You Guys Like Nba Jam?

[Travis]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGh4Ij7Zfz4

DeAndre Jordan for NBA Jam cover 2014...

No this isn't a VG topic, I want your thoughts on this absolute destruction

[DarkMatter]

HE'S ON FIRE!!!

I'm more of a Lakers fan but damn the clippers did some good work that night.

[HighWay]

i respect the athleticism but i don't like the sport.

[Manly-Chicken]

He successfully did the exact same play for 5 minutes straight?
You'd think the defense would wise up and cover him more.

[Xenomit]

I don't like sports period

[Bolo]

DeAndre Jordan is what is affectionately known in the online basketball community as a "monkeyballer" -- jumps around on the court like a angry gorilla but has very little actual basketball skill to speak of. When athleticism (inevitably) falls away due to injury or age, Jordan will become almost useless on the court. He's been in the NBA for five years and still has zero post moves, little rebounding skill (despite being a legitimate 7 footer), and shoots BELOW .450 from the free throw line.

Dunking is virtually all Jordan can do. Without an elite point guard like Chris Paul to set him up, he wouldn't even find many opportunities to dunk.

Dunking is, honestly, the most overrated aspect of basketball. It used to be exciting because only a few players were athletic enough or tall enough to do it. Now, probably more than 70-80% of NBA players in regular rotations can dunk. It's not that exciting anymore. I can't understand, either, why it's considered "embarrassing" to get dunked on. Contesting a shot is not embarrassing, it's commendable. A lot of the time, the "best" dunks as declared by youtube and SportsCenter are really offensive fouls where overzealous offensive players use a defender as a launchpad to push themselves above the rim, which is just silly. That's not a legitimate play.

A lot of the time, a fancy no-look or behind the back pass to a wide open teammate camping behind the three point line or cutting to the paint off a pick-and-roll is more impressive than fast break dunk.

[Gobblemeister]

At 3/13/13 01:35 AM, Bolo wrote: I can't understand, either, why it's considered "embarrassing" to get dunked on. Contesting a shot is not embarrassing, it's commendable. A lot of the time, the "best" dunks as declared by youtube and SportsCenter are really offensive fouls where overzealous offensive players use a defender as a launchpad to push themselves above the rim, which is just silly. That's not a legitimate play.

It's embarrassing because it's a battle of raw strength and you were out muscled and 'at least you tried' is not much consolation. Also a lot of people cry about offensive fouls but forget about the circle beneath the basket and that a player has to have his feet planted to get the OF called.

A lot of the time, a fancy no-look or behind the back pass to a wide open teammate camping behind the three point line or cutting to the paint off a pick-and-roll is more impressive than fast break dunk.

The standard for dunks is much higher these days because even guards can do them now. In my opinion Blake Griffin's dunk against the Bucks was one of the best this year. Jordan's was only notable because he absolutely dominated the defender who was significantly smaller than him.

Blake Griffin is still the best dunker in the NBA and I wouldn't put DeAndre Jordan anywhere near the cover of a video game for one dunk that wasn't even that impressive.

[supergandhi64]

isn't daendre left handed? that's odd . . .

--supergandhi64

[Cyberdevil]

Nope

[Bolo]

At 3/13/13 02:00 AM, Gobblemeister wrote: It's embarrassing because it's a battle of raw strength and you were out muscled and 'at least you tried' is not much consolation. Also a lot of people cry about offensive fouls but forget about the circle beneath the basket and that a player has to have his feet planted to get the OF called.

Dunking over somebody is honestly more about momentum gathered than being muscular. Someone running full speed has more momentum than someone standing still or positioning himself under the basket. Unless the defender is greater than 7'2, most of the time, an NBA player with greater momentum should be able to make the dunk. It's much more embarrassing for a world class athlete to miss a dunk than to make one with a full speed leap and advantage over the defender. Missing dunks is worthy of ridicule, and getting blocked is worth of ridicule, but getting dunked on is par for the course. It's the default outcome of the scenario at this point.

The league is not going to call offensive fouls on a powerful dunk. It's just not going to happen. That would make fans angry, and the league is much more interested in keeping fans happy. I'm not a Lakers fan, but Blake Griffin committed some pretty egregious fouls dunking on Pau Gasol last year. Pretty much the definition of an offensive foul -- pushing off on Pau's shoulders, etc. He's a great dunker, obviously, and a skilled player, but he shouldn't be immune from offensive foul calls.

Blake Griffin is still the best dunker in the NBA and I wouldn't put DeAndre Jordan anywhere near the cover of a video game for one dunk that wasn't even that impressive.

I agree.