Donut No. 1:
Props to Nate Robinson, who stands 5-foot-9 and has now won the contest twice. He's not Spudd Webb (who was barely half as tall as the hoop and jumped over cars for Christ's sake!), but that's an impressive display of athleticism.
Donut No. 2:
A 12-foot hoop? A foul-line jam? Come on, D12. Too much theatrics, not enough originality.
Donut No. 3:
I'm sick of these dunks where the real achievement is on the part of someone else. A couple years ago, Steve Nash headed a ball to Amare Stoudemire, who got mad points for the jam when he didn't really do anything. Tonight, Pau Gasol bounced a perfect pass off the backboard (on the 18,650th attempt) to Rudy Fernandez, who grabbed it and slammed it home from under the hoop. Weak.
Donut No. 4:
J.R. Smith is one of the NBA's top leapers, but we didn't get to see that tonight because Sonny Weems apparently paid Smith his last 10 game checks for an hour in the spotlight.
Donut No. 5:
Chris Tucker was courtside for All-Star Saturday Night. Looked like he should lay off the donuts.
Donut No. 6:
Dwight Howard won the dunk contest last year dressed as Superman. So Robinson wore a "krypto-Nate" outfit with a "krypto-Nate" ball. Game. Set. Match.
Donut No. 7:
LeBron said he's entering the dunk contest next year in Dallas. There will be no survivors.
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