Dunk Contest

 Demar’s dunk may be better than any of last year’s dunks…. but Javale McGee’s dunk easily tops it w/ Blake’s in a close second… I though all of the first dunks were very impressive and better than any of last years for that matter….

 Demar’s dunk may be better than any of last year’s dunks…. but Javale McGee’s dunk easily tops it w/ Blake’s in a close second… I though all of the first dunks were very impressive and better than any of last years for that matter….

Ibaka should have at least gotten a 48. I think the judges were hating because he actually took off from the free throw line.

Ibaka should have at least gotten a 48. I think the judges were hating because he actually took off from the free throw line.

I love Blake but it’s starting to remind me of LeBron in the high school dunk contest. It was good but the announcers are overreacting like this is a never before seen dunk. It was esesentially a 360 with a little flair and it didn’t jump from far. He can do a layup and the announcers will go crazy.

I love Blake but it’s starting to remind me of LeBron in the high school dunk contest. It was good but the announcers are overreacting like this is a never before seen dunk. It was esesentially a 360 with a little flair and it didn’t jump from far. He can do a layup and the announcers will go crazy.

 Barkley: The Raptors have a bright future… Unfortubately we live in the present…lol

 Barkley: The Raptors have a bright future… Unfortubately we live in the present…lol

1 Javale (2 hoops)

2 Ibaka (free throw line)

3 Blake (360)

4 Derozen (too many attempts)

1 Javale (2 hoops)

2 Ibaka (free throw line)

3 Blake (360)

4 Derozen (too many attempts)

I rate this contest up 2nd best to the Vince Carter contest. Creativity is what we been looking for, for the last 10 years

I rate this contest up 2nd best to the Vince Carter contest. Creativity is what we been looking for, for the last 10 years

Charles Barkley makes this contest better

Charles Barkley makes this contest better

WAS THAT JEROME WILLIAMS!!!!!!!! who gave Blake the ball back

WAS THAT JEROME WILLIAMS!!!!!!!! who gave Blake the ball back

Great stuff so far.

Great stuff so far.

Reason #47 that I just can’t stand Baron Davis…..

Reason #47 that I just can’t stand Baron Davis…..

Serge Ibaka grabbin toys out of the hoop with his mouth for one of Angelina Jolie’s adopted children

Serge Ibaka grabbin toys out of the hoop with his mouth for one of Angelina Jolie’s adopted children

Blake gets a 46 for that???? Ibaka jumps from the free throw line and also bites a stuffed animal off the rim and gets less, thats some bull s#*t

Blake gets a 46 for that???? Ibaka jumps from the free throw line and also bites a stuffed animal off the rim and gets less, thats some bull s#*t

McGee is going overboard as predicted.

McGee is going overboard as predicted.

Delonte West is somewhere licking his lips and thinking about a trip to washington

Delonte West is somewhere licking his lips and thinking about a trip to washington

Dr. J gonna give him a 10 he snuck 1 on his momma

Dr. J gonna give him a 10 he snuck 1 on his momma

I wish all 4 could’ve gone to the finals. This is great.

I wish all 4 could’ve gone to the finals. This is great.

JaVale’s mom got some tools… can’t blame him

JaVale’s mom got some tools… can’t blame him

 I think they should determine who is 3rd and 4th place by letting them dunk before the final round.  Obviously they all probably had 4 dunks prepared and I’d like to see all of them

 I think they should determine who is 3rd and 4th place by letting them dunk before the final round.  Obviously they all probably had 4 dunks prepared and I’d like to see all of them

I wanted some more of Demar Derozan! damn!

I wanted some more of Demar Derozan! damn!

IBAKA IS ROBBED,AND GRIFFIN SHOULDNT BE IN FINAL ROUND….

IBAKA IS ROBBED,AND GRIFFIN SHOULDNT BE IN FINAL ROUND….

I know everyone loves Blake and all but his 2nd dunk was not as nice as Demars 1st or Ibakas 1st but still got 46. They got robbed.

I know everyone loves Blake and all but his 2nd dunk was not as nice as Demars 1st or Ibakas 1st but still got 46. They got robbed.

Ibaka got shafted. He could have beat Griffin out with fair, non biased scores.

Yeah, that would be a good idea… Letting the 3rd and 4 guys show off their dunks.

Ibaka got shafted. He could have beat Griffin out with fair, non biased scores.

Yeah, that would be a good idea… Letting the 3rd and 4 guys show off their dunks.

Kenny Smith is over hypin Blake

Kenny Smith is over hypin Blake

"Lightskin brothers are coming back"

"Lightskin brothers are coming back"

Don’t tell me he gonna pull a Kobe LOL

Don’t tell me he gonna pull a Kobe LOL

 Blake will win if he pulls this car thing off……

 Blake will win if he pulls this car thing off……

 someone is going to throw the ball from the car 

I hope we aren’t witnessing the end of Blake’s career

 someone is going to throw the ball from the car 

I hope we aren’t witnessing the end of Blake’s career

Screw the dunk my boy in the choir must be pissed Blake cut his solo short

Screw the dunk my boy in the choir must be pissed Blake cut his solo short

BLAKES DUNK WAS STUPID!

BLAKES DUNK WAS STUPID!

 lol…. I take it back…. that didn’t look as impressive as Serge’s dunk from the free throw line

 lol…. I take it back…. that didn’t look as impressive as Serge’s dunk from the free throw line

I wonder what Wilt Chamberlin would have did since Dr. J snuck 1 on McGee’s momma

I wonder what Wilt Chamberlin would have did since Dr. J snuck 1 on McGee’s momma

he jumped over the short part, ibaka’s free throw line was better

he jumped over the short part, ibaka’s free throw line was better

When McGee got up he did not look too sure of his dunk

When McGee got up he did not look too sure of his dunk

I think McGee just ran out of ideas on his last dunk.

