Thursday, February 14, 2013

Bleacher Report - Best Gimmicks in NBA All-Star Dunk Contest History - Bleacher Report

Although the premise of this dunk sounds fairly simple (slapping a sticker onto the backboard while completing the dunk), the actual preparation and execution was anything but that.

First of all, it can't be easy to find a place that is willing to create a sticker of your face flashing a huge, cheesy smile (believe me, I've tried). I understand Dwight Howard is an NBA superstar, but still, being able to hunt one of these places down isn't exactly like locating a Pizza Hut.

Now on to the actual execution of the dunk. In my brief experience dunking on 7-foot rims, it's extremely difficult to complete the simplest of dunks. To have to focus on completing another task at the same time is completely mind-boggling.

For this particular slam, Howard was essentially multitasking, as he has to catch the ball from Jameer Nelson, slap the top of the glass to place his face-sticker and then jam the ball. Throw in the added showmanship at the end of Nelson measuring just how high Howard jumped, and you have the makings of a very creative and unique dunk.

Unfortunately, the judges low-balled Dwight on this one, giving it a pedestrian score of 42.

Don't worry?you'll see more from Mr. Howard coming up.

Source: http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1527472-best-gimmicks-in-nba-all-star-dunk-contest-history

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