2010 All Star Saturday Night

Post #1 » by **BigSlam** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 9:50 pm

Use this thread to discuss the H.O.R.S.E competition, shooting stars competition, skills competition, 3 point competition and the slam dunk competition.

Post #2 » by **fatlever** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 11:51 pm

did anyone else just watch 7 straight (and counting) dunk contests on nbatv? probably not. i have no life. sad, but after watching that youtube video that slam posted i just cant get excited about any of these dunks. ho hum.

Post #3 » by **fatlever** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 11:55 pm

word on the streets says rondo is a craft little bastard at horse.

this could be an awesome idea if they would be more creative. it got a little boring last year with durant, mayo and jj just shooting jumpers. they shouldve put ellis and love in it.

Post #4 » by **fatlever** » Thu Feb 11, 2010 11:59 pm

i dont want to brag, haha..... but i was pretty much undefeated in 3 years of horse at our apartment goal in college. nothing beats the shot from inside the apartment, thru the front door, with one hand holding a beer. if there is a better way to spend your saturday afternoons in college than drinking beer and playing hours of horse with your buddies i have yet to find it. kids today with their beer pong, cornhole and xbox live wouldnt know nothing about that now would they?

Post #5 » by **fatlever** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 12:26 am

ok.... the vince carter dunk contest is still awesome after all these years. listening to kenny smith during the contest is hilarious.

esoteric001 · Post #6 » by **esoteric001** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 6:48 am

I dvr'ed from 1986 at 2:00pm till 2003 tonight...seeing Jordan and the Mr T. starter kit of gold chains is still funny!!!

Post #7 » by **BigSlam** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 1:26 pm

I watched a lot of them Fats.

Kenny Sky Walker was freaking awesome.

Post #8 » by **fatlever** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 5:01 pm

yeah, i remember being upset at the time about skywalker getting robbed. he was way ahead of his time for dunks. got so sick of seeing shawn kemp, dominique and kenny smith.

Rich4114 · Post #9 » by **Rich4114** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 8:50 pm

didn't they used to have more than 4 guys?

I hope they don't go overboard on the props. That was getting a little annoying. Blowing out a cupcake? ugh

Post #10 » by **BigSlam** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 9:21 pm

I loved the cupcake dunk. Not because of the cupcake but because it showed how seriously high he got. Check out where his head is!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYIgGyDkTQQ

I liked Dwights sticker dunk too for the same reasons, but it doesn't hold a candle (pun intended) to the cupcake dunk.

You can't get excited about Vince putting his forearm in the hoop and hanging from it and not love the cupcake dunk.

Post #11 » by **fatlever** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 10:28 pm

Rich4114 wrote:didn't they used to have more than 4 guys?

I hope they don't go overboard on the props. That was getting a little annoying. Blowing out a cupcake? ugh

back in the 80s early 90s they had 8 guys.

first round - all 8 did 2 dunks

semifinals - all 4 did 2 dunks

final - both did 3 dunks

they had replacement dunks along the way

Post #12 » by **fatlever** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:03 pm

sounds like crash is gonna mail it in during the dunk contest.

http://blogs.charlotte.com/inside_the_n ... -snub.html

-- People keep asking what Gerald Wallace has planned for the dunk contest. Wallace keeps answering he has nothing planned. I don't think he's ducking the question, he's just not that caught up in the dunk contest, compared to Sunday's All-Star Game.

"I'll try not to get hurt, try not to pull something,'' Wallace explained. "I'll cheer for the young guys.''

Post #13 » by **Walt Cronkite** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 2:10 am

Smokescreen.

Post #14 » by **BigSlam** » Sat Feb 13, 2010 2:23 am

fatlever wrote:sounds like crash is gonna mail it in during the dunk contest.

http://blogs.charlotte.com/inside_the_n ... -snub.html

-- People keep asking what Gerald Wallace has planned for the dunk contest. Wallace keeps answering he has nothing planned. I don't think he's ducking the question, he's just not that caught up in the dunk contest, compared to Sunday's All-Star Game.

"I'll try not to get hurt, try not to pull something,'' Wallace explained. "I'll cheer for the young guys.''

..............as he dunks from center court.

Post #15 » by **fatlever** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 12:13 am

im picking rondo in horse

Rich4114 · Post #16 » by **Rich4114** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 12:41 am

this horse thing is freaking boring, and what is this caspi dude doing in it?

Post #17 » by **BigSlam** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 12:45 am

I like the idea of HORSE, they just need to keep it a little more simple. Not so many long balls. More tricky stuff in close.

I like that kick attempt of Casspi as well at the between the legs reverse layup. I liked the spinning on the finger thing that Rondo tried too.

I'm over KD trying 40ft jump shots though.

Post #18 » by **Walt Cronkite** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 12:47 am

I like it

Post #19 » by **Walt Cronkite** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 12:55 am

Glad Casspi made one. He doesn't seem to be enjoying this much.

Post #20 » by **Walt Cronkite** » Sun Feb 14, 2010 12:56 am

Maybe they should just play PIG next year.