Obi Toppin actually had some really good and creative dunks. It’s just that he didn’t slam them hard enough. The impact of the dunks were too soft so the crowd couldn’t appreciate them
This! That's one of the most important aspects of a dunk contest dunk. VC had the ball going through the net like it was going 100mph. That's what made it historically great.
In 2016, Gordon and Lavin reached the maximum point in class, in the skill schedule. After that, there was a decline. Slam Dunk Contest 2022 peaked at its lowest point.
Lol look at those final dunks. Just 5 years ago those dunks wouldnt even get them to the final. That backboard dunk by Obi has been done by Pat and he did it way more impressive. And he didnt even advance to final
Stars themselves won't do any better dunks unlessl TH-cam dunkers come up with new stuff for NBA players to copy like in 2016, otherwise it will always be lacklustre
@@CaesarCassius nahhh you think lavine, morant, edwards, gordon, etc wont do better dunks? And sometimes its more on who's in the dunk contest than what they do on what brings in the hype just bring a 38 lebron and the hype is all around
Got to feel bad for Obi Toppin. His dunks werent bad at all but got no reaction due to the lack of star power in this years contest and how much everyone else was missing so much... He needs to comeback next year and hope that a star does it aswell so he's not the only one
My ideas to fix all star weekend (1 for each event or possible adds) 1. get rid of the moneyball rack in the 3pt contest... yes its cool to see shooters score a bunch of points but it kills the chance of a comeback if someone misses there moneyballs and someone makes all theres. leave the 5th ball money balls but the rack is to much and getting rid of it in my option makes the scores closer. 2. stop with the guard vs guard and bigs vs big in the skills contest... honestly this isnt that big of a deal but i just feel like anyone vs anyone would make it more interesting and wouldnt limit the amount of guards or bigs that can participate. 3. The dunk contest needs a lot of work right now, from the weak contenders to the overuse of props. What the league needs to do is either add charity money to it and makes it to where the charity that the winner selects gets a idk maybe 500k donation or someone like that, it worked out for the all star game maybe it will increase the amount of star power the dunk contest gets... 4. If they dont plan on changing anything to the dunk contest what they need to do to save all star weekend is give the fans what they want... a 1v1 tournament, realistically i cant see this being that crazy after the 3rd year since most of the stars will have already competed if any do, but still it would help take a lot of the pressure off the dunk contest as the main attraction... also give it some kind of prize pool aswell to get people to compete more that once if at all... 5. something that would be very easy to add that the fans might not care for but the players might is make logos for the the events and let the winner were it on there jersey for the year as bragging rights... some examples of this would be the C for captain on the NFL jerseys or the nba trophy on the defending champs jerseys, MAYBE even give them a title belt that they can have until the very next event and if they want to keep it they have to defend it, because lets be honest title belts are some of the coolest things ever and who wouldnt want to be known as the dunk contest champion or 3pt contest champion
last year was way worse, at least there was something interesting with cole's first dunk. Last year was just horrible. The winning dunk was meant to be a kiss the rim and anfernee didn't even really do that.
Toppin dunks are extremely difficult. Among the most difficult ever. The problem is that it has no style, unlike lavine for example. Otherwise the green dunk (inverted 360 between the legs) deserved better. He had to go to the final.
@Arsenio Buck That is true. Ticket costs have become so high that your regular working class folk can't afford them. The working class knew how to make noise, the rich folk just treat the game as a day out and you see a lot of females just staring at their phones. But I think the crowd would have been more hyped if big name players weren't scared of entering the dunk contest. But you're right, crowds today do not bring the same energy crowds in the 80s and 90s did
@Arsenio Buck and who is suppose to be vince Carter in this year's dunk contest? You want the crowd to get hype over a basic ass Toscano or Obi dunk? Over a Green miss? Even if the crowd was hype that doesn't change the fact these dunks fucking suck and that the biggest name here is a struggling rookie. Crowd isn't the problem it's obviously the contestants
Zach and Aaron was really good but nothing compares to Vince Carter. He changed the way people dunk and he did things we had never seen before. VC for life. MJ and DW was goat worthy too lol. Not to mention these guys made dunks first try.
