Top 7 :: Underappreciated Dunkers
JoeSportsFan.com —
All of the big name dunkers from the late 80s and 90s get all of the attention—Michael Jordan, Dominique Wilkins, Charles Barkley, Clyde Drexler, and that one Tom Chambers dunk. But there are plenty of other dunkers who brought some serious ruckus upon the NBA and college basketball, and even high school, who do not get nearly the credit that they deserve for completely destroying opponents with vicious, disgusting dunks. ...
YouTube of the Day: Ronnie Fields
Ball Don't Lie —
Over a decade ago, there was a high school basketball player named Ronnie Fields , who went to Farragut Academy, in Chicago, Illinois. Ronnie was a prolific scorer, rebounder, and shot-blocker; and he was even a teammate of current Boston Celtic forward Kevin Garnett during Garnett's senior season (and lone season at Farragut), back in 1994-95. Also, Ronnie could dunk: (Warning: clip contains some language, and lots of scared high schoolers.) Ronnie could really dunk . Ronnie could dunk better or as good as just about every basketball player who ever dunked . Ronnie could really, really dunk . Fields was involved in ...
Better Dunker: Ronnie Fields or James White?
Dime Magazine —
To make up for Friday’s “ Drexler vs. Carmelo ” dud — which went over about as well Rush Limbaugh’s stint on ESPN (I swear it made sense at the time, but I probably should have gone with Pierce vs. ‘Melo instead) — here’s a classic “power vs. grace” argument… Exhibit A: Air Exhibit B: Flight
Top 7 :: Underappreciated Dunkers
JoeSportsFan.com —
With fresh Top 7 lists being pulled from the shelves during the holiday season, we dug up a great one crafted by Jason Major a little over a year ago. Enjoy.
All of the big name dunkers from the late 80s and 90s get all of the attention—Michael Jordan, Dominique Wilkins, Charles Barkley, Clyde Drexler, and that one Tom Chambers dunk. But there are plenty of other dunkers who brought some serious ruckus upon the NBA and college basketball, and even high school, who do not get nearly the credit that they deserve for completely destroying opponents with vicious, disgusting dunks.
This week’s Top 7 pays tribute to those not-as-oft ...
