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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: PLANT on February 19, 2012, 05:22:17 PM
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The NBA? Or the players?
Do the stars turn down the opportunity? Or does the NBA try to promote rookies and lesser known players?
The champ should have to defend the title, IMO. And why cant we have Westbrook, LeBron, etc?
Im tired of the bullshit lineups for this event. Looks like another Snooze fest :sleep:
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Al Gore
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Heres an idea;
Start including players names on the actual All-Star ballot for these events. Put like 15 guys on the list for the Dunk and 3 Point contest and have the fans vote the same way they vote for the game.
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Al Gore wouldnt turn down the opportunity to take off from the free throw line ;D
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i honestly like the nonames being in it
last year with blake being rigged was retarded....Serge had the best dunk of the night and got like a 45 or some shit
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no name or not, I just want to see the best dunkers in the league go at it....and clearly, that doesnt happen.
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The stars don't want to do it anymore. The days of MJ, Kobe, VC, etc participating seem to be done. LeBron bitching out after declaring himself a contestant was lame as fuck too. On another note, it's too bad DeRozan isn't in this years, he got robbed last year.
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no name or not, I just want to see the best dunkers in the league go at it....and clearly, that doesnt happen.
besides Blake who else would u wanna c?
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I want to see Blake, Westbrook, LeBron, maybe even D Rose...fuck, even bring back Howard. They need more star power and better competition. Its fucking weak that fans can vote for starters but they cant vote in the contestants for skills comps.
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LeBron, cuz he's scary..
McRoberts shoulda been in it this year.
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I want to see Blake, Westbrook, LeBron, maybe even D Rose...fuck, even bring back Howard. They need more star power and better competition. Its fucking weak that fans can vote for starters but they cant vote in the contestants for skills comps.
Yeah, well the ASG is still considered an honor whereas the dunk contest has become a joke. The NBA obviously wants the big names to participate but they aren't enforcing it.
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I want to see Blake, Westbrook, LeBron, maybe even D Rose...fuck, even bring back Howard. They need more star power and better competition. Its fucking weak that fans can vote for starters but they cant vote in the contestants for skills comps.
Yeah, well the ASG is still considered an honor whereas the dunk contest has become a joke. The NBA obviously wants the big names to participate but they aren't enforcing it.
i blame lebron's bitchassness for the downfall...up until the point he pussied out, high-flying stars typically felt as if it were an honor to be part of it.. ever since lebron went female on us and refused to take part, peeps have seen it as a side-show and have regarded it as unnecessary. fuck that puto.
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LOL because Durant & Westbrook & Rose can't dunk or something. This nigga sometimes...
Anyway, I'll tell you right now, Paul George is winning this thing easy. However, he will not win because Jermey Lin will be apart of Shumpert's dunk & recieve the RETARDED fan vote.
That's where it went wrong. At this point LeBron could pull some MJ shit from Space Jam & dunk from half court, but the NBA fans would vote against him. That's why stars avoid it. Jermey Lin could go against LeBron, Melo & Kobe & do layups & get the fan vote. Now real stars are being shown up by the fans. It's a dunk contest, not a popularity contest.
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^ Has the fan vote really been around that long? Seems like they weren't getting big names before that either (although I haven't seen one this bad in a while).
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^ Has the fan vote really been around that long? Seems like they weren't getting big names before that either (although I haven't seen one this bad in a while).
Since that scrub Nate was winning dunk contests because he had the city of New York behind him.
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the problem is that the stars don't wanna get shown up by someone else, albeit another star or a no name rookie. sure, lebron might thrown down the hammer in every game, but what happens when he is beaten by some undrafted rookie for the whole world to see? he doesn't wanna put himself in that position, the same as everyone else
to be honest there's only so many dunks that can be done before it becomes repetitive. oh he does a 360 windmill through the legs, yeaaaah but we aw that last year with.. people wanna see something fresh, new .. and the dunk comp just isn't it. the dunk comp is still my favourite part of the all-star weekend, but they need to find a way to get the real stars/dunkers from the league involved (blake without rigging it, lebron, westbrook etc..) otherwise it'll have to end
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seems like you guys are basically saying the players are to blame.
its funny, we never hear stories about "this player turned down the invite" and whatnot....The league should clear this up for the fans.
