Chapter 338: Slam Dunk Action Inventory

Speaking of players who jump from the free throw line to dunk, we must mention the inventor of such dunks, namely Dr. J. I remember the dunk in 76, when Dr. J and Thompson of the Nuggets had a big fight on the court, and they were inseparable from each other, so that the ending was confusing, but when it came to the third dunk that was the key to determining the outcome of the game, Dr. J was powerful, he began to sprint from the backcourt, and then took off at the free throw line in full view. And his dunk became the origin of this dunk.

If Dr. J is the founder of dunks at the free throw line, then Jordan is the promoter of this dunk technique, and the feeling of jumping from the free throw line is not quite the same as Dr. J, because Dr. J's dunk feels a little bit tendoned, while Jordan dribbles and jumps in the backcourt, which is not only more difficult, but also requires the player to slightly tighten his abdomen when he is in the air. Every time I look at Jordan's classic shot, I feel that his action is impeccable. Jordan has a lot of respect for Dr. J, so he chose this shooting style to pay tribute to him on three occasions in the slam dunk contest.

Pippen is Jordan's absolute helper, but he is also very good in terms of individual ability, because his dunk at the free throw line is also eye-catching, and he is a veritable awesome player. Pippen is really working hard in private, and it can be seen from his dunking skills alone, not to mention the standard of his movements, but also very comfortable and smooth, which makes people look at it with a pleasing feeling, like enjoying a performance, wonderful. Some say it's because of Pippen's long arms, yes, but it's also his strength. If it weren't for playing in the same period as Jordan, I believe he would have become a superstar.

According to the standard, Ibaka's free throw dunk is actually not a special standard, I remember that it was in the 11 slam dunk contest, when Ibaka's free throw line dunk was exclaimed by all the spectators, and the applause continued. But if we look at it in slow motion, we will see that Ibaka's feet are actually a little more than the free throw line, probably because the shoes he was wearing at the time were more eye-catching, so they would be more noticeable. But no matter what, those who can dunk like this, and those who do it, are bulls!

Mike Conley, um... First of all, this is the dad of current star Mike Conley. In 1992, Olympic triple jumper Mike Conley made the first undisputed free-throw line dunk in history, with Conley jumping at least 5 to 7 inches from the free-throw line on his toes.

In 2014, high school student Selby McEwan won the "First Flyer" slam dunk contest, and footage shows that he may have really been completely vacated behind the free throw line.

Minnesota Timberwolves' Zach LaVine also challenged the free-throw line jumping dunk at the 2016 slam dunk contest and added a big windmill move to the predecessor, which is understandably difficult. LaVine completed this incredible, dazzling dunk with just half a foot at the free-throw line.

In fact, we also have basketball players in China who jump from the free throw line to dunk, one is Hu Weidong, a man known as Huaxia Jordan by Americans, in the summer league in 1996, the contest between the Lakers and the Chinese men's basketball team, Yao Ming, who was a young newcomer, also went to witness it with his own eyes. The No. 13 show Kobe Bryant, who was exchanged by the Lakers that year, flew around on the inside of the Chinese team and scored more than 20 points. Hu Weidong couldn't stand it, and against Kobe, he directly gave Kobe two hijab blood caps, slashed 30 points, and sent a one-stop steal free throw line jump dunk, the Americans at that time were almost stunned, and the yellow race was able to make a free throw line jump dunk.

When the young Yao Ming and Kobe Bryant were fortunate to witness this glorious moment, Hu Weidong jumped off the free throw line in the United States, and was directly named "Chinese Jordan" by the Americans, and then Hu Weidong also got short-term contracts from many NBA teams, but they all missed the opportunity to land in the NBA due to injury. In the same year in the 1996 Asian All-Star Invitational Tournament, in the game dominated by the Koreans, Hu Weidong once again contributed a free throw line jumping dunk, and finally although the score lost to the Koreans, but the Republic of Korea handed over the MVP to Hu Weidong for the first time, which means that the Koreans also recognize his basketball strength, and it is difficult for the Koreans to recognize that the basketball players of China are stronger!

In fact, there is also a Chinese basketball player who has also done a jump dunk from the free throw line, and is the first Chinese player to be favored by the NBA draft. Song Tao, who is 2.08 meters tall, was selected by the Hawks with the 67th pick in the 1987 NBA draft, but he also did not go to the NBA to play due to injury, and later suffered a more serious injury in a national team training match, and Song Tao retired early due to injury. Song Tao's free-throw line jumping dunk was passed by his teammates back then, and due to the long history, eyewitness evidence and physical evidence are not sufficient.

Of course, in addition to the free throw line jump dunk, there are many interesting ways to dunk in the dunk contest, such as... Blindfolded dunk! At the 1991 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, Dee Brown stunned with an elbow-blindfolded dunk and won the year's dunk title.

In the 2018 CBA All-Star Slam Dunk Contest, although it is difficult to surpass the NBA's dunk level, Jing Haoyang's blindfolded dunk action still attracted the attention of the majority of fans. This should be the first time that a blindfolded dunk appeared in the Chinese CBA All-Star Game, and Jing Haoyang completely blindfolded himself with a black belt, which is very difficult. At that time, the commentators all agreed that this must be a full-score dunk action, and even said excitedly that it would not be an exaggeration to give 60 or 70 points. However, the judges only gave 45 points, not 50 points.

Although Jing Haoyang's blindfolded dunk was not appreciated by the judges, fans thought it was the most difficult in this CBA dunk contest. There have been many blindfolded dunks in BA's slam dunk contest, some successful and some unsuccessful.

Needless to say, DyBron, nicknamed "The Flying Bat," was the first person to dunk like this, and it seemed creative at the time. In the end, he also defeated "Rain Man" Kemp to win the slam dunk contest that year.

There is still a difference between a one-arm blindfolded dunk and a cloth strip blindfolded dunk, and a one-arm blindfolded dunk is generally blindfolded with an arm in the air after jumping, which is much less difficult than a black belt blindfold. Blindfolded with strips of cloth and then starting, running, jumping, and dunking, the whole process is blindfolded, such a rarity should be huge, and the feeling of space should be practiced very well.