second best, nothing tops MjvNique88. It was way more hype for them. You had the best scorers in the game, best players in the game. Mj and Nique both having MVP seasons up to that point. When they played against each other it was a battle! always! Wilkins would have 45, Mj 43, or MJ 61! Wilkins 45, so people knew the dunk contest was gon be super lit in a rematch. It should have been rematch number 3. Nique was injured in 87. It was always speculation they could meet in the playoffs although that happened later on in the 90s. Far more hype. People overseas wanted to see it. For Zach and Aaron, not so much. despite being very entertaining. Neither of them is MVP calibre players, although great dunkers. Nobody cares about when they play each other. crickets. so the hype is mediocre for them. the hype was only by surprise and at the moment. That's it. MjvNique was hype for their entire career! The dunk contest is boring as usual.
@@daebak7370 Name the Three Main Drugs you on!!!! Cause tou can't be just a normal Addict. How you Mean Cole better than JA!! The chit he does in Game picture him with time and no Defender!
I got 3 dunk 'ideas' that would DESTROY the competition & rank in the Top 10 All Time. (If not the Top 5) Granted, I would use props., BUT THEY WOULD BE UNFORGETTABLE!
to be fair some of the dunks Toppin did are exactly the kind of technical dunks Kilganon & Co are doing. Those tap the backboard first then dunk it are very popular among pro dunkers at the moment
Anthony Edwars, Ja Morant and Zion should carry the torch for the new generation of NBA players next season. I also think the league should take control by choosing the best and most athletic "in-game dunkers" to participate.
That was a dunk but it is just smooth and there is just no “WOW” factor or explosiveness on the rim and a dunk is a type of basketball shot that is performed when a player jumps in the air, controls the ball(s) above the horizontal plane of the rim, and guides the ball(s) downward through the basket with one or both hands contacting the rim.
Toppin dunks are extremely difficult. Among the most difficult ever. The problem is that it has no style, unlike lavine for example. Otherwise the green dunk (inverted 360 between the legs) deserved better. He had to go to the final.
Man, that’s tough. Dude from the Warriors tried to have a legendary dunk contest and was just coming up a bit short. I really like the effort and ideas, just off on the execution.
Toppin dunks are extremely difficult. Among the most difficult ever. The problem is that it has no style, unlike lavine for example. Otherwise the green dunk (inverted 360 between the legs) deserved better. He had to go to the final.
Exactly. Obi's off the backboard between the legs reverse two handed dunk was a solid 10. Also his first dunk was a 10. No one cared though. The crowd was absolutely terrible. I think that only a 720 windimill between the legs behind the back would make them happy.
@@vasilijeboskovic5948 perfect example of what clown? I wasn’t there. This is literally the worst dunk contest ever Lmaoo go look at what every analyst is saying. They’re getting dragged on Twitter
There needs to be a much better vetting process for who is allowed to compete in the dunk contest. I like all of these guys as players, but this Dunk Contest was trash🗑.
That was a good contest alot of stuff was difficult, especially toppins last dunk that takes some good timing and skill don't sleep on this contest!...
These days now there are professional dunkers and we see them all over social media every day so we have high expectations from nba players in dunk contest, but they train everyday at improving basketball skills not jumpin to get creative dunks like professional dunkers do. So it is what it is, once in a decade we have exceptional athletes who can get creative at dunks like jordan, vince or lavine, but for now I think we have to wait a few more years to have that
This actually had some pretty good dunks it’s just it got ruined by a lot of misses and a very bad final round. Juan and obi’s first dunks were actually very impressive they both should’ve gotten 50s
Well there was a big dry patch after MJ vs Nique, then Vince Carter happened and there were a few good contests in the 00s, but then it got dry again until Gordon vs Lavine and now it's dry again lol
But it's up to the dunkers to hype the crowd tho, why would you expect the crowd to be hyped when they miss every dunks🤦🏾♂️, these are entertainers, it's there jobs to bring the crowd on their feet
I’ve heard it said so many times but I think it may finally be true; the dunk contest is well and truly dead. I couldn’t believe how bad this was. I don’t think a single contestant got a dunk first try. Absolute travesty. They need to incentivize it for the real superstars to come out.
When there are more judges than dunkers, that's when you know it's time to call time of death on this mess. Worst ever. A game of HORSE between Chuck and Shaq would have been more interesting.
