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Andre Iguodala robbed in the dunk contest

February 19, 2006 | By Dennis Bakay | Discuss

Somewhere Nelson Mandela is feeling Iguodala's pain

If anyone saw the display put on by Robinson and Iguodala they'll come away from this saying they'll remember this dunk contest and place it among the greatest they've ever seen. I'm not taking anything away from Robinson's electrifying dunks into the final round. They were nothing short of amazing. However, one has to put Iguodala's dunk in the semi's up there with the great dunks by Jordan, Dr. J., Dominique Wilkins, and Spudd Webb. Iguodala received a pass off the back of the backboard from Allen Iverson, then proceeded to dunk it while barely missing the backboard with his head. It was like witnessing a miracle before your very eyes. It was one of those amazing moments where you felt really alive. After that, Robinson made an incredible dunk where he dunked over Spudd Webb in the finals. And, then came the so-called "dunk-off."

The indefatigable Robinson took 14 attempts in the dunk-off. He continued to take attempt upon attempt and missed. He made maybe 6 actual attempts where he actually leaped and missed. Then, he finally made one and was awarded a whopping 47 points. Then, Iguodala made one attempt and missed. His second attempt easily was better than Robinson's. What happens after that? Kenny Smith changed his score from a 10 to a 9, thus giving Iguodala a 46 and sealing a victory for Robinson. It was a great travesty.

Sure, this is only a contest. However, this is indicative of the favoritism the NBA has for big markets. Nate Robinson is from the New York market and he had to win. The NBA likes superheroes. They wanted Shaquille O'Neal and the Lakers to beat the Sacramento Kings in the 2003 Western Conference Finals and they wanted the little man from Washington University to win at whatever cost. And, that's a shame. Nelson Mandela must be somewhere feeling Iguodala's pain. Alas, they are in solidarity. This abomination that we have witnessed transcends the injustices of which we have never seen. I'm going to contact the Attorney General Alberto Gonazlez to look into this. Action must be taken! I wonder if he'll take my call. We shall see.

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Dennis Bakay

Dennis Bakay has been a writer since the ripe old age of 6 when he created imaginative Sci-fi stories. He got into sports writing when he was in high school and went on to become the sports editor of the high school paper in his senior year. Upon graduation he went on to Shippensburg University for two years where he became interested in writing screenplays and directing movies. While working on several screenplays he got his first directing gig in his sophomore year and directed a one-act play of a movie you may have heard of called Pulp Fiction. He got in touch with Quentin Tarantino's assistant and she acquiesced saying it was ok to do it as long as no profit was made. Thus, Bakay directed the segment of Pulp Fiction called The Bonnie Situation, when Jules and Vincent had a little cleaning up to do. Added to that, Bakay made his acting debut by portraying The Wolf. The play received huge acclaim and was good preparation for his move to Temple's film school program the next year. Bakay was known for his bizarre movies, which rivaled those of David Lynch's earlier short movies. His best known movie was a political mudslinging commercial where Sonny Bono's wife Mary Bono, Former Washington D.C. Mayor Marion Berry, and a Catholic priest James Cain III were running for president. He made many other short films in college and wrote his first completed screenplay in 2002 entitled Silent Thunder which is a labyrinthine Sci-fi/Horror movie which delves inside the mind. It is Clockwork Orange meets Being John Malkovich meets Jack the Ripper.


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