Sprite Slam DUNK Contest! (Participants announced)

[Clippersfan86]

Originally Posted by chips93

i can only speak for myself, i just think that SG/SFs look the best dunking. i didnt really like nate in the dunk contest, or even bigs like dwight

just a personal preference

I agree I prefer swingmen doing dunks over bigs or PG's.

[StroShow4]

Would've had DeAndre over Faried but overall no complaints. The two most important guys are White and Green, and they're in. Should be incredible.

[InspiredLebowski]

sweet, maybe Green'll win and convince someone to trade for him

[iDunk]

Can it be Saturday already? Haven't been this excited for All-Star weekend in a LONGGGG time.

[SAKOTXA]

Originally Posted by InspiredLebowski

sweet, maybe Green'll win and convince someone to trade for him

Has he completely fallen out of the rotation or has he been dealing with an injury for the past month? He looked like a solid scoring threat off the bench at the beginning of the season.

[TexasBloodMoney]

Originally Posted by Clippersfan86

Bledsoe does 360's between the legs in warmup lines.. I wouldn't be so sure. Plus he has the Nate Robinson little guy factor in his favor. Also DeAndre Jordan got an invite and turned it down because he was pissed he wasn't even on the all star ballot.

That's a shame, Deandre Jordan has CRAZY hops/athleticism (more fluid than Dwight/McGee IMO), and I bet he could win.

I'm excited to see Bledsoe and Ross though.

[alenleomessi]

... still waiting for lebron... oh well maybe next year

[InspiredLebowski]

Originally Posted by SAKOTXA

Has he completely fallen out of the rotation or has he been dealing with an injury for the past month? He looked like a solid scoring threat off the bench at the beginning of the season.

completely out of the rotation. not even getting garbage time, which sort of makes me think it's something more than just bad play. i have absolutely no evidence of that, but it makes me wonder.

[Clippersfan86]

Originally Posted by TexasBloodMoney

That's a shame, Deandre Jordan has CRAZY hops/athleticism (more fluid than Dwight/McGee IMO), and I bet he could win.

I'm excited to see Bledsoe and Ross though.

I agree. DJ was mainly hurt because the all star weekend is in his hometown. I doubt he expected to actually be an all star but to not even be on the ballot? That's messed up. Especially when far lesser players were on the ballot.

[Kobe 4 The Win]

Originally Posted by EnoughSaid

So you have an East vs. West format for all of the Saturday events.

East:

James White
Gerald Green
Terrance Ross

West:

Kenneth Faried
Eric Bledsoe
Jeremy Evans (Defending champ)

Who's got the better side?

This isn't a "who's who" list of NBA players it's a..... who?

[Bcogswell]

I don't like the East vs West idea though, if I understand correctly it means that the finals will be 1 East vs 1 West. With the two favorites in White and Green being in the east that means only 1 could possibly make it to the finals.

[OG LeeTSkeeT]

Each conference's participants will earn points for their performance in the events throughout the night, with the overall tally determining which conference earns the title of 2013 State Farm All-Star Saturday Night Champion.

[InspiredLebowski]

Originally Posted by OG LeeTSkeeT

Each conference's participants will earn points for their performance in the events throughout the night, with the overall tally determining which conference earns the title of 2013 State Farm All-Star Saturday Night Champion.

winners should get home court in the Finals, worked so well for baseball and all

[Rake2204]

Originally Posted by EnoughSaid

So you have an East vs. West format for all of the Saturday events.

East:

James White
Gerald Green
Terrance Ross

West:

Kenneth Faried
Eric Bledsoe
Jeremy Evans (Defending champ)

Who's got the better side?

Six competitors?!? I pray this is a sign of things to come - a hint of a dunk contest reformation, with the return to normal standards, judges, and rules. Great news so far.

[Mr. NBA]

Dam, why cant we vote for dunk participants? Looks interesting but..... I still dont feel excited for some reason.