All-Star Saturday RTOE
By Ian Levy
Feb 14, 2015; New York, NY, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves guard Zach LaVine (right) is congratulated by forward Shabazz Muhammad (left) as Brooklyn Nets center Mason Plumlee (center) looks on during the 2015 NBA All Star Slam Dunk Contest competition at Barclays Center. Mandatory Credit: Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports
After a busy All-Star Saturday, we needed to sit down and have a little talk about what happened.
Which Zach LaVine dunk was your favorite?
Jack (@jackhaveitall):
That first one where he came out in the Tune Squad jersey and put it between the legs on the reverse. That was insane. His head almost hit the rim!
Ian (@IanDougherty):
It wasn’t nearly as dramatic as the Space Jam dunk, but I loved the behind-the-back dunk. It’s always seemed just as difficult as a between-the-legs dunk, but attempted less often. Seeing LaVine throw that down effortlessly made the contest for me.
Chris (@ChrisBarnewall):
The Tune Squad dunk that he opened up with. It’s hard enough going between the legs, but then he threw it down one handed on the reverse!? That just shouldn’t be possible.
If there was a big trampoline on the floor like in slamball, how many tries would you need to complete any of his dunks?
Jack:
At least three or four most likely, but hopefully not more than that.
Ian:
Probably about 5. It’d take a few test runs, but eventually I’d get the hang of it. Those things go so high up that it’d give some room for error.
Chris:
I think I could do the behind the back dunk in under five tries with a slam ball court. This isn’t saying the dunk wasn’t incredibly hard, because it was, but that slamball courts turn all of us into super humans.
Was Mason Plumlee the most forgettable dunk contest contestant ever?
Jack:
Ian:
Nope. Chase Budinger in 2012 beats him by a mile.
Chris:
Okay, we seriously need to stop making fun of Plumlee. He put on a pretty decent show and had some solid dunks, but because LOL PLUMLEE WHAT’S HE DOING HERE? everybody just made his dunks much worse than they were. Were his dunks as good as Oladipo’s or Lavine’s? No, but he still had some solid dunks.
Does Klay Thompson deserve a raise on his allowance for making it to the final round of the three point contest even though he didn’t win it?
Jack:
Absolutely not. Get out of here. Who wrote that question?
Ian:
Only winners get raises in allowance money. If you ain’t first, you’re last.
Chris:
He laid an egg in the final round so no raise for you Klay.