Do you think Lebron can do acrobatic jams? He almost always does that one-handed tomahawk jam in games. Same for Josh Smith. I think Josh Smith admitted that, too.
Edit: I found the article about Josh Smith:
Notes:
Smith wonders if he has right stuff for
contest
www.ajc.com/sports/content/ sports/hawks/0105/12notes.html
By
SEKOU SMITH
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 01/12/05
Hawks rookie
Josh Smith would love to participate in the NBA's Slam
Dunk competition next month, but he's afraid he doesn't have the necessary style required.
"I'm really a game dunker. I don't really have stuff like
Richard Jefferson and all those other people,"
Smith said. "All the stuff they do, I can't do it."
That's the same thing last year's winner, Indiana guard
Fred Jones, said before he took home the title.
Smith already has people around the league buzzing about his ability to elevate.
But
Smith said "game dunkers" are at disadvantage in a
contest atmosphere.
"In a
dunk contest, you're basically thinking of doing something,"
Smith said. "Like if I jump from the free throw line during the game, I'm just doing it without thinking about it. But if I was to think about it, I would be worried that I might not make it from that far and probably wouldn't try it."
That's not the only reason
Smith is hesitant about participating in the NBA's
dunk showcase during All-Star Weekend, Feb. 18-20 in Denver.
His last time out,
Candace Parker, now a freshman at Tennessee, upstaged
Smith and several of his male McDonald's All-American counterparts on national TV by winning the competition. It's a defeat that won't be forgotten anytime soon.
"I'm scarred for life,"
Smith said, jokingly. "Oh man, it's in my heart. It's not leaving. It's permanent."