Top 5 dunkers ever

[Dove]

I loved the attitude Boatright played with. Give me a team full of those guys. I never understood why he never dunked off of one foot.

I felt he always had a chip on his shoulder. I loved his toughness but that apparent anger kept me from loving him.

 

[McLovin]

Does anyone remember this dunk…

Game happened at Gampel (I think it was a conference game) at some point between 2001 - 2007.

It was a 3 man fast break. First guy threw an alley oop to the second guy coming up the left who passed it in the air for an alley oop for the third guy coming from the right.

As a kid, I remember it was epic.

I’ve never been able to find the video (and don’t remember when it happened exactly except for being in that general time frame above).

If someone remembers what year that was / can find that video you would be my hero.

 

[Get a Job]

Does anyone remember this dunk…

Game happened at Gampel (I think it was a conference game) at some point between 2001 - 2007.

It was a 3 man fast break. First guy threw an alley oop to the second guy coming up the left who passed it in the air for an alley oop for the third guy coming from the right.

As a kid, I remember it was epic.

I’ve never been able to find the video (and don’t remember when it happened exactly except for being in that general time frame above).

If someone remembers what year that was / can find that video you would be my hero.

I can't help you on finding the play, but just picturing your description gives me chills. Nothing blows the roof off a stadium like a Globetrotteresque multiplayer trick shot dunk in a big game. It's high risk, because if it fails you might get benched and hurt the team's chances to win. If it succeeds, the reward is pure bliss and pandemonium in the arena.

 

[Vancat]

AJ's dunk at the start of the G'town game was pretty epic.

 

[AdamaNation]

youtube's kwintin williams

Sadly this should be not for discussion. Sadly again I think he had one less than pedestrian dunk in an actual game. Easily one of history’s( that’s all history) greatest contest format dunkers. In a game. Non existent.

 

[Huskybass]

Some memorable dunkers over the years:
Norman Bailey
Trob
Toraino
Donyell
Ray
Stanley
Rudy
Boat
Bouk
Andre

 

[Deepster]

Watch an NBA game some time and count the guys who are freakier athletes than Andre. It'll be a short list.

His high school coach has said repeatedly that if he quit basketball tomorrow he'd be in the Olympics doing some track and field event in 4 years. Don't hold it against him that he makes it look easy.

"Watch an NBA game some time". Okay there, buddy!

You mean like this one?

 

[Chin Diesel]

"Watch an NBA game some time". Okay there, buddy!

You mean like this one?

Right, so there is a probability/certainty that Morant is a better athlete at the NBA level than AJ.

He's on the short list. The upcoming pissing contest will be how many players in the NBA constitutes "the short list"? You got somewhere around 450-500 players on active rosters, injured or 2-way contracts. So top 5% of players is a short list? That gives you 20-25 players or less than one per team. Top 2%? That drops you down to 8-10 players.

Anyway, y'all enjoy the sniping back and forth of what constitutes "freakier" and what constitutes "short list of players".

 

[EnochRoot]

Can’t think of anything more terrifying than getting dunked on by Adrien. Bone chilling.

He always seemed to be good for at least one put-back dunk per game on the boards.

 

[Palatine]

1. Stanley
2. Rudy
3. Everbody else.

 

[Deepster]

Right, so there is a probability/certainty that Morant is a better athlete at the NBA level than AJ.

He's on the short list. The upcoming pissing contest will be how many players in the NBA constitutes "the short list"? You got somewhere around 450-500 players on active rosters, injured or 2-way contracts. So top 5% of players is a short list? That gives you 20-25 players or less than one per team. Top 2%? That drops you down to 8-10 players.

Anyway, y'all enjoy the sniping back and forth of what constitutes "freakier" and what constitutes "short list of players".

I guess I am just not enough of a UConn jocksniffer to think our sophomore kid is on a short list of quite possibly the finest collection of athletes in any professional sport.

 

[QDOG5]

So many good dunkers over the years. My short list would be 1. Stanley and 2. Dyson. I do believe that if AJax makes the league he will be invited to the dunk contest as a rookie.

 

[Kolumbo]

AJ's dunk at the start of the G'town game was pretty epic.

Reggie!! Reggie!! Has AJ ever made reference to Mr. October #44?

Butler
I also like DePriest and Burrell

 

[McLovin]

I guess I am just not enough of a UConn jocksniffer to think our sophomore kid is on a short list of quite possibly the finest collection of athletes in any professional sport.

I think it smells good. But maybe that’s just me.

 

[WeAreUCONN]

All you need to know is in this video

Yes, I put Sticks ahead of Jackson.

 

[SubbaBub]

1. Stanley
2. Rudy
3. Everbody else.

I think you can throw a blanket over Donyell, Sticks and Rudy and not be wrong.

edit: I thought this thread sounded familiar

Top 3 UConn dunkers

We've had some good ones, I'll say Stanley (of course), then Rudy and then Scotty:

the-boneyard.com

 

[AuRevoirAAC]

From a degree of difficulty, Bouk’s alley-oop against ECU was the most impressive dunk in school history.

 

[HooperScooper]

I think you can throw a blanket over Donyell, Sticks and Rudy and not be wrong.

edit: I thought this thread sounded familiar

Top 3 UConn dunkers

We've had some good ones, I'll say Stanley (of course), then Rudy and then Scotty:

the-boneyard.com

Yup, it's a yearly thread.

Top 5 dunkers ever

As @UCLJ0211 pointed out… No one comes close to Stanley. No one. His follows on the miss were jaw dropping, but the ease with which he would take guys off the dribble and finish with the flush were so impressive. I miss him and his smile. Gotta also show some love for Emeka and Tony Robertson...

the-boneyard.com

 

[cordeodato]

Doug Wren

 

[Shamon30]

Marcus Johnson

Sid Wilson was a great dunker as well, but not better than Andre. I remember a story about him having an impressive dunk in practice, leading Jalen Adams to exclaim,"Heyooo Jelly Fam!"

Dan Hurley didn't like that.

 

[Kenny11]

Sort of off-topic, but I think this team would be a dramatically better dunking team with better passes. We have the athletes, but it seems like we struggle a bit with timing and location. It has been better lately though.

Yes. Watch that Stanley Robinson videos. Besides his incredible putbacks look at all the nice passes and lobs he received.

 

[mauconnfan]

Stanley #1 easy

The between Ray, Donyell, Rudy, Caron (underrated), Hakeem, Charlie V .... AJ maybe later on.

Tony and Ben very good for 6’2 guards for sure as well.

 

[jayfromfla]

Norman Bailey

 

[ElGuapo]

I was in the student ticket overflow section for that Donyell dunk back in my UConn attending daze.
It was great to see live right in front of us.

 

[ColchVEGAS]

My man Sticks. Good call on Doug Wrenn, even though he was only here for a year. What a freak athlete, it is really a shame he could not keep his head on straight. It really limited his career.