SocialB was able to catch up with All Star Weekend during their stay in Los Angeles to find out more on their band name change, favorite comfort foods, Disney memories, and even learn Nate and Cameron’s secret handshake.

     Newly signed to Hollywood Records, these gentlemen have been headlining their own shows across California as well as the Disney Cruise Line, and even performed with Justin Bieber this December.

To learn more about All Star Weekend and to hear more of their music, check out their Myspace!

Guess whos in the lead =]

1. KOBE BRYANT -692,518 votes

2. Melo -588,958 votes

3. Dirk 366,300 votes

4. Amare Stoudamire 447,776 votes

5. Andrew Bynum 299,484 votes

Pau falls in 3rd of the list of forwards with 280,758 votes. DONT STOP VOTING! Lets clog the All Star game with Lakers! You can vote once a day at NBA.com

Ive been a fan of this guys site for a while and he provides fairly reasonable insight, but none more ACCURATE than this: Shannon Brown (or SB DUNKS as I like to call him) NEEDS to go to the dunk contest.
Hes got STUPID bounce and a creative flair. Sign this guys petition here to get SB DUNKS to All Star weekend in February.

Click here to vote for your favorite Lakers! My goal is to get all of our starters in the AllStar game!

Shannon Brown ainda não foi convidado para participar da competição de enterradas no fim de semana das estrelas, que vai acontecer em fevereiro de 2010, em Dallas. Ainda.

Porém quanto mais acrobático ele for, quanto mais alto ele voar, quanto mais vezes ele fizer enterradas que fizeram ele ser a sensação do Youtube, quanto mais vezes ele aparecer nos melhores momentos das partidas, mais chances ele terá de participar da competição.

Seus companheiros de equipe adoram as suas enterradas, a torcida fica enlouquecida quando Shannon Brown, de 1,93m, desafia a gravidade em seus pulos.

Apenas 3 jogadores da história do Lakers participaram dessa competição, Michael Cooper em 1984, Antonio Harvey em 1995 e Kobe Bryant em 1997. Kobe foi o único vitorioso.

“Se eu conseguir participar da competição pode ter certeza que irei com tudo”, disse Brown. “Eu sempre digo que não estou pensando nisso, só estou pensando em ajudar a equipe nas partidas. Mas eu prometo, se eu conseguir participar, farei algo especial”.

Fonte: LA Times

Yeah, yeah. We see you.

Here’s something that might help in NBA refs regaining some credibility: According to the Orlando Sentinel, Dick Bavetta might be ready to call it a career when he’s finished leaving his mark on games this season. In case you missed it, the infamous Tim Donaghy said working with the 69-year-old Bavetta was “like pursuing a graduate degree in advanced game manipulation” in a tell-all that the league is currently trying to keep from being published. If Donaghy thinks you blow at calling games, then you really, really suck.

Donaghy claimed Bavetta has been the driving force behind several of the NBA’s most controversial games in recent years, including a pair that extended the Lakers’ playoff lives in elimination games against the Blazers and Kings in 2000 and 2002. However, perhaps the greatest of Donaghy’s revelations about Bavetta comes here (excerpt courtesy of Deadspin):

“Bavetta actually paid an American Airlines employee to watch all the games he worked and write down everything the TV commentators said about him. No matter how late the game was over, he’d wake her up for a full report. He loved the attention.”

That, of course, doesn’t come as much of a surprise, considering Bavetta’s little display of stupidity and affection with fellow attention whore Charles Barkley at All-Star Weekend a few years back. Yeah, we see you guys…nobody cares.

Anyway, Bavetta calling it quits would certainly help. Can we get Steve Javie to hang ‘em up next?

It’s OFFICIAL!!

The Fresh Prince of the Blog will be at the 2010 NBA All-Star Game!!

Section 410, Row 10, Seat 10 — yes, that’s wayyy up there.

Come Febraury 2010, expect tons of great video and more!