I think McGee just ran out of ideas on his last dunk.

 neither one of their final dunks were that great. I think McGees first dunk of the final round was the best of the finals

 neither one of their final dunks were that great. I think McGees first dunk of the final round was the best of the finals

 second dunk was goddem crazy… That was sick… I hope he gets to participate AGAIN next year… and hopefully win it…

 second dunk was goddem crazy… That was sick… I hope he gets to participate AGAIN next year… and hopefully win it…

 wow who didnt see the most popular guy blake griffin winning… its like beiber winning the celeb game

 wow who didnt see the most popular guy blake griffin winning… its like beiber winning the celeb game

idc what anybody says…

how the hell did ibaka only get a 45 on the free throw line dunk??

idc what anybody says…

how the hell did ibaka only get a 45 on the free throw line dunk??

@memphis

Yep that was Jerome Williams.  He has been at every allstar game in the front row for the past 10 years it seems.

@memphis

Yep that was Jerome Williams.  He has been at every allstar game in the front row for the past 10 years it seems.

Was ridiculous. That was filthy.

Ibaka’s FT line dunk was I think the best dunk of the contest.

Was ridiculous. That was filthy.

Ibaka’s FT line dunk was I think the best dunk of the contest.

They said 68% Im surprised it wasn’t 100% Blake………DeRozan & Ibaka got robbed like Iggy vs Nate

They said 68% Im surprised it wasn’t 100% Blake………DeRozan & Ibaka got robbed like Iggy vs Nate

McGee got robbed too… Well he kinda did it to himself.

McGee got robbed too… Well he kinda did it to himself.

This was the best dunk contest in last ten years. Only problem alot of missed dunks but great entertainment. I think nike needs to jump on Blake and get him his own shoe line unlike lebron he participates in dunk contest for the fans he is great for the game. Hes got lebron like game without the entitlement i love watching blake play and hes only gonna get better the league has found its next mega star ride his coat tail.

This was the best dunk contest in last ten years. Only problem alot of missed dunks but great entertainment. I think nike needs to jump on Blake and get him his own shoe line unlike lebron he participates in dunk contest for the fans he is great for the game. Hes got lebron like game without the entitlement i love watching blake play and hes only gonna get better the league has found its next mega star ride his coat tail.

This was the best dunk contest in last ten years. Only problem alot of missed dunks but great entertainment. I think nike needs to jump on Blake and get him his own shoe line unlike lebron he participates in dunk contest for the fans he is great for the game. Hes got lebron like game without the entitlement i love watching blake play and hes only gonna get better the league has found its next mega star ride his coat tail.

This was the best dunk contest in last ten years. Only problem alot of missed dunks but great entertainment. I think nike needs to jump on Blake and get him his own shoe line unlike lebron he participates in dunk contest for the fans he is great for the game. Hes got lebron like game without the entitlement i love watching blake play and hes only gonna get better the league has found its next mega star ride his coat tail.

Derozans second dunk was serious. Ibaka’s dunk was what they call jumping from behind the free throw line.

Derozans second dunk was serious. Ibaka’s dunk was what they call jumping from behind the free throw line.

Demar DeRozan’s second dunk first round was the best imo. That was incredible.

Demar DeRozan’s second dunk first round was the best imo. That was incredible.

Blake was obviously gonna win.. no matter what he did, they gave him a 46 so he wouldnt miss the finals and beat derozan.

I think Ibaka and Mcgee were most impressive.

Although the Blake elbow one was pretty nice

Blake was obviously gonna win.. no matter what he did, they gave him a 46 so he wouldnt miss the finals and beat derozan.

I think Ibaka and Mcgee were most impressive.

Although the Blake elbow one was pretty nice

DeRozan will fall in the Rudy Gay/J.R. Smith category now……players to enter more than 1 time & not win it……This was his year.

DeRozan will fall in the Rudy Gay/J.R. Smith category now……players to enter more than 1 time & not win it……This was his year.

Sorry to say but this thing is definitely fixed. McGees first 2 dunks were pretty nice but if derozan only gets 44 because of too many attempts why did McGee get all those attempts? Are you kidding me giving Ibaka 45 for that dunk! 2 or 3  of the people who gave him 9 for that dunk got 50 for doing the same dunk but not as well. Derozans 1st dunk was better then Griffins 2nd in my opnion and all Griffins first dunk really was is a variation of a 360 it wasnt worth 49 at all! This wasnt even close to one of the best dunk contests but if properly judged we would have seen Ibaka/McGee and Derozan in the finals and we wouldve gotten some real excitement. The car thing was just stupid, the arm in the rim dunk was nice I cant lie, but Im sure Derozan and Ibaka had much more for us.

Sorry to say but this thing is definitely fixed. McGees first 2 dunks were pretty nice but if derozan only gets 44 because of too many attempts why did McGee get all those attempts? Are you kidding me giving Ibaka 45 for that dunk! 2 or 3  of the people who gave him 9 for that dunk got 50 for doing the same dunk but not as well. Derozans 1st dunk was better then Griffins 2nd in my opnion and all Griffins first dunk really was is a variation of a 360 it wasnt worth 49 at all! This wasnt even close to one of the best dunk contests but if properly judged we would have seen Ibaka/McGee and Derozan in the finals and we wouldve gotten some real excitement. The car thing was just stupid, the arm in the rim dunk was nice I cant lie, but Im sure Derozan and Ibaka had much more for us.

all you people need to jump off Griffins dicck! Im pissed this was Derozans night, he wouldve had something better then his 2nd round dunk! We should be talking about him getting his shoe line, WE SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT HIM WINNING 2 IN A ROW. We would be talking about that if he played for an American team… Bullshiiit!

all you people need to jump off Griffins dicck! Im pissed this was Derozans night, he wouldve had something better then his 2nd round dunk! We should be talking about him getting his shoe line, WE SHOULD BE TALKING ABOUT HIM WINNING 2 IN A ROW. We would be talking about that if he played for an American team… Bullshiiit!

