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Some pics from last night: Champion's Square from afar. It is basically a big party with some other poo poo going on, too. I didn't get close enough before the events to really check it out because I was running late and it was a private event after everything was done.  People filtering into the arena. That's a piece of the Superdome on the right.  Better pic of how huge the Superdome is in comparison to the Blender.  And an image of just the Superdome itself. The lighting system was used to advertise All-Star Weekend.  The Rebirth statue of Steve Gleason blocking a Falcons punt which led to a Saints touchdown during their first home game back from Katrina. It probably doesn't mean much to anyone that's not a local, but it was an important event down here.  A bunch of hats for sale. One for each team and then some just for the event.  My favorite of those hats. Unfortunately, flat bills look absolutely terrible on me so I didn't buy it.   Some throwback NOLA Jazz shirts. I wanted the purple one, but the Large was too big and that was the only one they had left, so I bought a white one.  The pork belly po' boy I had at the game. Yes, that's coleslaw on it. It was pretty darn good. The meat was tender, sauce was mildly tangy, and the slaw wasn't too sweet.  My seats for the night. This was taken at the beginning of the skills challenge. The 3pt contest and dunk contest were done at the goal closest to me.  The stage that the music performers used. I missed whatever act was on before the skills challenge and from what other people have told me, that is a good thing?  I had fun, tbh. The actual contests were meh to boring, but it was nice being surrounded by other basketball fans. Got to see AK47 during lunch, which was unexpected. Created and used my first Uber account. Got to meet and hang out with an online friend in-person for the first time. He had some cool friends, too. They were part of the Chewbacchus parade but that started rolling after I had to leave to make it to the arena so I didn't get to see them.
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straight up brolic posted:Last year was the best dunk contest ever You kids. 2000 was the last time it was great. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0pb3aSmpVE
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The dunk contest was bad because the arena doesn't have Air in the name, that's my theory
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Feb 19, 2017 16:58
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYbdBFTysQI vs. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7lw9sk4VuPg you decide
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Feb 19, 2017 16:59
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This face from the 2000 dunk contest after Vince Carter's arm in the hoop dunk wins it for me
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Feb 19, 2017 17:10
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Vince was the best dunker out of the entire group no doubt, but Gordon and Lavine are in his tier and everyone else in both competitions is a tier below. Larry Hughes is in a tier alonethe mean lunch lady posted:This face from the 2000 dunk contest wins it for me
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Feb 19, 2017 17:10
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2000 was better at the moment and more significant because the contest had been literally dead and Vince singlehandidly saved it, but the dunks last year were better.
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Feb 19, 2017 17:10
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the aaron gordon under the legs dunk is literally the best dunk i have ever seen and i watch bullshit like teamflightboys and the dunk king
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Feb 19, 2017 17:12
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I agree. Aaron Gordon and Zach LaVine's dunks all are at worst matching Vince's dunks and are way better the 2000 dunk contest weak windmillsstraight up brolic posted:the aaron gordon under the legs dunk is literally the best dunk i have ever seen and i watch bullshit like teamflightboys and the dunk king it is absolutely insane
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The Vince windmill 360 still holds up as an all timer but otherwise I think Gordon and Lavine were better. And yeah the under the legs dunk is the best one in the history of the contest
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Feb 19, 2017 17:17
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The sequence when Gordon did a cupped-head spin dunk off a mascot and Lavine basically did the same thing solo right after is one of the best moments.
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Feb 19, 2017 17:18
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the mean lunch lady posted:This face from the 2000 dunk contest after Vince Carter's arm in the hoop dunk wins it for me The best was the quiet of the crowd after the dunk, they literally could not believe what they had seen until the replay confirmed that they hadn't hallucinated.
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Feb 19, 2017 17:30
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Last year's dunk contest was superbly entertaining but they're just so far and few between now.
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Feb 19, 2017 17:32
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I liked the scoop dunk with the spinning mascot more than the under legs dunk. I was screaming.
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Feb 19, 2017 17:38
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The mascot one was amazing because of the timing involved. He nailed it perfectly and put extra poo poo in it
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Feb 19, 2017 17:46
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I think of it as an under-the-butt dunk not an under the legs dunk you freakin' pilgrims refusin' to say the bad word
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Feb 19, 2017 17:57
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Your boy Giannis Salabatudo https://instagram.com/p/BQrgrcIlaTS/
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Feb 19, 2017 18:14
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The dunk contest is dead! Yeah! Also, shoutout to my boy Nick Young for not embarrassing himself in the 3 point contest
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EvanTH posted:I think of it as an under-the-butt dunk not an under the legs dunk The ball doesn't go under his butt!!!!!
