Goddamn: You know the weather’s bad in Seattle when it’s raining Shawn Kemp private parts on your head.
GODDAMN: Kemp’s lefty
Anybody have info on this picture? I mean, there wasn’t an All-Star Game in Seattle, so doesn’t this have to be from a game? Are you telling me he dunked like this in an NBA game?
*Amendment: Excellent work from the crack staff at litandbasketball:
Looks to be from 12-29-95. Kemp wore those shoes in 95/96 and SEA is playing BOS (see shorts lower right). BOS only visits SEA 1x per yr.
One thing we can all agree on is there’s no way he actually dunked that ball, because we’d all be dead.
“REIGN MAN”
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Goddamn, Robb Harskamp. Goddamn.
Robb previously made the popular Championship Ring and Slam Dunk Contest posters (both available for purchase here), but just took the door off with this Shawn Kemp piece, for the #BTL project.
Check out more of Robb’s gorgeous work at his site: harsky.com.
Check out more of the Between the Lines design project.
The Debate: Best In-Game Dunker of All-Time?
Shawn Kemp DEMANDS your vote.
Individual jam, for your consideration: Kemp’s Double-Pump Reverse at The Garden.*
*Points for meaningful double-pump. Had to pump to avoid Kenny Walker, leaving only a reverse jam in play. Points for doing it at The Garden. Biggest stage.
Got ‘Em Coach Rewind: Kemp hammers so hard on Chris Gatling, Gatling himself must high-five him.
Best In-Game Dunker of All-Time?
I posted this horrific shot of Dominique Wilkins yesterday, and slapped the Best In Game Dunker of All-Time hornet’s nest.
Then, of course, JR Smith went and did this last night, and I got even more emails and tweets, debating the issue.
So, I figured, lets get into it. My criteria for Best In-Game Dunker of All-Time?
- Points for style
- Points for vertical leap
- Points for power
- Points for hammering it on someone
No points awarded for uncontested breakaways. You leak out, or get the steal and a clear path, that’s essentially a dunk contest jam. I’m talking about beating somebody to the hole and boofing it on them. Catching a pass, hitting the lane and really stuffing it.
We all know the greatest in-game dunk is probably “Vance” on Frederic Weiss: Watch here.
I also LOVE Kevin Johnson on Olajuwon. Let me set the stage, because context matters here:
- ‘94 WCSF
- Kevin Johnson: 6’1” point guard
- Hakeem Olajuwon: 7’0” center, NBA All-Time Career Leader in Blocks (3,830)
KJ on Dream, for your viewing enjoyment.
However, if we’re judging on a body of work, I can only see two legitimate contestants - Dominique Wilkins and Shawn Kemp.*
Videos to follow. Please vote. Write me. Tweet me. Like the videos. If I’m wrong, submit to me another contender. What about Air Jordan? Vince Carter? David Thompson? We gotta figure this out.
*Haven’t seen enough Dr. J or Daryl Dawkins. Lebron and Griffin too young - not enough raw material.
I bet this coupon is still redeemable at the Sizzler of Greater Seattle.
I don’t know much, but I do know that 1/2lb. beef burger, served on a soft bun, with hot french fries, fresh tossed salad and a beverage of my choice is a goddamn steal at $3.99.
Recommend Got ‘Em Coach, if you feel so inclined.
At one point, Shawn Kemp was representative of our nation.
While international players are definitely catching up to the NBA, and in some cases surpassing, what other countries will never catch the States in is genetic mutations like Kevin Durant and Shaquille O’Neal.
The folks at hightopfadeaway (great name, by the way) hit the nail on the head. When you see a 7’, 315 lbs. center run the break and stuff it, you must go to the sidelines and ask your coach, “What the *#&! am I supposed to do?”
nbaoffseason: thehightopfadeaway:
The top ten plays from Dream Team II with Borat on the call. The “Shaquille O’Neal Coast to Coast” definitely deserves the #1 spot.
(via Dime Mag)
