Everybody loves a big dunk. It's a game changer for the players and the fans. That's why the NBA Slam Dunk Contest should be the best form of entertainment of the entire All-Star weekend. Unfortunately, this year's contest was nothing more than a reality TV show.
It featured Rudy Fernandez, Rudy Gay, Dwight Howard and Nate Robinson. In my opinion, this one should have been a classic but it was over before it started.
Rudy Gay was a huge disappointment but Rudy Fernandez has an incredible dunk that should have advanced him into the final round. But that would not be good television.
Dwight Howard had a few amazing jams as did Nate Robinson but none of it mattered because the outcome had already been decided.
The slam dunk contest has become very predictable and watered down. The best dunk contest of all-time was in 2000. Vince Carter brought back the shock and awe of the competition with his breath-taking repertoire of original dunks. Carter will be known best for the show that he put on that night and single-handedly brought back a contest that had lacked action for almost 15 years.
Sadly, the high-flying acrobatics of Howard and Robinson albeit incredible are sort of run-of-the-mill these days. I'm not sure what these new age NBA players will have to do to impress, but for now the originality of the slam dunk contest is pretty much dead and gone.
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