight Howard. Makes me sad for my daughter lol. Anyway, speaking of Gerald Green, how WASN'T that birthday cake dunk a 50??? That shit was ill too. Oh yeah and why the hell was Karl Malone judging?? That nigga had all of ONE dunk his whole career lol.
Good shit NBA, I enjoyed myself tonight! Now, as for all my people out there don't expect me to post tomorrow because I'm going to some listening session with Smiley. I don't know why, but I am so pray they have TVs for me so I won't miss the All-Star game lol.
February 04, 2008
Jamario Moon Gives You A Dunk Contest Sneak Preview
Looks like the NBA is giving this year's Slam Dunk Contest the proper hype it deserves since it is the highlight of All-Star weekend for losers who don't watch basketball ::cough:: Andy ::cough:: lol. Hey, you guys remember when they tried to do with out it in '98?? Bad move, right? Then again I don't think anything is worse than 2001's mockery of the contest by having that Wheel Of Fortunate type shit that picked the dunks the participants had to perform. That shit was wack as fuck lol. Anyway, here's that preview from J. Moon:
WARNING!!! The ending WILL piss you off lol.
Well that surely was gay! Aight I won't leave you hanging completely as I now offer you Jamario Moon's top 10 dunks:
January 31, 2008
January 28, 2008
Can You Dunk?? Well Rudy Gay Is Looking For YOU!
Memphis Grizzlies' forward Rudy Gay is holding an online contest on YouTube for dunkers with some new ill shit to bring to the table. You go to Rudy's YouTube channel, upload your video, and the winner will have Rudy Gay performing the dunk at the Dunk Contest on Feb. 16th in the N.O. Don't take it from me, listen to Rudy tell you himself:
Damn, don't he sound like one of those niggas on Maury doing their lil intro shit before they come to the stage?? LMAO! My bad Rudy lol. Anyway, sounds like good shit if you got skillz like T-Dub., but if you're interested you better get to it because its the #1 featured video on YouTube today and already has well over 500,000 views so you ass is already behind lol.
On top of all that, this year you can vote for the winner of the Dunk Contest at home through text message! I know the NBA works with T-Mobile so if you're not with them then you're out of luck, but this is a good idea.
I'll leave you with Rudy Gay's top 10 dunks courtesy of the NBA's YouTube channel:
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