In some of my previous posts I wrote about the Slam Dunk Contest and the 3 Point Shootout, but I never posted the results. I know it's a little late but I don't care because I feel like writing about it and judging by my counter, nobody looks at my blog anyway and that hurts my feelings.
3 Point Shootout Results:
I wanted Steve Nash to win because he is one of my favorite players and he's Canadian, but unfortunately he didn't. As I was watching it looked like he wasn't even trying. Most of the contestants didn't try. Mainly the "superstars." Aside from Nash, Peja Stojakovic seemed like he didn't even wanna be there neither did Dirk Nowitzki or Richard Hamilton. If you know anything about basketball you would know that these four are all-star players and they are household names. It kind of got me mad that they weren't trying and didn't care. If I had to chance to win money just by shooting a basketball I would sooo do it. But whatever, what can I do right? Jason Kapono ended up winning the contest for the 2nd year in a row. Big whoop. A random fact about this years 3 point contest was that every participant was born in a different country.
Slam Dunk Results:
My vote for most likely to win the contest also lost. I thought Rudy Gay was going to win, but he obviously didn't. Instead, Dwight Howard won. He did do some pretty amazing dunks. He got 50's (the highest you can get) on all four of his dunks. Gerald Green came in second place but I don't think he deserved it. Dwight Howard was amazing. He was the best I've seen since Vince Carter won in 2000. Here are videos of what I think Dwight Howard's best dunks were:
The "Superman" Dunk:
The Behind the Backboard Windmill Dunk:
Off the board Dunk:
"Basketball is the second most exciting indoor sport, and the other one shouldn't have spectators." -Dick Vertleib
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- I'm pretty sure there's a lot more to life than being really, really good looking. And I plan on finding out what that is. I don't know how to put this but I'm kind of a big deal. People know me. I'm very important. I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany. When you look into my eyes, it'll be like the first time you heard the Beatles. I'm a man who believes in you. My life is dedicated to saying things like "YES!" and "You better believe it!" I wasn't like every other kid, you know, who dreams about being an astronaut, I was always more interested in what bark was made out of on a tree. Richard Gere's a real hero of mine. Sting. Sting would be another person who's a hero. The music he's created over the years, I don't really listen to it, but the fact that he's making it, I respect that. I care desperately about what I do.