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The Watcher gets it. The star gets no gain & the rookie gets all the praise in the world off of beating the star.
If the competition was LeBron, Griffin, Dwight & Durant, none of them would object. Blake knows he's out of dunks & doesn't want somebody like Iman Shumpert to beat him because Jermey Lin's pass alone will win him the fan vote.
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LMFAO, Nik doesn't even hide his deep hate for LeBron anymore. Bout time you come straight, nigga.
The dunk contest was fucked before fan votes came in. Those old ass judges gave bogus ratings, too. LeBron not joining while he was young and not public enemy #1 was also disappointing, but it comes with the structure of the contest. Way too often niggas were robbed. Way too often niggas would get 60 tries for one dunk, then a maximum rating lmao.
Then there's also the reason, that at a certain point it's all been done before. With the internet giving people ideas / sick dunks by clicking a button and the athletic evolution, even niggas who aren't great basketball players can do sick ass dunks. Doing it under the legs or jumping over the front of an ugly car ain't impressing anyone anymore.
The dunk contest has simply lost its glamour and it has been like this for years. Tyrus Thomas publicly stated that he was just in it for the money. How insane is that? I mean nigga is dumb as shit, but there's still no way in hell that would have happened 15 years ago.
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It lost all credibility when Iguodala for ROBBED by Nate. Even Knick fans I know don't agree with that dunk contest.
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still, its wack that no names are competing for skills comps at ALL STAR weekend. If you look at the NHL, or the Pro-Bowl, its the ALL STAR players who are competing in the events. Not some no name bums that are not ALL STAR caliber players.
These assholes need to swallow their pride and realize the fans are the ones who pay their insane salary. The league should be forcing these idiots to suck it up and throw down a few dunks to keep us happy, and to keep the dunk contest alive.
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the problem is that the stars don't wanna get shown up by someone else, albeit another star or a no name rookie. sure, lebron might thrown down the hammer in every game, but what happens when he is beaten by some undrafted rookie for the whole world to see? he doesn't wanna put himself in that position, the same as everyone else
to be honest there's only so many dunks that can be done before it becomes repetitive. oh he does a 360 windmill through the legs, yeaaaah but we aw that last year with.. people wanna see something fresh, new .. and the dunk comp just isn't it. the dunk comp is still my favourite part of the all-star weekend, but they need to find a way to get the real stars/dunkers from the league involved (blake without rigging it, lebron, westbrook etc..) otherwise it'll have to end
exactly....
+ durant, westbrook, a rose were never great dunkers to begin with....however, lebron did say he would be in the contest and then pulled out. biggest bitch move in dunk contest history.
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its funny, we never hear stories about "this player turned down the invite" and whatnot....The league should clear this up for the fans.
actually, yes we did....LeBron was entered in the contest and then pulled out. this is fact.
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i honestly like the nonames being in it
last year with blake being rigged was retarded....Serge had the best dunk of the night and got like a 45 or some shit
really? i thoguht derozan took it, look the best and hardest.
but this year the fans vote, but its just that all the contestants are fucking no name tanners (faggots)
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^ Has the fan vote really been around that long? Seems like they weren't getting big names before that either (although I haven't seen one this bad in a while).
Since that scrub Nate was winning dunk contests because he had the city of New York behind him.
this motherfucker wants to get his ass shot. insulting nate robinson like a bitch.
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the problem is that the stars don't wanna get shown up by someone else, albeit another star or a no name rookie. sure, lebron might thrown down the hammer in every game, but what happens when he is beaten by some undrafted rookie for the whole world to see? he doesn't wanna put himself in that position, the same as everyone else
to be honest there's only so many dunks that can be done before it becomes repetitive. oh he does a 360 windmill through the legs, yeaaaah but we aw that last year with.. people wanna see something fresh, new .. and the dunk comp just isn't it. the dunk comp is still my favourite part of the all-star weekend, but they need to find a way to get the real stars/dunkers from the league involved (blake without rigging it, lebron, westbrook etc..) otherwise it'll have to end
exactly....
