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Why the is LeBron top 5?
J.R Smith was fantastic, Nate Robinson should be there somewhere no matter how much I hate him. Jason Richardson should be number 2. Steve Francis was good, too bad he was overlooked because of Vince Carter.
The 10 best dunkers of the last decade
By Kelly Dwyer
Ball Don't Lie
OK, we know the first decade of the 21st century doesn't really end until 2011. We think. But we also know there have been 10 full NBA seasons played since the phrase "Y2K" was on all of our lips (1999-2000), and here at Ball Don't Lie we've decided to use this as an offseason excuse to rank some of the best and not-so-brightest of the 10 campaigns in question. The result? Why, top 10 lists!
There is absolutely no rhyme or reason to this list.
We merely ranked the 10 finest dunkers we saw over the last 10 years, based on how much they made us squeal and/or mug in our own living room(s) over the last decade. No stats, no do entation besides a sordid past and lots of YouTube'ness, no way to prove that I'm wrong or right.
I'm right, though. You'll see. Click the jump for the 10 finest dunkers of the last decade.
10. James White
White played a total of 10 games in the NBA over the course of this decade, long enough to grab himself a fancy sombrero as a member of the 2007 San Antonio Spurs. That's enough, you know. Don't believe me? Click.
9. Shaquille O'Neal
You want anything to do with him? Seriously? Look at Tayshaun Prince's face. He might not be tossing it through his legs, but there's no stopping the Dah-day when he's deep in the paint.
8. Josh Smith
A bit of an airhead but, well, we kind of like that. Lovely windmills and all sorts of fantastic two-hand flushes for Smith, who probably couldn't provide you with the full names of more than two of his assistant coaches, but can dunk from the free throw line with two hands.
7. Amar'e Stoudemire
He may not go for it as much as he used to, but Amar'e will dunk on you. He'll also give you a sound showing in the 2005 dunk contest, he'll give up 42 points to Al Jefferson, and he'll still dunk on you. Good to know.
6. Andre Iguodala
Absolutely and utterly robbed in the 2006 dunk contest. We love Nate Robinson, he nearly made this list, but AI blows him out of the water overall. Too much hops, too much range, too many moves.
5. LeBron James
James may have the biggest vertical in the NBA, but he doesn't pull off a lot of shocking work in the air. Doesn't really need to, if we're honest, as his ability to sky and essentially have his entire forearm and elbow above the rim as the ball goes down constantly leaves us shaking our heads, and his opponents muttering.
4. Jason Maxiell
He eats babies, you know. Good god, look at that picture! Look at the confusion in Hedo Turkoglu's face! Look at how gobsmacked Rafer Alston is! Look at the sheer terror and fear in Dwight Howard's mug!
3. Jason Richardson
Quite creative, willing to pull off full 360s in game action, and sort of a mini-Dominique Wilkins. That's good enough for us.
2. Dwight Howard
Yeah, he gets his head above the rim. A good chunk of the time, actually. He's the only guy on this list, that I can recall, who has actually beat a team on a last second shot that was actually drawn up for him to dunk. That doesn't happen very often.
1. Vince Carter
Not only did VC do that to Frederic Weis, but ...
Well, he did that to Frederic Weis. That's enough for a top five inclusion.
Carter goes at people. He ticks us off, but he still goes at people. Always has.
Give him a good knee to the thigh, bump him in the shoulder, give his ankle a tweak, remind him of Evil Knievel's crash at Caesar's Palace, and he'll lay on the floor for eight minutes, while teammates indifferent crowd around him, and the television station carrying the game is forced to go to a commercial. It's annoying as .
Don't provide him with a supporting cast he feels accurate? If he's in Toronto, he'll sulk and loaf. In New Jersey, he'll play strong and inspired. Go figure. It's annoying as .
Tell him that he could add four more points per game to his scoring average if he just drove more, getting to the line a la Dwyane Wade(notes). Try it. He won't do it. It's annoying as .
Vince Carter is annoying as . On that, we can all agree.
But he can dunk. And he's gotten everyone.
Weis. Dikembe Mutombo. Alonzo Mourning, repeatedly. The Pacers, the Celtics, the whole flippin' NBA.
Not only is he the best dunker of the last decade, he's the best of all time. And that's someone with Michael Jordan bedsheets talking.
It's annoying as , but VC can throw down. Bow down.
Why the is LeBron top 5?
J.R Smith was fantastic, Nate Robinson should be there somewhere no matter how much I hate him. Jason Richardson should be number 2. Steve Francis was good, too bad he was overlooked because of Vince Carter.
No kobe or tmac?
Its VC and then everybody else...
It's Dwyer. Hates everything Kobe.
To have Shaq on a best Dunkers list and no Kobe = fail.
no Duncan? lame!
You have never watched Lebron play?
Nate should kick him out of the top 5, and he aint even on the list. Same goes for Kobe. No contest. Can we see LeBron do something different rather than tomahawk it in a game before we claim him as top 5?
james white got a nod over kobe
holy
Holy . I just realised Jason freaking Maxiell is in this list. List epic fail. Same goes for James White.
he does windmills, reverse dunks, two handed slams, and more different ones...
go watch some LeBron dunk mixes
maxiell! haha dwywer strikes again
Not better than Kobe Bryant, J.R Smith, Nate Robinson, Josh Smith and Andre Iguodala.
What hinders Bryant is he can't palm the damn thing.
What do those last three do in games that are so different from lebron?
Josh Smith won the dunk contest wowing the crowd.
Nate Robinson won at least one non-controversially. In fact, smallest dunker since Spud Webb derserves some props.
Andre Iguodala- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6z9-l4hnMM
Do this.
Yeah...and Lebron hasnt been in one.
Lebron's pregame dunks are abo ley amazing. If he enters next year he will win it.
Of course he will win. The NBA will rig the results for the King.
Ohhhh I get it.
You're just a Lebron hater. Don't bother with all those amazing highlights
son you should know by now that Lebron is automatically inserted into EVERY top 5 list in any category. It is all part of the media's big push trying to convince the American public that he is the greatest of all time. money talks
LeBron is not top 5, dimwit. Does the list even make sense to you? I got no problems admitting LeBron should be on this list and is currently the best player in the league. Top 5 dunker? Give me a break.
How in the world can this guy not have Kobe Bryant?
#3 is my favourite Kobe dunk of all time, probably top 5 by any player.
VC at #1 isn't going to change for a long time.
It cannot change. It is the end of this decade.
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