Smoove Smash on Nash: Best Hawks Dunk @ Philips?

lethalweapon3 · Post #1 » by **lethalweapon3** » Sat Feb 7, 2009 6:02 pm

I'm a little slow in raising the question, but was Josh's Ricky Davis-esque throwdown over Steve Nash the best home-game dunk ever by a Hawk in the Philips Arena era?

I'm keeping it to the Philips Arena period to save Larry Legend some face, and "by a Hawk" (sorry, Amar'e & Tyrus) since opponents have often treated the lane at Philips like the takeoff line at Hartsfield-Jackson, especially during the suckier seasons of the past.

Only others that come to mind were DerMarr over Theo, Marvin over Camby, Chillz on Half-Man, and Josh over Primoz.

~lw3

NDaATL · Post #2 » by **NDaATL** » Sat Feb 7, 2009 6:59 pm

I think the one over Primoz was much better. Nash tried to take the charge which is never impressive as if the guy is straight up, and Primoz is also over 7'.

NWO4Life · Post #3 » by **NWO4Life** » Sat Feb 7, 2009 7:33 pm

NDaATL wrote:I think the one over Primoz was much better. Nash tried to take the charge which is never impressive as if the guy is straight up, and Primoz is also over 7'.

agreed and seconded.

BIG thanks to OP for posting the links.

Post #4 » by **HMFFL** » Sun Feb 8, 2009 1:10 am

I remember a couple seasons ago Josh Childress dunk on Yao Ming.

High 5 · Post #5 » by **High 5** » Sun Feb 8, 2009 5:49 am

Smith on Brezec and Marvin on Camby are by far and away the best dunks I've seen in Phillips. Smith's dunk was just picture perfect and Marvin's was unreal.

conleyorbust · Post #6 » by **conleyorbust** » Sun Feb 8, 2009 7:51 am

Good thread. The Primoz one was one of the most impressive dunks I've ever seen by anyone because he threw it down on a 7-footer who wanted to block the shot while taking off from far as hell and his arm was still about a foot above the rim when he got there.

That being said, I don't think I enjoyed watching the other ones nearly as much. It was awsome because you knew it was coming for soooo long. Josh snags the loose ball and the entire trip down the court the only guy between him and the rim was Nash and the whole time I kept thinking "Oh man, Nash is about to get it right up in his grill." and then Josh took off from so far out and hit it so hard.