Gerald Green Raises Dunk Contest Smack Talk Level to 13 Feet

• chone

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  TrueHoop had an article last month about how no one's ever verifiably touched the top of the backboard, which is 13 feet high. I doubt even Howard could do it, and he got up to 12'6" with the sticker dunk.

  Posted 2/3/2008 [reply] [flag]

  • Ben Q. Rock

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    Yeah, this should be the article entitled "Ain't Gonna Happen."

    Posted 2/4/2008 [reply] [flag]

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3SoB Sunday Chronicle 2.3.08
Published 2/3/2008 by zack at 3 Shades of Blue - A Memphis Grizzlies Blog
... Other Griz News/Notes --Rudy challenged Dwight Howard to 12 foot dunk during Dunk Contest. This causes Gerald Green to up the anty to 13 foot. --Stromile was first suspended, then reportedly will be traded to the Nets for Jason Collins. --Damon signs with the Spurs. --Rudy, Conley and Navarro all get invited to Rookie-Sophomore game. Other Pictures During the Week ...

Mr. Liver's Sunday Memo
Published 2/3/2008 by Bethlehem Shoals at freedarko.com
... about Josh Smith and Gerald Wallace over the weekend was like a spiritual experience, exactly because I took off the shackles and restored them to their rightful place beyond the sun. I'm sorry, I can't fake it—my skin shrivels when I hear NPR commentators dip their feet in the "poetry of this Super Bowl match-up" waters, but I'm always going to tend toward basketball as transcendent spectacle. That's why I'm totally stoked about this year's Dunk Contest, which is beginning to take on surreal features . Green, Howard, and Gay are currently debating, McLaughlin Group-style, ...

YouTube of the Day II: Jamario Moon joins the dunk hype
Published 2/4/2008 at Ball Don't Lie
... Gay is getting advice from human pogo sticks; and now Jamario Moon is taking flight from -- what appears to be at least -- 17-feet out. See: head, spinning. Yes, we've officially gotten to the point where if this contest is even half as an entertaining as the hype leading up to it has been, then we're in for one hell of a night. • Jamario Moon's Dunk Contest Sneak Preview / FanHouse • Turning it Up To 13, With 15 Days to Go / NBA.com • Dunk advice for Rudy Gay / Ball Don't Lie

A dunk contest preview with Dwight Howard & Jamario Moon
Published 2/12/2008 by DCScrap at on 205th magazine: Stuff Guys Like. [Pop Culture For Men]
... , to Gerald Green upping the ante to 13 feet, I am actually interested this year. Mix in newcomer Jamario Moon and this could turn out to be must-see-TV. Howard's preview... (stick around for the last one) Moon's preview... It's not ...