Just wanted to wish
everybody a Happy Throwback Thursday it's been awhile since I did
this but the time was right. With All-Star Weekend coming up next Saturday many people have begin the yearly talks of greatest Dunks of
All-time mainly Michael Jordans Free Throw Line dunk in his bout with
Dominique Wilkins at Chicago Stadium 25 years ago but today We will
flashback to the One man spectacle known as “Half man Half man
Amazing” Vince Carter in 2000 at the arena in Oakland.
When I was little I
used to play NBA Live 2005 a lot and in Dunk Contest mode when your
dunk was on point the sideline would go crazy with NBA players
jumping up and down with Camcorders. I always wondered when I was
younger if that really happened and where EA Sports got that from.
When you watch this Dunk Contest you know where that comes from.
The term “Set the
tone” seemed appropriate when speaking about Vince Carters reverse
360 dunk which may be the best dunk in the history of the contest.
The way he just seemed to hang in the air for so many seconds, spin
around, Cock the ball back and throw it down with so much authority
all in one motion was beyond ridiculous.
We all knew
something special was in the works that night in Oakland. Vince added
to his legend on his 3rd dunk where then Toronto Teammate
Tracy Mcgrady threw him an alley where Vinsanity then proceeded to
put the ball between his legs and then Jam it home like the rim owed
him Money. Kenny Smith as we all Know shouted through the TNT
airwaves “ITS OVER” We were watching History. Vince obviously won
the Contest by a landslide.
This years Dunk
Contest features Eric Bledsoe, James White, Kenneth Fareid, Terrence
Ross, Gerald Green and Jeremy Evans. If any of these guys give us top
10 material thats anywhere near Vince or Jordan level we are in for a
treat this year. I'm looking at my guy Bledsoe to give us something
to talk about this year.
Watch the video down
below to relive the Vin-Sanity of the dunk contest in 2000!
raptors aren't going to make the playoffs again but T ROSS is going to own the dunk contest! hopefully it doesn't turn into a product placement prop shit show like that blake griffin garbage.
ReplyDeleteMost likely and i have that same exact feeling i'm looking for big things from him and Bledsoe. The dunk contest has become a HUGE gimmick over the last few years so i hope we actually get back to the art and skill of dunking this year.
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