Dunk Contest 2012 - Chase, Jeremy, Paul, Derrick

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Postby kibaxx7 on Sat Feb 18, 2012 6:57 am

I want Paul George to win, but I have the feeling he is going to be this year's Iguodala. :|
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Re: Dunk Contest 2012 - Chase, Iman, Paul, Derrick

Postby deihatein on Sat Feb 18, 2012 7:00 am

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Re: Dunk Contest 2012 - Chase, Iman, Paul, Derrick

Postby CheddahCheese on Sat Feb 18, 2012 8:32 am

Why is Budinger in the contest? He had a total of 6 dunks this season, and most of them were easy 2 handers.
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Re: Dunk Contest 2012 - Chase, Iman, Paul, Derrick

Postby Andrew on Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:26 am

To be fair, the dunk contest doesn't need to be filled with big names and aside from a couple of the early contests that were star heavy, that hasn't been the case. You had a couple of big names and some other prominent dunkers. Some of the really entertaining contests have featured players that weren't much more than standout young players on the rise but not quite established names just yet. That's kind of how this field is, though probably a little more obscure than usual.

Big names help build hype for the contest but as long as the competitors come out with some cool stuff, it doesn't really matter. Kenny Walker wasn't a star in the league but his performance in 1989 was impressive. The only things of note that Terance Stansbury and Harold Miner did in their NBA careers came in the NBA Finals but what they did there was fairly memorable. Kenny Smith and Brent Barry had solid careers, but they weren't superstars.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not blown away by the field or the change in format. Still, there's athleticism and creativity in the field, so I think we'll see a few impressive dunks.
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Re: Dunk Contest 2012 - Chase, Iman, Paul, Derrick

Postby Sauru on Sat Feb 18, 2012 11:21 pm

i am less concerned with who is in the contest than by the new format of it. fan voting only proves 1 thing, the best will not will. it will be a popularity contest now. with how popular lin is right now he could enter do 3 lay ups and get 80% of the vote to win
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Re: Dunk Contest 2012 - Chase, Iman, Paul, Derrick

Postby Sideshow Bob on Sun Feb 19, 2012 11:40 am

Im picking Iman Shumpert to win he's probably the most athletic there...
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Re: Dunk Contest 2012 - Chase, Iman, Paul, Derrick

Postby rise on Sun Feb 19, 2012 2:43 pm

If they were going to change the format of the contest, they should have made it include more than 4 contestants.

Shump's my pick to win it.
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Re: Dunk Contest 2012 - Chase, Iman, Paul, Derrick

Postby CheddahCheese on Sun Feb 19, 2012 4:34 pm

I don't like the format. Since Shumpert's from New York & Lin will assist him in a dunk, he'll get the most votes for sure.
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Re: Dunk Contest 2012 - Chase, Iman, Paul, Derrick

Postby George7 on Sun Feb 19, 2012 8:40 pm

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Seems that Shumpert has got a lots of potential! Good signs from this vid...
At least,I hope to see some great dunks,even if the contest is small in duration and fan voting turns it into a popularity contest...
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Re: Dunk Contest 2012 - Chase, Iman, Paul, Derrick

Postby Mandich on Sun Feb 19, 2012 8:45 pm

Didn't know Shumpert was that athletic
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Re: Dunk Contest 2012 - Chase, Iman, Paul, Derrick

Postby JaoSming on Sun Feb 19, 2012 8:50 pm

mandich wrote:Didn't know Shumpert was that athletic

someone didn't look at the epic first post

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Re: Dunk Contest 2012 - Chase, Iman, Paul, Derrick

Postby Andrew on Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:02 am

Sauru wrote:i am less concerned with who is in the contest than by the new format of it. fan voting only proves 1 thing, the best will not will. it will be a popularity contest now. with how popular lin is right now he could enter do 3 lay ups and get 80% of the vote to win


It's probably not going to be an issue with this field, seeing how it's comprised of role players that are about equal in popularity and recognition. Whoever ends up grabbing everyone's attention with the most impressive attempt will get the votes, so it'll ultimately work out.

I would prefer to have judges though. If they want to have fan voting, I'd prefer it to be to pick the competitors from a shortlist in the first place. Have a shortlist of players interested in competing, announce them along with video packages showing off what they can do and the fans will vote in the players that are most impressive. Then let judges score the contest.
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Re: Dunk Contest 2012 - Chase, Iman, Paul, Derrick

Postby JaoSming on Wed Feb 22, 2012 11:44 pm

for those that want them, here are the last 10 contests......not including 2010.

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Re: Dunk Contest 2012 - Chase, Iman, Paul, Derrick

Postby Sauru on Thu Feb 23, 2012 12:48 am

i am gonna vote for chase budinger just cause he has a funny name. i dont care what happens i will vote for him
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Re: Dunk Contest 2012 - Chase, Iman, Paul, Derrick

Postby George7 on Thu Feb 23, 2012 1:14 am

As it seems Iman Shumpert is out with an injury. Jeremy Evans of the Utah Jazz will take his place...

Sucks to see my personal favorite not taking part in the contest...
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Re: Dunk Contest 2012 - Chase, Iman, Paul, Derrick

Postby Lamrock on Thu Feb 23, 2012 5:06 am

Great news as Jeremy Evans is probably the best dunker in the league, and Shump would have won by default if Lin were involved.
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Re: Dunk Contest 2012 - Chase, Iman, Paul, Derrick

Postby Martti. on Thu Feb 23, 2012 5:35 am

Hell yeah!

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Re: Dunk Contest 2012 - Chase, Iman, Paul, Derrick

Postby Andrew on Thu Feb 23, 2012 10:00 am

As I said in the dunks thread definitely not a bad replacement, indeed far from it.
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Re: Dunk Contest 2012 - Chase, Jeremy, Paul, Derrick

Postby JaoSming on Thu Feb 23, 2012 10:17 am

updated the first post with Jeremy Evans videos
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Re: Dunk Contest 2012 - Chase, Jeremy, Paul, Derrick

Postby The X on Thu Feb 23, 2012 8:32 pm

Doesn't beat Chase jumping over cardboard Yao
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Re: Dunk Contest 2012 - Chase, Jeremy, Paul, Derrick

Postby JaoSming on Fri Feb 24, 2012 12:13 am

The X wrote:Doesn't beat Chase jumping over cardboard Yao

I slap you for not linking the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUsBo1HYvTA
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Re: Dunk Contest 2012 - Chase, Jeremy, Paul, Derrick

Postby Patr1ck on Fri Feb 24, 2012 1:18 am

I sense another Chris Andersen like performance after seeing that fake shit.
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Re: Dunk Contest 2012 - Chase, Jeremy, Paul, Derrick

Postby [Q] on Fri Feb 24, 2012 5:55 am

Shumpert was going to jump over a couch.

i'm still waiting for someone to attempt to get an alley oop from the audience like Fred Jones tried to do
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Re: Dunk Contest 2012 - Chase, Jeremy, Paul, Derrick

Postby JaoSming on Fri Feb 24, 2012 6:03 am

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Re: Dunk Contest 2012 - Chase, Jeremy, Paul, Derrick

Postby JaoSming on Fri Feb 24, 2012 10:57 am

Evidently we will be getting Force Readings from each of the dunks...useful.....

http://www.nba.com/video/channels/allstar/2012/02/23/20120223_MIT_Slam_Net_Force_V2.nba
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