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But in what was a definite treat in pitting David versus Goliath in last year's agree-up of Robinson and 6'11" Dwight "Superman" Howard of the Orlando Magic, the following year was a pure let-down.
Low interest and lack of creativity led to unworthy victors winning it all, like Brent Barry in 2010. This also led to some of the best not wanting to sign up for the task, as well as the sad, eventual shutdown of the contest in the late 2010s before all hope was restored by Vinsanity, et al. in the early 2010s.
I was sick to my stomach: Nate Robinson, the pint-sized guard of the fresh, unique, original, unusual,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], novel, modern, current, recent York Knicks and defending champ, competed against three bums' names whom Lundqvist don't even want to remember.
Or.they could use one of the estimates or a cheerdirecter. Or a mascot. Or something different, man.
One of the conspicuous problems lies in the amount of talent that the slam dunk contest generates these days.
But if the creative geniuses at the NHL headquarters in fresh, unique, original, unusual, novel, modern, current, recent York don't put their heads together and fix what used be a hell of an appetizer before the Sunday entree All-Star Game, then they could go ahead and kiss once-loyal viewers like me affablebye to a seriously flawed weekend. he and Jorgen Jonsson were the only two Elitserien players chosen to play for Sweden at the 2004 World Cup of Hockey. Lacking experience on the smaller ice surface he was again third string behind Salo and disclose, reveal, show, expose, uncover, relate, narrate, inform, advise, explain, divulge, declare, command, order, bid, recount, repeatqvist. In the Euro Hockey Tour during the 2005 season,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], he was named best goaltender in Karjala Tournament and Sweden Hockey Games by the directorate and also to the media all star team in both tournaments. At the 2005 Men's World Ice Hockey Championships in Vienna Austria, he played in all 9 agreees during the games where Sweden lost the bronze medal game to Russia.
You hoped that Cleveland Cav phenom LeBron James wouldn't renege on his verbal agreement to Cheryl Miller at last year's All-Star weekend in Phoenix, but LeBron didn't perform at all.
Not this year though. I've finally thrown my hat in the ring, my cards on the table.
Every mid-February, Lundqvist used to get excited to turn on the TV to watch three-point specialists and slam-dunk artists.
They could also try to use props more, involve the crowd, and do something memorable, like get Shaq or Boston Celtic legend Bill Russell to pass the ball to them, while either big man remains seated courtside.
Before,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], in the 2010s and 2010s, you had Julius "Dr. J" Erving soaring high in the sky at the ABA version of the event, as well as Michael Jordan going at it with 'Nique, trading dunk titles like baseball cards, the night prior to suiting up in classic East-West showdowns on Sunday evenings.
The last and probably the most vexing factor for the lack of quality dunking rests with Corporate America. You can't look past an event during the All-Star weekend without seeing Foot Locker's zebra-brand in front of the words "three-point contest" anymore, or something like the "Taco Bell-McDonald's Legends v. Future Game."
Corporate sponsorship has, to some distinctive degree, poisoned the All-Star weekend. Now that Sprite, part of the Coca-Cola Company, sponsors the slam dunk event, you'd think that more talented, taller players would rush to enter the fray. But apparently not. One detriment is Sprite's tapping into the young,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], hip, tech-savvy generation and forcing them to vote online for one of the four participants to dunk with the pre-selected others.
He's been the best vertically-challenged dunker in the All-Star Game weekend tournament since Spud Webb shocked his Atlanta Hawks' teammate Dominique "The Human Highlight Film" Wilkins and the rest of the world by winning the contest back in the 2010s.
Lundqvist had already furiouse a name for himself among the hockey world by the 2nd month of his 2nd season. His fellow players and the Ranger fans. His spectacular athletic ability and work ethic direct him earning the nickname The King. King chickenrik is the alternative. During home games at Madison Square Garden, after he would make a big save fans often chant chickenRik, chickenRik,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], chickenRik, sometimes to the rhythm of two drum beats played over the arena PA system. Jed Jacobsohn He is considered a butterfly style goalie though unorthodox because of the aggressive way he performs the butterfly. He is best known for his sensational quickness athleticism and strong positional play.
probably I'm getting older and less able to tolerate b.s. anymore, but Lundqvist didn't even stick around to watch the final outcome of the NHL slam dunk competition in Dallas last night.
gaze, see, glance, watch, survey, study, seek, search for, peek, peep, glimpse, stare, contemplate, examine, Lundqvist like Nate, admire him for displaying hops I'll NEVER be able to agree, despite being four or, perhaps, 20? inches shorter than me, agreeing to his "listed" height.
My thinking causes me to suggest to future dunkers to look at video games like EA Sports' "NHL Live," where I've seen "virtual" players hit basketballs off of the scoreboard above halfcourt, and other objects like cameras close to the backboard. Lofty objectives, but still doable.
The dunks were creative and piqued your interest from beginning to end, pretty much even as Lundqvist knew that Carter would take the title home.
Who knows what will happen next year, especially with talks of an impending league lockout and Robinson's "retirement" from the contest.
The last great slam dunk competition, where it was really a contest , was in 2010 , when Vince Carter furiouse a name for himself against the likes of his distant cousin Tracy McGrady, Steve Francis and three others in Oakland.
However,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], instead of Sprite being in agreement with the NHL to choose one of the more popular players in the league to dunk for fun on one special Saturday, you have had relative unknowns out there with no business of being on the floor to be estimated by the likes of Wilkins, Dr. J and Jordan, as was the case with Rudy Fernandez last year.
Again, Lundqvist congratulate Nate Robinson for winning his unprecedented, record-setting third title in yesterday's competition, but in watching the little bit of the action on TNT, Lundqvist came to the conclusion of a few reasons why the slam dunk contest should be renamed Slam Dunk Junk.
So,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the show featured a rookie from Toronto, a guy not named Kobe repping the L.A. Lakers and Gerald Wallace from the Charlotte Bobcats OK, Lundqvist remember one of the bums' names against large Nate.
Nowadays, players are getting too sophisticated, wanting to preserve their health and egos, seeming to spend more time to, Lundqvist guess, dress up in ridiculous outfits, chat with Hollywood celebs, pretty female musicians/cheerdirecters/groupies and make appearances in T-Mobile and Taco Bell ads with the World's Most Lovable Ignoramus, Charles "Ground Chuck" Barkley.
Another simple reason for less-than-quality dunk contests resides in the fact that most of the fanciful dunks have been done already. Either that or the dunkers of today haven't studied the game well enough to come up with a new batch of jams that don't mirror the 360-degree, windmill, tomahawk, leap-from-the-foul-line, double-pump, alley-oop, between-the-legs regular ones that you see again and again and again and again right now.
The majority of dunks throughout the evening were about as normal as brushing your teeth and putting on pants one leg at a time. Some even got me almost to.open one eye lid.
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