I was thinkin about the winter classic before, and i was thinking how ill would it be if they did something like that in other sports? I was thinking specifically about basketball. once a year, they should bring 2 NBA...  Keep Reading »

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Earlier today JR rounded up the Best Perfect-'50' Dunks in NBA Dunk Contest History, but everyone knows that even the judges can get it wrong occasionally. They voted Nate Robinson the winner of the 2006 and 2009 dunk contests, though Andre Iguodala and Dwight Howard had better dunks in those respective years. Here's the real top 20 dunks in NBA All-Star Dunk Contest history.

20. Kenny Smith's Reverse Dunk Off the Backboard:
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Just read this great article on Mark Titus, a walk-on on the Ohio State basketball team: NY Times Mark Titus This is his blog: Club Tril  Keep Reading »

Dawkins. Jordan. Shaq. This holy trinity of basketball legends is synonymous with a beloved type of slam dunk that snaps the rim and shatters the backboard. We've all seen the nostalgic SportsCenter clips or televised half-time shows celebrating their backboard-breaking demolition derbies. But what exactly makes these magnificent dunk conquests so harmonious?

Seeing a baller sail through the air for a monster slam feeds a fetish for watching something beautiful get destroyed. In this case, the crown jewel is the shiny, crystal backboard. The rare staccato, soprano splash of fiberglass bursting and showering the court is the sporting world's equivalent of a masterfully performed Mozart aria. It is sonic bliss. The entire spectacle can only be described as music to one's ears, particularly when accompanied by a thunderous eruption of rabid fan hysteria from the stands.

As most sports fan knows, the NBA has moved away from using buckling backboards into an era of flexible breakaway rims, so the halcyon days of slam dunks with glass downpours on the hardwood are pretty much over. From a fan's perspective, it's worrisome. It makes a child of the '80s wonder if the up-coming generation of ballers will ever be able to witness the sublime destruction of a basketball hoop or experience a game delay while underpaid janitors sweep the court free of fiberglass shrapnel. Sure, hoops still explode like dynamite in antiquated high school gymnasiums or in suburban driveways, but the craft is now mostly a fossil of basketball past in the big leagues.

Here's a nostalgic two-and-a-half-step walk down memory lane to a bygone era in hoops when rims were theatrically bolted to the glass backboard, rather than the steel apparatus that suspends the goal today. These venomous displays of aerial pageantry are truly the creme de le creme of dunks that break and shatter shit.

30. Dwight Howard Breaks the Shot Clock
Early in the first quarter of the Eastern Conference championship, Dwight Howard's quick, powerful jam puts the Magic on the board and brings down the shot clock. Superman's slam is definitely not the most dramatic, but it's a testament to the sheer strength and domination in the paint of the 2008 NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion.

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Previously: #10 through #6 -- 'Tractor' Traylor, 'Big Country' Reeves, and More

5. Three Men Go Up, the Backboard Goes Down
There aren't enough superlatives in the thesaurus to describe the sickness of this three-man slam. On a missed breakaway layup, these three answer at the same time by rebounding the ball off the board and stuffing it straight into the hole. This high school backboard was doomed from moment all three took to the air.

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Previously: #15 through #11 -- Darvin Ham, Jerome Lane, and More

10. Reverse Ally-Oop Crushes Backboard
The sideline paint tell us this video is from Glasgow High School in Glasgow, Montana, home of the Glasglow Scotties. After an artful read from his teammate, the dunker grabs the ball from behind in mid-air for a mind-rattling ally-oop that brings down the backboard. The radio announcer's punctuated enthusiasm and announcement that "this ball game is over with" is easy to love.

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Previously: #20 through #16 -- Chris Morris, Jason Keep, and a Middle School Math Teacher

15. Darvin Ham Demolishes the Backboard
Dunking for the glory, Texas Tech's Darvin Ham destroyed a backboard during a 1996 NCAA Tournament game against UNC, changing the trajectory of the game and giving the Red Raiders a berth in the Sweet 16. Dunkin' Darvin's famous rain of glass even made cover of Sports Illustrated. The forward was a member of the 2004 NBA champion Detroit Pistons and is now an assistant coach for the Albuquerque Thunderbirds minor league basketball team.

