RIP Dunk Contest
- Thread starter Mully
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That was brutal if that dopey bastard Lebron would grow some balls and enter this lame ass contest maybe it could be fun again.
You said it yourself....why does he want to associate himself with a lame ass contest
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Who has time to watch a dunk contest when there are sooooooooooo many infomercials to watch
Simple solution to save and make people watch and for it to be entertaining.
First the prize money for this is flatout PATHETIC. If Gatorade is not gonna shell out more winnings then find someone who will.
Second, the fans vote who they want in it like the All Star game.
If the player opts out of the contest then he is not eligible to play in the All Star game. The players seem to love being in that and would then do both.
Everyone wins with this idea.
Fans get what and who they want.
NBA gets ratings.
Players get more cash.
First the prize money for this is flatout PATHETIC. If Gatorade is not gonna shell out more winnings then find someone who will.
Second, the fans vote who they want in it like the All Star game.
If the player opts out of the contest then he is not eligible to play in the All Star game. The players seem to love being in that and would then do both.
Everyone wins with this idea.
Fans get what and who they want.
NBA gets ratings.
Players get more cash.
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i heard some guy from the d league did a 720 in their contest
those guys should be invited and put the nba guys to shame
those guys should be invited and put the nba guys to shame
nate robinson helped kill this contest.......no business winning 1 time much less 3. Refuse to watch or bet any contest he does now.
It's funny cause in the early 00's it went through this same dead period. Last night was horrible and I agree completely that they should can it. Dwight Howard was unbelievable a couple years back.
Here is my suggestion:
Have an invitation only dunk contest. If you haven't won it in the past you can't participate in it. Take 5 guys if they don't want to do it you scrap it completely. You invite 5 all-stars to compete against previous champs. Right now we have 4 guys we don't know facing Nate Robinson. You need name recognition.
I'll tell you one reason why LeBron won't do it and it has nothing to do with getting hurt, no money, or anything else. The reason is I don't think he could handle losing to some scrub and/or looking like an idiot. He makes the impossible possible in games and if he can't make amazing dunks he's not such a genius or if he does something that is sub par the public will be like "meh"
Here is my suggestion:
Have an invitation only dunk contest. If you haven't won it in the past you can't participate in it. Take 5 guys if they don't want to do it you scrap it completely. You invite 5 all-stars to compete against previous champs. Right now we have 4 guys we don't know facing Nate Robinson. You need name recognition.
I'll tell you one reason why LeBron won't do it and it has nothing to do with getting hurt, no money, or anything else. The reason is I don't think he could handle losing to some scrub and/or looking like an idiot. He makes the impossible possible in games and if he can't make amazing dunks he's not such a genius or if he does something that is sub par the public will be like "meh"