The 2009 Home Rune Derby just ended with Prince Fielder winning with 6 home runs in the final round.  I first want to start this post by thanking Prince for hitting 6 in the final round as I had the “6 HR’s or more” on ESPN’s Streak for the Cash.  My streak is still alive!

The Derby had lots of homeruns, lots of super stars, lots of money given to charity but still was missing something.  I still can’t quite put my finger on why, but it was lacking the excitement of years past.

One thing I noticed was you really didn’t see many of the players lying around rooting on their colleagues in the derby.  Some of my favorite moments were when David Ortiz was running around, laughing and cheering everyone on in years past.

The celebrity softball game is also on and it seems to be lacking as well.  If All Star Week is supposed to be one of the most entertaining parts of the season I can see why baseballs attendance is lacking so much in the regular season.

Gen Y, being the multi taskers they are don’t seem to have the same love for baseball as past generations.  With faster, more active sports out there (basketball, football) and new alternative Gen Y focused sports gaining major popularity (lacrosse, UFC, extreme sports) baseball has seemed to fall behind the times.

Major League Baseball needs to do some revamping; with attendance sliding, the MLB needs to do more than just lower ticket prices.  I suggest they start by spicing up All Star Weekend, then they need to spice up the overall baseball experience.

So I want to post this question to everyone out there.  What did you think about the Derby and what can The MLB do to increase Gen Y interest in baseball again?

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Everybody has their own ideas on how to spruce up the MLB All-Star festivities. The Home Run Derby is fun, the All-Star game is ok, the Future’s Game is more interesting watching a year after it was played when some of the players are in the MLB, and the celebrity softball game is must-see T.V. Who doesn’t want to see Andy Richter take a few hacks? Wait, nobody wants to see that? Ok, then let’s make some changes. Obviously a skills competition would be nice but then there is the talk about how the players who are payed millions of dollars to throw a ball not wanting to make one extra throw or run around the bases one extra time. It is too much of an injury risk to do their job. So scrap that but there is still some work we can do AND save money at the same time. 

Take the afternoon of the All-Star game. You want me to wait until eight o’clock to see a baseball game? I don’t think so. Implement the No Stars game. Take the worst players on every team and have them fight for their jobs. The managers would be the managers of the worst team in their respective leagues (This year Cleveland’s Eric Wedge and Washington’s Manny Acta). The hapless team that is defeated has all of their Major League contracts voided on the spot. You can have a big ceremony where Bud Selig voids their checks. The rules would be simple, the losing team’s players cannot play in the majors for the rest of the year. Oh and the losing manager? Fired on the spot.  Tell me you wouldn’t watch Jason Giambi and his .192 batting average fight for his spot. It would inspire him to regrow his stache. It would be the most intense game all year.  

That stache would fill AAA stadiums across the country

It would also save money. Giambi makes $4 million this year, Oakland would love to take that off of the payroll. Even the teams that had to keep their players would make money off of the T.V. deal that would inevitably come from it. This is made for ESPN 2. Do you know what’s playing at 1:00 on ESPN 2 the day of the All-Star game? A Major League Lacrosse replay. Not even a live game! I guarantee this outdraws the entire season of MLL.

I know what you’re thinking, the MLBPA would never agree to this. That’s probably correct. HOWEVA, I’m not saying that the losers can’t ever play baseball again, they just can’t play in the MLB for the rest of the year. They can play in AAA or overseas. Most of the players are going to be sent down in a month anyway, this game is just helping them along. With all these players in AAA the minor league teams would draw bigger crowds to their games and all of the sudden a snowball effect occurs. With all this extra money from minor league attendence and the television deal the owners would have more money to spend on players. With the excess cash burning a hole in their pocket they over pay for players and instantly the average MLB player wage goes up. That is what we in business know as a net gain everybody. In this economy you have to make all of the money you can get. Look for No Stars in 2010 everybody.

Awwww little Stefan Gill Won the Dunk contest at only 5′7.

Stefan Gill... 5'7 Dunk Winner

Here are just a few other photos i took from the event the rest are on my facebook ismini mouse. 