The 2016 slam dunk contest set the bar high , this 2022 looks like a high school contest LMAO🤣 *17 yr.old high school LeBron James will surely win this tho' 🤣
I really miss Aaron Gordon, he deserves to win at least one title.
He's the people's champ at least
Aaron vs zack allways the best dunk contest..
@@disla5550 of your generation yes it will be. Go back to 88' Nique vs Jordan
Robbed 2 times. Not gonna happen again.
He should’ve won 2016 and 2020
This dunk contest is a embrassment to all the great legends that performed at unbelievable levels.
Korok
3:36 man tried the VC and got a popcorn fart
Even 5 foot 6 Spud Webb had 5x better dunks than this garbage.
I hear you
It wasn’t that bad
Kudos to the person who was able to extract "highlights" from this dunk contest.
😆 🤣
Hahaha...
Wait till you see the lowlights!
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Kudos to you & all the comments for making this 8:10 worthwhile
I hope people are starting to appreciate how amazing the zach lavine and aaron gordon contest was, it has never been the same since
Obi Toppin actually had some really good and creative dunks. It’s just that he didn’t slam them hard enough. The impact of the dunks were too soft so the crowd couldn’t appreciate them
Yeah man, he really just lacked that final 'Bam!'
This! That's one of the most important aspects of a dunk contest dunk. VC had the ball going through the net like it was going 100mph. That's what made it historically great.
Yeah his shit was like power lay ups lol
For me, if it makes it past the rim idk how fast/hard the ball is going lmao.
@@ant2011 🤣 not abt the ball, more on the impact on rim and board
In 2016, Gordon and Lavin reached the maximum point in class, in the skill schedule. After that, there was a decline. Slam Dunk Contest 2022 peaked at its lowest point.
It was pretty much all windmills
You got that right. Top 3 Dunk Conests to me are:
1. Vince Carter vs. Tracy McGrady
2. Aaron Gordon vs. Zach Lavine
3. Jordan vs. Wilkins II.
The best thing about hitting rock bottom is the only way to go is up from now on, hopefully 2023 we have an actual dunk contest smh
nah last year was worse
Maxed put for sure. Was whack years before that too though
great to see that the dunk contest was won by a layup
Lol look at those final dunks. Just 5 years ago those dunks wouldnt even get them to the final. That backboard dunk by Obi has been done by Pat and he did it way more impressive. And he didnt even advance to final
Jalen green was all time great in this dunk contest.. I mean being all time great at being embarrassing.
WTF?!! That was horrible!!!
@@randomdude4045 who is Pat? I remember backboard dunk from Dwight. Also amazing backboard dunk was from Javale.
Jalen Green should be the winner!
They really need stars to join this contest there really is no hype even in the crowds
It would show up there players
Aaron Gordon
What they really need is not rigged any contest anymore
The players are just not entertaining, don't know how to get the crowd pumped
Stars themselves won't do any better dunks unlessl TH-cam dunkers come up with new stuff for NBA players to copy like in 2016, otherwise it will always be lacklustre
@@CaesarCassius nahhh you think lavine, morant, edwards, gordon, etc wont do better dunks? And sometimes its more on who's in the dunk contest than what they do on what brings in the hype just bring a 38 lebron and the hype is all around
Got to feel bad for Obi Toppin. His dunks werent bad at all but got no reaction due to the lack of star power in this years contest and how much everyone else was missing so much... He needs to comeback next year and hope that a star does it aswell so he's not the only one
He sucked
Dr J always always looks good! He understands the assignment every time.
Shaq's reaction says it all 😂😂
Yep 2:42
Shaq was thinking of Vince
they are boring🤣🤣🤣
2:43 is gunna be used for memes
One thing missing is POWER
The tap dunks really take away from the overall effect
Which is the reason why the Dominique Wilkins vs Jordan contest is still the best of all times
@@HFH-Official That was supposed to be a joke right?
Haters iNC. Official I am HFH b!tch vince carter, dominque, jordan, harold miner, Darvon ham, aaron gordon blake griffin shawn kemp
@@HFH-Official lavine Gordon
They don’t wanna ruin there nails
Weird All-Star year... the Skill Challenge was WAY more interesting than the Slam Dunk-Contest 🤣🤣
Fax lol
At least the 3 point contest amazed me as KAT won the title 😁
It's been like that for the last 5 years.
