NBA Dunk Contest Dark Horse
We spotted something on one of our Twitter feeds, subtly mentioned by a Milwaukee Bucks feed that we follow, hinting that Joe Alexander might be in this year’s dunk contest.
We love it. He might not be able to take down Dwight, but you never know. Despite the fact that we haven’t heard a whole lot from Joe this season, lots of people thought he was the best athlete in last summer’s entire draft.
Who do you want to see in this year’s dunk contest?
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December 12th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Bron42 AkA Your Moms Best Friend says:
depends on who is in it but honestly wouldn’t stand a chance against most of the leagues dunkers. He’s 6’8 and not super creative, so he would mostly get white boy points ala brent barry and bob sura. Hes not doing anything that amare couldn’t do at the same height and amare didn’t win it.
December 12th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
JCARR says:
Rudy Fernandez…Wade…Thorton…
December 12th, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Dime Magazine says:
Rudy F is a good call
December 12th, 2008 at 1:36 pm
Joshua says:
batum
alexander
fernandez
rose
that are the guys I wanna see and that would come i could make a wish list but lets keep it real wade and lebron never gonna join
December 12th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
mules says:
Bill Walker…Crash…Ariza
December 12th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
mules says:
I thought they already had the dunk contest….wasn’t it Lebron vs. the Raptors?
December 12th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Brown says:
I want to see Jamario Moon again. I don’t think we saw much of his arsenal last year.
December 12th, 2008 at 2:09 pm
YO MOMMA says:
wasn’t everyone hyping up nick young last year? i wanna see what he can do. he got stupid bounce
December 12th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
isotope says:
Ariza would be interesting
December 12th, 2008 at 3:10 pm
Kobeef says:
- Hakim Warrick
- Birdman (3 try limit)
- Beasley? (remember that guy? Apparently he’s going to be something)
- Gerald Green (the reinstatement dunk)
- Jamario
- Would really like to see Nick Young
- Left Field – Javale McGee (Dwight Jr)
December 12th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
the rocket cat says:
I want to see if Eddy Curry can still touch the rim. Same for Zach Randolph.
December 12th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
Kevin says:
At the Raptors game on Wednesday, McRoberts was throwing down some crazy dunks in warm-ups including a 360 windmill a la VC. I know he’s not gonna be in it, but it was impressive and the only thing I’ve seen outta him since the McDonalds high school contest.
December 12th, 2008 at 3:28 pm
Kobeef says:
And PS
Joe Alexander? Most over-rated player drafted in the first round. No basketball skill. Period.
December 12th, 2008 at 4:27 pm
Bron42 says:
bantum? Fernandez? Your kidding right? Neither are great dunkers. Just cuz u can catch alleys or dunk on a fast break doesnt make u a good dunker. And crash was already in the dunk contest with the kings. I think the year desmond mason won. Bill walker is D league so hes not even eligible. Jr smith needs another chance. And beasly lost to blake griffin in the high school one
December 12th, 2008 at 4:40 pm
barons beard says:
JR Smith, his round-the-back dunk last time he took part was sick, somehow only got a 45!!!
Nick Young would be interesting
December 12th, 2008 at 4:46 pm
Shammgod says:
Somebody needs to call up James White from the D-League in January… then send him back after All-Star weekend.
December 12th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
VINNY says:
sonny weems(denver) from the d league-he won the college 1 last year, right?
December 12th, 2008 at 5:32 pm
ball till i fall says:
they should let 2 d league players in on top of the normal field. i feel like a lot of the d league is crazy athletic guys (flight white, bill walker, etc) who dont have the skills for the nba yet/ever
December 12th, 2008 at 6:06 pm
Three Stacks says:
Rudy Gay, Travis Outlaw, Ronnie Brewer, Russell Westbrook
December 12th, 2008 at 6:51 pm
Diego says:
David Lee. (He won the McDonald’s HS dunk contest his year, so shouldn’t need too many “white boy points.” But tall guys generally never get to win (few exceptions: Nance, K. Walker, Dwight).)
December 12th, 2008 at 9:57 pm
wtf says:
bron42 is a clown – always hating, never ever saying who does things well. tool
December 12th, 2008 at 10:54 pm
Jay says:
@ bron42… Joe Alexander is 6’8″, Amare is 6’10″. Two inches makes a big difference; it can distinguish you between a SG/SF from a PF/C in the NBA.
And Joe Alexander is filthy, hopefully he can get to show it off in the SDC.
Hopefully Dwight decides to defend. And Russell Westbrook should definitely get in too. The kid is like 6’3″ and can fly.
December 13th, 2008 at 12:11 am
CK JESSe says:
i think if lebron wants 2 be like mj u gotta win a dunk contest i no it sounds stupid but hey it wud dam sure b excitin am i right? u shud also hav howard defendin it, dwade giv it a shot, and WILSON CHANDLER HE TAKES FLIGHT!!
December 13th, 2008 at 1:53 am
Andy says:
I wouldnt mind seeing Moon again
December 13th, 2008 at 7:42 am
portman says:
as it is traditionally a contest for 4 players. i’ll go with:
trevor ariza
rudy fernandez
nick young
dwight howard
no more midgets! it’s really annoying that just because short men fly they win with zero creativity. nate robinson winning it over AI is bull-fcking-sht.
December 13th, 2008 at 7:54 am
Benjamin says:
RUDY FERNANDEZ, LEBRON JAMES, NICK YOUNG, BIll walker
December 14th, 2008 at 11:27 am
yee_69 says:
james white, aka james flight white needs to enter.
man is only 6’7 and can basically touch 13ft, missing it by a couple inches. Wade would be interesting, although i cant see him in it cus i don’t think he could do anything creative enough. maybe im worng, i just know in games he puts em down hard, but cant see anythin creative outta him. ill stay with:
James White
Andre Iguodala
Gerald Wallace
Nick Young
December 18th, 2008 at 1:21 am
PeeHoo says:
joe’s got mad ups, his vertical is out of this world. i’d like to see that guy in the dunk contest he’d prob do some ridiculous sh1t.
KOBEEF ur prob the most under rated p.o.s.
December 25th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
Rob says:
Alexander has bounce: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdAYyqSOuPc I don’t care if he was purple…..
Rudy is not a show dunker, and only jumps of one toe….
Dwight is too big, I would win if I was putting it down on a 8ft rim with a nerf ball…
Nate the grate for the wow factor, but if he misses 3 in a row….peace
Top three dunks that need to be broken out to avoid a boring contest:
360 behind the back (nick young you can hit that)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdTh1RPIVAU
360 between the legs (J-Rich never finished it)
540…..or better 720 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mt001pBcwjM
Happy Kwanzaa
December 30th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
Ali says:
how is nick young not in the dunk contest nd nate robinson & rudy gay. this nba contest is gonna suc cuz nate is going 2 get more points just cuz hes short. bring back
andre iguodala.
dwight howard.
trevor ariza
nick young!!
January 2nd, 2009 at 7:52 pm
peter says:
you know what dunk i wanna see in the contest? i wanna see joe alexander jump and dunk a donut into a cup of coffee while taking a pass with his other hand to dunk the ball into the net.