The baddest ass dunk I've ever seen was when Wilt tried to ease the ball into the hoop, but it rolled out, Wilt got it right back and was so mad that it didn't go down the 1st time that he dunked it with so much violence and anger that the whole backboard and structure was left trembling. The anger on his face and the way he did it is the most angry pissed off dunk of all time, there was no showboating just pure violence. Nothing compares.
Agree with Tuzwol. The first creative dunker was Connie Hawkins. The Doc took it to a slightly higher level but the Hawk is the true godfather of the dunk. Baylor had hang time but wasnt into the creative aspect of the skill.
There was a 6'5" forward who played with Mikan's Lakers named Jim Pollard. Pollard was one of the only players of that era who could dunk in a game. I've read, but don't believe, that he could dunk from the free throw line.
@Vstrat0 I didn't know it till I just looked it up, but yes Hillman played briefly with the Nuggets for one season. In the middle of the 1977-78 season, he was traded from the Nets to the Nuggets, and played 33 games for them. The Nuggets won their division, and lost to the Sonics in the WC Finals. That year, the Bullets (not the Blazers) won the championship. Hillman finished his career playing with a couple of more teams, but everyone - I think - will always think of him as a Pacer.
Players today need to add much more theatrics to the dunks because they just dont have the sheer power and grace of these 70s guys. Some of these 70s guys dunk it so hard straight down, the ball AFTER the dunk being slowed down by the net, bounces off the ground over the damn backboard!!!!...you NEVER see the ball bounce high after a dunk today because they just dont have the height and power of the guys like Thompson so the ball just nestles in the net. These guys were throwing the ball straight DOWN!!!!!
lago: What is the 18ft that you are referring to in your last sentence? It is neither the distance from the free throw line to the backboard nor the width of the lane.
"my first year in Philadelphia the rookies on the team, anytime I had a breakaway shot they would say, "Poster" and what they were referring to is, anybody attempting to block it would end up on a poster."
One of the worst feelings has to be that last second after you realized you're about to get "posterized". One of the strangest things was this 6'3" white guy on my HS team. He was so average in anything he did athletically. But, from a standing position under the hoop, he could go straight up and really throw it down. Couldn't really play, though. Never started.
lago: The free throw line is 15 ft from the backboard and 13 ft from the front of the rim. I don't think this has changed since the beginning of the NBA. The distance that you are referring to is the width of the lane, which has nothing to do with dunking from the free throw line.
Wrong. Let me try again. The horizontal distance from the front of the rim to the free throw line is 13 ft. The rim itself has a diameter of 18 in, or 1.5 ft. The distance from the rear of the rim to the backboard is another 6 in, or 0.5 ft. Therefore the distance from the free throw line to the backboard is 13 ft + 1.5 ft + 0.5 ft = 15 ft.
@Vstrat0 That's an affirmative. But, defensive 3 seconds is recent. It's arguable that it's Mutuombo's. Offensive 3 seconds is definitely a Wilt's rule though. Most athletic? I'm not sure. There's 5'6" guys that can dunk. There's 6'7" guys that can bound down the court in 6 or 7 steps. There's guys with body control such that they hang for what seems like longer than a second. There's guys with crazy lateral movement. Wilt is the father to it. But he ain't the most athletic. same for Doc.
Bob Kurland was basketball's first dunker. Believe it or not, there is a rare footage of Robert Wadlow (the worlds tallest man at 8' 11") almost dunking a basketball!!!!
They dunked back then, but their verticals weren't as high as NBA players today. Notice how the people who are dunking barely have their head up to the net. Now days you have dudes jumping up and almost hitting their heads on the rim.
Bullshit, not every player today can get their head at the rim same as back then if the athleticism changed it wasn't that much and also the average weight in the 60s was 205 and now is 212 so that's barely a diffrence for over 40 years
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+Naitructus | If no dislikes, then no videos. dude players before are giants. magic is 6'9 and plays pg. and monute bol he's around 7'7 center height ave. before is 7'0 compared to now which is 6'10
Funny how the old players play way better than the new generation. LOL Well, props to the white dude who created the craft, but black men made is mainstream. Lets say Connie Hawkins was the it factor.
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Gus Johnson from 60's was far more spectacular dunker then Elgin Baylor . Baylor is mentioned just beouse he was one of the best . Gus was an average all time player.
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I like how they called it "dunk shot"
Ye sry 4 yrs later but they banned it in the ncaa Bc it was more likely to be successful than other shots
the slam dunk: white man invented it, black man perfected it
Racist still talk about it.
The Bloxxer Bros In no way was that a racist statement.
The Bloxxer Bros dude you just made it racist -_-
Then why did Zach LaVine win the dunk contest?
TheSupermanFilms isn't he a lightskin?
This history is missing the dunk's originator, Bob Kurland.
Dunking was happening before 1945.
A photograph of Joe Fortenberry dunking appeared in the NY times in 1936.
