since the all star break is coming around and it is technically a down period i thought i would start off with interesting topics. here are my top five ( remember, i started watching in the late eighties so if i omit some from the seventies, i am sorry):

5.)gerald wilkins- awful jumpshooter. not great skill-wise and overrated defender but man can he jump. he used to sky in the lane like a hawk ( wink, wink). he was the first person i have seen do a 360 dunk in a game. best dunk moment: 360 dunk.

4.)john starks- talk about energy, he was it. he was so fearless and he took it to anyone. ask jordan or reggie miller. he had mad hops.
best dunk moment: you had to ask? probably one of the best dunks in playoff history when he dunked over jordan LEFT-HANDED!

3.)marcus camby- he was like the human pogo stick. he was leaping everywhere. he was the best with tip-in dunks. it seemed like he came out of nowhere. too bad his style of play used to earn him a spot on the injured list
best dunk moment: the facial he gave to mt.mutumbo in the 99 playoff. he flew in like an eagle and threw it down over the big guy. that was gangbusta!

2.) latrell sprewell- he probably would have moved up on the list if we had circa 96 but he still gave us energetic moments between 99-02. his dunks were the rare combination of grace and power. such raw energy. when you see his snarl, get the hell out of the way.
best dunk moment: when he dunked over the whole utah jazz squad ferociously. damn!

1.) patrick ewing- not number one in some people's list but he is in my list. i love powerful dunks and ewing used to dish them out left and right. he dunked over anyone who were in his way. POWER.
best dunk moment: so many but it has to be when he dunked over mourning to clinch a victory in the playoff. he crapped on mourning bad with that dunk.

How can you leave Kenny "Sky" Walker in that list. He should be number 1.

wasnt there allready a thread like this b4...sumtin bout best verticle jump and dunking?

Posted by NYKBocker:

How can you leave Kenny "Sky" Walker in that list. He should be number 1.

the reason i left him off the list was becuase i never saw him "oommph" one in a game. he did do well in the dunk contest in 90 but he did not do it in a game. i should have said dunkers in game situations. if i did honorable mention he would be there along with bernard king, anthony mason and johnny newman.

hubert davis.

Posted by dadanyk:

ya 4got about charlse smith when he dunked the ball against the bulls in the playoffs

The only thing I think of when I see Charles Smith is "Smith stopped, Smith stopped, smith stopped again ... and he lost it out of bounds!"

Starks over the bulls.

Posted by LJStillGrandmama:

How bout we make an easier list... lol

People who were dunkers UNTIL they became Knicks:

5.) Latrell Sprewell
4.) Doc Rivers
3.) Charles Smith
2.) Bo Kimble
1.) Larry Johnson

[Edited by - LJSTILLGRANDMAMA on 02/12/2004 09:28:55]

yeah, it is kind of ironic the many people we had that USED to throwdown and came to the knicks and stay grounded. you can add kurt thomas ( in his miami days- pre ankle surgery), allan houston( in detroit he did dunk quite a bit and said to have had a better vertical leap than grant hill at that time), and xavier mcdaniel ( he was nasty in seattle).