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Iguodala.
I asked last yr and Kori/TimVP suggested Josh Smith, well he participated and WON.
this yr who do you think shld be or has the chance of dislodging Josh Smith from the throne?
P.S.
Count LeBron out he just made a statement(below) that he will NOT participate in the dunk contest though he was invited, but WOULD JOIN THE PARTICIPANTs IN THE SKILLS () CHALLENGE, instead..
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- The NBA asked, and LeBron James said no.
James said Monday he declined the NBA's request that he participate in the NBA's All-Star dunk contest. He will, however, be in the skills challenge.
"They didn't beg or plead, I just declined," he said before the Cavaliers' game against the Charlotte Bobcats. "They asked me to do something else, so I said yes."
Cleveland's All-Star forward has declined to participate in the dunk contest in all three of his seasons. He did, however, play on the sop re team in last year's Rookie Challenge and was a starter for the East in the All-Star Game.
He skipped the dunk contest his rookie year, partially because he was upset at not being picked as a reserve for the Eastern Conference's All-Star team.
Meanwhile, James was named the Eastern Conference's player of the week on Monday after leading Cleveland to a 4-0 record since Jan. 24. He averaged 33.8 points, 8.5 rebounds, 7.5 assists and 2.3 steals in the four victories.
It's the second time this season and fifth time in his career that James has won the conference's weekly honor. He was voted the East's top player in November.
The Cavaliers have won five straight since losing five in a row on a West Coast road trip. They entered Monday's game at Charlotte in second place in the Central Division.
Iguodala.
nate robinson
I'm sorry, but from what team is Nate?
P.S.
He's on the Knicks. Should be on the Spurs
new york knicks, i believe
Rasho?
thanks!
P.S.
He's on the Knicks. Should be on the Spurs
I'd go look for some videos on him if i can...
This is why Lebron should never be considered the next Jordan, when the NBA asked Jordan to go to the Dunk contest, he went and made classics. Lebron's prob afraid of losing.
brent? hehe..
..i think so too!. Lebron's prob afraid of losing.
BTW, speaking of All-Stars, last yr's batch vows a REPEAT.
Repeat. hmmnn.
http://www.nba.com/news/defending_champions_060130.html
NEW YORK, Jan. 30 -- This year’s star-studded NBA All-Star Saturday Night presented by AOL will feature all of last year’s champions defending their crowns. Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns (PlayStation® Skills Challenge), Josh Smith of the Atlanta Hawks (Sprite Rising Stars Slam Dunk), Quentin Richardson of the New York Knicks (Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout) and Team Phoenix (RadioShack Shooting Stars) will each look to repeat. This is only the fifth time in NBA All-Star history that all of the prior year’s winners are defending their les.
NBA All-Star Saturday Night will take place at the Toyota Center in Houston on Feb. 18, with TNT and ESPN Radio beginning their national coverage at 8 p.m. EST.
In 1985, Larry Nance of the Phoenix Suns defended his slam dunk le, but lost to Dominique Wilkins of the Atlanta Hawks. In 1988, Michael Jordan repeated as the slam dunk champion and the Boston Celtics’ Larry Bird won the three-point compe ion for the third consecutive year.
The 1993 slam dunk compe ion saw the previous year’s winner, Cedric Ceballos of the Phoenix Suns, return to defend his crown, but lost to the Miami Heat’s Harold Miner. In 2002, the Seattle Sonics’ Desmond Mason returned to defend his slam dunk le, but was beaten by eventual back-to-back winner Jason Richardson of the Golden State Warriors. The three-point compe ion that year had a similar result with the defending champion, Ray Allen of the Milwaukee Bucks, losing to the Sacramento King’s Peja Stojakovic, who went on to win back-to-back three-point les.
Last year, Nash set an all-time course record in the 2005 PlayStation® Skills Challenge, completing the course in 28.7 seconds during the final round and eclipsing the previous record of 31.6 seconds held by Baron Davis of the New Orleans Hornets. Smith will try to top his performance in the Sprite Rising Stars Slam Dunk compe ion last year when he paid homage to Hawks legend Dominique Wilkins by donning a throwback 'Nique jersey and completing Wilkins' signature windmill slam. Smith received three perfect scores and a total of 195 out of a possible 200 points.
Richardson finished strong in the 2005 Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout, connecting on his last nine shots to total 19 points in the final round to edge out the Philadelphia 76ers‘ Kyle Korver, who scored 18 points. Team Phoenix ran away with the RadioShack Shooting Stars le, completing the compe ion in just 28.0 seconds, 16.3 seconds ahead of second-place Denver.
The participants in the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge will be announced on Wednesday, Feb. 1, and the starters for the 55th NBA All-Star game will be announced live on TNT on Thursday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. EST. The reserves will be announced on Thursday, Feb. 9, also live on TNT. Participants in the Sprite Rising Stars Slam Dunk contest will be announced on Tuesday, Feb. 1 and the remaining participants in the NBA All-Star Saturday Night presented by AOL will be announced in early February.
The NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 19, will air live on TNT, Rogers Sportsnet and ESPN Radio at 8 p.m. EST. The game will also be telecast in 212 countries and broadcast in 12 languages on NBA.com.
NBA All-Star brings together the top NBA players and performers for a week of compe ion, community service and world-class entertainment. Among the many events that reach more than 3.1 billion people in over 200 countries are the T-Mobile Rookie Challenge; Sprite Rising Stars Slam Dunk; Foot Locker Three-Point Shootout; PlayStation Skills Challenge; RadioShack Shooting Stars; NBA All-Star Jam Session presented by Nokia, the league's interactive event that attracts more than 100,000 fans each year; and the 55th NBA All-Star Game on Sunday, Feb. 19.
...so it will be Nash vs. LeBron James in the Skills. Who will win?
i doubt if Q.Rich can defend his le. There are a lot of good 3pt shooter out there in the league today.
Not Lebron, his shoe company (Nike?) is the one that is afraid he'll lose.
This is Lebron's last chance to get in the dunk contest under the current rules.
there are current rules?
Only players with 3 or less years in the league are allowed to compete.
LeBron is a pussy, and he may be one of the lest imaginative dunkers I've ever seen. He is skilled and he can jump and slam it down, but thats it. He would have been killed in the Dunk contest by the Josh's/Iggy
Pietrus
I'm glad LeBron isn't entering, he wouldn't have a chance.
My favourite bunch of Dunkers in lets say a 6 man dunk comp would be something along the lines of --
Jason Richardson
Desmond Mason
Vince Carter
Josh Smith
Gerald Wallace
Tony Allen
Last edited by MI21; 01-31-2006 at 03:50 AM.
That would be sweet unfortunately half of them aren't eligiable.
Nate Robinson
They broke that 3 year rule when they put Ricky Davis in last year or the year before.That would be sweet unfortunately half of them aren't eligiable.
bring back vince
heres the highlights of last years ---> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iae6RXEVXVU
In a way its okay to watch otherwise insignificant NBA bench huggers get a chance for a small slice of the limelight. However, the event, and All Star weekend in general, would be much fresher with some real ballers doing the dunking. Must haves include:
Kobe Bryant
Lebron James
That could be the phattest showdown in ages! But they're both too scared.
Kobe and LeBron are 2 of the Top 5 in game Dunkers in the league, but they aren't compe ion dunkers. Kobe won a dunk comp on one of the weakest through-the-legs dunks ever done in the Dunk Comp. He is literally amazing dunking in a game, but a Dunk Comp is a different story.
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