Felix Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 (edited) The first round was great, but it was painfully obvious the whole thing was rigged to put Blake into the finals (which isn't to say his dunks weren't good, but when his second dunk got a better score than DeRozan's and Ibaka's first dunks, it was obvious). Edited February 20, 2011 by Felix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev211 Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 QUOTE (Felix @ Feb 19, 2011 -> 10:11 PM) The first round was great, but it was painfully obvious the whole thing was rigged to put Blake into the finals. Had to get the KIA plug in somehow. He still had the best dunk of the night though(vince carter) so I'm not too upset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 QUOTE (kev211 @ Feb 19, 2011 -> 10:13 PM) He still had the best dunk of the night though(vince carter) so I'm not too upset. I'd put that dunk at 4th best of the night. McGee's double dunk was easily #1 for me, in terms of difficulty and creativity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 McGee and Ibaka got beat by the Griffin hype machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev211 Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 (edited) QUOTE (Felix @ Feb 19, 2011 -> 10:15 PM) I'd put that dunk at 4th best of the night. McGee's double dunk was easily #1 for me, in terms of difficulty and creativity. Either way it doesn't really matter who wins its for entertainment purposes only. Mcgee used his good dunks too early and it came back to bite him. Edit: And no one had any hope of beating Griffin in a fan vote. So once again it really doesn't matter haha Edited February 20, 2011 by kev211 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danman31 Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 Serge Ibaka's first round free throw line dunk was the best of the night. He was actually behind the line. I don't know if anyone has actually done that. The famous free throw line dunks were just inside or on the line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 QUOTE (danman31 @ Feb 19, 2011 -> 10:41 PM) Serge Ibaka's first round free throw line dunk was the best of the night. He was actually behind the line. I don't know if anyone has actually done that. The famous free throw line dunks were just inside or on the line. Agreed on most of that. Definitely better than anything Griffin did. QUOTE (kev211 @ Feb 19, 2011 -> 10:20 PM) Either way it doesn't really matter who wins its for entertainment purposes only. Mcgee used his good dunks too early and it came back to bite him. Edit: And no one had any hope of beating Griffin in a fan vote. So once again it really doesn't matter haha Unfortunately, all of this is true too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 QUOTE (danman31 @ Feb 19, 2011 -> 10:41 PM) Serge Ibaka's first round free throw line dunk was the best of the night. He was actually behind the line. I don't know if anyone has actually done that. The famous free throw line dunks were just inside or on the line. Ibaka got screwed. I felt that he and DeRozan had the best dunks, but didn't get the scores because they lacked a bit of flair in comparison to what McGee did. Blake's dunks in the first round weren't that good. His first one could have been better, but he changed it up and simplified it when he actually made the dunk. I think Griffin was destined to win the thing from the start. He was at home, so the judges weren't gonna give him low scores. And of course, when he got to the fan vote, it wasn't gonna be a contest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 DeRozan, Ibaka, and McGee got beat by Griffin hype. DeRozan has some of the sickest dunks I've seen, Ibaka's FT line one was amazing, and McGee dunked two damn balls at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjshoe04 Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 I really don't care who wins the dunk contest. I was just extremely happy with the quality of dunks tonight. That was f***ing awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 QUOTE (danman31 @ Feb 19, 2011 -> 11:41 PM) Serge Ibaka's first round free throw line dunk was the best of the night. He was actually behind the line. I don't know if anyone has actually done that. The famous free throw line dunks were just inside or on the line. Yeah he started behind where the last 2 took off, but he also has a few inches on them, so he didn't need to be up as high to reach the rim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamTell Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 This year's dunk contest was fun to watch with all 4 four participants. DeRozan was the shortest dunker at 6'7" so with all the taller guys that had a major vertical, it brought some awesome dunks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 (edited) I'd actually like to see D. Rose and Westbrook in a dunk contest one day. Rose's alley oop in the Detroit game would have been a pretty damn good dunk in the contest. I'm pretty sure he'd be able to pull off some sick dunks. He can twist his body in the air so well. Edited February 20, 2011 by chw42 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chisoxfn Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 That was the best dunk contest in years. Griffin shoudln't have won, but I was thoroughly entertained and that first round was epic. Chewduncka got totally hosed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjshoe04 Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 QUOTE (chw42 @ Feb 20, 2011 -> 12:53 PM) I'd actually like to see D. Rose and Westbrook in a dunk contest one day. Rose's alley oop in the Detroit game would have been a pretty damn good dunk in the contest. I'm pretty sure he'd be able to pull off some sick dunks. He can twist his body in the air so well. I'm not sure he'd be all that good. His problem would be that he can't palm the ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ Feb 20, 2011 -> 03:01 PM) I'm not sure he'd be all that good. His problem would be that he can't palm the ball. Plus, his "Ball behind my head, elbows bent, while the teams other five plays stare" wouldn't work in a dunk contest. Thank God Jennings wasn't there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 The New York Knicks have made their pitch for Carmelo Anthony. And that's as far as they're going to go, according to a report in Newsday. "We're not going any further now," a source told Newsday. "It's out of our hands." The Nuggets now have to decide if they take the Knicks' current deal, which has them prepared to surrender the likes of Danilo Gallinari and Raymond Felton along with Wilson Chandler in a trade package for Anthony, according to sources, or if they continue to try and make a deal with the New Jersey Nets. Anthony met with the Nets late Saturday afternoon at a Los Angeles-area restaurant, according to sources briefed on the discussion. Gotta admit...by being patient, the offers the Nuggets have gotten have gradually improved with time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Feb 20, 2011 -> 04:13 PM) Gotta admit...by being patient, the offers the Nuggets have gotten have gradually improved with time. There is zero way they do not accept this. This is the best possible scenario, actually, because that team with a lights out Gallinari dropping 3s would be scary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Feb 20, 2011 -> 04:32 PM) There is zero way they do not accept this. This is the best possible scenario, actually, because that team with a lights out Gallinari dropping 3s would be scary. Aren't those Gallinari games few and far between? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted February 20, 2011 Share Posted February 20, 2011 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Feb 20, 2011 -> 04:32 PM) There is zero way they do not accept this. This is the best possible scenario, actually, because that team with a lights out Gallinari dropping 3s would be scary. It all depends on where Anthony is willing to sign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxAce Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 QUOTE (kjshoe04 @ Feb 20, 2011 -> 03:01 PM) I'm not sure he'd be all that good. His problem would be that he can't palm the ball. Well that and he wouldn't have that much creativity in the air. Ibaka's free throw line dunk was one of the best dunks I've seen in a long time. McGee was also impressive. I would of love to see Blake jump over the entire car from the top instead of the hood of it. He probably could of done it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 http://www.tnt.tv/sports/nba/allstar11/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quin Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 LeBron had one of the worst dances I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thxfrthmmrs Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 (edited) QUOTE (SoxAce @ Feb 20, 2011 -> 06:03 PM) Well that and he wouldn't have that much creativity in the air. Ibaka's free throw line dunk was one of the best dunks I've seen in a long time. McGee was also impressive. I would of love to see Blake jump over the entire car from the top instead of the hood of it. He probably could of done it. true. his inability to palm the ball limits him to mostly tomahawk dunks in most of the games, and he admits he's not a creative dunker but if he decides to give it a go, i think he could have made it to the finals and possibly win it base on reputation and because he's a little man dunker. I really think McGee should have won it yesterday with all those creative dunks. but blake griffin is second to only justin bieber in terms of popularity in LA. Edited February 21, 2011 by thxfrthmmrs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 So glad doc rivers pulled rose almost immediately to get his Celtic out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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