+ durant, westbrook, a rose were never great dunkers to begin with....however, lebron did say he would be in the contest and then pulled out. biggest bitch move in dunk contest history.
westbrook isn't a great dunker? :o
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Westbrook is a good dunker, but not a GREAT dunker...
great dunkers=Vince Carter, Dominique Wilkins, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Darryl Dawkins, etc. if u put him in the same class as these guys, ur insane.
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i'm sorry but when i see Kobe named over Shawn Kemp i can't help but laugh.
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i'm sorry but when i see Kobe named over Shawn Kemp i can't help but laugh.
LOL...Shawn Kemp is more of a power dunker, but Kobe, in his prime, had WAY more flair. both great dunkers in different respects...back on the topic, though, Westbrook aint close to either.
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Westbrook is a good dunker, but not a GREAT dunker...
great dunkers=Vince Carter, Dominique Wilkins, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Darryl Dawkins, etc. if u put him in the same class as these guys, ur insane.
i miss vince straight up, you dont know what u have till its gone, how spoiled we were to watch the greatest dunker ever, i never appreciated it as much as i do now.
i dont see anyone dunking like vince any more, contested windmills, windmills over 1 or even 2 defenders. its ridiculous what he did, especially IN GAME. i dont see anyone doing that any more.
shit all you see these days is dudes missing open windmills (josh smith).
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i'm sorry but when i see Kobe named over Shawn Kemp i can't help but laugh.
LOL...Shawn Kemp is more of a power dunker, but Kobe, in his prime, had way more flair. both great dunkers in different respects...back on the topic, though, Westbrook aint close to either.
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Laker fans should be banned from speaking on the forum. It's actually embarrassing to sports.
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Kemp: Power Dunker
Kobe: Finesse Dunker
Carter: Power AND Finesse Dunker
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Laker fans should be banned from speaking on the forum. It's actually embarrassing to sports.
says LeBron's number 1 nutrider.........who isn't even a Heat fan. smfh
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Terence Stansbury & Tom Chambers
http://www.youtube.com/v/-H_rQv8xTS0
Shawn Kemp
http://www.youtube.com/v/e4WHabTgrNA
http://www.youtube.com/v/DxYVvPYqJKk
http://www.youtube.com/v/L9ZTzsxgp3c
http://www.youtube.com/v/vpGcjaG4MUU
Desmond Mason
http://www.youtube.com/v/wRsPHOkScmw
http://www.youtube.com/v/niCRVKaXIm8
http://www.youtube.com/v/JClCLqqNVrg
Nate Robinson
http://www.youtube.com/v/xWcrR7OcRRA
http://www.youtube.com/v/7YSXVhG_M9g
http://www.youtube.com/v/NbutjUa6aXg
http://www.youtube.com/v/PXqZYRdmR5c
Rudy Fernández
http://www.youtube.com/v/2dKIImaubgI
lol CC isn't half the fan of lebron you are of kobe its retarded to call him a nutrider. and considering he isnt a heat fan i'd say he alot less biased than you.
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this is the best dunk video of all time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSmzkJF7Ons
I think I will watch this video a few times and boycott watching the dunk contest this year
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lol CC isn't half the fan of lebron you are of kobe its retarded to call him a nutrider. and considering he isnt a heat fan i'd say he alot less biased than you.
thats the point....kid's not a Heat fan, yet he roots for LeBron harder than any1 roots for any individual player on here. shit makes it THAT much more disturbing.
anyways, good to see the teens of dubcc sticking up for each other lmao
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you know me im only logical when you attack CC. haven't called people out on shit they do to you or other dumb shit on here ::)
im sorry im not co signing you on everything you say when much of it is just the Pot calling the kettle black
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you know me im only logical when you attack CC. haven't called people out on shit they do to you or other dumb shit on here ::)
im sorry im not co signing you on everything you say when much of it is just the Pot calling the kettle black
lol...nothin logical about saying cham isntt a lebron nutrider and actin like he isnt bias when it comes to lebron.