@@ibringthelastwords1358 spoiler alert
😂😂😂
My ideas to fix all star weekend (1 for each event or possible adds)
1. get rid of the moneyball rack in the 3pt contest... yes its cool to see shooters score a bunch of points but it kills the chance of a comeback if someone misses there moneyballs and someone makes all theres. leave the 5th ball money balls but the rack is to much and getting rid of it in my option makes the scores closer.
2. stop with the guard vs guard and bigs vs big in the skills contest... honestly this isnt that big of a deal but i just feel like anyone vs anyone would make it more interesting and wouldnt limit the amount of guards or bigs that can participate.
3. The dunk contest needs a lot of work right now, from the weak contenders to the overuse of props. What the league needs to do is either add charity money to it and makes it to where the charity that the winner selects gets a idk maybe 500k donation or someone like that, it worked out for the all star game maybe it will increase the amount of star power the dunk contest gets...
4. If they dont plan on changing anything to the dunk contest what they need to do to save all star weekend is give the fans what they want... a 1v1 tournament, realistically i cant see this being that crazy after the 3rd year since most of the stars will have already competed if any do, but still it would help take a lot of the pressure off the dunk contest as the main attraction... also give it some kind of prize pool aswell to get people to compete more that once if at all...
5. something that would be very easy to add that the fans might not care for but the players might is make logos for the the events and let the winner were it on there jersey for the year as bragging rights... some examples of this would be the C for captain on the NFL jerseys or the nba trophy on the defending champs jerseys, MAYBE even give them a title belt that they can have until the very next event and if they want to keep it they have to defend it, because lets be honest title belts are some of the coolest things ever and who wouldnt want to be known as the dunk contest champion or 3pt contest champion
The contest level was too low comparing with others, but this dunk was insane 3:34
Its alright, only got a score of 43, would have got 50 if it was a 360 degree spin, it looked like a 180 or 240 spin
I miss when there's actually a dunk that will make me jump out of my chair or like have an actual reaction... I miss Aaron Gordon and Zach smh...
The best dunk contest ever seen..
Obi Toppin’s dunks were actually fire, but the others….
well that was the best slam dunk competition ever held. cant top or even near that. And even on that contest the best dunker got robbed of the title.
101%
@@csk7041 no, he is probably the worst winner in the last 30 years
Definitely the most disastrous dunk contest ever, can’t figure out which one was more trash than this year lol
Maybe 2010….
last year was way worse, at least there was something interesting with cole's first dunk. Last year was just horrible. The winning dunk was meant to be a kiss the rim and anfernee didn't even really do that.
Last year was way more trash
Majority of them suck. Especially before they enforced the limited tries. I mean even the great ones weren’t that fun to watch.
Toppin dunks are extremely difficult. Among the most difficult ever. The problem is that it has no style, unlike lavine for example. Otherwise the green dunk (inverted 360 between the legs) deserved better. He had to go to the final.
Wow, at this point i would invite Jordan Kilganon and other professional dunkers. That would be way more fun to watch.
@Christoph Graus- thats 1 hell of an idea.
Loving the love for Aaron and Zach ❤️
I almost fell asleep watching it! Nothing creative! Very deceptive Contest!
Slam Dunk contest is so hit or miss. I think the crowd’s reaction (or lack thereof) pretty much sums up this year’s contest.
@Arsenio Buck That is true. Ticket costs have become so high that your regular working class folk can't afford them. The working class knew how to make noise, the rich folk just treat the game as a day out and you see a lot of females just staring at their phones. But I think the crowd would have been more hyped if big name players weren't scared of entering the dunk contest. But you're right, crowds today do not bring the same energy crowds in the 80s and 90s did
@Arsenio Buck crowd sucks cuz the players suck lol nobody is jumping out their seats for these weak ass dunks
@Arsenio Buck and who is suppose to be vince Carter in this year's dunk contest? You want the crowd to get hype over a basic ass Toscano or Obi dunk? Over a Green miss? Even if the crowd was hype that doesn't change the fact these dunks fucking suck and that the biggest name here is a struggling rookie. Crowd isn't the problem it's obviously the contestants
the dunk contest has lost its excitment, since Zach & Gordon, the selection has been quite disappointing
Zach & Gords standards are high. These dudes dunking now are kids only
If Gordon had entered And Still lost this year..I'm done. Lol. Worst dunk contest ever.
