Re: dunks

[Brent Wyrick]

I'll add one to the list.

Corie Blount in Memphis in the 1st game? at the Pyramid, gets the look ahead
pass on the break, runs the lane and two hand jams running full speed. The
rim breaks......... it never comes back up from it's breakaway position. 40
minutes later the facilites staff replaces it and the game restarts.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "DeJuan McGuire" <address@hidden>
To: <address@hidden>
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 10:59 AM
Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] dunks


> I don't remember the date, but I will add:
>
> Jermaine Tate vs. Louisville, I think, sometime in the
> late 1990s
> Tate dribbled along the baseline, then took flight and
> went right over a stunned opposing defender for the dunk.
> He took off so far from the basket that he was really
> reaching to get it there, but he still threw it down. I
> used a picture of the dunk as my computer wallpaper for
> months afterward.
>
> On Sun, 30 Jan 2005 19:45:55 -0600 (CST)
>   John Hall <address@hidden> wrote:
> > After James White's reverse alley-oop last night it
> > seems like a good time to reopen the discussion of the
> > most spectacular Bearcat dunks in the Huggins era.
> >
> > Here are my rankings. Opponents/dates are sometimes
> > guesses; please correct if you know better. There are two
> > stipulations: must be in live action (no dunk contests),
> > and no player can appear more than once (perhaps unfair,
> > but makes it more interesting).
> >
> >
> > 1. Levett vs Alcorn St. 12/3/97
> >
> > No contest here. Best dunk I've ever seen at the college
> > level. My favorite view is from the baseline, where you
> > see the missed shot bounce way up with Brannen
> > positioning himself for the rebound. Suddenly Mel pops up
> > like he's shot out of a cannon, reaches back over his
> > head (he's jumping sideways), grabs the ball with one
> > hand and slams it through. Then he does a helicopter
> > move, holding onto the rim and spinning his body around
> > parallel to the floor to avoid landing on Brannen. He
> > lands on his feet and skips backward up the court like he
> > can't believe what just happened.
> >
> >
> > 2. Bostic vs UNC 12/3/94
> >
> > I remember as a kid wearing out the VCR trying to watch
> > this one frame-by-frame. Curtis gets the ball on the
> > side, with only Jerry Stackhouse between him and the
> > basket. Both players jump straight up as high as they
> > can. In one frame the ball is about a foot above the rim,
> > with Bostic using two hands and Stackhouse blocking it
> > cleanly on the other side. The next frame Curtis is even
> > higher, while Stackhouse starts to fall. Still don't know
> > how he got the ball through the basket.
> >
> >
> > 3. White vs Houston 1/29/05
> >
> > The most amazing thing was how easy he made it look.
> > There's no way Jihad was trying to toss it short and
> > directly in front of the rim.
> >
> >
> > 4. Patterson vs Howard 12/17/96
> >
> > Reuben stole the inbounds pass at full speed, took one
> > dribble and threw it down. Only time I've ever seen that
> > play. Eight years later in the NBA Reuben still gets more
> > steals for breakaway dunks than anyone.
> >
> >
> > 5. K-Mart vs Charlotte 1/5/00
> >
> > Kenyon had lots of dunks like this one: steal the ball
> > at midcourt, two dribbles and bam! He was so fast no one
> > else would even be in the picture.
> >
> >
> > 6. Fortson vs Memphis 2/29/96
> >
> > Danny didn't jump so high, and almost always used two
> > hands. This one he took the pass from Burton under he
> > basket, dribbled once then spun and tomahawked it
> > one-handed over a Memphis player (Lorenzen Wright?).
> >
> >
> > 7. Flint vs McNeese St. 12/30/95 ???
> >
> > Not even sure of the season on this one, but I think it
> > was at home against some blue and yellow uni's. Damon
> > pulled a Dr. J, cupping the ball and extending his arm
> > straight up before throwing the ball down on some poor
> > guy's head.
> >
> >
> > 8. Dermarr at Louisville 1/27/00
> >
> > Dermarr got the ball on the break, with one Louisville
> > player back. It looked like there was no way he could
> > dunk it, but he made it look easy, avoiding the contact
> > and ducking his head under the backboard.
> >
> >
> > 9. Blount at Memphis 3/7/92
> >
> > Corie's follow dunk against Virginia in the tourney was
> > probably better, but this one bent the rim and caused a
> > 20-minute delay.
> >
> >
> > 10. Erik Martin vs UNC 3/28/93
> >
> > Van Exel should get equal credit for this one. Set play
> > out of bounds to Gibson, then over to Nick who dribbles
> > left and on the move throws a perfect alley-oop to Erik.
> > Neither player could see the other. Why don't we run this
> > play anymore?