Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:00 am EDT
BDL Bedlam, Rd. 1: Dwight's Superman vs. Green's cupcake
Day two of our completely pointless, albeit oddly entertaining, BDL Bedlam Tournament. Thanks to your help,
we've compiled a list of 64 things that you may or may not love about
the NBA and seeded them into four regions. We're unveiling all 32 first
round match-ups over the course of this week, and voting will remain
open until Sunday.
Staying in the Kobe Region it's No. 7 seed Dwight Howard's Superman dunk vs. No. 10 seed Gerald Green's cupcake dunk. We know how Dr. J feels about this. But what about you? A closer look at the nominees:
No. 7 Dwight Howard's Superman dunk: It was the "dunk" that divided a nation. Was D-Howard's well-costumed, well-choreographed "Superman slam" (video) really even a dunk? Does it matter that he didn't touch the rim, or was the ball "propelling downward" good enough? So, what's the final verdict: dunk or no dunk? Rasie your Sprite-sponsored cards.
No. 10 Gerald Green's cupcake dunk: For many, Gerald Green's "cupcake dunk" (video), where he put his head above the rim to blow out a candle as he threw it down, was arguably the best dunk of the night. The creativity was off the charts, the slow-motion replays were hilarious, and the cupcake's frosting looked delicious.
So, what dunk makes it through to the second round? Keep in mind: Green needs this. Vote or die.
Click here (and scroll down) to vote on all of the BDL Bedlam first round match-ups.
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That was an awesome dunk. Here's hoping that "Socks" and Howard's crazy double-self-oop make the list as well, maybe as higher seeds. Why'd these have to match up so early?
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A lot of the criticism after Dwight won was that Dwight didn't dunk, but that he threw it through the hoop. Uh, that's what dunking is: throwing the ball down. Grabbing the rim and hanging onto it isn't a requisite.
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dwight howard just put on some crap and threw the ball down the rim thats stupid
now the fact that green actually blew out the candle and that the cupcake didnt fall off is just insane
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i lOvee him!
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