If all the talk flying around between the participants is to be believed, we could be in for one very interesting Slam Dunk Contest. A couple of days ago we heard Rudy Gay send a not-so-subtle message to Dwight Howard, letting Dwight know that if he wants to go dunking on a 12-foot rim, that Rudy would have no trouble matching that feat.
Now we have the event's defending champion, Gerald Green, taking things up a notch -- literally. Green on his blog states that he's up for raising the stakes to a ridiculous 13-feet, which would be, you know, ridiculous.
Gerald Green: I don't know, I might see if they can raise mine to 13 feet. I think 12 feet might be a little too short for me.
NBA.com: Anything you want to say to the other guys?
Gerald Green: I don't know if they knew, but I don't know who won the dunk contest last year. Who won it? I'm not really sure. I just want those guys to know who won it last year. I think Dwight knows who won it. I don't know, but I'm just sayin'. Like I said, I'm going in as the underdog. I like that battle.
I'm sorry, but I think I'm going to have to call [shenanigans] on this one. I admire Green's bravado, really I do, but no way he's dunking on a 13-foot rim. And anyway, I don't think we're likely to find out, at least at the Dunk Contest. The league has frowned on the idea of raising the rim like this in the past, mainly because it squashes all creativity. I mean, you can't jump over people or take off from the free throw line if all you're doing is going for height. Either way, with the participants this eager to go at each other, this could end up being the most exciting event of Al-Star weekend.
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Reader Comments ( Page 1 of 1)
1. I get and agree with the creativity point, but I do like the idea of having a subset of the dunk contest that's modeled after Moto X's Step-Up with all the talk going around. Could be a lot of fun.
Posted at 5:29PM on Feb 2nd 2008 by Cyanide
2. This would be the first dunk contest worth watching in years. Finally, some hype that would get people interested again!
Posted at 5:29PM on Feb 2nd 2008 by Glenn Zegeer
3. These cats should probably stop talking about raising the rim. Ten feet has always been the height and will always remain. There's still plenty of things to do with a goal, regardless of how high it is.
Posted at 7:49PM on Feb 2nd 2008 by Ryne Nelson
4. That little part in his afro is from when he bumped his head on the stratosphere.
Posted at 11:11PM on Feb 2nd 2008 by Tote Glocks At Christenings
5. This is going to be AWESOME
Posted at 11:23PM on Feb 2nd 2008 by Alan
6. Years ago, in my youth, I could dunk a basketball. I thought it was cool. It was fun and it impressed people- especially females. Then I saw Larry Bird in a 3-point shot contest, sinking one shot after another, and winning the contest while making it look easy. I was more impressed with that than any slam dunk I'd ever seen.
Posted at 11:27PM on Feb 2nd 2008 by RustyShackleford
7. Eli Manning.....the new Chuck Norris! Nobody can stop Eli! Because nobody has the guts to stop Eli! Eli would only have to tell Giselle to get him a beer once. Because he 'd smack her bony azz hard enough the first time!
Go Eli!
Posted at 6:51AM on Feb 3rd 2008 by wah
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Posted at 8:55AM on Feb 3rd 2008 by earl