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AriesMar27
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iggy got robbed.... all of his dunks were better than vince's arm in the net.... that behind the back board dunk should go down as the best dunk of all time.... he hit his head the first time.....
Best dunk I've ever seen
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SacTownKing4Life
G-League
Bballkingsrock said:
From what I understand from the rulings is the amount of attempts are not suppose to be considered into the judging.
captain bill
All-Star
6th said:
"Let's give the award to the guy just because of theatrics, not because he did better dunks."
Explain to me just what part of the dunk contest is NOT theatrics. Not that AI shouldntve won anyway, but still, come on.
SacTownKing4Life
G-League
I just hope Iggy comes back next year. He has the ability to do things that VC did, he showed it tonight, he just needs to come back and do it again, but do it like VC did - Every dunk original, with power, and done first try.
Iggy didn't get robbed. He got less creative as the contest went on. His final dunks were all dunks I've seen before. He should have saved his best for last. Nate on the other hand was trying everything he could think of. He also didn't just jump over Spud, he cleared him pretty easily. He could prolly dunk over a 5'10 guy.
I've always felt that rounds were bad for a dunk contest. Andre had the best dunk, but it didn't matter because it was done too early. Just have everyone go at it and let the best dunk or best dunks win. Not this round by round stuff. I bet Warrick had better dunks to do that we never saw.
I've always felt that rounds were bad for a dunk contest. Andre had the best dunk, but it didn't matter because it was done too early. Just have everyone go at it and let the best dunk or best dunks win. Not this round by round stuff. I bet Warrick had better dunks to do that we never saw.
SacTownKing4Life
G-League
I just watched ESPN News, Iggy did the practically the same dunk he did in the Dunk Off as he did for the 2nd Dunk in the 2nd Round. The only realy difference is he did it from the sideline.
However, Iggy's 2nd Dunk in the 1st Round and 1st Dunk in the 2nd Round were AMAZING.
Robinson's 2nd Dunk in the 2nd Round and dunk in the Dunk Contest were also AMAZING.
I just hope next year they both come back and I hope Robinson gets that half-court Scissor-Kick Dunk down because that would have got me screaming more than Iggy's Backboard / Robinson's Spudd and MAYBE even VC's through the legs.
However, Iggy's 2nd Dunk in the 1st Round and 1st Dunk in the 2nd Round were AMAZING.
Robinson's 2nd Dunk in the 2nd Round and dunk in the Dunk Contest were also AMAZING.
I just hope next year they both come back and I hope Robinson gets that half-court Scissor-Kick Dunk down because that would have got me screaming more than Iggy's Backboard / Robinson's Spudd and MAYBE even VC's through the legs.
Insomniacal Fan
Starter
I didn't think it should have come to a dunk-off, Andre's 2nd round second dunk did not deserve a 10, though his off the back of the backboard dunk was the finest of the night.
Andre's dunkoff dunk was better executed, but it's the one that goes down that counts.
As far as theatrics go, if all we wanted to test was athleticism, we'd just rate each player by his vertical.
The contest was interesting, and though I admit to pulling for the little guy to win, this isn't the olympics, it's a pretty informal competition rated on what each judge finds most impressive.
Andre's dunkoff dunk was better executed, but it's the one that goes down that counts.
As far as theatrics go, if all we wanted to test was athleticism, we'd just rate each player by his vertical.
The contest was interesting, and though I admit to pulling for the little guy to win, this isn't the olympics, it's a pretty informal competition rated on what each judge finds most impressive.
CreeksideBaller
Bench
Did anyone else find it hilarious when Josh Smith set that marker and then took off about a foot ahead of it?
It was still a nice dunk though...
It was still a nice dunk though...
Bballkingsrock
All-Star
I think I change my mind a little bit. Iggy wasn't robbed 100%. This is the side he did get robbed:
"That was a great dunk contest, but a HORRIBLE ENDING. Nate did some nice dunks at his size but WAY too many attempts.
Iggy should have won it easily. Judges were just AWFUL in this."
Non-robbed side:
Iggy's last dunk wasn't really great. Iggy had ONE GREAT dunk. Maybe 1 more was pretty good but the rest was average.
Nate's dunks were OVERALL good beause they all gave something different plus look at his height. Not many people can do that. At Nate's size, some of the dunks Iggy did, Nate could do, and he is 7 inches smaller!
So, now after I think about it, I dont think he did get robbed. Great performance either way. Great show.
"That was a great dunk contest, but a HORRIBLE ENDING. Nate did some nice dunks at his size but WAY too many attempts.
Iggy should have won it easily. Judges were just AWFUL in this."
Non-robbed side:
Iggy's last dunk wasn't really great. Iggy had ONE GREAT dunk. Maybe 1 more was pretty good but the rest was average.
Nate's dunks were OVERALL good beause they all gave something different plus look at his height. Not many people can do that. At Nate's size, some of the dunks Iggy did, Nate could do, and he is 7 inches smaller!
So, now after I think about it, I dont think he did get robbed. Great performance either way. Great show.
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Insomniacal Fan
Starter
Bballkingsrock said:
I agree with this analysis 100%
SacTownKing4Life
G-League
Bballkingsrock said:
Iggy had 2 great dunks IMO. The one off the back of the backboard which was GREAT. But also the one behind the back was INSANE I'd never seen any of those before.
