Dominique Wilkins vs Michael Jordan Slam Dunk Contest 1988

lolobugg

So we are coming up on 17 years since my man 'Nique "the Human Highlight Film" was robbed by Michael J Jordan in what was a rigged final round in home sweet home Chicago.

Not gonna do a poll, but what do you think?

The best windmill dunker ever vs. taking off with your foot halfway over the free throw line?

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I don't know how you can say Wilkins was robbed. Jordan was the best that year. That slam was one of the reasons why the dunk contest became bigger than the all star game itself for the next 8-10 years.

JK_Livin

I still think Shawn Kemp was the best in-game dunker.

WhatYouTaughtMe

Kemp was a beast. It was 27 years ago OP. Damn I'm getting old. Back to topic, Jordan's was better IMO.

lolobugg

you guys are nuts.... even the other players and Jordan himself admitted it to Dominique afterwards.

EDIT: Kemp was a beast. I remember him posterizing Lister in a game.

MedozK

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MedozK said:

Conversation over.

MedozK

SPEEDY MCCREADY

Shawn Kemp
Dominique Wilkins

"The Fathers of our Country"

Between the 2 of them.
You are talking close to 30 illegitimate children.

lolobugg

MedozK said:

post the one where his foot is on the line
we are talking dunking.
Carl Lewis could take him in the long jump.

Man, I knew Jordan was popular but... No love for Dominique on here, huh?

lolobugg

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

Shawn Kemp
Dominique Wilkins

"The Fathers of our Country"

Between the 2 of them.
You are talking close to 30 illegitimate children.

Don't forget about Scottie Pippin

MedozK

lolobugg said:

MedozK said:

post the one where his foot is on the line
we are talking dunking.
Carl Lewis could take him in the long jump.

Man, I knew Jordan was popular but... No love for Dominique on here, huh?

The only time I would go watch the Hawks play was when the Bulls were coming to Atlanta.

lolobugg

MedozK said:

lolobugg said:

MedozK said:

post the one where his foot is on the line
we are talking dunking.
Carl Lewis could take him in the long jump.

Man, I knew Jordan was popular but... No love for Dominique on here, huh?

The only time I would go watch the Hawks play was when the Bulls were coming to Atlanta.

I would go and watch them when my Knicks came to town.... but I always love Dominique's game.
Saw some epic battles between him and Ewing.

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So what that his foot was in the line? This isn't bowling. It doesn't disqualify him.

Wilkins was good, but he's no jordan.

lolobugg

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So what that his foot was in the line? This isn't bowling. It doesn't disqualify him.

Wilkins was good, but he's no jordan.

it just wasn't impressive as Dominique's dunk....
oh wow. you can jump really far... so can any Olympic long jumper and they stay behind the line.

I mean Jordan had Nike's marketing muscle behind him... he can fly and all that..etc.
Trust me, man. I know how talented Jordan is... I am a Knicks fan... so I am painfully aware... but Nique is still the better dunker.

SPEEDY MCCREADY

Spud Webb had them all beat.

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lolobugg said:

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So what that his foot was in the line? This isn't bowling. It doesn't disqualify him.

Wilkins was good, but he's no jordan.

it just wasn't impressive as Dominique's dunk....
oh wow. you can jump really far... so can any Olympic long jumper and they stay behind the line.

That one dunk of Jordan was better than anything Dominique did. It's a good thing the slam dunk contest isn't an Olympic event. Didn't Jordans dunk earn a perfect score? Did Wilkins get a 50? I honestly don't remember.

Jason P

MedozK said:

Lame ass Jordan ...

lolobugg

lolobugg said:

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So what that his foot was in the line? This isn't bowling. It doesn't disqualify him.

Wilkins was good, but he's no jordan.

it just wasn't impressive as Dominique's dunk....
oh wow. you can jump really far... so can any Olympic long jumper and they stay behind the line.

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

Spud Webb had them all beat.

Spud was the MAN!!

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lolobugg said:

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So what that his foot was in the line? This isn't bowling. It doesn't disqualify him.

Wilkins was good, but he's no jordan.

it just wasn't impressive as Dominique's dunk....
oh wow. you can jump really far... so can any Olympic long jumper and they stay behind the line.

That one dunk of Jordan was better than anything Dominique did. It's a good thing the slam dunk contest isn't an Olympic event. Didn't Jordans dunk earn a perfect score? Did Wilkins get a 50? I honestly don't remember.

yeah, Jordan got a 50....
I think Dominique scores were like 50, 50, then 45? huh. the judges didn't have the balls to give Nique the trophy in front of that Chicago crowd. Here is the whole thing. Remember watching this live.

http://youtu.be/n6vRWbVlTDo

lolobugg

Jason P said:

MedozK said:

Lame ass Jordan ...

NICE...I had forgotten about that game.

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45? Jordan kicked that ass!

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It was fun watching Spud Webb dunk.

MedozK

http://youtu.be/n6vRWbVlTDo

The most impressive Jordan dunk, I think, is at 30:20 of the video. The kiss the rim dunk, if you watch the replay in slow motion, he has to duck his head under the rim.

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lolobugg said:

lolobugg said:

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So what that his foot was in the line? This isn't bowling. It doesn't disqualify him.

Wilkins was good, but he's no jordan.

it just wasn't impressive as Dominique's dunk....
oh wow. you can jump really far... so can any Olympic long jumper and they stay behind the line.

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

Spud Webb had them all beat.

Spud was the MAN!!

Last-12-Exit said:

lolobugg said:

Last-12-Exit said:

So what that his foot was in the line? This isn't bowling. It doesn't disqualify him.

