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All Star Dunk Contest
Posted on 2/12/15 at 5:59 am
Posted on 2/12/15 at 5:59 am
Not to steal from the wonderful Mike and Mike, but to steal from Mike and Mike-
Should the Dunk Contest be replaced? What should it be replaced with?
Should the Dunk Contest be replaced? What should it be replaced with?
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Posted on 2/12/15 at 6:05 am to Atom Knab
No it shouldnt, but it should be done the traditional way. That team dunk contest crap and the bullshite we saw last year sucks
Posted on 2/12/15 at 6:07 am to Atom Knab
Game of horse. Guys could be shooting from the seats or anywhere else. Dunk contest is just not exciting to me anymore.
Posted on 2/12/15 at 6:08 am to Atom Knab
Idk what it should be replaced with, but I do think it needs a decade-long hiatus.
I mean, there's only so many ways one can dunk a basketball, let's be honest here
I mean, there's only so many ways one can dunk a basketball, let's be honest here
Posted on 2/12/15 at 6:09 am to TbirdSpur2010
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Returning to a classic format, the Sprite Slam Dunk will be a two-round event in which the four participants can perform any dunk they choose without time limits. The players will have a maximum of three attempts to complete each dunk in both the first round and the final round. Five judges will score every dunk on a scale of 6 to 10, resulting in a high score of 50 and a low score of 30.
All four competitors will get two dunks in the first round. The two dunkers with the highest combined score for their two dunks will advance to the head-to-head final round. The player with the highest combined score for his two dunks in the final round will be the champion.
Just read this
Posted on 2/12/15 at 6:22 am to Atom Knab
A 2 on 2 or 1 on 1 game would be cool
Posted on 2/12/15 at 6:42 am to 21JumpStreet
I kind of think a 3 on 3 tournament would be cool,4 team tournament
Winning team gets strippers
Winning team gets strippers
This post was edited on 2/12/15 at 6:43 am
Posted on 2/12/15 at 7:21 am to Atom Knab
i agree that they need to go back to the old way too.
One idea i had a while back was to have an amateur dunk contest a few weekends before the all star break. The winner of that got to compete in the all star dunk contest. With all the street ballers around, i think it would be pretty interesting to see a non NBA player try to outdo a current "star"
One idea i had a while back was to have an amateur dunk contest a few weekends before the all star break. The winner of that got to compete in the all star dunk contest. With all the street ballers around, i think it would be pretty interesting to see a non NBA player try to outdo a current "star"
This post was edited on 2/12/15 at 7:48 am
Posted on 2/12/15 at 7:29 am to Atom Knab
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Mike and Mike
How these guys got a nationally syndicated radio show will forever baffle me...
Posted on 2/12/15 at 7:33 am to RollTideATL
Best shot blockers vs best Dunkers
Dunkers can leave from anywhere but shot blockers have to stay within the charge bubble
Call it chicken
Dunkers can leave from anywhere but shot blockers have to stay within the charge bubble
Call it chicken
Posted on 2/12/15 at 7:37 am to Atom Knab
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Should the Dunk Contest be replaced?
yes. replace it with a one-on-one contest
Posted on 2/12/15 at 7:39 am to Atom Knab
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Should the Dunk Contest be replaced?
no
but they should stop trying to create gimmicks, because that shite is terrible. they should expand the field again and limit props
Posted on 2/12/15 at 7:39 am to ds1tiger
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Game of horse
they tried that. it was not popular
Posted on 2/12/15 at 7:40 am to jojothetireguy
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One idea i had a while back was to have an amateur dunk contest a few weekends before the all star break. The winner of that got to compete in the all star dunk contest. With all the street ballers around, i think it would be pretty interesting to see a non NBA player try to outdo a current "star"
i've been pushing this for over a decade now. if you want drama, this would create the drama
Posted on 2/12/15 at 7:49 am to SlowFlowPro
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i've been pushing this for over a decade now. if you want drama, this would create the drama
yep and i also think you may get some bigger name participants in the dunk contest
Posted on 2/12/15 at 7:55 am to jojothetireguy
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One idea i had a while back was to have an amateur dunk contest a few weekends before the all star break. The winner of that got to compete in the all star dunk contest. With all the street ballers around, i think it would be pretty interesting to see a non NBA player try to outdo a current "star"
Yea this would be legit. The props and all the crap have really watered the contest down.
That being said, Lavine can straight yoke. Go look at his tape from the Seattle Pro AM. excited to see what he is going to do.
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:04 am to jojothetireguy
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i also think you may get some bigger name participants in the dunk contest
naw
the dunk contest has been a way to display young NBA talent for like 15 years. that's not going to change very quickly
Posted on 2/12/15 at 8:04 am to TbirdSpur2010
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Idk what it should be replaced with, but I do think it needs a decade-long hiatus.
This. People forget, or simply never knew depending upon age, but the dunk contest was not always part of All-Star weekend. It was a revived deal from back in the 70's when it was brought back. I want to say it had been an ABA thing?
So when they brought it "back" in 1984, it was a big deal...everything being seen was new. It was a perfect reflection of the time and the players coming into the league.
Given the slow and defensive nature of basketball at all levels at this point, there doesn't seem to be any reason for a dunk contest any more.
1984 Dunk Contest
Posted on 2/12/15 at 1:19 pm to Atom Knab
They could start by tweaking to closer to game conditions. As someone else already stated, put a defender/blocker in there, then limit the dunker to no more than 2 steps without a dribble.
Posted on 2/12/15 at 1:28 pm to Green Chili Tiger
The Dunk contest need to be revamped completely.
First, I think it should be 5 guys and a ladder format. The defending champion should only have to dunk on the last round.
Secondly, it should be winner take all, no prize money if you finish 2nd.
Lastly, the scoring should be done by past winners and players, whose identity is secret until the end of the contest, so you can put them in different parts of the arena.
First, I think it should be 5 guys and a ladder format. The defending champion should only have to dunk on the last round.
Secondly, it should be winner take all, no prize money if you finish 2nd.
Lastly, the scoring should be done by past winners and players, whose identity is secret until the end of the contest, so you can put them in different parts of the arena.
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