Key To Basketblog Success, Post Videos of Dunk Contests.

Dunking is always cool no matter what. Up 30 points with .2 seconds to go on a fast break? Cool to dunk. A 7-footer on a 3-month-old baby? Cool if he dunks it. But nothing, nothing, is lamer than missing a dunk. Underhanded foul shots, banked threes and falling on your face are all cooler than missing a dunk. Unfortunately, this situation is inevitable, even for the pros.



As Newton’s law of inverse dunkation states, completing a dunk is as cool as missing a dunk is lame.



Notice the difference between the two videos. Dunking = cool. Not dunking = lame. In other words, I’d rather be Vince Carter than Tim Perry.

Stephen A. Smith? Nope, Just A Look-A-Like

Praying is definitely the new black.

The Emperor's New Groove

Not to be outdone by his archenemy, Big Aristotle, Kobe has traveled to the far East himself, meeting fans and schooling them in basketball. Despite the slave wages and abuse they receive making Kobe’s sneakers for Nike, plenty of Asian children came out to watch him.
So, to show his appreciation, Kobe dunked on, crossed up and just embarrassed any 4’ Asian in his path… and they loved it. Kobe was treated like a God all throughout Asia, greeted with cheers and crowds of fans. In Taiwan, he received a tribal headband, a sign of leadership. They really almost made this guy their king, but when he realized their were no white women in Asia, he headed home.
Here’s a video of him dunking on a couple of children. He has the crowd eating out of his hand:

We could have used an ambassador like this when they were Commies.

Speedy Keeps it Real

If you know street ballin' point guards, you know Speedy Claxton of the Atlanta Hawks. The Hawks look to him as the X-Factor for their offense, but more important than his basketball ability is his street cred. He has become a staple in rap music, refenced in many different songs.
Main Flow mentions him in 'No Gangsta': "My squad got guns and shoot Speedy like Claxton", as does Masta Ace in 'Out Da Box': "All I need is Tony Touch and a backspin/Me and P gonna handle our biz like Speedy Claxton".
Although he missed nearly 40 games this season, and his team fell very short of the playoffs (of course missing Joe Johnson didn't help), last season Claxton provided us with a classic ballin' moment, making an awkward white guy fall over.



Let's hope next year he can take out Darko...