Feb.4 at 11:04 am

Keith says:
For a second there, I thought the article was about Jamario Moon being a leper. That would have been better.

Feb.4 at 11:05 am

Kevin says:
jeeeeeeesus. one foot leap from where T-Mac shoots free throws.. this guy should practice some more and be the 1st to have a 3-pt dunk in the middle of a game.. i’d f*ckin sh*t myself hahahhaa..

Feb.4 at 11:10 am

Keith says:
I’m gonna be the first to say it - it’s not real. It’s one of those video clips where they ‘conveniently’ move the camera so you can’t tell if it’s him or not. Moon probably employed J.J Abrams to script the whole thing. His Allstar game dunk will consist of Hurley, the smoke monster and mind control….

Feb.4 at 11:11 am

Keith says:
..or maybe not.

Feb.4 at 11:11 am

Ryne Nelson says:
If they ever allow the hoop to be raised, I’m never watching the Contest again.

Feb.4 at 11:12 am

Kevin says:
^ i thought raising the hoop was a stupid idea too.. but i do think that Jamario can pull off that dunk, he’s light/skinny enough to glide that far..

Feb.4 at 11:12 am

Ryne Nelson says:
Also, there’s no way Jamario’s going to win this. He’s a leaper, yes, but not a flyer. He can’t contort his body while in the air.

Feb.4 at 11:30 am

BETCATS says:
does anyone own a Rudy Gay jersey? just wonderin

Feb.4 at 11:42 am

thebirdman says:
You can see from the reflection in the hardwood that he never actually makes an attempt to dunk the ball. He just holds it above his head and lands before he ever gets to the rim - clever editing, etc. but this can’t be real. I hope we see different in a couple of weeks though.

Feb.4 at 11:59 am

Krayzie Bone says:
If you watch the video, the reflection shows him actually landing quite far away from the basket. Its just a teaser. Also, with Bosh, tech-nerd/all-star behind the camera, you had to imagine something silly like this being set up (Its also the only time that Joey Graham and Maceo Baston get coast to coast recognition).

Feb.4 at 12:00 pm

Krayzie Bone says:
And to Ryne, since the fans vote, its coming down to moon versus howard; howard is good, and Toronto fans will vote for moon several hundred times even if he breaks his ankle on his first attempt.

Feb.4 at 12:05 pm

Krayzie Bone says:
No one owns a Rudy Bleep jersey

Feb.4 at 12:43 pm

riggs says:
i do…what can i say im happy. huh….gay also means what!??!

Feb.4 at 12:58 pm

vmcb says:
Moon’s reflection on the mystery dunk looks real to me, but then again, what do I know?

Feb.4 at 1:03 pm

alex-magicfreak1 says:
im a magic fan, 100%. so im going for dh-12!!! but after him i go for moon, gay,then green. but dwight is ready to knock down that rim,,, watch!!!

Feb.4 at 1:26 pm

Truth About It says:
Naw man…it’s totally real like that commercial where LeBron was nailing those 80 foot jumpers with his normal stroke.

Feb.4 at 1:33 pm

Pat Is Five says:
they should lower the hoop, just imagine the possibilities.

Feb.4 at 1:49 pm

AMMO23 says:
I don’t believe that this video was fake…the obviously didn’t want to give away his final dunk before the contest… it just adds to the speculation. I agree that raising the rim is a cheap thrill.

Feb.4 at 1:51 pm

TwoDoor says:
if Mood doesn’t pull this dunk off in the dunk contest (or even try it) he will look like a jerk! But most likely he won’t make it to the 2nd round and will say that he would have done it there

Feb.4 at 1:51 pm

vmcb says:
I was there Truth, I saw it with my own two eyes.

Feb.4 at 2:27 pm

Russ Bengtson says:
Or the adidas commercial when Kobe dunked from two feet behind the free-throw line, then did a behind-the-back baseline 360? Is everyone conveniently forgetting that Gerald Green won the contest last year by jumping over a TABLE? Not a car, not three cheerleaders, not Frederic Weis, a stupid TABLE. The reigning slam-dunk champ, as far as I’m concerned, is Jason Richardson.

