Basketball NBA Dunk Contest; When will it end? JC Carr discusses the NBA Dunk Contest. While this year’s was entertaining, has the contest overall become boring? Carr has some suggestions on how to improve it. by Staff Post February 21, 2011 By: JC Carr Watching the dunk contest on Saturday night hearkened me back to yesteryear. Or at least last year. As expected, Blake Griffin was great and for once, so were the other three participants. Problem is, the contest is so boring. First, it starts at 10:00pm EST and ends around 11:15pm EST. An hour and fifteen minutes for two rounds of dunking gets to dragging on a bit. Secondly, the contestants get an infinite amount of chances to pull off their dunks which usually takes the surprise and novelty out of it. And lastly, and probably most importantly, we’ve seen every dunk imaginable. Hanging on the rim with your elbow? Vince Carter, 2000. Dunk off the support arm? Iguodala, 2006. Even dunking over a car? Marko Milicic, 1997 (Hungarian All Star Game) and a few Youtube heros. Point is there are only so many things humanly possible to do in a dunk contest. Here’s a few ideas to improve upon what has been such a great event in years past. First, go back to the old rules. Every attempt gets scored and you can throw out your worst score. Second, if there are only going to be four contestants, let them all in the finals. Limit the number of attempts and again, don’t give a time limit, give an attempt limit. This year was a pretty competitive year and all four contestants put on a pretty good show (Personally, I felt Ibaka got robbed on his foul line dunk). And one more way to rekindle the excitement; Get the biggest names out there next year. Offer up a ton of cash and recruit the big dunkers for one year. Imagine Kobe and Lebron going head to head. Or Blake against Dwight Howard? Even Nate Robinson versus Russell Westbrook? Now that would be a show worth watching. Post Views: 1,356 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Staff Post Latest posts by Staff Post (see all) In The Zone Announces Initial Podcast Lineup - November 13, 2020 The Essential Resources You Need to Start Your Own Gym in 2020 - February 6, 2020 Wilder vs Fury II – How the second fight will be different to the first? - February 5, 2020 Early turnovers, defensive struggles plague the Scarlet Knights - January 26, 2020 Related TopicsBasketballBlake Griffin 1 Comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Women in Sports: Podcast Host, New York Riptide Sideline Reporter, Dani Wexelman by Luke Porco | posted on March 3, 2020 From Paramus High School to CBS Sports, Spero Dedes is making waves in sports broadcasting by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on October 27, 2020 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 More in Basketball You Know I’m Right, Episode 111: New York Giants’ Insider John Schmeelk (Audio/Video) On the 111th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 97: SNY’s Michelle Margaux (Audio/Video) On the 97th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined SNY’s... WNBA Rolling Out Red Carpet For Upcoming 25th Anniversary Season The WNBA’s 25th season also marks the debut of the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup. Carmelo Anthony Shows Nets What Could Have Been, But New Jersey Gets Win New York Knicks Acquire 'Melo; Still Not A Title Contender