@@dirkwestervelt3327 I stand corrected. Would like to see that
jackie moon and coffee black created the alley oop
Facts
Awesome video.
Love all these seminal films. The older the better.
I sure liked that ABA ball! Wish they would have brought it along with the 3 point shot.
The baddest ass dunk I've ever seen was when Wilt tried to ease the ball into the hoop, but it rolled out, Wilt got it right back and was so mad that it didn't go down the 1st time that he dunked it with so much violence and anger that the whole backboard and structure was
left trembling. The anger on his face and the way he did it is the most angry pissed off dunk of all time, there was no showboating just pure violence. Nothing compares.
Link?
+Thriift
Just watch some Wilt dunk videos you'll find it.
This is an awesome clip thank you for posting🤘🏻
with a combination of style, grace, and afro.
true
Agree with Tuzwol. The first creative dunker was Connie Hawkins. The Doc took it to a slightly higher level but the Hawk is the true godfather of the dunk. Baylor had hang time but wasnt into the creative aspect of the skill.
Also agree.
There was a 6'5" forward who played with Mikan's Lakers named Jim Pollard. Pollard was one of the only players of that era who could dunk in a game. I've read, but don't believe, that he could dunk from the free throw line.
Apparently a dunk is a shot lol
All Facts No Emotion they didnt know how to call it. It is a field goal
It is tho, a dunk Is a shot
GM NewType it was back then you num nut i’m pretty sure the professional commentator would know what to call it
4:24 absolutely magnificent
Probably Dan Issel. He wore #44 for the Kentucky Colonels of the ABA before playing for the Denver Nuggets in the NBA.
One of the great ABA dunkers left off the video is the Pacer's Darnell Hillman, aka Dr. Dunk.
3:22= that's some zoolander type stuff there lol. Dr. J was awesome haha.
@Vstrat0 I didn't know it till I just looked it up, but yes Hillman played briefly with the Nuggets for one season. In the middle of the 1977-78 season, he was traded from the Nets to the Nuggets, and played 33 games for them. The Nuggets won their division, and lost to the Sonics in the WC Finals. That year, the Bullets (not the Blazers) won the championship. Hillman finished his career playing with a couple of more teams, but everyone - I think - will always think of him as a Pacer.
Gotta love the good ol dunk shot
Listen, Doctor j made the slam dunk come to life, and the first person to dunk from the foul line!
That free thrown dunk by Doc.J looked good, almost as good as MJ And That 360 looked pretty good, almost better than Vince Carter😂😂
what is the instrumental that starts at 2:12 called?
Players today need to add much more theatrics to the dunks because they just dont have the sheer power and grace of these 70s guys. Some of these 70s guys dunk it so hard straight down, the ball AFTER the dunk being slowed down by the net, bounces off the ground over the damn backboard!!!!...you NEVER see the ball bounce high after a dunk today because they just dont have the height and power of the guys like Thompson so the ball just nestles in the net. These guys were throwing the ball straight DOWN!!!!!
That spinning dunk was pretty sick ngl
it still is: it's a field goal, and you can still "miss" dunks
Back when NBA was real. Original.
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Great video
lago: What is the 18ft that you are referring to in your last sentence? It is neither the distance from the free throw line to the backboard nor the width of the lane.
"my first year in Philadelphia the rookies on the team, anytime I had a breakaway shot they would say, "Poster" and what they were referring to is, anybody attempting to block it would end up on a poster."
Did you play for philly
Very cool post!
One of the worst feelings has to be that last second after you realized you're about to get "posterized". One of the strangest things was this 6'3" white guy on my HS team. He was so average in anything he did athletically. But, from a standing position under the hoop, he could go straight up and really throw it down. Couldn't really play, though. Never started.
lago: The free throw line is 15 ft from the backboard and 13 ft from the front of the rim. I don't think this has changed since the beginning of the NBA. The distance that you are referring to is the width of the lane, which has nothing to do with dunking from the free throw line.
Wrong. Let me try again. The horizontal distance from the front of the rim to the free throw line is 13 ft. The rim itself has a diameter of 18 in, or 1.5 ft. The distance from the rear of the rim to the backboard is another 6 in, or 0.5 ft. Therefore the distance from the free throw line to the backboard is 13 ft + 1.5 ft + 0.5 ft = 15 ft.
1:47 ooh that way boy got way up there, anyone know who that was?
Dan Issel #44 of the Kentucky Colonels probably around 1973.
@Vstrat0 That's an affirmative. But, defensive 3 seconds is recent. It's arguable that it's Mutuombo's. Offensive 3 seconds is definitely a Wilt's rule though. Most athletic? I'm not sure. There's 5'6" guys that can dunk. There's 6'7" guys that can bound down the court in 6 or 7 steps. There's guys with body control such that they hang for what seems like longer than a second. There's guys with crazy lateral movement.
Wilt is the father to it. But he ain't the most athletic. same for Doc.
@Vstrat0 That's not the same as defensive 3 seconds, as it's enforced now, my friend.