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straight up brolic posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYbdBFTysQI Stevie Francis's dunks hold up really well because of his hang time and posing in the air. Poor Jerry Stackhouse did almost the same dunk as VC, but it looked like nothing because he got about half as far off the ground. mcgrady was a sign of things to come, with the long guy who could still get up and air pedal to give what looked like more airtime. Francis even got shaved head Tim Duncan in his jc penny button up to stand up and clap. In 2016 Even Drummond had some hangime. What's surprising is how similar the non magical dunks from Gordon are to VC's. The difference is that he used his speed and power to make them look more especatacular and had the greatest use of mascot ever. Lavine floated the air so gracefully, like a male ballet ruse dancer, it's hardly fair to judge them against each other. They really deserved a quadruple win, 2 wins for both men. Maybe the rule is one great dunk contest per generation Dejan Bimble fucked around with this message at 18:37 on Feb 19, 2017 |
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Feb 19, 2017 18:35
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LeBron not in his normal media mode is my poo poo. "I don't know if these people appreciate what is going on tonight. We got the motherfucking hot boys in this motherfucker right now"
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Feb 19, 2017 19:15
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LeBron needs to win MVP for that reunion.
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xbilkis posted:Boston people: what's the deal with Jaylen Brown? Coming into the season he looked raw as hell, at LEAST 2-3 years away from even being able to tell what kind of player he would be. Right now the fact he can play at all is a revelation.
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evil_cheese posted:Coming into the season he looked raw as hell, at LEAST 2-3 years away from even being able to tell what kind of player he would be. Right now the fact he can play at all is a revelation. He' still 2-3 years away.
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https://longreads.com/2017/02/17/why-you-should-cheer-for-derrick-jones-jr-in-the-nbas-slam-dunk-contest/ A littlyle geste about Derrick Jones Jr The summary: He was a highly rated hs prospect who left UNLV after 1 year and can jump very high
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Feb 19, 2017 19:57
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SHOULD I watch the all star game tonight, to catch sweet sweet nba drama droppings in my gaping maw OR go hang out at the bar at a sinbad show
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Brolander posted:SHOULD I Have you seen the commercial of the guy at his kid's birthday party watching the ESPN app???! You could be that guy!!
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MourningView posted:The ball doesn't go under his butt!!!!! What The gently caress
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Feb 19, 2017 21:22
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Greek Freak needs to step up and defend his ancient forefathers on the flat earth nonsense. If nothing else, he needs to sit right next to Kyrie on the bench and never stop talking to him about Pythagoras and Eratosthenes.
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Kevin Love won $500,000 for cancer by stopping Steph Curry's halfcourt shotsCool Buff Man posted:? Who talks about Jaylen Brown I called him the best true rookie (to exclude Embiid) early in the season but that is pretty meaningless so far
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EvanTH posted:I called him the best true rookie (to exclude Embiid) early in the season but that is pretty meaningless so far Yeah, that's pretty much my feeling. I'm also especially willing to give him an extra time cushion because he's so athletic that even if it takes him a while to figure "it" out it'll be worth the wait. Nothing special about his play at the moment though
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The best "true rookie" (=<24) ladder is:
-some foreign permutation of Willy and Juancho Hernangomii, Bertans, Dario Saric, Abrines and Siakam. -Dorian Finney Smith, McCaw, and Caris LeVert -Yogi Ferrell and Andrew Harrison. -Chriss -Buddy and Jamal Murray. Everyone else. It's hard to overstate how bad everyone else has been.
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straight up brolic posted:The best "true rookie" (=<24) ladder is: Yeah I don't even see how Brown makes the top 10 list for anything other than potential.
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Buddy has been pretty good. I think he tops out as a one-dimensional shooter but this draft class has been poop.
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Hand Row posted:I assume Maker was disqualified based on your under 24 qualification
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Kibner posted:The pork belly po' boy I had at the game. Yes, that's coleslaw on it. It was pretty darn good. The meat was tender, sauce was mildly tangy, and the slaw wasn't too sweet. I'm hell of jealous. The way Rockets tickets prices are going it may actually make more financial sense for me to drive to New Orleans to see a Rockets game tho
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