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Am I the only one who thinks the dunk contest is so stupid?
Posted on 2/20/23 at 1:57 pm
Posted on 2/20/23 at 1:57 pm
It's complete stupidity. They hype it up like it's some amazing event but it's just guys doing kind of neat dunks. Extremely boring.
I knew it was broken when Blake Griffin "dunked over a Kia" years ago but he just jumped over the hood of the car and did a very average dunk, yet the crowd went nuts and they talked about it for days on sports media.
Complete farce, probably the worst part of an already dumb All Star weekend.
I knew it was broken when Blake Griffin "dunked over a Kia" years ago but he just jumped over the hood of the car and did a very average dunk, yet the crowd went nuts and they talked about it for days on sports media.
Complete farce, probably the worst part of an already dumb All Star weekend.
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Posted on 2/20/23 at 1:58 pm to Thundercles
You jump over the hood of a Kia and dunk a ball.
Posted on 2/20/23 at 2:00 pm to Thundercles
I do not agree
Sometimes it's epic. Sometimes it's a huge letdown.
We had a couple of epic contests and more recently some duds
This weekend's was fun.
Sometimes it's epic. Sometimes it's a huge letdown.
We had a couple of epic contests and more recently some duds
This weekend's was fun.
This post was edited on 2/20/23 at 2:01 pm
Posted on 2/20/23 at 2:00 pm to Thundercles
The worst part is the skills challenge. They need to axe that.
Posted on 2/20/23 at 2:01 pm to DownSouthCrawfish
quote:But they throw passes to a circular object!!!
The worst part is the skills challenge. They need to axe that.
Yea, that one is bad. 3pt contest is severely underrated IMO
Posted on 2/20/23 at 2:02 pm to Thundercles
the social media professional dunkers have kinda spoiled a lot of how awesome a good dunk contest can be
which is a shame because as a kid, the dunk contest was one of my favorite events
which is a shame because as a kid, the dunk contest was one of my favorite events
Posted on 2/20/23 at 2:04 pm to Salmon
quote:100% this
the social media professional dunkers have kinda spoiled a lot of how awesome a good dunk contest can be
which is a shame because as a kid, the dunk contest was one of my favorite events
There are better dunks and now easily seen in the social media world than what we see in the dunk contest.
Back in, say, 2000 what you saw in the dunk contest was basically best dunks you'd find anywhere.
Posted on 2/20/23 at 2:05 pm to Salmon
The dunk contest was probably a year or two away from going on hiatus but then zach Lavine and Aaron Gordon had two of the best dunk contests in history in back to back years.
Posted on 2/20/23 at 2:07 pm to JohnnyKilroy
quote:Then had another run of bad ones before this weekend.
The dunk contest was probably a year or two away from going on hiatus but then zach Lavine and Aaron Gordon had two of the best dunk contests in history in back to back years.
Definitely not good when you're hitting on 1 every 3-5 seasons or whatever it seems like. I'll still watch all of them because I grew up on it and will just always watch that and the 3pt contest.
Posted on 2/20/23 at 2:11 pm to Salmon
Spud Webb and Dominic Wilkins say howdy.
Posted on 2/20/23 at 2:36 pm to dukke v
I hate that I agree with Peej, but this is outside of a DAT thread. Those two were my favorites growing up. I would stay up for SportsCenter for their highlights.
Posted on 2/20/23 at 2:39 pm to Thundercles
Dunk contest and home run derby are the only two all star events worth a damn.
Posted on 2/20/23 at 2:44 pm to Pedro
quote:
You jump over the hood of a Kia and dunk a ball.
Posted on 2/20/23 at 2:44 pm to Salmon
quote:
as a kid, the dunk contest was one of my favorite events
age 11 to 14 we had dunk contests on the 8 ft rims at the middle school. it gets old after a couple.
i dont like it.
its so easy for 6 5 guys they have to have props to make it interesting.
i hated the all star game.
no defense.
boring watching open dunks.
Posted on 2/20/23 at 2:50 pm to Thundercles
This board has seriously just become an avenue for people to bitch about sports. You don't like it? Great, don't watch it.
Posted on 2/20/23 at 2:51 pm to Thundercles
The whole event is just a weekend marathon woke convention. I watched XFL that was actually exciting. And no one tried to woke me either, so refreshing!
Posted on 2/20/23 at 3:10 pm to Thundercles
quote:
I knew it was broken when Blake Griffin "dunked over a Kia" years ago but he just jumped over the hood of the car and did a very average dunk, yet the crowd went nuts and they talked about it for days on sports media.
This is an example of the spoiled dunk. It wasn't an overly difficult jump, but it also wasn't an easy dunk. They also probably shouldn't have parked it partially under the rim too
The one I didn't like was how everyone went nuts when Howard jumped so high that he slammed the ball down without touching the rim; but the reaction for the guy that blew out the candle on the rim basically "ok cool".
Posted on 2/20/23 at 3:15 pm to Thundercles
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knew it was broken when Blake Griffin "dunked over a Kia" years ago but he just jumped over the hood of the car and did a very average dunk,
That's what did it for you?
Not the press release the NBA put out with Blake as the Slam Dunk Champion...before the dunk "competition" took place.
Posted on 2/20/23 at 3:17 pm to Thundercles
The 3 point contest needs to be some sort of relay like you see in the Olympics with swimming and track and field. One leg hurts you.
8 teams of 4 with an undetermined timer. Have two heats at a time at each end of the court.
Top 4 teams advance. Then top 2 to finals.
8 teams of 4 with an undetermined timer. Have two heats at a time at each end of the court.
Top 4 teams advance. Then top 2 to finals.
This post was edited on 2/20/23 at 3:22 pm
Posted on 2/20/23 at 3:22 pm to Thundercles
People who watch dunk contests are the same ones who watched the Pro Bowl.
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