Was Dwight Howard's "Superman" Dunk Really a Dunk?
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Was Dwight Howard's "Superman" Dunk Really a Dunk?
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Was Dwight Howard's "Superman" Dunk Really a Dunk?
Looks like he came up short and just chucked the ball towards the basket and it luckily fell through...
Don't you have to at least touch the rim with your hands for it be considered a dunk and not just a shot?
Don't you have to at least touch the rim with your hands for it be considered a dunk and not just a shot?
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I don't care, man. That was the sickest flight dunk that I have ever seen. He took off from a far distance. He truly was superman. He gets props for the flight in my opinion. Everybody's reactions were because of the flight. That was nasty. There is only a couple of people that could fly from that distance in their prime and their names are Jordan, 'Nique, and Vince. I literally fell outta my chair. I'm not being a homer because if Gerald would have done it, I would have had the same reaction. I'm happy for him because he truly got robbed last year.
BTW, it was one of the greatest dunks of all time in the dunk contest IMHO. Not trying to take anything away from the "through-the-legs" dunk, but it has been proven that it can be duplicated by many. Now, how many people can do what Dwight did? The best dunk contest dunk of all time was Carter's "hand stuck in the rim" dunk. I have not seen that duplicated successfully. Dwight's dunk is in the top 5.
BTW, it was one of the greatest dunks of all time in the dunk contest IMHO. Not trying to take anything away from the "through-the-legs" dunk, but it has been proven that it can be duplicated by many. Now, how many people can do what Dwight did? The best dunk contest dunk of all time was Carter's "hand stuck in the rim" dunk. I have not seen that duplicated successfully. Dwight's dunk is in the top 5.
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Wordnet
dunk
noun
1. a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket
Wikipedia
A slam dunk (or simply a dunk) is a type of basketball shot that is performed when a player jumps in the air and manually powers the ball downward through the basket with one or both of his hands.
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3. Basketball. to attempt to thrust (a ball) through the basket using a dunk shot.
Merriam-Webster
3 : to throw (a basketball) into the basket from above the rim
dunk
noun
1. a basketball shot in which the basketball is propelled downward into the basket
Wikipedia
A slam dunk (or simply a dunk) is a type of basketball shot that is performed when a player jumps in the air and manually powers the ball downward through the basket with one or both of his hands.
Dictionary.com
3. Basketball. to attempt to thrust (a ball) through the basket using a dunk shot.
Merriam-Webster
3 : to throw (a basketball) into the basket from above the rim
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well do you consider this a dunk was basically the same as howard superman...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ALAf186 ... re=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ALAf186 ... re=related
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DanniIce wrote:Who cares it was awesome
this should be added to the thread title
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Warriors510 wrote:well do you consider this a dunk was basically the same as howard superman...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ALAf186 ... re=related
Based on the multiple definitions from legit sources The Letter J showed it would pretty much be a dunk. I believe I remember KG doing a similar move as well off a rebound. Either way it was an impressive display.
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