Feb.4 at 2:34 pm

Russ Bengtson says:
A) If anyone can actually dunk from a foot beyond the free-throw line, they not only win the contest, but become the best contest dunker of all-time. Sorry, Vince. Sorry, Michael. Sorry, Jason.
B) Thank you, NBA, for forcing me to sit through a 30-second T-Mobile spot that I’ve already seen 350,000 times in order to watch a one-minute video. That’s like having to watch an hour-long commercial before a two-hour movie. A plague on both your houses. I can’t wait until my T-Mobile contract runs out in 2097 and I can get an iPhone.
C) If those two off-the-bounce dunks that we DID see are any indication of what we can expect from Jamario in the contest, color me unimpressed. Off-the-bounce dunks should be outlawed unless you’re either doing something completely unprecedented or you’re under six feet.

Feb.4 at 3:27 pm

niQ says:
didnt josh smith try something like that but obviously flopped?

Feb.4 at 4:23 pm

hursty says:
nobody hates on josh smith, hes the stat sheet stuffer.

Feb.4 at 5:27 pm

Galo says:
Those first two were weak. The “foot from the foul line” is sweet. Not sweet enough to win a contest, tho’. Russ, sorry, but that’s not how things work. Jason was the best Dunk Contest dunker of this decade (including Vince). No All-Star weekend dunk can compare to the “off the backboard, between the legs one-handed” Jason pulled off. That should mean instant champ for the next century, but it didn’t.
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The only one to get excited in this year’s contest is Dwight. He’s got the creativity and hops to do some great dunks. Green got amazing hops, but no power. Moon did *two* impressive dunks ALL season and got an invitation..WTF? By that same logic James White should be there for the two he did LAST season (and, because he would sell some f*cking tickets).

Feb.4 at 5:29 pm

Galo says:
But then again, you don’t need any kind of logic to put James White in a dunk contest.

Feb.4 at 6:20 pm

ab_40 says:
ey y’all seen that clip of those dunkers from sacto who chalenge rudy gay to do their dunks. between the legs over three people reverse 360 windmill and a reverse 540?

Feb.4 at 6:21 pm

whooo! says:
yeah, where the f*ck is james white!? is he still in this league?

Feb.4 at 6:21 pm

hoo hoo says:
the two off the bounce dunks that j moon did in the video will not be part of his dunk contest repetoire. jamario moon has stated that he has a specific theme for all his dunks and that he is not going to show them to the fans beforehand. everything that you will see from moon will be new and creative.

Feb.4 at 6:54 pm

Adam says:
Ya i doubt those off the bounce ones will be in it. Nobody wants to see dunks that he will actually do in the contest before hand, if they are in it he’s an idiot. I wouldn’t be to surprised if he actually trys that free-throw line dunk. Remember that dunk in New Orleans when he takes off one foot? He looks like he can probably glide. Also, Gerald is crap! Great leaper but overrated. I really wasn’t impressed with any of the dunks he did in the NBA or High School (remember when he pulled himself up on the mesh for the elbow hanger). Im saying its between Moon and Gay, Love D. Howard but he is a big man, and to me doesn’t look that great when he dunks… Unless its power and on somebody’s head.

Feb.4 at 8:10 pm

Russ Bengtson says:
Galo: Oh, I understand all that stuff. Whjat bothers me is that a) they still have dunk contests when the obvious best dunkers in the League aren’t being invited and could care less, and b) when Richardson DID do the off-the-glass and through-the-legs, which was the best contest dunk I’ve ever seen in my life (and I watched ‘88 live on TV and was there in ‘00), he didn’t even win that CONTEST. I gave up on the dunk contest as an event right then and there.

Feb.4 at 8:14 pm

Russ Bengtson says:
Real quick, you know how you make the dunk contest better? It’s not that hard. Number one, real prize money. A million or more for first. Number two, back to six contestants. Three veterans, three up-and-comers. Preferably at least three All-Stars. That way you get a crew like VC, Jason Richardson, LeBron, Dwight, Jamario and Green. Number three, make it three rounds again instead of just a first round and a final. And number four, you get one miss. Miss again and you’re out. No more trying dunks that you’ve never done before hoping against hope that you somehow make it. Do all of that stuff and maybe I’ll be able to care again.

Feb.4 at 9:21 pm

nathalie says:
–no f*cking way–

Feb.4 at 10:34 pm

Galo says:
Russ: I’d rather have Yao, Kwame Brown, Shaq and Shawn Bradley. Comedy is so much sweeter than action…

Feb.5 at 10:05 am

steven Buchanan says:
no way. he pulls that dunk, winner hands down.

Feb.12 at 2:06 pm

Ms. Betz says:
Put it like this, for those who cant quit hating and those who can watch and learn.