NBA Slam Dunk Contest - Legendary Battle - Michael Jordan vs Dominique Wilkins
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I remember watching this, At the time these were the most amazing dunks that anybody had ever seen. The Dunk Contest has come a long way.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0sGsFcW4xI
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who?
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I don't know if you're joking or not but Dominique Wilkins was the Vince Carter of his era. He won the dunk contest a few times and his nickname was the Human Highlight Film. But alas, he never won a championship, in fact I don't think he ever went to the finals.
According to Wikipedia;With the exception of his rookie season and his last three NBA seasons, Wilkins never averaged fewer than 20 points per game and captured a scoring title in 1985–86 with an average of 30.3 points per game.A nine-time NBA All-Star and the winner of two NBA slam dunk contests, Wilkins registered 26,668 points and 7,169 rebounds in his NBA career. As of 2016, he ranks 12th on the NBA scoring list. -
I never heard of him...he played for the hawks a long time?
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I never heard of him...he played for the hawks a long time?
Yeah he played for the Hawks for the bulk of his career. Then when he turned around 34/35 he started getting traded around.
He came in the league around the same time as Michael Jordan. He was a really spectacular player to watch, he did fancy dunks in the middle of a game but he wasn't much of a passer. I can remember him being double and triple teamed and still trying to shoot the ball instead of passing it.
But he participated in the Slam Dunk contest in the 80s and early 90s.
He's in the Hall of Fame, but if I were going to make an all time NBA team, I don't think I'd pick him. Just to give you an idea, he's a Hall of Famer but he didn't get picked for the 1992 Dream Team. -
? had them gazelle hops
picture the way they dunked on nba jam....then watch him....i think thats where they got the inspiration from -
Dominique Wilkins Top 10 Dunks Of His Career
He ethers Larry Bird @ 1:12
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Dominique Wilkins Top 10 Dunks Of His Career
He ethers Larry Bird @ 1:12https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ju0mAzCLeA
Who is Larry Bird? -
I think Blake Griffin is a better dunker
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who?
hes the guy fans voted in 92 to the all star game
he didnt even play a game AND he brought some aids with him -
According to wikipedia, Dominique Wilkins is;1 of 7 players in NBA history to average at least 25 points per game for 10 consecutive seasons: 1984–85-1993–94 Jerry West, Michael Jordan, Karl Malone, Shaquille O'Neal, Allen Iverson, and LeBron James have also achieved this.
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When I think of hawks I think of Josh Smith, bibby, Joe Johnson, and horford not this guy....
Oh wait is he the announcer guy that beat up that fan? Didn't know he was a good player -
According to wikipedia, Dominique Wilkins is;1 of 7 players in NBA history to average at least 25 points per game for 10 consecutive seasons: 1984–85-1993–94 Jerry West, Michael Jordan, Karl Malone, Shaquille O'Neal, Allen Iverson, and LeBron James have also achieved this.
Karl Malone, is he related to Post Malone? -
I don't recognize any of these dudes.
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I'm LOL'g at the supreme trolling in here.
And yeah: that poster by 'Nique on Bird just made into my Top 6. ? . -
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Another good dunk contest would be the one in 1986. That was when Spud Webb, who was 5'7", went up against Dominique, 6'7" in the finals. They both played for the Atlanta Hawks at the time. I think Michael Jordan was injured that year with a broken foot. As I remember it, they both did 360s but Spud Webb got a higher score because he's only 5'7".
Spud Webb ended up winning that year.
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Here it is, the 1986 dunk contest. I'm not sure if this is the whole thing as I haven't watched it yet.
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All that other guy had was boring windmills over and over -
Yeah the dunk contest has come a long way. Back in the 80s you could get a perfect score for doing a 360 or jumping from the foul line (one foot on the foul line). Nowadays if you do a 360 or jump from the foul line you gotta put the ball through your legs to get a perfect score.
But I figured it out; In the 80s basketball players didn't lift weights, so they couldn't jump as high. Nowadays NBA athletes lift weights with their legs so they can jump higher. Thats why the dunks are better. -
Here's the Top 40 Best Dunk Contest Dunks - All Time (1984-2014)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSlPLO-tNNM
Yeah I know, the dunks have gotten better but its good to compare the 80s dunk contests to the new ones.
The way I remember it, people ran out of ideas after Spud Webb, Dominique Wilkins and Michael Jordan. The dunks in the 90s were the same dunks over and over again. Then they went two years without a dunk contest (1998/99). When they reinstated the dunk contest in 2000 Vince Carter came with some new ideas. Also players started lifting weights so they can jump higher than they could in the 80s. -
Legendary Mike truly did fly
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Game dunking and making up dunks as you go along are two different things, and ? was jumping just as high back then
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlqF05pEyj8
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