OhCanada, I get what you’re saying, but McGee’s two goal dunks was more impressive, so the attempts could be easily forgiven. I wouldn’t go as far as saying it’s fixed, but Ibaka should have beaten out Griffin. McGee deserved it because he did things we haven’t even seen before. He just used up his tricks too quickly.

OhCanada, I get what you’re saying, but McGee’s two goal dunks was more impressive, so the attempts could be easily forgiven. I wouldn’t go as far as saying it’s fixed, but Ibaka should have beaten out Griffin. McGee deserved it because he did things we haven’t even seen before. He just used up his tricks too quickly.

Maybe this just goes to show that stars might not be the best people to put on a fan-voting event?

Maybe this just goes to show that stars might not be the best people to put on a fan-voting event?

it was obvously rigged, blake had no chance of losing.

I like Derozans 2nd dunk but i think it should have been Ibaka and Mcgee..

it was obvously rigged, blake had no chance of losing.

I like Derozans 2nd dunk but i think it should have been Ibaka and Mcgee..

They need to mix it up, some how let all 4 guys do all their dunks, then combine a judges scores and fan votes at the end somehow. If they say you need to have four dunks, lets see them all and then decide.

They need to mix it up, some how let all 4 guys do all their dunks, then combine a judges scores and fan votes at the end somehow. If they say you need to have four dunks, lets see them all and then decide.

Mcgee shoulda jumped over a truck.

Mcgee shoulda jumped over a truck.

unfortunately thats true.

unfortunately thats true.

griffin shouldve windmilled the dunk over the car or sumthin better than just dunkin it with 2

griffin shouldve windmilled the dunk over the car or sumthin better than just dunkin it with 2

I have to say that my favorite dunk of the night was a missed dunk… Blakes first attempt of the night really impressed me. My favorite made dunk would have to have been Demar’s last one, and then in close 2nd, Ibakas free throw line dunk. I personally hated Mcgees dunks, who the hell cares if you can use both hands to dunk on hoops that are right next to each other with 20 tries. I am sure just after watching him do it all three of the others could have pulled it off given that many tries, and thats without practicing. It might have impressed me if he just did it no problem, but when it is just you and the basket(s) you have to pull it off quick, which might be why I liked the two made dunks above so much…

I have to say that my favorite dunk of the night was a missed dunk… Blakes first attempt of the night really impressed me. My favorite made dunk would have to have been Demar’s last one, and then in close 2nd, Ibakas free throw line dunk. I personally hated Mcgees dunks, who the hell cares if you can use both hands to dunk on hoops that are right next to each other with 20 tries. I am sure just after watching him do it all three of the others could have pulled it off given that many tries, and thats without practicing. It might have impressed me if he just did it no problem, but when it is just you and the basket(s) you have to pull it off quick, which might be why I liked the two made dunks above so much…

He was right the whole time. And one thing about Lebron is, he can sure in the hell smell when something is going to make him look bad. I think he knew It was a set for Griffin to win, and had he joined it, all it would of done is made him look like a stepping stone for Griffins career.

He was right the whole time. And one thing about Lebron is, he can sure in the hell smell when something is going to make him look bad. I think he knew It was a set for Griffin to win, and had he joined it, all it would of done is made him look like a stepping stone for Griffins career.

 Too bad Griffin missed his very first dunk.  That would have been special.  

 Too bad Griffin missed his very first dunk.  That would have been special.  

cabbycab: agreed

cabbycab: agreed

I just dont get how the kids toy got stuck in the hoop? What game could he have been playin?!?!? Thank got Ibaka was there to help out. Thats a gentleman

I just dont get how the kids toy got stuck in the hoop? What game could he have been playin?!?!? Thank got Ibaka was there to help out. Thats a gentleman

i agree.. ibakas such a good guy

i agree.. ibakas such a good guy

I think Kenny Smith was watching old videos of Flava Flav to learn how to be Blake’s hype man.

I think Kenny Smith was watching old videos of Flava Flav to learn how to be Blake’s hype man.

 IBAKA GOT ROBBED!!!!!!!!!!!  But a great dunk contest though

 IBAKA GOT ROBBED!!!!!!!!!!!  But a great dunk contest though

Man, I’m pretty disappointed Blake settled with the off the side of the backboard dunk. If he’d nailed that it would have been awesome.

Man, I’m pretty disappointed Blake settled with the off the side of the backboard dunk. If he’d nailed that it would have been awesome.

