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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... scoring average , field goals , and steals . The spunky Griffith had a few other tricks up his sleeve as well . Unlike many other dunkers who focus their game on inside play close to the bucket , the versatile Griffith was soon shooting ...
... scoring average , field goals , and steals . The spunky Griffith had a few other tricks up his sleeve as well . Unlike many other dunkers who focus their game on inside play close to the bucket , the versatile Griffith was soon shooting ...
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... scoring average in 1994 , he became the club's leading scorer as well . Kemp only truly arrived in the eyes of most fans , however , with yet another slam dunk contest appearance , this one in the Charlotte Coliseum during his second ...
... scoring average in 1994 , he became the club's leading scorer as well . Kemp only truly arrived in the eyes of most fans , however , with yet another slam dunk contest appearance , this one in the Charlotte Coliseum during his second ...
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... scoring average steadily improved from his rookie 10.0 mark to 21.6 by his fourth season , and his playing time more than doubled over the same stretch . He evolved quickly into one of the league's best young defenders . His slick play ...
... scoring average steadily improved from his rookie 10.0 mark to 21.6 by his fourth season , and his playing time more than doubled over the same stretch . He evolved quickly into one of the league's best young defenders . His slick play ...
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