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re: Taurien Fontenette - Best Dunker in the World

Posted on 3/7/09 at 2:54 pm to
Posted by TEXASTIGER22
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Posted on 3/7/09 at 2:54 pm to
damn
Posted by el tigre
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Posted on 3/7/09 at 2:59 pm to
yeah, that was definitely nice....but fontenette has been doing that dunk since high school, years before the richardson contest. fontenette also tosses a 360 into the between the legs dunk, and it's still easy for him.

Watch the last dunk on this video...he's been doing this dunk since about 1999-2000. I have some friends from Hitchcock who have talked about him forever.....turns out they weren't lying.

LINK
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Posted on 3/7/09 at 3:00 pm to
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Posted by SlowFlowPro
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Posted on 3/7/09 at 3:01 pm to
just so the thread knows, if they don't, flight white can do a FT line dunk with an east bay in it
Posted by heartbreakTiger
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Posted on 3/7/09 at 3:01 pm to
id be more impressed if he could do this against guys with talent.
Posted by el tigre
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Posted on 3/7/09 at 3:02 pm to
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id be more impressed if he could do this against guys with talent.



i've never seen defense played in a dunk contest.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
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Posted on 3/7/09 at 3:02 pm to
and the 360 one is in the other video, but it's not a true east bay...he slips it b/w his legs the opposite way. it was a big step and quite creative, but it's not the same thing that j-rich did in that video (or what white does from the FT line)
Posted by el tigre
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Posted on 3/7/09 at 3:04 pm to
i heard that, but i think its bullshite. I remember in either the Hs or college one i think he tried it, and it defintely wasn't from the FT line.
Posted by el tigre
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Posted on 3/7/09 at 3:05 pm to
but that was fontnette's dunk BEFORE the east bay came about...he's not trying to copy J-Rich, Rider, etc.
Posted by el tigre
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Posted on 3/7/09 at 3:07 pm to
and fwiw, i think White is absolutely sick....he is my 1a. I just like Fontenette at 6'2" pulling this shite.
Posted by SlowFlowPro
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Posted on 3/7/09 at 3:10 pm to
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i heard that, but i think its bullshite.


It's not

4:50 mark
Posted by SlowFlowPro
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Posted on 3/7/09 at 3:11 pm to
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but that was fontnette's dunk BEFORE the east bay came about.

wait...how old is he?

the east bay has been around since like 96
Posted by Lester Earl
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Posted on 3/7/09 at 3:15 pm to
best ive seen
Posted by SPEEDY
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Posted on 3/7/09 at 3:16 pm to
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It's not

4:50 mark




I love that a group of old white french guys are judging that dunk contest
This post was edited on 3/7/09 at 3:18 pm
Posted by SlowFlowPro
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Posted on 3/7/09 at 3:17 pm to
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I love that a group of old white french guys are judging that dunk contest

fa sho
Posted by SPEEDY
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Posted on 3/7/09 at 3:19 pm to
BTW Slo, here is your boy jumping from BEHIND the free throw line

LINK
Posted by el tigre
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Posted on 3/7/09 at 3:20 pm to
over the line by probably a good 8-10 inches....but, it's still amazing and i doubt anyone else could do it.

I just like fontenette's creativity a little better. White is all about jumping from a long way out.
Posted by SPEEDY
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Posted on 3/7/09 at 3:23 pm to
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over the line by probably a good 8-10 inches


check the video out I posted. A good 12 inches behind the line
Posted by el tigre
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Posted on 3/7/09 at 3:26 pm to
yeah, that was legit. Maybe i am jaded, but i want more style than a dunk that has been since the 70's.
Posted by Lester Earl
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Posted on 3/7/09 at 3:59 pm to
this guy in the first video finishes hard dunks easier than anyone Ive ever seen. Reaching back, hanging in the air, throwing down with 1 hand, etc. MAkes it look effortless. I see him go up and im like "no way", and sure enough he makes it look easy. Never heard of the dude before today though.


Going from the FT line never really impressed me. A lot of "long" guys can do that. Like James White. Not saying he is a bad dunker; he can throw it down. But going from the line is kind of generic to me.
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