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I think the NBA is purposely trying to kill the dunk contest or something. They've cut back the number of contestants, they deny requests from players to do something unique because it's not within the standard rules of an nba game (not to the NBA, this isn't an NBA game! it's a dunk contest!), and they fail to put up a prize worthy of drawing out the truly great dunkers in the league and make it worth participating in.
"I just think everybody needs to stop talking about it," Howard said. "There's more to life than free throws."
GJense4181 wrote:CAN most rims even be raised above 12 feet?
Would they have to bring in a special rim, just for Dwight?
and this could create a slippery slope and change the dunk contest dynamic. A dunk wouldn't seem as special if it weren't on a 12 foot rim anymore. Dwight would probably do a fairly simple dunk, but the next person to try would attempt a reverse. Or an alleyoop off the backboard. and then a windmill. and so on. We'd see the progression of dunks we've already seen, except on a different scale.
They've ruled that changing the height of the rim, while easily done mid-contest with the help of hydraulics, clashes with their intent to apply as many standard NBA rules to All-Star Weekend contests as possible.
thEthIEf wrote:"They've ruled that changing the height of the rim, while easily done mid-contest with the help of hydraulics, clashes with their intent to apply as many standard NBA rules to All-Star Weekend contests as possible."
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"I just think everybody needs to stop talking about it," Howard said. "There's more to life than free throws."