Mr.Gill Dunking over 2 people... ONLY 5'7

Check the Height Difference... LOL... Bless hes soo cute

UNDER 21’s..

Some of the UK’s up and coming Talent… likes of Darrell Bethune, Courtney Van-Beest, Jamell

Well check out the official S2E website www.street2elite.co.uk there in my favorites aswell.. and ill update u on future events… & my visits to manchester haha.x <3

I’m going to try to keep this short and sweet…like me (shut it Erin) because I am watching the Nuggets beat the shizz out of the Mavs. Again…please, if there is a God, let Cuban (again, Mark, not a real Cuban) go ape-shit. Please. Ok, back to this weekend in Vegas. It was a pretty kick ass girls trip. Here is the run down…80’s music, drinking, razors (ouch!), drinking, grapes, sour cream face (I’ll explain later Roc), empty glasses, buffet, mimosas, BEAUTIFUL wedding, banana hair clip, dramatic mother of the groom, accents, beer drinking, barfing, drinking, e-bay, drinking, drinking….80’s music. You lost? Well I guess you had to be there…as always. Congrats Mr. and Mrs. Steward! Glad I could be there! Coincidently…I am going to start talking basketball. Shocking I know. The night of the wedding we decided to go over to the MGM after the Pac whoever fight was over. I don’t know who fought but I heard it was a KO in the 2nd round and I don’t care yadda yadda boxing is lame. So were over there and who do I see playing a little game of craps? Roger Mason Jr. from the shamed San Antonio Spurs. Of course I got a picture because I am a star struck a-hole. I also let him know last time I was in Vegas was All Star Weekend and I bet on him for the 3-point contest. And he lost. So I told him basically I felt like he owed me five dollars. He laughed and said, “Yeah..sorry about that!” I’ll count that as pay back enough.

Listen, it's just a picture. I'm not a traitor.

If you were a dead ringer for Ron Jeremy, you'd be emotive too.

Stan Van Gundy (The portly Magic coach, not the skinny ex-coach-turned-broadcaster), has hot fire to spit at all times. After taking on Shaq less than a month ago (and 100% without a doubt winning when he said, “Shaq’s a sensitive guy”), he’s going after the Knicks organization for not hiring Patrick Ewing as their head coach.

Okay, this is not really much of a story. It’s mostly an excuse to talk about the Van Gundy’s. Patrick is probably equipped to be a big man coach (Yao Ming and Dwight Howard are his most notable projects, and theyre the consensus 1-2 centers in the league), but he’s not yet ready to be a head coach, probably. He seems to not have Van Gundy’s own brand of externally directed competitiveness yet. And Phil Jackson he aint. I’m sure he’ll get hired in a few years. Meanwhile, let’s bring him to DC and have him cut his teeth on JaVale McGee and the rest of our clowns (I think an ESPN article alludes to this possibility, but I can’t remember which one).

Anyway, I love the Van Gundy’s, they are an endless font of criticism and vitality. This is part of what makes the NBA so great … in the NFL, the only off-field discourse involve steroids, cheating, crime, and whiny players quitting on their teams. In the NBA, there’s constant internal criticism, conspiracy theories, and trash talk. All Star Weekend, long known as the Black Super Bowl (Thank you Simmons & Adande), is incredibly entertaining, and clearly designed for the fans’ enjoyment, as this year’s inclusion of a HORSE game between KD, OJ Mayo, and Joe Johnson obviates. It is the opposite of the No Fun League. I hope this doesn’t die when Shaquille retires and Kobe loses his vitriol. Though with this supremely unfunny bowling clip, The Big Insecurity is definitely showing his age.

Update: Totally forgot to make my primary point … the Knicks got Mike D’Antoni, only the wizard behind the most entertaining playstyle on the planet.  What did they want Patrick Ewing for?  Defense and rebounding can go to hell, this is New York City.

WebSport-Tv: 25 jaar Slam Dunk Contest

Door GERSON HEIDINGA, TobSport.nl

Gepost op: 03-03-2009.

