...and it comes courtesy of Nate Robinson who on Saturday night topped Dwight Howard to become the 2009 NBA Slam Dunk Champion. Robinson's winner came when he jumped clean over Howard (who was dressed in a Superman cape) and slammed it home. Tremendous performance by the little man to top Howard.Robinson silenced critics who claimed he did not deserve his championship in 2006 when his final try took too many takes. However, this year, he had a couple beauties that all came within the time limit.
One of my favorites was when Nate jumped on top of Wilson Chandler and dunked it. Yes, he did get a vault-like affect by using Chandler, but it's not like he has springs in his back. Nate is also 5'8'' at best so his jump was still remarkable. Nate switching to a green outfit was also a funny point for me as he sported his "kryptonite" look to Dwight Howard's "superman."
His other two dunks featured a nice run up and slam after tossing it up and then another where he tossed up, lept up and grabbed it facing away from the hoop, and dunked it behind him over his head. Very nice performance by Mr. Robinson for sure.
Dwight Howard had a couple of beauties too including a slam after bouncing it off the side of the backboard and windmilling it as well as one when he easily soared up and jammed the ball home on a 12-foot hoop. He made it look so easy while the rim was a whole 2 FEET higher!! That's impressive.
So Knicks fans, celebrate while you can!! A trophy was brought back to Madison Square Garden by one of the biggest factors on this year's team. Now, let's see if he can lead his team to the real reward during the second half of the season!
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