Greatest Dunker Ever?

Shock, we may have crossed paths. And yes, you are telling the truth about the Hubie Brown story.
The best Doc dunk that I saw came when the Nets were playing the Denver Nuggets. The good doctor was on a fast break, went three-quarters baseline and threw down a double-pump sidearmed windmill jam over Dan Issel that forced the Denver coach, Doug Moe, to call a time out. That shit was beeeeaaauutiful.

 

Dr J's playoff numbers his first year with Squires were sick

33 pts and 21 RBs per game.

 

Joe DiMaggio at Dinky Donuts.

 

All this talk about dunking, and more in particular dunking in a game — on someone — got me to thinking: Is there anything better and more fun to watch in sports? I mean I love (I actually laugh sometimes) when I see a guy get crowned. I think it's beautiful.

I LOVE baseball. And I played college basketball (albeit not great college basketball, but I played good ball for a long enough time). And I'm covinced the dunk is one of, if not the, greatest things in sports — if the timing is right and the dunk is good.

 

Mr 70,

Dead on about Hawk. BTW David Wolf is the same guy who left journalism and ended up managing Boom Boom Mancini and Donny Lalonde. Foul is f---in great.

I think Wilt could have windmill-dunked a 16-pound shot. Gus Johnson coulda too.

YHS, etc

 

Not only is it great to watch but the two greatest feelings I've ever felt playing sports were: the first time I dunked a basketball and the one and only time I've done it over someone during a pick-up game.

 

Ditto.

I only dunked on a guy once. It was the best feeling I've ever had in sports. Place went bananas.

Another great feeling was the time I shattered a glass backboard. Scared the shit out of me, but it was great.

 

Wow, shattering a backboard, that's crazy. Since I'm still in my dunking prime my ultimate hope is to either finish an alley-oop in a game or a one-handed put back dunk. Of course, talk like this is why America sucks at basketball in world competitions.

 

As a kid I saw Connie Hawkins play a few times during his ABA days. He seemed to glide. It was like he had skates on.

 

I find it hard to believe no one has mentioned Clyde Drexler!

I saw a highlight film on him driving the ball against two defenders.
Dribbling towards the hoop, The Glide took the ball behind his back, split the defenders and launched to toward the hoop with a left-handed dunk.
It was an awesome highlight.

 

Clark Gable in "It Happened One Night"

 

Clyde The Glide is without a doubt an all-timer. Sorry Clyde and I appologize to you and your many fans. Dunk on my brother. Dunk on.