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you know me im only logical when you attack CC. haven't called people out on shit they do to you or other dumb shit on here ::)
im sorry im not co signing you on everything you say when much of it is just the Pot calling the kettle black
lol...nothin logical about saying cham isntt a lebron nutrider and actin like he isnt bias when it comes to lebron.
lol all i said is you "nutride" kobe more than he does lebron.
never said he didn't stan him
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you know me im only logical when you attack CC. haven't called people out on shit they do to you or other dumb shit on here ::)
im sorry im not co signing you on everything you say when much of it is just the Pot calling the kettle black
lol...nothin logical about saying cham isntt a lebron nutrider and actin like he isnt bias when it comes to lebron.
lol all i said is you "nutride" kobe more than he does lebron.
never said he stanned him
in what way? the guy acts like LeBron is a God amongst children, and he's not even rooting for his team when he nutrides him. when i big up Kobe, it's cuz he plays for my team and he's proven himself as one of the GOATs. if LeBron was on the Sixers, i'd give him somewhat of a pass for his blatant dicklicking.
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I'm a LeBron fan. So naturally I'm going to be at his defense more than other people. It's like if the Thunder were still the Supersonics & you were bashing KD daily, Rayray & 360 would be the "nutriders".
We're talking about the same childish faggot whose generic comeback to everyone is "ur gay". It doesn't matter who was defending LeBron on here against you & your Kobe deepthroat session is never ending. Other people on here have said EXACTLY the same shit I say about him, "He's hands down the best", "He's already an all-time great", etc. but not as much as me because you getting all e-angry is just hilarious to me.
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Cham, remember when NIK was making threads like "CARMELO > LEBRON" and "MCGRADY > LEBRON"??
this guy is an attention whore for Lebron hating, his opinion has an asterisk next to it when it comes to anything sports. he's more biased than Colin Cowherd haha
i'll give NIK credit though, he has a dope taste in music.
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this is the best dunk video of all time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSmzkJF7Ons
I think I will watch this video a few times and boycott watching the dunk contest this year
GOAT, hands down.
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I'm a LeBron fan. So naturally I'm going to be at his defense more than other people.
What does that mean? So u naturally ride his nuts?? I don't get it.
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I'm a LeBron fan. So naturally I'm going to be at his defense more than other people.
What does that mean? So u naturally ride his nuts?? I don't get it.
no it means he will defend him cuz he likes him...just like u defend kobe wtf.
and wrong 360 tsk tsk
http://www.youtube.com/v/e4WHabTgrNA
also
http://www.youtube.com/v/aITDRL6hUVA
http://www.youtube.com/v/RZ-2PEvQ0uE
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I'm a LeBron fan. So naturally I'm going to be at his defense more than other people.
What does that mean? So u naturally ride his nuts?? I don't get it.
no it means he will defend him cuz he likes him...just like u defend kobe wtf.
and wrong 360 tsk tsk
http://www.youtube.com/v/e4WHabTgrNA
also
http://www.youtube.com/v/aITDRL6hUVA
http://www.youtube.com/v/RZ-2PEvQ0uE
Desmond Mason went to school in Oklahoma. Automatic disqualification.
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Everyone sees through you NIK.
Getting back on topic. Damn, Shawn was a beast.
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I'm a LeBron fan. So naturally I'm going to be at his defense more than other people.
What does that mean? So u naturally ride his nuts?? I don't get it.
no it means he will defend him cuz he likes him...just like u defend kobe wtf.
and wrong 360 tsk tsk
http://www.youtube.com/v/e4WHabTgrNA
also
http://www.youtube.com/v/aITDRL6hUVA
http://www.youtube.com/v/RZ-2PEvQ0uE
I defend Kobe cuz I like the lakers.. I don't root for individual players like a fruit
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^Why is that fruity? It shows that I love & respect the game by enjoying watching great players who play it.
You just come off as a highly emotional fanboy who stans the Lakers. If you're not a fan of individual players, then you just don't respect basketball. You're just a five year old with thirty Laker posters, herb.
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^Why is that fruity? It shows that I love & respect the game by enjoying watching great players who play it.
You just come off as a highly emotional fanboy who stans the Lakers. If you're not a fan of individual players, then you just don't respect basketball. You're just a five year old with thirty Laker posters, herb.
