NBA All-Star Weekend

[Masamune·1600]

Well, this post is a little after the fact, but I guess it doesn't matter.

I only saw dunk contest highlights because I was at the Dear Friends FF concert when it took place. Even though I saw the dunks that mattered on SportsCenter, I missed seeing Chris Andersen miss the same dunk eight times. Which, needless to say, would have been hilarious.

Smith only got the 50 on the windmill because he put on the Dominique Wilkins jersey before throwing it down. Wilkins won with a similar windmill back in 1990.

Come on. The elbow hang was Vince's third-best dunk in the 2000 contest.

The best dunk contest had to be Jordan over Wilkins in 1988. The ultimate showdown.

And, sadly, I missed much of the actual All-Star game.

[Kirobaito]

I still don't understand how Chris Andersen managed to get into the freaking contest in the first place.

[Dingo Jellybean]

I still don't understand how Chris Andersen managed to get into the freaking contest in the first place.

Come on, you know the NBA needs a white guy to show the NBA isn't racist in the dunk contest.

My favorite all time dunk is Vince Carter's 360 Windmill. JR Smith's version was weaker, despite being taller than Vince. The dunk contest was pretty drab IYAM, I mean JRich wasn't in it and neither was VC. But eh.

The Windmill isn't so spectacular anymore. I mean who can't do a windmill? I only like the windmill when it comes in the middle of an alleyoop or off the backboard like VC use to do so often.