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Best Dunker in UConn History?

Best UConn Dunker?

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1) Tony Robertson - no player made quicker and more frequent transitions from dogging it to warp speed. He could be half asleep, jogging down the court, and then explode out of nowhere for a tremendous dunk.

2) Marcus Johnson - tremendous athlete that never could put the pieces together.

3) Edmund Saunders - not the greatest athlete to ever play at UConn, but no one played with as much ferocity and anger. He was trying to hurt the rim when he dunked.

4) Lyman Depriest - average player that was a very good athlete and had some sweet dunks.
 
nelsonmuntz said:
1) Tony Robertson - no player made quicker and more frequent transitions from dogging it to warp speed. He could be half asleep, jogging down the court, and then explode out of nowhere for a tremendous dunk.

2) Marcus Johnson - tremendous athlete that never could put the pieces together.

3) Edmund Saunders - not the greatest athlete to ever play at UConn, but no one played with as much ferocity and anger. He was trying to hurt the rim when he dunked.

4) Lyman Depriest - average player that was a very good athlete and had some sweet dunks.
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I'll never forget LD's dunk against OSU in the NIT. Game-changer in the first minute.
 
diggerfoot said:
He would not get my vote as best dunker, but one of the best dunks was by Toraino Walker, back when the Huskies were still on the rise. Better yet, I think it came against Georgetown, one of the established powerhouses at the time.

Walker had to stretch out his arm to grab a rebound that took a generous bounce off the rim and in the same motion threw it down with a windmill dunk.
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+1,000

I still talk about that dunk today. He was at the top of the key during a missed Uconn free throw when he came running down the lane in one motion rebounded, dunked AND had a ham sangwich before anyone knew what happened. Without question THE best UConn dunk ever!

However, my vote for overall best UConn dunker would have to go to Stanley.
 
diggerfoot said:
He would not get my vote as best dunker, but one of the best dunks was by Toraino Walker, back when the Huskies were still on the rise. Better yet, I think it came against Georgetown, one of the established powerhouses at the time.

Walker had to stretch out his arm to grab a rebound that took a generous bounce off the rim and in the same motion threw it down with a windmill dunk.
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That was an awesome jam. When I think of Toraino that dunk pops into my head pretty quick.
 
Huskies4ever said:
That was sweet, but no better than the linked Jerome Dyson dunk (which didn't count) in this thread. And it was not in a Husky uni. He was a great dunker, though.
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Please don't put Jerome Dyson in the same class as Marcus Johnson when it comes to dunking and athleticism! I went to the 3 Midnight Madness dunk contest when Marcus was at Uconn 05.06,07 and let me tell you if you weren't at them, he was a better dunker then Rudy,Sticks and anyone other so called dunker the years he was here. The dude was blessed with off the charts athleticism and dunking ability. Doesn't matter that it wasn't in a Uconn uniform like I put in my box " we had this" If subburn coach Calhoun would have let Marcus flourish instead of holding him back those jaw dropping dunks would have been a regular thing in a Uconn uniform!
 
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sportsjunky1 said:
Please don't put Jerome Dyson in the same class as Marcus Johnson when it comes to dunking and athleticism! I went to the 3 Midnight Madness dunk contest when Marcus was at Uconn 05.06,07 and let me tell you if you weren't at them, he was a better dunker then Rudy,Sticks and anyone other so called dunker the years he was here. The dude was blessed with off the charts athleticism and dunking ability. Doesn't matter that it wasn't in a Uconn uniform like I put in my box " we had this" If subburn coach Calhoun would have let Marcus flourish instead of holding him back those jaw dropping dunks would have been a regular thing in a Uconn uniform!
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"stubborn" JC?? The guy was a TO waiting to happen and rarely did anything on the court to merit time.....his talent and potential were obvious but JC is nothing more than consistent. earn your time. He didn't......so his dunks were few and far between.............
 
