Worst dunk contest ever

The4thHorseman · Post #61 » by **The4thHorseman** » Sun Feb 20, 2022 5:50 am

AussieCeltic wrote:
The4thHorseman wrote:
AussieCeltic wrote:Make it every 2-4 years. Make the prize money 2-4 times bigger to try attract some big names. That was just embarrassing for all involved.

Big names are already making big money. I'm sure they have no problem sitting out and doing the league no favors

An extra few million is still a lot of money to these guys.

If they win.

Crazy-Canuck · Post #62 » by **Crazy-Canuck** » Sun Feb 20, 2022 5:53 am

These guys are just bad dunkers. Alot of the dunks have been done, but players can put their own stamp them. Lavine, wiggs, ja, ant, gordon etc.. these guys can even make basic dunks look good because they bring power, style, and a grace that makes their dunks look effortless.etc.. Hell, even their misses look good.

Myth · Post #63 » by **Myth** » Sun Feb 20, 2022 5:56 am

The4thHorseman wrote:
AussieCeltic wrote:
The4thHorseman wrote:Big names are already making big money. I'm sure they have no problem sitting out and doing the league no favors

An extra few million is still a lot of money to these guys.

If they win.

**** it, $10M plus runner up and participation money. The nba can afford it. It would be great for marketing if big names participate and the league will easily make that money back. Not from viewers from the weekend, but from overall interest in the league increasing.

DarthTeufel · Post #64 » by **DarthTeufel** » Sun Feb 20, 2022 6:12 am

people say the same thing every year lol.

With that said aside from the baseball one(which I don't even follow so no bias there) ALL of the all-star games and associated events for professional sports have been unwatchable for at least the last decade.

Post #65 » by **ken6199** » Sun Feb 20, 2022 6:38 am

****, I didn't even watch the dunk contest.

TBH, I didn't even realize this is the all star weekend. I was about to open my nba app and check some game scores...

Sothron · Post #66 » by **Sothron** » Sun Feb 20, 2022 6:40 am

I have seen pretty much all of them since I started watching the NBA in 1979. That was easily the worst dunk contest ever in the NBA. There wasn't one really good dunk the entire night. It was frankly shameful and pathetic to watch. I fully expect a timer to be put back after that one idiot from Houston took about 29030900 attempts for one dunk.

Post #67 » by **Duke4life831** » Sun Feb 20, 2022 6:52 am

ken6199 wrote:****, I didn't even watch the dunk contest.

TBH, I didn't even realize this is the all star weekend. I was about to open my nba app and check some game scores...

Haha the exact same here. I didnt realize it was all star weekend until early today I was on here and saw on the wiretap that Cade won the Rising Stars MVP. Then completely forgot about the skills event until I was going through the guide and saw it was on. I tuned in just in time to see Cole Anthony taking his sweet time to change shoes in the middle of the dunk contest. Sadly that might have been the highlight of the contest...

XTC · Post #68 » by **XTC** » Sun Feb 20, 2022 7:05 am

I literally watched the entire event, except the dunk contest.

I knew it was going to be a let down, and I'm glad I skipped out on it.

LivingLegend · Post #69 » by **LivingLegend** » Sun Feb 20, 2022 7:15 am

I still don't understand why stars dont want to participate.

Beethoven · Post #70 » by **Beethoven** » Sun Feb 20, 2022 7:24 am

Dunk contest definitely can be revived w someone doing a 360 somersault in the air before dunking.

Joshyjess · Post #71 » by **Joshyjess** » Sun Feb 20, 2022 7:39 am

Beethoven wrote:Dunk contest definitely can be revived w someone doing a 360 somersault in the air before dunking.

Does anyone think it's possible for someone to do an actual full front flip dunk (without a trampoline of course)? I wonder what the pysics would be for that to happen? How high would they have to jump to even attempt that.
There are some amazing athletes out there, I wonder if we'll ever actual see one of them pull that off?
I remember when they started doing front flips in figure skating. At the time, people thought it was almost impossible, but then somoene did one, and suddenly a lot of people were. Obviously doing a flip while dunking a ball is not the same as doing a flip on the ice, but I do wonder if we will ever see it happen.
Tell you what, if they could, they would definitely win the Slam Dunk contest.

LAL1947 · Post #72 » by **LAL1947** » Sun Feb 20, 2022 7:43 am

This guy should've participated!

Watch on YouTube

Beethoven · Post #73 » by **Beethoven** » Sun Feb 20, 2022 8:00 am

Joshyjess wrote:
Beethoven wrote:Dunk contest definitely can be revived w someone doing a 360 somersault in the air before dunking.

Does anyone think it's possible for someone to do an actual full front flip dunk (without a trampoline of course)? I wonder what the pysics would be for that to happen? How high would they have to jump to even attempt that.
There are some amazing athletes out there, I wonder if we'll ever actual see one of them pull that off?
I remember when they started doing front flips in figure skating. At the time, people thought it was almost impossible, but then somoene did one, and suddenly a lot of people were. Obviously doing a flip while dunking a ball is not the same as doing a flip on the ice, but I do wonder if we will ever see it happen.
Tell you what, if they could, they would definitely win the Slam Dunk contest.

Lol I was just kidding.
But yeah. Sooner or later someone's going to run a 3 min mile, deadlift 700 kg, and front somersault dunk in basketball.

jym85 · Post #74 » by **jym85** » Sun Feb 20, 2022 8:03 am

They should have put the dunk contest out of its misery a decade ago

Lalouie · Post #75 » by **Lalouie** » Sun Feb 20, 2022 8:08 am

LAvision wrote:
Lalouie wrote:have the pros face off against the yt dunkers.

These clowns are too scared to battle within themselves, you think they'll even entertain the idea of a yt dunker smoking them on prime time TV?!

exactly the point. imagine the yt dunkers talking trash. and i'll bet the majority of the audience would be behind the yt guys

Nate505 · Post #76 » by **Nate505** » Sun Feb 20, 2022 8:09 am

To steal a Norm Macdonald joke, this dunk contest has been described from everything to crap to f'ing crap.

Nate505 · Post #77 » by **Nate505** » Sun Feb 20, 2022 8:10 am

Statlanta wrote:There have been worse

Honestly, I don't see how it gets worse than tonight. This was legitimately an all time low for the event

Sofia · Post #78 » by **Sofia** » Sun Feb 20, 2022 8:11 am

nfmos wrote:The problem is whoever is picking the contestants. Love JTA but even he would agree hes not even the best dunker on the Warriors. They should allow any NBA or G league player to try to sign up and send an audition tape or something to a selection panel. Somewhere there is this amazing dunker sitting on the bench, i dont care if hes not famous yet, but there has to be some guys that are really good dunkers in the league.

Can only assume the first 275 players on the list said no.

Sofia · Post #79 » by **Sofia** » Sun Feb 20, 2022 8:13 am

Just finished watching. I’d rather watch a colonoscopy.

Sofia · Post #80 » by **Sofia** » Sun Feb 20, 2022 8:18 am

Duke4life831 wrote:
Golden Knight wrote:
Duke4life831 wrote:Was that the last time they had someone who was an actual all star that year be in the dunk contest?

They had DeAndre Jordan in 2017, Drummond in 2016 and Oladipo in 2018. Not exactly the more popular All-Stars.

Haha Jordan and Drummond being in the dunk contest. But you know what, Id rather take bottom of the barrel all star big men in the dunk contest over scrubs like we had tonight.

Deandre was a few years too late. Some of his layup line stuff was crazy, 360 windmills and through the legs lobs. If he actually put some practice in and got to dunk a few years earlier he could’ve been good.