“De dunk. De meest spectaculaire actie in het basketball en misschien wel de meest aantrekkelijke actie van alle sporten. Een dunk is meer dan twee gescoorde punten in een wedstrijd. Het is een statement, een kans om je mannelijkheid laten zien ten opzichte van de tegenstander en een manier om het momentum in een wedstrijd te laten kantelen, door het publiek gek te maken…”

Halverwege het seizoen, in de voorgaande maand februari, organiseert de NBA traditiegetrouw het All-Star-Weekend. Ditmaal vond het evenement plaats in het suffe woestijnstadje Phoenix in Arizona. Fans en coaches selecteren de beste spelers (de NBA All-Stars) voor een eenmalige wedstrijd als reclame voor het basketball en de NBA als liga. Eerste- en tweedejaars profs komen daarnaast tegen elkaar uit in een aparte wedstrijd. Er is een driepunterwedstrijd. Een parcours met obstakels dat zo snel mogelijk moet worden afgelegd en om een goede balbeheersing vraagt. Het bekende basketballspelletje ‘H-O-R-S-E’ wordt gespeeld, waarbij letters verdiend worden met schoten van verschillende plekken op het veld.

Er is ook een wedstrijd met gemengde teams, die hun gedeelde speelstad verdedigen. Ze moeten ook van verschillende plekken op het veld scoren en dat zo snel mogelijk. Hieraan nemen deel een huidige NBA-speler, een legende van vroeger en een dame uit de WNBA. Dit alles ter meerdere eer en glorie van de basketball-sport. Maar wel een promotiemiddel dat aan hevige slijtage onderhevig is. Die slijtage is na de millenniumwisseling het best zichtbaar bij het meest spectaculaire onderdeel van het All-Star-weekend: De NBA Slam Dunk Contest. Trendsgewijs gezien komen echt hoogstaande dunkwedstrijden weinig meer voor, net als lange ijsperioden in Nederland. De laatste drie jaar hebben we echter weinig te klagen. De NBA Slam Dunk Contest van 2009 bracht ons onder andere Nate Robinson en Dwight Howard in hun versie van David vs. Goliath. Enthousiasme voor het dunken mag beide heren zeker niet ontzegd worden.

De geschiedenis van de NBA-dunkwedstrijd

De eerste dunkwedstrijd in de NBA werd gehouden tijdens het All-Star-weekend in 1977, maar kreeg geen vervolg. In 1984 werd de wedstrijd weer in ere hersteld. Deelnemers komen tegen elkaar uit in afvalronden en kunnen per dunk 50 punten van een vijfkoppige jury krijgen. De oorsprong van het dunkfestijn ligt eigenlijk bij een ter ziele gegane basketball-liga uit de Verenigde Staten: de A.B.A. Bij de All-Star-Game van deze league werd voor het eerst een dunkwedstrijd offciele georganiseerd, in 1976. Legendarische dunker Dr.J. won die wedstrijd met zijn vrije worplijn-dunk. Larry Nance, een lange forward (2m08) die o.a. uitkwam voor Phoenix Suns en Cleveland Cavaliers won de eerste editie van de moderne NBA-dunkwedstrijd in 1984. De competitie wist al snel weer over een ongekende populariteit te beschikken. Fans keken er naar uit.

Met name dankzij twee mannen. Meer daarover later. Elk jaar wisten spelers weer nieuwe varianten te bedenken voor de meest spectaculaire actie in het basketball en misschien wel alle sporten. Waarbij de kleinere spelers nu eens in het voordeel zijn. Een dunk ziet er vaak technisch vaardiger en explosiever uit wanneer uitgevoerd door een speler niet langer dan een slordige twee meter. Elk jaar weer dachten fans alle dunkvarianten wel gezien te hebben. En dan toch kwam er weer een onverwacht moment. Want de dunk blijft intrigeren. Ze zijn er in zoveel verschillende vormen. Van mooie bewegingen (720 graden-dunks van mixtape-kids), een buitenaards vermogen om los te komen van de aarde (Dwight Howard met een Superman-cape om) of een ongekende demonstratie van een explosie aan kracht (Shaquille O’Neal die ringen uit in 1000 stukjes brekende backboards van hard plastic scheurt in de reguliere competitie) of creativiteit (Cedric Ceballos met een blinddoek om).

