Official skills challenge, 3pt shootout and slam dunk contest

[fishonjazz]

I've wondered that for years. That would be a game changer, so to speak.

It seems like it could be done. Lots of people can easily do a flip
Seems like a tall athlete could do a flip with a ball in his hands and throw down through the hoop

 

[BYE]

Just watched Oladipo's "540", and it was incredible. Unbelievable how amazingly athletic these guys are!

 

[8]

A front flip dunk has some serious paralyze you for life potential. Would need lots of practice in a safe environment. Plus, it seems impossible. You'd have to flip insanely fast and then still be high enough to have the ball above the rim once you flipped around. Don't think it'll ever be done without the tools that mascots use.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

A front flip dunk has some serious paralyze you for life potential. Would need lots of practice in a safe environment. Plus, it seems impossible. You'd have to flip insanely fast and then still be high enough to have the ball above the rim once you flipped around. Don't think it'll ever be done without the tools that mascots use.

It's impossible.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

If Rudy Gobert could learn how to do a front flip, it might be possible, since he only really needs to be around 10 inches off the ground to dunk.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Most NBA players need to be around 20-30 inches off teh ground to dunk though. Top level gymnast probably have trouble (maybe not even possible) doing a flat footed full rotation and at the end still be 20 inches off teh ground.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

Really, watching LaVine's dunks again, noting really impressed me besides the 1st dunk. The most impressive thing is just how high he is able to jump. I wish he would have broken out a 360 or something. It would be cool to see him do something like a 360 between the legs dunk. I think he has that kind of dunking potential.

 

[Fabtrey]

It's impossible.

gobert with hops would do it. he needs to know how front flip, of course.

 

[Fabtrey]

Really, watching LaVine's dunks again, noting really impressed me besides the 1st dunk. The most impressive thing is just how high he is able to jump. I wish he would have broken out a 360 or something. It would be cool to see him do something like a 360 between the legs dunk. I think he has that kind of dunking potential.

it's nothing new. but he did it with style.

 

[Doublea]

I was really hoping Lavine would pull this one out

Everybody would have lost it!

 

[spycam1]

Really, watching LaVine's dunks again, noting really impressed me besides the 1st dunk. The most impressive thing is just how high he is able to jump. I wish he would have broken out a 360 or something. It would be cool to see him do something like a 360 between the legs dunk. I think he has that kind of dunking potential.

I agree. The Space Jam dunk was awesome. His other ones were still good, but he could have done better.

 

[Fabtrey]

Everybody would have lost it!

i think dunk like this is little too risky because if you miss it once, then you lose your leg and you miss the 2nd dunk.
remember james white? he does that routinely everywhere anytime. but when the bright light was on he froze.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

i think dunk like this is little too risky because if you miss it once, then you lose your leg and you miss the 2nd dunk.
remember james white? he does that routinely everywhere anytime. but when the bright light was on he froze.

James White was also 30 years old when he tried it in the Dunk Contest, not 19 like LaVine.

 

[Fabtrey]

that's true, but james white still had plenty of hops. he just couldn't finish it. i guess it's so hard to dunk in front of the tough crowd and tough judges.

 

[Hotdog]

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 %.

You can't be serious.

Curry is the undisputed best shooter in NBA history. Saying he might be in the top 5 of the NBA right now is retarded as hell.

 

[Hotdog]

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.

 

[ncoloradojazz]

I agree. The Space Jam dunk was awesome. His other ones were still good, but he could have done better.

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

 

[♪alt13]

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 %.

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

 

[QuinSnydersHair]

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.

 

[spycam1]

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.

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.