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2008 Dunk Contest


Scott M

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Gerald Green, the T-wolves 12th man, is the defending dunk contest champion.

But you heard it here first, Jamario Moon is going to win that baby. Rudy Gay is getting some help from people on YouTube for creativity, but nobody has the hops and invention like Moon.

The dunk contest is probably the best skills competition side activity for all the pro sports all-star games. I can remember Dominique versus MJ, Spud Webb, Vince Carter, Larry Nance, Dr. J.

I also enjoy the 3 point shooting contest just to see how well those guys can shoot it. If I had form like they did...well, let's just say I would be in the NBA long enough to finance my hunting and fishing lifelong retirement. I enjoyed the first competition in 1986 when Larry Bird walked out to shoot and told the rest of the guys they were playing for 2nd...and proceeded to back it up. He would win 3 in a row.

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I liked the dunk contest with the rules from back in the day when it was Jordan and Nique........the way they have structured the contest the last 5-8 years has been horrible at times.......like the year they gave them each like 1:30 to come up with the best array of dunks???? There are definatley some good jumpers in the NBA and if they could get the best 8 and go froom there the contest would be alot more appealing......Just imagine having Carter-Kobe-Richardson-Lebron added to the contest then it would be a must watch....instead I will tape it and FF through it...........

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It's kind of sad that the big names don't get in it anymore. There afraid if they lose it will hurt their image. I did like the one year when the "bird man" Chris Anderson was in it. He was my pick to win it that year. He had great hops for a white guy. 3-point contest is good also. Jump shooters won't win because it takes to much energy over that length of time. Your set shot guys will win. Didn't they get rid of the dunk contest for awhile and go with some shooting contest with the WNBA?

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AllStar weekend is this weekend. I am sure the dunk and 3 point contest will be Saturday and the actual game will be Sunday.

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ill have to go and look it up to see. I love watching this, its alot of fun to watch what kind skill they bring to something like this.

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no they never got rid of the dunk contest but they have had like skills comps with same cities (nba/wnba) pro teams having skills comps...boring!!!!

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NBA All-Star Weekend on TNT

Friday night - Sophmores vs. Rookies game, 8pm Central time

Saturday night - Skills challenge, Dunk Contest, and Three point Shootout 7pm Central time

Sunday night - 57th NBA All-Star Game 7pm Central time

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Dwight Howard won the dunk contest and didn't even dunk the superman dunk. He shot it...someone should look into the rules!

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 Originally Posted By: tisosy11
Dwight Howard won the dunk contest and didn't even dunk the superman dunk. He shot it...someone should look into the rules!

When you're that high up and you throw it DOWN at the hoop, I'll count that as a dunk anyday! Wow!

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Impressive dunks, no doubt. I don't care if he is almost 7 feet, that dude can GET UP! He should have saved his "sticker dunk" for this year's contest. Bron-Bron had a nice dunk before the end of the all star game.

I also have to give G.G. credit for the blow-out-the-candle trick. In other years that might have been enough to do it.

Looked like a fun weekend, interesting to see T.O. play in Friday night's game...2 weekends, 2 all star games to participate in.

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dwight howard had some nice dunks, but he shouldnt have won it with that last throw in, wasnt even a freaking dunk!

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 Originally Posted By: LMITOUT
 Originally Posted By: tisosy11
Dwight Howard won the dunk contest and didn't even dunk the superman dunk. He shot it...someone should look into the rules!

When you're that high up and you throw it DOWN at the hoop, I'll count that as a dunk anyday! Wow!

gerald green was higher on the "birthday cake" dunk than howard was. howard simply had to be the height of a basketball over the rim. gerald got up so high that he could have touched the top of the backboard. his head was as high as howards extended arm during the superman "dunk"

howard should have received 0 points for that

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Green's cake dunk was one of the most creative dunks i've ever seen. to bad he didn't win

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