Unlike most, I did not really think this dunk was that impressive. This dunk fails the Nerf hoop test miserably. It is a creative idea, no doubt about it. But I am not sure it is a difficult one. His second dunk involved dunking three balls at the same time. Just watch the tape. As for the Nerf test, this fails. I could hold three Nerf brand balls in one hand and throw it down with as little authority as JaVale did.
Maybe it was the combined age of of the judges, but how were they so easily amazed? Ibaka dunked from behind the foul line! He was better than you, Julius Erving! JaVale takes out a red-white-and blue ball, and you get ABA flashbacks and are forced to throw up a This passes the Nerf test.
There is no doubt about it. They have notoriously wimpy rims. All four of his dunks pass the Nerf hoop test. He deserves to win the Dunk Contest.
Giant men with inch vertical leaps doing things we could never dream of doing. Doing things we cannot even do on a Nerf hoop. Griffin proved that he could mix power and creativity in last year's competition, though, so he is going to be the overwhelming favorite.
His dunk on Monday night was reminiscent of Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard 's "Superman" dunk in the dunk contest a few years ago, where he basically threw the ball into the net rather than actually slamming it home. Even if Griffin isn't as impressive in this year's dunk contest as he was last year, I can't envision him losing. His reputation as a dominant dunk artist continues to grow, so the fans will likely be behind him no matter what he does.
That gives him a distinct advantage over whomever he faces. Perhaps the only man who can stop him is Superman himself in the form of Howard. The All-Star weekend will be held in Orlando, so Howard will have the hometown support if he decides to compete, provided he hasn't been traded by that point, that is.
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