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Previously: #25 through #21 -- LeBron James, Nigel Dixon, and More

20. Misses the Slam, But Splinters the Backboard -- Widescreen Edition
File another in the glass breaker but missed the dunk department. Before transferring from Rutgers to Norfolk State for more playing time, Christian Morris took the hardwood for the New York Metro Hawks in high school. He hails from the Bronx. In this video, he splinters the glass at the Nike Peach Jam in North Augusta, Georgia. Morris is reported to be only 16 years old at the time of this dunk. Too bad he misses.

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Previously: #30 through #26 -- Dwight Howard, Kevin Love, and More

25. Jamaal Moore Tears the Roof Off That Sucka
Jamaal Moore was a competitive starting forward for Rice University. In this clip, Moore shatters the backboard on a solo dunk during the Owls' second annual Halloween Hoops classic.

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Editor's Note: This is the latest installment of a new recurring column on BroBible.com by lacrosse superstar Paul Rabil. Check out Paul on the web at www.rabilslacrosse.com and www.rabilsarmy.com.

You know one thing that I'm super proud of? I'm not fake. And you know what else? I'm not a writer... and for that matter, nor am I as witty or funny as some of these other bloggers on yours truly.

You wanna know what I am? I'm a very passionate individual about things that I commit to. So far I've blogged about my passion for lacrosse in the "Crab Cakes and Lacrosse" piece, as well as my massively supported, passionate piece on "FIFA 2010." In a relatively short writer's block, I was trying to figure out what to blog on next, shortly after I finished one of my "at-home alternative workouts." That's when it hit me: I'm addicted to working out. Yes, I use a strength and conditioning coach -- Jay Dyer from Johns Hopkins and the Merritt Athletic Club -- but there are also times where I work out afterwards, or on my own during an off day. We call these Alternative Workouts, and I'm convinced that sometimes they can be just as effective as a hardcore strength and conditioning workout.  Keep Reading »

The 2009-2010 NBA season tips off tonight. Here's what your can expect from your favorite teams, first from the Western Conference (click here for the earlier Eastern Conference preview).

Young, hungry, but still bad:

15. Sacramento Kings
Last season's worst team is probably destined for a similar scenario this year. Kevin Martin will continue to put up big numbers, but with a cast of developing players to support him, the best Kings fans can hope for is for Sacramento to show some improvement on the defensive end and consequently stay competitive.

14. Minnesota Timberwolves
The Timberwolves seemed to be on the right path after trading Kevin Garnett in exchange for a player of equal, if not more, value in Al Jefferson. Picking up a complementary forward in Kevin Love in last year's draft added another piece to a puzzle that was begging to take form. Segue to this year's draft and the Wolves choose to use two high draft picks on not one, but two point guards: Jonny Flynn and Ricky Rubio. To compound the bewilderment of Wolves' fans, Minnesota picked up another point guard: Ramon Sessions from the Bucks. Let's hope that the Wolves' new head coach and former Lakers assistant, Kurt Rambis, picked up some of Phil Jackson's calming meditation techniques; he'll definitely need them this season.  Keep Reading »

The 2009-2010 NBA season tips off tonight. Here's what your can expect from your favorite teams, first from the Eastern Conference (check back for the Western Conference later today).

Enjoy Aaron Rodgers:

15. Milwaukee Bucks
Losing some of their best players -- Richard Jefferson, Charlie Villanueva, and Ramon Sessions -- the Bucks' only notable players are the often-injured duo of Redeem Team alum Michael Redd and Aussie center Andrew Bogut as well as rookie point guard Brandon Jennings. Regardless of their talent level, coach Scott Skiles will have his young team playing to their potential on both ends of the floor, but the Bucks simply don't possess a playoff-ready roster at this point.

Is it Time for LeBron to Decide Yet?:

14. New Jersey Nets
The Nets have a bright future ahead of them, not solely because of a talented young nucleus that includes last year's breakout point guard Devin Harris as well as rapidly improving second-year big man Brook Lopez, but also because the team has been bought by Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov. With a bigger wallet to work with, the Nets could be a major contender in the LeBron James sweepstakes, especially because minority owner Jay-Z is a good friend of James. As for now, Hov and Co. will have to suffer through the growing pains of a young inexperienced team that no longer has the veteran leadership of Vince Carter.  Keep Reading »

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