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Official skills challenge, 3pt shootout and slam dunk contest

spycam1 said:
I agree. The Space Jam dunk was awesome. His other ones were still good, but he could have done better.
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Best part was he only missed what one or two dunks the whole night? His first 2 dunks he nailed on FIRST TRY. To me that means something getting it done the first time instead of using all 3 turns
 
JJAS said:
Curry might be in the top five best shooters in the league, but I wouldn't say he's #1 at all. This is his fourth 3pt contest (I believe) and first time winning it. Kyle Korver is in my opinion the undisputed best shooter in the league (52% from three). Korver didn't deliver tonight, but he's over 12% pts higher than Curry's 3pt %.
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Korver also shoots shots that are generally less difficult. A lot of catch and shoot just outside the arc. Korver is also a great shooter but I don't think I've ever seen anyone shoot like Curry. Behind the back cross over, step back, great defender in his face, from uber deep it doesn't matter he's still deadly efficient.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAc4Ym1cv4k
 
This isn't really the right thread but whatevs. I have 500 on U296 tonight (some of it's at 298) in the game. I also have 100 on U149.5 1H and if it loses, I'm doubling up for the U in the second.
 
Hack said:
A few thoughts from the show tonight.... I had to DVR, just watched it.


1. From reading some of the comments in the beginning of this thread, it would seem like none of you realized they were using extra money balls in the three point contest.. That's why the scores were so high.

2. The skill challenge is embarrassing to watch. What the hell is that thing? Please get rid of it.

3. The shooting stars challenge is awful too. Not quite as bad as the skills challenge, but still pretty bad.

4. The Allstars weekend in general just seems to get worse. They keep making bad tweaks to it.

5. Nobody should have expected anyone but Lavine to win the dunk contest and Curry to win the three point contest. Was there ever really a doubt in anyone's mind?

6. The three point contest did have a lot of big names. That was cool. Please get rid of bad dunkers like Plumlee. It's painful to watch. Every year there seems to be one of these types.

7. The announcers talking loudly over the PA as the participants were doing their thing was extremely annoying too. It just seems unnecessary and serves as a distraction to the players. I'd rather have them more focused so we can see their best.

8. Lavine is so bad ***. I wish we would have drafted him. I don't think he is just a dunker either. That guy has star written all over him. So much potential there.
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I agree about Lavine, but Curry has done the 3 point contest multiple times and never won before. Plus the competition couldn't have been better. Curry was far from guaranteed to win it.

But I do agree with him being the best in game shooter of all time.
 
Who would be the best four dunk participants we could get in the league? Or eight? I'd prefer eight guys who go head-to-head in rounds...down to 4, and then the final 2. Some big names with some purely explosive guys. A nice mix. You could take the four previous winners along with four new guys even...my top six off the top of my head would be...

Lavine, Lebron, Oladipo, Gerald Green, Evans...
 
QuinSnydersHair said:
Who would be the best four dunk participants we could get in the league? Or eight? I'd prefer eight guys who go head-to-head in rounds...down to 4, and then the final 2. Some big names with some purely explosive guys. A nice mix. You could take the four previous winners along with four new guys even...my top six off the top of my head would be...

Lavine, Lebron, Oladipo, Gerald Green, Evans...
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I like that y have gerald green.
I would say Wiggins has to be in it.

Blake griffin would be one of the favorites
 
Cy said:
Lol Giannis sucks at dunking in a contest.
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Yep. This is one of the many reasons that I think they should just trade him to the Jazz for Kanter and Burke. Addition by subtraction. (If only the Jazz had just drafted him. . . Heavy, sad sigh.)
 
heyhey said:
Korver also shoots shots that are generally less difficult. A lot of catch and shoot just outside the arc. Korver is also a great shooter but I don't think I've ever seen anyone shoot like Curry. Behind the back cross over, step back, great defender in his face, from uber deep it doesn't matter he's still deadly efficient.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAc4Ym1cv4k
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still shooting 12% less than korver. that's significant. curry is an mvp candidate, but saying curry is the greatest shooter is a stretch when there is a guy who shoots over 50% behind the arc.
 
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