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Stephen A. Says the Dunk Contest was “A National Embarrassment”
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Stephen A. Smith hated the dunk contest, and I have to agree with him:
At least a New York Knick won something. Pretty good lol. I laughed at that one. Perk couldn’t get it together for half of the segment.
The dunk contest is kind of like rock music in a sense. Once you’ve done it all, where do you go? There are only so many frets on a guitar. There are only so many chords to play. Eventually you get frustrated trying to write your own music and just join a cover band instead. And you open for Fuzzy Bunny Slippers at some place in Avalon. $10 cover charge.
There are only so many dunks to try. After dude does a whirlwind 360 or jumps over the mascot for a tomahawk, then what is next? There is a finite number of dunks that can be performed. You hit a wall eventually.
Stephen A’s suggestion isn’t bad, but it doesn’t answer the question I have proposed. Even if you pull amateur dunkers off the streets, are they doing anything that Vince Carter didn’t already do? Aaron Gordon? OBI TOPPIN? There’s a way to refresh this thing, but I’m not sure what it is. If you got ideas, I’m all ears.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com