Talk:Slam Dunk Contest

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

NBA This article is part of WikiProject National Basketball Association, an attempt to build a comprehensive and detailed guide of the NBA on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, you can choose to edit the article attached to this page, or visit the WikiProject National Basketball Association, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks.
Start This article has been rated as start-Class on the quality scale.
Mid This article has been rated as Mid-importance on the importance scale.

Contents

[edit] Merge with NBA Slam Dunk Contest

Seeing as the NBA Slam Dunk Contest isn't the only kind (think McDonald's All-American, College Final Final Weekend), I think this page should replace the one at NBA Slam Dunk Contest. This page is more organized than that one, so I'll probably just replace that one with this one (taking out the non-NBA stuff), and write a new one relating to general slam dunk contests to put on this page. BMetts 20:20, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

- Sounds like a good idea, get on it! KnatLouie 15:20, 16 July 2006 (CET)

[edit] Suggestion: Famous Non-NBA Slam Dunk Contests

The (2004?) McDonald's All-American contest won controversially by Candace Parker should be added as a famous contest. It certainly made me angrier than any other contest. Tino 16:09, 3 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dont Merge

The two are talking about the same type of thing... the slamdunk. However, the NBA dunk page talks about the dunks in the NBA, the winners, and the history. The other page allows for people like Taurian Fontenette AKA The Air Up There, to be featured and discussed along with many other people who do not play or compete in the NBA. The slam dunk contest page also go over the different types of dunks, who did them, it allows for a wider variety of people to be covered. High School, College, Pro, Or Semi-pro (entertainers And 1, Globe Trotters, and so on).

[edit] Notes

The notes mentions Vince Carter had a 13.5 ft dunk, but I believe that is inaccurate. Michael Wilson holds the record at 12 ft (or 12'2"). -Big Ben 04:21, 12 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Orlando Woolridge

Shouldn't he be credited with the first between the legs dunk? I believe it was in 1984. This was way before Rider pulled it off. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Jonathan Neil (talk • contribs) 15:25, 21 February 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Props

We should add a props category (Gerald Green over the table, Baron Davis over some dude's camera)...

[edit] Weiss

Vince Carter's dunk is the greatest dunk of all time? I don't think that's a neutral pov without a reference. It certainly isn't the greatest sport highlight of all time, that's very subjective. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.84.157.108 (talk) 20:22, 10 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Dee-brown-dunk.JPG

Image:Dee-brown-dunk.JPG is being used on this article. I notice the image page specifies that the image is being used under fair use but there is no explanation or rationale as to why its use in this Wikipedia article constitutes fair use. In addition to the boilerplate fair use template, you must also write out on the image description page a specific explanation or rationale for why using this image in each article is consistent with fair use.

Please go to the image description page and edit it to include a fair use rationale. Using one of the templates at Wikipedia:Fair use rationale guideline is an easy way to ensure that your image is in compliance with Wikipedia policy, but remember that you must complete the template. Do not simply insert a blank template on an image page.

If there is other fair use media, consider checking that you have specified the fair use rationale on the other images used on this page. Note that any fair use images lacking such an explanation can be deleted one week after being tagged, as described on criteria for speedy deletion. If you have any questions please ask them at the Media copyright questions page. Thank you.

BetacommandBot (talk) 13:46, 25 February 2008 (UTC)