Zo vlak voor de eeuwwisseling leek de trukendoos dan toch eindelijk leeg te zijn. De league en de spelers leken over het algemeen genomen minder getalenteerd te zijn dan de lichting spelers uit de jaren ’80 en ’90 (de Jordan’s, de Magic’s, de Bird’s, de Barkley’s, de Malone’s, de Olajuwon’s). Het niveau van de All-Star-Game, het hoofdevenement, daalde en trok steeds minder kijkers. Er werd niet meer geïnnoveerd tijdens de dunkcontest. Er werd alleen oude meuk herkauwd. Niet creatief en vaak niet beter dan het origineel. De NBA besloot het twee jaar voor gezien te houden. Na een succesvolle her-her-her-introductie in het jaar 2000 zit de sleet toch weer in de motivatie om deel te nemen door het gros van de spelers. Ondanks de devaluatie van de kwaliteit van de dunkers is de wedstrijd toch altijd iets speciaals gebleven voor de echte basketball-fan.

Een gevoelskwestie. En het valt niet te ontkennen: Ondanks het dalende niveau waren er toch altijd wel weer momenten om van te genieten met dunkers die er zin in hadden. TobSport neemt u in dit artikel mee langs enkele markante deelnemers aan de NBA Dunk Contest. Van de belangrijkste deelnemers van de laatste edities tot de eerste edities. In woord en beeld.

Maar eerst eren we de twee meest belangrijke deelnemers uit het verleden:

Meest memorabele participanten: Wilkins en Jordan

Twee mannen, die meer innovatie rond de ring lieten zien dan NASA in de ruimte. Twee mannen ook, die elkaar in verschillende edities tot het uiterste deden gaan om het toernooitje te kunnen winnen. Deze mannen waren ook in de reguliere competitie supersterren, in tegenstelling tot veel deelnemers van vandaag de dag. Als u een beetje van basketball weet, dan kent u hun namen al: Dominique Wilkins en Michael Jordan.

Wilkins, aka ‘The Human Highlight Film’ was een explosieve dunker, met als handelsmerk: de windmill-dunk. Bij deze dunk wordt de bal van voor de borst tegen de richting van de klok in boven het hoofd gezwaaid en met een een enorme vaart en kracht door de ring gesmeten. Naast zijn enorme sprongkracht beschikte Wilkins ook over veel kracht in zijn armen en schouders. De bal ging meestal met veel geweld door de ring.

Michael ‘Air’ Jordan was de elegante dunker, die ondanks al zijn innovaties vooral bekend staat om een herkauw-dunk. Julius Erving aka ‘Dr. J’ sprong eerder dan Jordan voor de ABA vanaf de vrijeworplijn voor een legendarische dunk. Deze dunk kreeg de bijnaam ‘Statue of Liberty’ vanwege de gelijkenis van de houding die de Doctor aannam in de lucht met het vrijheidsbeeld in New York. Michael Jordan gebruikte dunk als eerbetoon aan Dr. J. in verschillende dunkcontests. En altijd op het moment suprème.

De dunkcontests en met name de finales waarin beide heren deelnamen zijn legendarisch gebleken. Wilkins won er meer en verloor eens op discutabele wijze in de speelstad van Jordan: Chicago. Maar goed, medelijden met Jordan, met 6 NBA-kampioenschapsringen aan de vingers, is niet nodig. Wilkins en Jordan lieten samen een ongelofelijke variëteit aan creatieve dunks achter voor het nageslacht. Dunks, die bekend staan onder namen als de Skim-The-Rim, de Kiss-The-Rim, de Tomahawk, de Windmill, de 360, de Backslam met Pump, de Free Throw Line, de Off The Backboard etc.

