Now, why would Howard get a 50 on his superman dunk when he didnt even tuch the rim? And Rip got his points tookin off when his foot was on a line during the three point shoot out.
Dammit. I thought this was a thread about Rasheed being selected as an All-Star. Yeah, and Rip's foot WAS on the line. I mean, you wouldn't call that a 3 in a game...so why the hell would you call it a 3 in the 3 point shooting contest?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (pegs @ Feb 17 2008, 02:21 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Dammit. I thought this was a thread about Rasheed being selected as an All-Star. Yeah, and Rip's foot WAS on the line. I mean, you wouldn't call that a 3 in a game...so why the hell would you call it a 3 in the 3 point shooting contest?</div> Is this a dunk tho? <div><object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GRLuS8cp2Os&"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GRLuS8cp2Os&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350" /></embed></object></div>
It's hard to judge. Obviously, everyone there thought it was a dunk. I'm sure if there was any dispute that it was a dunk, the officials would have looked at it, and forced him to dunk again. Technically, it was a dunk. I've always thought that players throwing the ball into the hoop, even without touching the rim, is considered a dunk. So then, why wouldn't that be considered a dunk? BTW, it was pretty impressive that he jumped that far off two feet.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (pegs @ Feb 17 2008, 03:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>It's hard to judge. Obviously, everyone there thought it was a dunk. I'm sure if there was any dispute that it was a dunk, the officials would have looked at it, and forced him to dunk again. Technically, it was a dunk. I've always thought that players throwing the ball into the hoop, even without touching the rim, is considered a dunk. So then, why wouldn't that be considered a dunk? BTW, it was pretty impressive that he jumped that far off two feet.</div> Technically it could have been considered a lay up. Kenny Smith gave a moronic explanation for why throwing the ball is better then dunking. In the end you're right though, All-Star Weekend sucks these days.
It is a dunk. If the ball is above the rim and then thrown down, it is a dunk. You technically don't even have to touch the rim for it to be considered a dunk.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (high54life @ Feb 17 2008, 12:35 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Gerald Green: 2008 Slam Dunk Champion</div> Seriously dude, lay off the crack. If you honestly think the crap Green did was better than Howards, you must have been watching a different dunk contest. The only thing Green did that was remotely creative was the Birthday Cake. Everything else was crap that people have seen before. I give props to Dwight for his creativity, and in general, dominating the contest. As for the issue with Rip, did it really matter? He wasn't going to beat out Kapono anyways. Bitching about his toe being on the line is a moot point because Kapono owned that contest, again.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Swish @ Feb 17 2008, 01:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>It is a dunk. If the ball is above the rim and then thrown down, it is a dunk. You technically don't even have to touch the rim for it to be considered a dunk.</div> What is a layup then Swish? Based off what I saw on dictionary-reference, it's also a lay-up. Either one seems valid. Throwing a ball through a hoop is a bad definition of a dunk as well, especially when applied to professional leagues.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (huevonkiller @ Feb 17 2008, 01:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Swish @ Feb 17 2008, 01:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>It is a dunk. If the ball is above the rim and then thrown down, it is a dunk. You technically don't even have to touch the rim for it to be considered a dunk.</div> What is a layup then Swish? Based off what I saw on dictionary-reference, it's also a lay-up. Either one seems valid. Throwing a ball through a hoop is a bad definition of a dunk as well, especially when applied to professional leagues. </div> A layup usually has the ball coming off the hand before it's above the rim. I don't know, I'm done arguing about it, he clearly dominated and had more sick dunks than just the Superman one.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Swish @ Feb 17 2008, 01:21 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (huevonkiller @ Feb 17 2008, 01:17 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Swish @ Feb 17 2008, 01:16 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>It is a dunk. If the ball is above the rim and then thrown down, it is a dunk. You technically don't even have to touch the rim for it to be considered a dunk.</div> What is a layup then Swish? Based off what I saw on dictionary-reference, it's also a lay-up. Either one seems valid. Throwing a ball through a hoop is a bad definition of a dunk as well, especially when applied to professional leagues. </div> A layup usually has the ball coming off the hand before it's above the rim. I don't know, I'm done arguing about it, he clearly dominated and had more sick dunks than just the Superman one. </div> I'll agree with you on that at least. I liked his last dunk.
Other than Dwight's dunks, the best dunk of the night was Rudy's alley from behind the basket. That was pretty cool.
It was a dunk because it was on the way down but it was not as amazing as the announcers screamed repeatedly into our tv screens. It was more of an entertainment win than a actually talented dunk win. I liked the first dunk and his last was cool too but that Superman dunk was way overrated merely because of the costume.
The definition of a dunk is when "a player manually delivers the ball into the hoop with one or two hands." Thus, what Howard did constitutes "dunking" because it was not in a shooting motion.