I think McGee might be the only person in the world who can do the first two dunks that he did…… The presentation shoudn’t matter that much becasue it’s called the Dunk Contest, not a frickin hype contest like      Kenny "Jumbo Jet" Smith turned it in to………

I think McGee might be the only person in the world who can do the first two dunks that he did…… The presentation shoudn’t matter that much becasue it’s called the Dunk Contest, not a frickin hype contest like      Kenny "Jumbo Jet" Smith turned it in to………

I loved the McGee dunk (The two balls, two goals).. Its my favorite dunk contest dunk of all time, he’s probably the only person in the world who can do that!!! Ibaka should have gotten a 50 on that freethrow dunk, he’s the first person that has done it behind the freethrow line.. DeMars Second was nice.. i was dissapointed on his first, because on the nba.com video he cleared it in his first try. Blakes 360 was NICE. He should have jumped over the big part of the car, not the front. The hang on the rim off the backboard was nice as hell. McGees first dunk in the finals was nice… I loved the 3 balls, if only he finished it on the first.. Kenny Smith did a good job on hyping up the crowd (which is a very huge part in a dunk contest, dont hate) i loved it. It was the best dunk contest in years, one of the best of all-time, the dunk contest, is back!!! I wanted to see what DeMar and Serge had up their sleeve though, if they had gotten on the final round. They should have a dunkoff for 3rd place or something next year. Maybe 3 dunks a round with the two highest scores counting (like the 2000 dunk contest).Loved it!!!

I loved the McGee dunk (The two balls, two goals).. Its my favorite dunk contest dunk of all time, he’s probably the only person in the world who can do that!!! Ibaka should have gotten a 50 on that freethrow dunk, he’s the first person that has done it behind the freethrow line.. DeMars Second was nice.. i was dissapointed on his first, because on the nba.com video he cleared it in his first try. Blakes 360 was NICE. He should have jumped over the big part of the car, not the front. The hang on the rim off the backboard was nice as hell. McGees first dunk in the finals was nice… I loved the 3 balls, if only he finished it on the first.. Kenny Smith did a good job on hyping up the crowd (which is a very huge part in a dunk contest, dont hate) i loved it. It was the best dunk contest in years, one of the best of all-time, the dunk contest, is back!!! I wanted to see what DeMar and Serge had up their sleeve though, if they had gotten on the final round. They should have a dunkoff for 3rd place or something next year. Maybe 3 dunks a round with the two highest scores counting (like the 2000 dunk contest).Loved it!!!

i think this was rigged blake did not deserve to get in the finals. way to much hype around him. and with fan vote he cudda done layups instead of dunks and still win. ibaka got straight robed with his free throw line dunk. best free throw line dunk ever? i think so. demar had nasty dunks. mcgee brought a lot of creativity. blakes seccond dunk attempt was nasty, too bad he cudnt pull it off. blakes last dunk was pretty bad. but me nd my cousins said mcgee should have put his armpit in the rim for his first dunk in the finals and jumped over the car when the car is vertical to the hoop not horizontal…if he did tht is would be ova

but all in all the dunk contest is back(magic johnson voice)

i think this was rigged blake did not deserve to get in the finals. way to much hype around him. and with fan vote he cudda done layups instead of dunks and still win. ibaka got straight robed with his free throw line dunk. best free throw line dunk ever? i think so. demar had nasty dunks. mcgee brought a lot of creativity. blakes seccond dunk attempt was nasty, too bad he cudnt pull it off. blakes last dunk was pretty bad. but me nd my cousins said mcgee should have put his armpit in the rim for his first dunk in the finals and jumped over the car when the car is vertical to the hoop not horizontal…if he did tht is would be ova

but all in all the dunk contest is back(magic johnson voice)

yes, the fan voting was ridiculous. There was no way for Blake to lose. He had some nice dunks but in this contest it wasn’t enough. Demar Derozan’s dunks should have been enough to get to the finals, although going first in the contest may have hurt him. Serge Ibaka’s FT line dunks was very impressive and should have earned a 50. The top 5 dunks in order, IMO:

1) Demar Derozan – Showstopper(Dunk 2, Round 1)
2) Javale Mcgee – 2 goals, 2 balls alley oop off glass(Dunk 1, Round 1)
3) Serge Ibaka – FT line dunk(Dunk 1, Round 1)
4) Demar Derozan – Eastbay funk dunk remix(Dunk 1, Round 1)
5) Blake Griffin – Off glass arm in rim(Dunk 1, Round 2)

In terms of total dunk contest competition, it was the best since 2000(Vince, Stevie Franchise and TMac). Most of the dunks were very good but I think the misses took away from the excitement. The FG% for the contest had to be close to 50%. lol.

yes, the fan voting was ridiculous. There was no way for Blake to lose. He had some nice dunks but in this contest it wasn’t enough. Demar Derozan’s dunks should have been enough to get to the finals, although going first in the contest may have hurt him. Serge Ibaka’s FT line dunks was very impressive and should have earned a 50. The top 5 dunks in order, IMO:

1) Demar Derozan – Showstopper(Dunk 2, Round 1)
2) Javale Mcgee – 2 goals, 2 balls alley oop off glass(Dunk 1, Round 1)
3) Serge Ibaka – FT line dunk(Dunk 1, Round 1)
4) Demar Derozan – Eastbay funk dunk remix(Dunk 1, Round 1)
5) Blake Griffin – Off glass arm in rim(Dunk 1, Round 2)

In terms of total dunk contest competition, it was the best since 2000(Vince, Stevie Franchise and TMac). Most of the dunks were very good but I think the misses took away from the excitement. The FG% for the contest had to be close to 50%. lol.

trinajoe, the fans had no vote on the first round so you cant blame the fans for blake getting past demar, thats on the 5 judges who were there.

As for the contest as a whole, the first round was the best first round i have ever seen. Major props to all 4 competitors. They brought somehting unique. Seriosuly not one guy dissapointed. Demar was awesome. Ibaka actually didnt cross the ft line which is a first for the famous "ft line dunk". McGee might have been the most creative dunker in the history of the event. ANd blake was jumping out the builiding. However the final round fell flat. Blakes dunk was the easist dunk of the night where he jumped over the hood of the car and made a basic dunk. Then javele looked like he had no idea he would get that far and threw down a similar level of difficulty dunk but minus the presentation thus deserved to lose.

trinajoe, the fans had no vote on the first round so you cant blame the fans for blake getting past demar, thats on the 5 judges who were there.

