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  not sure what's more amazing: rudy's shot or the capacity crowd at the FedExForum...

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Dunk contest participants announced, we give it an "8"
Ball Don't Lie — The names have been announced, none of them were very surprising; and while we're stopping short of calling the list uninspiring, the best the NBA can say is that it didn't make any obvious mistakes. Ladies and gentleman, your 2008 Slam Dunk Contest participants are, Gerald Green, Jamario Moon, Dwight Howard, and Rudy Gay. ...

Tonight's Game: Memphis Grizzlies vs. Orlando Magic
Orlando Pinstriped Post — vs. 12-29 26-17 FedExForum 8:00 PM Sun Sports Probable ...

Links: Linkstravaganza!
3 Shades of Blue — Sorry for the lack of updates and links lately. New job = new work schedule. To make up for it, here's an extra-large helping of links. Rudy Gay is in the Sprite Rising Stars Slam Dunk Contest. He will be facing reigning champ Gerald Green, the man-beast who should have won last year in Dwight Howard and rookie surprise Jamario Moon. He is asking for all the help he can get, as he is requesting that fans offer submissions via YouTube that could assist him in capturing the crown. Go to http://www.youtube.com/rudygay22slamdunk for all the ...

Help Rudy Win
SOX & Dawgs — And no I am not talking about Rudy Giuliani. For those of you with ups or hops or whatever the kids are calling it these days, this is your chance to help former UConn star Rudy Gay win the NBA Slam Dunk contest in February. He will be competing against Dwight Howard of the Orlando Magic, Jamario Moon of the Toronto Raptors and last years winner Gerald Green of the Minnesota Timberwolves. Green was a member of the Boston Celtics when he won. All Rudy wants you to do is submit a video of a dunk which you think he could use to win the contest. If he likes your dunk, he will use it. For all the information and rules on ...

Introducing Your Slam Dunk Contestants
Intentional Foul — Yes sir, the NBA’s Slam Dunk contest is Saturday night and it has the makings of being quite memorable. We have some up-and-coming contestants who have displayed an aerial skill that should provide some high-jumping fireworks Saturday evening. Oh yeah, Dwight Howard will be there too, and that’s always a plus (alas, no 12-foot rim, however). The beauty of this year’s contest is being limited to four dunkers. No longer are we going to have to sit through two slower rounds while the lesser dunkers remove themselves from the competition. Instead, we have four players, ...

Handicapping The Slam Dunk Contest
The Sports Lounge — Today is All-Star Saturday, which means we get to watch the 3-point shootout, skills competition, and most importantly the slam dunk contest. The All-Star festivities and the game itself are largely glorified, but its still a spectacle to watch nonetheless. The slam dunk competition has lost a lot of its appeal in recent years, but its still one of the coolest All-Star events of any sport around. This year the contestants are defending champion Gerald Green, Dwight Howard, rookie Jamario Moon, and Rudy Gay. Here's a look at each players top 10 dunks, courtesy of YouTube and NBA TV. ...

Rudy Gay circus shot
Odenized — Odenized video clip on YouTube | Download Rudy Gay not only makes a shot a la Harlem Globetrotters, but gets the And1. ...

Circus shot by Rudy Gay
Hail Mary Jane — So Rudy Gay may have one of the lowest selling jerseys ever but no one can deny that he is a very talented player. This shot he threw up was just a prayer, had nothing to do with skill but he somehow managed to make it. Tags: rudy gay, grizzlies, knicks

Reading is Great! Thursday’s NBA Links
Empty the Bench — ... dish from the SlamBall commish. - The Sports Hernia - The Knicks didn’t hire Donnie Walsh–it’s Paul Bearer in disguise. - HoopsHype - Gabe Muoneke needed to get a few things off his chest. - Orlando Sentinel - Rashard Lewis may have attended his last Medieval dinner show. - NBAstuffer.com - The Jason Kidd Effect on Dallas Maverick stats. - BallHype - Rudy Gay hits one of the best circus shots of the 2007-08 season. - ...

