Poll: Should Dwight Howard Compete in the 2010 Slam Dunk Contest?
by erivera7 on Dec 3, 2009 4:35 PM EST
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PrintWith news that LeBron James is "50/50 right now" to compete in the 2010 Slam Dunk Contest, I wanted to ask the community if another prominent dunker - Orlando Magic's own Dwight Howard - should participate in the festivities or not.
As one should know, Howard cemented his 'Superman' nickname by winning the 2008 Slam Dunk Contest and aided Nate Robinson in the 2009 Slam Dunk Contest by letting Robinson jump over him for the winning dunk while Nate was dressed in "kryptonite green."
Dwight has been competing in the slam dunk competitions for three consecutive years (I'll never forget the "sticker dunk" in 2007) but will he make it four years in row?
Thoughts?
If Howard were to compete, what dunks does he have left up his sleeve?
UPDATE: Josh Robbins of the Orlando Sentinel has an update on the story:
Dwight Howard said this afternoon that he’s not keen on participating in February’s all-star slam-dunk contest.
But he also left the door open for a change of heart. [...]
"I’m getting old, man," Howard said. "They’ve got to stop grabbing me in the games so I can jump. I’ve got to keep my legs. It’s kind of tough. I don’t know. I’ve thought about it. But I think it’s time for us to see more guys get out there and show their stuff. Half the time, you can’t really show everything you’ve got in the dunk contest anyways. I would love to see a lot of people in it."
But, then, he took a look at a nearby video camera and kept his options open.
"If they want me in it, they ought to vote me in," he said. "Vote me. Vote for me."
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No,
Nothing left to prove, plus he is always at a disadvantage because of his height.
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enough is enough. big men don't belond anyway
It's not a dunk unless your hand makes contact with the rim. Yeah, I'm talkin' to you, "Superman..."
No, they do, just depends on who it is.
That’s partly why Dwight entered the contest in the first place, to win it for the big men.
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I don't think it's a big deal
It’s not like LeBron who has never entered it despite numerous opportunities to put his stamp on the thing. I think what LeBron is really afraid of that he doesn’t have enough pizzazz to be considered a legend like MJ by winning the thing in glorious fashion. He is really afraid of history, and that’s what i loved about Dwight doing the contest.
That being said, Dwight doesn’t owe anybody in doing a contest he’s already done 3 times. This is not the same situation as Crab Dribbles.
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Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea
I think, at this point, I wouldn't mind either way.
Would it be nice to see Dwight in it? Sure, he knows how to entertain a crowd. If he isn’t in it, no biggie.
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"The second unit is kind of crazy because the second unit is only white guys." - Marcin Gortat
Personally I think All-Star weekend is stupid
But I don’t care about and I don’t feel grouchy enough about it to ruin other’s enjoyment of it. Actually, I like the break of not thinking about anything basketball related during that time.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea
LOL
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"The second unit is kind of crazy because the second unit is only white guys." - Marcin Gortat
He's got nothing left to prove.
Third Quarter Collapse: An Orlando Magic blog at SB Nation | Brandon Bass: "I just play hard."
I'd agree.
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"The second unit is kind of crazy because the second unit is only white guys." - Marcin Gortat
Agreed
For the people that like his game, he’s already proven what he can do as far as dunks go. For the haters, it doesn’t matter, ‘cause they’ll criticize whatever he does. He’s already won it once, and I don’t think he needs to do it again.
"When you make your final stand
I'll be right there
I'll never leave
And all I ask of you is
Believe"
Just to elaborate, I meant that he's proven to be arguably the best big-man dunker of his generation.
Third Quarter Collapse: An Orlando Magic blog at SB Nation | Brandon Bass: "I just play hard."
The only thing he's got left is to beat LeBron
Assuming LeBron competes which is not a given.
No mistakes in the tango, darling. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Oh, hes in the laegue two and Jayson Thomson and that Boggins dude on Milwokee, and Occur for the Jizz. Its a talented laegue.--Kfan in Korea
I'd be surprised if James did compete.
I write for Third Quarter Collapse and have a Twitter account.
"The second unit is kind of crazy because the second unit is only white guys." - Marcin Gortat
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