As for the contest as a whole, the first round was the best first round i have ever seen. Major props to all 4 competitors. They brought somehting unique. Seriosuly not one guy dissapointed. Demar was awesome. Ibaka actually didnt cross the ft line which is a first for the famous "ft line dunk". McGee might have been the most creative dunker in the history of the event. ANd blake was jumping out the builiding. However the final round fell flat. Blakes dunk was the easist dunk of the night where he jumped over the hood of the car and made a basic dunk. Then javele looked like he had no idea he would get that far and threw down a similar level of difficulty dunk but minus the presentation thus deserved to lose.

I know llperez, i meant it was over as soon as he advanced. He had more of a homecourt advantage than Jordan did in 88. I mean he would have won the contest last year with his dunks but this year was special and he didn’t deserve it.

I know llperez, i meant it was over as soon as he advanced. He had more of a homecourt advantage than Jordan did in 88. I mean he would have won the contest last year with his dunks but this year was special and he didn’t deserve it.

i dont think blake deserved to advance, but again that had nothing to do with the home crowd since 5 guys voted him into the finals. Once he was in the finals, i do believe he edged out mcgee since mcgee had one of the worst dunks of the contest on his last attempt where at least blake brought in the showmanship with the quire and car.

i dont think blake deserved to advance, but again that had nothing to do with the home crowd since 5 guys voted him into the finals. Once he was in the finals, i do believe he edged out mcgee since mcgee had one of the worst dunks of the contest on his last attempt where at least blake brought in the showmanship with the quire and car.

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I thought McGee’s non-gimmick dunk was the best, I think it was the first in the Finals for him, but I can’t be sure.

I thought McGee’s non-gimmick dunk was the best, I think it was the first in the Finals for him, but I can’t be sure.

No Blake derserve it because the only person who could beat him tonight was McGee and when Blake jumped over the car I thought McGee was going to bring the other Net back out and dunk on a 13 feet.  That would of been incredible one showstopping dunk after another in the finals and McGee would of probabley won.

But when McGee came back out on court for his final dunk you saw him look at Wall and McGee just looked defeated he didn’t even know what he was gonna do.  That’s what I loved about him and Blake at 2 different times during the competition they literally just ran, jumped, and contorted their body which ever was the momentum took them for a dunk attempt instead of just trying to do the same dunk.

I wasn’t a big fan of the foul line dunk by Ibaka his 2 dunk should of been a clean 50 it was so creative and he got so high it was crazy.  I posted in the summer during the McGee vs Ibaka thread about how Ibaka’s jumped and reached higher then the measuring pole when they tried to test his vert over in Africa dude is a freak athlete and probably only McGee, Ibaka, and Dwight Howard were the only 3 people in the whole building who could of pulled off the 2 back board dunk which might of been the greatest single dunk in the contest.  Unlike Ibaka’s foul line dunk that everyone of the contestants could of did and Sammy D did in game, and James White did it thru his legs.  The foul line dunk as is should be banned from the contest it’s not as hard to pull off for them as you think

And if Blake would of pulled off the first dunk of the night he tried I was gonna throw up.  That was unreal.  

No Blake derserve it because the only person who could beat him tonight was McGee and when Blake jumped over the car I thought McGee was going to bring the other Net back out and dunk on a 13 feet.  That would of been incredible one showstopping dunk after another in the finals and McGee would of probabley won.

But when McGee came back out on court for his final dunk you saw him look at Wall and McGee just looked defeated he didn’t even know what he was gonna do.  That’s what I loved about him and Blake at 2 different times during the competition they literally just ran, jumped, and contorted their body which ever was the momentum took them for a dunk attempt instead of just trying to do the same dunk.

I wasn’t a big fan of the foul line dunk by Ibaka his 2 dunk should of been a clean 50 it was so creative and he got so high it was crazy.  I posted in the summer during the McGee vs Ibaka thread about how Ibaka’s jumped and reached higher then the measuring pole when they tried to test his vert over in Africa dude is a freak athlete and probably only McGee, Ibaka, and Dwight Howard were the only 3 people in the whole building who could of pulled off the 2 back board dunk which might of been the greatest single dunk in the contest.  Unlike Ibaka’s foul line dunk that everyone of the contestants could of did and Sammy D did in game, and James White did it thru his legs.  The foul line dunk as is should be banned from the contest it’s not as hard to pull off for them as you think

And if Blake would of pulled off the first dunk of the night he tried I was gonna throw up.  That was unreal.  

in my opinion this year big men really showed really CAN dunk, Grifiin has some guards moves Ibaka’s vertical is as good as Blake’s and McGee is a freakish combination of length and athleticism, BUT the superman Mr.Dwight Howard is still the best big man dunker in the world in my eyes.

in my opinion this year big men really showed really CAN dunk, Grifiin has some guards moves Ibaka’s vertical is as good as Blake’s and McGee is a freakish combination of length and athleticism, BUT the superman Mr.Dwight Howard is still the best big man dunker in the world in my eyes.

I’m not as mad because nobody is beating Blake in LA when they said fans vote I was expecting Yao Ming to win, you know how china roll

I’m not as mad because nobody is beating Blake in LA when they said fans vote I was expecting Yao Ming to win, you know how china roll

Ibaka’s dunk from the free-throw line was impressive, but he lacked flair (his legs were stiff as hell) and barely got his finger tips on the rim when he dunked it.