TobSport neemt u in de volgende video’s mee langs de meest creatieve dunks uit 25 jaar NBA Dunk Contests:

25 jaar NBA Slam Dunk Contest

1984-1988 NBA Slam Dunk Contest

De eerste serie moderne NBA Dunk Contests van 1984 tot en met 1988. De tijd van de miniscule shorts en Converse als schoen van de NBA, vlak voordat de sportschoenenoorlog uitbrak. Ook een tijdperk van een gigantische stijging van de populariteit (en inkomsten) van de NBA. De Dunk Contest was nieuw, het publiek viel er direct voor en spelers zagen het als een eer om mee te mogen doen.

En enkel meedoen was niet genoeg, de beste atleten staken veel tijd in het voorbereiden van de uiteindelijke wedstrijddunks. In die jaren nam een ongekend aantal markante namen deel: o.a. Jordan en Wilkins, Atlanta’s mini-dynamietstaaf Spud Webb (1m70, over hem later meer) en de ABA/NBA-legende Dr. J. (de man met wie eigenlijk alles begon). Kortom, een collectief van levende legenden staat garant voor memorabele momenten:

Klik hier om het hele artikel op de sportsite TobSport.nl te lezen en bekijken. Het volledige artikel wordt begeleid door dunkvideo’s.

People don’t realize this. The NBA is in serious financial trouble. Every so often a sportswriter will talk about it in passing, but Simmons, not exactly a real sportswriter, hits upon the all-important negative vibe in NBA circles. He’s willing to pass along the vibe and the whispers, rather than the facts from unnamed sources.

Maybe, selfishly, this will increase the chances for Seattle to get a new NBA team. It raises questions, at least, about drastic changes in the major sports landscape. We’ve already seen Arena Football cancel a season and the WNBA shutter a team (even while MLS expands at a rapid rate).

At the same time, this column from Sports Illustrated captures some of the beauty of basketball, and of sportswriting in general. Can’t help but end with some hope.

Richie Scheuermann | KentNewsNet

NBA All-Star weekend is a time to sit back and relish the superior athleticism and insane style choices of basketball’s greatest players. In this blog, I’m going to express my opinion on this year’s events.  

First of all, Shaq’s intro to the All-Star Game on Sunday was easily the single most entertaining thing I have ever witnessed, and it was definitely the catalyst that drove the West to a victory.  

That said, the rest of the events weren’t all that great, but it was still a good weekend. 

Kevin Durant had himself a fun weekend.  

He set a scoring record in the Rookie-Sophomore game, putting up 46 points, and followed that up by winning the new H-O-R-S-E event in come-from-behind fashion.  

Derek Rose was very impressive as he took down the superior Mo Williams (Cleveland bias … I apologize) in the Skills Challenge. And did anyone notice Rose’s dunk at the end of his run? Where was his “preliminary” entry to the 2010 Slam Dunk Contest? 

I always look forward to the 3-point shootout, and this year’s was just … lame. Daequan Cook won, but nobody really stood out. Roger Mason Jr. (my pick) was a dud. Put Dirk or Ray Allen in that contest and nobody would have stood a chance. 

The dunk contest was, as usual, the best event of the weekend, but it also looked pretty rehearsed.  

J.R. Smith came in as a replacement for Rudy Gay and just didn’t have enough creativity. Rudy Fernandez took about 45 attempts on his second dunk, but he made it look darn good when he finally stuck it. Unfortunately, he didn’t make it to the final round.  

Then, Saturday night became the Dwight Howard/Nate Robinson show. 

Dwight Howard walked off the court and into a phone booth to sport his now famous Superman cape. Then another hoop was rolled out so Howard could dunk on 12 feet, only to get a crappy pass off the backboard and slam it through with ease. Honestly, it didn’t even look like he was even trying to jump that high … all the more reason to get pumped for next year.  