sportsjunky1 said:
Please don't put Jerome Dyson in the same class as Marcus Johnson when it comes to dunking and athleticism! I went to the 3 Midnight Madness dunk contest when Marcus was at Uconn 05.06,07 and let me tell you if you weren't at them, he was a better dunker then Rudy,Sticks and anyone other so called dunker the years he was here. The dude was blessed with off the charts athleticism and dunking ability. Doesn't matter that it wasn't in a Uconn uniform like I put in my box " we had this" If subburn coach Calhoun would have let Marcus flourish instead of holding him back those jaw dropping dunks would have been a regular thing in a Uconn uniform!
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I'm not comparing the two players, just the two dunks that were linked in this thread. One was a monster dunk on one's head in transition which didn't count. The other was a monster dunk on one's head which did count. Two great dunks, but nothing to make me miss Marcus Johnson.

FWIW, Dyson contributed more to this program than Johnson. Coulda, woulda, shoulda. Johnson didn't do enough here to get it done. He belongs on the list of great dunkers like Doug Wrenn.
 
Huskies4ever said:
I'm not comparing the two players, just the two dunks that were linked in this thread. One was a monster dunk on one's head in transition which didn't count. The other was a monster dunk on one's head which did count. Two great dunks, but nothing to make me miss Marcus Johnson.

FWIW, Dyson contributed more to this program than Johnson. Coulda, woulda, shoulda. Johnson didn't do enough here to get it done. He belongs on the list of great dunkers like Doug Wrenn.
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That's your option not to have missed Marcus Johnson. I myself was very torn the day i found out he was leaving.I totally agree he didn't do anywhere near what Jerome did at Uconn. It was obvious once that huge 06 class came just a year into his career the writing was on the wall for him. Very sad.
 
MJ was the best UConn dunker of all time, bar none. He was playing very well for Sundsvall in Sweden then left the team for personal reasons and I don't know what's became of him since.
 
joober jones said:
MJ was the best UConn dunker of all time, bar none. He was playing very well for Sundsvall in Sweden then left the team for personal reasons and I don't know what's became of him since.
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I don't remember his dunks making him the best dunker in UConn history. Please, if anyone can refresh my memory on what he did in-game, please do so. I remember how great he was at Midnight Madness. I remember a handful of good to great dunks in-game. Ryan Boatright was our best dunker at Midnight Madness last year. Did that make him our best dunker last year? He's a little guy who can dunk. But his in-game dunks were rather pedestrian. I think he may, and hope he will, show that he's an outstanding dunker this season. But if he left after last season, I hope no none would call him one of our best dunkers.
 
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Rudy Gay and it's not really close, he's also been one of the best game dunkers in the NBA since he joined the league.
 
superjohn said:
Rudy Gay and it's not really close, he's also been one of the best game dunkers in the NBA since he joined the league.
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I'd say it's definately close if you put him up to Sticks.
 
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sportsjunky1 said:
Please don't put Jerome Dyson in the same class as Marcus Johnson when it comes to dunking and athleticism! I went to the 3 Midnight Madness dunk contest when Marcus was at Uconn 05.06,07 and let me tell you if you weren't at them, he was a better dunker then Rudy,Sticks and anyone other so called dunker the years he was here. The dude was blessed with off the charts athleticism and dunking ability. Doesn't matter that it wasn't in a Uconn uniform like I put in my box " we had this" If subburn coach Calhoun would have let Marcus flourish instead of holding him back those jaw dropping dunks would have been a regular thing in a Uconn uniform!
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Good to see you are back following UConn hoops, Marcus. Hope you enjoyed your time at USC. ;)
 
Isn't it kinda weird that we had a guy that was 7' 3" & he ISN'T on this list? I think that speaks volumes about Hasheem's play (or lack thereof) when he was here...
 