I hate how they start of every other dunk with a gimmick now and the dunk itself is just basic then
2018 was alr
Everything has lost its excitement
First dunk by Toppin was actually pretty cold. Other than that looked like dudes did not prepare at all
2016 dunk contest is the best
The layup contest was a great addition to the 2022 All star game
DLK
NBA Slum Dank involving Zach Lavine and Aaron Gordon is still the Best !!!
nowadays theirs little creativity in slum dunk contest, I'm waiting for all-star game
Yup but they robbed Gordon twice 😔
Zach and Aaron was really good but nothing compares to Vince Carter. He changed the way people dunk and he did things we had never seen before. VC for life. MJ and DW was goat worthy too lol. Not to mention these guys made dunks first try.
second best, nothing tops MjvNique88. It was way more hype for them.
You had the best scorers in the game, best players in the game. Mj and Nique both having MVP seasons up to that point. When they played against each other it was a battle! always! Wilkins would have 45, Mj 43, or MJ 61! Wilkins 45, so people knew the dunk contest was gon be super lit in a rematch. It should have been rematch number 3. Nique was injured in 87. It was always speculation they could meet in the playoffs although that happened later on in the 90s. Far more hype. People overseas wanted to see it.
For Zach and Aaron, not so much. despite being very entertaining. Neither of them is MVP calibre players, although great dunkers. Nobody cares about when they play each other. crickets. so the hype is mediocre for them. the hype was only by surprise and at the moment. That's it.
MjvNique was hype for their entire career!
The dunk contest is boring as usual.
Dwight Howard, Vince Carter, J Rich and Nate Robinson had some classic one and who could forgot MJ.
Damn! this dunk contest was embrassing
May be g league or ncaa dunk contest will b more exciting
last years was wose loll
Easily the DOOKIEST dunk contest of all time. Just when you thought it couldn't get any worse. SMH!
A healthy LeBron would have hiped IT
Last year was bad this one is good topin had creative dunks not jumping beyond someone
The saddest dunk competition of all time.
To be honest 2021 was worse
why? just why?
It's a lot on that list 😂
@@Steven-qc1hv did you watch it
S.O.A.T.!
Looking back, Obi Toppin actually did great here.
Didn't know there were any highlights.
Had to rewatch Zach Lavine vs Aaron Gordon since there were no dunk contest this year
i was halfway finishing this crap
then switch to watching zac ans aarons battle
The Cole part gave me hope… damn did it go downhill fast
Gosh! Ja Morant could easily have won this!
Is he a better dunker than Cole anthony? I don't think ao
@@daebak7370 yes easily
@@daebak7370 he is
@@daebak7370 Name the Three Main Drugs you on!!!! Cause tou can't be just a normal Addict. How you Mean Cole better than JA!! The chit he does in Game picture him with time and no Defender!
Lol.. don't you know he is Ja-lmost Dunk Morant?
The worst edition in recent years. Not a single 50 points dunk.
I got 3 dunk 'ideas' that would DESTROY the competition & rank in the Top 10 All Time. (If not the Top 5)
Granted, I would use props., BUT THEY WOULD BE UNFORGETTABLE!
Shaq’s reaction says it all! Once you’ve seen dunkers like Jordan Kilganon in person it becomes a very tough act to follow.
to be fair some of the dunks Toppin did are exactly the kind of technical dunks Kilganon & Co are doing. Those tap the backboard first then dunk it are very popular among pro dunkers at the moment
@@2Swift4u but Kilganon and other pro dunkers does it better
Cause that’s literally ALL they do, plus he’s shorter so it looks more impressive, and he’s white which makes it even more so. Obi killed it.
kilganon has no power
Obi toppin dunks were actually dope it's just by the time they got to him they probably were annoyed because the other dudes took forever
lol
They were layups though
When the real dunk contest happening?