The original Masters
I find it so hard to believe a dr j nets jersey isnt for sale anywhere..
This video is so old man
so the basketball Halloween costume is based from Dr. J
Bob Kurland was basketball's first dunker. Believe it or not, there is a rare footage of Robert Wadlow (the worlds tallest man at 8' 11") almost dunking a basketball!!!!
Almost? How can you not dunk when you're that tall? 🤔
Dunking was considered showboating for decades.
@@plantbased5673 - He was a teenager, the footage shows Robert reaching up and just shot it in the basket standing next to it. (It was in the 30's)
They dunked back then, but their verticals weren't as high as NBA players today. Notice how the people who are dunking barely have their head up to the net. Now days you have dudes jumping up and almost hitting their heads on the rim.
Bullshit, not every player today can get their head at the rim same as back then if the athleticism changed it wasn't that much and also the average weight in the 60s was 205 and now is 212 so that's barely a diffrence for over 40 years
+Isaiah Anderson And it (dunking) wasn't emphasized much then, either.
it still is
I want a remake of NBA Jam where they use the term “dunk shot.”
Is that Dan Issel dunking at 1:47?
Hi person from 12 years ago
dr j was like a mj back in the day
God knew not to make me 6”5 😂 I’d be a run and dunk type for sure
When Wilt got set to dunk people ran and hid under the bed.
Free. Throw. Line. Dunk? Hey, that wasn't mj! Shout outs to Dr. J
What movie is that
Then it was Jackie and coffee black who created the alley oop
why theres chinese subtitles in the video?
@DuckwalkSupreme
Looks like Jerry West
Dr. J was a doctor FOR REAL YO!!!!!!
2019.....??? Everyone?
2020 anyone? Rip Kobe
3 steps for sure @3:51
They used to consider a dunk a shot?
Only if they made it. Otherwise it was called a missed shot.
There was a World B. Free and Now There is World Peace lol
lol Elgin Baylor is barely getting off the ground with his 29 inch vert.lol They must've had no hops back then..
They didnt need to every one was tall asf back then
+Kkk Dec Everyone were actually shorter back then compared to how tall players are now.
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john doe When i've been acting that players were 5'7" back then? And average height in today's nba is 6'7".
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dude players before are giants. magic is 6'9 and plays pg. and monute bol he's around 7'7 center height ave. before is 7'0 compared to now which is 6'10
I just want to slam dunk before I die.
I'm 53 and could dunk in high school!!! I'm trying to dunk now but I can't believe that I can barely touch the net
the 360 dunk should have won, Dr. J was like 2 feet past the freethrow line.
Who the hell was that white guy at about 1:45 or so?
Daryl Dawkins invented the Monster Dunks though the league had to produce the breakaway rims to accommodate Dawkins
4:22
Imagine Vince Crater back then or MJ Lol
Funny how the old players play way better than the new generation. LOL Well, props to the white dude who created the craft, but black men made is mainstream. Lets say Connie Hawkins was the it factor.
+ME-Tube Your Space! Hawk is too often forgotten. He shouldn't be. AND he could really play, not just slam.
New generation is much better wdym?
ya!!! I am!!! nice subtitles
I think because weightlifting was not as popular back then,
i believe people were just skinnier back then, I've noticed...now we're just the products of hormone splicing :D
0:50 kyrie irving??
Who Hears loooool
I didn’t know joe Pesci used to be a basketball commentator
its not that hard to dunk if ur 100 feet taller than shaq
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This was more about Julius Erving than the slam dunk
They're very synonymous.
Why they make it seem like these guys invented it, dunking was around way before this
Gus Johnson from 60's was far more spectacular dunker then Elgin Baylor . Baylor is mentioned just beouse he was one of the best . Gus was an average all time player.
Between Elgin & Connie, was Gus.
lol, now i know what it means to posterize someone
Nutrition? more knowledge about muscles and workouts than back then?
shaq came in the league.
"Chamberlain with a dunk shot" ha
Isn’t that traveling?
No, two steps before it’s a travel.
and they say shot at the dunk????
@garioldwin Great point. You know your NBA.;-)
for Chinese people who can't understand English.
@Vstrat0 michael jordan did :)
Why were the players alot skinnier back then? Is it because more of today's guys are on steroids?
mj
Nope. It was Bob Our land.
Who knows who really did invent the dunk. Pretty sure it's been happening since the invention of the hoop.
Bob Kurland
+SpiffDogVideos Yeah back when people wouldve considered dunking as cheating lol
they called it dunk shot ahaha
Wow
So it goes from Mikan to Wilt? This isn't much of a history of the dunk...
Dr. J could slam dunk more efficiently if he was more aerodynamic.
just looks like that because of their high shorts and socks and tight jerseys
you are filipino
hahahahahahahahahahahahhhahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhaaahahaha n40798. Thats proberly true
and then came clyde the glide; and michael jordan ect.
wtf dunk shot?
they actually had to dribble back then.