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Post#41 » by T-Spot » Sun Feb 17, 2008 8:21 pm

NO-KG-AI wrote:Ok, it was an NBA conspiracy, like the Kings losing to the lakers, the suns losing to the Spurs, Dwyane Wade, the draft lottery, and the Raptors losing to the Nets.

BTW, Jordan's foot was on the line about in the middle, and he cocked the ball way back, AND it was before everyone and their mama was dunking from the free throw line. Like GG5 said, nothing moon did was finished exceptionally well, actually, I really did like his first dunk. BTW, lose the illegal sig, or it will be removed for good.


How is it illegal? Is it to big?
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Post#42 » by NO-KG-AI » Sun Feb 17, 2008 8:22 pm

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How is it illegal? Is it to big?


Yeah, I'm sure someone on the graphics board would resize it for you.
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Post#43 » by Schad » Sun Feb 17, 2008 8:34 pm

This is only tangentially related to Moon (because my annoyance with this goes back long before this season), but the NBA needs to do away with the rule that a teammate is required for one of the two dunks. The idea should be to allow players to showcase their best stuff, regardless of how they choose to pull it off.

Second, they really need to expand the first round to three dunks; with only two, there's much more room for 'so-and-so got robbed!' stuff, as a single finicky judge (or in the case of Howard last season, one poorly evaluated dunk) can be the difference.

The dunk contest is really the highlight of All-Star Weekend...now that the two-minute rule is in place (a good addition), it's not as if the event would grind on for hours with the addition of four dunks.
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Post#44 » by Kosta » Sun Feb 17, 2008 8:57 pm

corona wrote:-= original quote snipped =-


jason kidd was sitting courtside with a uniform on. so were chris paul (hometown guy) and deron williams.

have one of them come out and pass you the ball.

just not jason kapono.


They were in suits by the time the dunk contest started. But anyways, you're right, Jamario can blame himself for choosing Kapono to do the lob for him. It's understandable though, since Kapono was involved in the 3 point shoot out, so he just went with him.

If that pass is on target, I guarantee you Moon gets it down from at least the FT line with his right hand.

Don't be surprised if he comes out with a video of the dunks he wanted to do in the final round, including the completed FT line one.
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Post#45 » by D-Wags#13 » Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:11 pm

Y'all act like Moon was forced to take Kapono as a partner for his dunk, cause he didn't know the 2nd dunk had to involve a teammate. That's not correct. He chose Kapono as a partner before IMO.
He knew he had to have an assisted dunk, he just didn't know it had to be in the first round. If he had advanced to the final round, he had to have a teammate assist him. Guess who would have been that teammate? Yeah, the other raptor in uniform besides Kapono. :wavefinger:
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Post#46 » by corona » Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:19 pm

They were in suits by the time the dunk contest started.

okay...steve nash wasn't.
he just got done doing the 3 point shootout.
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Post#47 » by Kosta » Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:31 pm

corona wrote:
They were in suits by the time the dunk contest started.

okay...steve nash wasn't.
he just got done doing the 3 point shootout.


Damn, that's right. I guess he didn't want to put Nash in that situation, I'm assuming he practiced it with Kapono before or something. But I'm hearing that Anthony Parker was spotted there as well. Maybe he had it planned with A.P in the final round or something. I have no idea, he should have been aware of all the rules beforehand. It definitely cost him and the fans, because it would have been an entertaining showdown vs Dwight.
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Post#48 » by Basti » Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:36 pm

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Explain to me how a wind mill dunk with an idiot on a ladder is better than a FT line alley-oop (anyone who finishes of a Kapono alley-oop gets a 50 asap) dunk?