However, same goes for Nate so. It was great.
I stopped watching the dunk contests a long time ago, the last one being the one where Gerald Wallace lost out because Richardson got an extra dunk while he had to keep his lower score. I thought that was BS then and now that they've moved to the unlimited attempts its an even bigger joke than the year or two where they gave them a fixed time to do the dunk routine. If they want to allow unlimited attempts they should subtract 1 point from the final tally for each miss just to provide some reward for making it on the first or second attempt.
Iguodala got jobbed; even disregarding the controversy over the last dunk, I knew that the fix was in by the way the judges seemed to be conferring with each other before they voted on Iguodala's last "regulation" dunk. I've been watching the Slam Dunk conversation for years now, and I've never seen the judges conferring with each other before revealing their votes the way they did there; it's like they were trying to figure out how many points not to give Iguodala.
That, and just the idea that somebody who literally missed twenty attempts won the dunk contest doesn't sit right with me: eight misses on his last "regulation" dunk, fourteen misses on his "sudden death" dunk. I'm disappointed that the best Slam Dunk Contest (from a competitive standpoint) that I've ever seen live had to end like that...
That, and just the idea that somebody who literally missed twenty attempts won the dunk contest doesn't sit right with me: eight misses on his last "regulation" dunk, fourteen misses on his "sudden death" dunk. I'm disappointed that the best Slam Dunk Contest (from a competitive standpoint) that I've ever seen live had to end like that...
captain bill
All-Star
Mr. S£im Citrus said:
Wow...if only it mattered. Guys were just having fun and wanted to see them play more. Igoudala didn't do particularly better, people are just getting wound up becauses the judges reactions were so strange...as if they only cared about the TV and production value and not the true competitive sport in front of them
Stojakovic
Bench
6th said:
Are you kidding me ?
That dunk was not only special because he jumped over the guy, but because the ball was up there (and I mean, UP THERE) so much that I didn't think he had a chance of putting it down. When he put it down, I jumped out of my seat and proclaimed that the best dunk I have ever seen. May not actually be THE best, but surely one of them.
Iggy lost because he was way too repetitive. I didn't like his dunks...every time he went up he tried some behind the back bull and it got tiresome. I also didn't think the dunk he performed with AI was a 50, although it was a really good one.
That's not an argument. Of course it doesn't matter; nothing that takes place during All-Star Weekend matters... Has ever mattered... Will ever matter... The game of basketball, itself, does not "matter"... Whether or not it matters was never a bone of contention in the first place, nor does it change the fact that Iguodala got jobbed.captain bill said:
And I stand by my original statement; the result was fixed. In fact, I contend that the outcome was predetermined before it even took place; I believe that, the moment that 5'9" Nate Robinson was announced to participate in the dunk contest, twenty years after the Dunk Contest was won by 5'7" Anthony Webb, it was a foregone conclusion.
When a guy gets literally twenty shots at it, there's no doubt, in my mind, that the judges had made up their mind to give it to him, no matter what.
Bad Boy Bo
Bench
CreeksideBaller said:
He was no where near the tape. I found that hilarious. I even stood up waiting for him to do it. I was like, no way! Then of course, there was no way. I assume he put the tape there because he was avoiding that spot. And yes it was a nice dunk, I think it got points taken off because he made the judges anticipate more.
SacTownKing4Life
G-League
Mr. S£im Citrus said:
From a fans standpoint that's fine. However, the rules state you have unlimited tries, and however many tries you take shall no affect the score of the dunk. From what has been shown to us as the rules.
As well, that last dunk of Iggy's in regulation, how could the judges give it a 45 after what they had just seen. Robinson exploded the building with how high he got and his extension to get a 50 and they were suppose to give a mediocore, already been seen dunk only 5 points less. I thought it was actually going to be a little lower than that. Iggy just used up his two amazing dunks too early. He should have went between the legs for his first dunk in the second round and then done the behind the back for the second. He just needed more originality to give the judges.
kingsfan916
Starter
iguodala got robbed
6th said:Yes, they both showed off, and Iggy showed that he was the MUCH better dunker. Only problem is, he did not get the trophy for it.
It reminds me of Gerald Wallace when he got jobbed. And he has not been back since. Don't blame him. And, I won't blame Iggy if he never participates again.
I read on some site that Iggy has already said that he will not participate in the Dunk Contest again.
I agree that Iggy didn't get jobbed, but the dunk contest's retry rules make it a complete joke. Not to mention it was pretty ridiculous that some of the judges changed their scores on his last dunk to force the dunk off. I think one or two 9s changed to 8s if I remembered correctly. I watched it on the NBA channel after I knew the result and I kept thinking "How does this guy win?" the whole time.SacTownKing4Life said:
hoopsfan
Starter
bibbyweb said:I read on some site that Iggy has already said that he will not participate in the Dunk Contest again.
They call it the "Rising Stars" slam dunk contest cuz it now seems they are putting "younger" guys in it since the vets have all either done it or have passed on it (or in LJ's case..chickened out or wanted too much $$)..so I don't think Iggy would have been in it again anyway.
