The Superman Dunk was not a dunk.

[TheMadMagician]

I AM Superman, and I say it was a dunk!

LOL

[TheMadMagician]

Considering the fact that they had officials replaying the dunks & even the TNT guys slowed it down & watched and no one said it wasn't a dunk. I think I'd go with the opinions of the guys who actually can play ball & those who can dunk rather than a homer watching it on TV.

GO DWIGHT!

HE DIDNT GRAB THE F****** RIM! that's a lay up. Kenny Smith said he threw it through. Any high jumper can do that crap.

[leventuysal]

OK. FYI, you stupid ****, grabbing the rim is for the player's (and other players') protection only. It ensures a safe landing. That's why it's allowed.

But in the late '80s and early '90s players began to put on shows with the rim, e.g. pul-up, swings etc. And the NBA actually prohibited excessive hanging on to the rim.

So grabbing the rim is not a must for the dunk.

[TheMadMagician]

OK. FYI, you stupid ****, grabbing the rim is for the player's (and other players') protection only. It ensures a safe landing. That's why it's allowed.

But in the late '80s and early '90s players began to put on shows with the rim, e.g. pul-up, swings etc. And the NBA actually prohibited excessive hanging on to the rim.

So grabbing the rim is not a must for the dunk.

FYI you stupid bitch, It would have been WAY more spectacular if he would have got the rim with his hand. Im tired of all **** gaining up on me. He THREW IT THROUGH FROM TWO FEET AWAY!

[maginno]

To deal with the influx of Morons and haters. For your reading

Mirriam Webster - Definition of Dunk
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dunk

3 : to throw (a basketball) into the basket from above the rim

Oxford dictionary
http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/slamdunk?view=uk

[TheMadMagician]

To deal with the influx of haters. For your reading

Mirriam Webster - Definition of Dunk
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dunk

3 : to throw (a basketball) into the basket from above the rim

Oxford dictionary
http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/slamdunk?view=uk

[UCFJayBird]

yea dude wtf is your problem? Your definition of the word is just WRONG. You're so used to seeing dunks being players hanging on the rim or contacting the rim, but it doesn't have to be for it to be a dunk. He dunked the ball, by the definition of a dunk itself it was dunk.

So grow up, learn to realize when you're wrong. I respect your opinion that you think it would've been better if he had grabbed the rim, but most people feel it's more impressive that he threw it through, because quite frankly that's MUCH harder to do. It also gives it more flare because in real time it looked so much better.

edit: here's the perfect analogy for you to make it easier to understand. When you're eating oreos with milk, do you have to touch the rim of the glass to dunk your oreo into the milk? no.

[MagicalMan]

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I'm not hating, I thougt it was creative and funny, but he did'nt imo, execute it properly. You should all these other dudes to grow up, they're calling me names jut beause they don't agree with what I say.

while the name part is unnecessary, when everyone disagrees with you, that should tell you something. Like you're possibly wrong?

[Hairy Midget]

STFU and GTFO

Seriously, this is ridiculous.

[minimoe]

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FYI you stupid bitch, It would have been WAY more spectacular if he would have got the rim with his hand. Im tired of all **** gaining up on me. He THREW IT THROUGH FROM TWO FEET AWAY!

They are calling YOU names? lol

Dude just let it go.. I feel like giving you a tissue

[Nothingface]

Maginno:

Two of the definitions you posted actually counter your argument.

The second two definitions both use the word "thrust".

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/thrust

thrust /θrʌst/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[thruhst] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation, verb, thrust, thrust

[The Letter J]

HE DIDNT GRAB THE F****** RIM! that's a lay up. Kenny Smith said he threw it through. Any high jumper can do that crap.

What he did fits the definition of what a dunk is and is the exact opposite of what the definition of a lay up is.

[The Letter J]

To "thrust" something you must be in contact with it. Pushing it in effect.

Since he threw it, by your own definition it was not a dunk.


Who cares though - it was great nonetheless...

Wrong, because the object he is "thrusting" is the basketball which he is in contact with.

[Nothingface]

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Wrong, because the object he is "thrusting" is the basketball which he is in contact with.

He is not in contact with the ball as it goes through the rim, therefore at that point there is no thrusting.

lol, I've never used the word thrust so much

[Optimus_Steel]

It was a dunk. And i think it was even more impressive that he threw it down thru the hoop than actually touching the rim. Close minded people....

[minimoe]

Nothingface you are making no sence.. To thrust something you have to be in contact with two things? lol

[Nothingface]

He wasn't trying to touch the rim. Superman wouldn't touch the rim. He was high enough that had he wanted too, he could have. But that wouldn't have been dramatic as throwing it through.

Not true.

Because he was so high, there is no way he could reach the rim, unless he launched from closer to the rim.

A jumper cannot change his trajectory mid flight - it is physically impossible. If you plot the arc of a jump (based on centre of gravity) it is exactly the same going down as up. A perfect curve. There is no such thing as "hangtime".

[MagicFan3]

Wow... and you call yourself a Magic fan.

Not only was it a dunk, but it was an amazing one. The fact that he got up so high and didn't even need to make contact with the rim made it even more amazing.

[The Letter J]

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He is not in contact with the ball as it goes through the rim, therefore at that point there is no thrusting.

lol, I've never used the word thrust so much

That doesn't defy the definition as maggino(sp?) posted it. The ball was thrust. Not dropped. Not arched. Not shot.

Dwight forcibly put the ball through the rim. He thrust the ball. I don't think at this point there is anyway you will concede because you don't want to be wrong. Dwight was in contact with the ball, thus he thrust it. The ball went threw the rim, thus the action exemplifies the definition of a slam dunk.

[jamlando]

It was a throw down, plain & simple. Stop the insanity. Why would your opinion be worth more than guys who actually play the game? STFU already.