2016…
Amazing Comment 👏🏾 😂😂
it already happened. Real dunkers got robbed
Gordon and lavine was in another level 🎚️
Im glad it's only 8 mins
We need Aaron Gordon and Zach Lavine for us to get hype again in this contest.......
after what they did to aaron im glad he never goes back on the contest he got robbed twice
It's not like they'd do anything new. Its all been done
@@neilpalsI can't agree with you more. It would be a historic shame if Aaron got robbed again.
ja morant , zach lavine, aaron gordon and miles bridges for next years slam dunk contest would be PERFECT
Anthony Edwars, Ja Morant and Zion should carry the torch for the new generation of NBA players next season. I also think the league should take control by choosing the best and most athletic "in-game dunkers" to participate.
That jaleen green dunk is the best you can have in this 2022.
Judges clearly don’t like the guy could’ve given more in the final round than those two
Lol the dude also needed a hundred attempts and copied two dunks from the past
bruhh
Tippin dunk was better
@@strangerthanparadise every single dunk has been done basically in the nba dunk contest history, there is no “ copying”
One of the worst dunk contest ever :(
Agree!!!!
Yeah it was cheeks
Yeah🤣🤣🤣
100%
For me its a bit better than last year 😂
Good job JG💪💪💪👏👏👍👍
i like how all these new nba players do the same dunks that highschoolers do, they cant do anything harder than a highschooler
I miss dunk contest 😭😭anyway good lay ups
🤣🤣
After watching this, I need to watch some Vince Carter to remind myself what a dunk contest is.
rofl
Wow, those were great lay-ups 🤪
Haha not slam dunk?
That was a dunk but it is just smooth and there is just no “WOW” factor or explosiveness on the rim and a dunk is a type of basketball shot that is performed when a player jumps in the air, controls the ball(s) above the horizontal plane of the rim, and guides the ball(s) downward through the basket with one or both hands contacting the rim.
It’s like they didn’t even know they were going to be in the dunk contest
This was like little kids playing around at the local park with a broken backboard.
More proof we need to just have professional dunkers doing the dunk contest
You said it the best 👌
Right
I miss Gordon🙆🏾♂️
Damn I'm embarrassed for these guys right now.
Put 500k on the dunk contest next year and maybe we'll get a respectable showing.
Yeah it looked like they hadn't even practised their dunks
The last thing we wanted to see was the winner won it because other's mistake. Damn...I missed 2016 even more year after year.
Nahh the timberland dunk 😂
Nice dunk I'm watching now
I been watching this contest for over 25 years. This was pathetic, I’ve seen better dunks in my Sunday morning LA Fitness runs.
Toppin dunks are extremely difficult. Among the most difficult ever. The problem is that it has no style, unlike lavine for example. Otherwise the green dunk (inverted 360 between the legs) deserved better. He had to go to the final.
Man, that’s tough. Dude from the Warriors tried to have a legendary dunk contest and was just coming up a bit short. I really like the effort and ideas, just off on the execution.
Like others have said, i don’t think he had prepared enough before the contest
2:43 my face the whole time while watching this year's Slam Dunk Contest
VC15 from 20 years ago is still the most epic of all time!
Nice lowlights compilation
I saw JTA play for my Soles de Mexicali back in 2018. Now he’s in the Nba Slam dunk contest! Nothing but mad respect for him.
Toppin dunks are extremely difficult. Among the most difficult ever. The problem is that it has no style, unlike lavine for example. Otherwise the green dunk (inverted 360 between the legs) deserved better. He had to go to the final.
Exactly. Obi's off the backboard between the legs reverse two handed dunk was a solid 10. Also his first dunk was a 10. No one cared though. The crowd was absolutely terrible. I think that only a 720 windimill between the legs behind the back would make them happy.
@@vasilijeboskovic5948 the crowd don’t care because the tickets are 2k and only rich suburb mfers can afford to Go
@@vasilijeboskovic5948 perfect example of what clown? I wasn’t there. This is literally the worst dunk contest ever Lmaoo go look at what every analyst is saying. They’re getting dragged on Twitter
@@vasilijeboskovic5948 not a single memorable dunk LMAO wtf do you expect?
@@vasilijeboskovic5948 every comment is saying how terrible the dunk contest was Lmaoo.
There needs to be a much better vetting process for who is allowed to compete in the dunk contest. I like all of these guys as players, but this Dunk Contest was trash🗑.
Why ttash we see good dunks topin
How do you invent a new dunk that excites the audience and is possible to achieve? Damn near impossible now.
That was a good contest alot of stuff was difficult, especially toppins last dunk that takes some good timing and skill don't sleep on this contest!...
