Top 10 Basketball Slam DunkersAuthor Peter Bjarkman has chosen ten basketball players whom he thinks best define the slam dunk style. Anecdotes, career statistics, and quotations of such greats as Charles Barkley, Darryl Dawkins, Clyde Drexler, Julius Erving, Darrell Griffith, Connie Hawkins, Michael Jordan, Shawn Kemp, Scottie Pippen, and Spud Webb all bring the excitement of the court to the reader. |
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... have been some better people off the court , " observed then Los Angeles Lakers coach Pat Riley , " like a few mothers and perhaps the Pope . But on the court there is only one. 18 TOP 10 BASKETBALL SLAM DUNKERS JULIUS ERVING.
... have been some better people off the court , " observed then Los Angeles Lakers coach Pat Riley , " like a few mothers and perhaps the Pope . But on the court there is only one. 18 TOP 10 BASKETBALL SLAM DUNKERS JULIUS ERVING.
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... Dr. J the basketball player ! " 1 Erving's own coach with the New York Nets , Kevin Loughery , was quick to note that " Doc was the first guy to fly , and he did things with a basketball that nobody else has ever done . " 2 Dr. J , it ...
... Dr. J the basketball player ! " 1 Erving's own coach with the New York Nets , Kevin Loughery , was quick to note that " Doc was the first guy to fly , and he did things with a basketball that nobody else has ever done . " 2 Dr. J , it ...
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... Squires , New York Nets . NBA : Philadelphia Sixers . POSITION : Guard . HEIGHT : 6 ' 7 " 51X 10 AV XERS Julius Erving's outstretched arm is ready for the stuff . JULIUS ERVING 21 I DARRELL GRIFFITH MANY MAY CLAIM THE TITLE of basketball's.
... Squires , New York Nets . NBA : Philadelphia Sixers . POSITION : Guard . HEIGHT : 6 ' 7 " 51X 10 AV XERS Julius Erving's outstretched arm is ready for the stuff . JULIUS ERVING 21 I DARRELL GRIFFITH MANY MAY CLAIM THE TITLE of basketball's.
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