Talk:Slam Dunk Contest

Dunk Free Throw Line
The sentence: "Wilt Chamberlain was able to dunk from the free throw line while starting his movement from within the free throw circle" is completely bullshit. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.143.194.172 (talk) 17:27, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

2011 Dunk Contest Neutral POV Issue
I deleted "DeRozan's one-handed reverse windmill off the lob to himself was the signature dunk of the competition." This statement is based in opinion, not fact. (24.142.168.140 (talk) 14:25, 10 October 2013 (UTC)) hi

Re-name
I'm new to editing, so I don't know how to put up one of those fancy re-name boxes, but I would like to suggest renaming this article to the current name of the competition, and it's official name, the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest. I'll let the discussion play out. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shep.Hayes (talk • contribs) 02:50, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

- Sounds like a good idea, get on it! KnatLouie 15:20, 16 July 2006 (CET)

Suggestion: Famous Non-NBA Slam Dunk Contests
The (2004?) McDonald's All-American contest won controversially by Candace Parker should be added as a famous contest. It certainly made me angrier than any other contest. Tino 16:09, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

Dont Merge
The two are talking about the same type of thing... the slamdunk. However, the NBA dunk page talks about the dunks in the NBA, the winners, and the history. The other page allows for people like Taurian Fontenette AKA The Air Up There, to be featured and discussed along with many other people who do not play or compete in the NBA. The slam dunk contest page also go over the different types of dunks, who did them, it allows for a wider variety of people to be covered. High School, College, Pro, Or Semi-pro (entertainers And 1, Globe Trotters, and so on).

Orlando Woolridge
Shouldn't he be credited with the first between the legs dunk? I believe it was in 1984. This was way before Rider pulled it off. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jonathan Neil (talk • contribs) 15:25, 21 February 2007 (UTC).

Props
We should add a props category (Gerald Green over the table, Baron Davis over some dude's camera)...

Weiss
Vince Carter's dunk is the greatest dunk of all time? I don't think that's a neutral pov without a reference. It certainly isn't the greatest sport highlight of all time, that's very subjective. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.84.157.108 (talk) 20:22, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

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Ref Improve
Lets try to add more references to this article, as of today, this article only contains 3 refs, 1 of them being a youtube video. --$user log (talk) 18:18, 17 July 2008 (UTC)

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Vandalization or unfortunate formulation
"Candace Parker beat off 5 men who include J. R. Smith and Joe Crawford to become the first woman to win the contest."

Ahem! 88.77.156.160 (talk) 20:38, 28 January 2010 (UTC)

2006 Slam Dunk Contest
Not just the fans thought it should have been Iguodala, the people voting for it did. hi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYEiAdXPMLk#t=3m35s —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.49.67.27 (talk) 19:47, 9 February 2011 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 16 February 2020
Derrick Jones Jr.'s entry does not link to his article, which does exist, because it was spelled "Jr" rather than "Jr." Adding the period will make the link work. 2605:6000:6E1D:3200:945A:906C:829D:C5E1 (talk) 05:00, 16 February 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅. El_C 05:03, 16 February 2020 (UTC)

Rules or guidelines
Exactly what is being allowed and judged is not explained. The dunk in a regular game has restrictions such as no carrying; this contest does not seem to have that rule. What other things not allowed in a regular game can be present? Are trampolines allowed? Conversely, what things allowed in a regular game are not allowed, e.g., alley-oops? Kdammers (talk) 15:14, 2 November 2020 (UTC)