Who Had The Best Dunk of Saturday Night?
February 16th, 2009 at 1:51 pmBy Chris
So, which dunk was better? Nate’s “Jumping over Superman” or Dwight’s when he caught it off the side of the backboard? While Nate deservedly won — thanks to Howard’s lack of a strong closing dunk; he should’ve saved 12-foot dunk until last — I’ve been having a hard time separating the two. Some say Robinson, and because that dunk essentially won him the contest, it’s hard to argue against. However, if the contest were based solely on the following two dunks, who would be your champion?
Nate jumping over the champ?
Or Howard’s “I’m still not sure how he did that” catch and flush?
Both dunks have their own merits. Of course, with Nate Robinson only being listed at 5-8 or so, the fact he jumped over a 7-foot tall Howard resonates loudly. Nate’s dunk was also just as much a display of freakish ability as Howard’s 12-foot rim dunk was. However, there are maybe two or three people in the world that can do the side-of-the-backboard dunk Howard pulled out.
Nate Robinson not being one of them.
Pay attention to the extension Howard gets when he catches the ricochet, and then watch the powerful finish. Oh, and, Howard completes the dunk on the first try, too. If Howard follows this up with the 12-foot rim dunk, he’s the repeat champion. Unfortunately for him, a run-of-the-mill free throw line dunk doesn’t stack up to a 5-8 guy jumping over a 7-footer.
February 17th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
Forgot all about it. Those were both awesome though. Should have been a draw with a much anticipated rematch next year. Just sayin’… Chalk one up for the lil man tho, that was pretty killer.
February 17th, 2009 at 1:35 pm
Indeed it was. Howard’s mistake is he used his worst dunk last. Not only that, but it followed Robinson’s “Jumping over Superman” dunk, so he needed to pull out more stops to outdo Nate.
He did not.