IDOAM Club is welcoming new members everyday. Members must have either dunked on, dunked beside, dunked around, or embarrassed Alonzo in any way shape or form involving a dunk. Current members that I know of are:
Carmelo Anthony, Lebron James, Michael Jordan, Vince Carter, Richard Jefferson, Grant Hill, Patrick Ewing, Josh Smith, Desmond Mason, Jamaal Magloire, Joey Graham, Shawn Kemp, Tayshaun Prince, Antonio McDyess, Darko Milicic, Trevor Ariza, Stromile Swift, Baron Davis, Caron Butler, Tim Duncan, Yao Ming, Pau Gasol,
Re: The "I Dunked on Alonzo Mourning" Club Members
Jordan dunked on Zo 3 times in one game in '93.
Gotta respect Zo for always challenging and competing inside, though. I've always felt he had better instincts for blocks than Mutombo (whose length helped him).
Re: The "I Dunked on Alonzo Mourning" Club Members
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Originally Posted by knickscity
If Zo was overrated as a defender, then Ewing should be considered "soft"
Well everybody acts like Zo has been dominating for a whole decade and is on the level of guys like Hakeem and Mutombo. But he hasn't. Zo has been selected to All-Defensive Teams only 2 times. Just 2.
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Originally Posted by Glove_20
Well everybody acts like Zo has been dominating for a whole decade and is on the level of guys like Hakeem and Mutombo. But he hasn't. Zo has been selected to All-Defensive Teams only 2 times. Just 2.
Zo has his fair share of blocks and rebounds, not saying he is as good as Deke. No way I will say he compares to Dream. That would be crazy.
But Zo is not a slouch. He was a very good defender, not elite, but very good.
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Originally Posted by knickscity
Zo has his fair share of blocks and rebounds, not saying he is as good as Deke. No way I will say he compares to Dream. That would be crazy.
But Zo is not a slouch. He was a very good defender, not elite, but very good.
Yeah thats what I would say too. Very good. For 2 years I would say he is elite and thats what puts him in the "very good" level, but the rest of the years he was just good. But those 2 dominating years does put him in the "very good" level.
Just curious of your answer, who would you rather have on defense. Alonzo (2 Time All-Defensive Team in career) or Gary Payton (9 Straight All-Defensive 1st) full prime was not just PEAK wise, just overall prime wise (Years they were considered "good")