And his bite the bear off of the rim dunk… He stole that from McGee… McGee had a similar dunk on the internet before the dunk contest… Ibaka just added more show to it.

Other than his last dunk, McGee was the most creative. DeRozan’s "show stopper" was probably the best dunk of the night. I wish Griffin would’ve been able to pull off his first attempt when Baron threw it off of the side of the backboard… That would’ve been disgusting.

Overall… Great contest. Griffin didn’t disappoint. He’s more of a jump high/power dunker, but he came out and really showed the crowd that he put thought into his dunks and tried to be creative. I wish LeBron would do the same thing and stop worrying so much about his image.

Ibaka’s dunk from the free-throw line was impressive, but he lacked flair (his legs were stiff as hell) and barely got his finger tips on the rim when he dunked it.

And his bite the bear off of the rim dunk… He stole that from McGee… McGee had a similar dunk on the internet before the dunk contest… Ibaka just added more show to it.

Other than his last dunk, McGee was the most creative. DeRozan’s "show stopper" was probably the best dunk of the night. I wish Griffin would’ve been able to pull off his first attempt when Baron threw it off of the side of the backboard… That would’ve been disgusting.

Overall… Great contest. Griffin didn’t disappoint. He’s more of a jump high/power dunker, but he came out and really showed the crowd that he put thought into his dunks and tried to be creative. I wish LeBron would do the same thing and stop worrying so much about his image.

Williams/Sessions

Parker/Gibson

Moon/Grahm

Hickson/Jamison

Verajao/Hollins

Yea… I thought that team could finish somewhere around .500 under Byron Scott. I knew the fans would come out and support the team. I thought tough and gritty play would help them overachieve (similar to the Houston Rockets last year). I thought they’d be a solid team at home. And it looked like that when the season first started. Things changed though when LeBron came in… They weren’t the same ever since that game.

And then injuries have just obliterated their season… Well at least the first half of it.

Williams/Sessions

Parker/Gibson

Moon/Grahm

Hickson/Jamison

Verajao/Hollins

Yea… I thought that team could finish somewhere around .500 under Byron Scott. I knew the fans would come out and support the team. I thought tough and gritty play would help them overachieve (similar to the Houston Rockets last year). I thought they’d be a solid team at home. And it looked like that when the season first started. Things changed though when LeBron came in… They weren’t the same ever since that game.

And then injuries have just obliterated their season… Well at least the first half of it.

I just liked how Davis’ head was sticking out of the car like a goon!

I just liked how Davis’ head was sticking out of the car like a goon!

Yeah but remember when Dwight did it he had to throw the ball in! he didnt even dunk it. And Howard was like a whole foot in front of the free throw line.

Yeah but remember when Dwight did it he had to throw the ball in! he didnt even dunk it. And Howard was like a whole foot in front of the free throw line.

Davis’ tosses were terrible. I heard Kenny Smith say the toss wasn’t thrown in the right spot on the car dunk.

Davis’ tosses were terrible. I heard Kenny Smith say the toss wasn’t thrown in the right spot on the car dunk.

Ibaka jumped a far distance on the free-throw line dunk, but it was ugly. He looked like an airplane that didn’t get elevation off of the ground, his legs had no flair and then his fingers barely touched the rim.

IF not for having insanely long arms, he doesn’t complete that dunk. Nice, but I don’t think a guaranteed 50. We’ve seen that dunk done better.

I didn’t like the scoring in this contest, but all of the dunks/showmanship was fun to watch. IF I had to rank them, I’d go with:

1. McGee – IF not for Ibaka stealing his dunk, he’d have won the contest. He did two dunks we’d never seen before. And then the cradle was sick, even for someone his height. My only problem is he needed a lot of attempts.

2. DeRozan – He should’ve been in the final round. The "Show Stopper" was stupid sick. And his first dunk was very good as well. My only problem was him choosing Amir Johnson to do his toss… Jose Calderon???

3. Ibaka – I already wrote what I thought about his free-throw line dunk. And the second dunk… He stole it. Still… He had good showmanship and didn’t disappoint.

4. Griffin – First dunk was stupid sick. Statue of Liberty full 360 with the behind the head cock back slam with power. His hops are stupid sick. He had to go to plan B on the second dunk, which shouldn’t have gotten him into the Final round. He wasn’t good enough. Modified VC dunk was nice. Over the car dunk had good showmanship, but he didn’t jump over the right part of the car.

Ibaka jumped a far distance on the free-throw line dunk, but it was ugly. He looked like an airplane that didn’t get elevation off of the ground, his legs had no flair and then his fingers barely touched the rim.

IF not for having insanely long arms, he doesn’t complete that dunk. Nice, but I don’t think a guaranteed 50. We’ve seen that dunk done better.

I didn’t like the scoring in this contest, but all of the dunks/showmanship was fun to watch. IF I had to rank them, I’d go with:

1. McGee – IF not for Ibaka stealing his dunk, he’d have won the contest. He did two dunks we’d never seen before. And then the cradle was sick, even for someone his height. My only problem is he needed a lot of attempts.

2. DeRozan – He should’ve been in the final round. The "Show Stopper" was stupid sick. And his first dunk was very good as well. My only problem was him choosing Amir Johnson to do his toss… Jose Calderon???

3. Ibaka – I already wrote what I thought about his free-throw line dunk. And the second dunk… He stole it. Still… He had good showmanship and didn’t disappoint.

4. Griffin – First dunk was stupid sick. Statue of Liberty full 360 with the behind the head cock back slam with power. His hops are stupid sick. He had to go to plan B on the second dunk, which shouldn’t have gotten him into the Final round. He wasn’t good enough. Modified VC dunk was nice. Over the car dunk had good showmanship, but he didn’t jump over the right part of the car.