Joobie said:
Isn't it kinda weird that we had a guy that was 7' 3" & he ISN'T on this list? I think that speaks volumes about Hasheem's play (or lack thereof) when he was here...
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You're right. National Defensive Player of the Year. He sucked.
 
Joobie said:
Isn't it kinda weird that we had a guy that was 7' 3" & he ISN'T on this list? I think that speaks volumes about Hasheem's play (or lack thereof) when he was here...
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Definitely. I remember watching that 2009 team and thinking "Sure, Thabeet scored 13 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, and blocked 6 shots today, but he didn't try a single 360 windmill dunk. He'll never make the 'Best Dunker in Uconn History' list at this rate!"
 
Guys over 7 feet tall are always considered amazing Dunkers. Just off the top of my head Yao Ming, Manute Bol, Mark Eaton, Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum are all some of the finest Dunkers the NBA has ever seen.
 
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HuskyBballFan said:
Definitely. I remember watching that 2009 team and thinking "Sure, Thabeet scored 13 points, grabbed 10 rebounds, and blocked 6 shots today, but he didn't try a single 360 windmill dunk. He'll never make the 'Best Dunker in Uconn History' list at this rate!"
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The Dunkin Donuts Center's name is a subtle jab at what Thabeet couldn't do for us.
 
superjohn said:
Guys over 7 feet tall are always considered amazing Dunkers. Just off the top of my head Yao Ming, Manute Bol, Mark Eaton, Pau Gasol and Andrew Bynum are all some of the finest Dunkers the NBA has ever seen.
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Wait, wait! You forgot Shawn Bradley, Gheorge Muresan, and Ralph Sampson!
 
Joobie said:
Isn't it kinda weird that we had a guy that was 7' 3" & he ISN'T on this list? I think that speaks volumes about Hasheem's play (or lack thereof) when he was here...
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He gets most improved. He couldn't dunk at all when he first got to UConn. And what I think speaks volumes about his play is that he took his team to the Final Four. The Huskies of Honor wall is filled with players who didn't.
 
joober jones said:
The Dunkin Donuts Center's name is a subtle jab at what Thabeet couldn't do for us.
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What the hell were you watching? And better yet what were your expectations of this very raw athlete who came in basically new to the game?

He turned out to have quite a nice Husky career and was the back stop in defense and made guys look better than they were on defense while allowing them to take chances..........honestly his offense was more than adequate by his Jr. year and somehow showed up with a nice little banker.........wtf???
 
Huskies4ever said:
I don't remember his dunks making him the best dunker in UConn history. Please, if anyone can refresh my memory on what he did in-game, please do so. I remember how great he was at Midnight Madness. I remember a handful of good to great dunks in-game. Ryan Boatright was our best dunker at Midnight Madness last year. Did that make him our best dunker last year? He's a little guy who can dunk. But his in-game dunks were rather pedestrian. I think he may, and hope he will, show that he's an outstanding dunker this season. But if he left after last season, I hope no none would call him one of our best dunkers.
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MJ had a tremendous dunk in a loss to Indiana at the Civic Center.

I still get crap on here for my comment years ago that Stanley Robinson was not a great athlete by Big East standards. And he wasn't, but Marcus Johnson was.

Johnson self-selected out, and I was disappointed to see that. I think he would have taken Sticks job if he put in the work, but he didn't seem to want to.
 
nelsonmuntz said:
MJ had a tremendous dunk in a loss to Indiana at the Civic Center.

I still get crap on here for my comment years ago that Stanley Robinson was not a great athlete by Big East standards. And he wasn't, but Marcus Johnson was.

Johnson self-selected out, and I was disappointed to see that. I think he would have taken Sticks job if he put in the work, but he didn't seem to want to.
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Well the crap won't stop now nelson......Stanley was an elite athlete in any league and any book........Marcus was about 3-4 inches shorter, different kind of player and a real mason from the perimeter......a little better off the dribble but not by much........Stanley was a better player in most every way but they were different players.......just one fans opinion!
 
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