L'evento più spettacolare da anni sta deludendo ma quest'anno ci sono grandi aspettative soprattutto sull'ala greca dei Bucks e sul rookie dei T-Wolves LaVine, mistero Plumlee.
Negli ultimi anni la gara delle schiacciate non entusiasmato molto, tra regolamenti strani, più lavoro sulla sceneggiatura che per la schiacciata in se e partecipanti non di livello, i fans hanno perso un po' di piglio ma quest'anno si potrebbe tornare a saltere sul divano!
Annunciati nella notte i partecipanti dello Slam Dunk Contest 2015:
Giannis Antetokounmpo,
Zach LaVine,
Victor Oladipo e
Mason Plumlee!
Quindi solo 4 partecipanti, non ci sarà il campione in carica
John Wall, grande assente
Andrew Wiggins ma il compagno di squadra sicuramente non lo farà rimpiangere visto la facilità con cui sale in verticale, il greco è il più atteso mentre non si capisce la nomination di Mason Plumlee...
Anno nuovo e regolamento rivisitato (per fortuna), qui di seguito ve lo riporto in lingua originale:
JUDGES – There will be five judges. For each dunk, a score from 6-10 will be given by each judge, resulting in a maximum score of 50 and a minimum score of 30.
ATTEMPTS PER DUNK – For each scored dunk in both rounds (Dunks #1 and #2 in the first round and Dunks # 1 and #2 in the final round), each dunker will be limited to three attempts to complete a given dunk.
ATTEMPT DEFINTION – An attempt is defined as the player controlling the basketball and moving it toward the rim.
OFFICIATING – A referee will judge whether a dunk is considered a made dunk or a missed dunk. Made dunks cannot be “replaced”, even if the dunker has remaining attempts.
PROPS – Use of any props or other people in any way during the slam dunk competition must be approved in advance of the competition by the NBA Basketball Operations department.
INSTANT REPLAY – At the discretion of the referee, instant replay may be utilized for rules compliance.
TIEBREAKERS – In the event a tie in the first round needs to be broken in order to determine one or both of the top two finishers, a one-dunk “dunk-off” involving the tied players will take place to determine which player(s) will advance to the final round. In the event of a tie in the final round, a one-dunk dunk-off will take place to determine the champion. Any dunk-off will be repeated as necessary until the tie is broken. All dunk-offs (including a final round dunk-off) will be judged by the panel of five judges. Consistent with the rules applicable to the first round and the final round, each dunker will have three attempts to complete a dunk in the dunk-off.
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