Yea, you’re good lol. I also said I thought Greg Oden would play 82 games and would make the All-Star team lol.

Yea, you’re good lol. I also said I thought Greg Oden would play 82 games and would make the All-Star team lol.

That’s better than thinking he’d be the next Kenyon Martin like Scarecrow did lol.

And I was hoping Griffin pulled out the 720… I think he could do it.

That’s better than thinking he’d be the next Kenyon Martin like Scarecrow did lol.

And I was hoping Griffin pulled out the 720… I think he could do it.

My thoughts on this contest were:

– McGee’s first two dunks were awesome. He deserved to be the top guy, but his last 2 were good/below average, and even with a real vote probably wouldnt have beaten Blake.

– Ibaka’s first two dunks were both really good. As Indiana said, i think if he made the FT line dunk look cleaner he could have advanced

-DeRozan’s dunks were nice. But Again. I dont see why everyone is so fascinated with them. To me, most years those would have been absolutely 2nd round qualifying dunks, but this year he deserved to be 4th, not even 3rd.

-Blake’s first dunk was sick. I dont care if it was just a 360, he sold it, what Ibaka failed to do with his first dunk. Blake’s 2nd dunk would have been ridiculous had he pulled off what he originally intended on doing, but the dunk he did was mediocre at best. The VC rewind was lame, and the car dunk was cool for the props and everything they set up, but it was only okay. Now i will say, had McGee did something awesome with dunk No.4, theres no way he would have won, and then I would be the first to tell you Blake didnt deserve it, but in this case, he did.

– Lets stop overhyping the guys throwing passes. Everyone is always wanting a Point Guard to throw passes to these guys. I remember a few years ago when they were freaking out JR Smith didnt have Chauncey Billups helping him out. A. Alot of these guys dont show up to all star weekend. B. Just because u average 8+ assists in an NBA game, does not mean you can throw bounce passes from half court or angled passes off the back of the rim. C. These guys go with there buddies, they dont go with the logical choice. In conclusion, it really doesnt matter.

My thoughts on this contest were:

– McGee’s first two dunks were awesome. He deserved to be the top guy, but his last 2 were good/below average, and even with a real vote probably wouldnt have beaten Blake.

– Ibaka’s first two dunks were both really good. As Indiana said, i think if he made the FT line dunk look cleaner he could have advanced

-DeRozan’s dunks were nice. But Again. I dont see why everyone is so fascinated with them. To me, most years those would have been absolutely 2nd round qualifying dunks, but this year he deserved to be 4th, not even 3rd.

-Blake’s first dunk was sick. I dont care if it was just a 360, he sold it, what Ibaka failed to do with his first dunk. Blake’s 2nd dunk would have been ridiculous had he pulled off what he originally intended on doing, but the dunk he did was mediocre at best. The VC rewind was lame, and the car dunk was cool for the props and everything they set up, but it was only okay. Now i will say, had McGee did something awesome with dunk No.4, theres no way he would have won, and then I would be the first to tell you Blake didnt deserve it, but in this case, he did.

– Lets stop overhyping the guys throwing passes. Everyone is always wanting a Point Guard to throw passes to these guys. I remember a few years ago when they were freaking out JR Smith didnt have Chauncey Billups helping him out. A. Alot of these guys dont show up to all star weekend. B. Just because u average 8+ assists in an NBA game, does not mean you can throw bounce passes from half court or angled passes off the back of the rim. C. These guys go with there buddies, they dont go with the logical choice. In conclusion, it really doesnt matter.

You seriously weren’t impressed by "The Show Stopper?" You’re a tough dude to please lol. I’m not the biggest DeRozan fan either, but that impressed me.

And you have a point about the lob passer… Griffin brought Davis and he was terrible.

You seriously weren’t impressed by "The Show Stopper?" You’re a tough dude to please lol. I’m not the biggest DeRozan fan either, but that impressed me.

And you have a point about the lob passer… Griffin brought Davis and he was terrible.

It was a really nice dunk. But it wasnt a GREAT dunk. It was like "woah, hes athletic", but it wasnt as creative or involve as much complexion as some of the other dunks.

And im just saying, the lob passsers always blow. It probably has something to do with the fact players are never normally asked to throw those types of passes. Regardless if its Jason Kidd or Eddy Curry throwing the pass.

It was a really nice dunk. But it wasnt a GREAT dunk. It was like "woah, hes athletic", but it wasnt as creative or involve as much complexion as some of the other dunks.

And im just saying, the lob passsers always blow. It probably has something to do with the fact players are never normally asked to throw those types of passes. Regardless if its Jason Kidd or Eddy Curry throwing the pass.

Derozans first dunk was so underrated. No ones ever done that before and its 10 times harder than that peice of shit dunk griffin did. Griffin got a 46 for a side of the back board windmill which has been done before, and derozan only got a 44 for a alleyoop thru the legs off the support beem behind the net? Just plain garbage. Derozan shouldve been in the finals and he probably couldve won it easy because he was saving his creative dunks for the finals. Griffin didnt deserve to be in the finals at all. If the judging made more sense and the contest werent rigged for someone like griffin to easily win this contest wouldve been one of the best of all time.

Derozans first dunk was so underrated. No ones ever done that before and its 10 times harder than that peice of shit dunk griffin did. Griffin got a 46 for a side of the back board windmill which has been done before, and derozan only got a 44 for a alleyoop thru the legs off the support beem behind the net? Just plain garbage. Derozan shouldve been in the finals and he probably couldve won it easy because he was saving his creative dunks for the finals. Griffin didnt deserve to be in the finals at all. If the judging made more sense and the contest werent rigged for someone like griffin to easily win this contest wouldve been one of the best of all time.

