Nate and Spud!!!

Das · Starting Rotation Joined: 15 Dec 2005 Posts: 887

Latest Picture of Nate Robinson and Spud Webb.

http://the_real_pindar.tripod.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/midgetbasketball.jpg

KobeButler · Franchise Player Joined: 14 Nov 2004 Posts: 10179

booooooooo! his last dunk didnt deserve a 10 by some judges.
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Ziggy · Franchise Player Joined: 10 Feb 2005 Posts: 12712

link doesn't work.

venicebeach · Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 8:55 am Post subject:

don't work

Tony Montana · Star Player Joined: 18 Apr 2005 Posts: 2962

Drifts · Retired Number Joined: 22 Nov 2004 Posts: 28374

WTF?
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Tony Montana · Star Player Joined: 18 Apr 2005 Posts: 2962

Sage_10 · Star Player Joined: 24 Dec 2005 Posts: 6668

It was definitely a fix. By the way that image....

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DocK36 · Franchise Player Joined: 19 Apr 2001 Posts: 19454

The best part was the boos by the fans. The result was so fixed where one of the judges pull back his score and give out a lower one so Nate can win, freaking live on televison too! Kind of makes you wonder about those calls Detroit was getting in that final against the Lakers ha. Like Nate, Detroit was the little guy, the underdog, David Stern loves a good story line.
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turbulent · Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 10:29 am Post subject:

i missed everything..

fansincemagic · Franchise Player Joined: 23 Jun 2005 Posts: 11051

Maybe the judge did it so they wouldn't have to sit through Nate lobbing it to himself 50 more times. I rooted for the guy last night too, but it was annoying. The saving grace was that at least these guys tried some quality dunks, even though it was hard watching the re-do(sssssssssssss).

This is the first time I've posted about the dunk contest, so you guys may have been over the Josh Smith dunk. I honestly thought he was on drugs when he put the tape down, and was puzzled like most when he "only" jumped from the free throw line. Thing is though, I was on Atlanta's ESPN board. There was a guy that posted that Josh put the tape down to mark where his steps would be. That sounds tough to do, and taking off from that far away you'd think it would be hard to line your steps up right, but then again these guys are pros. That makes sense if that is the case, and I haven't heard a comment out of Smith, but maybe he said something. He had likely done this many times in practice, and didn't understand that the fans thought he meant he was jumping from just inside the 3-point line. Maybe he should have put the tape down, then pointed at the foul line. Anyway, though we're all talking about Iggy getting robbed, how about the 41 for a NEVER BEFORE LANDED 2 hand foul line dunk. I'm almost sure Vince landed one inside the line, but I may be wrong. Anyway, either way you look at it, the dunk contest was exciting, and at least America now knows the Knicks still play basketball.

PhillyDoc · Star Player Joined: 12 Nov 2004 Posts: 1034

http://www.hoopsworld.com/article_16212.shtml

(Free side - anyone can access).

Yep "AI II" was ripped off IMO!

numero-ocho · Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 11:09 am Post subject:

I think Kenny Smith said it best when he called it "discrimination against taller dunkers". Having said that, whoever imagined a 5'6-7" guy could put the ball through his legs and dunk it or jump over someone and dunk it?

Regardless of who won, it was very enjoyable to watch.

LakersSpirit · Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 11:23 am Post subject:

I gotta give it up, for the small guys... I was saying to myself "This is embarrassing, give it up Nate, don't embarrass yourself anymore..." Nate kept on trying...[how many tries do you get?].

Good to see good 'ole Spud again... He's getting kind of chubby, and grey...
Spud is still one of my choices, as the best dunker, in the contest...

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Das · Starting Rotation Joined: 15 Dec 2005 Posts: 887

DancingBarry · Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 2:22 pm Post subject:

Sage_10 · Star Player Joined: 24 Dec 2005 Posts: 6668

Andre Igoudala deserved to win I thought. He got hosed. He was doing some crazy stuff. Nate won b/c "nobody roots for Goliath."

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PhillyDoc · Star Player Joined: 12 Nov 2004 Posts: 1034

http://www.hoopsworld.com/article_16212.shtml

My story - AI II should have won hands done.

Props to Nate, who is a nice young man and a great athlete, but this had a bad odor with judges looking at each other to decide what scores to post.

angrypuppy · Retired Number Joined: 13 Apr 2001 Posts: 32752

The outcome was contrived. The league is in desperate need of a "feel good" story, so it remanufactured Spud Webb.

vandido626 · Star Player Joined: 17 Jun 2005 Posts: 1405

LOL...that pic is just wrong

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George W Buss · Star Player Joined: 16 Jun 2005 Posts: 2816

Can we get him (AI II)?

I remember Kobe practiced with him during his rookie off-season. So I guess Kobe has a special impression about this guy.
He has a great personality and definitely great talent ...