February 16, 200719 yr My favorite dunk contest moments.... MJ from the free throw line (1988) VC off the floor, between the legs (2000) 5-foot-7 Spud Webb's win (1986) Dr J from the free throw line (1976) Nique' 2-handed windmill (1990)
February 16, 200719 yr Author The Lakers lineup is very pedestrian at this point. Injuries have really hurt them. Odom isn't playing like he was before he got hurt. He just doesn't look the same.
February 16, 200719 yr Author http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/070215 On the eve of the most anticipated NBA All-Star Weekend ever, it seemed like the optimal time to break out my illegally burned DVD of the '87 game from the Kingdome in Seattle. What better way to get fired up for the NBA's first official foray into Vegas than reliving the most memorable All-Star Game ever, right? Without further ado, a running diary: 0:00 -- Hey, remember when Pat O'Brien was a credible journalist? Serving as CBS' pregame studio host, he just welcomed us to Seattle with a montage of photos and videos of the city. Twenty years later, he's hosting "The Insider" and getting instructions from his producers like, "Pat, we moved Angelina's weight loss to Act 2 and we're bumping Lindsay's rehab stint to Act 1." This is already weird. 0:02 -- And speaking of weird, the CBS announcers for the game? Dick Stockton and Tommy Heinsohn! Can you believe we once lived in a world where a major network relied on Tommy for objective NBA analysis? This is the same guy who went on "Mike and the Mad Dog" last week and compared Rajon Rondo to Bob Cousy. 0:04 -- As the teams are introduced, we're reminded why this was the most memorable All-Star Game other than when Magic won the '92 MVP because everyone was afraid to guard him because America was still in the middle of the HIV-knowledge dark ages. Bench guys for the West: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (all-time leading NBA scorer), Joe Barry Carroll (once traded for Robert Parish AND Kevin McHale), Walter Davis (fell just short of 20,000 career points), Sleepy Floyd (star of "The Sleepy Floyd Game"), Alex English (25,000-plus career points), Rolando Blackman (most underrated 2-guard of the '80s) and Mark Aguirre (topped 25-plus in four different seasons).
February 16, 200719 yr http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/070215 On the eve of the most anticipated NBA All-Star Weekend ever, it seemed like the optimal time to break out my illegally burned DVD of the '87 game from the Kingdome in Seattle. What better way to get fired up for the NBA's first official foray into Vegas than reliving the most memorable All-Star Game ever, right? Without further ado, a running diary: 0:00 -- Hey, remember when Pat O'Brien was a credible journalist? Serving as CBS' pregame studio host, he just welcomed us to Seattle with a montage of photos and videos of the city. Twenty years later, he's hosting "The Insider" and getting instructions from his producers like, "Pat, we moved Angelina's weight loss to Act 2 and we're bumping Lindsay's rehab stint to Act 1." This is already weird. 0:02 -- And speaking of weird, the CBS announcers for the game? Dick Stockton and Tommy Heinsohn! Can you believe we once lived in a world where a major network relied on Tommy for objective NBA analysis? This is the same guy who went on "Mike and the Mad Dog" last week and compared Rajon Rondo to Bob Cousy. 0:04 -- As the teams are introduced, we're reminded why this was the most memorable All-Star Game other than when Magic won the '92 MVP because everyone was afraid to guard him because America was still in the middle of the HIV-knowledge dark ages. Bench guys for the West: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (all-time leading NBA scorer), Joe Barry Carroll (once traded for Robert Parish AND Kevin McHale), Walter Davis (fell just short of 20,000 career points), Sleepy Floyd (star of "The Sleepy Floyd Game"), Alex English (25,000-plus career points), Rolando Blackman (most underrated 2-guard of the '80s) and Mark Aguirre (topped 25-plus in four different seasons). :thumb:
February 17, 200719 yr Injuries have really hurt them. Odom isn't playing like he was before he got hurt. He just doesn't look the same. I agree but he could run circle around the rest of those scrubs, Kobe not included.
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