 People need to take a chill pill regarding Ibaka.  Dude did not get robbed of anything.  The free throw line dunk was EASY for him and required no effort.  He didn’t even dribble the ball which made it even more boring.  

His blew the second dunk by missing it the first time.  If you see the maintenance guys come out with the ladder twice in one dunk, then it’s a fail.  

 People need to take a chill pill regarding Ibaka.  Dude did not get robbed of anything.  The free throw line dunk was EASY for him and required no effort.  He didn’t even dribble the ball which made it even more boring.  

His blew the second dunk by missing it the first time.  If you see the maintenance guys come out with the ladder twice in one dunk, then it’s a fail.  

 Do ppl not realize Ibaka took off from further behind the line than anybody?  Thats the reason it did not look as good as it could have been.  MJ and Dr J freethrow dunks were closer and they both got 50s

 Do ppl not realize Ibaka took off from further behind the line than anybody?  Thats the reason it did not look as good as it could have been.  MJ and Dr J freethrow dunks were closer and they both got 50s

wait…so he loses points in a DUNK contest for not dribbling the ball before a dunk attempt?

wait…so he loses points in a DUNK contest for not dribbling the ball before a dunk attempt?

I only watched the replay of the dunk…..Did they bring out the basket with the doll attached initially?

I only watched the replay of the dunk…..Did they bring out the basket with the doll attached initially?

 i was busy changing my kids diaper at that particular dunk.  calm the f**k down.  

 i was busy changing my kids diaper at that particular dunk.  calm the f**k down.  

I obviously overreacted out of anger for the fact that the contest was fixed, but all Im saying is the NBA would be fine if they just let the dunkers go at it and not edit things. When you try to make the contest perfect mistakes happen, the people in charge need to just let whatever happens happen, and stop tryin to control everything. If Ibaka or Derozan advanced with McGee it wouldve been much more entertaining, if the NBA didnt suggest for him to bring out some retarded chior and a car to jump over, and just told him to do a dunk it wouldve been much better.

They need to just let it happen not script it.

THIS SLAM DUNK CONTEST WAS EXTREMELY CLOSE TO BEING PERFECT.

I obviously overreacted out of anger for the fact that the contest was fixed, but all Im saying is the NBA would be fine if they just let the dunkers go at it and not edit things. When you try to make the contest perfect mistakes happen, the people in charge need to just let whatever happens happen, and stop tryin to control everything. If Ibaka or Derozan advanced with McGee it wouldve been much more entertaining, if the NBA didnt suggest for him to bring out some retarded chior and a car to jump over, and just told him to do a dunk it wouldve been much better.

They need to just let it happen not script it.

THIS SLAM DUNK CONTEST WAS EXTREMELY CLOSE TO BEING PERFECT.

I wish we could just have these 4 dunkers go at it next year wth maybe Westbrook and Howard (since its in Orlando) added lol. Screw LeBron. Let these 4 dunkers have a rematch add 2 more dunekrs and make it longer.

I wish we could just have these 4 dunkers go at it next year wth maybe Westbrook and Howard (since its in Orlando) added lol. Screw LeBron. Let these 4 dunkers have a rematch add 2 more dunekrs and make it longer.

No. LeBron needs to get his ass in the dunk contest and give the fans what they want to see.

Griffin

Howard

LeBron

??? 

No. LeBron needs to get his ass in the dunk contest and give the fans what they want to see.

Griffin

Howard

LeBron

??? 

First off I’m mad I’m late to this disscussion but this one was hell of a contest. I think Blake won it fair and square just based off of the amount of times it took McGee to slam down some of his dunks, which took the novelty away. Ibaka, for one did get cheated on his first dunk. But that second dunk was stolen from McGee, and it lost its novelty after the miss. If he would have made that off the first try, Griffin probably wouldn’t have made it. As far as the 2nd round goes, Blake Griffin to me did beat McGee. One, his elbow in the rim dunk off that backbaord bound was nasty. To me it was even more impressive considering he had to catch the ball. 2nd, after the whole show with the car (to which he was smart for jumping over the hood, considering no one should want to see him potentially kill himself) and the choir, you could see that McGee packed it in. And on another side not, Griffin needs to thank Kenny Smith by leaps and bounds, because Kenny did one hell of a job selling each and every one of his dunks. Kenny got the crowd behind him even more to the point that you just knew he was going to win.

P.P.S: Who ever wasn’t impressed with the Show Stopper, needs to watch that dunk in slow motion 100x.

First off I’m mad I’m late to this disscussion but this one was hell of a contest. I think Blake won it fair and square just based off of the amount of times it took McGee to slam down some of his dunks, which took the novelty away. Ibaka, for one did get cheated on his first dunk. But that second dunk was stolen from McGee, and it lost its novelty after the miss. If he would have made that off the first try, Griffin probably wouldn’t have made it. As far as the 2nd round goes, Blake Griffin to me did beat McGee. One, his elbow in the rim dunk off that backbaord bound was nasty. To me it was even more impressive considering he had to catch the ball. 2nd, after the whole show with the car (to which he was smart for jumping over the hood, considering no one should want to see him potentially kill himself) and the choir, you could see that McGee packed it in. And on another side not, Griffin needs to thank Kenny Smith by leaps and bounds, because Kenny did one hell of a job selling each and every one of his dunks. Kenny got the crowd behind him even more to the point that you just knew he was going to win.

P.P.S: Who ever wasn’t impressed with the Show Stopper, needs to watch that dunk in slow motion 100x.