Nate Robinson came out sporting a “Kryptonate” shirt and his lucky green New York Knicks jersey underneath. Somehow, the little 5-foot-9 fella sprang right over the 6-foot-10 Howard and dunked it for the snapshot of the weekend. (Can I just say that Dwight Howard and every other basketball player who has ever been jumped over should be paid a large sum of money for being able to stand in place while another man drags his groin across their head?)  

The All-Star game itself was probably the most disappointing event of the entire weekend. Seriously, two seconds of Shaq’s dance were more entertaining than the entire game. The West cruised to a 146-119 win over the East. Kobe and Shaq were awarded co-MVPs. How Chris Paul did not win All-Star Game MVP continues to befuddle me: 14 points, 14 assists, and seven rebounds. Come on. Who gets 14 assists in an All-Star Game?  

All in all, this year’s All-Star weekend was pretty mediocre, but there were a few highlights. The only question for next year’s game is: who’s got dibs on the Jabbawockeez?

Contact NBA blogger Richie Scheuermann at rscheue1@kent.edu.

i absolutely love dwight howard and after the dunk contest last year, this was my background picture on my computer for months.

so this year i was looking forward to watching him dunk again even though i knew it would be really hard for him to top last year.  but i just love watching him on tv cause his personality is so fun.  anyway, i thought j.r and rudy fernandez did really well.  it was unfortunate that they didn’t get their dunks on the first couple of tries because i think the novelty of their dunks wore out with each failed try and after they exhausted their 2 minutes, the audience just wanted to see them complete a dunk.  it basically came down to big man vs little man.  and i love nate cause he plays for the knicks and cause he’s 5′9 and gets some crazy height on his dunks.  it’s amazing how high that guy can jump.  but i have to say, his 2nd dunk in the first rounds where he jumped on wilson chandler’s back was lame.  if nate can jump over spud webb, then stepping on his teammate’s back is not very impressive nor creative

L A M E

dwight howard’s notable dunk in the first round was when he had a 12ft high basketball rim brought onto the courts by a forklift.  but of course he had to first transform into superman in the phone booth before dunking.  he came out donning his superman cape and a very tight jersey.  and then in the final round, nate robinson came out dressed in green from head to toe including his lime green kryptonite shoes.  very appropriate in keeping with the superman story.  dwight started off with a carom off the right side of the backboard where he pulled his arms way back behind his shoulder and literally slammed that ball in.  the commenters said, “it’s SO ugly in here” while reducing nate to this face right here:

he ended with a tribute to jordan where he flew from the foul line and made a fierce one handed dunk.  the reason he lost was probably because he didn’t’ make this  dunk look “pretty” enough.  it’s all about the presentation.  and cause he was nice enough to let nate dunk over him.  i thought that was pretty big of dwight howard to help nate with his storyline of beating superman.

no need for a description with this picture.  although,even though this dunk looks amazing, you can see that he lifted himself over dwight howard.  on top of that, this dunk was very unoriginal since we’ve already seen him dunk over spud webb in 2006.  but again, you have to give him madd props since dwight howard is like 7 feet tall.  i think he’s just bitter from last year when gerald green jumped over him.  haha

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another note worthy part of the all star weekend was of shaq dancing with jabbawockeez.  he was sooo good.  it was definitely the highlight of the weekend.

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and LASTLY, i just wanted to post a picture of dwayne wade and dwight howard.  they made me laugh all through the rookie/soph game.

After watching the Slam Dunk Competition this past weekend, I felt the need to see some of the classic dunk-offs from the 80s. Needless to say, there were some great looking uniforms back then, and dunks too.  I initially wanted to highlight the Indiana Pacers’ 1986 away jersey, but then I stumbled across this beauty…

That’s the 1986 Slam Dunk Competition field. Ya boy Spud Webb took home the hardware that year. However, it’s Terence Stansbury’s uni (far left), that I am more concerned with. So fresh.

Don’t remember Terence Stansbury? A little something called the “Statue of Liberty” may refresh your memory. Here is Stansbury, donning a Seattle Supersonics uni, in the 1987 Slam Dunk Competition…

Enfuego.

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