Bring morant and miles bridges,then we talk
Add anthony edwards maybe
I'm also surprised no Morant, Bridges and Edwards
Too bad they're cowards af
These days now there are professional dunkers and we see them all over social media every day so we have high expectations from nba players in dunk contest, but they train everyday at improving basketball skills not jumpin to get creative dunks like professional dunkers do. So it is what it is, once in a decade we have exceptional athletes who can get creative at dunks like jordan, vince or lavine, but for now I think we have to wait a few more years to have that
True, but damn, even I study at least 3 hours the night before an exam. These guys didn't even take a look at the book before exam day.
I was wondering why the poll is so high on Green while clearly the most exciting dunker is Obi Toppin. He deserved this win. 🏆
Because of his jump. But creativity is Obi's.
This actually had some pretty good dunks it’s just it got ruined by a lot of misses and a very bad final round. Juan and obi’s first dunks were actually very impressive they both should’ve gotten 50s
This felt like I was practicing alley OOP dunks in 2k
that last dunk is actually crazy, too bad the crowd and the commentators were already out of it by the time it happened.
*Zach* : Disappointing
*Aaron* : yeah me too.
Lol more like me 2
Ever since the match up with Lavine and AG, the dunk contests have never met the expectations. This is one was okay. I wanted Ja Morant to be here
Well there was a big dry patch after MJ vs Nique, then Vince Carter happened and there were a few good contests in the 00s, but then it got dry again until Gordon vs Lavine and now it's dry again lol
@@GoGetYourShinebox your tripping Dwight Howard and Nate Robinson were🔥🔥🔥
@@thecatch9666 Few good contests in the 00s
Damnn son. I miss zach and Aaron rivalry. Best dunk of this era for sure.
Collectively they shot about 30% from the field in the dunk contest. This was easily top 5 worst dunk contests of all time.
Next year, have blind people try to dunk. It would be better than this year's garbage.
First time in NBA history that a layup won the dunk contest, perhaps they should have lowered the rim to 9 feet.
Refs were tough around the beginning but the players really disappointed by the end despite their potential
Nah they weren't tough. They were overly generous
They should enter one outside the league hoopster, per dunk contest. It would probably make it a little more interesting. 😉
But will not have to do the same thing with you on this if I need a dunk
This should've had Zion, Ja Morant, Hell even LBJ would've been way more interesting.
Lbj won't do the dunk contest
Several dunks were awesome. This is weird the crowd wasn't there
But it's up to the dunkers to hype the crowd tho, why would you expect the crowd to be hyped when they miss every dunks🤦🏾♂️, these are entertainers, it's there jobs to bring the crowd on their feet
Shaq’s reaction 😂😂😂
I LIKE THAT GUY MADE IT THE FIRST ATTEMPT THAT WAS A REAL NICE DUNK BRO ITS VERY HARD TO MAKE THAT WITH BEST TIMING U HERD
2:42 Shaq's reaction says it all lol
Well damn that shit was underwhelming
WELCOME BACK TO THE 2022 SLAM LAYUP CONTEST
there wasn't any layups... if so when I didn't see any
@@MattTheDestroyer a layup would have probably won it though
I’ve heard it said so many times but I think it may finally be true; the dunk contest is well and truly dead. I couldn’t believe how bad this was. I don’t think a single contestant got a dunk first try. Absolute travesty. They need to incentivize it for the real superstars to come out.
A layup dunk?!😮🤯He deserved to win it.
Hello AG and ZL, I miss you two. Please come back~
When there are more judges than dunkers, that's when you know it's time to call time of death on this mess. Worst ever. A game of HORSE between Chuck and Shaq would have been more interesting.
Back to the dark days of slam dunk contest
Are the judges not supposed to give a score less than 6?
Yes.6 is the lowest score
Best dunker of the last two decades: Aaron Gordon. Period.
J-Rich was doing a great job too...
Bro be homest 2016 dunk contest eas 🥵🔥❤️
Aaron gordon is the greatest slumdunk contestant of all time
Brian Scalebrine has done better in game dunks then these 😭
The 2016 slam dunk contest set the bar high , this 2022 looks like a high school contest LMAO🤣
*17 yr.old high school LeBron James will surely win this tho' 🤣
Nice 💥
Nothing like the good old 00's