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Hayward/Burks to play in the Indy Pro-Am

Hayward's had some nasty jams white boy or not.

Burks hasn't played one game in the NBA yet. He's had some nice slams in a summer league, while cute, they don't compare....yet.
 
The only place where people care if a players is white or not anymore is on Jazzfanz. Time to get over it folks. NBA players are athletic and I doubt anybody was surprised that a 6'8" player dunked in a game.
 
WEll, if we're talking unexpected and crowd-pleasing dunks, don't forget the Price throw-down over Boozer. Of course, dunking ability is greatly overrated. Give me a guy who can consistently make his shots from 10-20 ft. and make a lay-up when he has the opportunity. That's what you need from a guard or SF. Forget the flashy plays. How many dunks did you see Stockton or Hornacek make in their careers?
 
GlassEater said:
WEll, if we're talking unexpected and crowd-pleasing dunks, don't forget the Price throw-down over Boozer. Of course, dunking ability is greatly overrated. Give me a guy who can consistently make his shots from 10-20 ft. and make a lay-up when he has the opportunity. That's what you need from a guard or SF. Forget the flashy plays. How many dunks did you see Stockton or Hornacek make in their careers?
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Dunks are still pretty important. Yes they count the same as a layup or a 15 ft jump shot, but they can energize an arena and a team. After someone throws down a nasty dunk, the crowd erupts, the team starts playing off the crowd energy,etc.
 
Cyrone Torbin said:
Dunks are still pretty important. Yes they count the same as a layup or a 15 ft jump shot, but they can energize an arena and a team. After someone throws down a nasty dunk, the crowd erupts, the team starts playing off the crowd energy,etc.
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Or, a player can go up for a dunk, hurt his hand/wrist on the rim or get undercut and injure a knee, ankle or land hard on his backside. Dunks may energize the crowd a bit, but I don;t think they have much impact on the teams. I'd rather see a simple layup, with the player then hustling back on defense instead of posing for the crowd and the other team getting a transition bucket right back.
 
GlassEater said:
Or, a player can go up for a dunk, hurt his hand/wrist on the rim or get undercut and injure a knee, ankle or land hard on his backside. Dunks may energize the crowd a bit, but I don;t think they have much impact on the teams. I'd rather see a simple layup, with the player then hustling back on defense instead of posing for the crowd and the other team getting a transition bucket right back.
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You can get hurt going for a layup too.
 
Apparently you can get a season-ending injury answering the front door.
 
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