Wilkins was good, but he's no jordan.

it just wasn't impressive as Dominique's dunk....
oh wow. you can jump really far... so can any Olympic long jumper and they stay behind the line.

That one dunk of Jordan was better than anything Dominique did. It's a good thing the slam dunk contest isn't an Olympic event. Didn't Jordans dunk earn a perfect score? Did Wilkins get a 50? I honestly don't remember.

yeah, Jordan got a 50....
I think Dominique scores were like 50, 50, then 45? huh. the judges didn't have the balls to give Nique the trophy in front of that Chicago crowd. Here is the whole thing. Remember watching this live.

http://youtu.be/n6vRWbVlTDo

It's great listening to the commentators talk about this. This used to be a big deal.

WhatYouTaughtMe

I actually prefer watching the little guys dunk. Loved Spud and also Nate Robinson.

lolobugg

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lolobugg said:

lolobugg said:

Last-12-Exit said:

So what that his foot was in the line? This isn't bowling. It doesn't disqualify him.

Wilkins was good, but he's no jordan.

it just wasn't impressive as Dominique's dunk....
oh wow. you can jump really far... so can any Olympic long jumper and they stay behind the line.

SPEEDY MCCREADY said:

Spud Webb had them all beat.

Spud was the MAN!!

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lolobugg said:

Last-12-Exit said:

So what that his foot was in the line? This isn't bowling. It doesn't disqualify him.

Wilkins was good, but he's no jordan.

it just wasn't impressive as Dominique's dunk....
oh wow. you can jump really far... so can any Olympic long jumper and they stay behind the line.

That one dunk of Jordan was better than anything Dominique did. It's a good thing the slam dunk contest isn't an Olympic event. Didn't Jordans dunk earn a perfect score? Did Wilkins get a 50? I honestly don't remember.

yeah, Jordan got a 50....
I think Dominique scores were like 50, 50, then 45? huh. the judges didn't have the balls to give Nique the trophy in front of that Chicago crowd. Here is the whole thing. Remember watching this live.

http://youtu.be/n6vRWbVlTDo

It's great listening to the commentators talk about this. This used to be a big deal.

Check that TBS logo. man, the good ol' days

dimitrispearljam

i agree with OP
proud to say ,Dominique was the biggest nba player ever crossed the ocean and played for my team,Panathinaikos!!!!

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dimitrispearljam said:

i agree with OP
proud to say ,Dominique was the biggest nba player ever crossed the ocean and played for my team,Panathinaikos!!!!

Michael Jordan didn't have to play for a European team.....says it all. Plus, he wasn't on the first dream team in the olympics. There's really no comparison between the two.

I stand by him winning the dunk contest that year. He couldn't be beat. Especially in chicago.

lolobugg

dimitrispearljam said:

i agree with OP
proud to say ,Dominique was the biggest nba player ever crossed the ocean and played for my team,Panathinaikos!!!!

Me and you, Dimi vs. the world.
Michael Jordan is still the most popular athlete in America.
and he has been retired for 12 years.

Jason P

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dimitrispearljam said:

i agree with OP
proud to say ,Dominique was the biggest nba player ever crossed the ocean and played for my team,Panathinaikos!!!!

Michael Jordan didn't have to play for a European team.....says it all. Plus, he wasn't on the first dream team in the olympics. There's really no comparison between the two.

I stand by him winning the dunk contest that year. He couldn't be beat. Especially in chicago.

The Washington Wizards were pretty much a Euro team when he played for them ..

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dimitrispearljam said:

i agree with OP
proud to say ,Dominique was the biggest nba player ever crossed the ocean and played for my team,Panathinaikos!!!!

Michael Jordan didn't have to play for a European team.....says it all. Plus, he wasn't on the first dream team in the olympics. There's really no comparison between the two.

I stand by him winning the dunk contest that year. He couldn't be beat. Especially in chicago.

The Washington Wizards were pretty much a Euro All-Star team ...

4 Courtney Alexander SG 6-5 205 April 27, 1977 1 California State University, Fresno
5 Kwame Brown PF 6-11 270 March 10, 1982 R
24 Hubert Davis SG 6-5 183 May 17, 1970 9 University of North Carolina
32 Richard Hamilton SG 6-6 185 February 14, 1978 2 University of Connecticut
3 Brendan Haywood C 7-0 268 November 27, 1979 R University of North Carolina
54 Popeye Jones PF 6-8 250 June 17, 1970 8 Murray State University
23 Michael Jordan SF 6-6 195 February 17, 1963 13 University of North Carolina
44 Christian Laettner PF 6-11 235 August 17, 1969 9 Duke University
10 Tyronn Lue PG 6-0 175 May 3, 1977 3 University of Nebraska
8 Tyrone Nesby SF 6-6 225 January 31, 1976 3 University of Nevada, Las Vegas
21 Bobby Simmons SF 6-7 210 June 2, 1980 R DePaul University
36 Etan Thomas C 6-9 256 April 1, 1978 R Syracuse University
55 Jahidi White C 6-9 290 February 19, 1976 3 Georgetown University
12 Chris Whitney PG 6-0 168 October 5, 1971 8 Clemson University

dimitrispearljam

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dimitrispearljam said:

i agree with OP
proud to say ,Dominique was the biggest nba player ever crossed the ocean and played for my team,Panathinaikos!!!!

Michael Jordan didn't have to play for a European team.....says it all. Plus, he wasn't on the first dream team in the olympics. There's really no comparison between the two.

I stand by him winning the dunk contest that year. He couldn't be beat. Especially in chicago.

i diodnt say who is better player..im talking about the dunk competition..Dominique was better at that one
jordan is the best player ever in the planet,no question
as for wilkins played at europe,,my ream,Panathinaikos paid CRAZY money to bring him to Greece