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Post#49 » by BadWolf » Sun Feb 17, 2008 9:44 pm

The original picture of the dunk was taken from behind, his foot is not touching the line, the heel is a few cms closer to the rim then the line
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Post#50 » by PapeSowish » Sun Feb 17, 2008 10:34 pm

I thought you had to use your own teammate for the non-optional assist dunk.
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Post#51 » by MagicNolesFSU » Mon Feb 18, 2008 12:27 am

In moons 1st Dunk he was already more than half way around before he even jumped.
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Post#52 » by MagicNolesFSU » Mon Feb 18, 2008 12:35 am

and also, on his ft line dunk that screen shot is not accurate because if you watch the video from the angle behind moon you can CLEARLY see hes a good 4-5 inches infront the line.

I liked GG dunkes better than moons. And video of Moon dunking is obviously fake. he was even CLOSE on his attempts.
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Post#53 » by marcroboy » Mon Feb 18, 2008 1:02 am

MagicNolesFSU wrote:and also, on his ft line dunk that screen shot is not accurate because if you watch the video from the angle behind moon you can CLEARLY see hes a good 4-5 inches infront the line.

I liked GG dunkes better than moons. And video of Moon dunking is obviously fake. he was even CLOSE on his attempts.


Why don't you take a screen shot yourself and show us why you are right. Changing the camera angle isn't gonna change the fact that he took off with his heel on the freethrow line. I took my screen from TNT video feed.

For the people that doubt Moon couldn't do it, don't forget two things. First of all, he wasn't warmed up completely, it was merely his second dunk. He planned to do this dunk as his third dunk , but the stupid rule forced him to do it on his second dunk.

Secondly, like I said before, He jumped on his left foot and reached with his left hand.Try do that yourself you will see it's more difficult than using the opposite arm. He was forced to go left because he saw the ball bounce slightly toward the left two steps before he was taking off. Kapono threw a bad lob and it affected his take off a little bit too.

Don't doubt on this kid, he can put up a legit show. Didn't work too well this time but if he is back next year, get yourself ready for a nice showdown.
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Post#54 » by 5DOM » Mon Feb 18, 2008 1:26 am

heres a mark of human achievement for you guys:

NEW ORLEANS - FEBRUARY 17: Jason Kapono (R) of the Toronto Raptors breaks the Guinness World Record for most three-point shots in two minutes with 43 baskets on center court during NBA Jam Session Presented by Adidas at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center February 17, 2008 in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2008 NBAE (Photo by Joe Murphy/NBAE via Getty Images)


btw, moon mentioned in his interview that he wanted to do the "2 feet behind the ft line" dunk alone, but just realized that he had to be assisted by a teammate. i dont know if he just decided to keep lying though.
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Post#55 » by 5DOM » Mon Feb 18, 2008 1:28 am

i hope next time they have 3 dunks for the first round.

2 dunks is lame (with only 4 contestants too). i'd rather watch another mediocre dunk by nate robinson than the commericials. we had way too many breaks
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Post#56 » by Fairview4Life » Mon Feb 18, 2008 2:55 am

corona wrote:-= original quote snipped =-


jason kidd was sitting courtside with a uniform on. so were chris paul (hometown guy) and deron williams.

have one of them come out and pass you the ball.

just not jason kapono.


Had to be a teammate I believe. Which is pretty stupid.
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Post#57 » by Parasight » Mon Feb 18, 2008 3:08 am

I'm 99.9% sure it HAS to be a teammate.

It's bad enough you NEED to have one dunk with an assist (especially considering you only get two dunks per round), but you're not even allowed to use someone from another team. What was Moon supposed to do? Tell Ford or Calderon to take a plane to New Orleans just to make a pass or two during the dunk contest? What if they have plans? Stupid rule.

Go back to 3 dunks per round, 2 scores are saved, and 3 players advance out of a total of 6 players. If you need to, remove that sad excuse of an event they call "Haier Shooting Stars", hell I'm willing to sacrifice the Skills Competition as well. The NBA needs to wake up, who the hell gives a damn about these events? I'd rather watch T-Mobile's Half-Time Show with Barkley, Smith and EJ for a whole hour.
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Post#58 » by sule » Mon Feb 18, 2008 3:57 am

they should bring back the mascot dunk-off

all those crazy characters flying through the air? brilliant

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