There's a difference between enjoying to watch a player and being infatuated with one.. Ur the difference
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Paul George is going to win this shit.
http://www.youtube.com/v/42JyU9YOMuU
http://www.youtube.com/v/87GQtZ2_xg0
i'd say these guys are pretty great dunkers
http://www.youtube.com/v/wIDNCm_Ep-4
http://www.youtube.com/v/LPJuqAVkKnU
http://www.youtube.com/v/niDr8VYUQPU
http://www.youtube.com/v/vgpfylEYeWI
http://www.youtube.com/v/0XzTE-ehG7M
http://www.youtube.com/v/tJ8fP41ypvw
fuck fuck fuck watching those just made me depressed
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also..
http://www.youtube.com/v/u_YMyq1TUaw
http://www.youtube.com/v/rWwOMxfs83E
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Westbrook is a good dunker, but not a GREAT dunker...
great dunkers=Vince Carter, Dominique Wilkins, Kobe Bryant, Michael Jordan, Darryl Dawkins, etc. if u put him in the same class as these guys, ur insane.
i miss vince straight up, you dont know what u have till its gone, how spoiled we were to watch the greatest dunker ever, i never appreciated it as much as i do now.
i dont see anyone dunking like vince any more, contested windmills, windmills over 1 or even 2 defenders. its ridiculous what he did, especially IN GAME. i dont see anyone doing that any more.
shit all you see these days is dudes missing open windmills (josh smith).
he ain't done just yet
http://www.youtube.com/v/1_hCSANxYRQ
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i'd say these guys are pretty great dunkers
http://www.youtube.com/v/wIDNCm_Ep-4
http://www.youtube.com/v/LPJuqAVkKnU
http://www.youtube.com/v/niDr8VYUQPU
http://www.youtube.com/v/vgpfylEYeWI
http://www.youtube.com/v/0XzTE-ehG7M
http://www.youtube.com/v/tJ8fP41ypvw
those are all nice dunks, but there's nothing "great" about them....i'd say the paul george dunks and out-of-prime VC dunk u posted were greater.
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Radiotube Jr.
http://www.youtube.com/v/l6zG5taGQhM
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Radiotube Jr.
http://www.youtube.com/v/l6zG5taGQhM
You say I have an infatuation, yet you're clearly Youtubeing people who are complaining LeBron isn't in the contest. The boy doesn't stay out of your mind.
I think you have a bigger hating infatuation with Bron than Cleveland fans do.
Anyway, Shumpert is out due to knee problems. Replaced by Jermey Evans.
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Radiotube Jr.
http://www.youtube.com/v/l6zG5taGQhM
You say I have an infatuation, yet you're clearly Youtubeing people who are complaining LeBron isn't in the contest. The boy doesn't stay out of your mind.
I think you have a bigger hating infatuation with Bron than Cleveland fans do.
Anyway, Shumpert is out due to knee problems. Replaced by Jermey Evans.
it was on yahoo's homepage, faggot.....another fail by ur gayness.
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They have forty-five topics on the homepage, but that little nigga isn't there...
You're a herb.
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Paul Geroge is the only player i think should be in it. how bout DeAndre Jordan? Rudy Gay? Jason Maxiell?
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They have forty-five topics on the homepage, but that little nigga isn't there...
You're a herb.
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/highschool-prep-rally/middle-schooler-dunk-contest-plea-lebron-james-pitch-200306074.html
you lose.....again
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Some players. It woulda been nice in the past if certain champions defended the title.
Dee Brown
JR Rider
Vince Carter
But players don't get much respect nowadays for being in it. As if the no defense ASG is better. I remember reading that Tracy McGrady wouldn't do the dunk contest again if he got paid $10 million :o
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I have a feeling we're going to see some really amazing dunks this year
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I have a feeling we're going to see some really amazing dunks this year
Na, Dwight & Blake fucked it up. Now we're going to see more phone booths & choirs & less impressive dunking.
However, Paul George said he's got two dunks never seen before..
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I have a feeling we're going to see some really amazing dunks this year
Na, Dwight & Blake fucked it up. Now we're going to see more phone booths & choirs & less impressive dunking.
However, Paul George said he's got two dunks never seen before..
Yeah that's part of my reasoning. As long as one or two go in there thinking fuck this, gonna make a name for myself we could be in for a good one.