duncan228
01-09-2011, 06:17 PM
Just the quotes, hit the link for the whole piece.
Nate: Dunk contest ‘set up’ for Griffin (http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2011/01/08/nate-dunk-contest-set-up-for-griffin/)
Steve Aschburner
NBA.com
...“Of course. They set it up like that. They set it up for Blake to win it like that,” Robinson said before the Boston Celtics faced the Chicago Bulls Saturday night at United Center.
...“Everything. It’s all set up,” said the Celtics’ guard, who “retired” from the dunk contest after winning in Dallas last February. “But we’ll see. I’m not saying he can’t dunk, because he can. Though we’ll see how it goes. Hopefully the guys that are in there with him will give him some competition and put on a show. Because that’s all it’s for — it’s a show. That’s the whole meaning of the dunk contest.”
...There is no automatic bond between Robinson and Jennings, the Bucks point guard who will be the smallest man in this year’s field. “I’ve never seen him dunk,” Robinson said. “I’m interested to see what he’s going to do, but I’ve never seen him get a dunk in a game yet. So I’m just waiting patiently.”
...Said Robinson: “That’s why he has to have charisma. He has to do somnething that hasn’t been done. If I was a judge, that’s how I’d judge a dunk contest. ‘If I can do it, I’m not giving good points.’ He’s got to do something difficult that I know I can’t do.
“That’s how I would judge it. You’ve got to do something spectacular. Even if it’s like something somebody has done, you have to make it look even better. Add your own little flair.”
...“They should bring back the music,” Robinson said. “Back in the day, when other guys dunked, they used to play music and get guys kind of hypede. Now they’ve taken away from that. You should be able to play whatever song you want to get you hyped. Then afterwards, you can do your antics or whatever the case may be. But it would make it more fun. It’s a stage, right? People coming to watch?”
http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2011/01/08/nate-dunk-contest-set-up-for-griffin/
Nate: Dunk contest ‘set up’ for Griffin (http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2011/01/08/nate-dunk-contest-set-up-for-griffin/)
Steve Aschburner
NBA.com
...“Of course. They set it up like that. They set it up for Blake to win it like that,” Robinson said before the Boston Celtics faced the Chicago Bulls Saturday night at United Center.
...“Everything. It’s all set up,” said the Celtics’ guard, who “retired” from the dunk contest after winning in Dallas last February. “But we’ll see. I’m not saying he can’t dunk, because he can. Though we’ll see how it goes. Hopefully the guys that are in there with him will give him some competition and put on a show. Because that’s all it’s for — it’s a show. That’s the whole meaning of the dunk contest.”
...There is no automatic bond between Robinson and Jennings, the Bucks point guard who will be the smallest man in this year’s field. “I’ve never seen him dunk,” Robinson said. “I’m interested to see what he’s going to do, but I’ve never seen him get a dunk in a game yet. So I’m just waiting patiently.”
...Said Robinson: “That’s why he has to have charisma. He has to do somnething that hasn’t been done. If I was a judge, that’s how I’d judge a dunk contest. ‘If I can do it, I’m not giving good points.’ He’s got to do something difficult that I know I can’t do.
“That’s how I would judge it. You’ve got to do something spectacular. Even if it’s like something somebody has done, you have to make it look even better. Add your own little flair.”
...“They should bring back the music,” Robinson said. “Back in the day, when other guys dunked, they used to play music and get guys kind of hypede. Now they’ve taken away from that. You should be able to play whatever song you want to get you hyped. Then afterwards, you can do your antics or whatever the case may be. But it would make it more fun. It’s a stage, right? People coming to watch?”
http://hangtime.blogs.nba.com/2011/01/08/nate-dunk-contest-set-up-for-griffin/