Introducing the Vancouver Scarier-Than-Memphis-Grizzlies
The On Deck Circle — [image] This article has been submitted by Rob Shaw. Imagine David Stern woke up one morning and realized that he has let the NBA completely abandon basketball fans in the Pacific Northwest, first allowing the Vancouver Grizzlies to move to Memphis and then the Seattle SuperSonics to relocate to Oklahoma City. Imagine Stern felt so bad that he granted the Pacific Northwest a new franchise – obviously in Vancouver because he feels awful that during the first go round Vancouver fans had to endure Bryant “Big Country” Reeves’ hair cut – and gave this new franchise the opportunity to pick up any player in the NBA it wished so long as ...

Rudy Gay
UCONN | Men's Basketball — Rudy Gay was at Gampel Pavilion Monday to play some basketball and speak to the 24 players at Jim Calhoun's Connecticut Elite Camp. "When you step in between these lines [at Gampel] there's a certain amount of pride you have to have in the game and the school," Gay said. "Everybody who is here comes back for a reason. I came back for a reason - to show my respect. I respect the program, respect Coach and I love being here." Gay averaged 20.1 points and 6.2 rebounds last year for the Grizzlies. He averaged 10.8 and 4.5 as a rookie in 2006-07. "He's a SportsCenter highlight tape and everybody knows him," ...

Better Dunker: Rudy Gay or Andre Iguodala?
Dime Magazine — 1 Response to “Better Dunker: Rudy Gay or Andre Iguodala?” September 17th, 2008 at 12:57 pm dukesman2000 says: A.I Leave a Reply Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website

Declaration of War
3 Shades of Blue — A couple of days ago, my (former) good buddy at Hornets 24/7, Ryan Schwan, wrote a post decrying the horrific predictions that were foisted upon his team last year by the big media outlets and their sudden about-face this year. He then spent his final 340 words absolutely demoralizing the Grizzlies, while acting apologetic about it the entire time. Of course, this means that I must retaliate. But I like the way this Hornets team is put together and realize that they are definitely one of the top 2 teams in the West, so I cannot reciprocate in the same manner. That means I must tear apart his post -- word by word. Let's do ...

Let's talk about the real robbery yesterday
Bullets Forever — Nick Young wasn't invited to the Slam Dunk Contest!  It's a good thing that yesterday was Christmas or else yesterday would've been absolutely abysmal. Obviously, I'm not too upset that Dwight Howard got an invite over Nick Young.  The man knows how to put on a show and there would be quite a few people upset if they didn't get to see his phonebooth dunk.  I'm not too upset over the three rookies (Russell Westbrook, Joe Alexander, and Rudy Fernandez) getting a shot to participate either.  All three of them have some explosive hops and whoever is chosen should be a worthy contestant. ...

Rumor: Rondo, Scal for Grizzlies' Conley, Gay
RedsArmy.com - The Voice Of Celtics Fans — The latest Rondo trade rumor comes via Marc Spears: While there has been talk around the NBA from several scouts that the Celtics have been shopping guard Rajon Rondo, he isn't expected to be dealt. While unlikely, one Eastern Conference executive said the latest trade rumor included Rondo and forward Brian Scalabrine going to Memphis for guard Mike Conley and swingman Rudy Gay. On the flip side, one NBA GM said that he asked Celtics president Danny Ainge about Rondo and Ainge said he didn't want to trade him. No way. No, no, no and no. That's my initial reaction to this rumored ...

Jam Master Gay
You Been Blinded - Now in Dazzling HD — G-A-Y are the letters of his name. Cutting and slashing are the aspects of his game. Everybody knew Rudy Gay had game coming out of UConn but he fell into the NBA black hole known as the Memphis Grizzlies and his star was dimmed. Followers of the League know Gay’s game -active, high-flying, decent shot, match-up nightmare- but the casual sports fan might not know him. Gay is currently 10th in the league in scoring at 21.3 a game and averages 17 for his career. He’s having a career year in points, rebounds, steals, field goal percentage, and three-point field goal percentage. He’ll be ...

NBA’s Best Dunker?
Ball or Nuthin' — With the 2009-2010 NBA season in full swing, Ball or Nuthin’ will begin highlighting the best of the best in the league.  First up, we’ll commence with the most exciting play in basketball – - the slam dunk. The slam dunk always brings even the most casual basketball fans to his feet.  But since almost every NBA player can throw it down, it takes a little more to be a special dunker in the Association.  So, just who are the NBA’s best dunkers?  1.  LeBron James – Of course, the man-child has to top any list involving athleticism.  While the variety of his dunks is rather lame (he mainly ...